Chapter 89 – A Screen, And They Went Way Too Far Bullying Her
“Forget it, Second Elder Sister is now in such a condition.” Wei Yuewu said softly, a cold aura faintly appeared on her lips. She turned to look at Wei Qiuju and said, “Fifth Elder Sister, do you think there is still hope for the Second Elder Sister to be released from the temple?”
“Well…” Wei Qiuju hesitated for a moment and became somewhat uneasy.
“Fifth Elder Sister, you are also a daughter of an aristocratic family. Have you ever heard that a woman with such a disgraceful reputation can still be taken by a man as his wife following the proper procedure and formalities?” Wei Yuewu continued to ask, her dark and white eyes staring at Wei Qiuju, and a hint of mockery appearing at the corners of her lips.
However, her appearance caused people to feel an inexplicable chill in their hearts.
Wei Qiuju inexplicably shrank, but she still smiled and asked, “Well, doesn’t she have the support of Eldest Sister?”
Even though she said that, she hesitated unconsciously in her heart. Was the situation really like what Wei Yan said that it was only a matter of time before she was released and that in the future, she could rely on her Eldest Sister and Second Master to marry anyone she wanted?
“Fifth Elder Sister, if Third Princess and Fourth Princess were in the same conditions like Second Elder Sister, what do you think the situation would be like?” Wei Yuewu smiled, ignoring Wei Qiuju’s wandering gaze.
Wei Yan had been sent to the family temple for only one day when Wei Qiuju came out. Moreover, she and Lady Li were talking and laughing freely in front of the Madam Dowager. In the past, she had never seen Wei Qiuju and Lady Li being so intimate. If someone said that there was nothing fishy about it, no one would believe it.
With the Madam Dowager’s indifference to Wei Qiuju, Wei Qiuju was not able to come out however hard she tried by herself. The wise Fourth Young Lady that she had been following was not by her side now. Lady Zhang had always ignored this concubine-born daughter. Other than Lady Li, there was really no one else who could help her out of the family temple.
And the reason why Lady Li was so active in helping people was naturally because she had a purpose…
Before they finished talking, the two of them had arrived at Wei Yuejiao’s courtyard. When the old maidservant guarding the gate saw Wei Qiuju and Wei Yuewu coming over together, she hurriedly welcomed them. After saluting to them, she smiled and greeted, “Greetings, Fourth Young Lady, Sixth Young Lady.”
“How is the renovation of this courtyard going on?” Wei Qiuju also concentrated her mind and asked.
“It’s almost done. We are just waiting for Fourth Young Lady and Sixth Young Lady to come and take a look.” The old maidservant smiled and said.
Wei Qiuju nodded and walked with Wei Yuewu to the main room in the middle. This room should be Wei Yuejiao’s main chamber after she returned.
The layout of the main room was very elegant. From whichever aspect, it was not inferior to Wei Yuewu’s Lotus Courtyard. The reason why Wei Yuewu’s Lotus Courtyard was so decorated was entirely because of Wei Yan.
“This…isn’t this the screen of Lady Marquise? Why is it put here?” Wei Qiuju suddenly pointed at an eight-piece elegant lotus leaf screen in the middle and asked the supervising maidservant who was leading the way in surprise.
“Fifth Young Lady, the Madam Dowager said that Third Young Lady had always been filial to Lady Marquise. In the past, Lady Marquise also liked Third Young Lady very much. She said that she would leave this screen for Third Young Lady as her dowry. Now it is the right time to give it to Third Young Lady.” The supervising maidservant smiled and reported back.
Mother didn’t leave dowry for her but for a concubine-born daughter? Well, the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang really had good rules! As for the excuse that Mother liked Wei Yuejiao, that was totally a lie. The fact that Wei Yuejiao had never appeared in her memory demonstrated that Wei Yuejiao had never appeared in front of Mother either. So there was no ground to say whether Mother liked her or not.
Wei Yuewu sneered at the Madam Dowager’s lying. Mother was already dead when she was still a little girl. Besides, her father Marquis Hua Yang had always treated his eldest daughter well. These factors combined meant that they could lie by describing the situation in whichever way they liked.
The mansion of Marquis Hua Yang was truly indifferent to Mother and her, but how generous and considerate it was to Concubine Dong and her daughter!
Since these people had never treated her as a family member before, it was good that she didn’t want to have them as her relatives…
“Well, should the dowry of Lady Marquise be left to…” Wei Qiuju turned around to look at Wei Yuewu with a face full of shock. Then she seemed to discover that she had said something wrong and hurriedly covered her mouth with her handkerchief.
However, her meaning was already made clear. Which girl could bear it when seeing her own mother’s dowry was taken away in such a manner?
“My mother’s screen?” Wei Yuewu gently touched the screen with a cold face.
“It’s Lady Marquise’s screen. It’s said that the embroidery on it was done by Lady Marquise herself.” Wei Qiuju smiled.
This meant that the screen was even more precious. It was a piece of embroidery done by her birth mother, and it was so large that it was basically the only one. Nowhere else could a similar one be found. But now, it fell into the hands of a concubine-born daughter, and it even looked like it was used to curry favor with her.
Wei Qiuju had been secretly observing Wei Yuewu’s expression. She felt that Wei Yuewu was on the verge of breaking out.
Next, if she mentioned Wei Yuejiao’s marriage arrangement, it would naturally make Wei Yuewu think that her own marriage was intentionally spoiled. Moreover, the Second Lady also said that Bangyan had met Wei Yuewu and had a good impression of her. All she had to do was to tell her that when that Bangyan came to the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang to make a proposal, he had asked to marry Wei Yuewu, not Wei Yuejiao.
However, at that time, she was still engaged to Marquis Jing Yuan, so the Madam Dowager and Marquis Hua Yang came up with the idea of letting Wei Yuejiao marry that Bangyan.
With the screen stuff as a provocation, when Wei Yuewu further realized that the husband-to-be whom she had taken a fancy to was snatched away by Wei Yuejiao, she would not bear it no matter how good-tempered she was. Moreover, Wei Qiuju also discovered that Wei Yuewu was definitely not good-tempered. Otherwise, Wei Yan would not have ended up in such a miserable situation.
As long as Wei Yuewu really took actions to compete for the marriage with that Bangyan, then extreme calamity would certainly become the next big show…
Wei Qiuju sneered. She would like to see how Wei Yuewu could still be the first daughter of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang and outshine her under such circumstances.
Second Lady had told her that Wei Yuewu had never been the favored object of that Bangyan. All of this was just a trick…
Sure enough, Wei Yuewu slapped heavily on the screen. She raised her pair of beautiful eyes and said coldly, “Fifth Elder Sister, let’s go and see Grandmother. I’m going to ask her what’s going on. Does the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang have such rules that allow a concubine-born daughter to receive the dowry of the matriarch? Furthermore, the dowry is a piece of embroidery by the matriarch’s own hands!”
Wei Yuewu was indeed angry. She touched the exquisite embroidered lotus, as if she could see her mother embroidering dowry for her with joy. Now that the screen appeared here, it was simply intended as a slap for her in the face.
Wei Qiuju was stunned for a moment before she raised her head and asked anxiously, “You… are you going to see Grandmother…” In Wei Qiuju’s opinion, no one in the entire mansion dared to challenge the Madam Dowager’s authority. If the Madam Dowager said yes, no one would dare to say no.
“Yes, I am going to see Grandmother right now.” Wei Yuewu said coldly as she turned around and walked out.
Wei Qiuju was anxious. Why wasn’t this matter developing in the direction she had expected? If Wei Yuewu made a scene in front of the Madam Dowager, she would be landed in serious trouble.
“Don’t, Sixth Younger Sister, don’t bother Grandmother. Grandmother’s health is not good. If she became angry and fell ill, you would be accused of being unfilial to her.” Wei Qiuju stepped forward and held Wei Yuewu’s hand, urging her urgently. Being unfilial was truly a negative label no one wanted!
However, Wei Yuewu was destined to remain unmoved. She glanced coldly at Wei Qiuju’s hand that was holding her tightly and said, “If anything happened to Grandmother, I’ll give my life to her as a compensation.”
“Well I…” Wei Qiuju was speechless. Her forehead started to sweat. She never expected that the seemingly childish and thin Wei Yuewu would actually say such words so cold-heartedly. She was stunned for a moment. The development was completely different from her expectations.
When she saw that Wei Yuewu broke free from her hand and was leaving, she took two steps forward and grabbed Wei Yuewu’s wrist again. “Sixth Younger Sister, calm down. Perhaps there is no need to make a scene out of this matter. Grandmother is so old, and it is possible that something has gone wrong with her memory. When Uncle returns to the capital, you can directly speak to him and then let him ask Grandmother. Wouldn’t that be a better solution?”
“Ask Father to talk to Grandmother?” Wei Yuewu’s attitude seemed to be softened.
“Yes, yes. Let Uncle confirm the issue with Grandmother. Grandmother loves Uncle the most. Every time Uncle returned to the capital, Grandmother personally went out to welcome him. Grandmother will definitely listen to whatever Uncle says.” Wei Qiuju tried her best to persuade Wei Yuewu.
“Does Grandmother really listen to Father?” It seemed that Wei Yuewu started to hesitate. She did not insist on leaving as resolutely as before.
“Yes, don’t worry. If Uncle doesn’t listen to you, I will testify for you. I will definitely persuade Uncle to stand on your side.” Wei Qiuju advised, as if she would definitely speak for Wei Yuewu and Marquis Hua Yang would definitely listen to her.
“But what if Second Aunt and the others say differently from us…” Wei Yuewu still had some misgivings.
“Don’t worry, everything will be fine. Second Aunt will definitely stand on our side.” Wei Qiuju said in an extremely assuring manner. Of course, the Second Lady was reluctant to let the Madam Dowager know about this matter. Therefore, Wei Qiuju didn’t have any burden when she uttered those assuring words to Wei Yuewu.
Hearing Wei Qiuju’s words, Wei Yuewu slightly curled up the corners her lips. Indeed, Wei Qiuju and Lady Li had joined forces to deal with her.
“Alright then!” Wei Yuewu acted as if she was listening to the advice despite her reluctance to accept the situation.
“Sixth Younger Sister, don’t be angry. How can Third Elder Sister compare with you? Speaking of her engagement, the suitor had actually asked to marry you first. He only agreed to see Third Elder Sister before finalizing the engagement because there was no chance of him marrying you.” Wei Qiuju skillfully changed the topic.
“Engagement?” Wei Yuewu blinked her eyes puzzledly and looked at Wei Qiuju.
“Sixth Younger Sister, are you really ignorant of the matter? That suitor is still living in our mansion. He is the Bangyan of the previous Imperial Examination. He is very talented and handsome. Many young ladies in the capital have taken a fancy to him. There are also people who say that he has boundless prospects ahead. Perhaps he will become an important official in the future.”
Wei Qiuju unconsciously revealed some envy in her tone. That man was such a handsome person, and he had such a bright and boundless future. It would be great if she could really marry such a person.
Wei Qiuju couldn’t hide the hatred in her eyes as she felt it unfair why such a talented person would propose to marry Wei Yuewu. It was such a bargain for her!
Seeing the transient infatuation and hatred on Wei Qiuju’s face, Wei Yuewu’s eyes darkened. Everything that happened today was related to this Bangyan. It seemed that this Bangyan was really a very important person…
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