Chapter 336 – Proud, Meeting Zhaoyi Tu
“Nothing. Just some personal matters,” Wei Yuewu turned to Wei Qiufu and said indifferently.
“Do you need my help?” Wei Qiufu asked.
“Thanks, but no, Fourth Elder Sister!” Wei Yuewu shook her head politely and held Jin Ling’s hand as she got up and walked out.
“Sixth Younger Sister, are you going out?” Wei Qiufu’s eyes darted around and asked with a smile.
“I want to meet Zhaoyi Tu.” Wei Yuewu nodded and said with a calm expression, “I was supposed to go to see her yesterday, but…”
Wei Yuewu left her words hanging, but Wei Qiufu found it hard to complete her sentence. Originally, she wanted to see what Wei Yuewu was up to, but now she had no excuse. After all, she was present yesterday when Zhaoyi Tu said those things.
Watching as Wei Yuewu left, Wei Qiufu revealed a cold smile. She was about to enter the Crown Prince Mansion, so she wasn’t afraid of Wei Yuewu playing tricks on her. Zhao Ruo’e wasn’t that smart either. So what if the two of them joined hands?
At that time, she could do whatever she wanted.
Wei Qiufu originally thought that Wei Yuewu was smart, but she didn’t expect that she simply was all brawn and no brains. Otherwise, why wouldn’t she have any doubts about what happened yesterday? However, it just so happened that she had benefited from it. Now that her matters were settled, she could spare some time to deal with Wei Yuewu.
“Let’s go and visit Eldest Sister!” Wei Qiufu smiled proudly at Ming Yan.
“V-Visit Her Heiress-apparent?” Ming Yan was taken aback for a moment.
“Yes, let’s go and visit her now!” Wei Qiufu’s face darkened again, and her face showed a bit of hatred. “I am the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang’s most respected legitimate daughter, and Wei Yuewu dares to steal the limelight from me!”
With the favor of the Crown Prince and the whole mansion of Marquis Hua Yang as her backing, Wei Qiufu was confident that she could truly become the future Empress, and she had been coveting the position for a long time.
“B-But, Her Heiress-apparent will be angry,” Ming Yan reminded in a low voice. After yesterday’s matter, Ming Yan did not think that Wei Fengyao would remain in a close relationship with Wei Qiufu without any grudge.
“It doesn’t matter. Bring some of the things the Crown Prince bestowed over!” Wei Qiufu ordered.
Yesterday, she was worried that Wei Fengyao would have a grudge against her and she did not dare to take responsibility. She was also afraid that if Wei Fengyao said something, the people in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang would blame her. However, today was different. With these rewards from the Crown Prince, she believed that Wei Fengyao would clearly know that cooperating with her would be more beneficial.
Moreover, they had a common enemy, Wei Yuewu.
It was true that what happened yesterday had built a wall between herself and Wei Fengyao. However, she was the one who should be angry. After all, at that time, Wei Fengyao pulled her to block the arrow, and her struggle was simply an instinctive reaction to protect herself. Wei Fengyao had no reason to blame her for being shot.
With the favor of the Crown Prince, Wei Qiufu did not believe that Wei Fengyao would still dare to argue with her about this matter.
“Yes, I know!” At this time, Ming Yan also understood what Wei Qiufu meant, and she beamed confidently. She straightened her body and went back to the room to get a few gifts. The Crown Prince had sent so many gifts. Just a few gifts were enough to suppress Eldest Young Lady. Moreover, the current Eldest Young Lady was not the same as before.
And her Miss was no longer the same as before too!
Wei Yuewu brought Jin Ling all the way to Zhaoyi Tu’s Jinxiu Palace, and she only stopped when they were in front of the palace.
Jin Ling went up to the eunuchs, indicating their identity. The eunuch who was guarding the door had long known Wei Yuewu’s identity and did not dare to neglect her. He told them to wait at the entrance and then quickly went in to report.
Wei Yuewu waited at the door and looked around. Jinxiu Palace’s position should be in the middle of the Palace. It could be seen that Zhaoyi Tu was favored. It was said that His Majesty had been doting on Zhaoyi Tu for years, which was evident judging by the location and size of her palace.
In fact, she was able to give birth to the Third Princess and Fourth Prince and even raise them. The meaning behind this was already extraordinary.
But even if Zhaoyi Tu was a daughter of the Tu Family, so what? Wei Yuewu didn’t think that the Empress was really a magnanimous person, and she was more confident of her judgment after hearing Zhao Ruo’e talk about the dress incident.
Even though the dress was an eyesore, as the Empress, how could she do this? It really was a bit lacking of tolerance.
Besides, from the Empress’ attitude towards Mother, Wei Yuewu could see that the Empress was very concerned about what had happened back then. Madam Dowager and her father should also know the Empress’ personality, which was why they reminded her to be careful.
As for Concubine Dong, she must have been secretly paying attention to Father at that time, so she should also know about it. Therefore, she knew that the fabric and dress were the Empress’ taboo…
“Sixth Miss Wei, Zhaoyi Tu invites you in,” the eunuch hurried out and greeted.
“Thank you,” Wei Yuewu responded and walked in respectfully.
There was no one else in the palace hall. Not only did she not see the Third Princess, but she also did not meet Ninth Miss Tu. She only saw Zhaoyi Tu sitting on the main seat with a gentle smile on her face.
“Greetings, Your Highness!” Wei Yuewu stepped forward and bowed.
Zhaoyi Tu waved her hand. “Stand! Come sit here with me!”
“Yes.” Wei Yuewu nodded and walked over respectfully. She sat down on a chair that the palace maid had moved over.
“You don’t really look like your mother,” Zhaoyi Tu sighed after checking on Wei Yuewu.
“Don’t I look like my mother?” Wei Yuewu was surprised. This was the first time she had heard someone talk about Mother’s appearance in person.
And she had always thought that she was very similar to her mother.
“You and your mother are not very alike, but your eyes are very similar. Well, it’s a pity that your mother died young. I bet she would be over the moon if she saw such a beautiful daughter.” Zhaoyi Tu narrowed her eyes slightly and leaned back. “At that time, I had a good relationship with your mother and Marquise Jing Yuan. Although your mother was not familiar with the young ladies in the capital, I inexplicably got along well with her.”
Wei Yuewu had long guessed that her mother, Zhaoyi Tu, and Mo Huating’s mother had a good relationship. Otherwise, it was impossible for Mo Huating to be engaged to her with Zhaoyi Tu being a witness to the marriage between the two families. However, the marriage almost ended with blood…
“At that time, I hadn’t entered the Palace, and Marquise Hua Yang hadn’t married yet. We bumped into each other once, and since then, I felt that we were close. Your mother was a very kind person. Otherwise, your father wouldn’t have…” When Zhaoyi Tu said this, she sighed again, looking like she couldn’t bear to recall the past.
“I heard that the one who was engaged to my father at that time was the Tu family’s Second Young Lady, right?” Wei Yuewu raised her long eyelashes and asked with a confused face.
“Yes, it’s Second Elder Sister. There’s no need to talk about this.” Zhaoyi Tu wiped the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief. She seemed to have thought of something bad. With a bitter smile, she stopped Wei Yuewu from talking as if she did not want to talk about it.
Then, she changed the topic, “I heard from Die’er that the place where you and your Fourth Elder Sister live now is not the place that the Palace allocated before.”
“You heard it right. My Eldest Sister said that the rooms we were assigned to were too cold, so she specially asked the palace servants to help us change the place. Although the new place is good, it feels a little cheerless because we don’t live with the other young ladies, and there was no one else besides Fourth Elder Sister whom I can talk to.”
Wei Yuewu complained in a gentle tone. “But since the place was selected by Eldest Sister, we can’t refuse.”
As expected, it was the Heiress-apparent of Prince Nan’an’s idea. Zhaoyi Tu’s expression was slightly displeased. Wei Fengyao really regarded herself as the lady of the Palace, but in fact, she was nothing but an Heiress-apparent. Moreover, from what Princess Nan’an said, Wei Fengyao’s status as the heiress-apparent was only on the surface. Zhaoyi Tu really did not understand where Wei Fengyao got the courage to go against her.
Those two rooms had a special meaning to her. She had left them unoccupied so that in the future…
She did not expect that Wei Fengyao would dare to ruin her business.
“You don’t want to live in the room over there? I heard that the room is facing the sun, and you’ll get more sunlight in the winter.” Although Zhaoyi Tu was angry, she didn’t show it on her face. She had been in the Palace for many years, so it was not difficult for her to remain calm, especially when she was facing a young girl.
“It’s not that I don’t like it. Actually, I like it very much,” Wei Yuewu answered honestly. “But there are rules in the Palace. It is not nice for us to change our rooms so rashly. I thought I would tell my Eldest Sister about this yesterday, but I didn’t expect that she was shot. I will go to visit her later.”
She looked innocent and pure as if her mind was not tarnished by any evil thoughts. This outlook was very easy to leave a good impression on others. This reminded Zhaoyi Tu of Qin Xinrui when they first met. She was also innocent and pure at that time.
She was curious about everything, kind to everyone, and treated everyone sincerely.
The mother and daughter were indeed alike. Thinking of the past, Zhaoyi Tu looked friendlier and kinder now, and the scrutiny in her eyes lessened a little.
“Actually, it is not a big deal to call you here. I just want to see how the daughter of an old friend is doing now. I believe that your mother will be delighted to see you so sensible.” Zhaoyi Tu smiled and covered her mouth with a handkerchief. She ordered the palace servants at the side, “Serve Sixth Miss Wei tea.”
“Thank you, Your Highness, but it is inconvenient for me to stay any longer. I still have to go visit Eldest Sister. I couldn’t do so yesterday because of what happened to Fourth Elder Sister,” Wei Yuewu stood up and respectfully refused.
Her long eyelashes flickered, hiding the profoundness of her eyes. If Zhaoyi Tu really wanted to make her stay, why did she only mention the tea now? Those palace maids with sharp eyes would have served tea without any instructions early on.
Although there was only Zhaoyi Tu in the main hall, when she came in just now, she saw that there was a cup of tea on the other side of Zhaoyi Tu. There was clearly someone accompanying Zhaoyi Tu just now.
She supposed that the person left after she came in.
Did that person not want to see her, or was it inconvenient for that person to see her? But no matter what the reason was, Zhaoyi Tu didn’t want to let her stay.
Seeing that Wei Yuewu had made up her mind, Zhaoyi Tu did not force her to say and smiled, “Well, since you want to visit your sister, go back first. You can come and see me when you have time.”
Therefore, Wei Yuewu bowed deeply again and left with Jin Ling.
In the main hall, Zhaoyi Tu looked at Wei Yuewu as she left. The expression on her face slowly darkened, and she said to the space in front of her without looking back, “Let’s discuss your matter later. Die’er has made up her mind. Just a woman. You can have any kind of woman you want in the future!”
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