Chapter 367 – Madam Dowager’S Panic
The writing brush washer was still the same as before, but the flower-shaped note in the writing brush washer was missing.
“Miss, t-the note inside is missing!” Ming Yan cried out in alarm. She picked up the writing brush washer and poured it out hard. She then looked down at the brush container, but she could not find the note no matter how hard she tried.
“It’s gone?” Wei Qiufu walked over with a gloomy face.
“Yes, it was there before. I saw it several times!” Ming Yan hurriedly said, afraid that Wei Qiufu would think that she was not doing her job well.
Wei Qiufu had seen the note by chance, but she did not know where it came from, so she did not dare to move it. Unexpectedly, after so many days, no one came to take it, which was really surprising. However, the most surprising thing was that it disappeared at this time.
The people who entered her room just now were none other than Crown Prince’s and Zhaoyi Tu’s people. When they came in, they wouldn’t take things randomly, let alone a small slip of paper. No one would care about it.
But the truth was that this slip of paper was no longer there!
When Wei Qiufu saw the slip of paper, she had a faint feeling that there was something going on inside, so she did not dare to make a careless move. She had been waiting for the last day to open the slip of paper and take a look. She always felt that it might be related to a big secret.
But now, the slip of paper had disappeared under her eyes!
“Pack my things, let’s go!” Wei Qiufu said decisively. This place made her feel dangerous, and she even hated Wei Fengyao for arranging for her to stay here.
Two identical rooms, plus that flower-shaped slip of paper. No matter how she looked at it, the situation seemed unusual. In addition to Zhaoyi Tu’s fury and so on, Wei Qiufu felt that it was not safe to stay here for long.
“Yes, Miss!” Seeing that Wei Qiufu did not blame her anymore, Ming Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She hurriedly picked up the luggage she had prepared before and looked at it a little. She did not find anything missing, so she hurriedly followed Wei Qiufu out.
On the other side, Wei Yuewu’s door was still tightly closed, as if she had not left yet.
Wei Qiufu hesitated for a moment and wanted to go over and knock on the door, but under the unfriendly gaze of the palace maids outside the door, she retreated and walked out with Ming Yan.
When Wei Yuewu returned to the room, she saw that it was neat. Only her cut clothes were casually thrown to the ground on one side. The rest of the place was exactly the same as when she left.
“Miss, the people in this palace… they are really well-trained!” Jin Ling looked at the neat and tidy room and then at the pile of ruined clothes. She could not help but sigh in awe.
“Zhaoyi Tu’s people were the last to leave!” Wei Yuewu smiled. Although Zhaoyi Tu did not say much today and did not do much, and she even looked like she was doing this for her daughter, everything present indicated that Zhaoyi Tu cared about this place.
Everything here must be restored to the past, and she also found a secret, a secret about Zhaoyi Tu…
“What about these clothes?” Jin Ling pointed to the pile of tainted and damaged clothes.
“Take them away. There are also the clothes that Grandmother rewarded me!” Wei Yuewu said with a bright smile. “I can’t just simply throw away the clothes that Grandmother gave me!”
Of course, all these clothes would be placed in front of Madam Dowager in the end. Those that weren’t sent by Concubine Dong were all ruined, but all the clothes sent by Concubine Dong were left intact. For Madam Dowager, it was also a slap in the face.
As for the Empress, Wei Yuewu clearly sensed that when Empress Tu saw the pile of clothes, she almost couldn’t hold back her anger. Those clothes seemed to make Empress Tu very agitated. Wei Yuewu was curious. Why would the bright colors make Empress Tu so angry? She was so out of control that she even reprimanded Zhao Ruo’e.
Before leaving, Zhaoyi Tu’s palace servants had already returned all the clothes to Jin Ling.
“Miss, please wait a moment. I will tidy up a bit more!” Jin Ling nodded. She walked over and found something else to wrap up the tattered clothes that had been thrown on the ground.
Their delay caused them to come out a little later than Wei Qiufu.
When they came out, Wei Qiufu had already left.
When the palace maid, who was standing guard outside the door, saw Wei Yuewu come out, she respectfully bowed, “Sixth Miss Wei, have you taken all of your items?”
“Yes, I have!” Wei Yuewu smiled.
“Did you leave anything behind?” The palace maid asked again.
“No!” Wei Yuewu shook her head decisively.
“Sixth Miss Wei, this way, please. The soft sedan is already waiting at the entrance of the Palace!” The palace maid stepped aside.
Wei Yuewu nodded and slowly walked out with Jin Ling. She saw that the door of Wei Qiufu’s room was open. There seemed to be a palace maid tidying things up inside. It seemed that the two palace maids outside the door were also Zhaoyi Tu’s people.
She had already tidied it once before, but she was still worried and sent someone to tidy it up again!
What exactly happened that made Zhaoyi Tu care so much, and she even cared about it for so many years, so much so that she still seemed to be brooding over it until now…
Soft sedans were parked at the door, but there were only a few left behind. Since the young ladies were granted to leave the Palace, everyone could leave separately, and there was no need for them to leave together.
Wei Qiufu stood guard in front of a soft sedan. When she saw Wei Yuewu coming over, a smile immediately appeared on her face. She took two steps forward and was about to speak to Wei Yuewu.
“Fourth Elder Sister, let’s go out of the Palace first. Maybe Grandmother has already received the news and her servant is waiting for us at the entrance of the palace.” Wei Yuewu smiled gently, but her expression was very distant as if she did not want to talk to Wei Qiufu.
No one would be able to pretend as if nothing had happened after what happened earlier. Wei Yuewu’s reaction was actually very reasonable.
Seeing her get on the sedan, Wei Qiufu had no choice but to get on her sedan. The two sedans exited the palace gate one after the other.
Outside the palace gate, the carriages of the various mansions were indeed already parked there. Everyone knew that today was the last day to accompany the Third Princess to pray for blessings. The mansions had prepared the carriages early.
As soon as Wei Yuewu and Wei Qiufu got off the soft sedans together, they saw the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang’s carriage parked there. There were two carriages, one in front and one in the back. They looked exactly the same, but there was only one old maidservant guarding there, waiting for them. When she saw the two misses coming out of the Palace, she hurriedly came over and bowed to them.
Wei Yuewu went first and went to the carriage behind. Wei Qiufu could only get on the carriage in front. Seeing that the two misses had already gotten on the carriage, the coachman waved his whip and drove the carriage to the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang.
The carriage entered the mansion from the side door and stopped at the parking lot for carriages. The two of them got off their carriages and saw Nanny Hong, who was in Madam Dowager’s courtyard, guarding below.
“Nanny Hong, why are you here?” Wei Qiufu was taken aback for a moment. She hurriedly stepped forward and asked politely. She did not dare to offend the confidant of Madam Dowager.
“Madam Dowager heard that the two of you have returned to the mansion, so she asked me to come and pick up the two of you.” Nanny Hong smiled.
“I-Is Grandmother alright?” Wei Qiufu’s heart skipped a beat. She stole a glance at Nanny Hong, only to see the smile on her face. It was no different from before, but she did not dare to let her guard down.
The things that happened in the Palace were too serious. Even now, she still had not come out with a plan to deal with them. She was especially afraid of people asking about this matter.
“What can happen to Madam Dowager? It’s just that she hasn’t seen the two of you for a long time. She also wants to ask about the situation in the Palace, so she asks the two of you to go over now.” Nanny Hong continued with a smile and turned to Wei Yuewu, “Sixth Young Lady, you are finally back. Madam Dowager has been anxious to see both you and the Fourth Young Lady for the past few days.”
She was particularly intimate and friendly.
Wei Yuewu was flustered, but she smiled faintly and asked, “Has anything happened in the mansion recently?”
“Nothing. It’s nothing. It’s just that what happened to Eldest Young Lady made Madam Dowager very sad. Madam Dowager specially went to see Eldest Young Lady. Now, she is still lying on the bed and can’t get up! Prince Nan’an Mansion also said that the place where Eldest Young Lady lived was unlucky, so they moved her to a remote place. It was cold and cheerless. When Madam Dowager went there, she didn’t see many people.”
Nanny Hong grunted angrily. Speaking of this matter, she really felt angry. She had watched Eldest Young Lady grow up, but she didn’t expect that she would end up like this.
“Has Eldest Sister’s injury not healed yet?” Wei Qiufu’s eyes flashed, and she couldn’t help but ask.
“Let’s not talk about this anymore. Please come with me. Later, when you see Madam Dowager, please don’t ask anything about this. When you talk about Eldest Young Lady, Madam Dowager is sad.” Nanny Hong turned around and walked in while wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.
Wei Yuewu and Wei Qiufu followed behind.
Along the way, Wei Qiufu tried her best to find out if Madam Dowager knew what had happened in the Palace. However, Nanny Hong was very tight-lipped. She couldn’t find out anything.
Wei Yuewu just followed Nanny Hong silently. She didn’t say much. Her eyes fell on Nanny Hong’s obviously reluctant face, and she frowned slightly. She was basically sure that Madam Dowager had already received the news. Otherwise, she wouldn’t ask Nanny Hong to take them to see her.
As for why they knew, it was likely that when the few misses who had left the Palace were at the palace gate, they had already been eager to talk about it. Moreover, there were two carriages at the palace gate, but only one old maidservant was guarding the carriages. In the usual situation, since the mansion had sent two carriages over, there should be at least two old maidservants guarding them.
The other old maidservant must have returned to the mansion early to report to Madam Dowager! However, she could only briefly report the matter, so it was likely that only Wei Qiufu was mentioned…
“Nanny Hong, Nanny Hong, have the two misses entered the mansion…” A maid hurriedly ran over. She shouted anxiously since she didn’t notice Wei Qiufu and Wei Yuewu.
But the next moment, when she saw the two of them, her voice suddenly stopped, and an awkward smile appeared on her face.
“Fourth Young Lady, Sixth Young Lady, Madam Dowager is anxious to see you. She specially sent me to take a look,” the maid explained with an awkward smile.
“Let’s go!” Wei Qiufu’s face was a little stiff.
Wei Yuewu raised her eyebrows and looked at the maid thoughtfully. The corner of her lips revealed a smile of understanding and she glanced at Jin Ling who was at the side.
Jin Ling understood and took a few steps forward. She whispered to the maid, and immediately, the maid’s expression changed…
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