Chapter 199 – An Affair Exposed By Two Safety Talismans
“I… I didn’t…” Wei Qiuju was really about to faint. She didn’t know why a safety talisman appeared in her purse. At this time, she suddenly realized that there was a hole in the safety talisman that appeared in her purse. The one in Wei Yuewu’s purse was intact and it was clearly the one she had sent over to Wei Yuewu.
At this time, Wei Qiuju only wanted to shirk her responsibility and pointed at the other safety talisman and shouted, “Fourth Prince, this isn’t yours. The one in Sixth Younger Sister’s purse is yours. This…This safety talisman is mine!”
“How can Fifth Elder Sister be so sure that this item in my purse belongs to the Fourth Prince?” Wei Yuewu smiled. Her voice was calm, but there was a hint of ridicule in her expression. “Previously, you said that I don’t usually wear a purse, but now you are sure that the safety talisman in my purse belongs to the Fourth Prince. What exactly do you mean? Fifth Elder Sister, please explain it clearly.”
Looking at the calm Wei Yuewu, Wei Qiuju felt a chill running up her spine. She was instantly covered in cold sweat and she suddenly remembered that each time she ganged up with Wei Yan and Lady Li to plot against Wei Yuewu, they were defeated by Wei Yuewu with ease. Wasn’t it really because of Wei Yuewu that Wei Yan ended up like that?
She suddenly regretted agreeing to cooperate with Wei Fengyao. She didn’t dare to look at Wei Yuewu anymore. She turned her gaze to Wei Fengyao as if she had grabbed the last life-saving straw in her panic. “Eldest Sister, say it. Say that the safety talisman in my purse is mine, and the safety talisman in Sixth Younger Sister’s purse is the Fourth Prince’s. Is that right?”
At this time, Wei Qiuju was like a drowning person who would catch at any straw.
“Fifth Younger Sister, I don’t know what you’re talking about. How do I know about what happened between you and Sixth Younger Sister?” Seeing everyone’s gaze landed on her, Wei Fengyao quickly denied it.
The current situation was too weird. Before she was confident of easy success, Wei Fengyao did not dare to get herself involved.
Wei Fengyao’s reaction was exactly the same as Wei Yuewu had estimated. The corners of her lips curled up silently. She turned to look at the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an. Sure enough, she saw the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an getting nervous. Everyone looked at Wei Qiuju with disdain. Only this Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an looked at Wei Qiuju who was about to cry with a face full of pity.
“Fourth Prince, since you have found your safety talisman, forget about the incident. They are just a bunch of ignorant unmarried young ladies. It’s not a big deal!” The Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an walked over and comforted the furious Fourth Prince. His gaze involuntarily fell on Wei Qiuju.
Wei Qiuju stood there timidly with tearful eyes and a panicked expression. The way she wiped her tears with her handkerchief made her look truly pitiful.
“Fifth Miss Wei, what if I say the one in your purse is my safety talisman!” The Fourth Prince said coldly.
“Impossible!” Wei Qiuju subconsciously screamed.
“Why is it impossible? Could it be that you watched the Sixth Young Lady putting my safety talisman into her own purse?” The Fourth Prince asked coldly. He was inexplicably infuriated. He had long heard that the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang did not value this youngest Sixth Young Lady the most. Now, he saw with his own eyes that even an inconspicuous concubine-born daughter dared to smear her.
“I…I did not!” How dared Wei Qiuju admit that? She continued to look at Wei Fengyao pleadingly. However, Wei Fengyao turned around and ignored her. She could only struggle to defend herself.
“Fifth Miss Wei, I may tell you with certainty that the safety talisman in your purse is mine, but the one in Sixth Miss Wei’s purse was begged by her and it has nothing to do with me. Now tell me why my safety talisman appeared in your purse?”
The Fourth Prince picked up the damaged safety talisman, shook it in front of Wei Qiuju, and asked coldly.
“So it turned out that Fifth Miss Wei hid the Fourth Prince’s safety talisman in her purse?”
“No wonder Fifth Miss Wei kept testifying against Sixth Miss Wei just now. It turned out that she had a guilty conscience and was afraid of being discovered!”
“Wait, Third Miss Wei also testified against Sixth Miss Wei along with Fifth Miss Wei.”
“No doubt, it is a story about two concubine-born daughters being jealous of the legitimate daughter!” Several young masters who followed the Fourth Prince instantly began to discuss the issue as if they were suddenly enlightened.
Although their discussion wasn’t loud, their comments still kept entering Wei Yuejiao’s ears. As a result, Wei Yuejiao, who had always thought she was nobler even than a legitimate daughter, to turn green and pale for a moment. She knew that she couldn’t get involved with Wei Qiuju at this time, so she lowered her head hatefully and kept playing with the handkerchief in her hand, pretending not to hear the discussion.
Wei Qiuju did not expect that although they made such a sophisticated plan, they still failed. When she saw Wei Fengyao completely abandoned her, she suddenly became extremely upset. “Eldest Sister, help me. Tell them the truth, please. You know that I… I didn’t take the safety talisman of the Fourth Prince. It was not me… you… you tell them…”
At this moment, she cared about nothing and only wanted Wei Fengyao to testify for her so that she could get off the hook.
Hearing that Wei Qiuju had actually said these words, Wei Fengyao was very angry. She knew what she was about to say, and she was extremely anxious because she knew that Wei Qiuju was extremely stupid. She was afraid that Wei Qiuju was ready to confess and testify that it was she, Wei Fengyao, who stole the safety talisman of the Fourth Prince. This was a charge she could not bear. She immediately had a cold expression and interrupted Wei Qiuju.
“Fifth Younger Sister, I really want to prove that you’re innocent, but this safety talisman was indeed found in your purse. Please explain why the Fourth Prince’s safety talisman appeared in your purse first. If what you say is reasonable, I will naturally stand on your side and speak up for you.”
The message conveyed by those words to Wei Qiuju was clear: come up with a reason to prove her innocence and do not completely rely on her help.
But now, Wei Qiuju was so panicked that she could not think of a reason. She just felt that Wei Fengyao had pushed her into such a desperate situation and refused to save her. A trace of hatred flashed in her eyes. She pressed one hand on the table to support herself and pointed at Wei Fengyao with the other hand. Her face was as pale as snow. She shook her body twice before she fell down and fainted.
Fortunately, Yueya reacted quickly and caught hold of her. She cried out loudly, “Miss, Miss, don’t scare me. Wake up.”
Seeing that the beauty in his heart had actually fainted like this and fallen to the ground, the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an was extremely anxious. He couldn’t help but take a few steps and rush to Yueya’s side. He reached out his hands trying to take Wei Qiuju from Yueya, but he suddenly felt that something was wrong. He could only help Yueya wake up Wei Qiuju from the side.
Wei Yuewu had kept an eye on the development of the situation. She walked to Yueya’s side and took Wei Qiuju from Yueya to help make Wei Qiuju feel better.
Wei Fengyao had wanted to go over, but when she thought that Wei Qiuju was now in trouble and it was very likely that she would betray her, she stayed where she was. Wei Yuejiao also stood there without moving. Wei Qiufu wanted to offer help, but when she saw the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an standing behind Wei Qiuju, she frowned and did not move either.
The Fourth Prince’s gaze involuntarily fell on Wei Yuewu. His eyes revealed a hint of admiration. The girl who had been smeared before was actually generously helping the person who attacked her. On the contrary, the other sisters were very indifferent towards Wei Qiuju.
Wei Qiuju slowly woke up…
Seeing Wei Qiuju waking up, Wei Yuewu suddenly whispered, “Fifth Elder Sister, did someone else give that safety talisman to you? You definitely didn’t know it belonged to the Fourth Prince, did you?”
“If only someone admitted giving it to you!” As if she was murmuring to herself, she added, “Otherwise, Fifth Elder Sister, I’m afraid that this time you will definitely…”
Her voice was very soft, and she was half-squatting on the ground. Only a few people beside her could hear her.
Hearing these words, Wei Qiuju’s eyes lit up. She looked up at Wei Fengyao, but when she saw Wei Fengyao’s dodging gaze, she was filled with despair!
“Judging by the Fourth Prince’s angry appearance, it was possible for you to be accused of stealing from the royal family. Fifth Elder Sister, such a crime is really too serious for you, and you might even be sent to prison.” Wei Yuewu’s words carried deep meaning. “It would be easy if someone from the royal family is willing to speak up for you, especially those who have good relations with the Fourth Prince. They can persuade the Fourth Prince to believe that you didn’t steal it but picked it up somewhere.”
Those who had good relations with the Fourth Prince? Wei Qiuju closed her eyes in despair. She had clearly provoked the Fourth Prince. How could he let go of her? Two rows of tears fell silently down her cheeks. Although she did not cry out, her delicate appearance of begging for death made her look extremely pitiful.
A voice suddenly sounded, “Fourth Prince, I gave this safety talisman to Fifth Miss Wei.”
Everyone was amazed and turned to the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an. Even Wei Qiuju, who had closed her eyes in despair, widened her eyes and looked at the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an.
Wei Fengyao shook her body and looked at the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an in disbelief. She almost fainted and couldn’t help but scream, “Nonsense!”
“I’m not spouting nonsense.” The Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an’s fat body turned to the Fourth Prince and he said with a serious expression, “I picked up your safety talisman. It looks pretty exquisite. I thought it was very good, so I asked someone to send it to Fifth Miss Wei. After she accepted it, she put it in her purse and hung it around her waist.”
Before the Fourth Prince could speak, Wei Fengyao shouted. “Nonsense, how could you send something to Fifth Younger Sister? You don’t even know her!”
“I’ve seen Fifth Younger Sister before. Last time on my birthday, I met Fifth Younger Sister. The two of us are in love and it is natural for me to send her some small gifts. I was just afraid that you would get angry, so I didn’t tell you in the first place.”
The Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an acted like a responsible man, but Wei Fengyao almost vomited blood from anger.
“Fifth Younger Sister…you…you tell me, is it true?” She turned to Wei Qiuju and asked loudly.
“Fifth Elder Sister, are you going to be a concubine?” Wei Yuewu sighed softly right next to Wei Qiuju’s ear. Wei Qiuju suddenly remembered what she had said to Wei Yuewu in the carriage. In her current situation, if she wanted to marry someone, she could only marry into an ordinary wealthy family. In the future, she would have to kneel and bow to Wei Fengyao when the two of them met.
Thinking that everything that happened to her was caused by Wei Fengyao, a trace of hatred flashed in Wei Qiuju’s eyes. She looked at the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an who was so much concerned about her and assumed all the responsibilities. Then, she looked at the angry Wei Fengyao and finally nodded her head slightly to acknowledge what the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an had said.
“Nonsense, nonsense. It’s not like that. You two can’t…” Wei Fengyao’s eyes were red and she was going crazy. If both the man and the woman involved in an affair admitted their relationship in front of a group of people, it was almost certain that they did have an affair.
She had only been married into Prince Nan’an Mansion for a few months, but now her younger sister had actually hooked up with her husband. Judging by the current situation, Wei Qiuju would definitely enter the mansion as a concubine of the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an. With Wei Qiuju’s status as a concubine-born daughter, even if she was just a concubine of the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an, the status was pretty high. How could she endure this? This was simply a slap in her face.
The Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an said unhappily, “We did not spout nonsense. If it weren’t for you, I would have declared my relation with Fifth Miss Wei long before. In that case, today’s embarrassment wouldn’t have occurred at all.” Wei Fengyao did not acknowledge his announcement at the first possible moment. This made him feel that Wei Fengyao did not put the interests of the whole above her own interest.
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