The Princess Wei Yang

Chapter 20: Ruined Beauty

Chapter 20: Ruined Beauty

“What did you say?!” Li Xiao Ran was shocked.

Li Wei Yang’s face was rosy, her eyes clear. “Father, I saw San di playing at the flower garden. Afterwards, he was picked up by San furen. I even held his hand and scolded him, saying how he kept running around everywhere to the point he lost a shoe and didn’t know where he lost it.” As if she just noticed the lost pair of shoe, she beamed happily. “Aiya, so this is where it’s been? San di is so mischievous to play near the water and get his shoes wet.”

Realizing he was overreacting earlier, Li Xiao Ran became much more relaxed but then his eyebrows furrowed. “Why did you come to Nan Yuan?”

Li Wei Yang grinned. “Father, lao furen said I had too less people in my courtyard. Today, I followed lao furen’s instructions to choose a few servants from Hui Chun Hall. As I passed by Nan Yuan, there were a lot of servants surrounding the outside. Someone said both mother and father were presently here so I came to give my greetings.”

Li Xiao Ran stiffened whereas Da furen’s expression had become frigid.

“Have you chosen any?” Li Xiao Ran questioned.

Li Wei Yang’s expression was a mixture of fear and happiness. “The steward mumu said she had prepared five servants for me and I could choose three out of the five. But they all seemed good to me, so I was going to go to lao furen to help me make a decision.”

Wei Yang had recently returned to the estate, picking out a few servants to help out was an understandable thing. But why did Hua Mei said Wei Yang had gone to visit Qi yiniang? Li Xiao Ran remembered the white crane that didn’t exist and Hua Mei’s reluctance to speak. He immediately came to conclusion that this was a scheme to hurt their father-daughter relationship. His intense gaze glanced over Da furen.

Da furen was thinking that she had definitely underestimated Li Wei Yang. First, the white crane could not be found anywhere. Then, Qi yiniang was still alive. Added to it, San shaoye, who was supposed to be dead, was alive as well. All of this proved that Li Wei Yang was the reason those two were still alive. And the only evidence left behind was—

Not giving Da furen a chance to speak, Li Wei Yang exclaimed in horror. “Aiya, what happened to Wu mei? The wounds on her face is so serious?”

Da furen scoffed. “Who knew why she suddenly fell into the water and even got that injury!”

Li Wei Yang appeared genuinely surprised. “Right now, Wu mei—”

Precisely then, Li Chang Xi stirred.

The servant girl beside her yelled excitedly, “Wu xiaojie has waked up!”

Li Chang Xi sat up. Instinctively she touched her face but saw her hand was stained with so much blood. “I—what’s wrong with my face?! Mother, what’s wrong with my face?!” she exclaimed in terror.

In a pitiful voice, Da furen explained, “Chang Xi, your face is injured. Don’t touch it anymore. I have already instructed someone to go find the doctor. You just stay still and rest.”

Li Chang Xi noticed Li Wei Yang standing beside her. She abruptly jumped up. “You bad luck star! Everything is your fault! You caused me to become like this!” Li Chang Xi panted heavily, pointing her finger at Li Wei Yang’s nose.

“Wu mei, what’s wrong with you?” Li Wei Yang was stunned. “Who had upset you so?”

“You don’t know?! Ha! You’re a wicked monster! If it’s not because of your cursed fate, how could I have possibly fallen into the water out of nowhere?!”