Chapter 493: Spilling Tea on a Shrew_1

“Miss, the Loyal and Righteous Duke has sent an invitation card. Your mother and two aunts intend to visit you tomorrow.”

A servant in the residence handed the invitation card to Wei Ruo.

Since Wei Ruo didn’t like to be called queen, in the backcourt of Wang Residence, the servants always call her “Miss” when there is no outsider around.

Wei Ruo took the invitation card, glanced at it twice, snorted with laughter, and threw it away.

“Miss, why are they coming to see you at this time?” Xiumei asked.

” They are not coming to see me, they would not visit the palace without a reason.” Wei Ruo replied.

Although the invitation card was filled with a mother’s love for her daughter and her family’s concern for her as a married woman, Wei Ruo was not moved at all.

“Then miss, let’s not see them!” Xiumei suggested.

“I actually want to see them. They are coming to see me at this time and three of them are coming together, they must have something in mind. I want to see what they are up to, knowing the enemy and knowing myself, I’ll deal with it,” Wei Ruo said.

Wei Ruo gave the invitation card to the servant who had delivered the message and asked her to reply to the Wei family who had sent the card.

The next day, Mrs. Mo, Mrs. Bai, and Mrs. Yun, dressed in luxurious clothes, all arrived at the King Rui Residence together in a carriage.

They were led to the garden in the backcourt of Wang Residence by the servants.

In the pavilion beside the waterside pavilion, Wei Ruo was sitting elegantly at the table.

Noble golden embroidered dress, her hair half-tied and half-loose, looking a bit delicate, a bit lazy.

The table was set with teaware, and the white steam was lingering above the stove beside it.

Mrs. Mo, Mrs. Bai, Mrs. Yun were brought into the pavilion.

“Greetings, Your Highness.”

The three women stood in front of the table. Wei Ruo didn’t even lift her head, and only replied to them, “Sit.”

There were three chairs opposite of Wei Ruo.

Mrs. Mo seemed a bit uncomfortable and found a seat to sit down.

Without sitting down immediately, Mrs. Bai turned to Wei Ruo with a smile and said, “Your Highness, you shine even brighter every time I see you!”

Wei Ruo chuckled, placed the purple clay pot she had just brewed tea in, aside.

Raising her head, she smiled inscrutably and said, “Aunt number two, there’s no need for insincere flattery. Speak frankly if you have any purpose in visiting me today!”

Mrs. Bai immediately replied, “Your Highness, you misunderstood. As your relatives, it’s our duty to visit and care for you since you married into Wang Residence.”

Wei Ruo kept smiling, “Really? So today, Aunt number two better not ask me for anything, or I’ll think you were lying to me just now.”

The smile on Mrs. Bai’s face became stiff immediately.

“This…great niece…”

“Respect must be kept, Aunt number two should still address me as ‘Your Highness’.”

Wei Ruo interrupted Mrs. Bai.

Mrs. Bai’s expression worsened. Within just a few minutes of their arrival, her face had changed from a blooming smile to a frown.

Despite this, Wei Ruo still maintained her calm and indifferent demeanor.

“Sit down,” Wei Ruo said to Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Yun again.

With an unsatisfied expression, Mrs. Bai thought about how she had asked for Wei Ruo’s help today, so she obediently sat down.

Mrs. Yun also took her seat and then kept staring at Wei Ruo.

Every movement of her daughter as she made tea was elegant and dignified, standing tall and in good posture.

“Ruoruo, have you been well all these days in Wang Residence?” Mrs. Yun asked in a soft voice.

“Fine food and clothes, everything I need is provided, no one restricts me, very free. I’m much better off than before I left my maiden home,” Wei Ruo replied.

“That’s good…” Mrs. Yun slowly closed her eyes.

Then there was a period of silence. Wei Ruo continued to make tea at a leisurely pace and placed the tea that she had already brewed in front of the three of them.

Mrs. Mo was calm by nature, she was even quieter now. When Wei Ruo put the tea in front of her, she just uttered a soft “thanks”.

Mrs. Mo and Mrs. Yun were both silent. Mrs. Bai was anxious. As expected, these two people are useless, she had to do everything herself!

Mrs. Bai donned a smile again, “Your Highness, I heard that there is a divine doctor in Wang Residence, is that true?”

“What does it have to do with you whether it is true or not?” Wei Ruo asked in return, raising her eyebrows.

“Your Highness, what you said…” Mrs. Bai couldn’t even smile anymore, her face was full of difficulty, but she was still trying.

“Today, my two aunts and mother have only come to visit and care for me, haven’t they? So it seems unrelated to care about who is in Wang Residence, right?”

Wei Ruo’s succession of questions left Mrs. Bai unable to reply.

All she could do was awkwardly respond, “Your Highness, while it is true that we came to visit you, we also indeed have some matters where we would need Your Highness’s assistance.”

Wei Ruo didn’t respond immediately, but sat with a light smile on her face, seemingly enjoying Mrs. Bai’s distress.

“Your Highness, I am sure you have heard that Mr. Qi is injured. Mr. Qi is actively seeking renowned doctors to treat him. If there is indeed a divine doctor in Wang Residence, you could let him treat Mr. Qi, he would be grateful to Wang Residence.” Mrs. Bai continued.

Wei Ruo laughed out loud.

Mrs. Bai felt embarrassed and asked, “Your Highness, what are you laughing at?”

“Why should prestigious Wang Residence need Qi Yansong’s gratitude?”

“Your Highness, you need to see the situation clearly and not be immersed in the glory that the title of queen brings.”

Mrs. Bai thought to herself, how important do you think you are as a queen?

In recent years, because of the emperor’s constant remembrance of the late empress, he handed over a lot of government affairs to the cabinet to deal with. Consequently, Mr. Qi, as the leading minister of the cabinet, held a lot of power.

A prince with no real power and who might die young, may not be more significant than the Prime Minister.

“What? From Aunt number two’s words, it seems you don’t regard me as a queen anymore? What’s your status that you dare to talk like this?” Wei Ruo asked Mrs. Bai back.

“Your Highness, please calm down. I didn’t mean that…” Mrs. Bai hurriedly explained.

“If not, then what did you mean?”

“Your Highness, what I’m saying is for your own good, considering the prince’s condition…” Mrs. Bai’s words trailed off, but her meaning was clear.

Wei Ruo had heard similar remarks more than once. They all think that King Rui is bound to die sooner or later, and the kingdom will fall into the hands of King Yu and the Qi Family. They wanted her to take advantage of her usefulness and curry favor with the Qi Family as soon as possible.

Wei Ruo sneered, then picked up the cup of tea on the table and splashed it on Mrs. Bai’s face.

Mrs. Bai was still thinking about how to persuade, when a bowl of tea suddenly splashed on her face.

Tea leaves were stuck to her hair and face, and the water made it difficult for her to open her eyes.

After wiping her face, Mrs. Bai stared at Wei Ruo in disbelief: “You…What did you…”