Wei Yangqing knew his mother fairly well and knew that she wouldn't ask so many questions for no reason just because she cared about him. Their relationship had always been simple. Apart from greeting each other every day and scolding each other when they made mistakes, there was basically no other time for communication.
Even though he cried and apologized to the old lady, she remained indifferent.
The pain back then was so tragic. As the old lady said, even if he died with Princess Changning, he could not bring back Ming Yuyou, nor could he replace Old Master Wei and Master Wei.
He felt a little uncomfortable when he thought about this, but he quickly shook it off and bowed his head respectfully: "Mother, I have had more social events recently, but I know my limits..."
He was quite satisfied with Miss Xu.
Compared with him, Fourth Miss Xu was younger, bright and pretty, but not overbearing. She was well-educated but not arrogant because of these things. What was rare was that Mrs. Wei and the rest of the family also liked her.
He no longer dared to be as reckless as before. He had learned his lesson and knew that marrying a wife was not a matter for one person, but concerned the entire family and the relationship between the two families.
Now that you know this, it is even less likely that you will do things that you shouldn't do and dig a hole for yourself at this critical moment.
Old Madam Wei did not ridicule him this time. She first asked him to stand up and sit down, then she sighed and said, "Yes, someone told Marquis Ping An that you were hanging out in places of fireworks..."
Wei Yangqing glanced at Wei An subconsciously, feeling a little embarrassed for his mother to say such words in front of her child, but he quickly reacted and waved his hands: "Son, don't dare!"
He really didn't dare. Even if he had rebelled against his family for Princess Changning in the past, it was because Princess Changning was a good match for them.
How could he lower himself to get involved with women of unknown origin
Old Madam Wei also knew what he meant. She leaned back on the cushion behind her and looked at him and said, "I don't doubt your meaning. We are family members. Since you said there is no one, then it is true. But the question now is, why did those people go to the Marquis of Ping'an Mansion to say this?"
Wei Yangqing frowned, and was extremely disgusted with these gossiping behaviors: "Perhaps they are jealous of our family, and they happened to see our son go to those places a few times, so they took it as a big deal and brought it up."
Old Madam Wei looked at him for a long time before she said, "I'm afraid it's not that simple. I've never heard of a man who likes to gossip and make mischief. Besides, why didn't you tell others about it, but only told the Marquis of Ping'an?"
Wei Yangqing frowned and thought deeply.
Old Madam Wei then asked him, "Think about it, have you offended anyone in the past? Or is there anyone you have a very good relationship with recently, but not so good with in the past?"
What he meant was that there might be someone around him plotting against him, and he suspected that this incident was directed by someone around him.
Wei Yangqing was a little confused, but when he figured out what Old Lady Wei meant, he felt a chill again, and even the hairs on his body stood up.
If this is true, then someone is deliberately spying on his whereabouts, and will use it without hesitation to deal with him if they get hold of something he can use against him. To what extent would this offend someone
He thought about it carefully for a long time, but couldn't think of how he had offended anyone.
He had just returned from Jiujiang and had been working honestly in the Ministry of Works. If there was anything outstanding about him, it was that... after Jiang Songwen was finished, the new Minister of Works handed over the task of building the imperial mausoleum, which had been supervised by Jiang Songwen, to Zhang Weixun, and gave him the task of researching the river embankments and drafting the bills.
By comparison, building an imperial mausoleum is a big deal, but it is not easy to do because it is easy to violate taboos, and if there is any mistake, the official position may be lost and imprisoned.
Just like the previous Censor Chen, he was reported to have failed to supervise the construction of the imperial mausoleum, and therefore suffered a lot.
But the situation is different when it comes to reporting river embankments in various places. This is a very good job and countless people are lining up to get this job.
He frowned, looked at Old Lady Wei, and said hesitantly, "My son has always followed the doctrine of moderation in his official duties. Moreover, since he was awarded the title of Crown Prince, he knew that he had reached the end of his career and could not make any further progress, so he did not fight for anything. Logically speaking, no one should have a deep hatred towards me..."
After saying this, he paused, and then hesitantly said: "If there is anything wrong with my son recently, it is that Lord Zhang and I have suddenly become close. We used to be officials together, and our relationship was pretty good, but since he took charge of the imperial mausoleum a while ago, he always comes to complain to me, saying that he is troubled by trivial matters at home, and that he and I are on good terms..."
Zhang Weixun has indeed been too close to him recently, and this closeness was not initiated by Wei Yangqing himself, but was forced upon him by others.
Besides, according to the unofficial history Zhang Weixun said, people liked to go to places like Yunxiufang because of the discord in their family, and he was just there for the occasion.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was not right, so he stopped talking.
Old Madam Wei glanced at Wei An and asked him, "Do you know where Yunxiufang is?"
Wei Yangqing also went to see Wei An. Seeing that Wei An looked normal, he coughed and said, "It's... the place of fireworks."
"Not only that." Old Madam Wei knew that Wei Yangqing didn't understand the stakes yet, so she said directly: "In the final analysis, Yunxiufang is not just a place for brothels. Did you know that the former boss of Yunxiufang was the one who helped Zou Qing to kill Guanzhong Hou? He killed people to silence them for the construction company, and the person he killed was a marquis, and he did it so quietly. In the end, the government didn't close Yunxiufang. Yunniang disappeared in the end, and no one mentioned her whereabouts. Yunxiufang is still open without any problems. Do you think this Yunxiufang is simple?"
Wei Yangqing broke out in a cold sweat after hearing this. He had completely understood what Old Lady Wei meant. He found it a little unbelievable: "Jiang Songwen... Isn't the Jiang family finished? How come he still has such great abilities and can survive until now? Could it be that a disciple of the Jiang family or some old friend wants to harm me, so he always leads me to Yunxiufang?"
But Wei Yangqing himself was a man who could control himself. He really didn't care much about women, and he didn't care about those prostitutes at all. So Zhang Weixun and his friends always asked him to go. Although he was reluctant to go, he still went. However, he never stayed overnight, let alone tried to seduce any girls like they did. (To be continued)