The Princess Wei Yang

9.Surrounded by Flowers

Luo mama brought the cloak back to He Xiang Yuan and dismissed all of the servants. Then she said to Meng shi, "Lao Furen, there's something I have to tell you."

Meng shi noticed the serious expression on Luo mama's face and nodded her head. "What is it?"

Luo mama carefully retold everything that had happened. "Even though these are the kind of things I shouldn't concern myself with, but San xiaojie is really pitiful. She had no idea and even thought of the cloak as a treasure. After all, she's still a child. She doesn't know how to take precaution against others."

Listening to Luo mama, Meng shi felt suspicious as she took the cloak. She brushed her hands gently against the cloak two times and discovered a strange feeling. Abruptly she looked down. "Hm, what is this?"

Underneath the layer of the soft and warm mink fur, there was an area that was prickly and poked into the skin. Upon closer inspection, it wasn't fur but several small needles. The needles were very thin. If a person didn't look at it carefully they wouldn't notice the difference.

"Why do the clothes have these things in it?" Meng shi furrowed her eyebrows.

"Sao xiaojie in the end is still a young girl. She wouldn't know about these things. The needles are so small that it's not easily seen. Not to mention, the fur helped cover it up. The person wearing it won't be able to notice, but the moment the person makes any sort of movements, the needles will poke into their skin."

"Those wicked servants! How dare they do something like this!?" Meng shi roared, infuriated.

Even though she wasn't there to watch over Li Wei Yang grow up, Wei Yang was still her grand-daughter. Not to mention, she was a delicate and well-mannered child. She had just returned to the estate and yet, who had the nerves to scheme against her already? Meng shi contemplated for a while. Aside from Da Furen Jiang shi, there was no one else who had the nerves to do something like this!

Meng shi's expression darkened. "This cloak was gifted right in front of me. Is she trying to cause me troubles?"

Luo mama rarely saw Meng shi in an angry state. She hurriedly lowered her head. "Lao Furen, there's a chance this isn't Da Furen's doing. The way Da Furen treated San xiaojie was with kindness-"

"Kindness? That child wasn't born from her, so what does it matter if there's kindness or not?! I had thought that she was someone of noble background, who understood what to do and what not to do, and that she won't stoop low like others but as it turns out, she has become muddle-headed too. Our family cannot let words spread that we are someone who abuses and mistreats the concubine's daughters. Luo mama, you go and bring Mo Zhu to San xiaojie."

"Yes," Luo mama promptly replied.

Even though Lao Furen was someone who rarely questioned the estate's internal affairs, but she was also a person who was cold on the outside and hot-tempered on the inside. If there were things she couldn't let pass, she will definitely do something about it. If it was just a bunch of tiny needles, all one had to do was remove it. However, Lao Furen was worried that Da Furen would do something else and words will spread, thus hurting the Li's generations of reputation. Fortunately for San xiaojie, this time she will have Lao Furen's people beside her. Da Furen will need to think twice before taking any actions against Wei Yang.

Meng shi contemplated some more and said, "Since you've already brought this cloak here, remove all of the needles before returning it, but you must not say a word of it to San xiaojie."

"Yes, I understand," Luo mama replied.

At this moment, Li Wei Yang was heading towards the flower garden with a servant leading in the front. Along the way, Li Wei Yang was restless. She was filled with uncertainty regarding the impact of those tiny needles. In truth, the needles weren't Da Furen's doing. She wouldn't take actions without considering the effects of it on herself first. The needles were a part of Li Wei Yang's plan. She had attached the needles when no one was looking. Using this opportunity, she wanted to let Meng shi know that Da Furen was in fact a two-faced, hypocritical person.