Wei Shuxuan spoke rather loudly, attracting the gazes of those around. Wei Wei sat down nervously, blocking the looks directed at Wei Shuxuan, and whispered persuasively, "Miss, please lower your voice. You're really drawing attention. You don't want those with ulterior motives to find out, do you?"
".....I got it."
Wei Shuxuan glared menacingly at those around who were staring at them. She waved her fist, and immediately those people obediently averted their gazes, going back to eating, drinking tea, or chatting.
Because of the matter of the selection of imperial concubines, Wei Shuxuan even lost her appetite for food. She took a few bites casually. "I'll go back to my room first. If you want to go out and play, you can. Don't worry about me. I want to have a good sleep today. Don't disturb me, okay?"
"Yes, Miss."
"Got it, Sister Shuxuan."
After Wei Shuxuan left, Sima Yongheng looked at Wei Wei who was still eating. "Judging from Sister Shuxuan's tone, she should have some connection with the newly enthroned emperor, right?"
Wei Wei just buried his head and kept eating, completely ignoring Sima Yongheng's question.
"Even if you don't say anything, I can more or less guess. Sister Shuxuan was able to go shopping with General Ge Zian, a prominent figure in the court. Her identity is surely not to be underestimated."
".....You sound as if you know everything clearly."
Wei Wei put down his chopsticks and stared sharply at Sima Yongheng, who looked calm. He stood up. "If I find out that you'll harm the miss, I will never let you off."
"Brother Wei, why do I feel that you've always been targeting me? You keep saying that I'll harm Sister Shuxuan. What evidence do you have to prove that I'll harm her?"
".....You have a connection with the people of Qiangfeng Country. It was the people of Qiangfeng Country who caused the miss's family to be ruined."
After saying that, Wei Wei left with a straight face.
Sima Yongheng sat down blankly. People of Qiangfeng Country? Why did Brother Wei say that he had a connection with them? His mother had always told him that they were from Yulong Country...
No, he must get to the bottom of this!
He suddenly stood up and rushed upstairs without caring about the unfinished food on the table.
Wei Shuxuan was lying in bed. Even with her eyes closed, the words of those two men just now kept echoing in her mind. Xin Zizhao was going to hold a selection of imperial concubines and marry a new empress and so on. But people said it was just a rumor. Why should she take the rumor seriously?
"My god, I can't sleep. Damn it! I'm so angry. It's just a rumor, Wei Shuxuan," Wei Shuxuan sat up and scolded herself severely.
She took a deep breath, trying to calm her mind. She kept convincing herself that it was just a rumor and not to take it to heart. "Forget it. I'd better go out for a stroll."
Originally, Wei Shuxuan was thinking whether to call Wei Wei along, but then she thought better of it. She wanted to be alone and figure out what was really on her mind.
In Funny Town, there were rows of stalls neatly lined up along the street. The stalls were selling some very interesting trinkets, but Wei Shuxuan wasn't in the mood to look at them.
When she came to the outskirts of Funny Town and just walked into the grove, she heard the noisy voices of a man and a woman coming from the riverside. She quickly lightened her steps and hid behind a big tree near the river.
"I've said I don't want to! Get away from me quickly!" The speaker was a young woman in purple clothes. She looked at the tall man approaching her step by step in panic.
"Shu Qing, just obey me obediently. I really like you!" The man stared at the woman named Shu Qing with lecherous eyes.
"I've said no means no. The person I like is your elder brother, not you," the woman shouted angrily.
"Again, it's my elder brother. Why do you all mention my elder brother in front of me? You always compare me with my elder brother in everything. Do you know how annoying this makes me?" As soon as the man heard the woman mention his elder brother, his eyes turned red, and there was a strong killing intent in them.
The man suddenly pounced on the woman, reached out his two hands, and firmly grabbed her neck. "Go and die, die. I won't allow you to compare me with my elder brother anymore."
Seeing that the woman was about to lose her breath, Wei Shuxuan couldn't stand this situation for a single second. She quickly rushed out and kicked the tall man in the stomach. The man winced in pain, quickly let go of his hands, and fell to the ground.
"Cough, cough, cough..." The woman kept coughing.
"Hey, girl, are you okay?"
"I'm okay... Ah! Be careful," only to hear the woman scream. Wei Shuxuan quickly turned around and saw that the man she had kicked down had got up again and rushed towards them.
The man threw a powerful hook punch. If the woman hadn't shouted, Wei Shuxuan might really have been successfully attacked. She protected the woman. "You go quickly! I'll hold him off here!"
"No, girl. How can I leave you alone?" The woman was unwilling to leave just like that.
"Then hurry up and find some help for me. I'm staying at the Funny Inn. Tell them to find a man named Wei Wei and ask him to come here. Please."
"....Yes. I'll go right away. Girl, you must be okay!" After saying that, the woman quickly ran away.
"Who are you? How dare you stop me? Don't you know my identity?" The man's tone was extremely arrogant.
"I really don't know who you are, and there's no need for me to know. Because from now on, no one will recognize who you are. Coincidentally, I'm in a very bad mood. I'll just take it out on you."
"You're really arrogant. Just wait and see. I'll beat you to a pulp."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man rushed forward. Seeing this, Wei Shuxuan lightly tapped her toes and jumped out of her original position. The man quickly turned around and threw a right hook punch at Wei Shuxuan's face. Wei Shuxuan just narrowly dodged it. The wind of the punch brushed past her ear, bringing a burning pain.
This man punched so hard. If she was accidentally hit, she would surely get hurt. It seemed that she had to use a delaying tactic and wait for Wei Wei to come and save her. She wasn't confident that she could defeat this man in front of her.
Seeing Wei Shuxuan distracted, the man tried to take advantage of the moment to launch a sneak attack. Fortunately, Wei Shuxuan reacted quickly and dodged the man's punch aimed at her stomach.
"So close..." Wei Shuxuan was glad that she had reacted quickly.