One hundred and thirteen? Whereabouts
Wei An knew very well how much the King of Zheng valued him, and he had always known what he was thinking. When he heard him say that, he also shook his head with some sadness: "Actually, it's not entirely true. Grandmother just said that jealousy is a woman's nature. The princess is angry because she cares about you and feels that you don't value her as much as she imagined, so she is angry. In my opinion, this is not a mistake. Even the so-called embarrassment towards me is also human nature. If I were in the princess's position, I might not do better than the princess."
She shook the King of Zheng's arm, called him father affectionately, and said softly, "If mother is in heaven, she must hope that everything goes well for you, and that you are happy and healthy. Now you already have Bao Ge'er, and for Bao Ge'er's sake, these words about asking the princess to leave... cannot be said. Otherwise, if the princess really leaves, how will Bao Ge'er cope with himself in the future? When he grows up and knows the reason why his biological mother left, how will he view you and me?"
Some things have to be considered.
When we live in this world, there are many things over which we have no control. It is impossible for everything to go according to our wishes, and we always have to consider other people's feelings.
King Zheng looked at his daughter, and in a trance, he seemed to see Ming Yuyou through her. For some reason, he felt only bitterness and confusion in his heart. After a long while, he touched her head and said tiredly, "I always blamed myself countless times. If only I could be tougher, if only I could keep a closer eye on your mother... that would be great."
But things in this world are never the same as they used to be. Wei An smiled bitterly, thinking of his experiences in his previous life, and whispered to King Zheng: "The past is the past, and the dead cannot be resurrected. Father, we must always look forward."
By the time they got to the old lady's yard, they had almost finished talking about the matter. The anger that King Zheng had for Princess Ding had already lessened a lot. The old lady looked at his expression, thought about it, and still advised: "Prince, logically I have no right to interfere in your family affairs, but I believe An An has already advised you before. Some things should be turned a blind eye. Even if there are things that really cannot be compromised, you can slowly discuss them. Between husband and wife, harmony is still the most important thing. Besides, even if it is for the sake of children... You should make some concessions where you should, and be soft where you should be soft, don't you think? Many things are not won just by being loud. Princess Zheng is afraid of you in everything, but let's talk about it. She dare not make trouble for you, but she has to vent her anger on others..."
King Zheng always listened to the old lady's words. When he heard her say this, he hurriedly bowed and said yes, saying that he understood.
Old Madam Wei smiled and invited Prince Zheng to dinner again: "I was planning to invite you yesterday, but the house was in a mess and it was difficult to entertain guests. Since you are here today, why don't you stay and have a simple meal together?"
King Zheng agreed without giving it much thought, and then asked Wei An, "Has Shen Chen come here in the past few days?"
Shen Chen hadn't come in the past few days, but he would send people to deliver things every day, sometimes fresh peaches, sometimes new and novel things like straw-woven bamboo baskets, two kites of different sizes...
Wei An coughed and shook his head.
King Zheng frowned.
Seeing him like that, Old Lady Wei couldn't help but laugh: "He's not here in person, but his heart is here. He's always sending things here, and he always asks people to come here several times a day to deliver things."
Prince Zheng felt relieved again, remembering that when he asked to marry Ming Yuyou, it was the same. According to the rules, they couldn't meet, so he tried every means to see her. If he really couldn't meet, he would still find a way to let her know his feelings. He said to Mrs. Wei, "He went to Fangshan these few days. Because of the rain in Fangshan, more than 20 people died, and it was also implicated in the incident of the garrison's thousand households occupying the military land... He went to deal with this matter."
Mrs. Wei suddenly realized what was going on and looked at Wei An. "That's strange. I was wondering why he just asked someone to deliver something. He is not such a rule-abiding person. So something must have happened. Has he come back yet?"
King Zheng shook his head, with a worried look between his brows: "This matter involves many things, how can it be so easy? I'm afraid it will take a while."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wei looked a little solemn. She sat up straight and said, "But now there is only half a month left before the wedding. If he can't come back on time, then won't the wedding have to be postponed again?"
One postponement could be explained as being due to the many important events at the court at the time, and two postponements could also be justified, but if it had to be postponed again this time, I'm afraid everyone in the world would think that this marriage was not auspicious from the beginning.
King Zheng knew that she was worried, but he didn't elaborate. He just said that it might not have to be postponed, but it might be more troublesome. He also said that Shen Chen himself was a very sensible child, and if he said that the problem could be solved, then it could definitely be solved.
But Old Madam Wei did not feel relieved at all. Since the situation was most unstable when the dynasty was about to change, people's hearts became more unstable.
It would be fine if Shen Chen was just unable to extricate himself temporarily because of the trouble of this matter, but if he was unable to make a decision because he was trapped in it, then that would be really bad.
She rubbed her brows and didn't show her worry too much, fearing that Wei An would be even more worried, so she echoed King Zheng's words and said, "Since Your Majesty said so, I feel relieved."
He also asked someone to notify the second wife to re-plan the menu, and he talked to King Zheng about the purchase of land for Wei An.
Wei An listened quietly and did not express any opinion.
She knew that Prince Zheng and Old Lady Wei didn't want her to worry, so she acted as if she wasn't worried at all, so as not to make the two elders worry.
As he was speaking, Prince Zheng smiled and said that Madam Wei had bought a good piece of land. He also discussed with Madam Wei whether there was anyone around who could be used as a dowry to give to Wei An as the head of the village. They talked about this and that for a long time, and then they heard someone outside lifting the curtain and coming in.
It was Feicui who came in. She bowed and then reported to Old Lady Wei and Prince Zheng that someone had come from Prince Zheng's mansion and was waiting outside, saying that they wanted to invite Prince Zheng to go back.
Old Madam Wei smiled at Prince Zheng and said, "I originally wanted to invite you to have dinner, but now it seems unnecessary. I won't waste your time. You should go back early so that the princess won't worry." (To be continued)