It was already evening when Lin Hai came back. He was the chief steward, and naturally he had many people running errands for him. In addition, the situation of the Wei family had been getting better and better in recent years, and he had become more and more powerful. He lived a comfortable life and had not run around for a long time. Today, he was quite exhausted after running around all day. When he came to the old lady, although he had tried his best to pay attention to his manners, he still couldn't help but gasp for a while before he explained the matter in a disjointed manner.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead with some fear, and told Mrs. Wei what happened honestly: "Madam, I have asked everywhere, and asked very carefully. The one following the Fifth Master... is my cousin. I asked very clearly. The Fifth Master was recently because the Ministry of Works wanted to clean up the moat, and those officials often entertained him. As the Minister of Works, the Fifth Master had to attend the banquets."
Mrs. Wei's frown relaxed a little, and she said "oh" and asked, "Besides going to the fireworks place, did he go anywhere else?"
This is a bit hard to say, isn’t it
After all, there is an unmarried girl in front of him. Although Princess Shouning is obviously different from other girls, such a thing... Lin Hai couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
It was Mrs. Wei who coughed and said, "Just tell me the truth. There is nothing that cannot be said here."
Wei An lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
Lin Hai then said, "I have asked, and the Fifth Master did go with them a few times, but he never stayed overnight, and I haven't heard of any incidents."
Wei An suddenly looked up and asked him, "Where are you going? Do you know?"
Lin Hai was a little surprised, wondering why Wei An even asked this. He hesitated for a moment but did not dare to delay and hurriedly said, "It's Yunxiufang."
It’s Yunxiufang again.
It is said that Yunxiufang was supported by Jiang Songwen of the Jiang family at that time, so it did not collapse.
Wei An frowned, but now the Jiang family has fallen.
She remembered something and her eyes widened.
When Shen Chen talked about the Jiang family before, he mentioned that there was a key figure in it, the one who killed Guanzhong Hou for Jiang Songwen's housekeeper Zou Qing, whose name was Yun Niang...
Isn’t this Yunniang the boss of Yunxiufang at that time
Wei An thought about this and his expression became very ugly. He said in a rare deep voice, "Go again and invite... invite Pingxi Hou to come."
Why is Pingxi Hou involved
Lin Hai immediately felt that something terrible had happened. He glanced at Wei An and then at Old Lady Wei.
Old Madam Wei seemed a little surprised, but she reacted immediately and nodded to the hesitant Lin Hai: "Since the princess said so, you can go and invite the marquis. You don't have to go in person, just let Lin Yue go."
If Lin Hai, the chief steward, goes there in person, it will be too conspicuous and people with ulterior motives will immediately smell something is wrong.
After Lin Hai left, Old Madam Wei turned to look at Wei An and asked her, "Is there something wrong? Why are you in such a hurry to call Shen Chen over? Is there something wrong with that Yunxiufang?"
There is something behind this. Wei An frowned and told Old Lady Wei about the origin of Yunxiufang. He still couldn't help feeling a little worried. He felt his heart beating fast for some reason: "Grandma, Yunxiufang used to be related to the Jiang family. Even if it didn't completely belong to the Jiang family, it had a close relationship with the Jiang family. That's the relationship. Now my father is often invited there, and it's also related to the Ping'an Marquis' Mansion. I always feel that something is wrong."
Old Madam Wei's expression gradually became serious. She straightened her body leaning on the soft pillow and said seriously, "Let Lao Wu come. I'll ask him."
Now is not the time to hide anything.
Wei An nodded: "We should ask father to come. He is the person involved. No one knows better than him what he did and what someone told him. Instead of us speculating here, why not ask father what he has been doing these days."
Madam Wei then instructed Madam Hua: "Go ahead and check again. If the Fifth Master has come back, tell him that I have something to ask him and ask him to come over."
Aunt Hua went there in a hurry, but before a cup of tea was up she came back: "Madam, the fifth master is back."
She happened to arrive in time, as she ran into Wei Yangqing coming back when she went out. Wei Yangqing knew that Old Lady Wei was anxious to call him in, so he hurried back without even changing his clothes.
As soon as he came in, he knelt down and greeted Mrs. Wei.
Wei An had already stood up to greet him.
After they had met, Wei Yangqing asked Old Madam Wei, "You are looking for your son. Is there something going on?"
Old Madam Wei never cared about his affairs before, and even if she did, she would ask the second and third masters to intervene. But this time she urged him so urgently that he thought something had happened.
Mrs. Wei looked at him for a long time, which made him feel a little uncomfortable, and then she asked, "You seem to be very busy these days?"
Wei Yangqing was a little confused, not knowing why Mrs. Wei asked this, but he still nodded and told the truth: "Yes, I am a little busy, because Gannan needs to clean up the river and build dams. Jiangxi attaches great importance to it. Our Ministry of Industry is also very cautious in approving it. Jiangxi is in a hurry, so they keep pestering my son."
Old Madam Wei frowned, not understanding anything from this, so she simply asked directly: "So you've been leaving early and coming back late every day recently, are you discussing these things?"
"Not really." Wei Yangqing shook his head: "This incident is one of them. The people from Jiangxi came to Beijing, but they didn't find my son first. They asked the Left Assistant Minister to find my son. The Left Assistant Minister Zhang acted as a matchmaker..."
Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, Zhang Weixun.
Old Madam Wei hummed and asked, "Since this matter is not something you can decide alone, and there is also the Shangshu Lord above, why must they look for you?"
Wei Yangqing didn't know why Mrs. Wei was so interested in these things today, but he still said honestly: "There is another thing. Mr. Zhang... he has had some troubles with his family recently, so he always comes to my son to complain. My son is his colleague and can't refuse him. Seeing that he drinks every day to relieve his sorrow, I have to persuade him a little bit."
When Mrs. Wei saw Wei Yangqing's frank attitude and sincere eyes, she knew that he was telling the truth.
That is to say, there is no such thing as a life of debauchery.
In other words, the plan set up by those people to recruit Wei Yangqing has not yet been successfully completed, and it has only just begun.
She said "oh" and felt relieved. She was rarely gentle to Wei Yangqing: "This morning, the wife of Marquis Ping'an came and said something..."
Wei Yangqing understood a little and looked at Old Lady Wei: "Did someone say something gossipy?" (To be continued)