Chapter 21 - Provoke Her, and Expose Her Adulterous Affair (1/2)

Chapter 21 Provoke Her, and Expose Her Adulterous Affair

“I have seen the Sixth Young Lady before. She didn’t look like this girl.”

“I saw the Sixth Young Lady too. She looked completely different from this person when her maternal grandmother asked her to come over.”

Another two maids stood out and murmured in a voice that was just audible to the Madam Dowager and the other people in the room.

“Fake… she… she is a fake…”

“Well… how odd it is that someone should pass off as the Sixth Young Lady!”

“No wonder she doesn’t look like the Sixth Young Lady as was said. She is a fake!”

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Suddenly, gossip burst out among the maids and old maidservants in the room. The sharp contrast between this pretty Sixth Young Lady in front of them and the Sixth Young Lady who was said to be untalented and ordinary-looking, plus the testimonies by the maids who had seen the true Wei Yuewu before, would naturally arouse suspicion in anyone.

The words “This Sixth Young Lady is a fake” were soon spreading…

Hearing the servants’ gossip, Lady Li was thoroughly gratified. She cast a cynical glance at Wei Yuewu, thinking that Wei Yuewu was no more than a little naive girl who had only been lucky to escape from the first two death traps.

Holding her handkerchief in her hand, Lady Li walked a few steps forward to the Madam Dowager and put on a look of anxiety. Then she remarked in a lowered voice, “Mother, Yuewu is the daughter of my elder brother-in-law. He will soon return to the capital. We can’t make any mistake regarding her identity! You know his temper…”

Her words sounded very earnest. She specifically mentioned Marquis Hua Yang, as if she was considering the matter completely for the good of the Madam Dowager.

The Madam Dowager could hardly retain her composure at the thought of her eldest son who was about to return to the capital to report his work to the emperor. She looked around, frowning her eyebrows. Nurse Hong had waited on the Madam Dowager for many years and knew her likes and dislikes very well. She immediately glared at the servants around her, and the room soon quieted down.

“You … are you really Yuewu? Did you come back to the capital alone? Don’t you have anyone around to prove your identity?”

The Madam Dowager asked in a slightly cold tone after all the voices quieted down in the whole room. In the meantime, she looked at Wei Yuewu from head to foot.

Someone who could prove her identity? A trace of chilling hatred flashed in Wei Yuewu’s bright eyes. Of course she was not alone! She had the companion of Qin Ruo and other servants and they set out for the capital together.

After the assassination she asked Yan Huaijing to let his guards escort her to the scene of the murder.

Qin Ruo was stabbed to death by a sword in the carriage. Judging from her ghastly look before death, Wei Yuewu could easily imagine how brutal and ruthless the assassins were. They did not give Qin Ruo any chance to escape. And now the Madam Dowager asked her why there was no one to prove her identity! Wei Yuewu simply did not believe that the Madam Dowager, who looked so shrewd, really knew nothing about the assassination.

“Grandmother, Marquis Jing Yuan has an affair with my second elder sister. They attempted to murder me and they killed all the people who escorted me. I entreat you to do justice for me.”

Wei Yuewu lowered her eyes respectfully. Her eyes were as cold as ice under her long lashes.

Since she had decided to announce her existence in the mansion with a high profile, she would not bear any insult or injustice. Instead, she would definitely seek opportunities to go on the offensive. She did not care about whether the Madam Dowager was really kept in the dark or not. Since they dared to commit the crime, she dared to expose them. Wei Yuewu knew clearly that the Madam Dowager could not turn a deaf ear after she made an accusation.

Her words were so shocking that all the people in the room stared at her in astonishment. The room became utterly quiet all of a sudden.

All looked at Wei Yuewu, who appeared as fragile as a delicate flower before them. They couldn’t believe that she made such an affirmative accusation against Mo Huating and Wei Yan for having an affair and conspiring to murder her without any direct evidence.

The face of Lady Li, who was confident with her victory, suddenly changed color. She half opened her mouth, only to find the rhetoric she had prepared beforehand useless. Wei Yuewu’s words simply made it impossible for her to speak from the point of view of a bystander and eliminated all the possibilities of her speaking as a person not involved in the matter.

Wei Yan was dumbfounded, with her eyes bulging, her mouth opening, and embarrassment and hatred surging in her heart! If it weren’t for Lady Li who pulled her tightly, she would almost rush out.

“Yuewu, you say that again!”

The Madam Dowager’s face darkened and she remarked with suppressed anger.

“Marquis Jing Yuan attempted to murder me. I entreat you to do justice for me!”

Wei Yuewu remained composed. She was determined to make the plot of Wei Yan and Lady Li public today so that Lady Li would not be able to scheme against her while claiming to be for her good.

“What evidence do you have?”

The Madam Dowager’s face was gloomy, but she had to ask reluctantly.

“Grandmother, Marquis Jing Yuan committed the crime in a very clean way, so it’s true that there was no evidence left on the spot. And anyone who could prove him guilty had been killed!”

Wei Yuewu’s eyes were filled with deep and chilling coldness. Her chest heaved violently as she took a deep breath. Anyone could discern that she was trying to stay calm. “Nevertheless, there are some things that are really suspicious. Grandmother, if you don’t believe in me, you can look into them one by one yourself. You will definitely find out the truth.”

“What are they?”

“First, Marquis Jing Yuan was also in town with his guards when the assassination took place;

Second, my second elder sister’s maid Shuiyun was beside Marquis Jing Yuan wearing man’s clothes. Later, she told me in front of many people that I should take revenge on my second elder sister.”

Casting a glance at Lady Li with her limpid eyes, Wei Yuewu noticed her eagerness for argument. With a snort, she continued her speech without leaving Lady Li any chance to speak.

“Third, when I was on my way to the mansion today, a carriage crashed my carriage into the river. If I hadn’t changed to another carriage before the crash, I would have been dead by now. There was an old woman in the crowd who exchanged glances with the coachman who caused the accident. The woman is a maidservant from this mansion. Later she saw that I was fine and then hurried back to the mansion to send news.”