Chapter 157 – Oil-Stained Mountain Road, An Abrupt Bend
“Miss, that sharp bend is right ahead.” Old Li’s voice came from outside the window after the carriage slowly came to a stop.
“Let’s rest here.” Wei Yuewu said with a slightly cold voice in the carriage.
When the coachman of the small carriage saw the carriage in front of him had stopped, he also stopped.
Jin Ling jumped out of the carriage first. Then, she helped Wei Yuewu out of the carriage, after which Shufei and Huamo also jumped out. Everyone cautiously looked at the road.
This should be the most abrupt bend between the Plum Blossom Nunnery and the foot of the mountain.
The cliff on one side of the road was extremely steep. Nobody could survive after falling from this position. Fortunately, this section of the road was quite spacious. Under normal circumstances, no accident could happen.
When people were constructing the road to the Plum Blossom Nunnery, they must have noticed this. Therefore, this section was wider than the other parts of the road. Under normal circumstances, there was no chance of an accident happening.
On the other side of the road, there were many trees. In the wild forest, there were a few plum blossoms. It was hard to see the other side of the road clearly, but there seemed to be some silhouettes shaking faintly.
Wei Yuewu waved her hand and looked sideways at the jungle as a signal to Jin Ling.
Jin Ling understood and headed towards the forest. She also asked Yan Feng, who had followed them all the way down the mountain, to explore the path ahead.
Wei Yuewu placed her hand on Shufei’s shoulder and slowly walked forward. When she got closer, she saw a faint yellow layer of stain on the ground, and a trace of hostility appeared in her brows.
The yellow color was very faint. If she didn’t look carefully, she wouldn’t be able to see it at all. However, it occupied more than half of the road!
It was now in winter, and the mountain wind was very strong. There was a thin layer of ice on top of the pale yellow colored stain.
With oil stain and water on the road, even if a carriage drove steadily at a relatively low speed, there would definitely be an accident once the carriage passed this oil-stained section of the road…
Sure enough, Wei Qiufu was waiting for her here, with a sinister plot to take her life!
Jin Ling rushed over to report. “Miss, Fourth Young Lady’s people are resting in front of us. Yan Feng said that there are also two carriages over there. Fourth Young Lady’s carriage is a little behind the other carriage, and is parked just below the bend. She is sitting on a big stone beside her carriage.”
Normally, a master’s carriage should be in the front, and a servant’s carriage should be following behind. But now it was the other way around. That meant Wei Qiufu purposely parked her carriage behind the other carriage because she wanted to see with her own eyes how Wei Yuewu fell off the cliff.
“Miss, how dared the Fourth Young Lady do this? Isn’t she afraid of being discovered?” By now, Huamo was also clear of the situation and covered her mouth in shock.
“No one will discover it! The first batch of people have already left. There are still at least two hours before the second batch of people arrive here. Two hours are enough for her to destroy all evidence!” Wei Yuewu’s gaze landed on the layer of icy oil stain. Her face was cold and the corner of her lips curled into a silent sneer. So, Wei Qiufu’s carriage was parked right below the bend? That was great!
They started moving again, but only the small carriage drove forward. The big carriage stopped right behind, and Wei Yuewu walked with the three maids.
On the other side, the two coachmen carefully led the horse and dragged the carriage to the bend.
Most of the road was covered in oil, but a small part of the road was enough for a small carriage to pass. Besides, there were two extremely careful coachmen holding the carriage on both sides.
Wei Qiufu was sitting down and she was stunned when she saw the small carriage turning out of the bend. Not knowing what to say, she sat up straight and a trace of anger flashed in her eyes.
This slut Wei Yuewu actually had such good luck. She actually discovered her arrangement on the ground! Wei Qiufu recalled how happy she was when she found out that Wei Yuewu’s carriage was about to go down the mountain early in the morning. What was more coincident, the Plum Blossom Nunnery’s vegetable oil was very famous. The Madam Dowager always liked it. In order to please the Madam Dowager, she specially asked for a small bucket of vegetable oil.
Originally, the oil was placed in the small carriage taken by the two nurses sent over by the Madam Dowager. She had her maid secretly poke a small hole in the bucket without being noticed by the two nurses. Thus, the bucket of oil flowed down the carriage and onto the ground. Then, she told the maid to cry out in alarm.
As a result, a large group of people got off the carriage to see what had happened.
Looking at the oil-stained road, the two nurses knew that they had caused trouble. They were no longer as arrogant as they were when they first met Wei Qiufu. Seeing Wei Qiufu ordering people to clean the road, they thought that she really wanted to help them deal with the aftermath. Therefore, they obediently stood behind Wei Qiufu and did not dare to speak too much.
Now that there was some oil on the road, if some water was sprinkled on it, there could be only one result for Wei Yuewu when her carriage drove down the mountain: a deadly crash in which the carriage was destroyed and its passengers got killed. After that, she would have someone clean up the road and go down the mountain.
After the matter was exposed, she only needed to say that she had wanted to clean up the oil stain. Unexpectedly, Wei Yuewu’s carriage rushed down before the servants finished cleaning the road. With the two nurses as witnesses, she would have nothing to do with Wei Yuewu’s accident.
However, she never thought that Wei Yuewu would actually discover her plot. How could she not be angry?
Wei Qiufu slapped heavily on the stone beside her. She wanted to get up and return to her own carriage. Since her plan had been foiled, Wei Qiufu was afraid that she would explode out of control upon seeing Wei Yuewu’s victorious face.
The series of accidents in the Plum Blossom Nunnery made her unable to calm down however hard she tried.
The position of the Crown Princess which she had coveted for so long and considered as something in her pocket flew away. The Third Princess, who had always had a good impression of her, ignored her. And the ladies who used to put on a smiling face in front of her now avoided her like plague…
Such dramatic changes made her so annoyed that she was no longer able to maintain her usual calmness! That was why she took advantage of the chaos to set up a trap, but now it seemed like she had failed again. Wei Yuewu’s luck was really good.
Filled with hatred, Wei Qiufu walked towards her carriage on the arms of her maid.
Something that was expected by nobody happened just like that!
Originally, the two coachmen went down together grabbing the carriage. Both of them were very careful and the carriage was fairly stable. However, just as they were passing the bend, Old Li seemed to step on the oil stain and his feet slipped. He loosened his hand and let go of the carriage.
After Old Li loosened his grip on the carriage, the other coachman couldn’t hold the carriage anymore. As a result, the carriage tilted and rushed down.
At this time, Wei Qiufu had just returned to her carriage. Just as she was about to board the carriage, she heard a big sound behind her ear, and she was pulled back two steps by the nurse behind her. She lost her balance and sat on the ground, watching in astonishment as the carriage that she parked on the side of the road was knocked straight by the small carriage.
Due to the huge impact, the carriage that no one was driving was sent charging straight down. Then, under the horrified gazes of the crowd, it fell head-on down the cliff…
Wei Yuewu’s small carriage tilted and fell to the side of the road.
At the bend of the road, Wei Yuewu’s figure appeared. She supported herself by holding Jin Ling’s hand and looked at the scene in front of her in astonishment. She also looked frightened.
Old Li’s reaction, however, was quick. He called the other coachman over. The two of them helped up the carriage and examined it. They found that except a few spots on the carriage’s wall that were worn out, there was nothing serious about it. The horse that was pulled by them got up and shook its mane. It was actually fine. They couldn’t help but shout in congratulation for their good luck.
Apart from the howling sound of the mountain wind, the scene unexpectedly quieted down strangely. Wei Qiufu’s people were dumbfounded and did not even react.
Wei Yuewu had walked to the front of Wei Qiufu on Jin Ling’s arms and said smilingly, “Fourth Elder Sister, did you leak this oil? Fortunately, I found it up there. Otherwise, I would have died by crashing into the cliff.”
Upon hearing Wei Yuewu’s words, the two nurses behind Wei Qiufu were shocked. They looked at Wei Yuewu in fear and had cold sweat all over.
They couldn’t help but secretly rejoice that if something really happened to the Sixth Young Lady because they didn’t keep the oil properly, regardless of whether the Madam Dowager liked the Sixth Young Lady or not, neither of them would be able to survive.
Wei Qiufu also turned to Wei Yuewu in a daze. There was a moment of panic in her eyes, but then she calmed down. She was still sitting on the ground, so she stood up with the support of the maid beside her. Her voice was thin and sharp, “You… you knocked my carriage down the mountain!”
“Fourth Elder Sister, I didn’t mean to do it. Who would expect that the ground was spilled with oil? This oil is still so fresh. Could it be Fourth Elder Sister’s? If I weren’t lucky enough, it wouldn’t be Fourth Elder Sister’s carriage that has rushed down the mountain. It would be me.” Wei Yuewu’s expression turned cold as she harshly said, “Does Fourth Elder Sister know who is trying to kill me?”
Under Wei Yuewu’s cold gaze, Wei Qiufu subconsciously lowered her head. “I… I don’t know…”
“So Fourth Elder Sister doesn’t know either. Looks like I have to ask grandmother to investigate the incident today after we go back. I wonder who wants to harm me and spy on our mansion.” Wei Yuewu’s eyes flashed with a trace of cold light. She didn’t even give Wei Qiufu a chance to explain. “Right now, I still need to ask Fourth Elder Sister’s people to help me clean up the oil stain on the ground before my carriage can drive down.”
“My people…” Wei Qiufu was unwilling to work for Wei Yuewu.
“Fourth Elder Sister, are you unwilling to offer help? Alright then, let’s wait here for the ladies behind us to come over and remove the oil stain together. Otherwise, it would be very easy for accidents to occur here.” Wei Yuewu said calmly, heading straight for the big rock Wei Qiufu had been sitting on.
“Wait. Alright then, let our people work together.” Wei Qiufu bit her lips and had no choice but to agree. She must not let anyone else know about this incident.
“Fourth Elder Sister, my people still need to stay up there and hold the carriage. So thank Fourth Elder Sister’s people for taking the trouble to do the cleaning! Otherwise, we can only wait here.” Wei Yuewu looked at the people around her and said happily.
“Alright.” Wei Qiufu agreed with a stiff tone, almost gritting her teeth.
The two nurses naturally didn’t dare to stay idle. All the other servants of Wei Qiufu were also sent out to wipe the road with some unused clothes.
Wei Yuewu, on the other hand, took her maids to enjoy the scenery. They sat beside the road chatting and laughing joyfully.
After the ground was almost cleaned up, Wei Yuewu asked the two coachmen to go up and carefully pull her carriage down. This time, the two coachmen were very careful and pulled the carriage past the bend safe and secure.
Wei Yuewu had someone wipe off the oil stain on the wheels before she got on the carriage with the help of Jin Ling.
Wei Qiufu also came over with her maid Ming Yan.
“Sixth Younger Sister, my carriage…” She raised her head and said smilingly to Wei Yuewu who was already in the carriage.
“Fourth Elder Sister, you still need to see if there’s anything wrong with your carriage, right? Alright then, I’ll leave first!” Wei Yuewu interrupted her without any trace of politeness. At this time, Jin Ling had already boarded the carriage. Old Li raised his whip and the horse pulling the carriage let out a howl. It actually rushed past Wei Qiufu.
Wei Qiufu was so scared that her face turned pale. Fortunately, she retreated quickly. Otherwise, she would have been hit by the wall of the carriage.
At this moment, she could only watch Wei Yuewu’s carriage disappearing in the distance and stomp her feet with hatred, but there was nothing she could do about it.
In the carriage, Jin Ling looked worriedly at the back and asked, “Miss, will Fourth Young Lady tell the Madam Dowager that we refused to offer help when she was in trouble?”
“Well, even if she is unwilling to talk about it, I would like others to know what happened today!” Wei Yuewu raised her cold eyes and said, “Stop at the intersection down the mountain and let Huamo get on this carriage.”
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