Chapter 237

“What’s going on?” Wei Luowen suddenly said sternly. It was obvious that he was extremely furious.

“This… the curtain is very old. Perhaps it hasn’t been changed since mother died. Mother has been forgotten by the people in the mansion for so many years!” Wei Yuewu looked up at the curtain and reached out to touch it. She said sadly, “I’m afraid the servants in the mansion have long forgotten that my mother was Marquise Hua Yang!”

Such words were almost like daggers stabbing Wei Luowen in the heart. He remembered how he had treated her with caution, but after her death, she was ignored like this. The curtain in her room had already turned white and yellow after so many years. However, no one thought of changing it. How could he not be angry!

Previously, he only felt that the house was very clean, but when he observed the artifacts in the house, he found they all bore traces of time. Although those moldy corners of the quilts were cleaned carefully, with a close look, he could still see signs indicating how old and shabby they were.

He looked out of the window through one of its corners. The winding path had also been cleaned up. However, the traces of cleaning were also very obvious. The path must have been cleaned in the past few days. At a corner of the wall, there were piles of grass. Judging by the long roots, the grass must have grown for quite a while.

“Were there weeds everywhere when you came to your mother’s courtyard last time?” Wei Luowen asked coldly.

“Yes, I brought people with me and it took us a whole day’s work to make the courtyard look a little better.” Wei Yuewu nodded.

Wei Luowen was speechless for a while. He suddenly turned around and strode away. After walking for a few steps, he turned around and said to Wei Yuewu, “Yuewu, you go back to your courtyard first. I’ll have someone replace these old window shields and curtains in a while.”

After saying that, he turned around and left.

“Yes, Father!” Wei Yuewu nodded and watched Wei Luowen leaving without saying a word for a long time.

“Miss, let’s go back as well!” Seeing that her goal had already been achieved, Shufei couldn’t help but admire her mistress. At this moment, she smiled and reminded Wei Yuewu who was in a daze

Wei Yuewu brought Shufei back to her own courtyard and quietly waited for the news.

It was an eventful day for the first branch of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang that had been silent for a long time. First, the Third Young Lady who had always been spoiled was reprimanded by Lord Marquis, and the maids in her courtyard were beaten up in turn.

Crying and screaming scared the servants of other courtyards who passed by to the point that they didn’t dare to stop and peep. Lord Marquis was indeed an iron blood general, and he didn’t show mercy when he punished people.

There was also the news that Concubine Dong, who was about to become the new Marquise Hua Yang, had also been scolded and sent to Third Young Lady’s courtyard by Lord Marquis to observe the punishment of the servants. Needless to say, this was intended as a punishment to her.

Could it be that Concubine Dong would not be elevated to the position of Marquise Hua Yang? Before long, this news had been secretly spread. Many servants who had originally believed that Concubine Dong would definitely become Marquise Hua Yang began to waver. Among them was Nanny Hong serving the Madam Dowager.

Afterwards, there was news that Lord Marquis went to the Madam Dowager’s Tranquility Courtyard and vented his anger there. Several old maidservants-in-charge also got beaten up, reportedly for daring to leave Marquise Hua Yang’s courtyard unattended.

Marquise Hua Yang? Didn’t she die many years ago? Didn’t Lord Marquis rarely go to that courtyard of Marquise Hua Yang? Hadn’t Lord Marquis forgotten about Marquise Hua Yang long before? Wasn’t he going to elevate Concubine Dong to the position of Marquise Hua Yang? Was none of these true?

Along with the renovation of Marquise Hua Yang’s courtyard, everyone in the mansion muttered in their hearts. Some of the people who had said that Concubine Dong would definitely become Marquise Hua Yang began to waver.

It was at this moment that Nanny Dong silently walked out of the back door of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang and headed straight for Lady Li’s parents’ home, namely, the mansion of Li Ying, tutor of the Crown Prince.

Of course, she also went to the back door of the Li Mansion. After she knocked on the door, the old maidservant guarding the back door walked out. She was the one who spoke to Xie Qingzhao that night.

After announcing her identity, Nanny Dong was brought before Lady Li.

“Second Lady, this is the letter our concubine asked me to deliver to you!” Nanny Dong took the letter out of her pocket and respectfully handed it to Lady Li.

Meanwhile, she secretly observed Lady Li. At this time last year, Lady Li was still in charge of the internal affairs of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. She clearly remembered how vigorous and high-spirited this Second Lady looked when she returned to the capital with Concubine Dong. But now, Lady Li seemed to have aged by ten years. Not only was she skinny, but she also gave off a gloomy feeling.

To some extent, she gave people the same feeling as the Second Master.

Lady Li received the envelope with a cold face. She took out the letter, and after reading it, she looked up. “What does your concubine mean?”

“Our concubine feels that it is awful not to have you in the mansion. She wants to know when you will return to the mansion. Even if you are recovering from illness, it is more appropriate for you to come back and you will recover faster and get better back in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. Besides, Lord Marquis appreciates the Eldest Young Master very much. It was said that he wanted the Eldest Young Master to inherit his title. However, some people said that the Eldest Young Master was not registered under Lord Marquis’ name.”

Nanny Dong smiled.

“What do you mean?” When Nanny Dong mentioned her son whom she cared about the most, Lady Li’s gloomy face showed some concern.

“Someone suggested… that Lord Marquis should adopt a son to inherit his title.” Nanny Dong smiled and hurriedly explained.

“Could it be that Concubine Dong wanted to go back on her word?” Hearing the title that had always been regarded as a sure thing for his son was likely to fall into someone else’s hands, Lady Li was furious. She slapped heavily on the table and shouted sternly.

“Second Lady, calm down. Of course our concubine was reluctant, so she repeatedly tried to persuade Lord Marquis and spoke in favor of the Eldest Young Master. Lord Marquis also felt that proposal wasn’t appropriate. Therefore, the issue hasn’t been settled yet. Second Lady, if you don’t return to the mansion in this situation, it will have some impact on the Eldest Young Master!”

Nanny Dong hurriedly followed Concubine Dong’s instructions and said tactfully.

“Your concubine wants me to go back to the mansion?” Lady Li wasn’t stupid either. She sneered, “Tell your concubine to show some proof of sincerity and stop saying nonsense intended to get me into a dog fight with that little bitch!”

“Second Lady, you really wronged our concubine. Once our concubine returned to the mansion, she asked the Third Young Lady to speak in favor of you before Lord Marquis. She originally thought that the Third Young Lady was doted on by Lord Marquis. Even if Lord Marquis did not like to hear what she said, she would not be punished. She did not expect that Sixth Young Lady deliberately made Lord Marquis so angry with the Third Young Lady that he even punished our concubine as well.” Nanny Dong cried out defending Concubine Dong while blaming Lady Li for the punishment of Concubine Dong and Wei Yuejiao.

“Alright. Tell Concubine Dong I’ll be right back. That bitch won’t thrive for too long. However, when Concubine Dong is free, she shall speak up for me. Otherwise, if things are difficult for me, I won’t make it easy for her either!” Lady Li warned sternly.

“Yes… yes, I will definitely tell Concubine Dong after I return.” Nanny Dong kept nodding.

Lady Li nodded her head and waved her hand. The maid next to her understood and led Nanny Dong down.

After Nanny Dong left, Lady Li frowned and pondered for a long while before saying, “Someone, go and see if my elder brother has returned to the mansion.”

“Yes, madam!” A maid accepted the order and left.

“Madam…” An old maidservant hesitated.

“Are you trying to say that Concubine Dong is taking advantage of me?” Lady Li cast a sidelong glance at the old maidservant, her eyes shining brightly.

“Exactly! Madam, don’t you think the person sent by Concubine Dong was trying to instigate you? Could it be that Concubine Dong wants to see you quarreling with Sixth Young Lady so that she can take advantage from the side?” The old maidservant hurriedly answered.

“She will be doomed if she dares to take advantage of me!” Lady Li snorted coldly and said mockingly. She was not afraid of Concubine Dong going back on her word. She had evidence that Concubine Dong framed Qin Xinrui back then. With this in her hand, no matter how powerful Concubine Dong was, she couldn’t get out of her control.

However, she also knew that her son was able to inherit the title of Marquis Hua Yang only if Concubine Dong was elevated to the position of Marquise Hua Yang.

Back in the Lotus Courtyard, Wei Yuewu was listening to Jin Ling’s report.

“Miss, Yan Yang said that Concubine Dong sent an old maidservant to the Li Mansion where Lady Li’s parents lived. When the old maidservant who was guarding the door heard the visitor was from the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang, she immediately brought her in. After a long time, the old maidservant sent by Concubine Dong returned to the mansion, and she looked very pleased.

“Could it be that Concubine Dong and the Second Lady are ganging up against Miss?” Huamo said anxiously.

“Definitely. I didn’t expect that Concubine Dong would know what happened to the Second Lady soon after arriving in the capital. Furthermore, she even sent people to conspire with the Second Lady.” Shufei turned around and said to Wei Yuewu, “Miss, what are we going to do now?”

Concubine Dong alone was already difficult to deal with. Once she colluded with Lady Li, the situation would be more difficult.

“Miss, even if Concubine Dong colluded with the Second Lady, shouldn’t she send more people to discuss their plan in detail? Why did the Second Lady agree to Concubine Dong’s proposal so easily?” Jin Ling used to be a dark guard and was more thoughtful.

“Does that mean Concubine Dong and the Second Lady have a close relationship?” Shufei was shocked and said subconsciously.

Wei Yuewu stood up and walked to the window. She looked at the corner of the sky outside the window and her eyes turned cold. “Concubine Dong and Lady Li have cooperated more than once. Of course, they know what to do and there is no need to send people to discuss in detail. All they need to do is to inform each other.”

“If the two of them ganged up, who was their target?” Huamo almost blurted out these words without thinking. After she finished speaking, she realized that something was wrong and hurriedly covered her mouth.

With a second thought, it was clear there was only one person in the mansion who was worthy of the collaboration between Concubine Dong and Lady Li, and that person was Marquise Hua Yang, Wei Yuewu’s mother who had passed away early! Judging from what happened when she was alive, this was the only answer.

Huamo immediately realized the answer would make her young miss extremely sad. However, it was too late to take back what she had said. After being glared at by Shufei fiercely, she covered her mouth and didn’t dare to speak anything.

Wei Yuewu lowered her eyes to conceal the pain in her eyes. Whether it was Concubine Dong or Lady Li, she would not let go of them. Blood for blood. How could she let go of these two enemies who killed her mother?

Concubine Dong had suffered losses in the mansion, so she egged Lady Li on. While Lady Li attacked her, she could sit idle and reap the benefits. Wasn’t there an opportunity right now? She was sure Lady Li won’t let it go.

Quietly brushing her long sleeve past the windowsill, she asked with a faint look in her eyes, “Which of the two invitations arrived first?”