Chapter 415
Chapter 415 Tell Grandmother Eldest Sister Misses Me
“Hey, Fifth Younger Sister! What are you talking about? Are you talking about me?” Wei Yuejiao had already appeared at the door. She gently waved the handkerchief in her hand and looked at Wei Qiuju with extreme contempt.
This was the first time she had taken the initiative to come to Wei Qiuju’s courtyard, and she felt that she was giving a big face to Wei Qiuju.
“T-Third Sister, hello. How can I help you?” At this moment, Wei Qiuju regained her composure and lowered her head slightly, for fear that Wei Yuejiao would notice her panic.
Originally, she did not want to be part of these matters. She would not be implicated if Wei Yuejiao did not come.
Since Wei Yuejiao came, she had to do as Wei Yuewu said. However, Wei Qiuju wondered if she would be alright after this.
“You can help me a lot! Fifth Sister, let’s go in and talk!” Wei Yuejiao hinted that they needed to talk in a private place, so she donned a wide grin, pulled Wei Qiuju’s arm, and walked into the inner room.
Yueya wanted to follow them, but Yuzhu stopped her.
“The young ladies want to talk about something private. Let’s give them some space,” Yuzhu pointed at the door and said.
Although Yueya was worried, she stopped following them after seeing Wei Qiuju giving her a look.
When they came to the inner room, Wei Yuejiao first pulled Wei Qiuju to sit down on a chair by the side with a bit of affection. Then, she went to the chair opposite her and sat down.
“Fifth Younger Sister, I heard that you will be going to Prince Nan’an Mansion tomorrow. In addition to visiting Eldest Sister, you have another agenda,” Wei Yuejiao went straight to the point as soon as she sat down.
“I-I’m not too sure!” Wei Qiuju shook her head and looked at Wei Yuejiao uneasily. She seemed a little flustered.
This made Wei Yuejiao more convinced that this was true. With a cold snort, she slammed the note on the table furiously. “Fifth Younger Sister, what is this?”
“I… I… I-I just told Sixth Younger Sister something!” Wei Qiuju reached out to take the note. After reading the content of the note briefly, she crumpled the paper tightly, and her eyes began to wander frantically.
“Fifth Younger Sister, you seem to have a close relationship with Sixth Younger Sister. But as far as I’m concerned, you guys were not that close before,” Wei Yuejiao grunted. “I think we are the ones who grew up together!”
“Y-Yes!” Wei Qiuju said dryly.
“So, tell me, what exactly is going on?” Wei Yuejiao snapped arrogantly.
“Third Elder Sister, actually… I-I don’t know if this is true or not. Maybe, the heir-apparent had said something like this, but it might not necessarily be true!” Wei Qiuju seemed to want to push the blame on others.
“Just tell me what the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an said and skip all the nonsense!” Wei Yuejiao snorted.
“But… if it’s not correct…” Wei Qiuju was obviously apprehensive.
“That has nothing to do with you. I may not believe what you said, but it is just a reference. Does Fourth Prince really take a fancy to Wei Yuewu?” An angry look appeared on Wei Yuejiao’s face. Why would the Fourth Prince take a fancy to Wei Yuewu, so much so that he wanted to take this opportunity to take a closer look at her?!
In fact, this was not that important. The most important thing was that there was such a remark on the note. If the Fourth Prince took a fancy to Wei Yuewu, she would have to marry the pathetic Xie Qingzhao! Why?!
She couldn’t understand why Madam Dowager liked Xie Qingzhao so much. She claimed that Xie Qingzhao was a poor scholar who had a promising future ahead of him and took Grand Preceptor Tu as an example of a poor scholar who succeeded in his latter life. Madam Dowager even said that since Wei Fengyao married Prince Nan’an, Wei Qiufu would be part of the Crown Prince Mansion, and Wei Yuewu had the potential to marry the Fourth Prince, she couldn’t marry Wei Yuejiao off to a noble young master.
In that case, she had to marry the pathetic Xie Qingzhao!
As soon as she thought of this point, Wei Yuejiao was so angry that her face turned extremely red!
Madam Dowager even had the cheek to say that Xie Qingzhao was actually out of her league because she was just a concubine-born daughter. In the future, if Xie Qingzhao triumphed in his career, the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang would have to curry favor with him, and they might marry a legitimate daughter with the same surname to him too!
When Wei Yuejiao read the note, she was so exasperated. At this point, Xie Qingzhao was the person she hated the most in the world.
It was not fair! Why could Wei Yuewu marry the Fourth Prince, but she had to marry Xie Qingzhao? Moreover, she was worried that in the future, when Xie Qingzhao became successful, he would look down on her and marry another legitimate daughter of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang.
As soon as she thought of this, Wei Yuejiao exploded in anger.
“Yes… I heard that the Fourth Prince thought highly of Sixth Younger Sister. Also, she was there at the Prince Nan’an Mansion, and you too, Third Sister.” Wei Qiuju looked panicked when she mentioned this matter.
Wei Yuejiao was indeed there at that time, and she also saw that the Fourth Prince looked at Wei Yuewu differently. She and Fourth Prince were not compatible. Since she wrongly recognized the Fourth Prince as an irrelevant person, the Fourth Prince had never liked her.
“I want to go to Prince Nan’an Mansion tomorrow to visit Eldest Sister!” Wei Yuejiao decisively said after confirming the truth of the matter. She was going to destroy Wei Yuewu’s plan.
No matter what, she could not let the Fourth Prince marry Wei Yuewu. Otherwise, she would have to marry the useless Xie Qingzhao. Moreover, when she thought about the ambiguous relationship between Xie Qingzhao and Wei Qiufu, she felt disgusted.
Why would Grandmother and Father think that scum like him had a bright future?! She would definitely not marry such a person.
Wei Qiuju abruptly raised her head in shock when she heard this. “B-But Grandmother has decided on the people to go!” No one dared to disobey Madam Dowager’s decision, and Madam Dowager stated that she would only bring Wei Qiuju and Wei Yuewu tomorrow.
“So what? I need your help to persuade Grandmother.” Wei Yuejiao approached Wei Qiuju with a cold face, and there was a little bit of pressure in her glare.
“B-But… I-I can’t…” Wei Qiuju stammered in fright and retreated.
“This note was a personal message from the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an to you, right? Fifth Younger Sister, you haven’t married yet, but you already exchanged messages with the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an. If this news goes out, it will not do any good to your reputation. Although you are selected to be his concubine, the status is different. You have to hold a dignified and graceful demeanor in order to become a concubine who is recognized by the royal family. Don’t you think so?”
Wei Yuejiao smiled coldly and leaned back as she threatened Wei Qiuju.
The young ladies of aristocratic families had always been well-behaved and dignified. If the news of Wei Qiuju and the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an had been exchanging messages before their wedding, it would have done harm to their reputation. If someone with ulterior motives instigated the spread, Wei Qiuju’s position would be intimidated.
“Third Elder Sister, I… This is our first time…” Wei Qiuju was anxious. She suddenly stood up, gripped her handkerchief tightly, and explained with red eyes.
“Fifth Younger Sister, I won’t say anything, I swear. You just have to say that Eldest Sister misses me very much and has something to tell me, so I have to go with you to the mansion. That will do.” The smile on Wei Yuejiao’s face suddenly eased.
“E-Eldest Sister misses you?” Wei Qiuju was shocked.
“Yes! Just tell Grandmother that I have to go because Eldest Sister misses me and has something important to tell me. Grandmother won’t go against her wishes at this time. In fact, Eldest Sister’s current situation is quite pitiful, and I heard that her arm is crippled! After all, we are sisters, and I can’t just sit back and watch her get hurt, right?”
Wei Yuejiao looked distressed and sad as if she really had a close-knit relationship with Wei Fengyao.
“But… but…” Wei Qiuju stammered nervously, and the handkerchief in her hand was twisted into a ball.
“But what? It’s settled. Grandmother will agree.” Wei Yuejiao had figured everything out. If Madam Dowager wanted Wei Qiuju to marry into Prince Nan’an Mansion, she had to get Wei Fengyao’s consent. Although Madam Dowager was their grandmother, Wei Fengyao had the final say in this matter, so she would not go against Wei Fengyao’s will at this moment.
Therefore, Wei Yuejiao felt that Wei Fengyao was the best excuse in her case.
Moreover, Wei Fengyao certainly did not want Wei Yuewu to become Fourth Prince’s wife, did she? After entering Prince Nan’an Mansion, she could join hands with Wei Fengyao to ruin Wei Yuewu’s marriage.
“But… I don’t dare to…” Wei Qiuju was about to cry. Wei Yuejiao rolled her eyes in disgust at the former’s pathetic and cowardly look.
“Alright, you send a message to Eldest Sister, and let her tell Grandmother!” Wei Yuejiao stood up and snarled. She didn’t want to send the message herself in case Madam Dowager would find out, so Wei Qiuju was the best messenger. Anyway, Wei Qiuju had been flirting with the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an for a long time.
Sure enough, a concubine-born daughter was always so inferior, useless, and unreliable!
“O-Okay!” Wei Qiuju hurriedly said, but she was secretly relieved. She was glad that she didn’t have to say this to Madam Dowager herself, or the keen and sensitive Madam Dowager might suspect her.
It would be best if nothing happened when they were at Prince Nan’an Mansion, but if something really happened, Madam Dowager would definitely blame her for it, and it would possibly put a risk on her potential marriage.
Fortunately, judging from the current situation, she would not be implicated. All she had to do was convey the message to the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an and let him tell Eldest Sister. As for whether Eldest Sister wanted Wei Yuejiao to go to the mansion or not, it was not within Wei Qiuju’s consideration, and it would be none of her business.
In that case, she would complete the task that Wei Yuewu asked her to do.
Wei Qiuju deftly hid the note in her sleeve and crumpled it. She would definitely not return the note to Wei Yuejiao.
Seeing that Wei Qiuju had agreed, Wei Yuejiao grinned in satisfaction and did not want to stay in her room any longer. She turned and walked out. When she reached the outer room, Yuzhu followed her, and they exited Wei Qiuju’s courtyard one after another.
“Miss… Are you alright?” Yueya came over nervously and looked at Wei Qiuju gingerly. She heaved a light sigh of relief after noticing that only her expression was a little gloomy. Wei Yuejiao was more arrogant than Second Young Lady, so she was worried that Wei Yuejiao’s visit would be detrimental to Wei Qiuju.
“Prepare the ink and paper. I need to write a letter to the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an,” Wei Qiuju ordered.
Although she did not write the note herself, she felt fortunate that the Heir-apparent of Prince Nan’an took a fancy to her. He would secretly send some gifts to her, so it would be a piece of cake to send him a letter in secret.
“Alright, Miss… Nothing will happen to you, right?” Yueya asked worriedly.
“Of course, not. My hands are tied either way, so I might as well do it!” Wei Qiuju grunted with a frown. After thinking about it, she felt that she would be at an advantage if she followed Wei Yuewu’s instructions.
She was already in trouble, so she might as well follow Wei Yuewu’s wishes.
Tomorrow… It seemed that tomorrow was destined to be a turbulent day…
At Madam Dowager’s Tranquility Courtyard.
“What?” Madam Dowager suddenly stood up and violently coughed…
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