Mo Huating was indeed an excellent speaker.
He spoke of the bloody case that involved adultery merely as a blunder in which he accidentally lost his way, which absolved him of all his responsibility. In the meantime, he also admitted his mistake. This tactic indeed helped him win people's sympathy.
"You are too polite, Marquis Jing Yuan. I really don't dare to accept your courtesy. Yuewu was almost assassinated on the way to the capital. It's said that those killers had set up the trap in advance, and they waited in ambush for her to arrive. Since she was just a new comer to the capital, I really can't figure out whom she had offended. Why did that person hate her so much as to kill her? The person had actually calculated her route to the capital and ordered people to wait there, just to kill a weak girl like her."
Lady Tu remarked as she eyed Mo Huating with a cold smile.
The effect of Lady Tu's words was such that she totally den
"You are in such a mess. Then what should I do to help you?"Observing Wei Yuewu's firm refusal, Chen Nianshan did not insist on her suggestion. She looked at the stains on Wei Yuewu's clothes, unable to figure out a solution for the time being.Wei Yuewu raised the corner of her clothes and frowned slightly. Indeed, it was impossible for her to meet anyone in such a condition."Alas, look at me, I was so stupid. Sixth Young Lady, let me ask someone to send cloak. No one will notice the stains on your dress when you wear the cloak."After a moment of silence, Chen Nianshan suddenly said smilingly as if realizing something.This seemed to be the best way to solve the problem. Wei Yuewu nodded with resignation, hitched up her dress and agreed. Her gaze silently slid across Jin Ling's face. Jin Ling, who was standing a little behind Chen Nianshan, knowingly blinked at her mistress.Jin Ling had been originall
Near a big tree beside the side door, a big wolf dog was lying lazily on the ground, its head leaning feebly against its forelimbs, its tongue sticking out, and its saliva dripping down. The dog looked hungry and lacking in strength.Suddenly, a faint fragrance in the air flew to its nose. The wolf dog had been starved for more than a day or two. When it caught the smell, its hair immediately stood up. It jumped to its feet, shook its body, and stared at the side door.The fragrance was getting closer and closer. The wolf dog couldn't endure it any longer and suddenly pounced forward. The long chain behind it was pulled along clattering as it dashed forward. Since the dog had been starved for several days, it could catch even the slightest trace of fragrance in the air. At this moment, it leaped out with sheer excitement.Now the wolf dog sprang excitedly upon the figure at the door and opened its mouth wide…Mo Huating didn't expe
After Chen Nianshan tricked Wei Yuewu into the yard where the wolf dog was kept, she went back to her own courtyard to take a bath and change her dress.Anything that would happen in that yard had nothing to do with her.She did not expect that Wei Yan would come at this time. However, she still came out of her room to greet Wei Yan. The stained dress that she had taken off was thrown aside. As she was in a hurry to welcome the guest, she did not notice a slip of paper falling down one of the sleeves of her former dress. One maid in the room saw the note, but did not care much about it, and only casually put the note beside the dress.When Wei Yan entered, she immediately saw Chen Nianshan's dress that was thrown aside, then she saw the note beside the dress. Her eyebrows were sharply raised. She hurriedly took two steps, grabbed the note in her hand and unfolded it.It turned out to be a love letter that Chen Nianshan had written
Whoever saw the current chaos would be angry.While Wei Yuewu hadn't yet asserted her rights as the real fiancée, these two outsiders had gone so far as to fight with each other out of jealousy to become the official wife.From this point of view, even if Lady Tu uttered harsher words, Mo Huating could not refute any bit.The Madam Dowager's face was quite grim. She took out a red marriage contract from her clothes. The contract was signed by the mothers of the two sides to announce the engagement. In the current situation, she didn't have to give any reason for breaking off the engagement. If Mo Huating did not have an affair with the two of them, such a quarrel would never have broken out.Furthermore, it happened right in the presence of Wei Yuewu.The Madam Dowager had made up her mind by now because Wei Yan was also involved."Marquis Jing Yuan, I don't care whether you want to marry my Second Elder S
"Alright, Marquis Jing Yuan, I only ask you not to mention the marriage again in future. Indeed this marriage exists in name only. I'll wait for my father to come back and exchange your copy of the marriage contract."Having said those words, Wei Yuewu swept a glance at Wei Yan and Chen Nianshan to direct everyone's attention to the two of them."Alright!"Seeing everyone's gaze falling on Wei Yan and Chen Nianshan, Mo Huating involuntarily recalled what had just happened. He felt a burst of pain in his chest.Now that Mo Huating agreed, Wei Yuewu and Lady Tu stood up and left first. The Madam Dowager ordered other servants to take Wei Yan and follow behind, though the latter was still reluctant to leave. The group exited the mansion of Marquis Jing Yuan and went away.As soon as people from the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang were gone, Mo Huating couldn't hold on any longer. He spat out a mouthful of blood. Chen Nianshan
"I want these bolts of cloth."Wei Yuewu calmly skipped over the bolt that the old maidservant had brought over to her. Instead, she chose a few other bolts of cloth that didn't stand out from the rest.She picked pink and green colors just like average girls. These colors looked very jubilant and thus were suitable for wearing during the spring festival. There were patterns of dancing butterflies on the pink bolt, patterns of peach blossoms on the light green bolt, and patterns of lotus flowers on the cyan bolt…"Sixth Young Lady, the ones you picked are not as beautiful as that one."The old maidservant looked at the bolts Wei Yuewu had picked. She pushed the previous one over and suggested with a smile.Judging from the overall appearance, it was true that the one that the old maidservant had brought out was far more eye-catching. Whoever wore it would definitely look exceptionally beautiful. There would be many ban
Wei Yan wiped her eyes hard with her handkerchief and tugged Lady Li's clothes. She pleaded, "Mother, please! Yan'er will only be watching in secret. No one will know. I was hurt by that bitch so much that I was too angry to sleep these past two nights."Looking at her daughter's cheeks that obviously grew hollow and her red-rimmed eyes, Lady Li recalled the day when Wei Yan cried her heart out after coming back from the mansion of Marquis Jing Yuan.Lady Li also knew that she would cross the line if she agreed to her daughter's request, but she couldn't bear to refuse. She thought for a moment and said, "There are still a few days left anyway. Be obedient and transcribe the Buddhist scriptures in your courtyard. You must show your copies to your grandmother every day and promise her that you won't have any contact with Marquis Jing Yuan in the future. Perhaps your grandmother will let you go."As for Wei Yan's childish idea of sneaking out, La
"Will anyone in this mansion help me?" Wei Yuewu shook her head and said softly. A trace of coldness flashed in her eyes. No one in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang regarded her as a family member!Lady Li and Wei Yan even hated her so much that they wished her to die in front of them right now.The Madam Dowager's attitude towards her was also unfathomable. As for the fact that she was almost killed on her way to the capital, the Madam Dowager didn't even mention it. Everyone seemed to choose to forget about it.However, even if they had forgotten, she did not!She would cope with changes by remaining steadfast. She would wait, and she could afford to wait!Shufei and Huamo looked at their mistress almost with some shock.They saw their mistress utter those words with contempt and coldness. However, they knew clearly that the young lady had spoken the truth."Shufei, Huamo, if you want to have