The Princess Wei Yang

Chapter 59: A Sudden Gust of Wind

1waigong - maternal grandfather; jiujiu - maternal uncle
2Taizi - Crowned Prince
3hou - English equivalent is Marquis
4shu nu - way of referring to a concubine’s daughter
5zhangbei - elders

Chapter 59: A Sudden Gust of Wind

Something stirred within him as Tuoba Zhen smilingly said: “San Xiaojie is the main person of the banquet today, why did you run here to hide?”

Li Wei Yang idly ran her fingers through her hair, simply smiling: “The banquet is certainly for Dajie to indulge in extravagance. If I stand in Dajie’s way, it would be a crime worthy of a hundred deaths!”

“What are you saying?” Tuoba Zhen was a bit surprised but outwardly maintained his warm smile, “The evening banquet is not held for Da Xiaojie.”

Li Wei Yang smiled softly, “Today, San Huangzi uses his good name to congratulate me, but in truth, you are weighing the worth of us jiemei in Father’s heart, is that right?”

“You…” Tuo Ba Zhen did not expect her to be so direct. He was stunned but remained brightly smiling and unwavering as before.

Li Wei Yang raised an eyebrow, looking to him: “San Dianxia does not need to worry. Although I helped Bixia and Father resolve a difficult matter, in Father’s eyes, I will always be a concubine’s daughter who is unworthy of his attention. This Anping Xianzhu is only a title that is pleasing to the ears. Dajie is different. Dajie has Father’s favor and a maternal grandfather and uncle1  with military authority in hand, and of course, she also has unparalleled beauty. Naturally, Dajie will be the most useful to San Dianxia.”

There was no trace of any emotion on her lovely face. There seemed to be a hint of disdain in her eyes as well. Tuoba Zhen noticed this and suddenly had a strange feeling.

This nuzi could grasp his intentions with a single glance. He smiled slightly: “It seems you are someone with a rare intellect.”

Li Wei Yang’s gaze remained fixated on him but seemed to go through him, focused on something else, indifferent but hostile.

Having been reborn, she had eventually thought things through. Although Li Chang Le had her indisputable beauty, what Tuoba Zhen valued the most at this time was the support of Prime Minister Li and the military authority of the Jiang family behind her. This man not only had great ambitions and fearlessness but unparalleled patience. He played along with her for eight years until he had drained her of what little value she had left, only then did he stop.

Tuoba Zhen stared intently at her. In truth, Li Wei Yang could be considered beautiful, but she was rather lacking compared to Li Chang Le. Moreover, in the encounters with him, she did not have the charm and grace of women. There was also her determination and ambition. He breathed out a sigh: “From the moment we met, you seem to have a deep hatred for me…”

The corner of Li Wei Yang’s lips curved upwards as she reluctantly said: “Dianxia has misunderstood. You and I barely know one another, how can deep hatred exist between us.”

Tuoba Zhen tensed and discovered that he did not have any means to understand this girl, much less a bit of her thinking.

This feeling was certainly unnerving.

He casually said: “You must attend the banquet, even if it is only to pave the way for Li Chang Le, you cannot decide not to come. Taizi Dianxia2  has brought gifts and intends to present them to you before everyone during the banquet. If you do not attend, it would be considered that you have gone against Taizi’s will.”

He thought Li Wei Yang would find another excuse to decline and did not expect her to stand up with a bright smile and said: “Thank you San Dianxia for the reminder.” Having said this, she left in the direction of the banquet.