If Wei Yuewu guessed right, the Madam Dowager still believed that with the background of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang and the status of Wei Yan’s father as the Minister of Rites, even if Wei Yan’s reputation was ruined, Mo Huating would readily agree to marry Wei Yan if the Madam Dowager consented.
However, if Mo Huating was willing to shoulder responsibility for today’s situation, he would have stepped out instead of letting the case escalate into a wide-spread scandal in the capital.
“If you are free the next few days, go out and buy some more jewelry for yourself. You are the first daughter of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang, and you have a higher status than other young ladies. You will be attending a banquet in the palace next. You can’t be too austere. I have told the servants in the sewing room to make several new dresses for you.”
The Madam Dowager looked at Wei Yuewu with a kind expression that was completely different from the indifferent look before, as if Wei Yuewu suddenly became her favorite granddaughter.
“Yes, thank you, grandmother.” Wei Yuewu lowered her head and said meekly. She drooped her eyelids to hide the coldness in her eyes. She guessed that the Madam Dowager acted kindly because she needed her help in something. Fortunately, this was within her prediction!
The Madam Dowager sighed and, with a worried expression, she took Wei Yuewu by the hand to let the latter sit beside her. “Yuewu, grandmother knows you are a docile and obedient girl. Now that such a thing has happened to Wei Yan, it will be difficult for her to marry well. I understand you’re hurt by the connection between her and Marquis Jing Yuan. But now, you see…”
Wei Yan had become the victim of such a terrible accident, and worse still, those who had witnessed her in disheveled clothes included aristocratic young masters, who were either married or single, as well as a large group of lad servants. In such a case, if no one proposed to Wei Yan, it would be really difficult for her to find a good match.
Wei Yuewu certainly knew what the Madam Dowager meant. “I’ll obey your wishes, grandmother.” The corners of her lips curled into a sneer, but she immediately nodded.
The Madam Dowager or the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang took somethings for granted. Since Wei Yan and Mo Huating already had a private affair, and Wei Yuewu was determined to cancel the engagement with Mo Huating, it would be a matter of great joy to everyone if they made Mo Huating marry Wei Yan.
As for Mo Huating, since he was also a witness of the accident, if he agreed to marry Wei Yan, he could also earn a good reputation.
This accident, of course, was originally intended by Mo Huating to set up Wei Yuewu. If he had succeeded, she would have had no choice but to marry him, while he could gain a good reputation for keeping the engagement.
Unfortunately, things didn’t turn out as Mo Huating wished.
Moreover, Mo Huating still clung to the engagement. The implication behind his attitude wasn’t as simple as it appeared on the surface.
The thoughts of the Madam Dowager and the Second Branch were too simple, and they thought they had a perfect plan…
“So, grandmother will make the decision for you to let Wei Yan take your place in this marriage. Yuewu. What do you think?” The Madam Dowager asked as she observed Wei Yuewu’s expression.
“It’s all up to you, grandmother.” Wei Yuewu nodded calmly.
She was also looking forward to the development of the situation…
Seeing that Wei Yuewu nodded her agreement, the Madam Dowager was overjoyed. Nanny Hong, who was beside the Madam Dowager, also joined in. “Your Ladyship, I was right to say the Sixth Young Lady is kind-hearted. Otherwise, the Second Young Lady will have to stay in the family temple for the rest of her life. Now the Sixth Young Lady has agreed, there is hope for the Second Young Lady. Sixth Young Lady, when the Marquis returns, please kindly explain this thing to the Marquis. Anyway, the Sixth Young Lady doesn’t want this engagement, but the Second Young Lady can’t find a better option than this one.”
Nanny Hong wanted Wei Yuewu to personally explain to her father when he came back?
Wei Yuewu was stirred in her heart. She raised her eyes to look at the Madam Dowager, but only saw the old lady wearing a bright smile, as if she did not notice anything wrong in Nanny Hong’s words.
Was it necessary to obtain her father’s approval? Couldn’t the Madam Dowager make the decision for father? Wasn’t it too strange that the Madam Dowager, as father’s mother, didn’t even dare to have the final say in her granddaughter’s marriage?
When Wei Yuewu thought about the days after her entering the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang, she felt that the mother-son relationship between the Madam Dowager and her father was truly suspicious. It was definitely not like the relationship between ordinary mothers and sons!
At this point, the matter seemed to have come to a conclusion on the side of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. However, the actual result was completely out of the expectation of everyone in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang.
Mo Huating, who had been keeping an intimate relation with Wei Yan, refused to marry her this time. He told the messenger sent by the Madam Dowager that he would never marry Wei Yan before the betrothal problem between him and Wei Yuewu was settled. And of course, their subsequent arrangements for Wei Yan had nothing to do with him.
Because when the incident occurred, many other people also witnessed the scene, and he was staying away from the crowd. In fact, he had stopped his steps when other people discovered Wei Yan was in disheveled clothes in the room. From whichever point of view, he didn’t need to shoulder such a responsibility to marry Wei Yan.
When this news reached Wei Yan’s Music Pavilion, she furiously smashed all the porcelain objects in the room. She beat her maids and drove all of them away and started wailing.
Lady Li hurried to the Music Pavilion the moment she heard about the incident. She saw a few maids standing at the door trembling. Some had clear marks of slapping on their faces and others had blood stains on their sleeves and the lower hems of their trouser legs. Lady Li sighed helplessly: needless to say, Wei Yan must be venting her anger!
“Wei Yan, open the door.” Lady Li waved her hand at the maids and old maidservants, who immediately retreated at the gesture.
The door opened after a long while. At the door stood Wei Yan, with her hair messy, her face red and swollen with a hint of livid paleness, and her eyes sinister.
Lady Li entered the room. She closed the door, took Wei Yan by the hand and led her inside. When they were seated, she began comforting her daughter softly, “Wei Yan, don’t worry. We’ll think of another way. There might be some other solution.”
“No, mother, there isn’t another way! If Wei Yuewu doesn’t die, Marquis Jing Yuan won’t be able to marry me.” Seeing her mother’s caring eyes, Wei Yan burst into tears. Why was Wei Yuewu engaged to Marquis Jing Yuan? How happy she would be if it were her instead of Wei Yuewu who was going to marry the marquis. Why didn’t Wei Yuewu die? In that case, she could have all the happiness to herself.
And she wouldn’t have disgraced herself or offended the Fourth Princess. All of these happened because of Wei Yuewu.
“Mother, I want Wei Yuewu to die, I want that bitch dead.” Wei Yan said venomously. She wanted the little bitch’s life. She wanted her life to be worse than death and then to kill that little bitch.
“Second Young Lady, Sixth Young Lady is here to see you.” A maid reported with a trembled voice at the door.
Wei Yuewu came to see her at this time? Wei Yan picked up a porcelain pillow and flung it towards the door. She screamed out of control, “Get out of here! Scram! Let her get away! I don’t want to see her.”
An intense roar came from inside, and the maids trembled even more.
“Sixth Young Lady, look, our miss is very upset now…” Shuiyue had to stand out and said to Wei Yuewu with a forced smile.
“I’ll go back then. When Second Elder Sister calms down, let her know that I came here.” Wei Yuewu looked at the other maids and old maidservants at the tightly shut door.
These maids and old maidservants were Lady Li’s servants. Obviously, Lady Li was also in the room right now.
That would be good, so that she wouldn’t have to provoke the lady Li.
“Yes, I will.” Shuiyue hurriedly replied. As the Second Young Lady was in a rage, whoever went in at this moment would be courting misfortune. Shuiyue actually didn’t dare to take Wei Yuewu to Wei Yan.
Wei Yuewu nodded and went back with Huamo. She knew very clear that she was the last person Wei Yan wanted to see at this time. In this case, she must come over to see Wei Yan. Mo Huating’s refusal to marry Wei Yan was within her expectation. Nobody except the Madam Dowager and Lady Li would take it for granted that Mo Huating would agree to marry Wei Yan.
If he could marry Wei Yan, he would have done it long before without making so much trouble.
As for the reason, Wei Yuewu didn’t know yet. She had long felt that Mo Huating had no scruple towards her but someone beside her. Then, who was this person?
Everything around her seemed to be clouded with mysteries after she entered the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang.
However, at this time, she was not the person who was suffering from anxiety. Wei Yan had lost her good reputation and could no longer wait calmly like before to see Wei Yuewu dead so that she could marry Marquis Jing Yuan in a fair and square manner…
Wei Yuewu actually also hoped that this disgusting couple would be living together! Since they wanted to get married so much, of course she must help them by provoking Wei Yan into action…
Xiaohuan, a maid from the Music Pavilion was hurriedly walking towards the back door. Her right cheek was still slightly swollen. She was obviously beaten by Wei Yan earlier and the swollen part hadn’t recovered to its normal state. As she was walking fast, she stumbled and fell around the corner.
Fortunately, a warm-hearted maid came over from the side and helped her up and even patted the dust off her.
After thanking this maid, Xiaohuan hurriedly continued her walk and also checked if she dropped the letter. This was a private letter written by the Second Young Lady to Marquis Jing Yuan. If it wasn’t successfully delivered, no one could stand the Second Young Lady’s wrath when she got fired up.
Feeling the letter in her hand, Xiaohuan heaved a sigh of relief.
Not until her figure completely disappeared from the road did Jin Ling show up from the intersection she had just passed. She looked at Xiaohuan’s figure, turned round and headed for the Lotus Courtyard.
Wei Yuewu was looking at the two boxes of jewelry that the Madam Dowager had sent over. They were delivered in the name of the Second Uncle.
The ornaments were actually ordinary: two sets of gold jewelry as headwear. She judged by one glance that they were bought randomly in a store and were not carefully selected.
This, however, was understandable to Wei Yuewu. After knowing that an accident occurred to Wei Yan, Wei Luowu must have hurried back and stopped by a store on his way to buy the jewelry. He couldn’t have the time or mood to select carefully.
“Miss, the Second Young Lady really sent a letter out.” Jin Ling lifted the curtain and walked in. She took out the letter which she had replaced with a false one and handed it to Wei Yuewu.
Wei Yuewu put down the hairpin in her hand and took the letter. She opened the sealed envelope and took a quick look at it. Her eyes grew cold under her thick eyelashes.