Why should I ask
The third master hesitated for a moment, and then he saw Wei An's expression and reacted in a flash - of course he had to ask, because the one in trouble was Wei An's future husband, and the relationship between the Wei family and Shen Chen was well known.
If the Dingbei Marquisate did not go to inquire about the news, it would really arouse suspicion, and Emperor Longqing would inevitably feel that the Dingbei Marquisate's attitude was too strange.
At this time, as future in-laws, it is reasonable to ask questions diligently.
When he came to his senses, he quickly agreed and immediately turned around and left.
Old Madam Wei held Wei An's hand and said calmly, "Don't worry, the matter will soon be resolved."
The third master personally asked his colleagues to inquire, and finally, as a last resort, he even went to the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion to find out what had happened to Shen Chen.
Prince Zhennan himself didn't know - he had resigned from his official position and was at home, having nothing to do all day long, let alone being able to enter the palace.
After returning empty-handed, the Wei family was in chaos for a while, like a headless fly, spending money everywhere.
At this time, there were people everywhere who wanted to go to the palace to inquire - in the past few days, the palace had summoned many people under the pretext of giving lectures to the prince.
Among them were the officials who had made the most noise before, saying that they wanted the prince to ascend the throne early.
In addition, some palace guards who were not on duty were also summoned into the palace.
Some of them were invited personally by the Jinyiwei.
As a result, the capital city, which had been quiet for a while, became even quieter. Not only officials of all ranks, but even ordinary people seemed to smell something was wrong. The usually bustling streets quickly became deserted within a few days.
As if to confirm everyone's speculation, a few days later, at night, Xu Hanlin's home in Jiujing Hutong was surrounded by the Embroidered Uniform Guards.
From then on, they began to arrest people non-stop.
No one knew what happened inside the bottomless palace, but looking in the direction of the palace, it seemed that there were clouds of blood mist floating above.
Amidst all the panic, Young Master Lin was also released.
Along with the news that Young Master Lin was released, the Taoists who were said to have poisoned Emperor Longqing were also released and sent to the palace.
Anyone with a smart mind would know that this matter was weird from beginning to end, and was similar to the earthquake that year.
Because the cabinet was still in control and because the palace was still arresting people, the officials in the capital were doing their own things in an orderly manner. In addition to the fact that the public security in the capital had improved a lot, the Five Cities Army was constantly patrolling the city, and the impact of the incident in the palace was no longer noticeable.
The palace gate was still open, but people could only enter but not exit. Later on, even the ministers of the cabinet rarely came out, and people inside and outside the city were in panic.
The Third Master couldn't sit still anymore. When he came to pay his respects with the Second Master, they both looked at Old Madam Wei: "Although Xu Hanlin was a loud voice in favor of establishing a crown prince, but... but for some reason, those palace guards were also summoned and never came back. Mother, could it be... ..."
There was no news about Shen Chen. Although Third Master Lin had been released, Third Master Lin had done nothing after all! --- He also entered the palace and never came out again!
Who knows how things will develop now, and who knows who is the better one and who has the advantage in the battle between the two sides.
What if Concubine Peng De is the final winner
What will the Wei family do then? !
Old Madam Wei was looking at the headband that Wei An had embroidered for her. It had a sky-blue background with endless patterns of Chinese characters embroidered on it. It was very plain. As she looked at it, she said without raising her head, "It's too late to do anything at this moment. No matter how panicked you are, just hold on! The sky won't fall!"
The second master's fat body trembled, he glanced at the third master, then at Old Lady Wei, and responded in a low voice: "Don't worry, we will listen to you!"
Mrs. Wei hummed and looked at the third master again: "Instead of wasting time on idle thoughts, why not stay at home and discuss the marriages of your children with your wife?"
The third master swallowed his saliva, and when he heard Mrs. Wei say this in a decisive tone, he had no choice but to nod in agreement.
Old Madam Wei looked at their backs, raised her face and sighed, then she put down the headband in her hand and looked at Wei An and said, "An An, are you worried?"
Worry is inevitable. After all, six or seven days have passed since Shen Chen fainted. During these six or seven days, people have been summoned to the palace continuously, but there has been no news of Shen Chen.
Even Chu Jingwu was summoned to the palace the day after Shen Chen's accident.
It would be fine if Emperor Longqing really woke up and was controlling everything. But if Emperor Longqing really was not awake and Concubine Peng De was clearing away obstacles, that would be really terrifying.
But just as Mrs. Wei said, no matter how urgent it was, there was nothing they could do. They couldn't go into the palace to inquire about the news. The ministers were all in the palace, so there was no way to find out.
She served tea to Old Lady Wei and shook her head calmly: "Now that we are here, we should make the best of it. The truth will eventually come out."
Old Mrs. Wei sighed slightly.
Fortunately, they did not have to worry for too long. Three days later, the cabinet elders left the palace in the evening.
Following closely was Third Young Master Lin, who went straight to Marquis Dingbei's Mansion after leaving the palace.
The third and second masters went to pick him up personally, and were so excited to see him that they were almost speechless-----Young Master Lin was Concubine Lin Shu's younger brother, and the fact that he was fine meant that Concubine Peng De had not succeeded, and this was the best news.
It only took a moment for them to react and they hurriedly took Young Master Lin to the backyard to meet Old Madam Wei and Wei An.
When she heard that Third Young Master Lin was here, Old Lady Wei was so surprised that she forgot about the tea in her hand. When she saw Third Young Master Lin, she put the teacup on the table with a bang and hurriedly asked him to be polite: "Hurry up and sit down! Hurry up and sit down!"
Young Master Lin bowed and sat on the first chair on his right. His first words were to tell Old Lady Wei: "Don't worry, Shen Chen is fine. He will recover after resting for a while."
Old Madam Wei glanced at Wei An and breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good..." She looked at Third Master Lin and said, "What's going on? Recently..."
"It was His Majesty who dealt with those restless people." Young Master Lin answered concisely: "This time Shen Chen made a great contribution. He was poisoned when he tasted the medicine for His Majesty and saved His Majesty's life."
Old Madam Wei listened to Third Master Lin calmly without interrupting him. She asked calmly, "Have you found out who poisoned you?"
In fact, this was something everyone knew, but Mrs. Wei still couldn't help asking again.