Aside from Wei Shuwan, the Wei family has two other daughters. Regardless of which one he has his eye on, his visit at a time when both Madam Wei and Wei Shuwan are critically ill is not only rude but also chilling.
Meanwhile, the old lady Wei and the middle-aged woman were chatting and laughing with guests at the door, but did they ever care that the real master of the house was bedridden?
The laughter was truly ironic.
Li Qingchen lowered the carriage curtain and ordered Yuan Que to drive the carriage to the front of the Men family's gate.
Just as Wei Wenshi and Wei Ping were about to greet their distinguished guest Du Shao and lead him through the gate, they saw another carriage stop in front of their mansion. They stopped and turned back to look at the carriage in surprise.
The person in the carriage did not get off for a long time, but Wei Wenshi found that the driver looked somewhat familiar. She frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly widened her old eyes in surprise: "Is the young prince in the carriage?"
She remembered seeing this person when the betrothal gifts were delivered last time; others said he was the personal attendant of the Prince of Xiaoqiaochuan. As a personal attendant, he shouldn't have left her side unless there was a special reason.
It is said that even a minor official is subject to the prime minister's authority, and Yuan Que certainly displayed the arrogance he should have. He looked up at the sky, completely ignoring the words spoken by the people in the carriage, not even glancing at Old Madam Wei, let alone answering her.
Lady Wei was naturally displeased after being humiliated by the "coach," but considering that the young prince was very likely sitting in the carriage, she dared not act rashly and patiently waited from under the carriage.
Wei Ping, however, did not share the old lady's perspective. She thought to herself, "So what if the young Prince Qiaochuan is sitting in the carriage? He's just a prince, and a prince of a different surname at that! He may be noble, but my Die'er will marry well. In the future, she will be related to the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites by marriage. Even the young prince will have to give her some face, right?"
Besides, the eldest son of the Vice Minister's mansion was also present. In front of her future son-in-law, Wei Ping couldn't bear such humiliation. She thought to herself, if she dared not offend the Prince of Qiaochuan, wouldn't she dare offend a mere servant?
He immediately glared at Yuan Que and said sarcastically, "The old lady of the Wei family is asking you a question. Are you deaf or mute?"
As soon as Wei Ping finished speaking, a corner of the carriage curtain was lifted from the inside, and a refined and elegant young man leaned out and glanced at the people below.
Even though Madam Wei usually doted on her daughter, she realized something was wrong and quickly grabbed Wei Ping's arm with a bit of force as a warning. Then she forced Wei Ping to bow down and apologize to the person in the carriage: "Young Prince, please forgive me. It is my fault for not teaching my daughter properly and for my words offending you."
Lady Wei's posture was quite hunched, which made her seem very sincere. Li Qingchen got off the carriage as if he didn't care much, and smiled warmly: "It's alright. Since it's a happy occasion, I won't stand on ceremony. Nothing is more important than the good health of Lady Wei and Lady Wei."
Wei Wenshi was confused by these words, and sat up, completely bewildered. It wasn't surprising that the young prince knew about Sanya's illness; after all, the Wei family hadn't deliberately hidden it, and it was normal for the news to leak out. But Sun Lurong and Sanya were both clearly unconscious, so where did this talk of 'healthy bodies' come from?
Seeing Wei Wenshi's puzzled look, Li Qingchen tilted his head in feigned confusion: "What's wrong? Just now, I saw the old lady chatting and laughing with others in front of the door. I thought there was good news in the manor, that Madam Wei and her daughter had woken up. Could it be that I was wrong?"
Even though Lady Wei had seen many storms, she blushed with embarrassment upon hearing this, stammering, "Lü Rong and San Ya Tou... are still unconscious... I forced a smile just now because I didn't want the guests to worry too much..."
"Oh, I see." Li Qingchen sighed with regret and looked towards the side of the doorway.
The gatekeeper, seeing him arrive, hurriedly went to inform Wei Zheng. Wei Zheng had just come out to greet him and happened to overhear the conversation. Although he was not Wei Wenshi's biological son, he had always regarded her as his only mother. However, upon hearing these words, he felt a mix of emotions and felt even more heartache for his wife and daughter.
Following Li Qingchen's gaze, Lady Wei saw Wei Zheng and felt even more remorseful. She had been so focused on welcoming Du Shao, and was extremely pleased with her future grandson-in-law, that she had forgotten there was a sick person in the house. This was certainly something that would give others something to gossip about.
Not only was she criticized by the young prince, but her son also overheard her. Wei Wenshi felt a wave of dizziness and her body swayed to one side.
Wei Ping, who had initially been quite imposing, became deflated after seeing the young Prince Qiaochuan in person. She hadn't had a chance to see him when the betrothal gifts were delivered last time; this was the first time she had met him.
Wei Ping had never believed in such mysterious things as intimidation before. When she argued with someone, she felt that if her voice was loud enough and her aura was strong enough, she could definitely crush the other person. But today, after seeing the Little Prince of Qiaochuan, she suddenly felt her legs go weak, as if he were a god descended from heaven, and she had the urge to kneel down and kowtow twice upon seeing him.
He spoke gently, yet possessed an imposing presence that inspired inexplicable fear. Could there truly be someone in this world with such astonishing magnanimity?
Therefore, when her mother, Lady Wei Wen, stumbled towards her, Wei Ping was completely caught off guard and unable to react in time. However, Li Qingchen gave Yuan Que a timely look. A trained fighter's reaction often happens in an instant, and Yuan Que immediately jumped off the carriage, grabbed Lady Wei's arm, and steadied her.
Wei Zheng and Wei Ping then realized what was happening and quickly reached out to support Old Madam Wei, asking, "Mother, are you alright?"
Lady Wei paused for a moment, then waved her hand lightly, saying, "It's alright." She then turned to Wei Zheng and said, "Please invite the young prince and Young Master Du inside quickly, don't let them stand outside..."
Wei Zheng then gestured for the two distinguished guests to go to Zhaoshui Hall.
The gatekeeper closed the gate, and at that moment, a person slowly walked out from behind the crooked tree across the street. It was Caizhu, Wei Shuyao's trusted maid. She stared at the closed vermilion gate of the Wei family, slightly stunned.
Ever since the day Wei Shuyao wanted to see Wei Caidie but was refused entry, Wei Shuyao ordered Caizhu to keep watch in front of the Wei family's gate from time to time. Whenever Caidie came out, they would stop her and take her to the inn to see her.
Caizhu never expected that instead of seeing Miss Biao come out, she would see Young Master Du Shao come to her door.
Why would Young Master Du come to the Wei family? Our young lady clearly explained to him in her letter that she didn't want to make their relationship public and it wasn't appropriate to inform her parents yet.
What surprised Caizhu the most was that when the old lady and Wei Ping came out to greet Young Master Du earlier, they were not surprised at all. On the contrary, they were very warm and polite, as if they had known that the other party would come and had made full preparations.
Caizhu couldn't quite figure out what was going on, but considering her cousin's recent strange behavior and guilty conscience, she knew that this matter must be related to her!
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