The Lucky Heiress

Chapter 384: Big Brother’s Attitude_1

She had long suspected that Wei Qingruo would continue trying to force her to leave the residence, but she did not expect Wei Qingruo to be so shameless, acting as if she were truly the head of the Wei Family.

Their father had just been promoted only for her to stir up trouble! Her heart was full of malice!

“Let’s give it a try then,” Wei Ruo said, and then nodded to Xiumei.

Then Xiumei began to forcibly drag Wei Qingwan and Cuihe out.

Wei Qingwan wasn’t as strong as Xiumei, her face turning red with exertion.

“Help, help!” Cuihe cried out.

The servants in the house turned their heads at her cries, but none came forward to help.

Who didn’t know that in the Wei Residence, the eldest Miss dared to challenge even the Madam directly, so what did the second Miss count for? They wouldn’t dare to offend their Miss.

Although the servants did not dare to intervene, one of them went to report the situation in the Cangyun Garden to Lady Yun.

Just as Wei Qingwan was about to be dragged out of the back door, Lady Yun arrived with several others.

“Ruoruo, what are you doing?” Lady Yun walked up angrily, her face rigid.

After getting closer, she noticed the red scratches on Wei Qingwan’s white and tender arm which gave her a heartache.

Wei Ruo replied calmly, as expected: “I’m asking my younger sister to return to the villa for some rest.”

“Is this your way of asking? What kind of mindset is this? Your father has just been promoted to General of Military Virtue. As his daughters, how can you act so crudely and recklessly? Aren’t you afraid of being laughed at by outsiders?”

“Mother, rest assured, the carriage is at the back door. Once she leaves the house, she will be in the carriage. There is no one outside who could see. As for those in the residence, we trust them. Even if there were one or two untrustworthy ones, they already know all the family’s scandals. This one is nothing new.”

Wei Ruo’s reply was calm and free of any loopholes.

“Don’t diverge, you’re all sisters of the same family. How can you treat Wanwan like this? What is your ulterior motive?” Lady Yun confronted her.

“Mother, why ask me when you already know? My younger sister should have been staying at the villa. She only came back because of the funeral. Now that the funeral is over, it’s only right to send her back. Or do you imply that the punishment originally meant for her should end just because of the funeral?” Wei Ruo retorted.

Wei Qingruo’s question exposed Lady Yun and Wei Qingwan’s intentions.

They had actually planned to make use of this occasion to brush Wei Qingwan’s punishment under the rug.

Lady Yun continued to argue: “Your second brother’s soul has not yet moved on, what’s the rush?”

“Then on the day of the seventh day of mourning, we can have sister come back. After all, it’s not too far away. There are still the fifteenth and thirty-fifth days of mourning to observe. We can’t keep sister at home for this special few days, letting the original punishment become void. Now that our father has been appointed as the Guard Commander and honored as the General of Military Virtue, the Military Prefecture has been changed to the General Residence. We should maintain the family rules more meticulously. Only with strict family discipline, can we pave a longer future.”

Wei Ruo responded, every word was well-grounded. Lady Yun and Wei Qingwan could find no fault in her words, even if their eyes were about to pop out.

“I’m not arguing with you about this, the house is not under your control yet!” Lady Yun rebuked angrily, “Let go! I will decide when to send Wanwan back to the villa.”

Lady Yun then glared harshly at Xiumei.

Xiumei didn’t let go. She didn’t take orders from Lady Yun.

“What do you mean? Does my word carry no weight in this house?” Lady Yun’s face turned even colder, and then she turned to her people, “Pull her off!”

But before the servants could step forward, Wei Ruo signaled Xiumei to let go of Wei Qingwan.

If based on martial arts skills alone, even seven or eight maids together wouldn’t be Xiumei’s match.

But in this way, Wei Ruo would appear to be in the wrong. Therefore, Wei Ruo would not resort to violence against Lady Yun’s people.

After Xiumei had retreated to Wei Ruo’s side, Wei Qingwan quickly rushed over to Lady Yun.

“Mother… It’s my fault. I should’ve returned to the villa sooner and shouldn’t have provoked my sister. It’s not her fault. Please don’t be mad at her,” Wei Qingwan said, her eyes reddened, a picture of wronged realization.

Hearing these words, Lady Yun felt even worse since she had quietly consented to keep things this way.

Lady Yun could not openly admit that she had selfishly wanted Wei Qingwan to stay in the residence by taking advantage of Wei Jinyi’s funeral. But she also felt heartache for the unfair treatment her daughter received.

She dumped her anger on Wei Ruo: “Look at you, as the eldest legitimate daughter of the family, can’t you be a bit more generous? Can’t you show more tolerance towards your sisters? It’s not because I’m partial to your sister, if only you could be more generous in treating your sister, I wouldn’t need to protect her like this!”

Wei Ruo remained calm: “Mother, you’re overthinking it. I’m just upholding the commands of Father and my elder brothers. It was second brother who originally ordered to send my sister to the villa. The order can’t be changed just because he’s gone.”

“Stop bringing up your father and brothers! They didn’t mean it. It’s all your thinking!” Lady Yun retorted angrily.

Just at this moment, Wei Yichen, who had also received the news, arrived.

He showed no expression: “Mother, the decision to send the second sister back to the villa was mine.”

Lady Yun turned to look at him, surprise showing in her eyes.

Wei Yichen stressed again: “Sister Ruoruo did it for me and our late second brother. If you want to blame someone, blame me.”

Lady Yun couldn’t respond right away, having just claimed that Wei Ruo used her father and brothers as an excuse and Wei Yichen slapped her face by publicly supporting Wei Ruo.

Wei Qingwan bit her lip and looked at Wei Yichen with tearful eyes.

Her elder brother was truly upset with her! He was openly supporting Wei Qingruo in hurting her!

Wei Yichen caught sight of Wei Qingwan’s distressed gaze, but his expression remained indifferent and cold.

When Lady Yun was silent, Wei Yichen turned to the servants: “Send the second Miss back to the villa. She can always come back if there’s any need. Without rules, there can’t be any circle. The Wei Residence is different from the past and we should place more emphasis on upholding the rules.”

Wei Yichen’s words echoed what Wei Ruo had said earlier, emphasizing the Wei Family needed to uphold higher standards.

The servants immediately obeyed and began to lead Wei Qingwan out.

Lady Yun frowned, watching helplessly as Wei Qingwan was taken away.

When the carriage taking Wei Qingwan back to the villa left, Wei Yichen’s gaze went back to Lady Yun.

“Mother, father must be heartbroken and tired these past few days. Please spend more time to accompany him,” Wei Yichen said.

Wei Yichen was reminding Lady Yun to mend her relationship with Wei Mingting, while simultaneously telling her not to waste any effort on trying to get Wei Qingwan back to the residence.

“I got it,” Lady Yun replied quietly.

Once he had given his instructions, Wei Yichen left.

As Wei Yichen passed by her, Wei Ruo looked at his unyielding profile and still felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

He didn’t say a word to Wei Ruo throughout the event, but he did what Wei Ruo originally thought would be done by Wei Mingting.