Chapter 287 – Who Was Marquise Hua Yang’S Favorite Child
After Wei Yuewu plucked the strings, she stopped and sighed softly!
Jin Ling, who was at the side, had already understood her intention and asked, “Miss, what’s wrong? Is this qin not good?”
“This qin reminds me of my mother!” Wei Yuewu lowered her eyes and said in a low voice. However, the hall was so empty and her voice could be heard even by people outside.
Beside the door, Wen Tianyao waved his hand, motioning the people behind him to stop. He also stood still and listened carefully. So, Wei Yuewu was going to talk about Marquise Hua Yang?
“What happened to Madam?” Jin Ling asked in confusion.
“My mother must like playing the qin when she was alive!” Wei Yuewu’s fingers flicked on the qin a few more times. “There are also a few extinct copies of qin scores on my mother’s bookshelf. They must be found by my father for my mother!”
“Madam seemed to like playing the qin. I also heard that Madam played the qin very well. I heard it from a few old nannies in the mansion.” Jin Ling echoed Wei Yuewu’s words.
“It’s a pity that my mother died early. I was raised at my maternal grandparents’ house, so I don’t know what my mother liked when she was alive. I am not very good at playing the qin either.” Wei Yuewu sighed and then continued, “Fourth Elder Sister’s qin skills are the best. Compared with her, I am really nothing!”
“Miss, don’t blame yourself. Playing the qin is not something that can be learned in a day. You haven’t lived in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang since you were a little girl. Without training by good teachers, it is really not easy to play as well as you do!” Jin Ling said indignantly.
“Actually, it is also because I don’t have a gift for qin! Fourth Elder Sister should be very good at playing the qin!” Wei Yuewu shook her head with a bitter smile. Her fingers casually plucked the strings of the qin. Then, she stood up and said in a somewhat annoyed tone, “Why is my mother related to the imperial palace? Before she got married to my father, hadn’t she been living in the capital? Could it be that something happened during the years when she was married with my father?”
Of course, Jin Ling didn’t need to answer these questions. It was obvious that she was upset and talking to herself.
“Jin Ling, what do you think will happen if I ask the Crown Prince about my mother?” Wei Yuewu suddenly stopped and asked Jin Ling.
“This… this is not appropriate!” Jin Ling hesitated for a moment, obviously having no idea. “But…Miss, the Crown Prince is high and mighty, if you ask him those questions, won’t you offend him?”
Offending the Crown Prince was a serious crime that could not be exonerated by mere misunderstanding.
“Then what should I do? I really want to know what happened between my mother and my father.” Wei Yuewu sighed and sat down again, as if she knew that her idea was too whimsical.
“Miss, don’t worry. You will find out sooner or later.” Jin Ling comforted Wei Yuewu.
“How can I not be anxious? Concubine Dong can’t wait to become the new marquise and is now eager for actions. If my father really promoted her to the position of Marquise Hua Yang, she would definitely burn all the things left by my mother. Look at my mother’s courtyard that has become so dilapidated. It is easy to know what Concubine Dong would do to my mother’s items!” Wei Yuewu mocked herself. “The moment Concubine Dong entered the city, she asked the Third Elder Sister to teach me a lesson. After she was back in the mansion, she even made things difficult for me in all respects. She was so deeply jealous of my mother.”
“Why didn’t Lord Marquis marry some noble young lady? Why does he have to elevate a concubine to the position of marquise? Isn’t this blasphemy to Madam? Miss, after we return to the mansion this time, you must ask the Madam Dowager to help find a noble young lady for Lord Marquis. Only a noble young lady will be generous. Not only will she not ruin Madam’s things, but she will also take special care of them.”
Jin Ling said indignantly.
Looking at Jin Ling’s angry look, Wei Yuewu chuckled and then her smile faded. “I have never been clear about what happened to my mother. If my mother’s things were really burned, I will never have a chance to get the answer!”
“Miss, it can’t be!” Jin Ling comforted her.
This time, Wei Yuewu did not answer. She just focused on playing the qin. The sound of the qin was elegant, but there was a sense of loss in it. It was not the tune that had just been given to Wei Yuewu.
Outside the hall, Wen Tianyao frowned and looked at the slightly opened door with a complicated gaze. However, he did not take another step forward, and his eyes were filled with a fierce look.
It turned out Wei Yuewu actually knew nothing about Marquise Hua Yang. But on second thought, it made sense. She was at such a young age when her mother died that if nobody talked to her about her mother, it was basically impossible for her to know anything.
Then what about Wei Qiufu, who had been living in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang all these years? She was older than Wei Yuewu and she should know more about Marquise Hua Yang!
With this thought in mind, Wen Tianyao turned around and walked to another side hall where Wei Qiufu was trying the qin. However, he stopped after taking only a few steps. His long and narrow eyes looked at the door of the hall, and the corners of his lips slightly curled into a smile.
Ever since Wei Yuewu entered the capital, she had attracted his attention. This was the first time in his life that he had seen such a smart and quick-witted girl!
Now, she was also in trouble? Concubine Dong wanted to burn Marquise Hua Yang’s items. Coincidentally, he was not willing to see such a result. What he was investigating was related to Marquise Hua Yang. He could not let that Concubine Dong ruin her items!
Father Emperor had said that he would grant a noble young lady to Marquis Hua Yang as his legitimate wife. Well, he could take the chance to offer help.
Wen Tianyao turned around. This time, he strode out without looking back.
“Miss, they are gone!” Jin Ling, seemed to have been listening to the qin the whole time, but in fact, she was paying attention to the outside. Hearing the sound of footsteps leaving, she reminded Wei Yuewu.
Wei Yuewu nodded. There was a strange look in her beautiful eyes. She took her hand away from the qin and rested her chin on one hand. With a faint smile, she said, “His Highness the Crown Prince’s decree should be announced soon. The Fourth Elder Sister will enter the Crown Prince Mansion as she wished!”
“Miss, the Fourth Young Lady will definitely deal with you!” Jin Ling said uneasily. She was not happy with Wei Qiufu being able to enter the Crown Prince Mansion at all. Jin Ling and the other maids of Wei Yuewu were all clear about Wei Qiufu’s hatred for Wei Yuewu.
“Don’t worry. It will be very difficult for Fourth Elder Sister to obtain a high position!” Wei Yuewu smiled slightly, her beautiful eyes glowing as she said meaningfully, “This Crown Prince has just made Yang Yuyan his junior concubine. Before the Crown Princess is announced, it should be very difficult for him to take others as his high-ranking concubine!”
Since a nation-wide selection was held to choose a Crown Princess, there must be some important reasons. Whatever the reasons were, it was not appropriate for side concubines to be announced one by one before the Crown Princess.
“But… but the Fourth Young Lady won’t give up!” Jin Ling still had some doubts. She knew the Fourth Young Lady was not someone who was willing to be placed under others. “Moreover, the Fourth Young Lady’s status in the Crown Prince Mansion must be higher than that of Eldest Miss Yang no matter what!”
In terms of status, Yang Yuyan was indeed inferior to Wei Qiufu. Moreover, Wei Qiufu’s reputation had always been good. However, the problem was that although Wei Qiufu’s token was kept by the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince did not like her. In the end, Yang Yuyan became the first to be taken by the Crown Prince as a junior concubine.
If Wei Qiufu wanted to enter the Crown Prince Mansion, the timing wasn’t in favor of her!
Of course, it was impossible for Wei Qiufu to submit obediently. Didn’t Wei Qiufu gang up with Wei Fengyao? It was evident that she would take action soon. The longer it dragged on, the worse it would be for her.
“Jin Ling, pay more attention to Fourth Elder Sister in the following days!”
Wei Qiufu did not expect that Wen Tianyao would appear in the side hall before she made a move. She hurriedly picked up the corner of her skirt and walked out of the table. Then, she respectfully curtsied to Wen Tianyao.
“Greetings, Your Highness!”
Wen Tianyao nodded. He walked to the seat and sat down calmly. His gaze fell on Wei Qiufu and he directly asked, “Fourth Young Lady, do you remember anything about Marquise Hua Yang?”
Wei Yuewu’s birth mother? Wei Qiufu’s heart skipped a beat. She hurriedly replied, “Eldest Aunt had been very nice to me since I was a little girl. At that time, I was still young. Sometimes, I even thought that Eldest Aunt was my mother, while my own mother did not care much about me!”
Wen Tianyao understood the meaning behind her words and asked calmly, “The Third Lady didn’t treat you well?”
At this time, people could no longer see any impatience in his expression.
“Well, my mother treated me very well. It’s just that… I always remembered that Eldest Aunt was more concerned about me. At that time, as long as I went to her place, Eldest Aunt would carry me in her arms! She would get someone to bring me delicious food. Sometimes, she even gave Sixth Younger Sister’s share to me!” Wei Qiufu thought for a moment and answered according to her own conjecture.
While she spoke, she carefully observed Wen Tianyao’s reaction, ready to change her words if anything went wrong.
“I heard that Marquise Hua Yang was extremely good at playing the qin and liked collecting qin scores. I wonder if you have any copy on your hand?” Wen Tianyao smiled and asked.
“I got a few copies of qin scores from Eldest Aunt. After Eldest Aunt passed away, her courtyard was also locked. After that, her things were never moved again!” Wei Qiufu breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, she already knew that Wei Yuewu’s mother loved to play the qin when she was alive. Later, she went to Nanny Hong to get the key and secretly took away a few copies of qin scores without telling others.
However, she only dared to take away several copies of qin scores. Who knew when the Eldest Uncle would think of the courtyard again? If he knew that she had secretly taken away a few copies of qin scores collected by the marquise, he might get angry.
In the mansion, it had always been rumored that back then, in order to marry Wei Yuewu’s birth mother, the Eldest Uncle actually acted against the will of the Madam Dowager. In the end, the Madam Dowager had no choice but to give her consent.
But of course, she could not tell the truth to the Crown Prince. Seeing that the Crown Prince was so concerned about Wei Yuewu’s mother, she knew that there was a secret behind it. If she could seize the opportunity, she might have a chance to soar into the sky at one go.
At the thought of this, Wei Qiufu felt her entire body heating up.
The opportunity seemed to be right in front of her. Since the Crown Prince was concerned about Marquise Hua Yang, she must show that she was extremely close to Marquise Hua Yang. Such a relationship was an advantage that even Wei Yuewu didn’t have…
“Did Sixth Miss Wei get qin scores from the marquise?” Wen Tianyao asked with a frown.
“I don’t know. Maybe she was still a kid at that time!” Wei Qiufu hinted tactfully, indicating that she was Marquise Hua Yang’s favorite child and the closest one to her.
At that time, she was only a child. Even if she did not notice something, it was normal.
“Your Highness…” Wei Qiufu appeared hesitant as she looked at Wen Tianyao.
“What is it? Speak!” Wen Tianyao’s face turned cold as he asked in a low voice.
“There is one thing that I don’t know if I should say or not!” Wei Qiufu’s eyes were filled with panic. She looked at Wen Tianyao timidly and bit her lips. However, this showed the importance of the words she was going to say.
“Speak, I will pardon you!” Wen Tianyao’s eyes narrowed.
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