No matter who set up the trap, have Wei An and Shen Chen ever been soft on anyone? When have they ever admitted defeat
Ping An Hou believes that he is not a fool and he has some ability to judge people. He knows that Wei An and Shen Chen are definitely not the kind of people who would easily accept their fate.
Let’s not talk about them, let’s just talk about King Linjiang. They have finally reached this point, how could they be willing to give up
Even if you are in a desperate situation, you should still be able to make a fatal blow with all your strength.
Thinking of this, he turned his head and looked at Lady Ping'an. His eyes were filled with gentle comfort and ease. He smiled gently at her and said, "Madam, don't worry. You must not make any decision at this time. Since you are in a dilemma, you should just hold your ground for now. I believe that the wind direction will soon become clear."
The wife of the Marquis of Ping'an could not help but relax under his gaze. She responded, then remembered something and asked him hurriedly, "So, is this marriage going to be discussed or not?"
The wife of Marquis Ping'an had already discussed this with Old Madam Wei, and the Wei family had already invited an ice man to come to their house, and the wife of Marquis Huairen had already exchanged the engagement letter when she came to their house.
It was just interrupted by the incident at the Chen family.
Ping An Hou hesitated for a moment and then hummed: "If the Wei family continues to move forward, then we can discuss it. We are not the kind of people without integrity. Once we agree to something, we cannot go back on our word."
This is still placing his bets on the Wei family. Lady Ping'an Hou has been married to him for many years, so she understood his decision as soon as she heard it. Although she was still worried, she agreed calmly.
Finally, he said, "I hope this gust of wind will pass quickly."
But the storm she expected did not pass, on the contrary, it intensified.
It was almost the end of the year, and gifts from all over the country were being sent to the capital one after another. During this period, another major event occurred - the gift presented by Prince Linjiang's Mansion arrived in the capital and was delivered to the palace before him, but it angered Emperor Longqing in the palace - the gift presented by Prince Linjiang was a whole plant of red coral, which was so dazzling and gorgeous that it was obvious that it was a treasure at first glance.
Originally, the coral was nothing special, but for some reason, when the whole palace was admiring it, the coral broke.
It's not a big deal if it breaks, but someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came up to report that the coral was sawed off by humans, and the skin looked fine, but in fact, it would break sooner or later if it was moved too violently.
Chu Jingmeng and Chu Jingqian were also having dinner in the palace at that time. Upon hearing this, they said that the coral was a New Year gift to Emperor Longqing. If it was broken by someone with ulterior motives, it would mean that the person was cursing the emperor intentionally, which is a crime of treason and must be investigated thoroughly.
Emperor Longqing ordered a thorough investigation, and those in charge of the Imperial Household Department were tortured one by one, but they still insisted that no one had touched this thing, and that something must have gone wrong during transportation before it entered the palace.
After interrogating the person sent by King Linjiang to deliver the treasure, he confessed that it was King Linjiang who instructed him to let everyone see the scene of the treasure being in trouble during a banquet in the palace and when all the clan members were present, and then spread rumors that it was a warning from heaven... ..
Emperor Longqing was furious and reprimanded Chu Jingwu on the spot for his rebuttal. He also imprisoned Chu Jingwu in the Prince of Linjiang's Mansion and forbade him to move. At the same time, he ordered the Prince of Linjiang, who had just passed through Shandong, to be confined to the post station where he was and wait for the Embroidered Uniform Guard to escort him to Beijing.
It would be better to say that it was an escort rather than an escort.
Everyone knew that this was a sign that Emperor Longqing was completely disgusted with Prince Linjiang.
Such a big thing happened to Prince Linjiang. People in the court were used to watching which way the wind was blowing. When they saw that Emperor Longqing had turned to favor Chu Jingmeng and Chu Jingqian, they quickly started to heat up the stove.
As for the fallen King Linjiang, no one paid any attention to him.
Jiang Songwen, who has been very proud of himself recently, felt that something was wrong and asked Jiang Zining involuntarily: "Dad, is it too smooth? I always feel that..."
It always feels too smooth.
Dong Chengqi frowned beside him, looked at Jiang Zining's expression, and nodded slightly: "Brother-in-law, I also feel that it seems to be too smooth. Is the King of Linjiang so easy to deal with?"
Jiang Zining had a long beard, which was shaking with his breathing. He drank a sip of tea, and his expression was quite natural. After a long while, he said with a half-smile: "Who knows, sometimes when people are unlucky, it's really a disaster..."
Jiang Songwen was still puzzled: "Don't tell my son these words. I just want to know if this is your doing."
Dong Chengqi also looked at him, waiting for his reply.
Jiang Zining smiled faintly: "Does this look like my work?"
Jiang Songwen hesitated and shook his head.
This certainly doesn't seem like his father's work. If he makes a move, it's not that simple. Every time he makes a move, he hits the target with one strike. It's not like that.
Just like the slanders he had made against Emperor Longqing before, he was able to do it so perfectly that no one would suspect him at all. This matter really left too many traces.
Jiang Zining raised his eyebrows: "This is not what I did, but it is no different from what I did. You know, there are many things that people below can do to please you and flatter you."
He paused, then smiled sarcastically: "Someone has submitted a letter of surrender."
Dong Chengqi's eyes lit up, and after thinking carefully, he spoke cautiously: "Brother-in-law, who is this?"
Jiang Songwen also understood what he meant, and couldn't help but say: "This man is quite tactful. We couldn't attack the King of Linjiang right away, but he did this to help us out. Who is so perceptive?"
Jiang Zining lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea, then glanced at the steward next to him who had been as calm as a piece of wood. The steward next to him stepped forward slowly, took out a gift list from his sleeve, and gently handed it to Jiang Songwen.
Jiang Songwen unfolded it, took a look at it, and then gave it to Dong Chengqi with a smile.
Dong Chengqi took it in his hand, scanned it quickly, and couldn't help saying: "These gifts are really valuable! Hong Xinyuan is so generous..."
It turned out to be a valuable gift from Hong Xinyuan from the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau!
Dong Chengqi sighed and said, "He is Xu Anying's son-in-law. Xu Anying also wanted to compete with you before, otherwise he would not stand on the side of Chen Ge Lao. Now that Chen Ge Lao is in trouble, Xu Anying is also submissive to you. I guess he has figured out the interests involved, so he let his son-in-law surrender on his own initiative?"
Jiang Zining's brows relaxed, and he leaned back on the cushion and slowly smiled sarcastically.
He has been the top person in the cabinet for many years. Some time ago, seeing that he was getting old and the Linjiang King incident, everyone's minds were active, and they all wanted to get a piece of the pie from him and wanted to step on him to get ahead. (To be continued)