Chapter 432
Chapter 432 Secret Confrontation Between Mother and Son
Madam Dowager nodded. She also had something to tell Wei Luowen at this time. She told Wei Qiuju to go back first. Then she took Wei Yuejiao with her to Wei Luowen’s study.
When Wei Luowen heard that Madam Dowager was back, he hurriedly went to the entrance of the courtyard to receive her.
“Kneel!” Madam Dowager suddenly turned to scold Wei Yuejiao. Wei Yuejiao was stunned and did not react. She looked at Madam Dowager and said with grievance, “Grandmother!”
“I will speak to your father in a moment about what you have done today,” Madam Dowager said harshly. “Kneel down!”
Wei Yuejiao took a pitiful glance at Wei Luowen. When she saw that Wei Luowen showed an expressionless face and did not even look at her, her eyes could not help but turn red. She fell to her knees with a thud. Tears immediately fell from her eyes. She cried out sorrowfully, “Father!”
“Mother, please come in and sit.” Wei Luowen only looked at Wei Yuejiao for a moment before turning away in disappointment.
Madam Dowager nodded and followed Wei Luowen into the room to sit down. The lad servant served tea and retreated. Nanny Hong and the others, including the maids and old maidservants, were all standing in the corridor.
“Today at Prince Nan’an Mansion, Yuejiao and Fengyao plotted against Yuewu together. Even Prince Nan’an Mansion’s guest, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan, was involved. After the incident, Princess Nan’an wanted to send Prefectural Princess Jia’nan back to her home. Prefectural Princess Jia’nan, who was so angry, beat up Fengyao. Then, she took her own maid and rode away. Fengyao’s arm was ruined!”
Madam Dowager roughly explained what had happened.
Some of these matters were already known to Wei Luowen, but some were not. When he heard Madan Dowager’s words, he became angry. “How did Prince Nan’an Mansion intend to give us an explanation?”
“Princess Nan’an didn’t say much. She just promised that she won’t deprive Fengyao of her position as the heiress-apparent. If Qiuju makes it, her son will be the next heir-apparent,” Madam Dowager said with a gloomy face.
“She is really going too far!” Wei Luowen slammed his hand on the writing desk and suddenly stood up. With a stern look on his face, he said, “I’m going to talk to Prince Nan’an!”
After saying that, he was about to leave.
“Luowen, wait a moment!” Madam Dowager said hurriedly. “If this matter really blows up, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan will be punished, and Fengyao will be divorced. Yuejiao will lose her reputation, and Qiuju’s matter may also be exposed. The daughters of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang will all be ruined!”
This was also the reason why Madam Dowager had to agree despite knowing that she had been treated unfairly just now.
“Mother, are we just going to let it go like this?” Wei Luowen said hatefully.
“If not, what else can we do? Fengyao’s arm was ruined anyway. They said that it might not be cured before. Prince Nan’an Mansion finally made a concession. It depends on whether Qiuju can bear a son. Although there is another secondary concubine from Princess Nan’an’s parents’ home at the same time, since Princess Nan’an has agreed, she will not change her mind. As for Yuejiao…”
Madam Dowager sighed at this point. Wei Yuejiao was becoming more and more unappealing to her. “Yuejiao used to be a nice girl. I wonder how she became like this now.”
These words made Wei Luowen silent. He was also disappointed with Wei Yuejiao. He calmly thought about the matter of Prince Nan’an Mansion. It involved three girls, one from each branch of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. Wei Luowen really couldn’t say anything.
“Let’s do as you say, mother.” Although he was indignant in his heart, Wei Luowen also understood that this matter could not be pursued. Otherwise, the three girls would be ruined.
Wei Luowen sat down again. He picked up the tea on the table and took a big sip. Then he put down the cup and said to Madam Dowager, “Mother, Yuejiao is not young anymore. I’ll have to trouble you to choose a nice family for her. As long as the other party’s family background is clean, it’s fine.”
“This matter… Hasn’t it always been Concubine Dong’s business?” Madam Dowager was stunned for a moment. It was not that she did not want to interfere, but in the past, Concubine Dong had repeatedly expressed that Wei Luowen wanted to raise her status to Marquise. Wei Yuejiao’s marriage would be arranged after she became Marquise Hua Yang. Over time, Madam Dowager did not care about this matter.
“Mother, Concubine Dong is too ambitious. I will have to trouble you to take care of it,” Wei Luowen said coldly.
“What’s wrong with Concubine Dong?” Madam Dowager’s eyelids twitched. She felt that something was wrong for some reason. She looked at Wei Luowen’s expressionless face and asked carefully.
This was the first time that Wei Luowen had clearly said that Concubine Dong was too ambitious in front of Madam Dowager.
In the past, even if Madam Dowager had been beating around the bush and asked Wei Luowen if he had any interest in raising Concubine Dong to the status of Marquise, he would always smile and avoid talking about it. He didn’t say yes or no, but no matter what, at least his attitude was cordial towards Concubine Dong.
Could it be that something had happened?
“Concubine Dong is really ambitious. She dared to covet the shops that Rui’er left for Yuewu. Mother, do you still remember that I said before that all of Rui’er’s things would be left to Yuewu? There were not many legacies, to begin with, so they should be left for Yuewu. However, Concubine Dong actually made two account books and took the fake one as an excuse to sell the shops.”
“Two account books? Sell the shops?” Madam Dowager could not sit still anymore. She moved uneasily with a look of surprise.
“Yes, mother. At this time, two shops were exposed and reported to the Mayor of the capital city. Their account books should be in Mayor of the capital city’s hands now, but the ones I have here are fake account books made later. The Shopkeepers colluded with Concubine Dong to cheat us. Later, I will send these account books to yamen…”
Wei Luowen said with a cold face, the scar on his face revealing a grim aura.
“No. If these account books are really sent to yamen, the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang will be totally disgraced.” Madam Dowager was anxious and hurriedly stopped him.
“She’s just a concubine. The mansion of Marquis Hua Yang doesn’t lack concubines. However, regarding Yuejiao’s marriage, I will have to trouble you, mother.” Wei Luowen showed no mercy.
“It’s not merely a problem about a concubine. Concubine Dong has been with you for so many years. Even if she has no great contributions, she did work hard. Besides, there is also Yuejiao. Yuejiao’s marriage has not been decided. If people find out that she has such a biological mother, which family will be willing to take her? In this case, she will have to live a terrible life,” Madam Dowager persuaded earnestly.
“Mother, what’s your opinion?” Wei Luowen seemed to have been persuaded. His brows were tightly furrowed.
“Go to Mayor of the capital city’s yamen later and drop the case. We will take care of our own affairs. As for Concubine Dong, if you don’t like her, then just leave her alone. She is just a concubine.” At this time, Madam Dowager had made a decision in her heart.
Concubine Dong’s matter was not a big deal, but it would definitely expose Madam Dowager’s scandal. If others find out that she embezzled her daughter-in-law’s dowry, she will be ashamed to the extreme, so she resolutely stopped Wei Luowen.
“Mother, Yuewu’s shops…” Wei Luowen hesitated.
“Don’t worry, I will definitely have Concubine Dong hand over all of them. Those were your wife’s shops back then. Even if the shops are all in the red, it’s up to Yuewu to decide whether to close them or not,” Madam Dowager said resolutely.
“Alright, then I’ll have to trouble you, mother.” Wei Luowen nodded sadly.
“What are you talking about? You are my son. Your business is my business. Haven’t I done enough for you all these years?” Madam Dowager sighed. Her eyes were slightly red, and she wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
When she said this, Wei Luowen also thought of something. The corners of his eyes were slightly moist. He stood up and bowed deeply to Madam Dowager respectfully. “Mother, you will always be my mother. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t be where I am today.”
Madam Dowager quickly stood up and came over to help him up. “We are mother and son. Why did you say such things? Alright, you should go to yamen to close the case first. You can’t let others see the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang as a joke.”
“Yes, mother! As for Yuejiao’s marriage…”
“I will pay attention to Yuejiao’s marriage. Since Concubine Dong is such a restless person, Yuejiao should not be a victim of her wrongdoings. Do you just want a well-reputed family for her?” Madam Dowager nodded and asked. She felt relieved as she saw Wei Luowen agreed.
“Yes, ordinary well-reputed families are fine. There is no need for those extremely noble and wealthy families. Yuejiao’s personality is too harsh. For so many years, she has always been raised by my side. She’s been living a life much happier than Yuewu, but she still can’t tolerate Yuewu. She wants to excel in everything and completely ignores the difference between legitimate and concubine-born daughters. Now, she is still unmarried. If she were to marry into a noble family, she might cause trouble.”
Wei Luowen sighed. “Actually, it’s not just Yuejiao. It’s good enough if Yuewu can marry a well-reputed family and be safe and happy for a lifetime.”
Speaking of which, this was also the fatherly love of Wei Luowen. Wei Yuejiao and Wei Yuewu were both his daughters. How could he bear to let them get involved in his own affairs? His own affairs were too great a burden. It was better to keep things simple and uneventful for the girls.
As for his own matters, it was better to solve them himself. No matter what the future was like, he would continue on this road…
“Does Yuewu have to marry a well-reputed family too?” Madam Dowager was slightly startled, feeling a little uneasy.
“Yes.” Wei Luowen nodded. “My daughters do not need to be related to the royal family.”
“But… Now the nation-wide selection of the Crown Princess and royal concubines is under way. It is really not appropriate to get engaged at this time.” Madam Dowager had something on her mind. She looked at Wei Luowen’s face and carefully reminded him.
“Then let’s wait until the selection is over,” Wei Luowen said.
“What… what if the Crown Prince takes a fancy to Yuewu?” Madam Dowager raised the question in her heart.
Slam! Wei Luowen’s hand slammed heavily on the table in front of him. Immediately, a corner of the table was cut off. “I’ll see if he dares!”
This action shocked Madam Dowager, but she immediately looked around vigilantly. When she saw that there was no one else in the room, she breathed a sigh of relief.
“Luowen, I also hope that it won’t happen. But Yuewu is so beautiful. Maybe the Crown Prince will take a fancy to her. What do you think you should do? You should prepare earlier. You can’t let Yuewu really marry into Crown Prince Mansion,” Madam Dowager lowered her voice and reminded Wei Luowen.
In her opinion, it would be better for Wei Yuewu to marry into Fourth Prince’s Mansion than into Crown Prince Mansion. Otherwise, it would be a waste of her outstanding face.
“Mother, I know.” Wei Luowen nodded with a gloomy face.
After they had agreed on what to do, Madam Dowager brought Wei Yuejiao back to Tranquility Courtyard and let Wei Yuejiao continue to kneel outside Tranquility Courtyard’s door.
In Lotus Courtyard, Huamo ran into the room with an invitation card in her hand.
“Miss! Miss! Duke of Yan State Mansion has an invitation card for you!”
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