Chapter 98 – An Unexpected Meeting With The Eldest Miss Jing
Her beautiful face immediately outshined the young ladies around her, and her pair of expressive eyes were filled with gentleness.
Regardless of her identity, the aura around her spoke enough of what elegance was. When she raised her head or turned her eyes, she gave off a strong sense of tenderness and magnanimity. From whichever aspect, that was enough for her to make people relax and make friends with her.
Wei Yuewu’s eyes landed on that slightly familiar face. It wasn’t that she had an excellent memory, but that it was really hard for people to forget such a beauty once they had seen her. Moreover, Wei Yuewu had seen her more than once, and on such special occasions. It wasn’t easy for Wei Yuewu to forget her.
However, the current situation was completely different from the last time. For a moment, Wei Yuewu was unable to piece together the memories of their meetings.
Nevertheless, even though Wei Yuewu had seen her before, she knew that the young lady did not know her, so she smiled and curtsied. “Greetings, Eldest Miss Jing.”
First, among the small dukedoms that were destroyed by Yan State this time, there was Jing State. Second, the Eldest Young Lady of the Jing State was famous for her beauty. Third, Yan Huaijing offered prisoners and there was that fat middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes at the Plum Blossom Nunnery that day. All these clues showed the identity of this Eldest Miss Jing.
Out of the several lords of the destroyed states, the Duke of Jing State was considered to be the closest to the royal bloodline. Therefore, even though the Duke of Jing State came to the capital as a captive, he still received the first-rate treatment. Putting him in a prison cart was only for the form’s sake. As for this eldest daughter of the Duke of Jing State, she was said to have entered the capital and therefore wasn’t caught by Yan State.
Unlike Wei Yuewu who was smeared by rumors, this eldest young lady of the mansion of the Duke of Jing State could be said to be extremely famous for her beauty.
She had shown unparalleled talent since childhood. It was said that if she weren’t a girl, she would definitely become the heir-apparent of Jing State. Even so, her reputation of being both talented and beautiful had long since spread.
It was vaguely said that the eldest daughter of the Duke of Jing State was the number one beauty in the entire Zhongshan Kingdom, including the subordinate dukedoms, large or small, around the country. She could be regarded the number one beauty in the whole world. Therefore, countless noble young masters from various states and dukedoms came to the mansion of the Duke of Jing State to propose marriage.
Anyone who had seen this eldest young lady of the mansion of the Duke of Jing State said that this young lady absolutely deserved the reputation of being both talented and beautiful. This was one of the two big rumors in the capital, with the other one being the rumor about Wei Yuewu’s lack of talent and beauty.
Of course, the rumor regarding Wei Yuewu had long since dissolved by itself. However, this Eldest Miss Jing was obviously worthy of her reputation.
Moreover, this Eldest Miss Jing was said to be a person of utmost filial piety. She wouldn’t have remained an unmarried maiden now that she was over sixteen, if it were not for her purpose of staying with her parents to serve them for more years.
Despite her current situation of being homeless and stateless, this outstanding young lady still won the recognition of the aristocratic young ladies in the capital. Her elegant demeanor, proper remarks and faintly sorrowful eyes in particular, won over people in the capital and prompted them to express their dissatisfaction at the Duke of Yan State’s unjustified occupation of Jing State.
Such a beauty should have been placed in a room of jade or gold and treated like treasure in one’s palm. How could one bear to see her so upset and distressed….
And now, the legendary beauty, the Eldest Young Lady of the mansion of the Duke of Jing State stood right in front of Wei Yuewu. Yet others found it hard to judge which of the two was more charming.
“Sixth Miss Wei, you have heard of me?” Jing Wenyan was very curious that Wei Yuewu could call her out at first sight. She sized Wei Yuewu up and down and asked with a gentle smile, “Sixth Miss Wei, have you seen me before?”
“I’ve never seen you before, Eldest Miss Jing, but your name has long since spread.” Wei Yuewu answered with a sweet smile.
“He’s coming! He’s coming!” A maid rushed in excitedly with a blushed face.
“Really? Are you absolutely sure it’s him?” In a second, many young ladies were busy asking their personal maids to check if their hair ornaments had fallen. Each of them looked extremely excited, and a few of them were even holding onto their maids’ hands with only smiles on their excited faces….
Wei Yuewu was not at all surprised by the arrival of Yan Huaijing, who was strolling gracefully nearer from afar. There was no one but this elegant handsome Yan Huaijing who could be the cause of such a grand scene in which the ordinary shop was made not so much different from an aristocratic banquet.
She quietly moved to the side and gave space to the young ladies who were eager to see the heir-apparent of the Duke of Yan State, so as to prevent the hostility of those young ladies from being targeted at her again.
However, although she thought so, a clear and gentle voice stopped her, “Sixth Miss Wei.”
Yan Huaijing stood there gracefully among the crowd. His appearance was handsome and noble. His long and narrow eyes were slightly raised, revealing a clear and carefree expression. A light purple robe on his figure set off a sense of mystery as well as nobility.
Anyone who looked at him would feel that he was innately as clear and beautiful as the moon.
“Greetings, Your Heir-apparent.” Wei Yuewu had no choice but to stop her movement and enjoy everyone’s “attention” at the same time.
“What a coincident that Sixth Miss Wei is here too. You left something at my carriage last time. I’ll let someone deliver it to you later.” As their eyes met, Yan Huaijing pulled the corner of his lips to reveal a gentle smile and uttered those words slowly.
The young ladies around immediately lowered their heads, blushing, with their handkerchiefs in their hands. Anyone who saw such a beautiful face would hear their hearts pounding due to shyness, but of course, Wei Yuewu was excluded. She was only feeling extremely aggrieved!
Speaking of which, when Wei Yuewu was rescued by Yan Huaijing, she could be said to have nothing with her, apart from herself and those few items that she gathered later. Those objects were brought by her into the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. She really didn’t know what it was that belonged to her but was “left” in Yan Huaijing’s carriage.
Who would have thought that this immortal-like heir-apparent of the Duke of Yan State was speaking of something that didn’t even exist with a voice as clear as icy jade?
Such noble aura and such jade-like complexion manifested his handsome and elegant appearance. Wei Yuewu could only show her willingness to cooperate.
Although she felt much grievance in her heart, she didn’t show it on her face. Wei Yuewu replied gently, “Then thank you, Your Heir-apparent.”
“Is Sixth Miss Wei familiar with His Heir-apparent?” A gentle voice came from beside her. Needless to say, it was the Eldest Young Lady of the mansion of the Duke of Jing State, who was famous for her beauty.
Yan Huaijing smiled and remained silent, but Wei Yuewu had to respond to the question. Everyone in the capital knew about this matter now. “His Heir-apparent saved my life when I encountered an assassination on my way to the capital.”
Yan Huaijing’s eyes flashed with a hint of deep thinking. He said languidly and casually, “It was just a little favor not worth mentioning.”
“It was nothing for Your Heir-apparent, but for me, it was a matter of life or death. I’ll definitely do everything I can to repay Your Heir-apparent’s great kindness.” Those words were forced out of her mouth. If Wei Yuewu didn’t say anything in this situation, she would be deemed ungrateful.
Wei Yuewu also curtsied to look more sincere.
However, the grievances in her heart were almost on the point of bursting out now. Her thick long eyelashes fluttered and she secretly rolled her eyes at Yan Huaijing.
“It doesn’t matter.” Seeing Wei Yuewu’s slightly aggrieved face, Yan Huaijing revealed a smile in his eyes. He raised his hand and said, “Since Sixth Miss Wei happens to be here, go upstairs together!”
She didn’t know where he meant to go. Yet seeing the heir-apparent making the decision for her, Wei Yuewu felt helpless. She took a deep breath. So this heir-apparent really treated her coming here as a coincidence. To be honest, she really didn’t want to stay with this heir-apparent of Yan State.
That meant she would become the focus of attention wherever she went.
“Your Heir-apparent, this way please.” Jing Wenyan nodded her head gently and pointed upstairs, as if she did not feel the slightest bit of anger as a result of the unexpected appearance of Wei Yuewu.
As a result, the rest of the young ladies were left downstairs. Only Jing Wenyan, Wei Yuewu, and Yan Huaijing went upstairs together to the second floor.
It seemed that other young ladies only came so early to have a look at Yan Huaijing because they had heard that he would come here.
When Yan Huaijing entered, Wei Yuewu saw those young ladies were shy and silent, but their eyes did not turn away from Yan Huaijing.
This was not unreasonable when one thought about it. He was noble, powerful, handsome and gentle. Those qualities made him a perfect husband candidate in the hearts of the aristocratic young ladies. Moreover, some young ladies were even encouraged to do so.
Yan Huaijing’s identity and status were enough to make those young ladies infatuated about him….
“What are you thinking of, Sixth Miss Wei?” Just as Wei Yuewu was deep in her thought, a handsome face suddenly appeared in front of her. Wei Yuewu was about to land her foot on the last step at this time. She wanted to retract her foot from her first reaction but unfortunately didn’t react quickly enough. She stepped on her skirt and staggered straight to the side.
Her hand was gently pulled back by a large hand and her body stopped from falling aside. Then, Yan Huaijing withdrew his hand courteously to prove that it was only an accident that he gripped her hand tightly just now.
Wei Yuewu steadied her body with a slightly pale face. When she saw the teasing look in his handsome eyes, traces of anger came over the depth of her eyes.
He must have done it on purpose!
“Thank you, Your Heir-apparent.” In the presence of the Eldest Miss Jing, Wei Yuewu had no choice but to thank him in a low voice.
“Sixth Miss Wei, you must be careful next time. Don’t get into trouble again. I can’t be around you all the time.” The corner of Yan Huaijing’s lips curled up slightly as he uttered those words gently.
The intimacy those words evinced made Jing Wenyan glance at Wei Yuewu a few more times.
On Wei Yuewu’s part, her reaction at Yan Huaijing’s constantly using her as a shield had changed from the initial anger to indifference and silence.
She remained speechless and followed the two of them to a private room upstairs.
When the three of them were seated, Jing Wenyan smiled and said softly to a clerk on the side, “Is everything ready?”
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