“What did you say?” Yang Xian was stunned. “Your Highness, you know that you already have a fiancée, right? Besides, based on Miss Liuying’s attitude, she wouldn’t be interested in entering the palace as a con…”
“I want her as my advisor or strategist,” Ji Sheng continued with cold eyes.
“Advisor?” Yang Xian calmed down. The only one who could make him perplexed were either Ji Sheng with his abrupt request or Shi Yan with his stupidity. However, his tone turned dissatisfied. “Wait, you’re planning to have her take my position?”
Ji Sheng passed a glance. “You two can both be advisor.”
Yang Xian was stunned. He looked at Ji Sheng for a moment before he sighed. “Let’s wait a bit more.”
“Why?”
“The time is not ripe.”
This time, Ji Sheng didn’t say anything more. He knew that when it came to calculation and scheming, Yang Xian was the best. After all, the place where Yang Xian lived before required him to be cunning and calculative if he didn’t want to die.
…
Wei Liuying slept until it was morning. Xiao Qing attended her and helped her to drink the medicine before she cleaned up the place. Wei Liuying had felt much better, but she didn’t want to do anything right now. After the conversation last night, her mind was clearer, and she was in much better mood.
Probably by thinking hard on unrelated things helped her to feel better.
“Miss, Master is here.”
“Help me sit up, Xiao Qing.”
“There’s no need to rise,” Wei Hong said as he entered the room. His expression was still as stern as ever. There was not even a fake expression to show how much he cares as he merely looked at Wei Liuying with cold eyes.
“Father,” Wei Liuying greeted.
Wei Hong nodded. “You should reflect on yourself. Whenever Prince Ji Shu come, you don’t need to greet him now.”
“Yes, Father.”
“Good. You don’t have to do anything. Just rest.”
“Yes.”
Wei Hong could see the calm eyes on Wei Liuying’s face, but he couldn’t be bothered with her. He expected his daughter to be more sensible but looking at her now, she was still the same as usual. It was as if this incident didn’t have much impact on her at all.
After saying a few more things, Wei Hong left the room. Wei Liuying was resting on the bed as she closed her eyes again. Rather than thinking about her father, who only came to show his face, she would rather sleep.
It was evening when Wei Liuying wake up and drank her medicine again.
“The fever is still there, but it’s not as bad as before, Miss,” Xiao Qing said in relief. If it was still so bad, she would be very worried.
“The medicine is good,” Wei Liuying said calmly.
“Miss, Second Young Master and Madam Feng is here.”
“Tell them to come in.”
“Yes.”
Wei Hong Zheng strode into the room with Feng Chun walking behind him. From their expression, Wei Liuying could guess that they didn’t really want to come and visit her.
“Mother, Second Brother,” Wei Liuying greeted.
“When are you going to spar with me again?”
“In two weeks, brother.”
Wei Hong Zheng furrowed his brows. His mother had told him the same thing, but from what he could see, Wei Liuying was perfectly fine. She still could talk with him just well. Why did it have to take so long just for her to recover? He wanted to have a partner to spar again!
“Be patience Hong Zheng. I’ll surely search for the best sparring partner for you,” Feng Chun reassured.
“It better be that way, Mother.”
“Yes, yes, of course.”
Whatever Wei Hong Zheng wanted, Feng Chun would surely fulfill. Besides, when it came to things related to his study, she would spare double, no triple the effort to fulfill what he wanted. There would be no way she would make her son disappointed.
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“It better be that way, Mother.”
“Yes, yes, of course.”
Whatever Wei Hong Zheng wanted, Feng Chun would surely fulfill. Besides, when it came to things related to his study, she would spare double, no triple the effort to fulfill what he wanted. There would be no way she would make her son disappointed.
Wei Liuying simply watched the two of them with an indifferent expression. The two of them were born of the same parents, yet with just the difference in gender, the treatment became very different. She was simply treated as nuisance while he was treated like a prince.
“Oh right, Father’s birthday is next month, but it’ll be better for you to stay indoors and don’t come out at all,” Feng Chun said. “He’s going to invite a lot of officials and probably also decide on engagement for both of you.”
Wei Liuying’s eyes flickered slightly. She and Wei Zilin were already 14 years old. Even though they could only get married when they were 16 here, it was not weird for Wei Hong to start searching for potential marriage partner. After all, marriage’s preparation alone would take months.
“I see.”
“But of course, he had to get my agreement first.” Feng Chun snorted. It was normal that both parents have to agree.
Wei Liuying looked at her mother. She could guess that Feng Chun wanted to use her to gain connection with some powerful officials. However, her low position in the family would make it difficult to even be a concubine.
Afterwards, Wei Hong Zheng talked about the lessons that he needed and so on. They stayed for some time before they departed.
“Miss,” Xiao Qing called out with worry.
Wei Liuying smiled slightly. “Don’t worry, I’ll be fine. Later on, find out who Father talked with during the birthday party.”
“Yes.”
Xiao Yu lowered her eyes and bit her lower lips. It seemed that there was never any peace in this residence.
Wei Xiao Hua and Wei Zilin didn’t come to visit her. They only sent some gifts with message that they were hoping for her to get healthy faster. Wei Liuying didn’t mind, though. Not seeing their faces lift up her mood a bit.
…
Wei Liuying spent the next two weeks in peace inside her room. There was no one else who came to bother her as she stayed inside her room. Even if she no longer had any fever, she refused to come out lest Wei Hong Zheng suddenly called her to accompany him in a spar.
However, it was entirely impossible for her to be completely at peace when the residence itself was filled with many people who were trying to scheme against one another at any given chance.
“Miss, Madam Feng is here,” Xiao Qing suddenly informed.
Wei Liuying, who was reading a book, frowned upon hearing that. She put down the bamboo scroll and sighed. Her eyes were looking in the direction of the door as she nodded slowly.
“Please bring her in.”
“Yes, Miss.”
It was only two weeks and yet her mother was already very impatient to visit her. Wei Liuying truly wondered what made her mother anxious.
Not long afterwards, Feng Chun swaggered in. Her expression was filled with displeasure, but the gaze in her eyes told Wei Liuying that it was not directed at her. Something else must have happened in the residence over the span of two weeks.
“Mother.”
“Liuying! You should hear what that wench said. Ah, she’s so ******!”
Wei Liuying had gotten used with her mother swearing when she was in rage. She signaled Xiao Qing and Xiao Yu to leave the room and stayed out of the matter. It wouldn’t do them any good to face the raging Feng Chun.
“Mother, please take a seat first.”
Feng Chun eyed the chair that Wei Liuying pointed. She humped in annoyance, but she still sat down and sighed. Her eyes were filled with rage.
“Can you tell me what happened, Mother?”
“Of course! That ***** is trying to get my ****…”
Wei Liuying was resisting the urge to slap her mother’s mouth to not utter so many profanities. However, when Feng Chun was on the verge of her rage, she would be unstoppable. There was nothing that Wei Liuying could do aside from bearing with the story that Feng Chun told her for the next incense stick time.
It was another torturous time when her mother flared up and used her as the hole to vent her emotion.
