Chapter 465 - Chapter 465: Chapter 465: I Have Some Questions For Father_1 (1/2)
Chapter 465: Chapter 465: I Have Some Questions For Father_1
Before Madam Bai could say anything, Wei Ruo added, “Since the wine is originally from Taizhou Prefecture and my father will be returning there in a few days, Prince has ordered someone to deliver the wine directly to the General Residence in Taizhou Prefecture to avoid the hassle of transportation.”
As soon as Wei Ruo said this, Madam Bai, who had just begun to develop some expectational thoughts, was instantly silenced, gritting her teeth in frustration.
Nevertheless, Madam Bai continued, “I have heard that this wine is hard to buy, may I ask where the Prince got this whole cartload from?”
As she spoke, a sense of bitterness seeped into her eyes.
Wei Ruo replied with a smile, “Auntie, the Prince’s position is prestigious and hence unlike ordinary people. Where we had trouble finding, the Prince could easily obtain.”
“Yes… yes… it is my own stupidity.” Madam Bai responded with a forced smile.
Madam Yun said to Wei Ruo, “We greatly appreciate Prince’s generosity. On behalf of our husband here, we thank His Highness.”
Wei Ruo further added, “For my elder brother, I have prepared several boxes of stationary from the Four Treasure House. Mother, please remember to deliver them to him later – I know he has been rather busy lately, so I didn’t want to disturb him.”
Wei Ruo’s decision to not visit Wei Yichen was partly because Wei Yichen would soon be joining the court, so it would be inconvenient to bother him with his plethora of tasks.
But it was also due to her uncertainty on what to say to him, hence the decision not to visit.
“We appreciate it, your Highness. Upon hearing this, your elder brother will certainly be very happy.” Madam Yun agreed.
We Ruo then spoke to the others, “The Prince has also prepared gifts for the elders. I hope you won’t mind.”
“We sincerely appreciate His Highness.” Madam Mo replied.
“Of course, we wouldn’t mind. We are honored by the kindness of the Prince and the Queen.” Madam Bai added.
Madam Bai thought to herself, since the gifts prepared by King Rui for the elderly were all valuable items, the other gifts would no doubt be fantastic as well – she expected to benefit from them.
However, what Madam Bai was unaware of was that aside from the valuable gifts already announced by Wei Ruo, the rest were just ordinary ceremonial gifts – such as brown sugar, cloud cakes, apples, and common teas.
The many bags and boxes might look impressive, but they were not worth much money.
Madam Yun couldn’t help but feel disappointed. Just now, Wei Ruo specifically mentioned the gifts prepared for Wei Yilin, Wei Mingting, and Wei Yichen, but she was left out.
She had an uncomfortable, blocked throat feeling but didn’t know how to express it.
Afterwards, everyone had lunch together in Shou’an Hall.
After lunch, Wei Ruo, accompanied by Madam Yun, went to the Anxin Pavilion to see Mr. Wei Mingting.
“Father, I pay my respects to you.”
“You needn’t be overly formal.”
“Father, there are some questions I wanted to ask.”
Wei Mingting’s eyes deepened, and after a moment’s sigh, he turned to Madam Yun, “Madam, could you wait outside for a moment? I have some things I need to discuss with Ruoruo alone.”
Madam Yun couldn’t help but be surprised, not understanding what her husband wanted to say to her daughter that he’d rather not have her present.
Although they were a family of three, she felt excluded from her husband and daughter’s conversation.
But since she always obeyed her husband’s wishes, she obediently left the room, filled with confusion and melancholy.
Once Madam Yun had left the room, Wei Mingting turned around, saying gravely, “I know what you want to ask.”
“Knew all along whom I was marrying before I took the vow?” Wei Ruo asked.
“Yes,” Wei Mingting affirmed.