Chapter 434

Chapter 434 Concubine Dong’s Procrastination Plan

“Concubine mother, how come that bitch is not dead yet, and she even made me suffer from Grandmother’s punishment… Ah… Please be gentle… Be gentle!” Wei Yuejiao hugged her legs and sat on the bed as Concubine Dong was applying medicine for her. She cried out in pain and cursed Wei Yuewu hatefully.

“Concubine mother, why didn’t that bitch just die on her trip back to the capital? Didn’t you say that she will die for sure?” Wei Yuejiao was about to spit fire from her eyes.

“Shut up!” Concubine Dong put down the medicine cup in her hand and shouted.

Seeing the situation, Jinzhu immediately waved her hand to dismiss all the other maids and old maidservants, except for Yuzhu and her.

“Third Young Lady, you can’t say such things however you like!” Concubine Dong looked outside and scolded her in a low voice.

“Why can’t I? Second Sister and Marquis Jing Yuan are both useless. They can’t even handle such a simple thing well. They brought so many people with them, but they still let that bitch escape. They are so stupid. That’s why they ultimately ended up in a sorry state!”

Wei Yuejiao curled her lips and said disdainfully. She was also injured in her knees due to the kneeling punishment. Both her hands and her legs were in great pain. A turmoil of hateful emotions overwhelmed her heart.

“Third Young Lady, what happened to you today? Why did you stir up trouble with Eldest Young Lady? That is Prince Nan’an Mansion, not our mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. If everything is exposed, how can you get a good marriage in the future!” Concubine Dong said bitterly.

“In fact, I didn’t do anything… I just helped Eldest Sister lure Fourth Prince and the heir-apparent over. Concubine mother, Fourth Prince actually takes a fancy to that bitch. There is news from Grandmother’s side saying that if that bitch is married to Fourth Prince, she will just marry me off to an ordinary family.”

When Wei Yuejiao thought of this, it was like a thorn in her heart. “I will be married to a man like Xie Qingzhao. Concubine mother, how can I get married to a man like him? He and Wei Qiufu had an ambiguous relationship.”

Seeing that there was no one else in the room, Wei Yuejiao became more and more outspoken.

“Your grandmother is going to marry you to Xie Qingzhao?” Wei Yuejiao’s marriage was the thing that worried Concubine Dong the most. Therefore, she questioned it right away.

“Yes. Concubine mother, I have no choice. When Fourth Prince heard that something happened to that bitch, he rushed over without saying a word and even slapped Prefectural Princess Jia’nan. If it hadn’t been for this, Prefectural Princess Jia’nan wouldn’t have beaten Eldest Sister up in anger!”

Wei Yuejiao was still scared when she thought about it now. Prefectural Princess Jia’nan really dared to make such a move. If she was the one who was beaten, wouldn’t she have suffered for nothing?

“We must prevent that bitch from entering the Fourth Prince’s mansion!” Concubine Dong gritted her teeth.

Her own daughter was the most precious one, and only she can be married into the imperial family and become a princess. Why was Qin Xinrui always suppressing her? Now, Wei Yuejiao, her own daughter, suffered the same fate and was suppressed by Qin Xinrui’s daughter.

“But Fourth Prince really takes a fancy to her!” Wei Yuejiao said hatefully.

“But nothing else is happening right now, right? Besides, even if Fourth Prince is interested in her, he would not bring the topic up right now. That bitch is going to participate in the nationwide selection for the Crown Prince Mansion,” Concubine Dong said with a grim face. She had to speed up her plans. Otherwise, everything would be too late.

“Concubine mother, why do you think that she is so powerful? Didn’t everyone say that she was a useless and timid person who didn’t even dare to look at people?” Wei Yuejiao gritted her teeth and asked in a hateful voice. “Concubine mother, don’t you wonder how a bitch who knew nothing suddenly became so powerful as soon as she entered the capital? Could it be that she was switched on her way to the capital?”

“What do you mean?” Concubine Dong glanced sideways at Wei Yuejiao and asked. Her heart skipped a beat.

“Concubine mother, think about it. Marquis Jing Yuan brought so many people over to assassinate her. How could Wei Yuewu not be killed? Not only that, but she also escaped successfully. Could it be that the real Wei Yuewu died a long time ago and this is just a fake one?” Wei Yuejiao said whimsically.

“That’s impossible. Madam Dowager had already addressed the same question when she entered the mansion,” Concubine Dong denied flatly.

She had her most trusted servant in the mansion. When Wei Yuewu first entered the mansion, she had already inquired about the confrontation between Wei Yuewu, Wei Yan, and Lady Li. Therefore, she knew that attempting to bring down Wei Yuewu in this regard was impossible.

“Concubine mother, didn’t you tell me that the Heir-apparent of the Duke of Yan State is also involved? The State of Yan is somewhere near the place where Father is defending the frontier. What if the Heir-apparent of Yan intervened in this matter?” Wei Yuejiao suggested.

“We can’t just say that the current Wei Yuewu is a fake one and that she was being switched by the Heir-apparent of the Duke of Yan State, can we?” Concubine Dong frowned.

“Oh yes… we can! We can use this for justification!” Wei Yuejiao sat up straight in an instant out of excitement, but she accidentally bumped into her wound and groaned.

“Do you think switching someone is easy?” Although Concubine Dong was somewhat impressed by her wild imagination, she still scolded her.

“Concubine mother…” Wei Yuejiao was unwilling to comply.

“You have to bear in mind that these are not the things we need to do right now. Do you still remember what I asked you to keep in mind last time?” Concubine Dong’s face sank. There was no room for any mistakes at this point.

The attempt to get Tu Jiulin’s attention by sending the pastries over had failed. Therefore, she could only find other alternatives to accomplish her goal. It would be inappropriate for her to approach Tu Jiulin herself without any justifiable reason.

“Don’t worry, Concubine mother. I won’t make a mistake. I promise!” When Wei Yuejiao learned that Concubine Dong did not adopt her suggestion, she felt depressed. A trace of hatred flashed through her lowered eyes. She would definitely make life difficult for Wei Yuewu.

“Concubine mother, I heard that the Duke of Yan State Mansion sent an invitation to our mansion. I want to go too!”

“Only Fourth Young Lady and Sixth Young Lady are invited.” The invitation card from the Duke of Yan State Mansion was delivered directly to the mansion without passing through Concubine Dong’s hand, but how could she possibly not know anything about it?

“Why is it that bitch again? When she wasn’t here in the past, no matter which mansion sent an invitation over, they would invite me!” Wei Yuejiao was furious.

“Alright, given your current state, you can’t go even if you are invited.” After that, Concubine Dong stood up and scolded again, “You ignored my advice the last time I advised you not to go out. This time, Eldest Young Lady was also involved. If Eldest Young Lady is as powerful as you expected, how could she possibly end up in a situation where she might be deprived of her position as the heiress-apparent? And yet, you still blindly got yourself involved with her.”

“Concubine mother!” Wei Yuejiao felt wronged.

“Get some good rest, and don’t overthink. When your father asks about it, just answer him according to my instructions. As for the rest, just say you know nothing,” Concubine Dong instructed again out of concern.

“I got it,” Wei Yuejiao replied weakly. After that, she leaned back and ignored Concubine Dong completely.

Seeing her daughter’s indifferent attitude, Concubine Dong was so angry that her expression changed. However, she suppressed her anger and whispered a few words to Yuzhu. Then, she turned around and left Wei Yuejiao’s courtyard with Jinzhu.

“What did Qian Ying say?”

“Don’t worry, Concubine Dong. Qian Ying said that she will delay Lord Tu for the next few days and will keep Lord Tu from visiting the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. However, she can’t delay him for long. Whenever there is a message from Lord Marquis, Lord Tu will definitely come as soon as possible.” Jinzhu went out just now and secretly met up with Lord Tu’s concubine, Qian Ying.

“Good!” Concubine Dong showed a trace of satisfaction on her face. By her estimation, Nurse Li should be there by then…

On the day of the Duke of Yan State Mansion’s banquet, the weather was pretty good. It was a rare sunny day in winter, and the sun was warm and cozy. This time, Wei Yuewu and Wei Qiufu were the ones to go on behalf of the mansion. Wei Ziyi and Wei Zifeng also went with them, but Wei Ziyang stayed behind.

Since there was no elderly madam in Yan Huaijing’s mansion and Jing Wenyan was invited to receive his guests in his backyard instead, the guests were mostly some young heirs-apparent, young masters, and young ladies.

After all, the party served as an excuse for the young masters and young ladies to come out from their mansions to have fun.

Without the elders accompanying them, everyone was happy to get some leisure.

Wei Yuewu was called up by her maid early in the morning. After dressing up properly and having some light breakfast, she went to Madam Dowager’s Tranquility Courtyard.

Wei Qiufu had already arrived. When she saw Wei Yuewu, she warmly greeted her, “Good morning, Sixth Younger Sister.”

“Good morning, Fourth Elder Sister.” Wei Yuewu returned a faint bow, and her expression was extremely natural.

“Sixth Younger Sister, I’m not going today,” Wei Qiufu said softly.

“Why aren’t you going?” Wei Yuewu raised her head in surprise. She had always been very careful with Wei Qiufu, a crafty and vicious beauty.

“I… I’d better go out less frequently now.” Wei Qiufu smiled. There was a bit of shyness on her face, but her manners were natural and graceful. Madam Dowager, who was watching from the side, secretly nodded. She was satisfied with this well-mannered granddaughter in her heart.

In Madam Dowager’s opinion, Wei Qiufu’s status had already been decided. It was better for her not to show up in front of people at this particular time. Since Wei Qiufu’s words were in line with what Madam Dowager wanted, Madam Dowager liked her even more now.

“The Crown Prince will also be there today.” Wei Yuewu asked tentatively, “Fourth Elder Sister, are you sure you don’t want to go over and take a look? Moreover, Eldest Miss Jing is helping the Heir-apparent of the Duke of Yan State entertain guests in his backyard today. I heard that the mansion of Duke of Jing had a close relationship with Crown Prince Mansion in the past.”

“Do you mean Eldest Miss Jing and the Crown Prince?” Wei Qiufu immediately understood the hidden meaning in Wei Yuewu’s words and looked at Madam Dowager in a rather awkward manner.

“The daughter of the mansion of Duke of Jing hasn’t been engaged yet?” Madam Dowager interrupted with a frown. However, she was speaking to Nanny Hong on the side, not Wei Yuewu.

“I’m not so sure about it. Everyone says that Eldest Miss Jing is going to marry into the palace, but no one knows who will be the lucky one.” Nanny Hong shook her head. Almost all the aristocratic families in the capital were paying attention to Eldest Miss Jing’s marriage because she was too outstanding. Moreover, with her status, she could probably become the Empress in the future too.

“Qiufu, you should go with Yuewu. The two of you can take care of each other.” Hearing that the Crown Prince was also going, Madam Dowager quickly made the decision in her heart. She had to let Wei Qiufu keep an eye on the Crown Prince to make sure that the Crown Prince and Jing Wenyan did not have a chance to meet alone.

Simply put, Eldest Miss Jing was far too outstanding. If she married into the residence of the Crown Prince, it would not be good news for the Crown Prince’s other concubines.

“Yes..” After hearing Madam Dowager’s words, Wei Qiufu naturally agreed softly.

After that, they continued their conversation with Madam Dowager for a little while. Shortly after, Wei Ziyi and Wei Zifeng arrived as well. The four of them exchanged a few more words with Madam Dowager before leaving together. They boarded the carriage and headed towards the Duke of Yan State Mansion.

The entrance of Duke of Yan State Mansion was very lively. All the carriages entered the mansion in an orderly manner. Just as the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang’s carriage reached the mansion, a lad servant came over and led them to the side door.

Wei Ziyi and Wei Zifeng went to the front yard. As soon as Wei Yuewu got out of the carriage holding Jin Ling’s hand, she heard a timid voice behind her. “Sixth Miss Wei!”