Chu Jingwu's voice drifted in the night sky and soon disappeared.
Han Bo came back soon, knocked on the door and asked them, "My Lord, it's time to eat. Do you want to eat at home or go to Dingbei Marquis's Mansion?"
Shen Chen has been going to the Dingbei Marquis Mansion more and more frequently recently. Before the incident, he basically stayed at the Dingbei Marquis Mansion for meals.
Although he obviously went there less often after the accident, because someone from Dingbei Marquis Mansion came to ask about it, he still asked Shen Chen for safety reasons.
Shen Chen glanced at Chu Jingwu, patted his shoulder and told him to do as planned, and then said: "Don't worry too much. Remember, apart from saying that the emperor is in a coma and you have to take care of him, and expressing your concern, don't send another letter to father."
This is what Emperor Longqing wants best.
Chu Jingwu's doubts had been resolved by Shen Chen. When Shen Chen said this again, he whispered in agreement: "I know, second brother, don't worry, I will definitely not cause you any trouble."
Shen Chen smiled at him and waited until he left before heading towards Marquis Dingbei's Mansion.
The Dingbei Marquis Mansion was the same as other noble families. Even the main gate was closed. No one was allowed to enter or leave the side door except for shopping. Anyone on duty had to register when entering or leaving.
This is to prevent anyone from trying to find out the truth at home, and also to prevent anyone from going out and talking nonsense.
It seems that the Third Madam and the Second Madam are now becoming more and more skilled in doing these things. Shen Chen was taken directly to Old Madam Wei.
Old Mrs. Wei was talking to the Third Lady about finding a wife for Wei. The matter had been delayed for some time and again, and it could not be delayed any longer.
Even though Emperor Longqing is in a coma now and cannot make a grand celebration, it is still necessary to inform the Chen family and start preparations in advance.
After all, Wei's mourning period has passed. If it is delayed any further, he will be too old and Chen Mianmian can't wait any longer.
Seeing Shen Chen, Old Lady Wei smiled and told the Third Lady: "Tell them all that they will have dinner at my place today. Tell the kitchen to bring up more dishes. Chen has worked hard these past few days."
The Third Madam smiled, not affected by the bloody storm outside. She agreed and said, "Since the old lady said so, why not set up the banquet outside in the pavilion? The peach blossoms outside the pavilion are in bloom, it's a beautiful time..."
The wives in the family have all been through hard work. The Third Lady has become more calm after what happened to Kong Gongfeng. She was able to remain calm even when faced with something like this. Old Lady Wei showed her appreciation and smiled, "You decide. Go and tell the Third and Second Sons not to go out today."
The second and third masters rarely went out. They only went to the government office to work and went straight home after work.
The Third Lady agreed, and when she left the house, she told Nanny Jin, "Go outside and see if the Third Master has come back. If he has, tell him that the old lady asked them to have dinner inside today."
The curtain was lowered, and Shen Chen sat down next to Old Lady Wei and said to her, "I have already gone to find Marquis Ping'an, and he doesn't know that the emperor is pretending to be sick..."
It seems that Emperor Longqing has kept the secret intact this time.
The smile on Madam Wei's face disappeared without a trace. She looked at Aunt Hua making tea and said coldly, "Fortunately, you and An An were alert. You found something wrong when you entered the palace, and waited for a few days. You found clues from Jiang Zining and others. Otherwise, if you let Chu Jingwu escape, I'm afraid all of us would have lost our lives."
Old Lady Wei was very disdainful of Emperor Longqing.
He wanted to lure out Concubine Peng De, but he also wanted to test the people around him, so he came up with the idea of pretending to be sick.
But some things cannot withstand such temptation - faced with the choice between life and death, few people can resist the temptation. Some things should not be tried, especially human nature.
If you suspect others by testing and guessing, you will only get lies.
Emperor Longqing had too little confidence and sense of security. As the ruler of a country, he did not have the magnanimity to tolerate others and could not allow anyone to have too much credit or too much reputation. Being an official under him was an extremely tiring job and one could lose one's life at any time.
He is pushing people's hearts away little by little without realizing it.
Shen Chen knew what Old Lady Wei meant. Emperor Longqing wanted to test the loyalty of the ministers again and again, which must have disheartened the ministers.
Since ancient times, no emperor has ever played the imperial power in this way. They manipulate people's hearts, not play with them.
But it doesn’t matter. Since Emperor Longqing wants to play, they can just play with him.
It just depends on who can act better.
"I have already comforted Jingwu..." Shen Chen drank a sip of tea and was about to ask Mrs. Wei where Wei An had gone when there was a knock on the door outside. Then the Third Master came in behind Nanny Hua. When he saw Mrs. Wei and Shen Chen, he hurriedly said, "Something happened. I heard that the Sixth Prince is sick..."
The Sixth Prince fell ill for no reason
Does Concubine Peng De want to take this opportunity to kill the Sixth Prince completely
She was too impatient. Emperor Longqing had only been ill for a few days, but she couldn't wait to do this...
Although she knew that Emperor Longqing was faking illness and that Concubine Shu could probably protect herself, Old Lady Wei still couldn't help but feel terrified. She glanced at Shen Chen before looking at the Third Master and asked him, "What's going on? Where did you get the news?"
"It's all rumored outside..." The Third Master couldn't help but lower his voice and told Old Lady Wei and Shen Chen: "I heard that Concubine Lin Shu was going to take the Sixth Prince to serve the Emperor, but Concubine De said that Concubine Shu was disrespectful to the Crown Prince and that the Sixth Prince was disrespectful to his brother, and punished them to be confined to their homes. Because of this, Concubine De punished Concubine Shu to hold the Sixth Prince and kneel in the cold wind for two hours..."
It’s such a cold day!
They actually punished a palace mistress to kneel in the cold wind for two hours? !
Does Concubine De know what she is doing? !
"I heard that because of this incident, Concubine De severely punished the people in Concubine Shu's palace, saying that they did not serve well, and the Sixth Prince fell ill and had a high fever when he returned." The Third Master calmed down a little, and finished speaking in one breath: "At that time, Lord Qin from the Cabinet was serving the sick in the palace, and he even pleaded for the Sixth Prince. I heard that because of this incident, Concubine De reprimanded him and told him to leave the palace immediately and not to enter the Taiji Palace again."
Going against the grain!
These four words immediately appeared in Mrs. Wei's mind, and she couldn't help but sneer.
It is true that when God wants to destroy a person, he will first make him crazy. Concubine Peng De has now completely lost her mind.
Concubine De is probably not far from death. She is so rampant. When Emperor Longqing wakes up, the first thing he will do is to punish her to vent his anger on behalf of the Sixth Prince and Concubine Lin.