Chapter 288 – My Woman Is Naturally The Most Outstanding
“Your Highness, there was one time when I was tired from playing at Eldest Aunt’s place. Eldest Aunt let me rest there, and I vaguely heard her crying…” Wei Qiufu swallowed nervously. In fact, she did not know the truth of the matter. She did not know if her speculations were correct or not. So, she looked at Wen Tianyao carefully and continued to make up her story.
“Didn’t she say anything?” Although Wen Tianyao looked very concerned, he did not care to the extent that he looked nervous.
What was wrong?
“I… I didn’t hear her clearly. She seemed to say…that I had an elder brother…” When Wei Qiufu said this sentence, she was also shocked. However, at this moment, if she did not say these words, she would not be able to shock the Crown Prince.
“Did she speak to you?” Wen Tianyao asked with a cold expression.
“Well… I think so. At that time… Sixth Younger Sister was sleeping in another room. Aunt only kept me by her side!”
Wei Qiufu couldn’t figure out what Wen Tianyao was thinking at the moment, so she could only try her best to make her “story” sound more appealing.
“What else did she say?” Wen Tianyao frowned tightly. Hearing Wei Qiufu’s story, he felt that some things were very similar to his findings, but some were not, especially this Fourth Miss Wei in front of him, who should have been just a passer-by. Now, he was confused by her story, which disrupted all his thoughts.
Was Fourth Miss Wei related to this issue?
“I didn’t hear anything else. At that time, I didn’t care. After that, I thought it was just a dream. Later, Eldest Aunt passed away, and Sixth Younger Sister was sent to her maternal grandparents’ home. Eldest Aunt’s courtyard was also locked and remained empty.” Wei Qiufu didn’t dare to say anything unnecessary. She only had a vague guess.
She originally did not know about this kind of thing. The more she said, the easier it would be for others to find out that she was lying. However, at that time, she was still a little girl. Nobody could blame her if something went wrong with her memory.
Due to her guilty conscience, she did not dare to look at Wen Tianyao anymore. She could not help but look to the side. This made Wen Tianyao inexplicably think of what happened in the Plum Blossom Nunnery, and his eyes turned cold.
He actually didn’t have much of a good impression of Wei Qiufu! Thinking back to that day, he really didn’t like this kind of sophisticated woman who was used to scheming against others! Therefore, he was skeptical of Wei Qiufu’s words!
“Fourth Young Lady, please practice qin more. I hope that you can show off your talent at the banquet of Her Majesty!” Wen Tianyao turned around and walked out.
“Yes, Your Highness!” Wei Qiufu hurriedly bowed.
She was overjoyed. Although the Crown Prince was a little cold to her, his attitude was much better than before. At least this time, the Crown Prince still hoped that she could show off her talent.
She had been confident of entering the Crown Prince Mansion. If she could gain the Empress’ favor, her status would definitely not be lower than that of Yang Yuyan.
Ming Yan also understood Wen Tianyao’s words. After Wen Tianyao left, she said excitedly, “Miss, His Highness means that as long as you can make the Empress happy, you will definitely enter the Crown Prince Mansion with a high position!”
“That should be the implied meaning!” A hint of surprise flashed through Wei Qiufu’s eyes.
“Then what about the Eldest Young Lady?” Ming Yan lowered her voice and asked.
“It doesn’t matter. Just let Eldest Sister continue with her plan. Who would be unhappy for having a high position?” Wei Qiufu said proudly. A sinister sneer appeared on her lips. Because of what happened in the Plum Blossom Nunnery, she had been implicated by Wei Yuewu. Not only did she lose the chance to compete for the position of Crown Princess, but she could not even secure the position of a side concubine.
She was determined to go all out to achieve what she wanted when entering the Palace this time. Now that the Crown Prince had said those words, she had even a brighter future.
Once she entered the Crown Prince Mansion with a high position, she would definitely trample Wei Yuewu under her feet. As for Wei Yuewu’s marriage, of course, she would also have a say!
As for what kind of man Wei Yuewu could marry, it would depend on her mood…
Wei Yuewu was the first to leave the Crown Prince Mansion.
She left early because the eunuch said that if there was nothing wrong with the qin, she could go back first and didn’t have to wait for the other young ladies.
Therefore, Wei Yuewu only plucked the strings casually to indicate that there was nothing wrong with the qin. Then, she left with Jin Ling.
It was said that if they left from here, they could go to Chu Xiu Palace from the side door, and it was relatively nearer. Therefore, Wei Yuewu refused the soft sedan and took Jin Ling with her and headed towards the direction the palace maid pointed.
Her current location should be in the middle of the Crown Prince Mansion and Chu Xiu Palace. After passing by another palace, she would be able to see the side door that the palace maid had just mentioned.
It was said that the side door was not large, and it was only used by the Crown Prince Mansion’s palace maids and eunuchs.
However, there was no one around now. Just as they approached the door, they suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside. Jin Ling immediately turned around and looked behind vigilantly.
A hand suddenly reached out from the door and silently pulled Wei Yuewu over.
“Who is it?” Jin Ling turned around and shouted. Just as she was about to attack, she saw a guard suddenly appeared in front of her and silently waved his hand at her.
The heir-apparent’s guard?
Jin Ling was stunned for a moment, then she saw the guard motioning her to follow him. After that, the guard entered a room on the side.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer. Jin Ling looked at the direction where Wei Yuewu disappeared. She gritted her teeth and followed the guard into the room…
After that, a large group of Crown Prince Mansion’s guards rushed over. Seeing that there was no one here, they rushed forward to continue their chase!
Her body fell into someone’s arms, her waist was tightly held and her mouth was covered by a big hand. Wei Yuewu struggled nervously. After all, she was only a thirteen-year-old girl. Her heart ached and she found it difficult to breathe!
“Don’t be afraid, it’s me!” A gentle voice sounded along with a bit of an enchanting smile, which immediately dissipated the fear in Wei Yuewu’s heart. Then, the hand that had been covering her mouth silently lowered.
“Your… Your Heir-apparent!” Wei Yuewu panted heavily. Her body fell back weakly and she fell into Yan Huaijing’s arms again.
“What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?” Yan Huaijing reached out and hugged her slender waist. His usually smiling handsome eyebrows wrinkled and he looked at Wei Yuewu’s pale face that seemed to have no trace of blood.
“Why… why are you here, Your Heir-apparent?” At this time, Wei Yuewu was really weak. She could only pull a part of his sleeve with her hand, trying to stabilize her breath. There was a faint pain in her chest.
“Injured?” A stern expression suddenly appeared on Yan Huaijing’s face. He placed a hand on Wei Yuewu’s wrist and tightly pursed his handsome lips. His entire body reveal a cold aura that prevented strangers from approaching him.
“I… I’m not injured. I was just shocked!” Wei Yuewu tried her best to answer as she tried to calm down. She was really frightened by the sudden change.
Sensing that Wei Yuewu’s pulse was steadily slowing down, Yan Huaijing resumed his usual leisurely smile. He helped her to the screen. On the screen hung a wide snow-colored cloak, which looked the same as the one he was wearing.
“Put it on!” Yan Huaijing took down the snow-white cloak.
“Your Heir-apparent, what…” At this time, Wei Yuewu had already recovered. She stood up slightly and took the snow-white cloak. She asked in confusion, “What do you want me to do?”
“Pass off as the girl I found!” Yan Huaijing smiled leisurely and reached out to help Wei Yuewu put on the cloak. He then took a veil from the side and covered her whole face in it.
“Your Heir-apparent, the Crown Prince has seen me like this before!” Wei Yuewu was very anxious. She did not know who this cunning fox was planning to scheme against this time, but no matter who it was, it was not appropriate for her to appear like this.
“So what?” Yan Huaijing raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Wei Yuewu. He nodded with satisfaction. “I’m not going to see the Crown Prince. I’m taking you to see someone else!”
“Who are you going to visit?” They were now in the Crown Prince Mansion. Who else could it be except the Crown Prince?
“Master Fenghe!”
This sentence successfully made Wei Yuewu calm down. She no longer pulled the veil on her face. Was Master Fenghe the master who read her palm that day?
“Master Fenghe is in the Crown Prince Mansion?” Wei Yuewu asked in surprise.
“Of course, he is in the Crown Prince Mansion. With so many candidates in the nation-wide selection, it would be inconvenient if Master Feng He is not in the palace.” Yan Huaijing said meaningfully, reaching out to hold Wei Yuewu’s slender waist and slowly walking out.
Wei Yuewu was led by him and had no choice but to follow his footsteps and walk out.
At this time, there were many guards outside the door. When they saw Yan Huaijing bringing Wei Yuewu over, they all bowed respectfully. “Your Heir-apparent!”
“Are they here?” Yan Huaijing asked as he reached out to hug the tightly wrapped Wei Yuewu.
Lin Fang stepped out and looked at Wei Yuewu curiously. He replied, “Your Heir-apparent, they have already gone to Master Fenghe’s place! Are you going now?”
“Right now!” Yan Huaijing nodded and walked out leisurely, holding Wei Yuewu’s slender waist in his arm.
Lin Fang and the other guards followed behind the two of them.
The veil on Wei Yuewu’s face was very thick, and she almost couldn’t see the road beneath her feet. She could only be led by Yan Huaijing. Fortunately, although Yan Huaijing’s steps were large, he didn’t walk fast. Therefore, Wei Yuewu could keep up with him by walking faster than usual.
As they walked, Wei Yuewu secretly frowned, wondering who this sophisticated heir-apparent was going to set up this time. Could it be that Yan Huaijing was scheming against Master Fenghe this time?
But on second thought, Wei Yuewu realized Yan Huaijing must have started to set up this Master Fenghe when they were in Plum Blossom Nunnery.
“Heir-apparent of Yan, you are really fast!” After they turned a corner, a cold voice was heard. It was the voice of the Heir-apparent of the Duke of Lu.
Yan Huaijing laughed and said, “Of course I have to be fast. Otherwise, all the good words will be heard by Heir-apparent of Lu!” He was extremely gentle.
Lu Yeli looked suspiciously at the woman who was half in his arms. Unable to see her appearance, he couldn’t help but sneer, “Is this the beautiful woman found by Heir-apparent of Yan? I wonder how outstanding she is?”
When they left the Palace last time, all the heirs-apparent vowed to bring beautiful young girls with them. After returning to his mansion, he immediately picked two. However, when he entered the Palace today, he heard that the other two heirs-apparent each brought four girls with them. He regretted not bringing more with him.
However, he did not expect Yan Huaijing to bring only one.
“My woman is naturally the most outstanding!” Yan Huaijing raised his eyebrows and said lazily.
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