xymnovel Chapter 528 - 520: Returning Home
Chapter 528 - 520: Returning Home
Wu Xueqin was supported into the mansion by the servants around her. The people were dazed, making the servants dare not speak much, all quietly standing with their heads lowered.
It wasn’t until half an hour later that Wu Xueqin’s eyes moved, "All of you go away now, and then send someone to inquire about the Wang Family, see what the current situation is there."
The servants responded and retreated. Yangtao, seeing the girl in such distress, stepped forward to gently advise, "Miss, even if you return to the Wang Family, you now hold a position, and the Wang Family dare not do anything to you. That Dong Boyun has always been quiet, and now you carry the Wang Family’s offspring in your womb, they will also respect you. Once you enter the Wang Family, you are rightfully the second house Madam, who would dare harm you?"
"You’re thinking too simply. Above there are still elders to deal with. Once I enter the Wang Family, I’ll have to live by the elders’ faces. They hate me for tarnishing the Wang Family’s reputation; how could they let me live well?" Wu Xueqin’s face was full of viciousness, "Why does he have to be so ruthless?"
Yangtao understood immediately what was going on, "Miss, back then even the Marquis knew how you entered the Marquis Mansion, so it’s best you don’t provoke them further. I’m just a clumsy-tongued servant, I should have advised you back then but didn’t stop you. Now everyone in the Capital knows that the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion dotes on Miss Lin, even sending away the rightful Madam, and disregarding the legitimate son, showing just how much they adore her, if the Miss feels uneasy about it, maybe she can find a way to target the Wang Family."
"I would love to target the Wang Family, but over the years the Wang Family hasn’t taken a single misstep, making it difficult to find any wrongdoing on their part. Do you think I haven’t tried to target them? Besides, everyone is aware of the grievance between me and the Wang Family, the moment something happens to them, the first thought will be of me," Wu Xueqin sneered coldly.
Yangtao mused inwardly, clearly the Miss has already disgraced herself this way, yet she still fears people in the Capital saying she’s targeting the Wang Family, what on earth is she thinking?
Seeing Yangtao silent, Wu Xueqin didn’t delve deeper into the matter.
The imperial decree from the palace was announced outside the mansion gates, whether it was a coincidence or arranged intentionally, Lin Youning couldn’t help but smile when Shanmoi vividly recounted this to her, though she said no more, understanding in her heart that this must have been done by her elder brother.
Shanmoi, looking excited, said, "This is truly Heaven’s justice, the Wang Family petitioned the Holy Emperor, now once she enters the Wang Family, her days ahead will be tough."
"Alright, alright, the girl knows, just say a few words less,"
Shanmoi pouted but wasn’t upset, obediently staying quiet.
Lin Youning didn’t want to dwell on Wu Xueqin’s matter, so she didn’t pursue the topic. However, before she could rejoice for long, during the afternoon, Wu Xueya burst into the mansion.
She arrived as the Xu Mansion’s Junior Madam, and the gatekeeper let her wait in the small gatehouse. Yet Wu Xueya directly dashed in, as she was a Madam, the servants dared not stop her, thus allowing her into the backyard.
At that time, Shanmoi was in the backyard, so upon hearing the commotion, she immediately summoned the nannies, "Stop the person."
Wu Xueya began yelling, pulling at her neck, "Lin Youning, you took someone else’s man and still weren’t satisfied, now even want to take mine, have you no shame? Pah, back then my father-in-law even confessed to you, now both father and son hanker after you, I will let everyone in the Capital know how shameless you are."
Hearing this, Shanmoi’s face turned green with anger, she pointed at two strong nanny maids, "Cover her mouth, tie her up and send her back to the Xu Mansion."
Even the maid from Xu Mansion who followed along wanted to intervene but was blocked by the incoming nannies. The two robust nanny maids rushed up, and how could a young lady like Wu Xueya handle them? She directly had her mouth covered, and with a rope handed over, within a blink of an eye she was tied up with her mouth stuffed.
Shanmoi was furious, her eyes turned red with anger, "Send her onto the carriage, I will personally return her."
The servants who came along with Wu Xueya were also restrained, a group of people moved outward. Since this was the backyard after all, even Hailan heard the commotion, she stepped out and upon seeing this scene, furrowed her brows deeply.
She quickly caught up beside Shanmoi, "What is going on?"
"Don’t mention it, who would have thought things would turn like this, had the girl heard what she just said, how could she endure it? Even the slander from the Capital would drown her," Shanmoi was so angry she almost wanted to slap her.
Hailan’s brows knitted even tighter, "What on earth is going on?"
Only then did Shanmoi recount the incident, listening to this, Hailan’s expression changed, calling over a young maid, "How did the person get in?"
The young maid was also startled by this, knowing well how the Marquis treats the Madam, she narrated how the person got in, whereupon Hailan also lost her temper, instructing Shanmoi, "You return her to the Xu Mansion, explain the matter, and we must send word to the Wu Mansion, this can’t be settled just like this."
Shanmoi felt even more assured with Hailan saying this, "Rest assured, handing this matter to you, I’ll surely make the Wu and Xu Mansions offer an explanation."
"Presently, the Xu Mansion’s Miss is to marry into the Crown Prince Mansion, I heard the Imperial Tutor also has a young girl marrying in as a concubine. How the Xu Mansion acts is their own affair, after all, both sides have had their dealings over the years, just make sure the whole story is clear once you get there." Hailan was indeed contemplating something else.
Feng Yufu and Wu Chuhao are close, yet now they are continuously suppressed by the Wu Mansion. The Imperial Tutor now seeks to use the teacher-student ties to send a secondary granddaughter into the Crown Prince Mansion as a concubine, merely to climb up to the Crown Prince. Now with trouble brewing at the Wu Mansion, and Feng Yufu being the Wu Mansion’s daughter-in-law, the Xu Mansion could very well exploit this situation.
Shanmoi hadn’t foreseen this deeply, only following Hailan’s directive, she left. Upon seeing she had left, Hailan returned to the girl’s room. Entering, she realized the girl was awake, having her hair combed by Nanny Wang and others, so she stepped forward and narrated the matter.
Lin Youning nodded slightly, though her face bore some displeasure, as if long accustomed to such affairs, "You’ve thought thoroughly, in some aspects, you foresee further than Shanmoi, regularly you should also oversee more. I am currently not in good spirits, also send someone to inquire at the Xu Mansion and find out what’s happening."
Lin Youning didn’t think matters were that simple, she vaguely suspected it might be the Xu Mansion intending to dismiss Wu Xueya.