Jiang Zining turned around, straightened his robe, sat upright, closed his eyes and ignored his son, leaving Jiang Songwen as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
Jiang Songwen was so angry and worried that he had no place to vent. He felt aggrieved when looking at Jiang Zining. His father had clearly said that there was a way, but now it seemed that there was no way.
He wished he could see Wei An and Shen Chen die in front of him right away, but the old man was fine. After being hit hard by others, he was still as calm as ever.
He is really patient.
When they returned to the mansion, he helped Jiang Zining get off the sedan chair and said gloomily, "My son has gone back to his room."
Since he couldn't think of any solution, he was bored staying here, so he might as well go find Dong Chengqi to chat and have a drink.
Jiang Zining suddenly called him, smiled and said, "Accompany me to the study."
When they got to the study, Jiang Zining sat down and waved to him to sit down as well: "You don't have to doubt whether I am incompetent or not, and actually let them fool me."
Jiang Songwen had nothing to hide after his father saw through his thoughts: "Why do you look so listless today? I feel embarrassed for you..."
The Prime Minister of the dynasty was blocked by them and couldn't say anything.
Jiang Zining reached out for a pen and wrote something. He wrote furiously for a while before putting down the paper and pen. He looked back at him and raised his eyebrows: "You feel embarrassed for me, so what do you think of others?"
Jiang Songwen was a little surprised and was stunned for a while. It took him a while to react and asked in surprise: "Did you do this on purpose?"
He said why Jiang Zining had been restrained and appeared so cowardly, and it turned out that he was doing so on purpose
He seemed to have grasped something, but he still didn't quite understand: "Why did you do this? They didn't say anything that we could use to hold them responsible..."
"Why not?" Jiang Zining was too lazy to pay attention to his son. He stood up with a mature and steady face and said, "I have to go to the palace tonight to be on duty. If you want to go out, go ahead. Don't make trouble. You should deal with the matter of reaching out to the Xu family before. Don't cause trouble and get discovered."
Jiang Songwen was still confused, but when he saw his father stand up, he looked at the time and knew that it was almost time for him to enter the palace, so he had to stand up and answer.
When he returned to the villa, he told Dong Chengqi all his questions and said, "I really don't understand what the old man is thinking. What do you think he is thinking?"
Dong Chengqi's smile became a little subtle. He stroked his smooth chin and looked at him: "You, think about it, who are the people who come to help Wei An entertain you?"
Jiang Songwen answered without thinking: "Prince Zhennan and the three from the Wei family..."
He suddenly understood. The idea that had been looming in his mind before suddenly emerged firmly. He couldn't help but clap his hands: "I understand!"
There were others who understood it earlier than he did.
This time, Jiang Zining met Emperor Longqing without any obstacles.
Emperor Longqing had just finished taking medicine and was hiding behind layers of curtains. Eunuch An came out with a whisk in his hand and said to Jiang Zining, "Be careful, the emperor has just finished taking medicine."
Jiang Zining moved even more gently, entered the hall, knelt down and kowtowed to Emperor Longqing tremblingly.
Emperor Longqing called out "no" after a while, and then he started coughing again.
His physical condition has been visibly deteriorating recently. His previously plump body has rapidly become weak and frail, and even now, when he wears the dragon robe, it looks empty.
Jiang Zining didn't dare to look at him. He lowered his head and talked about some important events reported by the cabinet.
Emperor Longqing approved them one by one. When he talked about the rebellion in Shandong, he frowned and coughed more violently: "Hasn't Shandong been reporting victories before? Why are you saying the situation is critical now?! What are the people doing?!"
Jiang Zining looked at the memorial thrown in front of him and lowered his head even more: "I heard that it was because the news that King Zheng did not rebel and join the rebellion spread... "
Emperor Longqing looked at him gloomily, and suddenly changed the subject: "Did you go to Prince Zheng's Mansion today?"
Jiang Zining looked up in surprise, then quickly lowered his head and said, "Originally, we were at fault in this matter. No matter what, we should go and apologize."
Emperor Longqing hummed and asked him casually, "What did the little girl say? Is she a mean person?"
Jiang Zining shook his head hurriedly: "No, the princess didn't show up. There were only her and the princess at home, so it was not easy to entertain guests, so she specially invited the Prince of Zhennan and the second and third masters of the Wei family and the prince to come. My father and I only delivered the gifts to the prince and them, said a few words, and then left."
"Oh?" Emperor Longqing said lightly, his tone calm and unremarkable: "Not good at meeting guests? She was not such a well-behaved person before. What kind of people has she not met? When the Jinyiwei investigated a case, she dared to answer people through the curtain, but she refused to meet you who came to apologize?"
Jiang Zining was silent for a moment, then said sincerely: "Perhaps the princess still has some grudges against us, which is human nature. But the prince and the second master were sincere and humble in their tone, and did not make things difficult for us. They were very reasonable."
Emperor Longqing said nothing more, and after a while he said, "Shen Chen just left the palace."
Jiang Zining quickly responded to this incoherent sentence: "Yes, I saw it too. He must have been in a hurry to go back to entertain us on behalf of the princess. It's a pity that we saw the prince on the road and didn't wait for him to come back."
No one knew Emperor Longqing better than him.
The emperor's suspicion has penetrated into his bones.
Although he had kept silent about Prince Linjiang's previous misconduct, it did not mean that he did not mind.
At this time, everything he saw seemed deliberate and suspicious.
Wei An thought that he could just let the Prince of Zhennan and others entertain them and be courteous. However, he didn't know that in the eyes of someone who already suspected you, everything you did would appear to have ulterior motives.
Emperor Longqing only saw how capable Wei An was. She could even avoid showing up when the Prime Minister came to visit. She just waved her hand and called over Prince Zhennan and several masters of the Wei family to entertain the guests. And Shen Chen, who had received the news in the palace, was even more terrifying.
He would wonder if Prince Linjiang had already started placing people in the palace
If he gives some things to others voluntarily, that is his business, but others cannot take the initiative to ask him for them.
Once he confirmed that the King of Linjiang was spying on him, he would no longer be able to give him what he wanted to give. (To be continued)