Everything was going according to her and Su Yao's plan. As expected, Mr. Wei had thought of using Qin Chen to counter King Zhuang. She suppressed her excitement and said with some embarrassment, "Sir, you should know that our He family is now just a family that others can trample on at will. To be honest with you, we just want to protect ourselves and don't want to get involved too much."
She smiled bitterly: "After all, we can't afford to offend either Prince Zhuang or the Fifth Prince."
This is the truth. Mr. Wei understands Mrs. He's concerns very well. After all, she is a woman. No matter how smart she is, there are only a few things she can think of, but she has too many things to worry about.
Mr. Wei laughed and tried to persuade Mrs. He: "If you keep holding back, they will come knocking on your door eventually, right? Look, it's just Mr. He now, but if this really happens, our Pang family will definitely not allow such a thing to involve His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince. What should our Pang family do? We will certainly do whatever it takes to prove Mr. He's guilt. By then, not only Mr. He, but also you and this beautiful girl beside you... will all suffer."
Speaking of this little girl, Mr. Wei subconsciously looked at Su Yao again.
He always felt that this little girl was different from ordinary girls. Her eyes were too quiet. At first glance, it was like looking into an ancient well and you couldn't see anything.
This is not the look an ordinary little girl should have.
But now he couldn't care about these things, and he took his thoughts back. Seeing that Mrs. He was somewhat moved, Mr. Wei immediately said: "They have blocked all the roads for you. Either you can only cooperate with us, or we have no choice but to deal with the He family. Think about it, is it better to cooperate with us, or wait for King Zhuang to do something to make it impossible for you to end it?"
Mrs. He was silent for a while.
After a while, she made up her mind, raised her eyes and looked at Mr. Wei, and said, "If there is a chance, I would like to ask to see Mr. Pang."
The topic suddenly changed, and Mr. Wei took a moment to react. He looked at Mrs. He suspiciously, always feeling that something was wrong, but finally agreed.
With Mrs. He's status, she could meet the emperor if she wanted to, and it was not an excessive request for her to meet Mr. Pang.
After discussing this, Mr. Wei got to the point: "Mrs. He, there are still some aspects of this matter that I need to discuss when I go back. When the time comes, I will ask someone to send you a letter. Please cooperate."
Su Yao lowered his head and did not move, so Mrs. He nodded slowly.
Mr. Wei stayed for a while, asked a few questions, then got up and left in a hurry.
Mrs. He opened the curtain and watched Mr. Wei disappear before turning to ask Su Yao, "Will the Pang family really use Qin Chen to confront Prince Zhuang directly?"
But in recent years, things seemed to be going peacefully between Prince Zhuang and the Fifth Prince. When Prince Zhuang was ready to cause trouble for the Fifth Prince, he went through many twists and turns to start with Master He, for fear that others would suspect him.
The Pang family should also be concerned about this.
But if the Pang family agreed, then they would really fall out.
"I will." Su Yao also stood up with Mrs. He. Seeing the yellow wintersweets on the wintersweets tree outside in full bloom, he smiled at the fragrance that came towards him. "Prince Zhuang's move is equivalent to declaring war. The Pang family is gaining prestige and will not tolerate his calculations. Sooner or later, they will fall out. For the Pang family, it makes no difference whether it's early or late."
The Pang family holds military power, has a general, and the imperial concubine is also deeply favored.
All this makes them want to have that position.
Since they want that position, even if King Zhuang really behaves himself, the Pang family will deal with him sooner or later. What's more, King Zhuang is so blind that he took action first.
Mrs. He sneered. She had no good impression of the Fourth and Fifth Princes. She was only concerned about another thing: "The Pang family has a better chance of winning this time. You also said that it would be better to cooperate with the Pang family first than with Prince Zhuang. But will the Pang family be willing to help us find out the truth about the enclosure back then..."
This is what Mrs. He and Su Yao really want to achieve.
In the Weichang case back then, only with the help of the Pang family could there be a possibility of overturning the verdict.
"Don't be in a hurry." Su Yao comforted Mrs. He: "Take it step by step. Let's get the things in front of us done first. Sooner or later, we will have enough bargaining chips to negotiate this deal with the Pang family."
Mrs. He sighed, held Su Yao's hand, and was a little puzzled: "In fact, can't we use this incident to negotiate a deal with the Pang family? We help them deal with King Zhuang, and they help us..."
"Not now." Su Yao knew that Mrs. He and Old Mrs. Su were both very persistent about this matter, but now was really not the right time.
Without the assurance of hitting the target with one strike, King Zhuang's counterattack would be even more fierce.
Now, for the Pang family, Mr. He’s matter is a good way to deal with King Zhuang, but if it involves the incident of the enclosure that year, the risks will be unpredictable.
After all, no one knows what the emperor is thinking now.
What happened back then has been settled. Even if the emperor regrets it, he will never admit that he was wrong.
There is no need to rush this matter.
Mrs. He knew this truth, and couldn't help but take a deep breath. Then she remembered something and pulled Su Yao down from the pavilion. Mrs. Wang Si was already waiting there, saying to a daughter-in-law, "You can't even follow a straw bag, what's the point of keeping you? You'll cause trouble later..."
She had a terrible headache. She turned around and saw Mrs. He. She coughed awkwardly again, then asked the servants to leave. She came over to support Mrs. He personally, with a warm expression: "Our old lady heard that you were here and has been waiting for you. She even asked me to come and pick you up..."
Mrs. He naturally didn't ask her why she was so angry just now. She smiled and responded with a few words, then followed her away.
The garden, which had been bustling for a while, became quiet again. A short figure came out from behind the wintersweet tree and ran into the pavilion. When he saw the people sitting inside, he complained, "Oh my young master, you almost got me killed. If the Fourth Madam's people find out that I followed Mr. Wei, and they tell our aunt later, I'll get beaten up again!"
Song Heng threw a roasted chestnut over and looked up at him with a pair of fascinating eyes: "How is it, have you found out? Who did the man surnamed Wei meet?"
I have to sneak to Wang's house to meet him.
Liu Jie touched his head and bent down to pick up the chestnuts. "I have found out everything. The one Mr. Wei met in the octagonal pavilion just now is the wife of the He family, the He family in Taiyuan."