Chapter 24 Not a Loss
Wei Yanhua couldn't ask more.
The servants came back panting: "We couldn't catch up with the thief..."
"Should we send someone to report the case to the authorities?" They looked at Wei Yanhua.
"We can't report it to the authorities." Wei Yanhua looked at Cheng Nianying with a wry smile, "The Wei family can't afford to be held accountable by the Prince's Mansion."
The servants in the Marquis' Mansion were eager to speak. Now that they were afraid, what had they been doing before?
But before he could finish his words, Cheng Nianying nodded first: "Well, then I won't report it."
"The thieves came for your house. Your Wei family is the victim. It has nothing to do with me. I just came up to take a look when I heard the noise." Cheng Nianying finished the lie easily.
Wei Yanhua suddenly looked strange, and glanced at Cheng Nianying again in a very subtle way.
She looked like a cute and innocent girl. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would have been hard to believe that it was her who stabbed the thief!
"But Miss Wei was so rude before..." The servants in the Marquis' Mansion muttered.
Cheng Nianying tilted her head and looked at Wei Yanhua: "It's because Miss Wei discovered something unusual earlier and was eager to urge me to go and investigate the danger alone. It's not rude..."
She thought for a moment and said, "It's heroic."
The servants in the Marquis' Mansion were stunned: "Is that so?"
Wei Yanhua looked away, bowed her head and said, "I don't deserve it."
"Ouch, what happened to Miss Wei's face?" Only then did the others notice the injury she had been trying so hard to hide.
The corners of Wei Yanhua's mouth were tense and trembling slightly.
She was speechless.
It was Cheng Nianying who answered, "It must be an injury from fighting with the thieves."
The servants in the Marquis' Mansion fell silent immediately, no longer suspecting Wei Yanhua and shouting that she should be punished.
Cheng Nianying immediately turned around and walked ahead, and the others followed, shouting, "Is the blood on your hands really not your own?"
Why so noisy?
Cheng Nianying stopped halfway, turned around, pinched the face of one of the little maids, rubbed it twice and said, "Look, isn't it wiped clean now?"
The little maid shuddered and was actually frightened by her.
Cheng Nianying lifted her skirt and walked down the stairs.
No one spoke after that.
Come downstairs.
Miss Meng was being held by her maid, her face turning pale. When she saw Cheng Nianying, she asked anxiously, "What happened? I saw them running around like they were trying to catch someone."
Cheng Nianying: "Catch the thief."
"Did you catch it?"
"No."
"Sister Wei..."
"She's behind."
The Meng family girl took a look at her face and asked boldly, "So she didn't do it on purpose, did she?"
Cheng Nianying nodded: "Well, I've made it clear."
The Meng family girl breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "That's good, that's good."
As they were talking, Wei Yanhua finally came downstairs.
Cheng Nianying turned and stared at her: "I have a few more words to say to you."
Wei Yanhua knew she couldn't escape, so she asked everyone else to step back.
"What if something happens again..." The servants in the Marquis' Mansion showed hesitation, but they were not as surprised as before.
"There is Miss Wei. She is the daughter of a military officer and is very capable." Cheng Nianying blinked.
"Okay, fine. If you are in danger again, you must shout!" the servant of the Marquis' Mansion instructed.
Cheng Nianying was puzzled: "What's the point of me shouting? Can you block the knife for me?"
The servant was speechless.
Asking them to block the knife for her, well, they are really not willing to do that.
To avoid further questioning from the fake girl, they quickly retreated guiltily.
In a flash, there were only three people left here.
Wei Yanhua spoke first: "I see that those servants are far from respectful enough to the Princess."
Cheng Nianying was confused: "Why are you concerned about me first?"
Wei Yanhua was speechless.
Is it concern?
She smiled bitterly inwardly. She was clearly in a state of humiliation, but she had to speak up and point out the other person's predicament, so that she wouldn't seem so embarrassed.
Miss Meng had no idea what was going on. She felt a strong empathy and said, "My servants aren't respectful to me either. They're always trying to make decisions for me. Just now, I was anxious to go upstairs to check on you, but they held me back."
Cheng Nianying said: "Then it must be that you are too weak."
The girl from the Meng family was stunned: "Is that so?"
Wei Yanhua was also touched and said, "Yes, it's because you are weak that you are held hostage by others. Only by seizing power can you truly improve your situation."
The Meng family girl said with a bitter face: "How can it be that easy? A girl in the boudoir can't even decide her own marriage."
Cheng Nianying blinked slowly.
She was literally saying she was too weak. If she could break free, no one would be able to stop her.
"You should practice your strength first." Cheng Nianying interrupted.
Miss Meng: "Okay, I'll give it a try first."
Cheng Nianying wanted to say more, but thinking that this was not the real business, she restrained herself and turned the conversation back to Wei Yanhua.
"You have a private relationship with that person?"
Wei Yanhua's eyes flickered: "My jealousy was written all over my face earlier, didn't you guess it a long time ago?"
Cheng Nianying frowned: "I just can't figure it out."
Wei Yanhua sneered, "What's the matter? You can't understand why I would degenerate into such a state, with no clear name or status, just to compete with you?"
"I can't understand why you would fall for a man like this."
Wei Yanhua was stunned.
Such a man.
It turns out that he didn't despise her, but looked down on a man like her.
etc……
Wei Yanhua looked back with a strange expression: "Then why do you have feelings for him?"
Oh, I almost forgot about "me" too. Cheng Nianying's eyes flickered slightly, and she continued calmly, "Yes, why? I often ask myself this. I really can't figure out why I felt like I was possessed before."
Wei Yanhua: "..."
Wei Yanhua: "I'm sorry to offend you, but before she got married, the Princess of the County was the only legitimate daughter of the Marquisate. She didn't have to endure the struggles of younger sisters competing for favor. Yet, she chose to get entangled with him. It's like she's possessed. My intentions are different... I knew who he was from the beginning. I simply had no choice."
Cheng Nianying was curious: "Did he give you what you wanted?"
"Give some."
"Oh, that's not a bad loss."
Wei Yanhua almost choked.
She couldn't help but look at Cheng Nianying strangely again.
This princess is completely different from the noble ladies in the imperial capital... At this moment, she is actually thinking about whether she will suffer a loss or not.
That makes it hard to understand what she was trying to achieve before.
"The Princess shouldn't be so reckless today. He is the Emperor's son..."
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