Chapter 262 – Wei Fengyao’S Desperate Counterattack
Wei Yuewu also quickened his pace and followed Wei Ziyang into the room.
The two of them first bowed to the Madam Dowager, then to Wei Luowen and Wei Luowu. After that, they each stood beside their own father.
“Grandmother, what happened to Eldest Younger Sister?” Wei Ziyang couldn’t help but glare at Wen Ruoming and ask angrily. In his opinion, it must be Wen Ruoming who had done something to force his sister to commit suicide.
“Eldest Brother!” Wei Fengyao raised her head and looked at Wei Yuewu with resentment. In the end, her gaze fell on Wei Ziyang and she cried out in grief.
When she looked up, Wei Yuewu saw a mark on her neck. Well, this Wei Fengyao really had the guts! She even tried to commit suicide by hanging herself.
“What was going on? Tell me, I would like to see how the Prince of Nan’an Mansion has educated Your Heir-apparent that my Eldest Younger Sister even committed suicide.” Wei Ziyang also saw the bruise on Wei Fengyao’s neck and said angrily.
Seeing Wei Ziyang was so furious, Wen Ruoming couldn’t help but shrink his neck. In fact, he was still confused now. He didn’t know how the situation had been reversed so dramatically. He was clearly the victim of Wei Fengyao’s trick, but in the end, he had no choice but to accompany Wei Fengyao back to the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang.
“Ziyang, sit down!” Wei Luowu said with a gloomy face.
“Father…” Wei Ziyang was still about to speak, but under Wei Luowu’s fierce gaze, he had to sit down, panting.
The Madam Dowager’s face was also gloomy. She glanced at Wei Yuewu and asked in a low voice, “Yuewu, Fengyao said that when something happened to the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an, you also saw it. Did you?”
“Yes, Grandmother. At that time, I was having a walk with Eldest Miss Jing and happened to see the heir-apparent and Eldest Sister coming downstairs together. The heir-apparent was very angry at that time and Eldest Sister looked quite aggrieved.”
Wei Yuewu was already prepared. She smiled faintly and answered softly.
“Eldest Miss Jing?” The Madam Dowager frowned. Wei Fengyao did not mention Eldest Miss Jing at all.
“Yes, Eldest Miss Jing once came to our mansion to see me. Grandmother, do you still remember her? This time, she invited me to her birthday banquet, and I naturally didn’t dare to decline. Even though I encountered a serious accident on my way, I still managed to get there. When Eldest Miss Jing heard that I almost lost my life, she hurried over to see me and accompanied me to a quiet place to chat.”
As she uttered those words, Wei Yuewu looked particularly calm, others could not help but ponder.
They were now certain that someone had tried to hurt Wei Yuewu. Moreover, judging from the situation, that person was also a member of the mansion. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the person to know the route of her travel. Besides, even the wheels of her carriage had been sabotaged.
Before this case was solved, something also happened to Wei Fengyao. Could it be that someone was working against the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang? Wei Luowen and Wei Luowu couldn’t help but look at each other and ponder.
The Madam Dowager’s attention, however, was not on this. Instead of being worried about Wei Yuewu, she was particularly interested when Wei Yuewu said Eldest Miss Jing brought her to a “quiet” place to chat. She turned to Wen Ruoming and asked, “Your Heir-apparent, why did you go to such a quiet place? Did Fengyao invite you to go there?”
This question made Wen Ruoming tongue-tied for a moment. Of course, he could not say that he went there to meet Eldest Miss Jing. Judging from Eldest Miss Jing’s reactions and the man’s appearance, it was evident that this matter had nothing to do with Eldest Miss Jing. It was clear that someone had tricked him into going there in the name of Eldest Miss Jing.
And this person was Wei Fengyao!
But of course, he couldn’t identify Wei Fengyao in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. His mother, Princess Nan’an, had repeatedly told him to endure it. After that Fifth Miss Wei successfully entered Prince Nan’an Mansion, he would settle accounts with this vicious woman.
However, how could Wen Ruoming be willing to let himself be wronged and slandered by Wei Fengyao for no reason?
“Madam Dowager, I won’t say anything else. I have told you what happened in the mansion of Duke of Jing. Speaking of which, I am the one who was wronged. At that time, the man’s actions indicated that he knew Fengyao and he also said that he went to meet Sixth Miss Wei. But he clearly had never seen Sixth Miss Wei because he didn’t even recognize her when she was standing in front of him. Instead, the man knew Wei Fengyao. Madam Dowager, do you know how people are gossiping about me? They say that I slept with a man, but I was made a fool and I don’t know what has happened at all.”
The more Wen Ruoming spoke, the angrier he became. He did not answer the Madam Dowager’s question but shouted angrily.
Thinking about how he had been wrongly accused and how he had suddenly been rumored to sleep with a man, and thinking of his grandmother, the Empress Dowager in the Palace, Wen Ruoming couldn’t help but feel frightened.
He was most afraid of two persons: his mother, Princess Nan’an, and the old Empress Dowager in the Palace. When he was still a kid, he was beaten up a lot each time he entered the Palace. By comparison, his father did not discipline him very much. However, if the Empress Dowager became angry with him, his father, Prince Nan’an, would definitely give him a good beating.
Each time, he would be beaten so hard that he couldn’t walk properly. However, he would still have to go to the Palace to express his thanks for the Empress Dowager. Just thinking about it made Wen Ruoming’s heart tremble.
Therefore, this Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an had been most afraid of the Empress Dowager ever since he was a kid.
“Madam Dowager, let me tell you about what happened between me and the Fifth Young Lady of your mansion. When I saw the Fourth Prince was going to punish the Fifth Young Lady, I stepped forward to bear the responsibility for her. I hoped the Fourth Prince would let the Fifth Young Lady go for my sake. However, it was not true that I had an affair with the Fifth Young Lady. If it was not for the fact that the Fifth Young Lady was in an extremely embarrassing situation, why would I help her at the expense of my own reputation? Nevertheless, I was the one who took the initiative to help. But this time, I was really confused.”
Wen Ruoming was so angry that he simply told the Madam Dowager what happened in Prince Nan’an Mansion back then.
Speaking of which, he was the one who helped the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. In the end, he not only had a tainted reputation but was punished by his mother, who ordered him to kneel in the corridor for four hours. The more Wen Ruoming thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt. He also felt that Wei Fengyao was more annoying than ever.
Originally, it was impossible for today’s incident to escalate to such an extent. However, as soon as Wei Fengyao returned to Prince Nan’an Mansion with him, before he could finish telling his mother about what had happened, she actually committed suicide by hanging herself.
After that, the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang suddenly sent someone over, saying that the Madam Dowager wanted to see Wei Fengyao. Now that the situation had escalated to such an extent, Wen Ruoming felt that he had been inexplicably wronged again.
“Where is that man now?” Wei Luowen glanced at Wen Ruoming and asked in a low voice.
Previously, Wei Fengyao had been weeping and complaining that she was inexplicably scolded by Wen Ruoming, who didn’t even allow her to attend the banquet in the mansion of Duke of Jing and hurriedly brought her back to Prince Nan’an Mansion. She felt that she had been wronged and therefore committed suicide. As for the man who looked like a servant and was caught on the spot, she didn’t mention a single word.
“That… that person was sent to jail…” Wen Ruoming’s suddenly felt guilty after hearing the question. He mumbled and secretly regretted in his heart. If he had known earlier, he would have left that person alive as a witness. That man must have been beaten to death by now.
“Go…” Wei Luowu stood up and was about to order someone to fetch that man.
“Father-in-law, this… this person should have died by now. I was afraid that he would tell people he knew Fengyao. In that case, the reputations of Prince Nan’an Mansion and the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang would be tarnished. Therefore, I directly asked the yamen to… Wen Ruoming said awkwardly.
“The person is dead? How… how could you be so stupid as to do such a thing!” Wei Ziyang slammed his hand on the table, he pointed at Wen Ruoming and said angrily. He felt that man was the only person who could prove Wei Fengyao’s innocence. Now that Wen Ruoming killed that man, how could he not be angry?
Wei Fengyao, however, was overjoyed. In fact, she had guessed this result beforehand, but she had always been afraid that if this person was alive, he would definitely identify her. Now that he was really dead, what was there to be afraid of? She immediately straightened her back and covered her face with a handkerchief, crying loudly.
“Your Heir-apparent, why did you do this? Why didn’t you let that man say whether he knew Sixth Younger Sister or me? You pushed all the blame onto me. You… What face do I have to live?”
As she cried, she looked at Wei Yuewu hatefully. If this little bitch hadn’t set her up, how could her plan fail? This little bitch was really smart. She arrived at the right time to catch the man who pretended to be a servant of the mansion of Duke of Jing and made Wen Ruoming suspect her.
Fortunately, she received that letter in time. After returning to Prince Nan’an Mansion, she did exactly as she was told by the letter. She did not expect that she would actually find a way out for herself. Otherwise, Princess Nan’an would probably lock her up in the most remote corner of Prince Nan’an Mansion for the rest of her life.
She extremely hated Wei Yuewu. At this time, she felt that she had the upper hand and therefore spoke in a tone that implied Wei Yuewu was involved in this scandal.
“Me? Eldest Sister, are you saying that the man actually knows me? Besides, are you implying that I was the person who tricked the heir-apparent into going to that quiet place? Eldest Sister, I almost lost my life on my way to the mansion of Duke of Jing. After I arrived there, Eldest Miss Jing immediately went to comfort me. How did I get to know that man?”
Wei Yuewu’s face was full of horror as if she could not believe that Wei Fengyao would say such words. Her cherry lips trembled twice before she finished her words.
Her words immediately made people think that someone wanted to harm her. Moreover, the evidence was conclusive, and there was also the arrow from the army, which was irrefutable evidence that someone was trying to harm her.
Originally, everyone had been guessing who this person was. Now that they heard Wei Fengyao uttered those words, Wei Luowen’s eyes immediately fell on her, and the look in his eyes became deep and menacing. Was this related to people in the second branch?
“Fengyao, apologize to your Sixth Younger Sister now!” Wei Luowu suddenly stood up and shouted at Wei Fengyao.
“Father…” Wei Fengyao had been secretly delighted that she not only got away with it but also successfully pushed the blame onto Wei Yuewu. All of a sudden, she saw her father was furious with her and she couldn’t react in time.
Wei Ziyang’s face also sank. Although he felt sorry for his younger sister, he did not want her to attack other innocent persons at will. The fatal incident Wei Yuewu encountered on her way had become breaking news. He had already known about it when he was on his way to the mansion of Duke of Jing, and he even specially went to see the scene.
All traces on the spot showed that this was a planned murder, and the target of the murder was this Sixth Younger Sister, who was so delicate that it seemed she might collapse with a single blow of the wind. What kind of hatred would make people unable to tolerate such a weak unmarried young lady? Somehow, there was a faint conjecture in his heart that he had refused to believe.
However, when he saw the look in Wei Fengyao’s eyes as she turned to Wei Yuewu, although it was only for a brief moment, he saw hatred in it and his heart could not help but become heavy.
This was the result he did not want to see the most. If it was true, he really did not know how he would choose!
He only hoped that his guess was wrong.
“Fengyao, apologize to Yuewu. There must be someone who hates the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. That is why the daughters of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang ran into trouble one after another. Speaking of which, you and Yuewu are both victims. How can you think of your younger sister like this?” The Madam Dowager’s eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of frost as she spoke sternly to Wei Fengyao.
After saying those words, she specially looked at Wei Luowen, who was silent and had a sullen face. Wei Yuewu clearly saw the traces of fear in the eyes of the Madam Dowager.
Sure enough, the Madam Dowager was afraid of her father…
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