Chapter 421
Chapter 421 A Snake in the Pit
“Fourth Prince, please come with me! Hurry!” Wei Yuejiao anxiously walked in front, looking fidgety.
Behind her, the Fourth Prince looked stern and cold as he followed her with large strides. Two bodyguards stood on his side and walked hurriedly too. The Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an, Wen Ruoming, trotted on his other side. A few lad servants jogged behind Wen Ruoming.
Wen Ruoming was a little chubby, and he began to pant after walking for a short while, but as the host of the mansion, he had no choice but to keep up. “W-What is going on? Why did they fight?” He asked, panting and huffing.
“I don’t know. It was the mansion’s maid who came to inform me. Eldest Sister asked me to go to you. I’m sure that they will stop fighting when they see you. Sixth Younger Sister has always been stubborn and willful. I-I wonder if it has anything to do with you, Fourth Prince.” Wei Yuejiao looked at the Fourth Prince, who was obviously a little flustered, and sneered smugly in her heart.
Wei Yuejiao didn’t expect Wei Yuewu to be so lucky that the Fourth Prince took a fancy to her. Wei Fengyao even told her that the Fourth Prince had seen the Empress and expressed his intention to marry Wei Yuewu.
Wei Yuejiao figured that her life would be over if Wei Yuewu really married the Fourth Prince.
After hearing the news from Wei Fengyao, she correlated it with the news she had received, and to her surprise, both messages were closely related. Because of this, she was even more confident that the news she heard from Wei Qiuju was true.
No matter what, she must convince the Fourth Prince to give up the idea of marrying Wei Yuewu and dissuade him from expressing his intention to the Empress again. Wei Fengyao had told her that if the Fourth Prince went to the Empress again with this intention, the Empress would agree with the wedding despite her reluctance because of Zhaoyi Tu.
Coincidentally, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan had always admired the Fourth Prince, and her trip to the capital this time was because of him too…
“Hurry up and go!” The Fourth Prince was clearly disgusted by Wei Yuejiao’s prying tone. No, he was disgusted with every bit of Wei Yuejiao’s actions.
Ever since the first time he met Wei Yuejiao and the misunderstanding that occurred, the Fourth Prince despised Wei Yuejiao to the core. He felt that she was a pretentious and uncultured person through and through.
He disliked such a woman!
Moreover, he was anxious at this moment because he was worried that something bad would happen to Wei Yuewu. Prefectural Princess Jia’nan was not an ordinary young lady who grew up in the capital. She had been practicing martial arts since she was a child. Although she was not outstanding in martial arts, she was strong and nimble.
Compared with her, Wei Yuewu was fragile and delicate. She was no match to Prefectural Princess Jia’nan in terms of strength and nimbleness. If they really fought, Wei Yuewu would definitely lose. Moreover, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan held an official title. No matter from which perspective, Wei Yuewu could not win against Prefectural Princess Jia’nan.
Wei Yuejiao rolled her eyes at the Fourth Prince’s impatient voice. Likewise, she despised the Fourth Prince too. She would not have talked to him had it not been for his noble and dignified status.
Nevertheless, she was thrilled at this moment. Wei Fengyao had said that as long as she brought the men over, what happened next would not be her business. She could just wait to see Wei Yuewu make a fool of herself. They were at Prince Nan’an Mansion now. No matter what happened, Princess Nan’an would be on Prefectural Princess Jia’nan’s side.
Therefore, Wei Yuejiao stopped talking and quickened her pace.
The only one who was gasping for breath was Wen Ruoming. He wiped the sweat on his forehead with a handkerchief and looked around. As the road they were taking was getting more and more desolate, he was spooked. They were heading to the courtyard that no one had dared to enter alone, weren’t they?
It was a secret legend that had been only circulated in Prince Nan’an Mansion. Wen Ruoming did not know the details or the authenticity of the rumor. It was said that one of his father’s concubines had died a tragic death, and her corpse was beyond recognition. In fact, all the servants in the courtyard had also died.
He heard this story by chance from an elderly servant of the mansion. It was said that the woman was his father’s secondary concubine, and she nearly succeeded in replacing Mother Consort. However, such a woman died with all her servants in the courtyard in the end.
When he learned the news, he was naturally shocked and aghast.
He also learned that the investigation of the death took a long time, but no one could discover anything, so it was left unsettled.
Thus, the originally quiet courtyard was ruined and desolate now.
It would take ten days to two weeks before people cleaned the courtyard. The maids and old maidservants often hastily cleaned the courtyard. Over time, this courtyard became the creepiest place in the entire Prince Nan’an Mansion.
Wen Ruoming secretly came here when he was a child. At that time, he eerily felt that the air in the courtyard was cold and horrifying.
When he explored inside, he even stepped into a deep pit and almost fell to death. Later, with the help of his lad servant, he crawled out hastily. From then on, he never went to that courtyard again. Even when he passed by the door by chance, he felt chilly in his heart.
In Wen Ruoming’s opinion, the most suitable definition for that courtyard was haunted!
“T-Third Miss, are you sure this is the right way?” Wen Ruoming gasped.
“Yes, I’m sure. The maid was very clear when she reported the matter, and Eldest Sister told me the direction very clearly too. I even asked the maids in the mansion.” Wei Yuejiao nodded confidently.
She spoke without stopping for a second. The Fourth Prince donned a gloomy expression and followed her without saying a word.
Wen Ruoming could not stop them, so he had to bite the bullet and follow them. No matter what, he had to go and take a look. If something happened to the Fourth Prince in Prince Nan’an Mansion, he and his family would be in big trouble.
When Wei Yuewu subconsciously pushed forward with her hand, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan suddenly turned her head around and grinned smugly. Seeing this, Wei Yuewu immediately came to her senses, grabbed Prefectural Princess Jia’nan’s sleeve, and pulled her back.
Wei Yuewu had lost her balance in the first place because Prefectural Princess Jia’nan had stepped on her foot. Hence, her body fell backward as she pulled Prefectural Princess Jia’nan. However, in the next second, she felt her head spinning, and her body actually fell forward.
She could hear Huamo screaming behind her!
Prefectural Princess Jia’nan almost pulled her sleeve back to brush her off. She even felt that Prefectural Princess Jia’nan fiercely pressed against her wrist.
She felt that her strength was suddenly drained out of her hand, and she almost let go.
Wei Yuewu gritted her teeth and bit down hard. The sharp pain and the faint smell of blood came from her lips. The intense sensation also sobered her up from the dizziness. She grabbed Prefectural Princess Jia’nan’s wrist with her other hand and twisted it hard.
Although she didn’t have much strength and the twist didn’t cause any harm to Prefectural Princess Jia’nan, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan was caught unawares by Wei Yuewu’s abrupt action because she had expected that she could easily shake Wei Yuewu off.
Annoyed by Wei Yuewu’s resilience, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan pinched Wei Yuewu’s slender wrist even harder.
Wei Yuewu’s wrist was as slender as a brittle tree branch. It seemed as if it could be snapped into half easily. Originally, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan felt that it would be a piece of cake to get rid of Wei Yuewu.
Wei Yuewu was the typical young lady of an aristocratic family who looked fragile and scrawny. She was no match to her in terms of strength. Therefore, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan was confident that she could get rid of Wei Yuewu easily.
However, she did not expect Wei Yuewu to grab her tightly. What made her even more anxious was that she and Wei Yuewu actually fell down together.
There was a pit at the corner with some withered grass on it, and the two of them fell straight into the pit.
“Prefectural Princess Jia’nan! W-Why did you bring our Miss down? Let her go!” Huamo cried out anxiously.
The bottom of the pit was covered with straw, and the pit was not very deep. Wei Yuewu had been flipped over, and she was at the bottom, so she fell heavily into the pit. Prefectural Princess Jia’nan was dragged into the pit too. Wei Yuewu tasted a rustic taste in her mouth and almost spat out a mouthful of blood. She felt as if all the bones in her body had been broken.
But even so, she held onto Prefectural Princess Jia’nan’s sleeve tightly. At this moment, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan had repeatedly pinched her wrist, wanting to pull her hand away from her sleeve and leave.
With Wei Yuewu on the ground, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan was not injured at all.
However, she didn’t expect that the delicate and weak Wei Yuewu would actually have such fierce strength and grab her sleeve tightly. Wei Yuewu moved her hand, which had been holding onto her wrist, to her clothes and refused to let go.
A trace of blood slowly slid down from her pale lips. It was a shocking sight…
Seeing this, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan struggled even harder and pinched Wei Yuewu’s wrist with all her might. Wei Yuewu could almost hear the sound of her bones breaking. That heart-wrenching pain made her consciousness a little fuzzy.
But strangely, at this moment, she actually felt that she was sober…
The figure of the weak young lady flashed past her vision. She spat out large mouthfuls of blood, but she smiled when she looked at her. Then, she struggled to get up, extended one hand, and caressed the delicate little face of Wei Yuewu, who was crawling over. “Younger Sister, don’t be afraid. I will be fine. You have to remember that we are sisters with similar bloodlines. You will always be my good sister. I will definitely protect you!”
At that moment, it was not only her wrist that was hurting but also her heart. It was so painful that she almost couldn’t breathe. Was it so painful because they were related by blood?
Her so-called sisters were supposed to be those cousins in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang who had been scheming against her, weren’t they? Who was this girl? Who else was related to her by blood?
She couldn’t think of anyone, but she strangely felt that it was true. She felt even closer to this little girl than the so-called sisters in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang who tried to harm her over and over again!
At this time, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan desperately wanted to escape. She pinched Wei Yuewu’s wrist hard and struggled to break free. She no longer looked elegant and beautiful. At this moment, her face was twisted in a heinous grimace. Wei Yuewu no longer had any strength left to grab her. At this moment, Huamo jumped into the pit. She pulled Prefectural Princess Jia’nan’s sleeve and shouted anxiously,
“Miss, Miss! Are you okay? Do you hear me? Please, please talk to me! Don’t scare me! Prefectural Princess Jia’nan, let go! Stop pinching our Miss’ wrist! You’re going to break her hand!” Huamo was truly anxious at this moment. It was winter, but she was sweating profusely. Judging from Wei Yuewu’s appearance, she could tell that Wei Yuewu was not doing good.
Prefectural Princess Jia’nan was shocked by Huamo’s shout, and she quickly loosened her hand when she saw Wei Yuewu’s ghastly pale face. If something bad really happened to Wei Yuewu because of her, and Marquis Hua Yang held her accountable, she would be able to get away with it easily.
Wei Yuewu was in so much pain that she became numb. She looked behind Prefectural Princess Jia’nan with her dull eyes. From her angle, she could see a snake climbing out of the grass behind Prefectural Princess Jia’nan. The snake stuck out its tongue as it slowly crawled in their direction…
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