mtl008 Chapter 122 Misstep
Chapter 122 Misstep
Wu Weiwei held the decree to release her from her concubine position, looking completely bewildered.
She didn't understand why the emperor would suddenly bestow gifts upon her.
Lu Hanting pondered for a while, then suddenly looked at Wu Weiwei.
"Wei'er, come with me to claim your reward!"
Seeing her stunned expression, Lu Hanting took the document from Wu Weiwei's hand.
Amid the gasps of the two women inside the house, he crumpled the document in his hand into a ball and then threw it toward the lotus pond in the courtyard.
"Sir..."
Wu Weiwei stared blankly at it, completely bewildered this time.
How could he, how could he throw away her "Freedom Book"?
She disagrees!!!
She never intended to get married when she came to ancient times.
Even if she doesn't get married, she can raise lots of little puppies!
But now, Lu Hanting has actually destroyed her hopes...
Oh, her 'Book of Freedom'.
Seeing Wu Weiwei's mournful face, Lu Hanting's expression suddenly darkened.
"What, you're hoping I'll let you go?"
Wu Weiwei looked up, her eyes red.
"No, Your Highness, I was just afraid my sister would be unhappy..."
Wu Weiwei murmured.
As she spoke, Lu Hanting looked at He Yuyan.
Sure enough, her face was deathly pale, and she seemed unsteady on her feet.
"Yan'er, you should go back first! I'll explain to you later."
Under He Yuyan's resentful gaze, Lu Hanting forcibly pulled Wu Weiwei's hand and led her to the reception room of the Marquis's residence.
Since His Majesty has bestowed a reward upon Wu Weiwei, it proves that the Emperor approves of her.
If he were to divorce her now, he would inevitably be going against the emperor.
Although Lu Hanting believed that the emperor relied on him, he did not dare to openly oppose him.
Moreover, abandoning Wu Weiwei and leaving the manor was not his original intention, but because Yan'er was jealous of his doting on her.
Now that the emperor has given clear instructions, even if Yan'er makes a fuss again, he has a reason to deal with it.
In this way, he could also find a reason for himself not to let Wei'er leave the manor.
Wu Weiwei was dragged away by Lu Hanting with a lot of resentment.
This damned God, is he playing a trick on me?
Even though she had already received the decree to be released from her concubine status, in the blink of an eye, Gou Shizi threw it into the lotus pond.
The two arrived at the front hall.
There, we saw Eunuch Wei leading several young eunuchs, each carrying a plate.
Lady Hou, the Dowager Lady, and the rest of the household were all dressed neatly and waiting respectfully.
Upon seeing the arrival of the Crown Prince and Wu Weiwei, Eunuch Wei began to read aloud.
"By imperial decree, Lady Wu shall accept the reward."
Wu Weiwei immediately knelt down to accept the reward.
"I have heard that the beauty pills you developed are very effective and have cured my beloved concubine's insomnia. This is a great achievement, and I am very pleased."
He was specially rewarded with one hundred taels of gold, fifty bolts of silk and satin, and a piece of white jade to commend his merits.
I hope that you will continue to uphold your spirit of diligence and contribute your abilities to the health of my palace and the people of the world.
Admire this! "
"Wu, why aren't you thanking the emperor?"
Seeing Wu Weiwei's bewildered expression, the old lady smiled and reminded her.
Lu Hanting glanced at her, probably stunned by the document he had issued today to release her from her concubine status.
Reminded by the old lady, Wu Weiwei immediately came to her senses.
She called out in a soft voice, "Thank you for the Emperor's gift! Long live the Emperor!"
Only then did Eunuch Wei nod in satisfaction.
Wu Wei stood up and saw Eunuch Wei walking towards her.
"Ms. Wu, the various beauty products you have developed are now very popular in the palace."
The beauty pills not only cured Consort Jing's insomnia, but even the Empress praised your beauty cream highly..."
"Thank you for your kind words, Eunuch!"
Wu Weiwei was somewhat apprehensive.
Unexpectedly, his things actually reached the palace and were used by the empresses and concubines.
"correct……"
Eunuch Wei looked at Lu Hanting beside her.
“Commander Lu, Consort Jing specifically instructed us to have Lady Wu attend the hunting trip at Qingshan.”
Upon hearing this, Lu Hanting looked puzzled.
Seeing Lu Hanting frown, Eunuch Wei whispered, "Perhaps Consort Jing simply wants to meet Commander Lu's beloved concubine, who is both intelligent and kind-hearted..."
After everyone had left, Madam Hou gave Wu Weiwei a cold look.
She had already heard about what happened in the Green Pine Courtyard, but she never expected that the emperor's reward would save her from disaster.
Although she didn't like either He Yuyan or Wu Weiwei.
Judging from the current situation, Wu Weiwei, this troublemaker, is even less likable to her.
Let's fight!
Let her see who comes out on top between these two, and who will have the last laugh.
When they fight until they are both severely injured and only one remains, she will then find a high-ranking wife for her son.
Let the wife who has just entered the family teach this vixen a lesson.
Wu Weiwei wasn't unaware of the malice in Lady Hou's eyes, but she had no time to care about such matters.
She suffered a huge blow today.
Like riding a roller coaster, her emotions went up and down, and she needed to sort things out.
"Your Highness, I'll head back now."
This was the first time Lu Hanting had seen Wei'er looking so listless.
He seemed to have lost all his energy; it seemed the blow of her abandoning him was too great, which made him feel a little sorry for her.
"Wei'er, you... I will make it up to you in the future!"
Wu Weiwei listened to his words, but inwardly she scoffed.
What will he use to make up for the loss?
Am I supposed to write myself another contract that forbids me from marrying and thus allows me to become a concubine?
Forget it, I'd better not mess with her anymore.
As Wu Weiwei walked away, Aunt Ping seemed lost in thought.
Twilight.
"Auntie, wake up..."
Wanqiu touched Wu Weiwei's forehead and found that it was burning hot.
"Water, I want to drink water..."
This was the first time they had seen their aunt sick since they had been taking care of Wu Weiwei.
They all knew in their hearts that the concubine was probably hurt by the young master's behavior today.
The concubine loves the prince so much.
Even though she knew that the prince had feelings for his cousin, she didn't compete for anything and devoted herself to serving him wholeheartedly.
But the young master, instead of listening to his cousin's slander, seized his aunt's Wei Garden.
Today, she even instigated the prince to divorce their concubine.
If His Majesty hadn't issued an edict today to reward Concubine Wu, there probably wouldn't be a concubine named Concubine Wu in the Marquis's mansion by now!
As a result, the concubine ended up in a sorry state and even fell ill because of that useless divorce decree...
The two couldn't help but feel sorry for Wu Weiwei.
Qiu Xinyuan.
Lu Hanting was having dinner with He Yuyan.
But then Cuiyun walked in.
"Your Highness, I just bumped into the little stone from Biyun Courtyard outside."
He said that Aunt Wu was currently running a high fever and, in her delirium, kept calling out "Your Highness..."
"How could you have fallen ill so suddenly?"
Lu Hanting frowned.
"This……"
Cuiyun hesitated, as if she wanted to speak.
"Say!"
He put down his chopsticks and looked at Cuiyun with an unfriendly expression.
Cuiyun glanced at He Yuyan beside her.
He stammered, "I heard Lingfu say that Aunt Wu... Aunt Wu accidentally fell into the lotus pond in our courtyard..."