The cloak that Mrs. Wei gave was made of peacock feathers. It was colorful and beautiful in the sunlight. Even under the dim light at this time, it was still extremely dazzling.
Apart from Mingjing, Old Lady Wei would only leave this kind of thing for Wei An.
Wei An changed out of his cloak and put on the peacock fur coat given to him by the old lady. When he arrived at the old lady's yard, the little maids all shouted with joy when they saw him.
Everyone's mood became low because of Shen Chen's matter, and the old lady rarely smiled. Only when she saw Shen Chen and Ming Jing, the yard seemed a little lively.
The old lady inside had already heard the noise. When Aunt Hua saw Wei An, she smiled and said, "Finally, you are back. I have prepared some chicken soup with matsutake mushrooms. It is fresh, fragrant and light. The kitchen has torn up all the paste, just waiting for you to come back. It is snowing so heavily outside. You must be frozen after walking all the way here. Come in and have a sip."
Wei An also smiled and nodded gently to Nanny Hua. He lifted the curtain and went in. He saw Old Madam Wei waving at him, so he quickly walked up to the old lady and held her hand.
Old Madam Wei patted her and laughed again: "Take off your cloak quickly. It will be warm inside. If you put it on again, you will be in a state of alternating cold and chill."
Wei An agreed, handed the cloak to Qingyu beside him, and sat down with Old Lady Wei with a smile.
Old Madam Wei watched as Nanny Hua served her a bowl of chicken soup. After watching Wei An drink it, she asked her, "How is Princess Zheng? There have been a lot of rumors lately. The princess is weak and has a small child. She must feel burdened. Please persuade her and let her relax. The sky won't fall."
Everyone was worried that Mrs. Wei couldn't bear it, but she was not as fragile as they thought. She had been through a lot, even life-threatening situations, so she didn't take these things seriously anymore.
Anyway, if it really comes to that, she will just have to save the children at home. She has lived for so long and no longer takes her life as seriously as those people do.
Wei An agreed. Seeing that she ate little, he became a little worried: "Are you feeling sick in the stomach again? What did Lord Kong say when he came the day before yesterday?"
"It's just an old problem. It's nothing." Mrs. Wei waved her hand nonchalantly. After finishing the meal and leaving the room, when only the two of them and Aunt Hua were left in the room, she said softly, "Relax, too. I know you're worried about Shen Chen, but Shen Chen is a smart guy. Since he came to inform you before and told you not to worry, he must be fine. You have to believe him."
Wei An certainly believed in Shen Chen. He fulfilled all his promises to her and never broke his promise to her.
She hummed and smiled gently at Old Lady Wei: "I know what's going on. Shen Chen told me before that the time is almost right. He has a lot of evidence against Jiang Zining and the others in his hands. If he doesn't take it out now, it's probably because the time is not right yet."
Old Madam Wei vaguely heard Wei An mention this matter. After thinking for a while, she asked her, "Is A-Jie still the same these days?"
They didn't tell him that the story about the Chen family was fake. Wei Jie became more and more depressed since he offended Jiang Songwen. He always felt that he was incompetent, and his family didn't even help him get justice.
As a result, he became more and more unfamiliar with Wei Yangqing.
Wei An held a cup of tea in his hand, frowning and then relaxing: "Brother is a man who values friendship."
Old Madam Wei knew it, and sighed helplessly: "Ajie probably thinks that we are relatives with the Chen family, and we have always had a good relationship, but when the Chen family got into trouble, we all avoided them, pretending that nothing happened, and didn't lend a hand to help, so he is disappointed in us."
These are inevitable. Old Madam Wei did not say anything else, and turned to talk to Wei An about the matter of the wife of the Marquis of Ping'an: "The wife of the Marquis of Ping'an sent a message, saying that the Marquis of Ping'an went to do something for Shen Chen. I don't know what it is, and asked me if I know."
Wei An shook his head in confusion: "Shen Chen's recent actions have been too secretive. There are some things that even I don't know. He was afraid that I would be implicated if I participated too much, so he didn't tell me."
It was a good intention. Old Mrs. Wei looked at her deeply and was happy for Wei An.
She was touched by Shen Chen's attentiveness and just wanted Shen Chen to get through this incident safely so that she could be with Wei An in the future.
Fortunately, she didn't have to wait too long. On the next day, a shocking news came from the Wei family - Chu Jingmeng and Chu Jingqian were suspected of murdering Censor Chen and were arrested by the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
In just one month, members of the royal family met with accidents one after another. First it was the King of Linjiang, and now it is Chu Jingmeng and Chu Jingqian. In addition to panic, everyone was also confused.
I don’t know why Chu Jingmeng and Chu Jingqian wanted to murder Censor Chen even though he was imprisoned because of the imperial mausoleum incident and was disliked by Emperor Longqing.
Not only did they take action, but they were also able to avoid the Dali Temple and the Imperial Prison. No one believed that two princes who had just left the palace could do it.
It is even more puzzling that Emperor Longqing was so angry because of a disliked minister that he put two princes who had been so favored recently into prison.
What exactly happened
Many people have this question in their minds.
Only Wei An, who had been worried for a long time, finally felt relieved, knowing that Shen Chen's plan had succeeded.
The Jiang family wanted to kill Shen Chen and Prince Linjiang, and their actions became more and more excessive. The more weakness the Prince Linjiang's Mansion showed and the more humiliation Shen Chen endured, the more arrogant they became, and the more they believed that Shen Chen had no ability to fight back.
After knowing that Shen Chen was preparing to launch a powerful attack and bring Censor Chen to confront him in front of the emperor, they finally took action.
Although it passed through the hands of Chu Jingmeng and Chu Jingqian, on the surface it has nothing to do with the Jiang family.
But things here are not as calm as they seem on the surface.
Shen Chen's killer move was originally here.
He knew that Prime Minister Jiang was now highly valued and favored by Emperor Longqing, and he also knew that Emperor Longqing hoped to have a trustworthy old man to support his son and help him put his son on the throne in the future.
Emperor Longqing would not be willing to take the lives of Jiang's family members unless the crime was truly punishable by death.
So Shen Chen had been holding back, and he was not in a hurry to present Jiang Zining's numerous crimes to him, until he himself got into trouble, until Chu Jingmeng and Chu Jingqian finally couldn't help but take action against Chen Yushi. (To be continued)