The Lucky Heiress

Chapter 565: Chapter 565: It’s a Foregone Conclusion_1

“Indeed.” Zuo Lingyue said, “Nineth younger sister is really charitable. As the chairman of the Qunfang Association, you truly deserve everyone’s trust.”

“Yes, Nineth sister has so many ideas, and she has such a tactful heart that I’m rather envious.” Qi Shijing added.

Wei Ruo chuckled: “The second sisters-in-law are too kind.”

Wei Qingwan, standing aside, sneered internally. She was not convinced that Wei Qingruo had stirred up so much trouble for the sole purpose of aiding the disaster-stricken.

She was just doing this to build a good reputation by working with the disaster relief projects!

She had been too naive in the past at Taizhou prefecture, so she had failed to see that Wei Qingruo was a far-sighted schemer.

Her ambition was vast and she had been laying out plans for herself step by step since then.

Unfortunately, she discovered this too late and didn’t plan early enough for herself, which had led to her current passive situation.

Following this, Wei Ruo nodded towards Zhang Yi who was presiding over the stage, signaling him to officially commence.

The auction started with a base price of one Dou of grain, increasing by at least one Dou at each bid, the highest bidder wins.

The items on auction were mostly from the shops Wei Ruo herself operated.

The offerings included a variety of products, from the rouge and face powder of the Daiyue Residence, to the fabric of the Caiyun Room, the thyme of Baili Wine Shop, and the stationery from the Four Treasure House.

All these items had been struggling with sales lately, as their production had surpassed sales, Wei Ruo thus decided to put them up for the charity auction.

The auction proceeded smoothly, and the final price of most items exceeded their storefront prices.

Because when people bid for these items, they considered the grain they were paying as a charitable contribution to disaster relief, which inevitably raised the bidding threshold.

Additionally, in today’s occasion, there was a certain competitive psychology among the crowd.

Wei Ruo had also agreed with Xie Ying in advance that if the price was too low, Xie Ying would bid, helping raise the price, to ensure that the minimum finished price of the item wouldn’t look too bad.

Following the auction, Wei Ruo received a ledger and promises of grain donations from various noble ladies.

With the end of the day’s work and the departure of the crowd, Wei Ruo concluded her activities for the day.

Wei Ruo stretched lazily, planning to return to the Songzhu Garden for a rest.

Suddenly, the figure of Mrs. Yun blocked her way.

Wei Ruo wasn’t surprised, but she was tired that day and wasn’t really in the mood to continue arguing with Mrs. Yun.

“Let’s talk about whatever it is another time,” Wei Ruo said to Mrs. Yun.

“What do you mean?” Mrs. Yun felt hurt.

She certainly didn’t have this attitude towards the lowly wet nurse earlier!

“I know what you want to say, but I can only tell you that things are already set whether you like it or not.” Wei Ruo said.

“Is this your revenge against me? Because you feel I favor Wanwan, that you bring this kind of woman to humiliate me?” Mrs. Yun questioned Wei Ruo.

After enduring her emotions for half a day, they boiled over as she faced Wei Ruo’s cold expression, gushing out like a flood.

“I don’t have the intention to purposely seek revenge on you. Everything I did today is out of gratitude and love for my foster mother, it has nothing to do with you. Whether or not you exist, or how you and Wei Qingwan get along, none of it affects my actions today.” Wei Ruo replied.

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Mrs. Yun, greatly angered, had her chest heaving with her finger pointed at Wei Ruo.

Seeing this, Mo’s quickly supported Mrs. Yun and advised, “Third younger sister, let’s go back first. Queen Rui has been busy all day and must be tired. Let’s talk about whatever it is another day, alright?”

Mrs. Yun didn’t want to listen but kept questioning Wei Ruo, “You were born of my ten months of pregnancy! How can you treat me this way?”

“Indeed, my life was saved by my foster mother and that’s a fact. Not only did she save my life, she has also brought me up for more than a decade. Compared to that, which is heavier and which is lighter?” Wei Ruo asked Mrs. Yun, her face expressionless.

Mrs. Yun stared back with wide eyes, unable to respond.

Subsequently, Wei Ruo said, “What can you do by stopping me here now? Want to prevent me from acknowledging my foster mother? You know that it’s impossible now. The noble ladies of the entire Capital City already have witnessed me paying respects to my foster mother. Even without a formal acknowledgement ceremony, they have all accepted her as my foster mother. What can your anger and unwillingness change? Even if you make a scene at the King Rui Residence for a whole day, all the things you don’t want to happen have already become fact.”

Mrs. Yun was taken aback, not knowing what she could do now or what she wanted.

Yet she was unwilling to just leave like that, her heart filling up with anger and resentment.

Taking advantage of Mrs. Yun’s distraction, Wei Ruo slipped away.

By the time Mrs. Yun came to her senses, Wei Ruo was nowhere to be found.

Wei Ruo returned to Songzhu Garden, Xu Zhengyong had accompanied the wet nurse to rest, and only Wei Jinyi was left.

He stood in the courtyard, dressed in moon-white brocade and a thick black cloak with fur trimming.

Wei Ruo stopped in her tracks, looking into the courtyard with an inexplicable feeling of loneliness surrounding him.

He was always a cold person, and he was like that when she first met him in the Wei Family.

Even now, despite changing his identity, time passing, and his reluctant involvement in palace power struggles for certain matters, he still gave her the same feeling.

Wei Ruo approached him, and by the time she reached Wei Jinyi, a smile appeared on her somewhat tired face, “Second brother.”

“Hmm.” Wei Jinyi responded, then asked, “Tired?”

“Not too bad. But the results are impressive, it’s very heartening.” Wei Ruo confessed sincerely to Wei Jinyi as she spoke, “Second brother, thank you.”

“Why this all of a sudden?”

“Because a large part of me being able to be so unrestrained now is due to the support you’ve given me.” Wei Ruo admitted candidly.

Although she always insisted on relying on herself and not others, the fact was that her freedom to do many outrageous things now was largely thanks to Wei Jinyi’s help and support.

Without the status he bestowed upon her, how could she have such a carefree life as she did now?

Her desire to publicly recognize her wet nurse as her foster mother would certainly not have gone as smoothly either.

Wei Jinyi didn’t respond, but there was a subtle warmth in his eyes as he looked at Wei Ruo.

Xiumei walked in while Wei Ruo was talking to Wei Jinyi.

“Miss, Queen Jing has sent you a gift as a token of her appreciation for everything you’ve done for the disaster victims.”

Xiumei presented an embroidered box.

Wei Ruo looked at the box suspiciously, and after hesitating for a while, she took it.

Upon opening the box, she found an exquisite set of gold jewelry.

Included were a gold hairpin, gold necklace, gold bracelet, gold ring, a total of four pieces.

The whole set of jewelry utilized enamel crafting, with detailed three-dimensional floral designs using golden threads and colorful enamel. The pieces were lustrously colored, elegant but vibrant, stunningly gorgeous, delicately shimmering.

Upon seeing the items, Xiumei couldn’t help but exclaim, “This set of gold jewelry is beautiful! Queen Jing is incredibly generous!”

Wei Ruo didn’t speak, but instead reached out to touch each piece one by one, stopping lastly on the bracelet.

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