Wei Yangqing had been feeling very uneasy during the previous meal. How could he not know that everyone in his family was curious about what happened between him and King Zheng in Shandong
But he hadn't seen Wei An for the whole time, and he felt very confused. After dinner, he didn't even bother to check on the children. He went straight into the old lady's room, wanting to explain everything to her.
Old Madam Wei hummed, "I have heard about all this. I heard that those officials were promoted after officials in Dongchang Prefecture colluded and committed crimes. Dongchang Prefecture has been plagued by corruption for a long time, and it cannot be solved by simply replacing some officials. This day will come sooner or later."
Wei Yangqing felt relieved when he saw that his mother knew everything. He looked at her cautiously and said, "I always feel that things are not simple. Maybe someone is deliberately framing us again."
After a pause, he frowned and said, "Your Highness received An An's letter at first... An An told us not to follow the planned route and to be cautious, so we disrupted our original plan, sometimes by water and sometimes by land, changing routes without any trouble. But who knew that we had heard that something had happened in Shandong and were planning to take a detour, but we were found by Cao Ting..."
Cao Ting was the newly appointed prefect of Dongchang Prefecture, and he was also a Jinshi from the same year as Wei Yangqing, so they had always been on good terms with each other.
Because they were on good terms with each other, they naturally would not think the worst of them. Moreover, Cao Ting had only asked them for help at the beginning, saying that several county magistrates had been killed and the Shandong officialdom was in complete chaos. The rebels had a lot of leverage in their hands, so they had no choice but to collude with the rebels... His message could not be sent out, so he asked them to take the letter back to the capital to let Emperor Longqing know the situation there.
King Zheng did not meet Cao Ting in person, but received Cao Ting's letter through Wei Yangqing.
And just in case, King Zheng also decided to set off early for fear that his whereabouts would be leaked and something might happen. However, he didn't expect that despite all the precautions, something bad would still happen.
That night, when they were about to set out, the inn was surrounded.
In order to avoid being noticed, Wei Yangqing and King Zheng did not bring many people with them. Even though they brought some elite soldiers, they were no match for the large number of mobs.
Wei Yangqing couldn't help but wipe away tears when he said this: "The prince assigned the last ten guards to me, saying that Cao Ting and the others were going after him, and I still had a chance of survival, so he asked them to escort me out of Shandong."
Old Mrs. Wei lowered her head.
King Zheng was a kind man. He even helped Wei Yangqing escape under such circumstances. However, those rebels were not so easy to deal with...
I don’t know what happened to King Zheng.
His child was born not long ago and he hasn't even seen him yet.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Wei couldn't even hide the anger in her heart. Why is it so difficult for people to live a good life
The people in the Wei family have always just wanted to live a good life, but these people have never let them go and always force them to the point where they can't even breathe.
When a person’s heart is evil, it is evil.
The expression on her face showed that a storm was about to come. After a while, she told Wei Yangqing to get up: "Okay, you must be tired after rushing back. The incident in Shandong is so serious, and you escaped from there. You implicated the prince, so I'm afraid you will be summoned for questioning. Even if the emperor doesn't ask in person, the elders will always ask. Just tell the truth when the time comes."
The Third Master stepped forward and patted Wei Yangqing on the shoulder, following Old Lady Wei's words to persuade him: "Yes, Fifth Brother, this is a man-made disaster, no one expected it, just relax, it's not your fault."
Wei Yangqing choked up and shook his head: "But the prince gave me hope of survival after all. Those rebels are not human. Third brother, you don't know, those people are simply crazy, killing anyone they see, they have no humanity at all..."
It seemed that he was really frightened. After all, he was a civil servant and had never seen such a scene before.
The second master's round belly trembled, and he also comforted the fifth master: "It's all over, fifth brother, now you are back safely. Even if it is the prince, Cao Ting must have a purpose in arresting him. It is better than falling into the hands of those mobs."
This is the truth. The life of a valuable person is always more valuable. When it falls into the hands of someone who knows the business, the chance of survival is much greater.
Wei Yangqing smiled bitterly. He knew that these were just words of comfort. It was not that simple.
But after thinking for a while, he actually thought of something, and told Mrs. Wei with wide eyes: "We have been traveling all the way, and our whereabouts are uncertain. Only a few people around us know our itinerary, or Jiujiang leaked the news..."
It has not been determined whether Princess Yonghe's incident is related to Princess Linjiang, but it is certain that Xue Changshi had plotted against Xie Liangcheng and others, and Xue Changshi also gave Cao Ting away.
Old Madam Wei glanced at him and nodded slowly: "We all know all this, you don't have to worry about it. You must have been exhausted from the journey. Be careful that there will be a summons from the palace tomorrow, so go and rest first."
Wei Yangqing replied with a "yes", then stood up and felt something was wrong. It took him a while to realize what was wrong. Normally, no matter what happened, Old Lady Wei would always ask Wei An to listen.
But this time it didn't happen.
Not only that, he had been back for so long, but Wei An hadn't shown up yet. This was really strange. He couldn't help but ask, "Grandma, why don't you see An An?"
When Wei An was mentioned, there was a brief silence in the room.
The third master sighed and explained the general situation in a concise and clear manner: "An An is recuperating now. I'm afraid it will take a while for him to return home."
Speaking of these, the Third Lady felt annoyed: "That's right, those damned ones, we finally got to this point, and An An was about to get the Engagement Letter, but who knew something like this would happen, it's really full of twists and turns."
Wei Yangqing was shocked, and at the same time, he was filled with fear. It was fine that they had an accident in Shandong, which was far from the capital after all, so it was understandable that the situation could be manipulated by others. But in the capital, there were actually people so bold as to use gunpowder to blow people up in broad daylight without any regard for the consequences? !
Or passing by Zheng Wangfu! Only a fool would believe that this was really just a coincidence or an occasional oversight!
He couldn't help but curse: "This is clearly someone who did it on purpose. Shouldn't the Ministry of Industry give an explanation?!" (To be continued)