The Lucky Heiress

“I’m keeping you in suspense.” Wei Ruo gave a mysterious smile.

“Miss, you’re so wicked, stirring one’s curiosity without satiating it!” Xiumei grumbled.

“Anyway, as long as it makes them uncomfortable, you’ll find out when we return to the Military Prefecture next time.” Wei Ruo said playfully.

Xiumei muttered: “Alright, I’ll wait, then I’ll have a good laugh later!”

After thinking for a moment, Xiumei said, “Miss, you seem to have been particularly keen to provoke the second Miss recently!”

“Indeed.” Wei Ruo candidly admitted, “What can I do when Wei Qingwan refuses to leave me alone? I’ve tried to avoid her, but she keeps up her petty antics, treating me as her imaginary opponent. If she isn’t content to be peaceful, I can’t be courteous to her, either. It’s better to give her more to do so she doesn’t spend all day plotting against me.”

“Yes! Miss, you’re right! We shouldn’t go looking for trouble, but we also can’t always be bullied!” Xiumei agreed wholeheartedly.

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Xingshan County, Military Prefecture.

After many days, Wei Mingting finally came home.

He returned two days later than everyone else, waiting until all the military affairs had been settled before going home.

After bathing and changing into clean clothes, he washed away the grime and fatigue he’d accumulated over this period of time.

Lady Yun attended to Wei Mingting after his bath, dressing his wounds. The wounds weren’t deep and had almost healed, but to be safe, Lady Yun applied more medicine to them.

After applying the medicine, Lady Yun informed Wei Mingting about recent events in the household, including Wei Ruo being taken by Madam Yuan to the Government City for a short stay, and the He family’s stay near the Wei residence.

“As they should, they are also parents.” remarked Wei Mingting.

Lady Yun added, “They’ve been staying near the Military Prefecture these days, and the girl named Miaomiao often comes to see Wanwan.”

“From a familial perspective, they are full sisters. It’s only natural for them to get to know each other.” Wei Mingting didn’t see any problem with this.

If they hoped that Ruoruo would get along well with Yichen and Yilin, then by the same logic, the He family must also hope that their two daughters get along well.

While they were talking, Nurse Zhang came in and reported, “The He family wishes to meet you.”

The He family had been wanting to meet Wei Mingting, but he had been away at the military camp and they had to wait.

Wei Mingting said, “They’ve done us a big favor, so we should meet them. Also, they helped take care of Ruoruo before, and I haven’t thanked them in person yet.”

Having said that, Wei Mingting asked Nurse Zhang to bring them in.

Just at this moment, Jing Hu came in, bringing a letter.

“Master, this is a letter from the young master sent from the Huzhou Prefecture.” he said.

“Oh? Jinyi has sent a letter back.” Wei Mingting quickly picked up the letter and started to read.

After reading it, his face immediately darkened.

“What’s the matter?” Lady Yun asked, puzzled.

“You take a look!” Wei Mingting angrily handed her the letter.

Lady Yun took the letter and read it. After finishing, her face also grew very unpleasant.

“Could it be that Jinyi got it wrong?” Lady Yun asked.

“If Jinyi hadn’t thoroughly investigated it, would he casually write a letter about it? Besides, the He couple are about to arrive, right? We’ll ask them directly whether it’s true or not!”

Lady Yun frowned. If what their son had written in the letter was true, then this He family truly deserved death!

In a little while, the He couple and their daughter, He Miaomiao, arrived before Wei Mingting.

Wei Qingwan came with them, not that she wanted to hang around with them, but the He family always clung to her.

On seeing Wei Mingting, Wei Qingwan quickly stepped forward, “Daddy.”

Wei Mingting, looking very unpleasant, glanced at the He family. He was not in the mood to pay any attention to Wei Qingwan at this moment.

Wei Qingwan felt a sudden panic in her heart. She didn’t understand what was going on and why her father was being so cold towards her.

Was it because she had been spending too much time with the He family these days and had offended her father?

The He family, who had arrived joyfully, were instantly stunned by the sight of Wei Mingting’s face.

They had long heard that Colonel Wei was a very stern man and seeing him in person today confirmed it!

“Colonel Wei, it’s certainly true that seeing is believing—we finally have the opportunity to meet you today.” He Zhang approached Wei Mingting enthusiastically.

However, Wei Mingting’s face was still cold, leaving He Zhang unsure of what was happening.

He Zhang’s smile became awkward. He glanced helplessly at Wei Qingwan, hoping that his biological daughter would help ease the atmosphere at this moment.

Wei Qingwan pretended not to see. She never wanted to be associated with the He family in the first place—how would she risk upsetting Wei Mingting for them?

The three members of the He family started retracting awkwardly.

At this time, Lady Yun spoke up and challenged the He couple: “When we sent someone to find you, you told us that Ruoruo had been living well in your house these years, and she was sent to the countryside to recuperate because she was unwell. But now we know that this is not the truth!”

Upon hearing this, He Zhang hurriedly explained, “Where did Colonel Wei and his wife hear these words? Did Ruoruo vent her anger and speak without thinking? Ruoruo was very upset that we sent her to the countryside. She didn’t understand our actions and good intentions, and wouldn’t heed our explanations.”

He Zhang continued: “It’s all misunderstanding! We really sent Ruoruo to the countryside for the sake of her health. Which parent wouldn’t love their children? If there had been any other way, why would we send her to the countryside!”

Wei Mingting said coldly, “It wasn’t Ruoruo who said this. She hasn’t complained about you to us at all since she returned. This information was obtained by my son through his investigation in Huzhou Prefecture.”

Upon hearing this, He Zhang was choked into silence, the excuses he had prepared remaining unsaid.

Wei Mingting interrogated them again, “Based on the word of a fortune-teller, you abandoned a three-year-old Ruoruo in the countryside, letting her fend for herself?”

His eyes were fierce, filled with the lethality unique to men who have experienced numerous battles over the years.

He Zhang and his wife were frightened by Wei Mingting’s fury and knelt down.

Seeing this, He Miaomiao also quickly knelt down. Witnessing her parents being frightened into silence, she hurriedly helped explain, “Colonel Wei, please don’t be angry. The fortune-teller my parents consulted is a renowned living immortal in our area! He predicted that sister’s destiny would curse her parents and by the time she reached eighteen, she would cause their death!”

Upon hearing this, Wei Qingwan’s face also changed.

The actual time of Wei Qingwan’s birth was slightly off from Wei Qingruo’s. It was precisely this slight difference that made Wei Qingruo the eldest daughter.

At the time, the He family didn’t know they had gotten the wrong baby, so when they had Wei Qingruo’s fortune told, they used Wei Qingwan’s birth time.

Didn’t that mean the person who was predicted to bring death to her parents before she turned eighteen was her?