Believing that the Wei family now had no power to fight back, and could only rely on Wei An's marriage to gain some momentum, Emperor Longqing never thought that the Wei family would dare to do anything that would anger him.
Moreover, the Jinyiwei were not just for show. Everything they had found had clearly demonstrated the innocence of the Wei family.
Old Madam Wei had a generous dowry, and later Wei An received part of the old princess's dowry. Together with the dowry left by Princess Changning, the Wei family also had a lot of property and land returned to the Ming family. Not to mention that they did not have the courage to engage in smuggling business outside the Great Wall.
Let's say they took risks for money; that's absolutely impossible.
Since it's not for money, then it can only be for treason.
This is even more impossible. The Wei family has not been in the army for many years. Ever since the death of the old man and the eldest master of the Wei family, no one in the Wei family has taken the path of a military general. Without anyone in the army, they can hardly move an inch. They themselves don't have any familiar generals, let alone help the Xie family to make connections and let those people act as middlemen for them and facilitate them to contact the Tatars
What's more...
If the seal incident was really done by the Wei family, if they had the ability, they would not have lived like a dog for so many years.
He knew Mrs. Wei's character best. She was a person who could not keep secrets. If she knew about this, it would be impossible for her to keep it secret for so long as if nothing had happened.
She doesn't have the courage.
So as soon as he received the seal, he immediately knew that this was a series of schemes set up by others to frame the Wei family.
With the precedent of the Zheng Palace, and the methods used by these people, he soon realized that someone was deliberately trying to push the Wei family and the Zheng Palace out to cover up their own crimes.
Therefore, he specifically ordered the Jinyiwei to strictly interrogate the spies in Prince Zheng's Mansion, and soon they found Lu Yuanrong.
As they were talking, word spread outside that Shen Chen had arrived.
During the days when Shen Chen was recuperating, he rarely entered the harem. Emperor Longqing knew that he was avoiding suspicion because of Princess Yonghe's matter, and he did not force him to pay his respects to Concubine Lin Shu every day.
Now, if Concubine Lin Shu counts it, it is the first time she has seen Shen Chen in the past month. As soon as she saw Shen Chen, she couldn't help but sigh and shook her head: "You have lost a lot of weight."
Emperor Longqing also nodded, asked Shen Chen to get up, and asked him: "Have you packed everything?"
Shen Chen agreed and thanked Concubine Lin Shufei: "The eunuch sent by the queen is very capable. I don't have much stuff, so I packed it up quickly. I came here specially to thank the queen."
Concubine Lin Shu smiled and told him to get up. She glanced at Emperor Longqing and couldn't help but teasing him, "What's not much? I heard from Nanny Lin and the others that there wasn't much left when they went there, and you packed everything up yourself. You're in such a hurry to go out, are you in a hurry to see Shouning?"
When mentioning Princess Shouning, Emperor Longqing suddenly remembered something: "Oh, I asked Shouning to come to the palace to take a look a long time ago, but I forgot about it..."
There were too many things to do, and later the Wei family itself encountered accidents one after another. The matter of entering the palace was delayed again and again, and now Shen Chen is about to leave the palace.
Concubine Lin Shu burst out laughing: "It doesn't matter whether she enters the palace or not. She is a princess and can come to the palace to pay respects on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. Besides, after she marries Achen, won't she have many opportunities to enter the palace?"
This was indeed the case. Emperor Longqing no longer mentioned the matter. Instead, he looked at Shen Chen and asked him, "It is not an easy task to go to Shandong to quell the rebellion. In addition, Prince Zheng also disappeared there. You must be alert."
Shen Chen responded with a "yes", and was less reckless in front of Emperor Longqing. After a while, he asked Emperor Longqing hesitantly: "Your Majesty, I heard that the Wei family and Prince Zheng had an accident..."
This matter was a big deal, so it was not surprising that Shen Chen heard about it in the palace. Emperor Longqing simply told him about it directly, hiding the matter of the seal, and said directly: "Lu Yuanrong committed suicide out of fear of crime. Nothing else was found out. I have ordered the prefect of Jingxi to be escorted to the capital. He must know more, and what should be dug out has been dug out. These people have bad intentions and are cruel. I can't rest easy if I don't understand their intentions."
Shen Chen frowned, seeming to be very worried: "Why are they always staring at the Wei family?"
"There are not many old people around me anymore. These people are deliberately making things difficult for me." Emperor Longqing knew very well that those people thought that the Wei family was easy to bully. Secondly, after all, there was the matter of the Ming family, so it was easy to plan and design. They also had reasons to design them, which made it easier for people to believe. However, there was no need to tell Shen Chen these reasons. He paused and told Shen Chen: "There is no need to say anything else. I have strictly ordered the people in the Ministry of Justice to deal with this matter. I will ensure that the Wei family and Prince Zheng will not be wrongly accused. If you have time, think about going to Shandong."
"I'm just going to take on the responsibility. Isn't there the Minister of War?" Shen Chen laughed, feeling relaxed. "With them here, what else can I do?"
Emperor Longqing glared at him and said, "Behave yourself! This is for your own good. Your father is about to come to the capital. You two had such a bad relationship in the beginning. You must have a chance to make peace. If this is done, I will let you be more worthy of the title of Marquis of Pingxi. You should work harder!"
He actually began to pave the way for reconciliation between himself and Prince Linjiang. Shen Chen showed no expression on his face, but he knew in his heart that after the incident in which the Wei family and Prince Zheng's Mansion were framed, Emperor Longqing was probably more anxious to test Prince Linjiang and decide what to do next. So he pretended not to listen, agreed a few times randomly, and said goodbye to Emperor Longqing.
Concubine Lin Shu also spoke for him: "I haven't been to the Wei family for so many days, and something just happened to the Wei family, so it's inevitable that I'm worried. If Your Majesty keeps him here and doesn't let him go, he'll be very anxious!"
Emperor Longqing rarely showed a smile on his face. He shook his head, said a few more words about suppressing the rebellion, told him about the assigned personnel, and then let him go.
As soon as he left, Emperor Longqing said to Concubine Lin Shu: "Summon him to the palace often and let him get close to Xiao Liu'er."
Concubine Lin Shu was a little confused: "Your Majesty?"
"Shen Chen is a man who values friendship." Emperor Longqing answered the question irrelevantly, his face gloomy and unrequited: "Xiao Liu'er is close to him, so he will benefit in the future."
King Linjiang attaches great importance to this godson, and the most rare thing is that Shen Chen himself is also capable.
He has to train Shen Chen to be more capable...
Concubine Lin Shu also understood a little, and did not ask any more questions. She lowered her head and replied softly: "I understand." (To be continued)