Chapter 20 - Showtime! Lady Li Is Ready to Act (2/2)

“I also wondered at first glance. The Sixth Young Lady looked so different from her childhood that I could not recognize her for a while.” Nurse Hong agreed with a smile.

Wei Yuewu sneered inwardly. A trace of unfathomable calmness flashed in her eyes before she took on a look of shyness of meeting strangers for the first time.

So they still had questions about her identity. Fortunately, she had been prepared before coming here. Today, she would not only have her identity recognized by all the people in the mansion but also have the Madam Dowager’s consent to her breaking off the engagement.

The Madam Dowager’s face was full of loving kindness as she introduced Wei Yuewu to the family. “Yuewu, this is your Second Aunt, this is your Third Aunt, and over here are your three elder sisters.”

Wei Yuewu turned around and saw the two women standing next to the Madam Dowager. She guessed the woman with a gloomy face in front of Wei Yan was Lady Li and the other one with two young ladies standing behind was Lady Zhang, the wife of the third branch of the Hua Yang mansion.

Wei Yuewu held up her loose sleeve again and curtesied to them. “Greetings, Second Aunt, Third Aunt and elder sisters.”

Seeing Wei Yuewu manage her greetings so calmly and so decently, Wei Yan was so resentful that she almost ripped the handkerchief in her hand. Wasn’t it said that Wei Yuewu was ugly and stupid? Why did she look so gorgeous now?

Wei Yan was with her mother when the old maidservant came back to report to Lady Li that Wei Yuewu was not ugly but in fact very pretty. Jealousy had been surging in her heart since that moment. Besides, she didn’t gain any advantage over Wei Yuewu in their first encounter. Therefore the sight of Wei Yuewu’s delicate face now only increased her hatred and annoyance.

With her beauty, she would undoubtedly stand out in the circle of noble girls in the capital even though it had not grown into its full bloom.

How could Wei Yan, who had been self-conceited for her exceedingly beautiful appearance, not be jealous? Now her heart pounded violently as if the veins were going to explode.

Lady Li noticed Wei Yan’s restlessness. She stretched out to hold Wei Yan’s hand and gave a sidelong glance to warn her not to act in a rash. She was well prepared to deal with Wei Yuewu. Since this girl was such a hard nut, she must take care of her in person!

The third aunt, Lady Zhang, looked to be a warm-hearted person. She came up to take Wei Yuewu’s hand and carefully inspected her from head to foot. Then she turned to the Madam Dowager and cried out smilingly with faked annoyance, “Mother, look at this child. She looks so beautiful. Alas, all the servants sent out by our family were so useless. They didn’t have a clear view of her and even dared to slander her. She’s such a good girl, but the rumours out there are really damaging her reputation!”

These words made Lady Li’s face even gloomier. With a cold snort, Lady Li retorted in an angry tone, “Sister, it’s true that those servants were incompetent, but it was also because Yuewu’s maternal grandparents had kept her away from the outside world so well. They must have hidden Yuewu somewhere and found some maid to pass off as her. That’s why all the servants failed to recognize her.”

Lady Li’s implication was clear: Wei Yuewu was not the same as the one the servants saw in her maternal grandparents’ house.

“Well, forget about my babbling. Sister, don’t be angry. We do need to have a double-check, right? We can’t take the wrong person as our Yuewu.” Lady Zhang laughingly dismissed her previous point and changed the topic to the identity issue, clearly helping to stir up the trouble.

Wei Yuewu sneered inwardly at the people in front of her. They all talked about her identity so naturally as if they only wanted to confirm who she was. But in fact, who knew what vicious intentions they had behind those words? They were all plotting against her.

She looked up and stared into Wei Yan’s jealous eyes, curling the corner of her mouth with contempt. She would like to see how Wei Yan and Lady Li would deal with her next!

As she expected, Lady Li couldn’t wait to make an attack at her.

A woman who was standing behind Lady Li came out, pointed at Wei Yuewu and shouted categorically. “Madam Dowager, she is not the Sixth Young Lady. She is a fake!”