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The Princess Wei Yang Chapter 101 part1
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Chapter
101: The Main Furen
Notes:
Muqin = mother
Di mu = addressing the main wife
as mother
At
night, Li Wei Yang swiftly approached He Xian Yuan.
The
Yatous lifted the curtains to allow her to enter and then smilingly informed,
“Xianzhu, Lao Furen is waiting for you.”
Li Wei
Yang smiled lightly and without faltering in her steps, she quickly entered.
As Li
Wei Yang walked in, she saw Lao Furen who was sitting on her chair and was
being served tea by Luo Mama. Li Wei Yang gave her blessings after which Lao
Furen said smilingly, “Rise. You have sincerity to be here at this hour to see
me.”
Li Wei
Yang rose and thanked Lao Furen. Lao Furen pointed at the pastries on the side
and said, “Your muqin sent these over in the morning, give them a try.”
Li Wei
Yang smiled as she walked over and noticed the colorful pastries sprinkled with
bits of gold, seemingly very appetizing. She casually picked up a piece,
placing it in her mouth and involuntarily praised “The taste is very
refreshing, what is this called?”
Lao Furen smiled without saying a word, Luo Mama said “Xianzhu, these are golden
cakes, Da Furen made these with her own hands. They are refreshing and fine,
both appetizingly sweet and sour. Lao Furen really enjoys eating them.”
Moments
later, Li Wei Yang recollected the taste and asked, “These are made with
hawthorns?”
Luo Mama
nodded and said “Da Furen has sincerity, Lao Furen recently caught a cold and
didn’t have the appetite to eat anything, and these are perfect!”
Li Wei
Yang smilingly said “Muqin has put in a lot of effort, it is a blessing that
Lao furen has such a great daughter-in-law.”
Her
words and laughter didn’t reveal even a slight bit of her true intentions.
After she finished speaking, she walked to the side and took the teacup and
brought it to Lao Furen. Lao Furen watched how respectful and humble she was,
she didn’t utter a word and drank a sip before she slowly smiled and said “Such
a great yatou, yet you are here doing trivial things for me, such a waste.”
Li Wei
Yang said quickly “What rubbish is Lao Furen saying, sun nv is clumsy so I
don’t even know if I am doing everything well. If I can be as intelligent as
muqin, I would have prepared some snacks and sent them over every day.”
Lao
Furen smiled, “Look at the words coming from your mouth, I can’t pinpoint
anything bad from them and they always make me happy.” After she finished this
sentence, her smile vanished and she began to speak with a straight face:
“There is something I have to speak with you today.”
Li Wei
Yang knew this was coming yet her face didn’t show any trace of her thoughts
“Lao Furen, please go ahead.”
Lao
Furen gave her two glimpses and then gradually said: “Why Jiang Yue Lan was
married into the family, we both know exactly the reason behind this. I have
only one thing to say, since she married into the Li family, I will treat her
as my family. Observing her now, she is definitely an intelligent person, she
handles everything well and knows what to prioritize. We certainly didn’t take
in a bad daughter-in-law.”
Li Wei
Yang listened carefully as she had thought that according to rationale, Jiang
Yuelan was forced onto them by the Jiangs and so Lao Furen felt only disgust
towards her. But looking at the situation now, it was evident that Jiang
Yuelan’s schemes were not average. She was able to make Lao Furen see her in a
different light.
Lao
Furen watched as she listened attentively, she slowly revealed a smile and
said, “I do care a lot about you so I am telling you this now. Min Zhi is
getting fatter these past two days?”
Although
they were just talking about a different topic, the conversation changed to Min
Zhi. Li Wei Yang pretended to not notice and only slightly smiled, “Min Zhi is
doing great, and it’s all because Lao Furen has looked after us.”
Lao
Furen calmly chuckled, “He is my grandson and also very lovable. I would, of
course, wholeheartedly care about him.”
Li Wei
Yang’s face showed her usual smile yet her heart had been sealed by everlasting
ice, her back unconsciously straightened.
Lao
Furen carefully observed her and then her usual harmonious expression returned,
she softly said: “You are a great child, but sadly you weren’t born from a
furen or else you would have an auspicious future, and even becoming the
crowned princess would have been a possibility. Min Zhi is also like this, even
though he is born from a yiniang, your father and I have loved him as if he was
born from the furen to prevent him from suffering pain in the future. So, we’ve
already discussed this, we are going to let him be raised under Jiang Yuelan’s
care.”
While
listening to this, Li Wei Yang already saw this coming but she still showed
shock on her face.
“Wei
Yang, what I’m doing is all for Min Zhi, I’ve already held you up, I can’t let
another good child be held up.” Lao Furen watched her as she continued, “After
all, Min Zhi is my grandson, and I will not let him suffer. Under Jiang
Yuelan’s care, if she is even one bit negligent, I will not let her off
easily!”
Li Wei
Yang knew this very well, if Jiang Yue Lan took the child and didn’t care for
him attentively or something bad happened, Lao Furen, who only has this male
heir left, would not let her live! From a normal person’s perspective, to be
under the di mu’s care seemed to be certainly better than to be under the care
of a yiniang. But because of this, Min Zhi will be held captive by Jiang
Yue Lan. Whatever she does, the first thing she would have to consider was if
Min Zhi would be affected, that wouldn’t be a good thing! However, Li Wei Yang
couldn’t tell Lao Furen the truth since Lao Furen only thought about her
grandson being raised under the di mu which is equivalent to being the son of
the di mu and beneficial for his future!
Li Wei
Yang smilingly said, “Wei Yang of course understands Lao Furen’s good
intentions.”
Lao
Furen questioned, “About Qi Yiniang ---“
Li Wei
Yang smiled softly: “Qi Yiniang will understand and definitely wouldn’t have
any opinions towards Lao Furen’s decision. Lao Furen, rest assured.”
Seeing
how Li Wei Yang simply agreed, Lao Furen was extremely ecstatic, she spoke:
“Don’t you worry, whether it’s you or Min Zhi, I won’t sit back and let others
bully you.”
Li Wei
Yang expressed her gratitude, “Thank you Lao Furen, the person we can rely on
is only you.”
Lao
Furen’s gaze fixated on her wrist before she nodded towards Luo Mama. Luo Mama
immediately walked over to the side and brought out a jewelry box.
Once the
box was opened, there was a bracelet put together with eighteen pearls and two
imperial jaded beads inside. From one glance, it was easy to know that these
were invaluable items. Lao Furen hung the bracelet onto the edge of Li Wei
Yang’s blouse and smilingly said: “This was one of the pieces that accompanied
me when I married into the family. As I age, I can’t find any occasions to wear
this, so I want to gift it to you, Wei Yang, do you understand my intentions.”
Li Wei
Yang whispered: “Wei Yang understands.”
Lao
Furen gently said: “You are the one that knows better.” She stopped for a
second, “Oh, even though Jiang Yuelan is young, she is your muqin, even if she
does something wrong, you should let her have her way.” She continued, “Of
course, as long as I am alive, I will not let her start any troubles!”
Li Wei
Yang lightly smiled without saying anything. Lao Furen nodded and said: “Good,
go back and rest.”
Once she
stepped out of the He Xiang Yuan, she saw Jiang Yue Lan and Li Chang Le strolled
over together. Seeing Li Wei Yang, Jiang Yue Lan smiled and looked at her, “Wei
Yang is here as well, if I would have known earlier, then we would have come
together.”
Li
Wei Yang smilingly said: “Yes, I didn’t know muqin and dajie would come here. I’ve
just tried muqin’s golden cakes, they were very delicious.”
Jiang
Yue Lan nodded and smilingly said: “If you like, I can send some over to you.”
Li
Wei Yang spoke: “I wouldn’t dare to make muqin any busier.”
Li
Chang Le seemed to show a forced smile on her face so it was difficult to read
her true inner thoughts.
“It’s
not much trouble.” Jiang Yue Lan smiled and suddenly said: “I’ve already hired a
new wet nurse for Min Zhi, I wonder when he can be brought over to me?”
Li
Wei Yang’s brows knitted tightly together yet her smile was still warm, “This …
Qi Yiniang said, for the past two days, he has been constantly spitting out
milk, I must wait a while before I can bring him over to muqin.” Her expression
was humble but Li Chang Le, who was standing on the side, felt that Li Wei Yang’s
smile was cold and consciously took a step behind Jiang Yue Lan.
Jiang
Yuelan didn't make it hard for her and only smilingly said: “I have lots of
brothers and sisters at home, it’s inevitable for babies to spit out milk. If
it doesn’t get better in a few more days, there is no harm in letting me give
it a try.” As she spoke, she held onto a yatou’s hand and walked in.
Li
Chang Le watched Li Wei Yang, her eyes were indefinitely murky.
On the
step, Jiang Yue Lan turned her head and warmly said: “Chang Le!”
Li
Chang Le answered with a “yes”, gave Li Wei Yang a side glance and then quickly
strolled forth. Jiang Yue Lan happily grabbed her hand as both closely walked
in.
Bai Zhi
disparagingly said: “A dog biting others on the strength of its master!” She
was talking about Li Chang Le.
Li
Wei Yang smiled: “Yes, she used to constantly bark at others, now that she’s
become quieter, I am not used to it.”
It was
midwinter season and the days became dark quicker. As the day approached
sunset, the skies were already dark.
On that
day, heavy winds stopped and the whooshing sounds could no longer be heard.
There remained quietness amidst the darkness. In such a soundless world, the
night colors seemed darker. If it wasn’t for the candlelight seeping through
the edges of households, the entire capital would have been covered with
darkness. And it was this darkness that made Li Wei Yang’s candle-lighted room
seem brightly lit.
Under
this candlelight, Li Wei Yang smiled as both of her hands were held over the
heater. There were already four pans of heater that had been burning red in her
room but her body temperature hadn’t become any significantly warmer, which showed
how cold it was outside.
She had
just returned from Li Xiang Yuan.
Now, she
watched Qi Yiniang as she used a rattle drum to make little Min Zhi laugh and
couldn’t help but let out a sigh.
Little
Min Zhi opened his pair of clear black eyes and curiously turned his head as he
watched his sister from a distance. Tan shi smiled as she caressed his head and
she showed an expression that conveyed the feeling that everything was okay now
that she had a son.
In this
solitary evening, the three of them had already been absorbed into another
world with such warmth and comfort. Tan shi felt odd satisfaction but she knew
that this kind of tranquility had been fought for by her daughter. If she
didn’t have Wei Yang’s protection, she would never have such days so she
expressed her gratitude towards heavens for blessing her with such an
intelligent and courageous daughter. It’s only that today Wei Yang’s wasn’t in a
good mood and it seemed really bad.
Tan shi
looked at her son who was blowing bubbles and then looked at her daughter, who
was deep in her thoughts. She smiled, rose and walked to the side. She bent to
pick up a pair of tongs and grabbed the ashes in the fire pan as a scent was
released.
Bai Zhi
smiled as she went to take a hold of Tan shi’s tongs. Tan shi shook her head to
indicate she wanted to do it herself, Li Wei Yang smiled: “Smells nice! Smells
like roasted potatoes!”
Tan shi
smilingly said: “I know you like to eat this, I just buried two within the pan,
now it’s ready.” As she spoke, she placed the roasted potatoes in the pan; Bai
Zhi had already washed her hands beforehand to help Li Wei Yang peel the skin.
Li Wei Yang actually shook her head and said: “Just bring them over.”
Bai Zhi
hurriedly smiled and consented, her hands held onto the red potatoes whose skin
had already been split opened and brought them to Li Wei Yang.
Li
Wei Yang wasn’t afraid of them being hot and quickly peeled off the skin of the
potatoes. The candlelight in the room was well-illuminated and revealed the
sweet scent of the red potatoes.
Tan shi
smiled and summoned a few yatous over: “Come here.”
Zhao Yue
was the first one to react but she looked at Li Wei Yang and her legs didn’t
move an inch. Li Wei Yang smiled: “Go ahead.”
Yatous
merrily sounded, Zhao Yue, Bai Zhi, and Mo Zhu all gathered around the fire pan
and began to search inside for red potatoes and chestnuts. As Zhao Yue ate, she
constantly touched her ear; it was evident that it was very hot.
The
atmosphere in the room was very relaxing and warming. Li Wei Yang watched and
suddenly stopped eating and her gaze fell on her young brother Min Zhi, who had
his eyes open and gaped at everyone with curiosity.
Tan shi noticed her absent-mindedness and smilingly
ordered: “Bring all these things out and share it amongst yourselves.”
The
yatous stared at one another and then simultaneously looked towards Li Wei Yang.
Li Wei Yang nodded and they happily thanked Tan shi. They quickly dug out the
food in the fire pan, carried them on a tray, and then carefully left.
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