Chapter 50 - Prying: Which Young Lady Was in the Room? (1/2)

Wei Yan never expected that the weak-looking Wei Yuewu would beat her. She covered her face with her hand and stared at Wei Yuewu with wide eyes filled with disbelief.

“Wei Yan, don’t treat everyone as fools,” said Wei Yuewu. Her clear eyes emitted intense hostility that seemed to pierce through people’s hearts. “What is going on between you and Mo Huating has nothing to do with me, but Qin Ruo died because of you shameless couple.”

Wei Yan was inexplicably speechless under such a fierce gaze. She didn’t regain her senses until Wei Yuewu reached the door with Jin Ling, and she shouted instantly, “Wei Yuewu, how dared you slap me. When I go back home, I will tell grandmother that my face was beaten swollen by you.”

Wei Yuewu stopped and turned around. She raised her eyebrows and said, “If I remember correctly, all the guests saw the Fourth Princess slap you twice. Now you are trying to frame me up. I wonder if grandmother will believe you, or will she rather believe the words of all the young ladies who were here today?”

These words infuriated Wei Yan so much that her face turned livid and her body trembled with anger.

She bit her lips hatefully and waved her hand to sweep out a cup of tea with brown sugar on the table next to the bed.

“Second Elder Sister, the tea was specially prepared by Eldest Sister for you to warm yourself. Even if you are not satisfied with it, you don’t need to waste her kindness!” Wei Yuewu leisurely swept her eyes over the broken porcelain pieces that had fallen to the ground. After uttering those words with a faint cold smile, she turned around to walk out of the room.

Jin Ling was following behind her mistress. She glanced at Wei Yan who was embarrassedly wrapped in a quilt, and her eyes were filled with disgust. She chuckled sneeringly in a low voice, “You deserve it!”

She then followed Wei Yuewu out.

In the room, Wei Yan stared at Wei Yuewu’s figure with sinister eyes until Wei Yuewu disappeared. Then, she waved her hand at her maid, who was standing on the side, and slapped her fiercely, shrilling, “Are you dead? Didn’t you see the cup fell on the ground?”

Seeing Wei Yan’s nearly twisted face, the maid was so frightened that she didn’t dare to utter one word. She hurriedly squatted down to clean up the broken pieces.

No sooner had Wei Yuewu gone out of the room with Jin Ling than they caught an old maidservant coming stealthily from the corridor in front of them. When she saw them moving toward her, the old maidservant hurriedly dodged to the side and pretended that she was going to look after the flowers and plants in the courtyard.

Jin Ling pulled Wei Yuewu’s dress and Wei Yuewu nodded gently. Then, they slowly walked past the old maidservant.

Glad that she was not noticed, the old maidservant turned around and was about to go to the chamber where Wei Yan was staying.

“Hey, you, wait a moment. My mistress has something to ask you.” Jin Ling suddenly called the old maidservant.

“What… what is it?” The servant was hiding something in her heart, so she felt a little guilty. Although she did not know who Wei Yuewu was, she knew that all the young ladies who were invited today were either rich or noble. Thus she did not dare to neglect the young lady. She walked over with a dry smile and saluted.

“Our Sixth Young Lady fell into the lake and is having a rest inside. Go get a basin of hot water for her so that she won’t catch cold.” Jin Ling said as she pointed at the room where Wei Yan was resting. Previously, because Wei Yan fell into the water and was slapped unconscious by the Fourth Princess, she was helped to a room in a nearby yard to change her wet clothes.

“Is… is it really the Sixth Miss Wei who fell into the river?” The old maidservant was greatly surprised.

“Of course it is. What’s wrong?” Jin Ling asked in an unfriendly tone.

“They say it’s the Second Miss Wei who fell into the river.” The old maidservant got scared and answered hesitantly. She leaned back as if she wanted to find out who on earth was in the room.

Different versions of the accident were spread outside. Some said that it was the Second Young Lady of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang who fell into the water, while others said that it was the Sixth Young Lady. Anyway, there were all kinds of stories out there.

“How dare you be so evil as to wish my mistress to fall into the water?” Jin Ling scolded angrily.

“No… No, how would I dare?” Seeing Jin Ling was so aggressive, the old maidservant did not dare to speak nonsense anymore. Considering Wei Fengyao, the wife of the heir-apparent, was this Second Miss Wei’s elder sister, she warned herself not to offend this Second Miss Wei, or otherwise she would be reprimanded by her mistress.

Although this Second Young Lady looked a little younger, her maid was really aggressive, so this young lady must be the Second Young Lady. After all, that Sixth Young Lady was raised by a small family. It was impossible for her to have a maid with such guts to speak in this way in the mansion of the Prince of Nan’an.

“Which yard do you belong to? Don’t you know how to behave yourself? How dare you ask a guest so many questions?” Jin Ling didn’t want to be merciful to the maidservant. She put her hands on her hips and took the chance to ask the maidservant.

“I… I am assigned to work in the outer courtyard. I am running an errand and happen to pass here. I don’t dare to disturb the Sixth Young Lady, so I’ll leave.” Since she had found out who was in the room, the old maidservant did not dare to stay any longer. She uttered those words with a forced smile, turned around and left in a panic.

“Miss…” Jin Ling stared suspiciously at the old maidservant’s back with a feeling that something was wrong with her.

Wei Yuewu looked in the direction where the old maidservant was heading, and her eyes revealed a trace of cold cruelty. She inadvertently curled the corner of her lips into a mocking smile. “Jin Ling, follow her and take a look.”

Given her agility, Jin Ling certainly wouldn’t be noticed when she followed an ordinary old maidservant.

Since some people wouldn’t stop plotting against her, well, it would be a coincidence that Wei Yuewu didn’t want to let them get away like this either…