Chapter 230 – He Would Take Care Of His Own Little Fox
Wei Yuewu was his little fox. How could he allow others to spy on her?
Although the time was not ripe yet, Wei Luowen and Wei Louwu could not fail to receive his warning!
The wind swept up a corner of the painting. The woman in the painting was a dazzling beauty and looked as pure as clean snow!
“Master, suddenly sending gifts to the Lord Minister, this… is a break with convention!” The guard hesitated for a moment, but he still expressed his worries. From whichever perspective, his master shouldn’t send the Minister such a gift. The fact that a vassal lord sent beautiful women to the backyard of a high-ranking court minister would be easily interpreted as an act of surveillance.
Yan Huaijing inserted the brush back into the bookshelf and gracefully shook his snow-white pajamas. A lazy smile appeared on his handsome face. “Leak information to the three heirs-apparent. Let them know that I have a good personal relationship with Minister Wei and I am going to send beauties to Minister Wei. As for the women, the more beautiful, the better.”
“Master, how about the top two virgin beauties of the Red Chamber?” The guard immediately understood Yan Huaijing’s intentions and asked with a blink of an eye.
Yan Huaijing gave no reply this time. He rolled up his sleeves and cleaned his hands in the basin of water presented by the eunuch. Then, he received a handkerchief and carefully wiped his hands. The corner of his lips curled into an obscure smile.
The guard understood and respectfully retreated.
The guards outside heaved a sigh of relief and secretly wiped their sweat. The aura of their master was truly astonishing. Everyone knew that his master was elegant and handsome, but no one knew that his master was evil-minded to the extreme.
It was clearly he who wanted to send beauties as a gift, but he even egged on the other three heirs-apparent into following suit.
However, the guard felt that he should be more careful about this Sixth Miss Wei. He had never heard of a woman for whom his heir-apparent had put in a lot of effort!
Wei Yuewu wasn’t asleep either. Under the lights that had been turned down, her gaze was somewhat confused. The conversation between her and Shufei after they left Wei Luowen’s study would occasionally appear in her mind. That scene and the box full of gemstones kept surfacing in her mind. Wei Yuewu could tell that any piece of gemstone in that box was very precious. Although Wei Luowen’s income was high, it was impossible for him to take out so many gemstones at once. Moreover, they were of different sizes. It was obvious that they did not belong to the same batch of gemstones. They should have been collected by Wei Luowen over the years.
Collecting so many gemstones was not something that could be accomplished overnight!
She looked at the box outside. Although it was exquisite, the style was very old. In other words, the box should have existed for a long time. Had her father been using this box to store gemstones he collected? Why did he do this? Hadn’t he been ignoring her for many years?
“Miss, will Lord Marquis scold Concubine Dong? Will he punish her?” Shufei followed behind her and asked happily. In Shufei’s opinion, Lord Marquis would definitely teach Concubine Dong a lesson under such circumstances.
“No!” Wei Yuewu said coldly. The wind blew past her slightly red eyes. The night was dark, and no one would notice her instantaneous fragility.
That instantaneous fragility didn’t occur when Xie Qingzhao slandered her, nor did it occur when Wei Yuejiao acted arrogantly. Instead, it occurred when Wei Luowen took out that box of gemstones and spoke warmly to her!
Her heart suddenly twitched! It hurt! It hurt very much. Yes, it really hurt. Tears were about to overflow her sour eyes. That kind of sad and angry feeling made her lose control of her emotions for a moment. She actually dashed out like this!
Only when she walked into a shadowy place did she take out her handkerchief and secretly wipe away her tears.
Understand was one thing and knew was another thing, but when she really faced it, she realized that sometimes she really wouldn’t ignore it.
“Why not? Isn’t the evidence conclusive and irrefutable?” Shufei asked in confusion.
“Do you think Xie Qingzhao’s performance is convincing?” Wei Yuewu answered indifferently. She put her fingers into her sleeves because her fingertips were cold. For a moment, she seemed to find traces of love in Wei Luowen’s eyes in the study. How could this be true?
“That Xie Qingzhao is so annoying. He claimed to have an affair with you in the beginning. Then, he said it was the Third Young Lady. He really doesn’t look like an upright person!” Shufei thought about Xie Qingzhao’s words and couldn’t help but say angrily.
“Not only that. My father and Concubine Dong have been together for so many years. How could they not have a deep relationship? How could he really punish Concubine Dong for Xie Qingzhao’ s evasive words?” At this moment, Wei Yuewu felt a chill seizing her heart.
They were husband and wife, father and daughter, whereas she was alone. The only one who loved her was her mother, who had passed away many years ago! He was her father, but he had abandoned her for so many years, so what did he mean by giving her such a precious box of gemstones at this time? What exactly did he want to do?
“Besides, Concubine Dong is not simple. She will definitely persuade my father. My Third Elder Sister is not an idiot either. I’m afraid she had thought of a way to report to Concubine Dong before my father went there!”
“Wouldn’t it be much ado about nothing for us?” Shufei took a few steps to light the road at Wei Yuewu’s feet so that she could see her way clearly.
“No!” Wei Yuewu shook her head with a cold smile on her lips. Of course, it wouldn’t be much ado about nothing. It took Concubine Dong more than ten years trying to climb up to the position of Marquise Hua Yang. Such endurance was not something an ordinary person could have, but right now, Concubine Dong must have reached the end of her endurance.
Because Wei Yuejiao was coming of age, and her marriage must be settled immediately.
With her status as Marquis Hua Yang’s concubine-born daughter, she could certainly marry well. However, it was nothing compared to getting married as a legitimate daughter. Concubine Dong had delayed Wei Yuejiao’s marriage because she wanted Wei Yuejiao to become a legitimate daughter before getting engaged!
A small leak would sink a great ship. People’s trust could be corroded bit by bit. She would slowly destroy the trust and favor that Concubine Dong had won from Marquis Hua Yang over the years!
She would never forget to avenge her mother!
“Miss, will Concubine Dong guess it was done by you?” Shufei suddenly thought of this and anxiously stopped to ask.
“Yes, she will!” Wei Yuewu was quite affirmative.
“Then what should we do?” Shufei was very anxious and looked up at Wei Yuewu.
“We do nothing! Concubine Dong will pretend not to know anything, but she will launch secret attacks on me!” Wei Yuewu smiled faintly. The smile on her face was gentle and faint, but it was inexplicably chilling.
Of course, Concubine Dong would secretly attack her, and she would even collude with Lady Li. Of course, Wei Qiufu must have also played a big role in it. Otherwise, how could Xie Qingzhao, a dignified imperial academician, come directly to the mansion and stage such a farce.
“Concubine Dong will ask the maids to find out that you knocked them over. This matter is very easy to investigate. It doesn’t take much effort. Concubine Dong may even think that I am just able to play such insignificant tricks. Even if she is on guard, she won’t worry too much about me. After all, I am better for nothing. Right now, her most important thing is to ascend to the position of Marquise Hua Yang. So, she would leave me for Second Aunt!”
Wei Yuewu gracefully picked up the corner of her skirt and continued walking forward. Lady Li and Concubine Dong must have collaborated closely over the years! Since the two of them could plot to kill her mother, it was only natural for them to gang up to deal with her now!
However, Lady Li was currently in the Li Mansion. She had to rely on Concubine Dong if she wanted to make any trouble!
Moreover, after this incident, could Wei Qiufu continue to live in peace with Wei Yuejiao?
By claiming that there was something going on between him and Wei Yuejiao, Xie Qingzhao had clearly slandered Wei Yuejiao. It seemed that there would definitely be much fun in the mansion!
That was good. The more fun there was, the easier it was for her to fish in troubled water!
She had nobody to rely on in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. To fight Concubine Dong and Lady Li, if she didn’t take some extraordinary measures, she would have died countless times!
The more Concubine Dong underestimated her, the better, and the more convenient it would be for her to act!
“Will the Second Lady come back?” Shufei didn’t understand what Wei Yuewu meant for a moment. She widened her eyes and hurriedly took two steps to overtake Wei Yuewu and asked as she held a lantern in her hand to light the road.
“That is up to my Second Uncle!” Wei Yuewu smiled. Whether Wei Luowu would forgive Lady Li or not, it was impossible for Lady Li to return to the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang for the time being. Anyway, the person who drugged Wei Qiuju and her had not been identified. If Lady Li came back at this time, it was very likely that she was found guilty.
Wei Yuewu didn’t believe that Lady Li was clean-handed after being in charge of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang’s backyard for so many years!
“Miss, what if…if…” Shufei hesitated and looked at Wei Yuewu’s face. Seeing that her expression was normal, she mustered her courage to continue, “Miss, what are you going to do if Concubine Dong was really elevated to the position of Marquise Hua Yang?”
“Impossible!” A trace of hostility flashed through Wei Yuewu’s eyes. No matter what, she would not let this vicious woman who killed her mother become the new Marquise Hua Yang. Even if she had to sacrifice her life, she would not allow it…
Suddenly, a soft squeak came from the window, interrupting her thoughts. Wei Yuewu quietly reached under the pillow and held the sharp hairpin. She looked up at the window. It was now in winter, and all windows were closed at night.
Shufei and Huamo had always been very careful when checking windows and there could be no windows left open.
It was quiet both inside and outside the room. Only the window was slightly open. From Wei Yuewu’s angle, she could see a small crack. Her long eyelids were slightly raised, and her eyes shone from beneath her trembling eyelids as she looked at the window quietly.
The window didn’t move, and neither did Wei Yuewu!
It seemed that time had stopped, and Wei Yuewu felt that the hairpin in her hand was becoming wet with sweat!
The window creaked again and there was a bigger crack. Then, something fell through the window and landed on the writing desk at the window. After that, the window seemed to be pulled from the outside, and with a heavy sound, the window closed and there was no sound anymore!
The room was dark again. Wei Yuewu lay quietly in the darkness for a while. She waited until she felt that there was really no one outside. Then, she held the hairpin and gently got up from the bed.
Without lighting the lamp, she walked to the window in the darkness according to her memories.
She gently placed her hand on the window and hesitated for a moment, wondering what she would see when she opened the window…
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