Chapter 272 – Secrets Of Li Mansion’S Backyard
“Fifth Elder Sister, do you really want to enter Prince Nan’an Mansion?” Wei Yuewu’s cherry lips parted slightly as she revealed a faint smile.
“Sixth Younger Sister, you know what happened to me. If I don’t enter Prince Nan’an Mansion, which young master of an aristocratic family would be willing to take me as his legitimate wife?” Wei Qiuju’s expression changed slightly. She revealed a bitter smile and weakly leaned against the pillar beside her.
Perhaps rumors about the so-called affairs between her and the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an had already spread in the circle of noble ladies. The prospect of a good marriage for her had been slim before, let alone now.
“Even as an ordinary concubine?” Wei Yuewu raised her eyebrows and asked.
“Yes, even as an ordinary concubine.” Wei Qiuju gritted her teeth and said hatefully. If Wei Fengyao hadn’t spread rumors outside, she wouldn’t have to enter Prince Nan’an Mansion just as an ordinary concubine no matter what.
If there was a chance in the future, she would definitely think of ways to climb higher!
“You can go and beg grandmother!” Wei Yuewu pointed out a way for her. “Grandmother attaches great importance to the dignity of our mansion. If a daughter of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang had to become a concubine of someone, grandmother would rather see her die!”
Her words made Wei Qiuju’s whole body tremble. She suddenly remembered Wei Yan. At that time, the once glorious Wei Yan was in a dilemma and had no alternative but to enter the Xie Mansion as an ordinary concubine of Xie Qingzhao. Then, something happened to Wei Yan.
She had reportedly hanged herself because she couldn’t bear it. However, did she really commit suicide? With Wei Yan’s temperament, no one could imagine that she would take such a dramatic step…
“Sixth Younger Sister…” Wei Qiuju had cold sweat all over. She sat up straight in shock and shouted loudly.
“Fifth Elder Sister, don’t worry. You are going to enter Prince Nan’an Mansion, not the Xie Mansion. Moreover, the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an also expressed his pity for you. Grandmother will not do anything extreme. Instead, she will help you!” Wei Yuewu smiled sweetly, knowing that Wei Qiuju had misunderstood her meaning.
“So, grandmother will help me?” Wei Qiuju finally came to understand a little and asked hesitantly.
There was no wonder why she asked so. As far as she recalled, the Madam Dowager had never given her a smiling face. She was merely an invisible person in the eyes of the Madam Dowager. It was hard to believe the Madam Dowager would do anything particularly for her.
“Fifth Elder Sister, you are a daughter of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. The entire mansion would be put to shame if you enter Prince Nan’an Mansion as an ordinary concubine. Moreover, Eldest Sister’s face was ruined. Grandmother also saw the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an’s attitude that day. Although nothing bad will happen to Eldest Sister, there has been estrangement between her and the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an. The two of them can hardly be reconciled with each other!”
Wei Yuewu lazily took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the sweat on her forehead. She had sweated due to the pain in her ankle.
Wei Fengyao avoided severe punishment from Prince Nan’an Mansion by making a scene that day. Although Prince Nan’an Mansion wouldn’t be too harsh with her out of respect for the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang, her appearance had been ruined and she was hated by the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an. It was impossible for the two of them to be an affectionate couple again.
Considering the friendship between the two mansions, it was indeed the best option if Wei Qiuju entered Prince Nan’an Mansion at this time. No matter how, a daughter of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang must bear a child for the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an, so that the two mansions could be tightly connected.
However, if Wei Qiuju’s position in Prince Nan’an Mansion was too low, it was unlikely that she would get the favor and respect of the heir-apparent in the future. This result was definitely not something that the Madam Dowager wanted to see.
The Madam Dowager had always attached great importance to the reputation of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. Apparently, Wei Fengyao was not of much use now. She was at most a legitimate wife on the surface who was out of favor with the heir-apparent. At this time, the Madam Dowager would even be happy to see Wei Qiuju enter Prince Nan’an Mansion.
Having thought this through, Wei Qiuju immediately stood up excitedly and sincerely bowed to Wei Yuewu. “Thank you, Sixth Younger Sister, for saving me!”
“Fifth Elder Sister, you have to try your best to save yourself after entering Prince Nan’an Mansion!” Wei Yuewu looked at her exaggerated performance and smiled faintly.
“I will!” Wei Qiuju gritted her teeth and said hatefully.
Of course, she knew that Wei Yuewu was reminding her of Wei Fengyao. It could be said that she had been landed in such a difficult situation purely because of Wei Fengyao. If Wei Fengyao hadn’t asked her to give Wei Yuewu the talisman back then and to help her plot against Wei Yuewu, she wouldn’t have been forced to admit that she had an affair with the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an.
But even so, Wei Fengyao still didn’t give her a chance to live, and she actually spread rumors outside to ruin her reputation.
If Wei Fengyao was still as glorious as before whereas she entered Prince Nan’an Mansion with a low status, it was highly likely that grandmother would sacrifice her for the sake of Wei Fengyao. Thinking of Wei Yan’s fate, how could Wei Qiuju not hate Wei Fengyao?
Apparently, Wei Fengyao was pushing her to a dead end!
Since Wei Fengyao did not want her to live, she was determined to put up a desperate fight!
Seeing the hatred in Wei Qiuju’s eyes, the corners of Wei Yuewu’s lips curled up into a smile. Her long eyelashes showed a trace of satisfaction.
Wei Fengyao hated her to the bones. Now, she had won Wei Qiufu to her side and wanted to use Wei Qiufu’s power to deal with her. Of course, Wei Qiuju was no match for Wei Qiufu, but she could still be a drag to Wei Fengyao.
She could even leverage the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an’s power to compete with Wei Fengyao.
Although wives and concubines didn’t use weapons, the fights between them were even fiercer than those on the battlefield. This also meant that Wei Fengyao and Wei Qiuju would inevitably stand against each other. Moreover, Wei Qiuju did not look simple. Didn’t her concubine mother leave a loyal and devoted maid Yueya for her?
It was hard to say who would win once she entered Prince Nan’an Mansion…
“Miss, why did those lad servants working in the frontyard come to the backyard?” Jin Ling suddenly tugged at the corner of Wei Yuewu’s clothes and asked warily.
The corridor they were in was diagonally facing a moon gate, through which they saw a few lad servants carrying several large food containers. Apparently, the boxes were not light, because it took two lad servants to carry one box. Two of them even put it down to rest, and they happened to stop at the other side of the corridor.
What was even more coincidental was that these lad servants on the other side seemed to have also seen Wei Yuewu and Jin Ling, and their gazes were also vigilant. Jin Ling was most sensitive of this kind of gaze!
“They are not ordinary lad servants!” Jin Ling reminded Wei Yuewu in a low voice.
Wei Yuewu turned her gaze away from the lad servants. At this time, Wei Qiuju also saw the lad servants carrying food boxes over. Her eyes widened in surprise. It was rare to see lad servants in the inner courtyard. Even if lad servants ran errands in the inner courtyard, there wouldn’t be so many of them appearing in groups like now.
Wei Qiuju did not know that the several of them had already attracted the attention of the lad servants. She pointed at them and said in surprise, “What are those lad servants up to? Why are they so sneaky?”
“Let’s go!” Wei Yuewu suddenly stood up and held Jin Ling’s hand.
“Yes, Miss!” Jin Ling reacted quickly. She reached out and held Wei Yuewu in her arm, bringing her into a wing room on the side of the corridor.
Wei Qiuju’s reaction was not slow either. Seeing this, she knew that the situation was not good. She immediately brought her maid and ran in behind Wei Yuewu.
Not long after they left, two lad servants appeared in the place where they had been. From afar, they looked like common lad servants. But when looked at a closer distance, they were actually two guards in their twenties with fierce-looking eyes.
Wei Yuewu bit the corner of her lips tightly. Her watery eyes looked through the window and stared at the two lad servants, who turned around in search of something before leaving resentfully. She felt sweat on her forehead. At that moment, she could feel the killing intent in lad servants’ eyes.
These two lad servants should not be the lad servants of Li Mansion!
Li Mansion has a secret…
Wei Qiuju was also watching, and she also sweated out of fear. At this time, she was even shivering as she leaned against the window. Although the people outside had left, she still did not dare to speak.
“Miss, they left!” Jin Ling said after a while.
Wei Qiuju relaxed and suddenly sat down on the ground. Yueya hurriedly supported her and the two of them fell to the ground together.
“Fifth Elder Sister, have you been to this place before?” Wei Yuewu calmed down and sat on a chair with the help of Jin Ling.
It was her first visit to Li Mansion, but Wei Qiuju must have been here before.
“This place… should be near the wall of the backyard…” Wei Qiuju stood up with the help of Yueya and sat on the chair opposite Wei Yuewu. “I have never been to this kind of place when I visited Li Mansion. I only walked around in the backyard with others…”
At this point, Wei Qiuju suddenly opened her eyes wide and her face turned pale. Yueya, who was at the side, also seemed to have thought of something, and the expression on her face changed dramatically.
“Fifth Elder Sister, did you remember something?” Wei Yuewu asked.
“Last…last time, I visited Li Mansion with Second Elder Sister. The two of us walked around casually together, and then we came here and saw a courtyard. There were people in the courtyard, and they were men. Second Elder Sister and I saw them from afar. Second Elder Sister felt curious and wanted to go in, but halfway through the road, we were stopped by Lord Li.”
Wei Qiuju continued, “Lord Li also warned us not to speak of it. Otherwise, we might be killed!”
Recalling that scene, Wei Qiuju couldn’t help but shiver. At that time, Lord Li’s expression was completely different from his usual gentle image. Instead, he had quite a bit of killing intent on his face.
Even Wei Yan did not dare to say anything. Wei Qiuju naturally would not say anything at that time. She only nodded her head vigorously to indicate that she would not say anything about what she had seen.
“There is actually someone hiding in Li Mansion’s backyard?” Wei Yuewu frowned.
Lady Li’s eldest brother was a subordinate of the Crown Prince Mansion. From whichever perspective, he was a confidant of the Crown Prince. However, there were actually some people hiding in the backyard of his mansion. The position of the Crown Prince was now unassailable. Therefore, these people could not be the Crown Prince’s confidants. But if that was the case, why would he, a subordinate of the Crown Prince Mansion, be hooked up with these people?
No matter how one looked at it, this matter was really weird.
It seemed that this Lord Li was really suspicious in terms of his loyalty to the Crown Prince!
“Let’s go and take the original path!” Wei Yuewu said. It was obviously dangerous to stay here at this time. Li Mansion would definitely not want others to know about this matter. Therefore, none of the guests today came here. If it were not for the maid pointing the wrong way for them, they would not have taken the shortcut and walked this way.
Thus, the four of them turned around and returned to the previous main road. At this time, almost all the guests had arrived. When they appeared, the banquet was about to begin.
“Sixth Miss Wei, you are late!” A tender voice accompanied by a woman’s gentle breath sounded beside Wei Yuewu’s ears.
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