The Princess Wei Yang Chapter 92 part1

Chapter 92: Weak and Pitiful

长子 zhǎng zǐ - eldest son of a family

侧妃 Cè fēi - “side” consort, a prince’s concubine

Li Wei Yang smiled faintly: “I don’t understand what

Dajie is saying. I only know that I am a daughter of the Li family, and Fuqin

is who we rely on. If Dajie announces that Dajie is loyal to the Jiang family

in front of Fuqin, wouldn’t this leave Fuqin conflicted? No matter how good the

Jiang family is, you are still surnamed Li. You should not forget this!”

Li Chang Le’s entire face had changed. Her eyes became

cruel, her beautiful face and facade replaced with a terrifying sight: “I will

never forgive you! Just you wait!”

“What did you say?!” A voice thundered behind them. Li

Chang Le turned around. Li Wei Yang greeted him: “Fuqin.”

Li Chang Le saw Li Xiao Ran and his serious face and

paled. She realized Li Xiao Ran had overheard what she said to Li Wei Yang, a

storm of unease stirred in her heart. She bit her lip and forced herself to

calm down. She did not know what to say, so she sincerely knelt down and said:

“Fuqin, nu er has returned.”

Li Xiao Ran frowned: “Stand up.”

Li Chang le stood, her lips drawn in a taut line. She

slowly looked up, her gaze steadily meeting his - sharp and clear: “Fuqin,

Muqin was killed by Li Wei Yang.” These words sliced through the air like a

blade.

“What did you say?” Li Xiao Ran was momentarily

blinded by fury. A thundering storm swept over his expressions.

Li Chang Le resented Li Wei Yang. Seeing Li Wei Yang

standing there, she felt her blood, boiling and rushing up her throat. She

forcefully swallowed it and snapped: “Fuqin, I said Muqin was killed by Li Wei

Yang! Muqin was still fine when I left, how could she pass away in such a short

time?! It’s all part of Li Wei Yang’s schemes. Fuqin, you and Muqin were

married for decades, how could you be so indifferent to this?!”

Li Xiao Ran’s face grew even more unpleasant. He was

furious because he had been asked this question time after time by others and

Guogong Furen in particular! He tightly clenched his fists!

Li Wei Yang let out a sigh: “Dajie, Muqin unexpectedly

died because of her illness. Dajie, do not make things difficult for Fuqin, it

has been hard for him too.”

“Shut up!” Li Chang Le screamed, “I want an

explanation! I cannot let Muqin die for no reason like this!”

“You are the one who needs to shut up!” After shock

came anger, Li Xiao Ran fiercely eyed Li Chang Le like a merciless wolf,

wishing he could tear her apart. He gritted his teeth, his anger flaring. Every

word seemed to be spoken through clenched teeth: “From here on how, don’t ever

mention this again!”

Li Chang Le had not expected Li Xiao Ran to be

furious. It was as if she had received a slap to the face: “Fuqin, you… I am

your favorite nu er, how could you treat Muqin and me like this?””

“You want to be like your Muqin and oppose me?” Li

Xiao Ran suddenly regained his calm, his apathetic stare fixated on her,

sneering. Li Chang Le had never seen his face like this before, not only

chilling but strange and ominous.

Li Wei Yang smiled. Li Xiao Ran had faced pressure

from the Jiang family for a while now. He was still a proud and reserved

individual with a strong personality. He could tolerate Da Furen for so many

years to save face for Jiang Guogong, not because he feared the Jiang family.

Of course, Da Furen and Li Chang Le did not think of it that way. They always

brought up the Jiang family to threaten him and finally exhausted the last of

his patience.

The hostility in Li Wei Yang’s eyes shone through. She

slowly closed her eyes, suppressing her disdain. When she reopened her eyes,

her face was calm and indifferent. She simply said: “Fuqin, you should go back

to the hall, many guests are still waiting.”

Speaking of guests, Li Xiao Ran quickly recollected

himself as easily as putting on a mask. He smiled thinly, though he was

smiling, it was a mirthless smile: “Chang Le, remember, this is my last chance

to you. There are many guests today, you must act like an aristocratic Xiaojie

who is mourning at her mother’s funeral. Do not make the Li family lose face,

if you dare to cause trouble, do not blame your Fuqin for being heartless!”

Li Xiao Ran sneered and left, leaving a terrified Li

Chang Le in the courtyard.

Tan Xiang shot a fearful glance at Li Wei Yang and

hurriedly whispered: “Da Xiaojie, Laoye is right. Xiaojie should not cause

trouble today and quickly go greet the guests.”

Li Chang Le glared at her: “Silence! No need to

concern yourself with my affairs!”

At a loss for words, Tan Xiang closed her mouth. Li

Wei Yang noticed and smiled wryly: “Dajie, if you still have the time to argue

with me, why don’t you take one last look at Muqin?”

Li Chang Le’s face changed from sickly green to white.

She only remembered her anger and forgot about this. Li Wei Yang shook her

head. Da Furen dedicated everything to Li Chang Le, but Da Xiaojie had only

thought of her own future and had yet to think of Da Furen.

She always said she would avenge her, but she was only

venting her anger. This so-called mother-daughter affection, seeing as Da

Xiaojie’s sights had been set on personal interests, perhaps had drifted away

with the clouds.

Li Chang Le finally came to Fu Rui Courtyard. When she

went in, she saw Da Furen resting on a large, sandalwood bed with intricate

floral designs with candles near her head. A few Furens and daughter-in-laws of

the Jiang family were gathered around her, grieving and weeping. Guogong Furen

emotionlessly sat in a chair by her side.

There was only the sound of crying in the room. Li

Chang Le suddenly recoiled at the sight.

Jiang Da Furen Liu shi looked up and saw her: “Muqin,

Chang Le has come.”

Everyone’s eyes traveled over to Li Chang Le.

Guogong Furen Lin shi looked at Li Chang Le without a

hint of a smile or warmth… The atmosphere had turned somewhat ominous.

Li Chang Le held her face and cried: “Waizumu.” As she

said this, she crumpled to her knees before Guogong Furen.

Lin shi looked at Li Chang Le whose tears fell like

rain for a while then sighed. She personally helped Li Chang Le up: “Child, you

have suffered.”

Hearing this only made Li Chang Le cry louder.

Da jiumu Liu shi and Er jiumu Wei shi nearby quickly

comforted her. The other Jiang Furens wiped away their tears, the entire family

burdened with sadness. The person who was most calm was Lin shi, who was past

the age of weeping in grief. She waved her hand: “Everyone step outside, I have

something to say to Chang Le alone.”

Liu shi glanced around and nodded, saying: “Everyone

go on ahead.” Soon, everyone in the room had left.

Only Liu shi and Wei shi stayed where they were. Jiang

Da Furen Liu shi had a long face, narrow phoenix eyes, and a tall silhouette.

She was the wife of Jiang Guogong zhang zi Jiang Xu. Her birth family

was the noble and meritorious Liu family. She had four sons Jiang Hai, Jiang

Yang, Jiang Hua, Jiang Nan, the four of them considered dragons among men,

well-versed in scholarly pursuits and martial arts. For that reason, Liu shi’s

position in the Jiang family had been firmly established. The woman accompanied

Guogong Furen last time was her eldest daughter-in-law Han shi.

And Wei shi was a shu nu of Lao Wei Ge and the wife of

shu zi Jiang Li. She only had one son, Jiang Tian, a prodigy whose talents were

clear from an early age. Unlike his tang xiong who joined the military, he was

always on the road, wandering, and rarely home. Compared to the rest of the

Jiang family, he was rather mysterious. Although Wei shi did not have a

daughter, she personally raised Jiang Xin, who would later become Taizi’s

favored Ce fei, so she had not fall short of Liu shi by much. Now

that Lin shi had chased everyone out, Wei shi seemed a bit puzzled while Liu

shi remained quiet, her eyes calm and downcast.

“Your Muqin had a heart diesase and was frightened to

death.” Lin shi coldly said.

“Heart disease…” Li Chang Le felt her hands and feet

grow cold, “Muqin’s health has always been very good—”

Lin shi sighed: “I was too careless and did not think

I would lose a nu er at her hands!” Lin shi was not aware that Wei Guo Furen’s

death also had something to do with Li Wei Yang. If she did, she would faint

out of both rage and shock!

“Waizumu, you must avenge her!” Li Chang Le’s eyes

were bloodshot, shaking with anger. she wanted Li Wei Yang to pay the price!

She wanted to send her to the hell!

Incense drifted from a gold, intricate incense burner.

Opaque wisps of smoke escaped. Amidst the smoke, Lin shi’s face seemed grave,

her face remained solemn as if she had not heard Li Chang Le.Li Chang Le

approached her: “Waizumu, since I was a child, you have always loved me most,

don’t you want to take charge of this situation?”

Wei shi noticed and quickly helped Li Chang Le up as she

was about to kneel down: “Good child! How could you say such a thing? You know

Waizumu loves you the most, how could your cousins compare…” These words were

true. The Jiang family had many sons, so every time Li Chang Le visited, she

was like the radiant moon among stars.

Even her two jiumu who did not yield to anyone had to

put on a smile in her presence, but things had changed. Da Furen had died,

would the Jiang Guogong residence still care about her like they used to? This

was what Li Chang Le was most concerned about, so she wanted to use this matter

of revenge to test Guogong Furen. She desperately looked at Lin shi: “Waizumu,

Chang Le waits for your response. If you do not care about me anymore, I will

shave my head and go to the temple instead of staying here with the Li family,

living no better than the dead!”

Lin shi was startled but continued to sit in silence.

She still did not know, what made Li Wei Yang bold enough to challenge the

entire Li family? The most ironic part was that she had actually succeeded and

taken Lin shi’s nu er!

A few tears escaped as Wei shi said: “Silly child, you

must be grieving… You must live with the times… Everyone is mourning, if

something happens to you, what will we do!”

Li Chang Le’s tears fell faster. She was about to say

something when Liu shi lightly coughed: “Chang Le, revenge is certain, yet now

is not the best time.”

“Why?!” Li Chang Le could not believe it, how could

the Jiang Guogong residence not deal with a measly Li Wei Yang?

Liu shi glanced over at Guogong Furen and only said:

“If you go against Li Wei Yang now, it is no different from going against the

Li family, don’t you see? The entire Li family leans towards Li Wei Yang. That

day, Li Lao Furen’s expressions changed with a couple words from her. She even

said Li Wei Yang was clever and very understanding. She can understand

people's’ hearts and is filial to your Muqin. It was all your Muqin’s doing, so

why she - even your Fuqin, you are no longer in his favor. Everyone still

stands by you, but nevertheless, we are outsiders, so it is not convenient for

us to intervene in the Li family’s affairs.”

“Then when will it be possible? How much longer?” Li

Chang Le gritted her teeth.

Lin shi finally sighed. Regardless of Jiang Rou’s

wrongdoings, the Jiang family would protect her, but acting at this time…

Everyone seemed to be leaning towards one side, seeing this child was

heartless, having mistreated shu nu er and even harmed concubines of the Li

family several times, leaving Li Xiao Ran with one heir. Despite this, Li Xiao

Ran did not abandon his wife to save face for the Jiang family. If they were to

demand that he deal with Li Wei Yang, this would be insulting the Li family. If

it were anyone else, the Guogong residence could do so, but Li Xiao Ran was the

Prime Minister of the reigning dynasty, a notable official who the Emperor

trusted and respected. In comparison, these years the Jiang Guogong residence

had surpassed a greater authority and began to face pressure from the Emperor.

Turning on Li Xiao Ran now would not be a wise move.

“Wait until your Waizufu and Da jiujiu return,

everything will be different,” Liu shi comforted her.

“But they’re stationed at the border, when will they

return?! Da jiumu is lying to me!”

Lin shi angrily slapped her hand on the table, sending

the cup of tea to the floor. Everyone else was left in a stunned silence. Li

Chang Le immediately paled, desolately murmured: “Waizumu…”

Lin shi saw her current state, and her anger and

resolve began to crumble: “You do not have to intervene! I will have everything

arranged!”

“But Fuqin said that I will be sent back to the temple

after ten days. I don’t want to go back, Waizumu, that place is demonic—” Li

Chang Le hastily said.

A hint of disdain appeared in Wei shi’s eyes. Her

Muqin died, yet she did not mourn for her, she was only worried about her own

interests. Da Xiaojie truly had a heart of gold.

“Rest assured, I have everything in hand.” Lin shi’s

voice hardened like steel. She turned back to look at Da Furen’s body, her face

turning cold and cruel, “Rou er, the Jiang family will avenge you!”

Liu shi and Wei shi were familiar with Lao Furen’s

strong, stubborn personality. Hearing this, their hearts jumped and they

quickly bowed their heads. They realized that the flame of resentment was

buried deep in Guogong Furen’s heart. One day, it will become a raging fire,

burning everything in its path…

After a busy day, Li Wei Yang returned to her room

late at night. She removed her makeup, let her hair down, and laid down on the

daybed, her long sleeve fanned out. Her face seemed even paler than usual

against her sleeve.

The window opened a bit. Li Wei Yang slightly tilted

her head and said: “Why did you run over here in the middle of the night?”

A handsome face with a mischievous grin peeked in. He

quickly jumped in through the window, carrying a jade plate in hand with many

colorful pastries. As if wanting to win her favor, he brought it before her:

“Today must have been overwhelming, so you probably haven’t eaten yet. I had

the kitchen prepare this, try it.”

Li Wei Yang looked at him then sat up and took a

pastry, smiling as she said: “You must have been burdened with many

responsibilities during the day too.”

Li Min De smiled and set the plate down: “Mostly

trivial, not worth worrying about.”

The guests today accounted for a couple hundred

people. The aristocratic guests were personally received by the members of the

Li family whereas ordinary guests were welcomed by someone else. Li Wei Yang

was willing to say Li Min De had a difficult time escaping, but she only

laughed and did not remark on this.

Li Min De noticed she was preoccupied by her thoughts

and said: “I heard Da Bofu knows Dage ran away and smashed many plates and cups

on the spot.”

Li Wei Yang smiled: “Although he was secretly saved by

the Jiang family, but he still went against Fuqin’s will. He could keep his

life for now, but he also lost Fuqin.”

Li Min De was still worried: “But he’s still the only

heir.”

Li Wei Yang’s lips curved back: “Fuqin is still in his

prime. He will naturally have more sons. You know, Jiu Yiniang is pregnant. The

physician said they are twins. Fuqin was overjoyed. If not for Jiu Yiniang’s

low birth and status and the Capital did not have a rule against making a

concubine a wife, I’m afraid Jiu Yiniang’s status would be different now.”

Hearing this, Li Min De frowned: “If she gives birth

to a son, it will still be a shu zi.”

Li Wei Yang did not think of it that way: “You think

the Jiang family will leave the position of zhu mu empty? Earlier, someone

hinted to Lao Furen that—”

Stunned, Li Min De looked at her in wide-eyed

curiosity: “Earlier?” Then, he sighed: “They are too hasty and anxious.”

Li Wei Yang shook her head: “The wife has passed away.

The family’s children must uphold filial piety for three years, but the husband

does not need to follow and can marry someone else a year later. As long as

Fuqin agrees, remarrying after 49 days is not impossible either. But the Jiang

family will not let this opportunity idly go by, they will find a way to send

someone in through the doors.”

“You mean — but the Jiang family does not have…”

“The Jiang family does not have an unmarried woman

indeed, but Jiang shi has many relatives.” Li Wei Yang smiled, seeing Li Min

De’s disbelief, her tone of voice changed: “No need to worry, this will not

happen immediately. Lao Furen will not allow a woman from the Jiang family

enter the household so easily.”

Li Min De knew Li Wei Yang was only reassuring him.

With the Jiang family’s status and power, in addition to Da Furen’s suspicious

death, if they were to make the request, it would not be easy for the Li family

to refuse…

“Nevertheless, it is not entirely a bad thing that Da

Furen died, at least—” Li Min De smiled, “At least Li Chang Le cannot marry in

the next three years. She is fifteen now, three years later, when she can be

engaged, she will already be eighteen years old…”

Li Wei Yang had to laugh: “With her looks, whether she

is twenty or older, she will still be the most beautiful of all, what is there

to be afraid of?”

In her past life, Li Chang Le was already twenty five

when she became Empress. Given her age, she would be considered an old aunt in

the Capital, but because of her beautiful face, compared to other younger

beauties, this beauty was not without an advantage.

Li Min De reminded her: “Now that she’s back, this

will be a disaster.”

Li Wei Yang remained silent, Li Min De continued: “You

might not have noticed, when Guogong Furen arrived today, I saw her piercing

glare towards you.”

Li Wei Yang also felt the same way. It was not only

Guogong Furen, whose hatred was hidden in her eyes, but even Liu shi and Wei

shi seemed hostile. Of course, she had offended the entire Jiang family.

Pretending to be well-behaved would be useless, so there was no need for

pleasantries.

Li Min De quietly added: “Our numbers are too few, who

knows how many servants in the Li family are spies following our every moves.

Now with the Jiang family like a prowling tiger, we must be even more careful.”

Li Wei Yang exhaled, lying on the bed as she said:

“So, we must strike first.” Her remark was deliberate as if it had been

something foreseen and planned ahead of time.

Li Min De was briefly surprised before smiling as if

guessing her thoughts. His smile was sly like a defiant little fox. Li Wei Yang

poked his forehead, his smile only grew wider.

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Translator: Chau

Editor: Pending

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