Have You Written Your Will Today?
Chapter 167 I find him quite annoying too

Chapter 167: Chapter 167 I find him quite annoying too

Memories painful to revisit bring sadness inch by inch. Shen Hua tries hard not to recall them, yet fragments of those shattered memories keep surfacing before her eyes these days.

Her heart skips a beat as she presses her hand against her chest.

Shen Hua peers ahead, unsure which of the many private rooms that little ghost might be in.

She says coldly, "With a sickness in the legs, if one wishes to seek treatment, they could borrow or mortgage a land deed. With medicine three times a day, it’s still affordable for several months, the funds can be gathered."

"If that’s truly impossible, then just live with a limp for life, being a useless person either way."

"Such a person is no different from an animal."

Shen Hua speaks the most heartless words.

"One sale leads to the next, that woman probably has long been unwilling to stay with him. She must be willing to leave, haven’t you heard? The main wife in that family is gravely ill. If she passes, that woman might be able to rise in status through her son."

Yingwu can’t help but sigh; she wants to hear more from Shen Hua.

But the girl frowns, "That little ghost - once she falls into my hands this time, she’s done for!"

Before Shen Hua starts knocking on doors one by one, Yingwu walks along the corridor and eventually stops in front of a private room, then turns back, "Madam, please."

Shen Hua gives her a glance.

Good.

"You’ve lost your share of chicken leg tonight."

If she has such good ears to distinguish easily, why not say it earlier!

In this private room, the atmosphere is tense. Cui Rong stands firm, cutting off the apologetic words of Young Master Wei.

"Stop making excuses!"

"I don’t believe, nor will I forgive you!"

Young Master Wei is about the same age but also a head taller than her. Cui Rong cannot let her spirits be dampened.

She strains to climb onto the table, looking down at him from above.

"Don’t let anyone pass messages to me in the future, be careful or I’ll beat you up every time I see you! Wasn’t the lesson last time enough?"

Young Master Wei frowns with difficulty, "Do you intend to hold a grudge forever?"

"Yes!"

Cui Rong tilts her chin up high, looking at the man who came along with Young Master Wei.

"It’s no use even if you call your elder brother over!"

Young Master Wei purses his lips, his face falling in disappointment.

He’s somewhat afraid of Cui Rong, and had specially asked his elder brother Wei Xiheng to accompany him before leaving the house.

Wei Xiheng is yet to witness the rumor of Princess Cui, a relentless and unrestrained character.

Yet the matter originated from their fault from the Duke Wei Mansion; knowing the ins and outs, as an elder brother, he has to bow his head on behalf of his younger brother.

Harboring a sliver of hope, he pulls Young Master Wei by his side, attempting to reconcile, "It’s just an unintentional mistake from the little brother, he angered the princess by saying something he shouldn’t have. It’s his fault, and I’ve severely punished him for it. Let me apologize on his behalf, and I hope the princess can forgive him for my sake."

Cui Rong looks at him with disdain.

"For your sake?"

"Who do you think you are?"

"Is your face that big?"

Wei Xiheng’s smile nearly freezes.

Cui Rong fiercely kicks the teaware on the table, sending it all flying towards Wei Xiheng: "Don’t think too highly of yourself."

He feels a sharp pain at his knees.

"You—"

Wei Xiheng is prideful and has become somewhat arrogant these days. Although the Marquis Yangling Mansion is thriving and not easily offended, he cannot swallow this indignation.

"After all, I’m the Eldest Young Master of the Duke Wei Mansion."

"Little ghost," Shen Hua’s voice comes from behind the screen.

Cui Rong suddenly looks up, then quickly turns her face away awkwardly.

Shen Hua saunters up, her gaze arrogantly skimming over the two young masters of the Wei family.

Then, she grasps Cui Rong’s face and twists her head around, her eyes tremble.

The little ghost’s eyes are a bit red – if one doesn’t look closely, it’s hard to see.

Shen Hua’s heart sinks slightly.

"Carry the Commandery Princess down."

Yingwu: "Yes."

"Are you skipping school?"

Cui Rong puffs up with anger, "Six days of learning with one day off, today I don’t need to go to school!"

Shen Hua is rather regretful.

"Learning never ends, how could you rest? That really shouldn’t be."

The least qualified person to say that would be you!

The two conversed as if no one else was present, completely ignoring the Wei brothers.

Finally, Shen Hua remembered them.

"The Eldest Young Master from Duke Wei Mansion?"

Wei Xiheng: "It is indeed I. May I inquire who you are—"

Of course, Shen Hua would not respond to him.

She lowered her eyes: "Little ghost, tell him who you are."

Cui Rong did not catch on.

So Shen Hua spoke for her.

"A Commandery Princess personally bestowed by the official family, ancestors from the Cui family were founding contributors of this nation, their ancestral hall houses an iron deed gifted by the late Emperor, her father posthumously named General of the Center for Huai Huan, her grandfather granted a fief and a title posthumously, her uncle inherited the title and serves as Minister of Ministry of Justice, her grandmother is the legitimate daughter from Earl Yong Chang’s Mansion."

Wei Xiheng choked up.

How could he not realize that what Shen Hua said was deliberately to block off his previous statement.

Shen Hua: "Matters amongst young children, why should the Eldest Young Master of Duke Wei’s Mansion intervene unfavorably? Although the little princess is young, she is capable of distinguishing right from wrong, and she can choose whom she wants to play with."

"Miss, you’ve misunderstood. The Cui Mansion and Wei Mansion have always been on good terms, and I thought we shouldn’t let a rift form, hence my impulsiveness."

Shen Hua narrowed her eyes, seemingly lost in thought and then pulled Cui Rong with her: "Are you hungry?"

Cui Rong felt somewhat downcast: "Mhm."

"Then let’s not linger."

Without saying goodbye, Shen Hua took Cui Rong and left, silent until they returned to the private room she had booked.

Shen Hua ignored Cui Rong and didn’t order food; she simply sat down.

"Talk."

Cui Rong pressed her lips tightly together.

Shen Hua: "If you won’t talk to me, it’s fine to tell your uncle when we return."

"I don’t believe such petty squabbles between six-year-old children can cause a rift between two mansions."

Shen Hua looked at her intently: "What exactly happened?"

No sooner had she finished speaking, Cui Rong’s eyes turned redder.

"Don’t tell uncle."

Shen Hua: "Then tell me first."

"Wei Xizhao said words I really disliked. I overheard him; he said it privately to other playmates."

Cui Rong whispered, stealing a glance at Shen Hua after finishing her sentence.

"What did he say about you?"

Cui Rong again lowered her head, her chubby fingers restlessly twiddling.

Her voice smaller, imbued with slight confusion.

"He said I was being pretentious."

Shen Hua: "The truth."

Cui Rong choked up: "He also said... I was a wild child without a Daddy."

Shen Hua’s expression darkened abruptly; she pulled the standing Cui Rong closer. Leaning slightly forward, she wiped Cui Rong’s tears with an expensive and ornately embroidered handkerchief.

No wonder, the little ghost didn’t tell on him.

Cui Yang and Cui Bai have always been painful topics best left unmentioned in the mansion.

"So you hit him."

"Mhm."

"You hit him too lightly."

Cui Rong: ?

Shen Hua: "Does it still hurt?"

"Mhm."

"Such matters are not just about you alone, we will still need to inform your uncle when we return."

"You—" Cui Rong felt Shen Hua was breaking her word.

Shen Hua: "Have your meal first, once you’re energized, I’ll take you to give him a proper beating."

Cui Rong was instantly thrilled.

"But you’re bigger than him, wouldn’t we be bullying him too much?"

Shen Hua ’ah’ed.

"Fair point."

"Then let’s hit his elder brother as well, I think he’s quite annoying too."