Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress
Chapter 1068 - 1070: Never Taking a Consort in the Six Palaces (3)

Chapter 1068: Chapter 1070: Never Taking a Consort in the Six Palaces (3)

Cai Lian was intelligent and naturally understood the meaning behind Cai Wei’s words. She was still a maiden in the boudoir, unable to withstand such humiliation. She immediately had tears in her eyes, covered her mouth and ran out...

Cai Wei casually threw those purses on the ground and said coldly, "Throw them out; don’t let them clutter my sight!"

The moment Dou Momo heard this, she picked up the bundle and headed towards the door without a second word. It was naturally impossible to keep the news of Cai Lian crying while running out of the Mu Mansion a secret from Lady Du, and upon learning of it, Lady Du immediately came to find Cai Wei with her stomach protruding.

In these days, Cai Wei had been quite irritable, and no one in the family dared to provoke her. Lady Du had always been careful around her, afraid to offend her before her departure from the pavilion. But this time, her daughter had gone too far, treating her childhood companion like this—Lady Du felt she had to go and have a stern word with her!

Upon entering Cai Wei’s room and before even sitting down, Lady Du began, "Wei’er, Mother knows you are to become the Empress, and things are different now. However, Lian’er is a good sister who grew up with you since childhood. When our family was in trouble, your Aunt Mu Liu and Sixth Uncle Mu helped us a lot. Now that Lian’er has come with good intentions to bring a gift, even if her gift does not meet your expectations, you should not have humiliated her, making her, a maiden, run back home in tears!"

Lady Du was always gentle, the kindest person and hardly ever criticized the children, but this time she seemed truly angry, a layer of fury cloaking her strikingly beautiful face.

Cai Wei did not think she was in the wrong. She snorted lightly and said coldly, "Good intentions? I think she was harboring ulterior motives. I was just speaking the truth, kindly reminding her to avoid overreaching herself and inviting disgrace, lest she regrets it profoundly in the future!"

Lady Du, displeased, said, "Even if she had ulterior motives, you could have told her nicely. Why did you have to hurt her with such harsh words and spoil the affection that has grown between you since childhood? By doing this, those who know you think that you are advising her, but those who don’t will think that now that you’ve gained power, you have forgotten your roots!"

Cai Wei stood up, agitated, and said, "Perhaps Mother thinks that I, too, have gained power and forgotten my roots. How ridiculous. If I really had forgotten my roots, I wouldn’t have kindly reminded her not to overestimate herself and bring shame upon herself. I would have just let her be foolish and disgrace herself."

Lady Du said, "Since ancient times, which maiden has not harbored springtime dreams? Her unrealistic notions are indeed wrong, but it’s not some atrocious crime. Why must you be so unforgiving and angry?"

Lady Du did not understand the reason for her daughter’s irritability during this time, only thinking that she was adopting the majesty of an Empress early to intimidate the family, which made her feel very unhappy.

In fact, Cai Wei was just suffering from pre-wedding syndrome; if it had been another time, she would have hinted subtly to Cai Lian, mentioning things such as the struggles in the backyard of an official’s house, or the concept of the door of the honored and noble house.

But now, during this critical period, her emotions were too unstable, and she had neither the mood nor the patience to offer guidance or advice. It was already exceptionally kind of her not to mock her outright for her wishful thinking and delusions.

Cai Wei laughed coldly, "I might not care about her harboring springtime dreams, but her scheming under my eyelids is grievous. Everyday she lurks around our house, looking for an opportunity to make a name for herself; she embroiders a few garish purses, hoping to catch the eye of the wives from prestigious families, as if I can’t see through her sleazy thoughts. Such despicable means truly are disgusting!"

The more Cai Wei spoke, the more agitated she became, her face turning red with anger.

Seeing her daughter’s passionate and harsh words, Lady Du sighed and said, "Ah, not everyone has the good fortune of you and Fei’er. From the same village, you two sisters have ascended to become phoenixes. It’s understandable that she harbors some dreams. Let it be; don’t be angry anymore. The grand wedding and your investiture are just two days away; what good would it be if you harmed your health with anger? Mother won’t say more," Lady Du concluded.