Chapter 249 – Wei Fengyao Launched Another Attack
Wei Yuewu turned around and saw the young lady standing behind her with a smile on her face. She didn’t pay attention to her previously. Now, she realized that this young lady looked familiar. After thinking for a while, she remembered that this young lady should be a study companion of the two princesses!
“What can I do for you?” Wei Yuewu stood still and asked softly.
The young lady took a few quick steps to walk side by side with Wei Yuewu and asked with a smile, “Sixth Miss Wei, you are familiar with the Heir-apparent of the Duke of Yan State?”
Well, it seemed that she came to inquire about the situation after hearing Yan Huaijing’s words. Fortunately, Wei Yuewu was prepared. She nodded and showed a grateful expression, “His Heir-apparent saved my life several times. My father also said he was much indebted to His Heir-apparent!”
She skillfully organized her words to convey two points: Yan Huaijing saved her life and her father Wei Luowen was going to show his sincere gratitude to Yan Huaijing. That was why the two families were close, and therefore, it was quite natural that she and Yan Huaijing knew each other well!
As for Yan Huaijing’s request to her, it could be seen that Yan Huaijing did not know any other young lady in the capital, so it made sense that he asked for Wei Yuewu’s help in deciding which princess was more suitable.
“Oh, so that’s how it is. I wondered when the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang got so close to the mansion of Duke of Yan!” The young lady laughed.
Wei Yuewu smiled but didn’t say anything.
After that, the two of them chatted friendly as they walked all the way into the mansion until this young lady met a few familiar young ladies and joined with them.
The old maidservant led Wei Yuewu to the main road and left, saying that she needed to pick up other guests at the gate.
Wei Yuewu brought Jin Ling along with her and followed the ladies along the way.
The mansion of Duke of Jing was very big. Looking over from afar, it was dotted with pavilions and gardens one after another. The buildings were also extremely exquisite. The entire mansion looked picturesque and extremely gorgeous.
“The mansion of Duke of Jing is really big!” Someone couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.
“Indeed. It’s much bigger than our mansion. Isn’t it said that Duke of Jing has never lived here? Why did he build such a large mansion?”
“It was not built by Duke of Jing himself. I heard that this used to be a prince’s mansion. Later, it was conferred to Duke of Jing.” A young lady who knew something about the mansion whispered. “I overheard my father talking to someone, but when I asked him for details, he didn’t tell me!”
“What’s so mysterious about this? Could it be that other dukes have objections?” Someone asked in confusion.
“Perhaps. After all, all dukes are equal in terms of rank, and Duke of Jing is not…” The speaker stopped short, but the other young ladies covered their lips with handkerchiefs and smiled knowingly.
“Miss, I feel that the mansion of Duke of Jing is similar to our mansion. It doesn’t look much bigger!” Jin Ling whispered beside Wei Yuewu, disapproving of the young ladies.
Wei Yuewu pondered for a moment before landing her gaze on the pavilions. Somehow, she felt that some of the buildings in the mansion of Duke of Jing were similar to those in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. Despite the difference in their layouts, the two mansions were similar in a number of details.
Inexplicably, she thought it might be the mansion of a certain prince. Could it be that this was the Prince Bei’an Mansion that she had been looking for?
Back then, Prince Bei’an was almost as powerful as the current Emperor. Therefore, his mansion at that time was definitely not small. However, there was no such an empty mansion in the capital now, which meant Prince Bei’an Mansion must have been conferred to someone long before.
Wei Yuewu had also suspected the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. She heard that it was also conferred by the Emperor, but after inquiring about it, she found out that it was bestowed by the previous Emperor. At that time, her father was still young, and this Prince Bei’an should be the most favored prince!
If this was Prince Bei’an Mansion, it would explain why Duke of Jing had such a large mansion in the capital although he was so inconspicuous amongst the dukes!
Did… this mean that she could also find some clues about Prince Bei’an Mansion here?
“Is she coming?” Wei Fengyao, the Heiress-apparent of Prince Nan’an, was seated in a tall pavilion and asked the maid beside her.
“Yes, she is coming! She has just entered the courtyard!” A maid who was looking outside saw Wei Yuewu and happily reported to Wei Fengyao.
“Put on the uniform of the mansion of Duke of Jing and lead her over there!” Wei Fengyao instructed with a sneer.
The wound on her face had healed, but the scar was still there.
To cover the scar, she had applied heavy powder, which made her entire face look deathly pale. However, if people looked carefully, they could still see the scratches on her face, making it no longer as beautiful as it used to be.
“Yes, Your Heiress-apparent!” The maid answered and ran down quickly.
“Your Heiress-apparent, shall we go there?” Another maid leaned forward and asked in a low voice. After all, this was the mansion of Duke of Jing, so there was much inconvenience for them.
“Not now. We’ll go and take a look later!” Wei Fengyao said gloomily. The scar on her face twisted strangely twice on her face that was covered with snow-white power. People would probably be scared to death if they saw such a face in the middle of the night.
The maid uneasily looked out and asked, “Will the heir-apparent…”
“What other problems can there be with the heir-apparent?” Wei Fengyao said coldly. At the thought of her husband Wen Ruoming, the hatred in her heart intensified. She slapped heavily on the table and clenched her teeth tightly. “Doesn’t he like beauties? How could he be dissatisfied if I offer such a beauty to him?”
If it wasn’t because of the affair between Wen Ruoming and Wei Qiuju that caught her in surprise back then, she wouldn’t have been distracted when the dog pounced over. In that case, she might have been able to avoid it, or at least, she wouldn’t have been so badly injured.
And afterwards, Princess Nan’an actually forced her to accept the relationship between Wen Ruoming and Wei Qiuju. She even went to the Palace to ask for a decree that would allow Wei Qiuju to enter the mansion as a secondary concubine. When she thought that her face had been ruined, whereas Wei Qiuju was going to enter the mansion as a concubine of her husband, Wei Fengyao wished to destroy both Wei Yuewu and Wei Qiuju.
There was no way for Wei Qiuju to climb up by stepping on her!
Recently, the heir-apparent actually didn’t even go to see her. He once met her on the road, but he had a look of disgust on his face. Moreover, just as he was about to run into her, he actually turned around and took the path on the side. Wei Fengyao was so angry that she almost fainted.
She was still young. If she couldn’t see Wen Ruoming for the rest of her life, how could she have her own children? If Wei Qiuju gave birth to children in the future, how could she find shelter in Prince Nan’an Mansion?
Therefore, no matter what, she would not let such a thing happen! That was why she took advantage of this opportunity. This time, she was determined to trample the two bitches under her feet and cast them in an eternal state of calamity…
Today, her targets were Wei Yuewu and Wen Ruoming. Then, it would be Wei Qiuju’s turn. Compared to Wei Yuewu, Wei Qiuju was obviously much easier to deal with.
Seeing her ferocious expression, the maid did not dare to speak anymore. She carefully retreated to the side, but her heart was filled with fear. Last time, the maid who helped the heiress-apparent plot against Sixth Miss Wei was beaten to death, and many of the maids and old maidservants were ordered to observe the execution.
Everyone trembled with fear as they watched the maid beaten to death!
If something happened later, would the heiress-apparent make her the scapegoat? Although she was Wei Fengyao’s most trusted servant, the maid couldn’t help but hesitate secretly in her heart!
At the intersection of the path, a maid hurriedly walked over. Seeing that Wei Yuewu was right in front, she hurriedly caught up and asked in a low voice, “Is that Sixth Miss Wei?”
There were a lot of maids and old maidservants coming and going along the road now, and Wei Yuewu had only one maid. Therefore, no one noticed this maid who suddenly came out of nowhere.
“You are…” Wei Yuewu’s gaze fell on the maid’s sleeve. A small section of her inner clothes was exposed, which was in a different color from the sleeve. This was just a detail. Even if other people saw it, they would only think that the maid was careless with her dressing.
However, when Wei Yuewu’s gaze shifted to her sleeve, the maid instantly became a little nervous. She unconsciously tilted her hand backwards to avoid Wei Yuewu’s gaze.
Wei Yuewu was immediately on guard after noticing this maid’s subconscious vigilance!
“I am a servant of Eldest Miss Jing of the mansion of Duke of Jing. Our eldest young lady is especially happy to know that Sixth Miss Wei has arrived. She specifically instructed me to invite you for a chat in her courtyard once I see you.” The maid put her hands behind her back and said with a smile to Wei Yuewu.
“Didn’t your miss know I would come?” Wei Yuewu raised her eyes and asked calmly.
“Our eldest young lady knew that there would be many guests today. She guessed that Sixth Young Lady might come, but she wasn’t sure if Sixth Young Lady would come. That is why she ordered me to wait here and invite you over if I see you.” The maid answered with a smile.
“Then let’s go!” Wei Yuewu nodded, her long eyelids flashing twice to hide the coldness in her eyes.
Jing Wenyan specially sent an invitation to her. How could she not know that she was coming? Even if she did not come, for the sake of these two invitations, she must inform Jing Wenyan about it. How could Jing Wenyan possibly be unsure whether she was coming or not?
It seemed that today’s trip to the mansion of Duke of Jing was truly unsafe.
“Miss…” Jin Ling also noticed something and tugged at Wei Yuewu’s sleeve, casting an anxious look at her.
Wei Yuewu silently shook her head, indicating that she was fine. She was confident that she had no grudges with the mansion of Duke of Jing. Moreover, the mansion of Duke of Jing was in a difficult situation, so it was impossible for anyone to cause trouble and plot against her at this time.
Then, she was almost certain who was trying to plot against her.
Since this person was able to stir up trouble for her in the mansion of Duke of Jing, she must have a high status. Furthermore, she must hate her to such extent that she wished to kill her. In that case, she was none other than Wei Fengyao, the Heiress-apparent of Prince Nan’an. Speaking of which, the wound on Wei Fengyao’s face should have healed a lot. However, judging from the severity of the wound on that day, even if such wound were healed, there would definitely be scars on her face.
Wei Fengyao had intended to harm her, so how could she be merciful? Today, she must be on guard and act according to the situation!
“Yes, Sixth Young Lady, please come with me!” The maid looked around and pointed to a small path beside her and said, “Sixth Young Lady, let’s go this way. It’s closer to our eldest young lady’s courtyard.”
“Alright, lead the way!” Said Wei Yuewu with a harsh look in her eyes. It was Lady Li who wanted to kill her before, and now it was Wei Fengyao. Since that was the case, she naturally wouldn’t show mercy.
Well, after learning something bad happed to Wei Fengyao, would Lady Li still be able to stay at the Li Mansion with ease?
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