Chapter 334 – Gift, Favor?
Wen Tianyao had never been able to find out what had happened back then. Since Wei Qiufu was involved, he would not give any mercy. Even though he might let Wei Qiufu off in the end for the sake of that person, he did not intend to let her go now!
“What? The Crown Prince gave Fourth Miss Wei a reward?”
“Yes! Just now, several palace maids and eunuchs went over with gifts in their hands.”
“Why did he give the rewards to Fourth Miss Wei alone?”
“I don’t know either. It seems that Fourth Miss Wei helped His Highness a lot!” In the corridor of Chu Xiu Palace, several young ladies of aristocratic families whispered. Just now, they saw the people from the Crown Prince Mansion deliver gifts to Wei Qiufu.
It was the first time that the Crown Prince gave gifts to a young lady of an aristocratic family. As long as they thought of the meaning behind this honor, no one would calm down.
The other young ladies could not hide the jealousy in their hearts, and their words sounded envious and unpleasant.
Zhao Ruo’e, on the other hand, sat on the side with a pale face. Her eyes were in a trance, and her uncertain appearance showed that she wasn’t interested at all in the topics of other young ladies.
“Miss! Miss!” Her maid gently nudged her.
“Let’s go!” Zhao Ruo’e came back to her senses and stood up as if she had made up her mind.
“Where are we going?” the maid asked uneasily.
“To see Sixth Miss Wei!” Zhao Ruo’e hissed through her gritted teeth as she looked up into the distance. No matter what, she had to clarify this matter. Even if the Third Princess valued Wei Yuewu, and Marquis Hua Yang held high authority, she could not just let it slip away.
“Miss, didn’t the Third Princess ask you to…” the maid exclaimed softly.
“Let’s go!” Zhao Ruo’e snapped coldly. She could not sit still and await her doom. She had to figure out the situation before she could think of a solution.
Seeing that Zhao Ruo’e was determined, the maid did not dare to say anything else. She could only run a few steps to catch up with Zhao Ruo’e.
At the door of Wei Qiufu’s room, a few palace servants respectfully left. From the open door, one could see that the table in the outer room was full of gifts.
Wei Qiufu and Ming Yan went to see the Crown Prince Mansion’s palace servants to the door and gave a dignified bow. “Please thank His Highness for me!”
“Yes, Fourth Miss Wei. We must congratulate you too!” The eunuch, who was the leader of the group, smiled. His behavior was extremely respectful.
The Crown Prince’s gift had a deeper meaning behind the reward. For a young lady of aristocratic families who was about to enter the Crown Prince Mansion, this was the favor of His Highness, and the favor was even rarer because Wei Qiufu had yet to enter the Crown Prince Mansion.
Originally, nobody had any thoughts about this matter of Fourth Miss Wei entering the Crown Prince Mansion. After what happened at the Plum Blossom Nunnery, everyone could see that Crown Prince was dissatisfied with Wei Qiufu. After that, he even promoted Yang Yuyan as a junior concubine but did not give Wei Qiufu any indication.
The meaning behind this was enough for the Crown Prince Mansion’s people to look down on Fourth Miss Wei who had not yet entered the Crown Prince Mansion.
But now, no one dared to look down on Fourth Miss Wei. As she was able to receive the Crown Prince’s favor, it meant that she was on the rise. Furthermore, the Crown Prince was the heir of the country. Once he ascended to the throne, there were tens of thousands of possibilities for the concubines favored by him. Therefore, the eunuchs, who were giving gifts, did not dare to offend Wei Qiufu. They even faintly tried to curry favor.
It seemed that Fourth Miss Wei’s status would be promoted soon, and it could be seen that she be given a senior title since the Crown Prince had favored her now.
“Thank you!” Wei Qiufu said with a shy smile, and the expression on her face hesitated for a moment, as if she had something to say, but it was inconvenient to say at the moment.
“Is there anything else, Fourth Miss Wei?” All the people in the palace were wise and nimble. Seeing Wei Qiufu’s hesitant appearance, the eunuch, who wanted to curry favor with Wei Qiufu, hurriedly asked.
“Yesterday, I met His Highness with Sixth Younger Sister, but I wonder why His Highness only rewarded me but not…” Wei Qiufu didn’t finish her sentence, but she looked toward the tightly closed door on Wei Yuewu’s side as if she wanted to speak up for Wei Yuewu.
“Oh, I’m not sure either. Maybe Sixth Miss Wei did not fascinate His Highness,” the eunuch spoke, his eyes flickering as his gaze also fell on Wei Yuewu’s door.
He never expected that the two young ladies of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang actually met the Crown Prince at the same time. He could tell that His Highness did not have a good impression of Sixth Miss Wei since His Highness rewarded Fourth Miss Wei alone.
The eunuch expressed his understanding, and a trace of disdain flashed across his gaze.
“Okay,” Wei Qiufu lowered her head and uttered in a respectful tone, indicating that she didn’t dare to speak casually.
“If there is nothing else, I’ll take my leave first!” When the eunuch turned back to Wei Qiufu, he put on a bright smile again and bowed respectfully. With the contrast of the more distinguished Sixth Miss Wei, it was certain that Fourth Miss Wei had won the heart of His Highness.
Originally, he had heard that Sixth Miss Wei’s status was even nobler, but since she didn’t win the Crown Prince’s heart, her status didn’t have much meaning.
Seeing the eunuch leave with a wide grin, Wei Qiufu was over the moon, and there was a trace of undisguised pride under her eyes.
After winning the Crown Prince’s heart, her future would no longer be limited to the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. As she turned her gaze toward Wei Yuewu’s door, the pride transformed into a trace of resentment. Wei Yuewu almost ruined her plan.
When she ascended to a high position, Wei Yuewu would be her first target…
“Fourth Miss Wei, please make way!” A displeased voice came from behind her, bringing Wei Qiufu back to her senses. Turning around, she saw Zhao Ruo’e standing behind her with a cold expression. For some reason, she had actually walked to the door of Wei Yuewu’s room, coincidentally blocking Zhao Ruo’e’s path.
“Fourth Miss Zhao, are you here to see my Sixth Younger Sister?” Retracting the pride in her heart, Wei Qiufu asked in surprise.
Last night, Zhao Ruo’e had shown the intention of strolling around with her and Wei Yuewu. Now, she was looking for Wei Yuewu again. It made her wonder when Zhao Ruo’e had such a good relationship with Wei Yuewu.
“Yes. Fourth Miss Wei, please make way,” Zhao Ruo’e urged impatiently.
Her mind was so full of thoughts that she found everyone irritating. However, she realized that Wei Qiufu’s current popularity was at its peak, so she could only suppress her irritation when speaking to her.
However, it seemed that Wei Qiufu didn’t know how to read her expression and still blocked the door. “Fourth Miss Zhao, since when did you have such a good relationship with my Sixth Younger Sister?”
Previously, Zhao Ruo’e was reprimanded by the Empress for no reason. This was also something that had never happened before. At this time, Wei Qiufu’s brain was spinning again, wondering if there was something related to Wei Yuewu.
If she could procure the Empress to reprimand Wei Yuewu and then take advantage of the opportunity to add insult to injury, that would be great.
“Fourth Young Lady, this matter has nothing to do with you. Can you please move aside?” Zhao Ruo’e was very upset and did not want to talk to her anymore, so she raised her eyes and urged rudely.
It was so blatant and straightforward that Wei Qiufu’s face suddenly turned red, and there was a bit of anger on her face. She was smug and proud at this moment, but Zhao Ruo’e had the nerve to talk so rudely to her!
But on second thought, Wei Qiufu took a step back and made way for her. Patience was a virtue. She had just won the Crown Prince’s favor. At this time, she could not let His Highness feel that she had a bad temper and could not properly manage the affairs of the harem.
Seeing that Wei Qiufu finally stepped aside, Zhao Ruo’e ignored the anger on her face and went forward to knock on the door. When the door opened, Jin Ling appeared at the door with a surprised expression.
“Fourth Miss Zhao.” Jin Ling looked like she had just arrived at the door and didn’t know anything. She first bowed to Zhao Ruo’e, and then she looked like she noticed Wei Qiufu next to her. She hurriedly bowed and greeted, “Fourth Young Lady!”
“Is your Miss inside?” Zhao Ruo’e asked impatiently.
“Yes, Fourth Miss Zhao, please come in!” Jin Ling politely stepped aside and waited for Zhao Ruo’e to enter before asking Wei Qiufu, who was standing behind her, “Fourth Young Lady, do you want to come in together?”
Wei Qiufu was trying to come up with an excuse to go in, so when she heard this, she quickly answered, “Yes. I want to talk to Sixth Younger Sister too.”
“Fourth Young Lady, you can talk to Sixth Young Lady whenever you want. I have something that I’d like to talk to Sixth Young Lady alone. Can you please give us some privacy?” Zhao Ruo’e, who had just entered the door, suddenly stopped, turned to Wei Qiufu, and asked seriously.
These words were almost equivalent to slapping Wei Qiufu in the face. Immediately, Wei Qiufu’s face turned green and red, and waves of rage rose. Fortunately, she had always been patient and composed. Even though she was blushing in frustration, she endured it in the end and took two steps back. Her cold eyes fell on Zhao Ruo’e.
“Fourth Miss Zhao, excuse me!” After saying that, Wei Qiufu turned around and stormed out.
Zhao Ruo’e, whom she looked down on, actually hinted that she could not read the situation. It really enraged Wei Qiufu, who was so smug now.
What an idiot. How dare Zhao Ruo’e offend her for the sake of Wei Yuewu?! Wei Qiufu swore to punish Zhao Ruo’e in the future.
Although she could also sense Wei Qiufu’s anger, in Zhao Ruo’e’s heart, it was naturally not comparable to the Empress’ anger. No matter how much Wei Qiufu was favored, she was still far from reaching the Empress’ position.
She indeed had something important to ask Wei Yuewu. This matter concerned her own future and interests.
Seeing Wei Qiufu leave, Jin Ling closed the door and led Zhao Ruo’e inside.
Wei Yuewu was sitting on a chair in front of the table in the inner room, casually flipping through a book as if she had not heard the dispute at the door of the room.
Hearing the hurried footsteps, Wei Yuewu looked up and smiled faintly when she saw Zhao Ruo’e’s gloomy face. It seemed that the matter about the fabric had been exposed!
Originally, she thought that it would not happen so soon. After all, she had not seen Zhao Ruo’e wear it until now. But today, the Empress reprimanded her for no reason, which made Wei Yuewu think of the fabric.
It seemed that there was something wrong with the fabric that Concubine Dong gave her. Zhao Ruo’e had not worn it yet, and she had already provoked the Empress. If Wei Yuewu wore it, it would not be as simple as just getting some reprimand.
Concubine Dong was really vicious. She wanted to burn Mother’s courtyard in the mansion, and in the Palace, she had planned a secret plot. This time, Concubine Dong probably thought of ruining not only her reputation!
Since that was the case, she had to take some stern actions…
“Sixth Miss Wei…” As soon as Zhao Ruo’e saw Wei Yuewu, she hurriedly greeted her.
“Fourth Miss Zhao, are you here for the brocade? Please have a seat. Let’s talk slowly.” Wei Yuewu calmly put down the book in her hand, smiled, and pointed to the chair next to her.
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