Revenge of the Sixth Young Lady

Chapter 41 The Dress That Wasn’t Dyed Well

“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 a peaceful life, you can go to another courtyard. I can tell grandmother where you want to go.” Wei Yuewu looked at the two new maids, revealing a smile that could be described as gentle on her childish face.

However, Shufei and Huamo inexplicably felt the smile terrifying.

Could they still retreat? Of course not! Ever since this Sixth Young Lady now in front of them picked the two of them, they had no way back. No matter where they went, no mistress would see them as trustable servants.

“Miss, I want to serve only you and I’ll be loyal to you.” Both of them were smart. With a glance at each other, Shufei knelt down first.

Huamo dropped on her knee as well. “Miss, I will be loyal to you only.”

Wei Yuewu smiled faintly. She directed her eyes to them with natural composure, as if she was not at all surprised at their sudden kneeling down.

Looking at the elegant and calm eyes of their mistress, the two maids who had been uneasy suddenly felt that they were no longer so panicked.

On the surface, their mistress was such a weak and thin young lady and even carried the shyness of a little girl, which made her look like a little girl who hadn’t grown up yet. However, Shufei and Huamo had confidence, an indescribable kind of confidence, in their mistress, as if only a young lady with such a demeanor was able to protect them.

Wei Yuewu saw the two maids change their responses from shock and fear to a kind of relief without panic. A faint smile appeared in her eyes.

They were the kind of maids she needed. There was no doubt that her future wouldn’t be peaceful. If she did not have any trusted confidants around her, how could she stand firm in the mansion, let alone taking revenge!

Therefore, not only must her personal maids be smart, but they must be loyal to her and must not have the slightest trace of indecisiveness at all.

She believed these two maids were clever enough to understand her meaning.

A letter was secretly delivered into the backyard of the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. Although the maid who received the letter glared angrily at the old maidservant who delivered the letter, the letter was still delivered to Wei Yan in the end.

After all, such letters had been sent to the mansion many times. The maid knew that the Second Young Lady had been angry with Marquis Jing Yuan these past few days and probably did not want to see the letter. However, what would happen to her if she did not send the letter? What if the Second Young Lady was still missing Marquis Jing Yuan? Therefore, no one dared to intercept the letter, and it was delivered to Wei Yan’s chamber as usual.

Wei Yan was angry at seeing the letter at first. Mo Huating didn’t have the slightest intention to stand by her that day. In order to save the engagement, he didn’t even care about her reputation and life. If she hadn’t been scared by Wei Yuewu’s tough attitude or under the Madam Dowager’s pressure, she would have vented her anger to Mo Huating on the spot.

However, although she was angry, she still read the letter. During the process, she furiously gnashed her teeth at first, then her wrath gradually subdued, and in the end, she was moved to tears.

“Miss, are you…alright?” Shuiyue came in with tea. Seeing Wei Yan in such a state, she asked cautiously.

“I’m fine. I’m going out.” Wei Yan wiped the tears off her face with her handkerchief. She stood up and was about to walk out. Sure enough, Mo Huating only said those words at that time out of concern for her and their future. He had no choice but to be cruel to her on the spot. In that situation, he could only say that he had no feelings for her.

That was all for the sake of her reputation. He deliberately put on the show for her grandmother and Wei Yuewu to see.

In the letter, he first expressed his helplessness at what had happened that day. He said that he was indeed determined to marry Wei Yan with all his heart, so he didn’t dare to allow the issue to escalate to the extent of canceling the engagement with the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang. His purpose was undoubtedly for them to be together forever. As for Chen Nianshan, he said that Wei Yan needn’t worry about her because he had informed Chen Nianshan’s fiancée to pick a date for their wedding.

As for the dowry, it would of course be prepared by the mansion of Marquis Jing Yuan. After all, his cousin had lived in the mansion for so many years and his mother had also told him to prepare it. He told Wei Yan not to care about this little amount of money. He would definitely earn more in the future to provide Wei Yan with a more respectable life than the other ladies had.

Such reassuring lines continued on and on and worked to ease Wei Yan’s anger and grievance right away. He completely placed Wei Yan in the position of the wife of Marquis Jing Yuan. It was shown clearly between the lines that he did everything for the sake of Wei Yan. At the end of the letter, he even proposed that Wei Yan go out to meet him to discuss some matters that were related to their future.

“Miss, don’t go out. You’re still being grounded.” Seeing Wei Yan was on the point of leaving, Shuiyue turned pale out of panic. She hurriedly came to stop her mistress.

Shuiyue’s words reminded Wei Yan. Overbearing as Wei Yan was, she was still somewhat afraid of the Madam Dowager. She was aware that she would definitely provoke her grandmother into anger if she went out so flagrantly. But if she didn’t go out, how could she discuss issues with Mo Huating?

Mo Huating had made it clear that the crux of the matter was still Wei Yuewu.

Although her mother had said that she would make Wei Yuewu a fool of herself in public and destroy her reputation, she couldn’t wait any longer.

“Miss, if you have anything to talk with the marquis, you can also leave a message to him. I’ll send the message for you. Just tell me if you have anything to say and I will take your words to Marquis Jing Yuan.” Shuiyue reminded her mistress.

“Alright.” Wei Yan felt this was a good method. She nodded and sat down to write a letter. She wrote down her mother’s plan as well and asked Mo Huating to do something to Wei Yuewu by taking advantage of the chaotic situation, so that he could ensure that the plan was carried out and wouldn’t fail under any circumstances. It would be best if they destroyed Wei Yuewu in one go.

The dresses were delivered to Wei Yuewu a few days later. Along with the dresses was an invitation that the Madam Dowager ordered to send over by the way. The Madam Dowager also asked Wei Yuewu to wear the most beautiful dress on the day of the banquet. The so-called most beautiful dress was of course the most eye-catching one that had been repeatedly recommended by the old maidservant.

Five sets of dresses were neatly laid on the table. Anyone who had eyes could tell which one was the most beautiful. Moreover, the Madam Dowager instructed her to wear this dress the next day. If Wei Yuewu did not wear it, she would definitely displease the Madam Dowager.

This would be the first time the Madam Dowager took her out to a banquet since she was back in the capital.

It would also be the first time she officially presented herself in front of people since she returned to the capital. Indeed, from every perspective, she must wear the best dress for the occasion.

“Miss, I didn’t find anything wrong with this dress.” Huamo picked up that set of dress and turned it over and over. She examined it several times but found nothing wrong. It could be said that the dress was of high quality whether in terms of the workmanship, the material, or any other aspect. The flower patterns were both elegant and radiant. It looked good in every way, and there was nothing abnormal about it.

Wei Yuewu slowly walked over. She reached out to pick up one set and checked it carefully. The threads were flat and dense and nothing was wrong. She smelled a faint but extremely alluring fragrance. Clearly, the new dresses sent over to her by the sewing room had been perfumed.

Wei Yuewu put down this set and picked up another one, which was made very carefully too. The second set also had a scent in it. However, the smell was different from the previous one. She then put it down and took another set.

She came to the conclusion that each set of dress had a different kind of perfume. But all the fragrances were generally very faint and loved by young ladies of aristocratic families.

The perfumes should be extremely precious. Although the mansion of Marquis Hua Yang was also quite prestigious among the titled officials, it was impossible for the mansion to perfume all new dresses, much less to use a different perfume with special care for each set of dress. It rather seemed like something was covered up!

Wei Yuewu’s gaze finally fell on the dress that was dyed extremely beautiful. She stretched out her hand and touched it carefully. She then looked at her hand but found nothing unusual. Suddenly, an idea seemed to occur to her. She walked back to the table where she had been sitting, reached out to pick up the teacup and poured some water on her fingers.

Then, she walked back and forcefully rubbed a corner of the dress with her wetted fingers. When she withdrew her hand, there appeared a faint mark on her fingers.

“Miss, how could such nice cloth lose color?” Seeing the color on Wei Yuewu’s finger, Shufei was shocked and she shouted out those words.

The cloth was very good, and it felt very nice to the hands. There was even an extremely precious fragrance in it. None of them had expected that the dye in the cloth would be so poor that the color faded as soon as the cloth was exposed to water.

Although the maids did not understand this shocking fact, Wei Yuewu, who had received strict training from her granny since she was very young, didn’t feel surprised

She reached out to take the handkerchief from Huamo and wiped her hands. A dress that faded immediately when being soaked in water was obviously just an imitation.

“They used such nice cloth and such a good perfume. Of course they wanted to lead everyone to think that this dress was the best in every way. If I wear such a dress to attend the banquet, everything will be fine if the dress doesn’t get wet. But if it gets wet...” Wei Yuewu said in an extremely careless manner, her lips curling into an icy smile.

At a banquet, if someone tried to wet your clothes, you couldn’t avoid it no matter how hard you tried. There were many ways to do that, such as by accidentally splashing water on you. Of course, there were even more radical approaches. Wei Yuewu reckoned that Lady Li and Wei Yan hated her so much that they even wanted to eat her right now. They would certainly choose a more extreme way.

“Miss, what should we do now?” Shufei said worriedly. In the current situation, the mistress had no choice but to wear the dress that the Madam Dowager had kindly sent over. However, how could she wear it when she knew clearly that this was a trap?

Wei Yuewu’s lips curled into a smile that could almost be described as gentle. “I’ll wear it. Why not?”