Chapter 392
Chapter 392 Evidence of the Affair
“Concubine, t-there’s a letter for you!” The maid was quite nervous. She took out a letter from her pocket with trembling hands and handed it over.
In the past, they would only convey a short message or “coincidentally” bump into each other sometimes. It wasn’t a big deal. But now that she got a physical message, Concubine Yang was jittery. She squeezed the handkerchief tightly and did not dare to take the letter.
“Concubine, please take it and read it. He is waiting for your reply!” The maid stuffed the letter into Concubine Yang’s hand frightfully.
The letter was as heavy as an anchor, but Concubine Yang subconsciously opened it and read it.
It was actually a short message, and the person who wrote the letter asked her if she was willing to elope with him. “Him”, in this context, was, of course, the geomancer. He claimed that his wife had passed away years ago, but he hadn’t remarried for years because of his deep feelings toward his deceased wife. However, when he saw Concubine Yang, he fell head over heels in love with her, and asked her if she shared the same feelings.
After reading this letter, Concubine Yang trembled in horror and dropped the letter.
“Concubine!” The nervous maid cried out in shock.
“I…” Surprised, Concubine Yang hurriedly picked up the letter. Her expression was both happy and worried.
Although the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang looked very majestic and prominent, to Concubine Yang, it was just a pretty cage that suffocated her. She would definitely want to leave given a chance.
“Uh… What else did he say?” Concubine Yang gritted her teeth and asked.
“He didn’t dare to say much either. He said that if you are willing to leave with his master, his master will not let you down.” The maid was an orphan and did not have any close relatives or friends in the mansion. Previously, Concubine Yang had promised to take her away if she left the mansion. Because of this, the maid was determined to take Concubine Yang’s side.
“Concubine, what do you think…” The young maid couldn’t make the decision, of course. However, she would always be the most insignificant maid in the mansion if her Master remained anonymous. Even the maids in the kitchen looked down on her. There were so many maids in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang, and she was at the bottom of the social pyramid.
Therefore, she did not have any attachment to the mansion!
“Let’s go!” Concubine Yang gritted her teeth. No matter what, this should be an opportunity. She might never be able to leave if she missed this chance.
“Do you want to give him a reply?” The maid asked.
“N-No, there’s no need to…” Actually, Concubine Yang was timid. She didn’t want to leave any evidence behind in case someone found it, and she would be doomed.
“Actually, the lad servant said that it would be best for you to write a letter so that he can be assured and get ready,” the maid said timidly.
“Alright!” Since it was to reassure him, Concubine Yang thought about it and decided to write a reply.
After writing a few words, she gave the letter to the maid, which was then silently sent out.
The lad servant, who received the letter, hurried out. However, he did not return to his own Master. Instead, he went to another courtyard. The young lady in this courtyard informed him that he must send any letters he received from the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang’s backyard to her first.
Of course, he would get a reward for doing so.
The lad servant was not very loyal to his Master. Rumors had it that the previous lad servant was killed because he knew too much. At this moment, all the lad servant wanted to do was save as much money as he could so that he could go far away and never return here.
“Leave the letter and tell your Master that the matter is done.” A maid walked out from the courtyard and handed him a bulging pouch. The lad servant hurriedly took it and nodded with a smile on his face.
“Okay, I will go back and inform my Master!”
Anyway, he would leave after this matter was over. The geomancer could do whatever he pleased then. How dare he took a fancy to the concubine in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang? He must have a death wish.
He had known that the geomancer was a womanizer, but he only constantly flirted with the women from ordinary families. This time, he dared to flirt with one of the concubines in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. He was obviously looking for trouble.
Just like that, the two letters from the geomancer and Concubine Yang silently appeared in Wei Yuewu’s and Wei Qiufu’s rooms…
Wei Luowen had yet to recover from his old injuries. Doctor Ming would come to the mansion every few days to check on Wei Luowen. There was nothing serious, and the doctor only came to provide a routine checkup.
Today was the day when Doctor Ming came to the mansion to check on Wei Luowen…
Madam Dowager would take her medicine after breakfast, but it was a little later than usual today. After all, the general kitchen was too far away from her courtyard, and they needed some time to deliver it to her. The small kitchen in her courtyard was still under repair and could not be used for the time being.
When Wei Yuewu came over, Wei Qiufu and Wei Qiuju were both in Madam Dowager’s room. Their chatters and laughter echoed across the courtyard, and it was very lively. Even Concubine Dong was also here serving Madam Dowager breakfast.
Since Wei Yuejiao was grounded, Concubine Dong came to Madam Dowager’s courtyard every day. She would be here to keep Madam Dowager company even if there was nothing for her to do here.
“Sixth Young Lady is here!” Seeing Wei Yuewu coming over, Nanny Hong asked someone to lift the curtain.
Wei Yuewu entered the door and bowed respectfully to Madam Dowager, but Madam Dowager simply gave her a cold snort. Madam Dowager was still up in arms about the ignorant Wei Yuewu who refused to remove some of the items from the list of Qin Xinrui’s dowry. Therefore, she looked askance at Wei Yuewu and ignored her directly.
Wei Yuewu couldn’t be bothered. Madam Dowager was very selfish and materialistic. She would not bat an eye to those who couldn’t bring her any benefits, including her own granddaughters.
Family and kinship meant nothing to her. She divided the people around her into the groups of usefulness and uselessness.
At this time, the maid brought over the steaming-hot medicine and presented it to Madam Dowager.
Madam Dowager sniffed at it and felt that the smell was a little strong. She didn’t have much appetite for the time being and pushed the bowl away.
“Madam Dowager, it’s bitter, but it’s good for you. Please drink some,” Nanny Hong quickly persuaded, thinking that Madam Dowager did not want to drink it.
“This medicine has a strong smell!” Madam Dowager shook her head. The smell was indeed a bit strong. The others in the room also smelled it and felt that the smell was quite pungent.
“Grandmother, the smell is indeed unpleasant, but the medicine is good for you. You should drink it. Do you know how scared I was when you fainted the other day?” Wei Qiufu persuaded gently.
“Madam Dowager, your health is the most important over everything else. Please take the medicine. The Lord Marquis will be worried about you again. He didn’t sleep well for a few nights after you fainted the other day, and he urged me to come and visit you!” Concubine Dong expressed in such a loving and passionate way. She even indicated that it was because of Wei Luowen’s instruction that she had been coming here for the past few days.
This made Madam Dowager’s expression relax a bit. She reached out to take the bowl of medicine. Just as she was about to drink it, she suddenly stopped and looked at Wei Yuewu, whose face suddenly turned pale and was grasping her chest with her hands.
“Yuewu, what’s wrong with you?” Despite her disdain, Madam Dowager had to put on her disguise in public. After all, Wei Luowen still favored Wei Yuewu very much.
“I… I…” Wei Yuewu clutched her chest and looked as if she was about to collapse at any moment. Before she collapsed, she pointed at the bowl of medicine and couldn’t even speak.
“What’s going on?” Madam Dowager put down the bowl in her hand and asked sternly.
“Grandmother… I-I feel awful!” Wei Yuewu clutched her chest and muttered with difficulty. With one look, they could tell that something went wrong. After that, Wei Yuewu rolled her eyes and fainted.
“Miss, Miss! Wake up!” Jin Ling shouted anxiously.
Witnessing this, Madam Dowager hurriedly stood up and sent someone to invite Doctor Ming over. Later, she went over to check on Wei Yuewu. It happened so abruptly that Wei Qiufu was bewildered. She didn’t expect Wei Yuewu would be so weak that she fainted for no reason.
Startled at first, Concubine Dong was delighted. She had known that the bitch Wei Yuewu was born with a deficiency, but she didn’t expect her to collapse so soon! It seemed that that bitch was already so weak without her doing anything. She bet that no one would suspect anything even if she did something to worsen Wei Yuewu’s condition later.
“Madam Dowager, why did Sixth Young Lady faint? She looks pretty healthy!” Concubine Dong stepped forward and held Madam Dowager’s arm, feigning a worried and concerned look.
“She’s not as healthy as you think!” Madam Dowager, who knew Wei Yuewu’s condition better, grunted.
“What? She’s not? No wonder. I can’t even tell! I’ve always thought that she is healthy,” Concubine Dong gasped in surprise.
She deliberately spoke loudly because she wanted everyone to presume that Wei Yuewu was frail and sick in the first place. If Wei Yuewu suddenly died one day, no one would suspect that she died because of the poison in the talisman on the wall of her mother’s courtyard. They would just assume that she died because of her illness.
“Fortunately, Doctor Ming is here!” Nanny Hong beamed as she ordered the maids to carry Wei Yuewu to the couch aside.
The entire courtyard was in chaos. Madam Dowager couldn’t be bothered with her medicine now. She was worried that something bad would happen to Wei Yuewu in her courtyard while ordering Wei Qiufu and Wei Qiuju to go back. Wei Qiufu’s status was noble now, so Madam Dowager couldn’t afford her to be infected with the disease and fall ill.
Doctor Ming came very quickly. He arrived alongside Wei Luowen when Wei Qiufu and Wei Qiuju had just left. Wei Luowen heard that Wei Yuewu had fainted in Madam Dowager’s courtyard, so he asked Doctor Ming, who was here to check on him, to go to see Wei Yuewu with him.
As soon as he entered the room, Doctor Ming sniffed around, and his expression changed slightly.
“Why did Yuewu faint?” Wei Luowen took two steps forward and came to the couch. He asked anxiously while looking at Wei Yuewu.
“I don’t know. J-J-Just now, when Madam Dowager wanted to drink the medicine, Miss felt unwell and fainted!” Jin Ling looked around in panic as if she couldn’t find the source of Wei Yuewu’s pain. Then, she pointed to the bowl of medicine that was still steaming.
Because Doctor Ming came quickly, the medicine was still steaming slightly, and there was a strong smell of medicine.
“What does Madam Dowager’s medicine have to do with Yuewu?” Wei Luowen snapped in irritation. He did not believe Jin Ling’s words at all because he presumed that the maid blurted an excuse to get away with it.
On the other hand, Doctor Ming walked over with a frown and looked at the bowl of medicine in front of him. It was as if for him, the medicine was more important than Wei Yuewu’s illness.
“Doctor Ming…” Wei Luowen called out impatiently, but suddenly, Doctor Ming picked up the bowl of medicine and smashed it on the ground…
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