Wei Jie had just finished speaking when he noticed Chu Jingwu was still behind him. He swallowed and glanced at Wei An, then asked her, "Am I here at the wrong time?"
Wei An felt a little sad.
This brother was no longer the brother she remembered, the one with a distinct and courageous personality, who loved to stand up for the weak yet was as gentle as jade. Perhaps it was because the environment had a huge impact on a person's character.
The relationship between Princess Changning and Wei Yangqing took a sharp turn for the worse in this life. It was completely different from the loving relationship in the previous life. Wei Jie suddenly changed from a child loved by his parents to a young master who had lost his mother, and his mother became a bad person and was hated by everyone. Wei Yangqing was always sent out in this life. He was finally transferred to the capital, but because of the matter of Prince Jin, he was immediately sent to Hongdu Jiujiang to supervise the war. He really didn't have much energy to focus on this son.
So much so that Wei Jie was completely different from his previous life.
Not only did he lose the resourcefulness and steadiness of his previous life, he even began to look at other people's faces.
This made Wei An feel a surge of guilt.
Some of the estrangement was deep-rooted. Because of Wei Yulong's matter, there was a gap between Wei Jie and her in their hearts. Even though they didn't talk about it normally, even though they never mentioned it, even though they appeared to be friendly and respectful to each other, the grudge still existed in their hearts for a long time.
When it came to such a critical moment, although Wei Jie thought of discussing it with her because of her ability, he was not completely at ease. He was still worried, fearing that she would not agree or be annoyed.
She pursed her lips and called him brother.
Wei Jie's eyes suddenly turned red.
Without saying anything, he could understand the meaning of Wei An's call of "brother".
He hummed, his voice unconsciously becoming softer, and whispered, "Mianmian was so anxious that she came home crying and begging. The old lady asked me to come and ask you if you can go home when you have time..."
Chen Mianmian has always been a favored girl of heaven. Even when Queen Fang got into trouble, the Chen family was not implicated. She has always lived a happy and smooth life. Now such a big thing has suddenly happened. Madam Chen can't bear it, and she can't bear it either. Madam Chen is sick, so at this juncture, she just wants to grab the Wei family as a life-saving straw.
Although the young man always abided by the rules, because they were engaged and because the two adults wanted to be close to each other, they spent a lot of time together. As soon as Chen Mianmian came to the Wei family crying, Wei Jie could not help it.
Shen Chen could see that Wei Jie still had some grudges against Wei An. When Wei Jie calmed down a little, he said, "Awu came here to talk about this matter. Censor Chen has always had a deep relationship with the Wei family. In addition, you are engaged to Miss Chen. An An will not stand idly by. Don't worry, uncle."
Although they haven't gotten married yet, it's unusual for Wei Jie to call him uncle Shen Chen. Although Wei Jie has long known Shen Chen's feelings for Wei An, he didn't expect that he would downplay such a serious matter, as if everything involving Wei An was his own business. He couldn't help but still be a little surprised.
He always felt that a man's love for a woman was not pure enough. No matter how deep the love was, after the erosion of time and the vicissitudes of life, it would always be mixed with other things.
Just like what happened between Princess Changning and her father, when they were young, they were willing to offend all their parents and elders for love, and even stop associating with their close friends.
But when no one was trying to stop them, they themselves became unrecognizable for various reasons and could no longer survive.
Shen Chen and Wei An have been together for quite a long time. There have been so many times when the Wei family has been in trouble, and so many times when Wei An has been in trouble, and Shen Chen always stands in front of her without hesitation.
As a man, Wei Jie knew that it was difficult for him to express such a sentiment.
People always get tired, and he doesn't know why Shen Chen can always maintain such concern for Wei An.
But these are not important now, and Shen Chen is good to Wei An, which is a good thing and worth being happy about. He hummed, restrained his panic and anxiety, calmed down in front of Shen Chen, and said, "My uncle was recently ordered to supervise the construction of the imperial mausoleum, but he was sent in halfway, and the people inside didn't listen to his orders at all. Some time ago, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory calculated that there will be a lot of thunderstorms and strong winds in the near future, and the Ministry of Works should pay attention to it. The construction of the imperial mausoleum should be stopped for a while, but the order was passed down, but no one listened for some reason, and finally something went wrong. The imperial mausoleum is not yet completed and blood has been seen, which is an extremely unlucky sign. It has violated the taboo of the emperor. Now the emperor is very angry and refuses to listen to my uncle's self-defense and puts him in jail. The people below are naturally trying to make trouble for him. My uncle is old, and I am afraid he can't stand such trouble..."
Besides, everyone knew that the Chief Secretary of the Dali Temple was Jiang Songwen's relative, and he married his granddaughter to Jiang Songwen's eldest son as a concubine.
Can we expect such a person to handle cases impartially
Chu Jingwu heard him finish, and took over his words, "Censor Chen is one of ours, but he has always gotten along well with Jiang Zining. Jiang Zining must have noticed something, so he treated Censor Chen so cruelly. This old fox is really shrewd and ruthless."
One move could be a huge act that could cost the lives of an entire family.
A cold light flashed in Wei An's eyes, and he no longer had any strong feelings towards Jiang Zining's methods.
In fact, she had no intention of making an enemy of the Jiang family. She investigated Lu Yuanrong just to see if Princess Linjiang was backing Lu Yuanrong. She wanted to make preparations in advance, but she did not expect Jiang Songwen to jump out impatiently and use the Ministry of Works to cause the explosives to go off.
Plus Guanzhong Hou... ..
Thinking of Guanzhong Hou, Wei An glanced at Shen Chen and frowned slightly: "By the way, how did Guanzhong Hou die?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on Wei An. Shen Chen faced her, and the murderous aura in his eyes softened unconsciously. He said in a lighter tone, "I heard that he died of a stroke."
A stroke on horseback was a very normal way to die for a man like Guanzhong Hou who could not wait to be with women all day long. It was natural for him to die like this, and no one considered it a strange thing. Naturally, no one would investigate whether there was any other reason for his death.
Now that Wei An suddenly brought it up, Chu Jingwu's expression changed slightly. He looked at her and suddenly asked, "You mean, the Guanzhong Marquis's previous attempt to instigate Princess Yonghe was actually pushed by Jiang Songwen, and then Jiang Songwen killed him to silence him?"
After he said that, he couldn't help but be stunned. In fact, this is not impossible.
You know, they had always been suspicious of Princess Linjiang. (To be continued)