Chapter 266 – Breaking News For Imperial Academician Xie
“Who else in the mansion will also go?” Wei Yuewu glanced at Nanny Hong and asked with a smile.
“The Madam Dowager instructed me to deliver the invitations starting from the first branch. Before coming here, I went to see the Third Young Lady. The Third Young Lady is sick, so I’m afraid she can’t go. But I don’t know if the other masters and mistresses will go or not.” Nanny Hong answered with a smile.
“Third Elder Sister is sick? When did this happen?” Wei Yuewu was stunned for a moment. She put down the invitation in her hand. She seemed to be surprised, but the look in her eyes was deep. This proved that Lady Li wanted to deal with her at this banquet.
Otherwise, Wei Yuejiao wouldn’t have fallen ill at this time!
“It shouldn’t be a long time. When I went there, I saw a maid coming out. She said that the Third Young Lady was seriously ill and must be treated by Doctor Ming immediately.” Nanny Hong replied.
“Thank you, Nanny Hong, for sending me the invitation. I will go.” Wei Yuewu slightly raised her eyes and revealed an elegant smile.
“That’s good. Then I will go to the second branch to deliver the invitation!” Nanny Hong breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that Wei Yuewu would refuse to go. After all, Wei Yuejiao would definitely not go. If Wei Yuewu did not go either, it would seem that the first branch and the second branch were not on good terms. This was something that the Madam Dowager didn’t want to see.
“Nurse Mei, send Nanny Hong off for me!” Wei Yuewu instructed with a smile.
“Yes. Nanny Hong, please!” Nurse Mei was waiting at the side, and she immediately saw Nanny Hong off.
As soon as Nanny Hong went out, Shufei and Jin Ling came over.
“Miss, I’m afraid that Li Mansion’s banquet is ill-intended. You had better not go!” Jin Ling said worriedly. The army arrow incident had shown Lady Li hated Wei Yuewu to the core. It was quite dangerous for Wei Yuewu to go to the banquet in the Li Mansion.
“Miss, why don’t you pretend to be sick? The Third Young Lady is sick. Why can’t you be sick?” Shufei offered an idea.
“Wei Yuejiao had pretended to be sick so that I can’t pretend to be sick!” Wei Yuewu smiled coldly and be seated again. She picked up the invitation on the table and looked at it. The smile on her lips became even colder and a fierce look appeared on her face!
Concubine Dong asked Wei Yuejiao to pretend to be ill. On the one hand, Wei Yuejiao didn’t have to go to the Li Mansion. On the other hand, she could not use the same reason to reject the invitation.
Since Wei Yuejiao had “become sick”, if she became sick again, it would seem too much of a coincidence!
Concubine Dong and Lady Li had a tacit understanding in the past. Although this incident made the two of them feel a little annoyed with each other, it did not shake their alliance. Well, if they really collaborated to murder her mother back then, then no matter what, the two of them were grasshoppers tied to the same rope, and neither of them could escape alone.
However, this time, she was determined to give a fatal blow to one of the grasshoppers!
She didn’t believe that holding onto a wounded grasshopper, the other grasshopper would still be able to jump around freely.
“Miss, the Second Lady will harm you!” Jin Ling looked at Wei Yuewu’s face and reminded her. Although she admired Wei Yuewu for her resourcefulness, she was going to the Li Mansion this time!
“Lady Li wants to harm me, and she will use every means possible to destroy my reputation. However, the Li Mansion won’t dare to do so. In Li Mansion, Lady Li can’t have her own way.” Wei Yuewu said indifferently.
If Lady Li really could have her own way in Li Mansion, she might really do whatever she could to take her life or ruin her reputation. She wasn’t afraid of being found by others. However, Li Mansion was not a place where Lady Li could have her own way.
Lady Li’s elder brother was the head of the family. Therefore, Lady Li could only play tricks with her.
“But Miss, it’s our first time going to Li Mansion. There are some things we can’t guard against!” Jin Ling was still worried.
“Miss, if you want to go, bring me along. I will accompany you together with Sister Jin Ling!” Shufei was also worried. Although what Wei Yuewu said was reasonable, one couldn’t be too careful.
If something went wrong, Wei Yuewu’s life would really be ruined!
“No need. Bringing two maids will not only arouse the suspicion of others, but it will also be a disadvantage for us. Even if the two of you both go there with me, Li Mansion has more than a hundred maids, and Lady Li has plenty of people to draw you away and deal with me.” Wei Yuewu smiled faintly. Under her long eyelashes, her eyes became even colder.
There were actually many reasons that Lady Li could use to draw away her maids. If she brought two maids with her, it would only make Lady Li feel that she was on guard and as a result, Lady Li would use more tricks to deal with her. Therefore, she would just take Jin Ling with her as usual!
“Shufei, you stay in the mansion and keep an eye on the Third Young Lady.”
“Isn’t the Third Young Lady pretending to be sick? Could it be that she can come out to stroll around?” Shufei asked in confusion. Since the Third Young Lady said that she was ill, of course she had to lie in bed and rest properly. Why would she come out?
“She will come out!” Wei Yuewu smiled and said meaningfully. “Wei Yuejiao doesn’t look like a person who can lie on her bed patiently. Moreover, after we go to the Li Mansion, she will get slightly better. It’s reasonable for her to come out and take a walk. Isn’t something going to happen to me soon? How can Wei Yuejiao still lie on the bed? She has to come out to obtain more information.”
At this point, Wei Yuewu stood up and walked to the desk. She spread out the paper, picked up a writing brush and quickly wrote something after a brief thought.
Then she put down the writing brush, folded the paper, and put it in an envelope. After sealing the envelope, she handed it to Jin Ling.
“Jin Ling, give this letter to Yan Feng later and ask him to send it to that infatuated Imperial Academician Xie tonight. Tell him to come here tomorrow.”
“Imperial Academician Xie? How would he come to our mansion tomorrow? Isn’t he going to attend Li Mansion’s banquet?” Jin Ling asked in surprise as she received the letter. She had heard that most of the high-ranking officials would attend the banquet. Although the tutor of the Crown Prince was not a high-ranking official, he was the Crown Prince’s man.
With the Crown Prince’s reputation and prestige, no official would dare to ignore him and reject the banquet invitation of his subordinate official.
“He isn’t going! Lady Li won’t invite him!” Wei Yuewu said with certainty. There was a thoughtful smile on her lips. She clearly remembered that before Wei Yan “died”, this Xie Qingzhao made her suffer a great humiliation. Being a narrow-minded and vengeful person, Lady Li would in no case allow her brother to invite Xie Qingzhao.
So, Xie Qingzhao really had nothing to do in Li Mansion tomorrow.
“But even if the Second Lady doesn’t invite him, why should he come to our mansion?” Although Jin Ling suddenly understood what Wei Yuewu meant, she still could not help but ask.
“Why shouldn’t he come? If he doesn’t come, something will happen to that person whom he cares about!” Wei Yuewu sneered. Wei Qiufu was like a poisonous snake hiding in the darkness. From time to time, she would poke her head out to bite her, but she had always failed to catch her.
Even if she couldn’t do anything to Wei Qiufu this time, she would make her and Wei Yuejiao hate each other. Anyway, she was still in Li Mansion when the show started in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. If something really happened, it had nothing to do with her.
Concubine Dong wanted to keep Wei Yuejiao out of trouble, but this accident was specially designed for Wei Yuejiao. She would like to see how Concubine Dong would deal with it!
Didn’t Wei Qiufu want to enter the Crown Prince Mansion? Wasn’t she unwilling to enter the Crown Prince Mansion with a low status? This move could at least make her more anxious and act in a rash…
“Yes, I know. I will send the letter immediately.” Jin Ling immediately understood. She took the letter from Wei Yuewu with a smile and turned to leave.
Normally, Yan Yang and Yan Feng could not appear in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. Besides, the marquis had returned, bringing some of his guards with him. These guards were not ordinary guards. They were basically all veterans who had fought on the battlefield and seen blood. Their attacks were powerful and they were also more vigilant. It was easy for them to find out Yan Yang and Yan Feng.
However, Jin Ling had a way to make them appear.
Nanny Hong walked outside of Lotus Courtyard, thought for a moment, and then turned around to go to Concubine Dong’s courtyard. The Madam Dowager wanted to invite a fengshui master, so she had better tell Concubine Dong…
The night fell. In Xie Qingzhao’s courtyard, he looked at the letter his lad servant had picked up for him. When he saw “the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang” written on it, his fingers trembled slightly. However, he clenched his fists and did not open the letter. Instead, he threw the letter on the table beside him. It was as if he was avoiding a dreadful monster. He even took a few steps back.
Then, he turned around and walked towards the door. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and turned around with difficulty. He had a faint smile on his face, but he still walked over slowly. This was a letter from the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. No matter what, he had to read it, although he had already decided in his heart that he would never get involved with the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang.
However, he had always failed to be that heartless.
She should be entering the Crown Prince Mansion soon, right? From now on, the two of them would forever be separated from each other. Even if they met again, there was no possibility of them speaking to each other like before!
Thinking of this, he felt more and more sorrowful. He picked up the letter on the desk with trembling hands and tore it open forcefully. This was the last time, the last time he paid attention to news about her. If… if what was written in the letter had nothing to do with her, it would be even better!
The letter was not long. It contained only a few words. Xie Qingzhao’s gaze first anxiously fell on the bottom line. When he saw that the signature below was “Third”, he finally let out a sigh of relief.
If it wasn’t “Fourth”, then it wasn’t her. It was good that it wasn’t her, as long as it wasn’t her letter for help!
Then, his gaze landed on the contents of the letter. “Come to the mansion the day after tomorrow. Something big has happened to her!”
The letter did not specify who “she” was, but Xie Qingzhao knew that this “she” was Wei Qiufu. He immediately had cold sweat on his forehead. “Something big has happened to her!” What did this mean? Could it be that the Second Lady of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang was still unwilling to let her go and did something to her?
Thinking of the letter that threatened her, Xie Qingzhao’s expression immediately changed. He knew well that it was very likely Lady Li would do such a thing. Back then, Lady Li wrote a letter to threaten Wei Qiufu. Now, it seemed that Lady Li was doing the same thing again!
No, he would never allow Lady Li to do this again.
Xie Qingzhao slammed his hand on the table and gritted his teeth. No matter what, he could not let her fall into Lady Li’s cage. He must save her, and this was the last time he saved her. After this, he would never have anything to do with her anymore…
The day after tomorrow, he had to find a reason to enter the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang and meet this Third Miss Wei. Although he didn’t have a good impression of this Third Miss Wei, since she was willing to warn him, she would definitely be willing to tell him what had happened. After that, he would decide what to do.
At the same time, an old maidservant of Li Mansion sneaked out of the back door of the mansion in the darkness and hurriedly walked. It was the beginning of the evening. Although the alley was very dark, it was very bright outside of the alley. Along the way, it was bright as day and the doors of shops along the street were brightly lit.
The old maidservant strolled around the doors of several shops. It seemed like she was just casually strolling around, but in the end, she walked into a pharmacy…
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