The Princess Wei Yang

Chapter 07: Returning to the Li's Estate

Chapter 07: Returning to the Li’s Estate

Having stayed at the Li’s in Ping Cheng for half a month, they then assigned Wei Yang two servant girls and two mamas for her journey back to the Capital. The horse carriage was sent by the Prime Minister’s estate. On the curtain were gemstones of different colours braided together and the silk was a majestic crimson colour, complementing the exquisite embroidering of the peony flower. The interior décor of the carriage were lavish and sophisticated compared to the frugal, plain-looking exterior.

Li Wei Yang tossed it a brief glance and didn’t look at it anymore. She knew the carriage was simply a tool for Da Furen to use and intimidate her.

This was only the beginning.

Inside the carriage, Bai Zhi carefully set the hot cup of tea down onto the small table made out of rosewood. She glimpsed at Li Wei Yang who had her eyes closed and was resting. She was anxious, wondering if she should make any small talks with Wei Yang. She felt San xiaojie didn’t have the typical aura of a lone person travelling on a journey.

She glanced over Zi Yan who was sitting on the opposite side. Noticing the same weird expression on Zi Yan, she became even more nervous. They were both servants sent by the Li’s in Ping Cheng to take care of San xiaojie. However, they didn’t have a grasp of this San xiaojie’s personality so they didn’t dare to open their mouths.

Li Wei Yang gently closed her eyes as her memories flew back to that year when she returned to the Prime Minister’s estate. Cautiously she had stepped into the Prime Minister’s estate as Da Furen scanned her from top to bottom.

A bright and benevolent smile appeared on her face as she said, “Oh! This child really does have good fortune! Go help her change garments.”

Back then she was always timid and fearful, restless and nervous, but when she heard those words she was filled with gratitude. A meager concubine’s daughter like her who was born in February, if it wasn’t for Da Furen’s benevolence, why would father suddenly remember her existence?

Unfortunately back then, she was oblivious to the disdain and callousness hidden deep in Da Furen’s eyes.

When she had arrived at the Prime Minister’s estate then, Li Wei Yang was illiterate. She couldn’t even read a single word. She had been the image of a typical country bumpkin. Should news spread that she was a child born from the Prime Minister’s estate but couldn’t read or write, people would ridicule with laughter.

She reminisced on the past when Tuo Ba Zhen was a prince with no reputation, lacking power and ability to become the next Emperor. For those reasons, why would father and Da Furen marry off her beautiful and fairy-like older sister, Li Zhang Le, to the empty-handed Tuo Ba Zhen? Nonetheless, Tuo Ba Zhen still had his respectable and noble adopted mother, Wu Xian Fei, which was why it was hard to decline the proposal. However, none of them could’ve guessed that later on Tuo Ba Zhen would go on to be crowned the Emperor. Furthermore, the village bumpkin some years ago, who couldn’t even write her own name, was going to become the Empress.

Back then, after her meeting with Da Furen, she had then followed a servant out. When they passed by a study room, there was the sound of someone reciting a poem.

Li Wei Yang had heard the voice resonating:

“The peach tree is young and elegant;

Brilliant are its flowers.

This young lady is going to her future home,

And will order well her chamber and house.”

At that time, Li Wei Yang was illiterate but she felt that the person’s words and tone was soothing.