Chapter 3 - The Different First Miss

Wei Hong had a dark expression. "I'll punish all the servants who're in charge of taking care of the garden today."

Wei Xiao Hua nodded in agreement. How could they overlook such a big stone? She turned her head to the doctor, who had been cleaning up his equipment once more. "Doctor, will there be a scar?"

"No, as long as you take care of your wound, there won't be any scar remaining," the doctor said with assurance. The fall was not big, which is why the wound was not deep. As long as Wei Xiao Hua took care of herself and the wound well, it would surely heal without any scar whatsoever.

"That's good."

Wei Xiao Hua turned her attention back to her father. This time, even Wei Hong could see that Wei Xiao Hua looked different than usual.

"Xiao Hua, is there anything else that you want?"

"Father, I want to ask that the next time His Highness comes, I don't need to have my other siblings accompanying me," Wei Xiao Hua said sternly.

Wei Hong was taken aback. "This…"

The two of them were engaged, but engaged was different from marriage. It was still inappropriate for the two of them to be meeting in private together. After all, some people might be pointing fingers at them, trying to bring them down just because of simple matters.

"Father," Wei Xiao Hua called. "If you're worried, you can have more servants accompanying me. That way, it won't really be only the two of us. You can rest assured that we won't be acting out of the line."

Wei Hong was silent for a while. In truth, he had been thinking about this matter too. Previously, Wei Xiao Hua agreed with the arrangement that whenever she met with Prince Ji Shu, the others would accompany her from a distance away. That way, the two of them wouldn't be acting out of the line.

However, now that Wei Xiao Hua proposed this, he didn't know how he should respond.

"I don't think that would be appropriate," a woman interrupted from the side. She was wearing a peach gown that looked exquisite. Her face was extraordinarily beautiful and added with the decoration she used, it made her look even more stunning.

Wei Xiao Hua raised her head and looked at the woman coldly. Her gaze contrasted her frail figure, making her look like a tigress who was ready to pounce on her enemy. "Do I give you permission to speak, Concubine Feng?"

The woman who spoke was Concubine Feng, Wei Liuying and Wei Hong Zheng's mother. Among the many concubines that Wei Hong had, she was undoubtedly the most beautiful one. It was precisely this feature that allowed her to be married into Wei Family Residence.

"You…" Concubine Feng was annoyed, but she felt a small hand restraining her wrist. She turned around and saw her daughter was looking at her with a warning gaze. Despite feeling displeasure, Concubine Feng swallowed back the words that were threatening to come out just now.

Wei Hong coughed. "She's right, Chun'er. Don't interrupt us."

Concubine Feng, whose real name was Feng Chun, could only shut her mouth. Even though she was annoyed, she couldn't possibly disobey her husband.

Wei Xiao Hua's eyes flashed as she looked at her father. "How about that, Father? I'm too nervous if I were to stay with my siblings, so I wish that I could be alone with His Highness when he came to visit next time."

"But…"

"Father, we'll get married next year too, so it should be fine," Wei Xiao Hua added. She would turn 15 in two weeks while Ji Shu would turn 19 in a month. Next year, when the two of them had reached 16 and 20 respectively, they would be able to get married. It was not that long from now.

Wei Hong sighed. He looked at the wound on Wei Xiao Hua's forehead and finally nodded his head. Ever since the siblings were watching each other, there was clearly always some incident. Hopefully, it wouldn't happen anymore after the siblings no longer followed Wei Xiao Hua.

"Fine."

"Thank you, Father." Wei Xiao Hua smiled brightly. Even though her face looked a bit malnourished, her smile was clear and beautiful, easily melting one's heart.

Wei Hong nodded. He didn't really care about the matters in his residence as he left it all to his concubines, but he still needed to show his face whenever there were some troubles. This time, he decided to agree with Wei Xiao Hua.

"If there's nothing else…"

"Wait, Father," Wei Xiao Hua called. Her gaze landed on Wei Liuying as a wicked smile plastered on her lips. "Today, Third Sister spilled tea on His Highness Ji Shu's hand. Wouldn't it be preposterous if you didn't punish her, Father? What if she made such a mistake when she was already married, it'll be the same as slapping your own face."

Wei Liuying's face didn't change in the slightest bit. Their father cared for his reputation the most. Whatever happened in residence didn't matter as long as no word leaked out. She was sure that Wei Xiao Hua intentionally mentioned the matter of reputation because she understood that Wei Hong wouldn't like it at all.

In addition, Wei Hong never had a good impression of her. She was merely the concubine daughter that was so 'useless.'

'As I thought, there's something different with First Sister."

Wei Hong turned his head around. This time, his eyes were chilling cold when he looked at Wei Liuying. However, Wei Liuying knew better than anyone that her Father always does that whenever he looked at her.

"Wei Liuying, is that true?"

"Yes, Father. This daughter is incompetent," Wei Liuying admitted directly.

Plak!

Wei Liuying could feel her cheek burning in pain, but there was no expression on her face at all. Her eyes were swept in the room, capturing each of the other's expressions. Not a single one of them was on her side.

"Go to the shed and stay there without dinner today," Wei Hong said coldly.

"Yes, Father."

After bowing down, Wei Liuying turned around. She could see that even her mother was looking at her with contempt as if she wished to admonish her in front of the crowd. The other concubines were whispering to themselves, feeling glad that Wei Liuying was not their daughter.

Behind her, Wei Xiao Hua showed a satisfied smile. She looked at her father. "Father, I want to rest now."

"Alright. Everyone disperses."

"Yes."

"Get well soon, First Miss."

Everyone gave out pleasantries as Wei Xiao Hua waved them off. She stretched her body after everyone had left as a faint smirk appeared on her face. This time, she would make sure that she would be able to gain back whatever belonged to her!