Chapter 299

Looking at the guards, Wei Yuewu said indifferently, “Carriers, please wait a moment. I had better go back to my room first. I’m afraid there is a prince in the Third Princess’ palace now!”

“Sixth Miss Wei, are we going to Chu Xiu Palace first?” The two eunuchs naturally saw the several guards and asked after a moment of hesitation. They had already recognized that they were the Fourth Prince’s guards.

“Yes, send me to Chu Xiu Palace!” Wei Yuewu nodded. Of course, her goal was not to come here to see the Third Princess, but to find that palace along the original road.

After the two eunuchs heard what Wei Yuewu said, they turned around and carried Wei Yuewu towards Chu Xiu Palace.

Coincidentally, the Fourth Prince Wen Yi happened to come out at this time. Standing beside him was Marquis Jing Yuan, Mo Huating, whose gaze immediately fell on Jin Ling. He was a martial art expert, and his eyes were sharp. He had already recognized Jin Ling and knew she was Wei Yuewu’s maid. For a moment, the corners of his eyes turned slightly cold.

“Why… why is there a soft sedan?” Wen Yi asked the Third Princess, who had come to see him off. “Haven’t they already gone back?”

“It must be Sixth Miss Wei. Her body is the weakest. After kneeling for a long time, her feet were probably numb and therefore she could not move, so she went back later than the others!” After today’s ceremony ended, the Third Princess counted the number of people, and she knew that Wei Yuewu stayed at the end, so she didn’t care too much.

“The mansion of Marquis Hua Yang’s Wei Yuewu?” Wen Yi pondered for a moment, “Third Younger Sister, did you kneel for a long time today? Actually, you don’t need to kneel for that long. Only the last ceremony is a little longer!”

According to the schedule, the most important ceremony of the Third Princess praying for the prosperity of the country was slated on the last day. For the rest of the time, there was no special or formal arrangement. Wen Yi did not feel that there was the need to prove her piety by having the young ladies kneel for such a long time that they couldn’t walk properly.

“Fourth Elder Brother, why do you care so much? It’s the first day they entered the Palace. It’s only right to let them know the dignity of the royal family!” The Third Princess covered her mouth with a handkerchief and chuckled. “Could it be that you have taken a fancy to Sixth Miss Wei, so that you couldn’t bear to see her suffer?”

“What nonsense are you spouting!” Wen Yi flicked his sleeves and chided unhappily. “I only casually said one sentence, but you have been complaining so much.”

The Third Princess said with a smile, “Yes, yes, my Fourth Elder Brother is the best disciplined. You will definitely wait for the Crown Princess to be selected for the eldest royal brother before considering your own marriage. Therefore, you won’t take a fancy to any beautiful young lady for the time being. Fourth Elder Brother, since that is the case, I won’t be polite with you! Nevertheless, when you have nothing to do, you should go to the eldest royal brother’s place more frequently. The eldest royal brother is busy choosing the Crown Princess, and maybe your suggestion can be of some help!”

Wen Yi’s heart skipped a beat. He suddenly had a bad premonition. But after a quick thought, he realized the Third Princess was just a girl who had not reached the marriageable age yet. Therefore, he did not care too much about her words.

“All right, all right, Huating, let’s go. If we stay any longer, she will keep educating me. Third Younger Sister, you are just a girl, why do you have to take care of so many things? Be a cute girl, please!”

“You want me to be as cute as the Fourth Younger Sister?” The Third Princess raised her eyebrows and asked.

Wen Yi hurriedly shook his head. The Fourth Princess Wen Cailuan was extremely unrestrained. She was determined to get whatever she wanted without caring for the others. Sometimes, she did not even care about the dignity that was expected of the royal princesses and did annoying things.

By comparison, the Third Princess, who was born by the same mother as him, was both gentle and generous. Moreover, she was also considerate of others. If she was really like the Fourth Princess Wen Cailuan, he really wouldn’t have any good feelings about her.

“Alright, alright, Third Younger Sister, just be yourself. That’s much better! I have something to do, so I am leaving now!” Wen Yi had come here today to learn about the praying ceremony of the Third Princess. Now that the Third Princess was fine, he wanted to go back and report to their mother Zhaoyi Tu.

“See you, Fourth Elder Brother!” The Third Princess smiled as she watched her elder brother run away before turning around.

When she turned around, her expression had already turned cold. She hadn’t expected that her Fourth Elder Brother was actually interested in Wei Yuewu. However, of all the young ladies she had seen, there was really no one who could compare with Wei Yuewu in terms of appearance. Except for Wei Yuewu, who else could attract Yan Huaijing’s attention?

In the future, when she fought for Yan Huaijing’s heart, Wei Yuewu would also be a powerful helper for her. Therefore, no matter what, she must make Wei Yuewu her dowry maid.

With her, when she competed with the woman in Yan Huaijing’s arms that day, she wouldn’t be at a serious disadvantage.

Fourth Elder Brother definitely wouldn’t blame her. It was only a woman. He had both power and status, and he could get whatever beautiful woman he wanted!

With this thought in mind, she made a cold and indifferent decision. No matter what Wen Yi thought, she must take Wei Yuewu away when she married Yan Huaijing!

However, Wei Yuewu’s status was a bit high, and it was not an easy thing for her to take her away as she wished!

Fortunately, this thing wasn’t completely impossible. She had heard that Wei Yuewu and Wei Qiufu changed their rooms today. That place was much better than the rooms for the other young ladies…

Outside the Third Princess’ palace, Mo Huating followed behind the Fourth Prince silently. The two of them walked out together, and a few guards followed them neither too far nor too close.

The two of them seemed to have something on their minds. After walking a few steps, the Fourth Prince turned around and smiled at Mo Huating. “Huating, I heard that you and Sixth Miss Wei were engaged for many years. Later, the two families canceled the engagement because of Second Miss Wei. What kind of person do you think Sixth Miss Wei is?”

Hearing the Fourth Prince mention this matter, the corners of Mo Huating’s eyes twitched a little, but he did not avoid the question. He raised his head and said, “Your Highness, if not for Second Miss Wei, I wouldn’t have ended up like this with Sixth Miss Wei!”

“Are you regretting it?” The Fourth Prince looked at the serious Mo Huating and teased him.

“Yes, I regret it! If I had known that Sixth Miss Wei was so smart, I wouldn’t have agreed to cancel the engagement no matter what.” Mo Huating nodded seriously.

That serious look made the Fourth Prince stunned for a moment. He reached out and patted Mo Huating in the arm, laughing loudly, “Back then, even Her Majesty had agreed to the cancellation of the engagement between the two of you. What else could you do? Well, speaking of which, that Second Miss Wei was really not a nice person. However, she is dead now!”

“Indeed, she is already dead. It is useless to say anything more!” Mo Huating shook his head in self-mockery.

“Say, have you never thought of renewing your relationship with Sixth Miss Wei?” Wen Yi suddenly asked curiously.

“Anyway, it was Her Majesty’s decision. Although Marquis Hua Yang is favored by His Majesty, he has to consider Her Majesty’s feeling. It is impossible for our two mansions to resume the engagement.” Mo Huating decisively shook his head with a hint of regret on his face. Anyone who missed such an outstanding fiancee would feel regret!

Wen Yi was very satisfied with Mo Huating’s reaction. Thinking about it, it made sense. No matter how the two mansions thought about the Empress’ decree, it was impossible for them not to give face to the Empress. Of course, he did not know that Mo Huating was currently thinking about making a proposal again to Wei Luowen to marry Wei Yuewu.

As for the Empress, Mo Huating had already thought about the possibility. He believed that if Wei Luowen personally made the request, the Empress might agree.

However, he had not expected that his plan would still be ruined by Wei Yuewu in the end. A chill appeared in the corner of Mo Huating’s eyes, and his gaze involuntarily fell in the direction in which Wei Yuewu had just left…

Wen Yi slowed down his pace and stopped teasing Mo Huating. He asked in a low voice, “Was that thing true?”

The guards became more vigilant, and they immediately slowed down, not daring to overhear the conversation.

“It should be true. You see, a nation-wide selection has been held for the Crown Prince. The gossips about the phoenix-fated woman must be true!” Mo Huating was very clear about what the Fourth Prince had said. After thinking for a while, he said in a low voice, “Your Highness, how was your meeting with Master Fenghe last time? Did Master refuse to say a word?”

“That old fox is really too cunning. He didn’t even say a single word about the truth. I respected him a lot. When he was in the Plum Blossom Nunnery, I even paid several visits to him under the pretext of asking for safety talisman. However, he actually didn’t say anything!” A hint of anger appeared on the Fourth Prince’s face.

Recalling that safety talisman, the Fourth Prince could not help but think of Wei Yuewu. That safety talisman was really important to him and he did not want others to know that he had been to see Master Fenghe privately and therefore suspected him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been so anxious to such an extent that he promised Wei Yuewu that he would speak for her Fifth Elder Sister Wei Qiuju.

Later on, he heard that Princess Nan’an went to see the Empress. Although there was no decree yet, this matter should be decided soon!

Among the few young ladies of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang, the only one who was truly good was Wei Yuewu. The Fourth Prince couldn’t help but wonder how the ladies of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang to be educated. It turned out that this smallest daughter who grew up in her maternal grandparents’ family was the most knowledgeable in etiquette and was the most outstanding…

“Your Highness, there is no need to rush in this matter. Since the nation-wide selection is under way, we will naturally wait with patience before the Crown Princess is selected!” Mo Huating said after some thought. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“So, we won’t do anything?” The Fourth Prince was reminded by Mo Huating, and he asked rather helplessly, “Isn’t that…”

“Your Highness, although we don’t make a move now, it doesn’t mean that we won’t in the future. Who knows where the phoenix-fate woman is? Who knows what kind of person she is? Even if there is such a phoenix-fate woman, how can it be so easy to find her?” Mo Huating actually didn’t really believe in the gossips about the so-called phoenix-fate woman. However, he had no choice but to talk about this matter with the Fourth Prince.

“I heard that grandmother asked Master Fenghe to read the palms of all the daughters of the noble families who entered the Palace that day. In the end, no such a woman was found. There are quite a number of daughters from noble families in the capital. Despite the nation-wide selection, it was impossible to have the palms of all the daughters from noble families read! I heard that Yan Huaijing brought a daughter of a noble family from the State of Yan into the Palace!”

The Fourth Prince was also very well-informed. When he recalled the rumors in the Palace, he could not help but mock, “If the Crown Prince really has the ability, he should have the palm of the aristocratic young lady brought by Yan Huaijing read!”

Mo Huating couldn’t help but smile at these words. “Your Highness, we don’t need to do anything right now. As you can see, the Crown Prince is also facing a lot of difficulties. We still need to be patient!”

“Alright, I know. I was reckless back then!” The Fourth Prince nodded his head, a trace of gleam flashing in his eyes. He seemed to have no chance on the surface, but it was not necessarily so!

While he was secretly thinking about waiting for his opportunity, Wei Yuewu was creating an opportunity for herself. Looking at the Palace over there, Wei Yuewu reached out and tugged at the of sleeve Jin Ling who was outside the sedan…