Chapter 300 A shrew's tantrum, but she remains calm.
The Wei family, Xinyuan Hall.
The festive decorations for the wedding had not yet been completely removed. When Ji Qingwu saw the large bed covered with wedding quilts, her gaze became somewhat unnatural.
On their wedding night a few days ago, two men entered and exited this house.
Her memories of the male master, Wei Ting, had become hazy, but the image of the other person, and his expressions of joy or anger, were firmly imprinted in her mind.
The bite marks on Ji Qingwu's collarbone seemed to be burning.
She avoided Qiuqiu, discreetly treated the red scratches on her face, and then cuddled the little girl in her arms, sleeping on the bed for the night.
The mother and daughter continued their routine at Wutongyuan; they wouldn't get up unless the sunlight shone in.
That night in the palace, Ji Qingwu was extremely exhausted; she was still asleep when she should have been awake.
When Qiuqiu woke up and saw that her mother was still asleep, she rolled over to the foot of the bed, grabbed the piece of old cloth that her mother had brought back from the Ji family, covered her face with it, and rubbed it back and forth, entertaining herself with great enthusiasm.
Her little feet would occasionally kick her mother, but it didn't affect the sleeping Ji Qingwu at all. She was breathing heavily and still sleeping soundly.
Early in the morning.
Xuemei lingered at the door, wanting to go in and wake the new madam, but was stopped at the door by Lanzhi, the maid the new madam had brought with her.
Lanzhi said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Miss got up late this morning, so we will wait at the door until she wakes up before going in."
"But isn't it too late now...?"
Xuemei looked up at the sun, which was almost overhead. It wasn't morning yet; it was almost noon.
Lanzhi also felt something was strange. The Fifth Miss usually wouldn't sleep this late, and she was hesitating whether to go in and take a look.
Just then, Hanzhi came in from outside the courtyard, shouting, "Sister Xuemei! Something terrible has happened!"
Fearing to disturb the lady, Xuemei quickly grabbed Hanzhi's arm and led her to the corridor, whispering, "Hanzhi, how many times have I told you not to be so easily startled? If something happens, calm down and tell me carefully."
Hanzhi swallowed nervously and said, "I went to the gatehouse to get the things I needed for cleaning and sweeping, and I found a lot of people outside the gate."
After listening for a while, it turned out that a large number of people had arrived and frightened the little maid.
Xuemei calmly said, "What's there to be afraid of? We often have guests at our mansion. Don't act like you've never seen anything like this before."
Hanzhi shook her head vigorously and recounted what she had seen and heard.
"No, Sister Xuemei, I hid by the door and listened for a while. Those people came looking for Madam and said they wanted to take her away. They even alarmed the old lady."
Xuemei frowned and asked, "Whose people are these, daring to do such a thing?"
They actually dared to surround the Wei family's gate and threaten to take away the wife of the General of the North.
Xuemei remained relatively calm. She turned around and walked quickly toward the door, but was blocked by Lanzhi again.
"Miss is still asleep. I told you not to go in and disturb her."
Although Ji Qingwu doesn't get angry when he's woken up, he's still sleepy and his mood will be low all day.
Lanzhi stood at the door, stretching out her arm to block the way.
Xuemei said, "Let me in. I really have something urgent to ask Madam."
*
The main gate.
The plaque of the Wei family mansion is solemn and simple, its background color washed away and turned white, but it is precisely because of this that it carries the charm of a century-old family.
At this moment, someone was making a loud noise under the plaque, which attracted the attention of many people on the street.
"I want to see the matriarch of your household!"
Two guards stopped the old woman who was trying to barge in: "No visiting card, no entry!"
"Take a good look at the plaque above your head before you act so insolently. This is the Wei family home. What are you trying to do?"
The old woman had single eyelids and slanted eyes; she looked like someone you didn't want to mess with.
Several burly men followed behind her; they didn't look like servants in the mansion, but rather like thugs.
The old woman grabbed the guards' hands, her sharp eyes glaring at them, and said menacingly, "You dare to stop me? Of course I know where this is. I've come to the Wei family!"
The guard she had grabbed pushed her, sending her tumbling down the steps.
"Whose shrew are you, daring to cause trouble at our Wei family's doorstep!"
The guards stood upright at the gate, showing no fear despite their large numbers.
The old woman was helped up by her attendants. She pointed at the guards and said, "You won't let me in, huh? Fine, then bring Ji Qingwu out here!"
The guard said, "Our mistress is not someone you can just see whenever you want."
The old woman said, "I am the nanny of the Song family. Our Madam Song is the youngest daughter of the current prime minister. Ji Wu is a ruthless killer who harmed my Madam's child. I am here today to seek justice for my Madam."
This old woman was the wet nurse who had raised Madam Song, Su Daiyue. She had a strong and shrewish personality and held a high position in the Song family. Even her son-in-law, Song Wei, could be scolded by her.
She barged directly into the Wei family's house because she felt that the two guards were not qualified to speak to her.
The two guards exchanged a glance, unsure whether the matter was true or false. If the person in front of them was indeed sent by Prime Minister Su's daughter... and since it concerned this new lady, they dared not act on their own.
One of them ran back inside to ask Madam Wei for her opinion.
Upon receiving the news, Madam Wei sat cross-legged steadily on the prayer mat in the Buddhist hall.
"The Song family is not someone I need to get involved in."
Granny Cao said, "But Madam Song is, after all, the daughter of Prime Minister Su. If things really escalate, the Wei family won't come out on top either."
Madam Wei asked, "Have you inquired why she came to our door to cause trouble?"
Granny Cao said, "Madam runs a clinic outside. After that Madam Song took the medicine prescribed by the clinic, she miscarried, so she came to investigate the matter."
"What a terrible thing to do."
Madam Wei stopped fiddling with her prayer beads and asked, "Is there any commotion at Xinyuan Hall?"
Thinking of the message the maid had sent back, Granny Cao stammered, "There's been no movement."
"No movement. Ji Wu is quite composed."
Madam Wei rarely uttered a word of praise, and as she spoke, she got up from the cushion, with Granny Cao helping her.
"It's not that I'm calm, it's that I haven't woken up yet."
The old woman's thin face twitched for a moment; she was expecting something.
The master and servant walked to the window, opened it, and saw that the sun was already high in the sky, and it was almost lunchtime.
Ji Qingwu was awakened by the strange appearance on her face. Half asleep, she felt as if she had stumbled into a mouse hole.
There was a small mouse nearby, not only digging a hole next to her, but also constantly eating, crunching away, with food scraps falling onto her face.
Ji Qingwu's eyelashes fluttered twice, and Qiuqiu immediately pounced on her, with crumbs of sugar cake still clinging to the corners of her mouth.
"Mother, if you don't wake up soon, I'm going to go find someone."
Ji Qingwu hugged her small body and rubbed her little bottom, saying, "Why did you call for someone? You should call your mother first."
Chuchu said with a grin, "Call someone to kiss Mother awake."
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