Chapter 360

“Your Grace, please forgive me. I won’t dare to do it again!” Without any hesitation, Wei Qiufu knelt down again, moved a few steps on her knees, and arrived in front of Zhaoyi Tu with tears in her eyes.

“Are you sure?” Zhaoyi Tu looked down, not showing any joy or anger.

“Yes, Your Grace, please rest assured!” Wei Qiufu hurriedly nodded. It would be over for her if there was a permanent record of her case. In the future, such a record of misdeed would be like pressing a ticking time bomb next to her.

“What if it happens again?” Zhaoyi Tu asked.

“If it does, I will receive whatever punishment from Your Grace.” Wei Qiufu answered resolutely.

At this time, she had no choice but to be humble. If Zhaoyi Tu insisted, she would be doomed.

This time, Zhaoyi Tu did not immediately reply. She seemed to think for a moment before reluctantly saying, “Then forget it. However, Fourth Miss Wei, you have to know that I won’t be able to protect you if Her Majesty knows about this!”

“Don’t worry, Your Grace. I definitely won’t dare to speak carelessly. Whatever Your Grace says is the truth!” When Wei Qiufu heard such a reminder, she immediately understood and hurriedly nodded.

“If that’s the case, get up then!” Zhaoyi Tu let out a long sigh and ordered the palace maid to help Wei Yuewu stand up.

“Sixth Miss Wei…” Zhaoyi Tu then turned to Wei Yuewu.

“Don’t worry, Your Grace. I’ll be careful not to say anything unnecessary. I’ll follow Fourth Elder Sister’s and Eldest Sister’s lead!” When Zhaoyi Tu turned to her, Wei Yuewu had already prepared herself. She raised her head and confided sincerely that she would not speak nonsense for Wei Qiufu’s sake.

She did not know about this matter, so she did not dare to intervene. However, there were people who knew it, and Wei Fengyao was one of them. Even if Wei Fengyao, who wanted to harm her, was lying on the bed now, she still wanted to kill her!

Since that was the case, she would not keep it to herself. The matter that happened in Chu Xiu Palace should be very secretive. Zhaoyi Tu must not want anyone to know about it!

This included Wei Fengyao whom she had mentioned in her conversation with Wei Qiufu just now!

In fact, Wei Yuewu was also very curious why Wei Fengyao seemed to know a little about everything but not in detail. Who exactly told her? Or did she find it herself?

However, with Wei Fengyao’s temperament and the fact that this matter happened in the Palace, she deduced that it was highly unlikely that Wei Fengyao found out about this herself. So, there must be another person who knew about it more than Wei Fengyao…

Furthermore, Wei Yuewu pleaded for Wei Qiufu regardless of Zhaoyi Tu’s wrath. It made her look very gracious and care about her sister very much.

Zhaoyi Tu was glad to see such a scene, and she also regretted her impulsive action. She should have handled it wisely and settled the matter, but because it was such a big deal that she had lost her composure. She had specially kept the two rooms, which were very likely to have a decisive effect at the critical moment.

At that time, she was up in arms when she found out that Wei Qiufu and Wei Yuewu moved into those two rooms. She decided to stay put because she didn’t want to attract any attention by making a big deal out of it and they would only stay for a short period of time.

Unexpectedly, something happened today!

If she had known earlier, she should have intervened and let Wei Qiufu and Wei Yuewu move away.

“Go back and take care of the mess. When anyone asks you, tell them that the patio caught on fire and it was not a big deal. Don’t make a fuss!” Zhaoyi Tu waved her hand, leaned back, and closed her eyes.

“Yes!” The two of them did not dare to say anything more and carefully retreated. Then, under the lead of Zhaoyi Tu’s guard, they hurriedly returned to Chu Xiu Palace.

After the two of them left, Zhaoyi Tu’s face became more and more gloomy. She looked at the sky, her gaze as cold as ice.

A nurse walked out and greeted softly, “Your Grace.”

“How did Wei Fengyao know about this?” Zhaoyi Tu asked coldly.

“It’s impossible for her to know… Even Princess Nan’an doesn’t know about this. Besides, even the other side has never paid attention to Chu Xiu Palace.” The nurse frowned and shook her head slightly.

“If Wei Fengyao didn’t know anything, how could she arrange for her sisters to stay at that place? She clearly wants to harm them by my hand.” Zhaoyi Tu’s expression became more and more fierce in the dark hall.

There were actually people who knew about the past and wanted to make use of her. Just thinking about it made her feel uneasy.

“Send someone to visit the Heiress-apparent of Prince Nan’an tomorrow!” After thinking about it, Zhaoyi Tu had already made a decision in her heart. No matter what, she had to figure out how Wei Fengyao knew about this past event. Even if she didn’t know it in detail, she knew part of it.

This matter was very secretive, so it was impossible for anyone to know about it!

On the other hand, there was only a small fire in Chu Xiu Palace, and everything had settled by now. However, some of the young ladies had been alerted, so they gathered in the corridor to inquire about the news because none of them knew what had happened.

Wei Qiufu and Wei Yuewu happened to come in at this time.

“Fourth Miss Wei, what happened?” Qin Wenyu curiously looked at the slightly pale Wei Qiufu and asked.

Her question attracted the attention of all the young ladies present.

“It’s nothing serious. It’s just that the dry branches in the patio accidentally caught fire.” Wei Qiufu tried to explain the matter as briefly as possible after being hinted at by Zhaoyi Tu.

Wei Yuewu raised her eyes and looked at Qin Wenyu. Although she had a smile on her face, her eyes had become serious. Since they did not ask her this question, she did not need to answer it.

“How did it suddenly catch fire?” Another young lady expressed her disbelief. She pointed in a direction and said, “There are many withered leaves over here, but they do not catch fire. Why did your place catch fire, Fourth Miss Wei? Is it a sign or something?”

Wei Qiufu’s heart skipped a beat. She was flustered, but she showed an irritated expression, “This is Chu Xiu Palace. What sign can it be?”

This remark rendered the young lady speechless. Seeing Wei Qiufu’s annoyed look, she stopped talking.

After that, Wei Qiufu and Wei Yuewu went to their rooms together.

When they reached the door of Wei Qiufu’s room, Wei Qiufu stopped and bowed deeply to Wei Yuewu. “Thank you, Sixth Younger Sister, for pleading for me just now!”

“You’re welcome, Fourth Elder Sister. We are sisters.” Wei Yuewu replied indifferently. Without saying much, she brought Jin Ling back to her room.

She did not want to be so intimate with Wei Qiufu in front of Zhaoyi Tu’s eunuch.

Asking for mercy in Zhaoyi Tu’s palace was for the sake of everyone’s dignity. However, after returning, she didn’t need to pretend to be very affectionate with Wei Qiufu, because it would look a little hypocritical. After so many incidents, she was certain that Zhaoyi Tu would notice the feelings of discord between the two of them if she paid attention to this place.

The more intimate she pretended to be, the more hypocritical she would appear!

“Miss, why didn’t Zhaoyi Tu punish the Fourth Young Lady this time? When I saw Zhaoyi Tu before, I thought that Fourth Young Lady would definitely not be able to get away with it this time!” Jin Ling followed Wei Yuewu into the room and asked in confusion.

Jin Ling had always been by Wei Yuewu’s side, so of course, she saw Zhaoyi Tu’s exasperated expression. However, she felt a little strange when Zhaoyi Tu suddenly let this matter slip so casually after being so annoyed.

Wei Yuewu sat down on the chair behind the screen. She frowned slightly and her eyes became cold. “Zhaoyi Tu doesn’t want to make a big deal out of it.”

Although Zhaoyi Tu was angry and lost her composure, in the end, she regained her senses and did not make a big deal out of it. That was why she forgave Wei Qiufu. It seemed that the matter that Zhaoyi Tu cared about was quite serious.

If she had known that Zhaoyi Tu was behind this and cared so much about it, Wei Yuewu felt that she should have moved out of this place sooner.

It seemed that this room was another trouble, but she did not know if this trouble would have an adverse impact on her.

Fortunately, she would leave the Palace tomorrow. She should not live in this room in Chu Xiu Palace, so she felt a little relieved.

For her, there were too many mysteries in the Palace, and no one knew who would fall into the scheme the next moment.

Therefore, she needed to be more cautious!

However, although Wei Fengyao knew a little about this secret, she did not seem to know much. Otherwise, she would not have acted against Zhaoyi Tu. With her identity as the Heiress-apparent of Prince Nan’an, she did not have what it took to go against Zhaoyi Tu directly.

“Keep everything in this room back to where they originally belong, including the note on the desk. Zhaoyi Tu must be up to something, or she will not maintain everything in its usual way. It’s as if she is waiting for an old acquaintance.” Wei Yuewu frowned as she strung up all the clues.

That flower-shaped paper should have been a popular style before the Empress entered the Palace, but because the Empress did not like it, no one in the Palace folded it like that anymore after the Empress entered the Palace.

This meant that the paper had been here for such a long time, but the palace maids who cleaned this place had never touched it at all. Zhaoyi Tu’s concern about this place and the clean patio indicated that Zhaoyi Tu had been paying attention to this place all the time. Her wrath today proved that it wasn’t something simple.

Zhaoyi Tu had cared about this matter for years, and the matter could possibly turn the table in the end. It was probably related to these two identical rooms…

Following this line of thought, Wei Yuewu could make some sense out of some things.

“Don’t worry about these things. We will leave the Palace tomorrow. Have you hidden the clothes there?” Wei Yuewu stood up and pushed open the window. A cold wind blew against her face. At the same time, there was a faint smell of smoke.

It was especially obvious in the winter.

“Yes, I’ve put them under her bed. Fourth Young Lady will not find it.” Jin Ling came over and stood behind Wei Yuewu, reporting in a low voice.

As early as when the smoke was rising and Wei Qiufu fled in a panic, Jin Ling slipped into Wei Qiufu’s room from the back window and hid the two clothes before the guards rushed over.

The next day was the last day of the Third Princess’ blessing and there was a grand ceremony. Therefore, everyone woke up very early. The eunuchs sent breakfast earlier than usual too. After breakfast, the sky was still dim outside, yet the young ladies in Chu Xiu Palace had already boarded the soft sedans.

The moving direction of the soft sedans this time was still the same as before. They started praying in the Buddha Hall first. At this moment, the sky outside had slowly turned bright.