Such a proposal as to break off the engagement should not have been put forward by Wei Yuewu. But in the current situation, everyone felt that her request was completely logical and reasonable!
The onlookers had witnessed a string of scenes: Shuiyue had been knocked unconscious by Mo Huating's guard when she was just about to tell the truth; the guard cried out some words that exposed his attempt at covering up the truth; and the drastic changes in the attitudes of Mo Huating, who had appeared so true to Wei Yuewu before she showed up and who now seemed furious rather than delighted to find that his fiancée had escaped from death in a great catastrophe.
Gradually and unconsciously, they had become more sympathetic towards Wei Yuewu.
The Second Miss Wei—her personal maid—Marquis Jing Yuan—the murder of the Sixth Miss Wei....
Many bystanders couldn't help but sorted out such a line in their mind and felt that the marquis had been simply putting on a play. Was it true that the murder had no connection with the affair between the marquis and that Second Miss Wei?
Mo Huating was chocked at Wei Yuewu's daring words because he had never expected that she would have the guts to speak of breaking off their engagement. Never had it ever occurred to him that one day he would be asked to quit the engagement by Wei Yuewu, whom he most looked down upon. He was so mortified and infuriated that his lips trembled and his face was livid with rage!
"How... how dare you be so disobedient like that? As an unmarried girl, you should observe your duties and obey the elders' arrangements. How dare you talk about your marriage in such a frivolous way? You do have no regard for your parents and elders!"
Seeing that the number of onlookers thronging at the doorway increased along with the growing intensity of the argument, Mo Huating decided that he should not allow Wei Yuewu to continue her speech. He rashly ordered,
"Guards, take Sixth Miss Wei away to have a rest!"
He made up his mind not to argue with Wei Yuewu; he must prevent her from holding on to the issue of Shuiyun, in case that Wei Yan was involved in the unfolding drama.
As for breaking off the engagement, it was not Wei Yuewu who had the final say on this.
At the command of Mo Huating, two guards walked towards Wei Yuewu. On the surface, it looked like a polite request, but they were actually going to seize Wei Yuewu by force.
"Who dares!"
Wei Yuewu's face grew cold and her eyes were as sharp as a blade. Her aura was so intimidating that the two guards were stunned and dared not reach out to her directly.
The guard from Prince Yan's residence also moved to stand behind Wei Yuewu at this point. He looked coldly at the two guards with some air of killing intent in his eyes.
"Marquis Jing Yuan, I don't care how you and my second elder sister got together, but I will report the situation to my father after I return to the capital and ask him to invalidate our engagement."
Wei Yuewu said those words in a loud voice, because she was determined to take advantage of this occasion to destroy the image of affectionate and faithful man Mo Huating had created for himself.
Mo Huating was annoyed at the sight of Yan Huaijing's guard, who was obviously determined to protect Wei Yuewu to the end. Not daring to let his men take her away, he waved his hand to the two guards, who withdrew silently.
"Sixth Miss Wei, our engagement was decided many years ago. You can't break it off as you wish to. Since you must have been horrified by what you had gone through and escaped death in a great calamity, I won't take your nonsenses seriously. Let's talk about the matter after we are back in the capital!"
Mo Huating suddenly changed his mood from vexation to calmness. He looked as if he understood and forgave her inappropriate words.
How high-sounding his words were! By simply accusing her of talking nonsense out of horror and shock, he almost denied everything Wei Yuewu had stated.
Wei Yuewu sneered in her heart but showed nothing on her face. She said coldly, "Our engagement will soon be annulled, so it's not proper for me to follow you to the capital. I should ask Magistrate Wang to escort me instead and I won't bother you."
In other words, there was really no reason for them to travel together anymore because Wei Yuewu was so determined to break off the engagement.
That was exactly the purpose of Wei Yuewu's visit.
Now that she had achieved her goal, Wei Yuewu did not leave any chance for Mo Huating to say anything. With the corner of her mouth curled up, she turned and walked to Magistrate Wang.
She was no longer the weak girl she was used to be. That part of her had died last night.
Now she was reborn physically and mentally. As the sixth miss of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang, she would never let those who had set her up or attempted to kill her get away....
"My lord, as there are so many bandits in this area, please escort me back to the capital."
Wei Yuewu stood in front of Magistrate Wang, courtesied to him, and made the request in a very natural and poised manner.
"Yes... It's my ... my obligation."
Magistrate Wang, the only one present who exulted at Wei Yuewu's appearance, stopped sweating and had a big smile on his face due to excitedness. However, he quickly became worried as he thought of the powerful bandits, for he really did not have enough guards to protect Wei Yuewu.
"Magistrate Wang, I would not have been able to survive this time but for the prince of Yan State. I wonder if you can prepare a gift for me so that I can express my gratitude to him? I will ask my father to reward you when I am back in the capital."Wei Yuewu asked the magistrate earnestly with profound meaning.She mentioned Yan Huaijing on purpose to remind the magistrate that the prince was also involved.As she expected, when Magistrate Wang heard the mentioning of the prince, he was at a loss at first, but in an instant his eyes brightened and his worry disappeared. A big smile appeared on his face again. He immediately accepted the request and ordered his servants to prepare the gift before he followed Wei Yuewu to visit the prince of Yan State.In such a situation, Mo Huating couldn't find any reason to stop Magistrate Wang from following Wei Yuewu even if he wanted to. Mo Huating could only stand by and watch them leave.
A broad and gorgeous carriage stopped casually at the side of the road. Yan Huaijing, who was dressed in a light white robe, had already got off the carriage under the protection of his guards. He had the air of a banished immortal that impressed others with an extraordinary bearing even at a far distance.With a keen sense of Yan Huaijing's glance at her, Wei Yuewu slowed her pace involuntarily. She picked up her pace again only after she saw Yan Huaijing turn around and walk towards the pavilion on one side.Yan Huaijing stopped. He stood in the pavilion and looked back at Wei Yuewu who was slowly walking to him. There was a gentle smile on his face. His eyes were deep and gave out a feeling of tenderness and affection. Any girl would secretly feel pleased and became shy under such a gaze.As much as Wei Yuewu was preoccupied with worries, she could not help but acknowledge that this prince indeed deserved the reputation of the most handsome
That was quite an unexpected request. Although the object Wei Yuewu wanted was only a small emblem, it represented special meaning. For a person who had not yet arrived in the capital, it was almost impossible to fulfil this request. But Wei Yuewu believed Yan Huaijing must have a way. Such a request was just a piece of cake to the future lord of Yan State whom even the emperor would have to deal with meticulously...The carriages began to move slowly again. The snow-white horses were galloping in a uniform manner. People were attracted to look back at them before they had reached the gate of the city. The pedestrians could judge from the general appearance of the procession that the passengers inside must not be ordinary people, though they did not know exactly who were sitting in the carriages. It was simply impossible not to catch people's attention.The carriages were separated at the gate when they entered the city. The broad and magnificent carriage h
"Why did you hit me?" The coachman was beaten to see stars. He shouted angrily as he struggled to get up."How dare you bump the carriage from the mansion of Duke of Yan State into the river?" Wei Yuewu's coachman was one of Yan Huaijing's men. At this point, he fiercely punched that coachman who had just got up, directly knocking him down again."I ... I didn't mean it." The coachman was shocked and had the bad feeling immediately. He had not expected the carriage he collided with was from the mansion of Duke of Yan State. He only received an order to bump the Sixth Miss Wei's carriage into the river, and didn't know that the carriage belonged to the mansion of Duke of Yan State. He secretly felt resentful of the messenger who had not made it clear. But under the circumstances, he could only hold on. "Get up. Let's go to the yamen." The coachman from the mansion of Duke of Yan State would accept no excuse at all. He grabbed the
Seeing things did not turn out as planned, the coachman just wanted to get away from the scene. Therefore, he didn't notice at all that someone from the crowd was silently following him...The maidservant from the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang, who had also seen things turn out so unexpectedly, hurriedly squeezed her way out of the crowd. She must hasten to report to the Second Lady that the sixth young lady did not die so that the Second Lady could be prepared in advance.The maidservant was too eager to pass on the message to be aware that she would expose herself by squeezing her way out and running like that away from the large crowd. More than one people looked back at her doubtfully.Of course Wei Yuewu noticed her running away as well. She slightly narrowed the corner of her eyes, her lips curled with a sneer.Wei Yan, how should I avenge the hatred of blood that you and Mo Huating had incited in me...Jin Ling st
So, a carriage had been following her and was now going to overtake her?Wei Yuewu thought for a moment and then ordered in a low voice, "Stop. Let it pass first."She chose to give way because she wanted to see what the carriage looked like. She didn't think anyone except those from the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang and the mansion of Marquis Jing Yuan would be interested in her.As the carriage stopped, Jin Ling lifted the curtain for her.Wei Yuewu watched the carriage slowly passing by. It was just an ordinary-looking carriage, a little larger than normal ones, but there was nothing peculiar.However, with her sharp perception, Wei Yuewu noticed that the carriage was unusual. Though the curtain hanging over the door was dull brilliant azure, it was discernible with close observation that the four corners of the curtain were embroidered with dark golden lines. And the cloth, if she guessed right, should be tribute fro
"You damned servant, have you no eyes! Our young lady is the Sixth Miss Wei, the first daughter of Marquis Hua Yang. Move quickly to open the main door and welcome our young lady."Jin Ling scolded the servant with her hands on her waist.As a former maid of the mansion of the Duke of Yan State, she naturally did not show the slightest trace of panic in front of servants of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. Now she simply declared Wei Yuewu’s identity to the servant."Whoever will buy in what you said! Our Sixth Young Lady can't look like that. Where does this girl come from? How dare she claim to be our Sixth Young Lady!"Casting a glance at Wei Yuewu, the servant twisted his mouth and said contemptuously, "Young lady, it’s true that wealth and rank are important, but you have to have the fate to enjoy them!"What he meant was clear: many girls had tried to pass off as the Sixth Miss Wei, and she was simply one of thes
The reason that Lady Li and Wei Yan opened the main door to welcome Wei Yuewu was that they didn't want the situation to spiral out of their control.Wei Yuewu sneered in her heart. No matter what Lady Li and her daughter were thinking of, no one could deny that at this moment, she made an aggressive return to the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. She, Wei Yuewu, was the most distinguished young lady in the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang!At last, the heavy main door was slowly opened. The male servants no longer dared to be disrespectful as before. They stood in two rows to greet Wei Yuewu as she walked in. The old maidservant led the way for Wei Yuewu in a submissive manner. Although she appeared very deferential, a trace of schadenfreude flashed on her face when she lowered her head.As a maidservant serving Wei Yan, she understood very well the temper of her young lady, who would definitely make things difficult for the Sixth Young Lady. As soon as