Chapter 411
“What? Fourth Princess’ carriage almost flipped over? Later on, the Heir-apparent of Yan sent someone to send her back?! He even said that he was coming to see me and talked to me about the screen?!” Jing Wenyan was shocked and abruptly stood up from the qin. She almost ruined her elegant appearance.
“Y-Yes, I heard it from someone. It is said that there were many people at that time. They all heard the Heir-apparent of Yan’s order,” the maid timidly answered as she witnessed Jing Wenyan lost her usual graceful posture.
“Let’s go. Let’s go to Duke of Yan State Mansion!” Jing Wenyan stood up and pushed away the qin in front of her. Because she had used too much force, the expensive qin fell to the floor, and one of the strings snapped.
“Miss…” The maid cried out in alarm as she pointed at the qin, her face turning pale. This was Eldest Young Lady’s favorite qin. There was once a maid who accidentally scratched it a bit, and her hands were chopped off as a punishment.
“Let’s go!” Jing Wenyan did not even take a look at the broken qin. She lifted her skirt and walked down the stairs.
The maid did not dare to hesitate. She hurriedly lowered her head and followed behind with small steps, hurrying out.
Not long after, the carriage of the mansion of Duke of Jing stopped outside Duke of Yan State Mansion’s gate. Looking at the large signboard of Duke of Yan State Mansion, Jing Wenyan took a deep breath and held the maid’s hand as she got off the carriage. Just as she was about to walk forward, she was stopped by a bodyguard.
“Eldest Miss Jing!” The bodyguard bowed to her respectfully. “The heir-apparent is resting now, so he asked you to go back.”
“Resting?” Jing Wenyan looked up at the sky. “The heir-apparent is resting at this time?”
It was noon, and he had just returned to the mansion not long ago…
“The heir-apparent has always been casual,” the bodyguard answered respectfully. The intention of refusal was too obvious, so much so that Jing Wenyan felt embarrassed and awkward. She was the most beautiful woman in the country, and Yan Huaijing was the only one who would chase her away.
“I can give the screen to the heir-apparent now!” Jing Wenyan tried her best to maintain her calm. “Can you inform him about my visit? He was quite eager to get the screen earlier.”
“I’m sorry, Eldest Miss Jing. The heir-apparent said that he is not free at this moment even if you come because of the screen. When he has time, he will go to your mansion to ask for it. He will not trouble you.” The bodyguard was well prepared. He remarked word by word according to what Yan Huaijing asked him to say.
These remarks were like a verbal slap to Jing Wenyan’s face. The meaning behind the words was very clear. Yan Huaijing didn’t want her to come to the Duke of Yan State Mansion, even if it was about the screen.
“I…” Jing Wenyan’s face turned red and pale. In the end, she could only stomp her feet helplessly and turn back to the carriage. If Yan Huaijing let her in today, the Fourth Princess would not do anything to her. After all, the princess did not know how much she meant to Yan Huaijing, so the princess would not dare to go too far despite being arrogant.
But now that Yan Huaijing did not let her in, it clearly meant that Yan Huaijing had no intention of protecting her. In that case, everything she had hinted to the Fourth Princess, such as how Yan Huaijing had feelings for her, would be nullified.
“Miss…” The maid timidly looked at Jing Wenyan, who was sitting in the carriage with a gloomy expression.
“Let’s go to Crown Prince Mansion!” Jing Wenyan gritted her teeth. If there was another person that the Fourth Princess would be wary of, it was definitely the Crown Prince. She didn’t want to be too eye-catching at first, but if she didn’t help herself this time, the Fourth Princess’ wrath would be enough to burn her.
Jing Wenyan was very clear about her identity and status. Despite her title as the number one beauty in the country, it meant nothing in practice because the State of Jing had been gone.
Did Yan Huaijing really have no feelings for her? Why? Was she not worthy enough for him?
In this world, other than her, who else could be worthy of the elegant Yan Huaijing? Ever since she saw Yan Huaijing when she was a little girl, she had been working hard and trying hard to be worthy of him. But why did he treat her like this?
Did she do something that annoyed him? But she didn’t do anything today. She simply used him to stall the Fourth Princess…
The carriage slowly moved, turned around, and left the Duke of Yan State Mansion.
The bodyguard watched the carriage leave before returning to the mansion to report. In front of the flat stage of the tall building, layers of curtains were raised. Yan Huaijing wore a pure white long robe, and there was no ribbon tied around his waist. However, he had the elegance of a famous scholar.
He casually leaned on the couch, narrowed his eyes, looked at the sky outside, picked up a book, and leisurely read it. The candle on the incense burner next to him curled up.
“Your Heir-apparent, Eldest Miss Jing left.” The bodyguard came over and knelt down on one knee.
“Is she going in the direction of the Crown Prince Mansion?” Yan Huaijing did not raise his head, his handsome eyes still falling on the page in his hand.
“Yes, I saw that her carriage went in that direction,” the bodyguard reported truthfully.
“Don’t worry about her!” Yan Huaijing raised his fairy-like face, a faint smile on his lips. He had never really cared about Jing Wenyan’s actions, but now that Jing Wenyan dared to manipulate his little fox, he was upset.
Yan Huaijing didn’t feel that he had to spend too much effort on someone he didn’t care about. However, if that person tested his limit and crossed the line, he would immediately take action.
The Fourth Princess’ carriage almost capsized, and Jing Wenyan went to see Wen Tianyao. The more muddled the capital was, the better…
At this time, Wei Yuewu had returned to the mansion and she was in her own courtyard. After washing up, she sat down at the table.
“Miss, Lord Marquis went out and hasn’t returned yet. I have already asked Yan Feng to follow him. It seems that he travels quite far today because he took a carriage,” Jin Ling came to report.
Indeed, if he went out on a carriage at this time, it meant that Wei Luowen would travel far today. He was injured, so he couldn’t ride a horse if it was a distance away.
“Did he go to Concubine Dong’s place?” Wei Yuewu looked at her tender fingers and asked softly.
“No, and he didn’t send anyone to ask her, as if this matter had nothing to do with Concubine Dong!” Jin Ling said with some dissatisfaction. “Miss, no matter how we look at it, this matter has something to do with Concubine Dong. Why didn’t Lord Marquis ask her or send someone to investigate? Did Lord Marquis have no intention to avenge Madam?”
“I think he must have had a target now!” Wei Yuewu raised her head.
“Does Lord Marquis know who murdered Madam? Isn’t it Concubine Dong?” A few maids looked at Wei Yuewu in shock. In their hearts, they had long connected Concubine Dong with Marquise Hua Yang’s death.
But now, Wei Yuewu actually told them that Concubine Dong had nothing to do with it! They refused to believe it!
Wei Yuewu did not believe it either. She looked out of the window with a cold gaze. She had seen Concubine Dong’s temperament clearly in this period of time. Every time Concubine Dong attacked her, she would not leave any leeway. All of Concubine Dong’s schemes were intended to force her into a desperate situation. Even if it was not death, she would slander her. How could such a person be innocent?
How could Concubine Dong just watch quietly as Mother was in Marquise Hua Yang’s position? Based on Nurse Han’s words and the interaction between Concubine Dong and Lady Li when Mother gave birth to her, Wei Yuewu was sure that they wanted Mother to die during labor.
However, her father trusted Concubine Dong so much that he didn’t even ask her about this. It seemed that after so many years, Concubine Dong still had a good image in her father’s eyes.
“When Yan Yang comes back, find out where my father went,” Wei Yuewu said indifferently.
“Miss, Concubine Dong is unusually quiet. She doesn’t even do anything. I saw that her courtyard was quite busy. From time to time, maids and old maidservants would come over to report. Even when a few maids and old maidservants were chased out, there was a new batch coming in.” Shufei had been observing the situation on Concubine Dong’s side.
Of course, Wei Yuewu did not believe that Concubine Dong would not do anything after suffering such a loss.
Concubine Dong’s maids and old maidservants were mostly brought from the border. However, after this incident, there should be fewer people. Even Nanny Dong had been eliminated, so she should not have that many trusted servants by her side now.
Concubine Dong was still in charge of the affairs in the backyard of the mansion, so she certainly lacked the manpower. She could order about Madam Dowager’s people, but it was not as convenient as her own people. There should be her most trusted servant at the border.
It was easy to make mistakes in a flurry, especially this time. Concubine Dong should not be able to endure for long!
“Has Wei Yuejiao been to Concubine Dong’s place?”
“No, but Concubine Dong went to her courtyard in a hurry. I heard that the chaos at Third Miss’ place did not stop. The situation got better when Concubine Dong went to persuade her.” Shufei thought for a while and replied.
Leisurely picking up the teacup and taking a sip, Wei Yuewu slowly put the cup down. Looking at the ripples in the cup, she curled her lips into a faint smile. It seemed that Concubine Dong was really in a terrible fix!
She had lost her most trusted servant, and a large group of people were kicked out. Next, new maids should be sent to Concubine Dong’s place. But Wei Yuewu observed Concubine Dong’s reaction when the new people were sent to Concubine Dong. She seemed quite calm and relaxed about it. Did it mean that there were her people among these new maids?
Concubine Dong brought some people with her when she came back from the border. However, there were not many people in the courtyard originally, so it was very likely that these people did not enter the mansion because of internal matters.
But this time, Concubine Dong needed more servants.
Wei Yuewu had to quickly deal with the matter of her mother’s shops, or these shops would become Concubine Dong’s and Madam Dowager’s!
Coincidentally, Concubine Dong did not have enough manpower right now…
“Is Sixth Young Lady in there?” A familiar voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard. Wei Yuewu was stunned for a moment before she suddenly thought of something. Her lips curled into a cold smile silently. This person had really come at the right time. She had originally been wondering how to talk about this matter!
“Jin Ling, go invite her in!”
Wei Yuewu smiled faintly and put away the dowry list that was placed on the table. She picked up the teacup at the table and took a sip. Her clear eyes were raised as she quietly waited for that person to come in.
Not long after Jin Ling went out, she heard a voice. Shufei hurriedly went over and lifted the curtain and smiled as she waited at the door…
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