Everyone stared at the guard whose hat was pulled off by Wei Yuewu. Long dark hair immediately hung down.
A woman?
There was a great uproar in the crowd!
"Shuiyun, do you know who I am?" Wei Yuewu put on a gruesome smile as she lowered her head and looked at the maid, who had collapsed in panic. Seeing her pale and stiff face, the maid who had just propped herself up then lost all her strength and fell to the ground again.
"You... you are a ghost... ghost...." The maid screamed. She was so horrified that she couldn't even complete her sentence.
She was with Mo Huating last night when he and his men were carrying out the murder in the forest. She was responsible for giving directions for them so that they could lie in ambush in the place Wei Yuewu must pass by.
Despite the heavy blizzard, she clearly saw that the richly-dressed girl in the carriage had indeed been shot dead by Mo Huating on the spot! Blood soaked the girl's clothes and she died without closing her eyes. The scene was so terrible that she only gave a quick glance and dared not look again....
Was this person in front of her a ghost?
Wei Yuewu took on a cold smile. That Wei Yuewu who was content with a plain life did die.
"Shuiyun, I know you are my second elder sister's maid. Look, you don't remember me, but I still remember you... I have come here for you...." Wei Yuewu chuckled and spoke softly; but as they were very close to each other, her words sounded extremely ghostly and harsh.
"Sixth Young Lady, you are the Sixth Young Lady. Aren’t you dead?" Shuiyun started to cry out of fear before she suddenly knelt down on the ground and kowtowed to Wei Yuewu. Her face turned pale and she implored with a trembling voice, "Miss, I beg you not to look for me... Not me... It was not me... It was the Second Young Lady who ordered me to come here...."
Wei Yan was the first daughter of the second branch of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. Marquis Hua Yang and his two brothers had no separation. Therefore, the rankings of their offspring were counted in a uniform order. Wei Yan ranked second and Wei Yuewu sixth.
Wei Yuewu had originally intended to play a trick on the maid. Now she was furious at the secret the maid inadvertently leaked out. A trace of cold cruelty flashed across her eyes. She had not expected that Wei Yan was so vicious as to send the maid to help Mo Huating identify her in order to have her killed. There was no doubt that she had an affair with Mo Huating.
The bystanders were stunned at Shuiyun's words at first, but soon thought the same as Wei Yuewu and looked at Mo Huating with suspicion.
This was Wei Yuewu. She was not dead?
Mo Huating stared at Wei Yuewu, feeling as dumbfounded as others.
Was this girl really Miss Wei, the Sixth Young Lady, who was said to be plain-looking and untalented, and who was the fiancée Mother had arranged for me when she was still alive?
This girl, with a heavy makeup, long bangs, vague features and even a gloomy air, was totally different from the beautiful, gentle, and lovely Wei Yan.
How could such a woman be his wife!
Besides, his future wife would be more than a marquise....
However, what Mo Huating had never expected was that Miss sixth, who was said to be good for nothing, should be so sharp-tongued. And when she looked up, he actually sensed stunning beauty in her bright eyes. Nevertheless, the pair of eyes rendered her appearance a little more incongruous, as if those eyes should not appear on such a plain face.
Mo Huating was not Shuiyun, and he was not as panicked as Shuiyun. After a moment of trance, he regained his presence of mind and yelled at Shuiyun: "Shut up. She is a human, not a ghost!"
But Shuiyun was too frightened to hear his words and kept kowtowing to Wei Yuewu for mercy. Consequently, her forehead quickly became bruised and swollen, and incoherent speech continued to bubble from her mouth: "Sixth Young Lady... it was the Second Young Lady who asked me to do this... she... she is the person you should look for... not me!"
Seeing that Shuiyun was still divulging his secret, Mo Huating anxiously turned around in an attempt to stop her while the guard from the mansion of Duke of Yan turned around simultaneously and coldly blocked him with an arm.
Despite his great unwillingness to back off, Mo Huating dared not confront with the guard. He knew clearly that he could not afford to offend Yan Huaijing's men, even if they were only his guards.
But Mo Huating was genuinely pissed off and anxious as Shuiyun was still unable to regain her senses and raving in front of the crowd.
Wei Yuewu crouched down and leaned her terribly white and stiff face towards Shuiyun. With a faint smile, she asked the maid in a ghostly voice, "Shuiyun, why should I look for my second elder sister? What did she do that would hurt me? Does it have anything to do with Marquis Jing Yuan?"
Such a smile, together with Wei Yuewu's purposely elongated and ghostly voice and her pale face indeed frightened Shuiyun out of her wits.
"The Second Young Lady, she... and Marquis Jing Yuan... wanted to... to..." With her mind out of control at the moment, the maid was almost ready to answer every question....
All the onlookers involuntarily held their breath and stared at her with a feeling that she was going to tell a truth that everyone did not know!
Mo Huating was extremely alarmed at what Shuiyun was going to say.As he was blocked by Yan Huaijing's guard, he gave a wink at one of his guards standing on the other side. The quick-witted guard moved forward and chopped at Shuiyun's neck with his palm, rebuking her with a harsh tone, "You are a spy. How dare you sneak into the marquis' guards? Are you trying to assassinate the marquis?"Shuiyun became speechless instantly. She rolled her eyes and fainted in the ground."Why didn't you let her go on, Marquis Jing Yuan? I'd like to know what is the matter between you and my second elder sister. Why would her personal maid show up beside you in such clothes? "Wei Yuewu stood up. She fixed her eyes on Mo Huating's face and assumed a smile that concealed the coldness in her eyes.She had already expected that Mo Huating would not allow Shuiyun to finish her words, which actually suited her wish. Since she had no real ev
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 sim
"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