Wei An lowered her head and told him about how she tortured Dong Chengqi and made him confess the secrets of the Xu family. "Dong Chengqi is not stupid. I also know that this matter must be related to Princess Linjiang, but he didn't say anything. This is understandable. Even if he confessed the secrets of the Xu family, the Xu family might not necessarily drag Princess Linjiang into the conspiracy."
There are many tricks involved here. Xu Anying is a smart man. Not to mention that the Xu family was really involved and someone was killed, even if this matter was entirely done by Princess Linjiang, and Dong Chengqi pointed them out by name, they would not be able to implicate Princess Linjiang.
You know, colluding with the princess is a big taboo for King Linjiang. They are not afraid of revenge from the Wei family and King Zheng, but they are afraid that King Linjiang will label them as treacherous ministers trying to form a party from the beginning. Otherwise, once King Linjiang finds out, the future of their Xu family will be completely ruined.
No one is stupid, Xu Anying will settle the accounts.
Old Madam Wei seemed to be thinking about something, and after a moment she couldn't help but sneer: "The Xu family is actually still involved with Princess Linjiang, and is acting as Princess Linjiang's thugs. But even if this incident can make the Xu family bleed, what about Princess Linjiang?"
Some people won't remember their limits unless they learn a lesson, and Princess Linjiang, needless to say, is the kind of person who won't remember her limits even if she learns a lesson.
Such people are the most annoying. Whenever something goes wrong, they admit their mistakes very readily and beg for mercy with sincerity. However, once the storm has passed, they will always be greedy again.
She touched Wei An's head, and seeing that he lowered his head and didn't speak, she sighed and said, "This is not a solution. We can't always wait until someone has a knife on our neck before resisting. Besides, I don't think this incident will involve her. She will only become more domineering in the future."
She had to think of a way. She lowered her head and looked at the bracelet on her wrist. She didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, she persuaded Wei An to go back and rest: "I know you. You must not have had a full night's sleep recently. Go back and have a good sleep. If there is anything, wait until you wake up. If there is any news from the palace, I will send someone to call you."
Wei An was indeed unable to hold on any longer, and went back to his own courtyard with Nanny Wang.
When she woke up, it was already dark. Yuqing helped her up. Seeing that she was still in a daze, he asked someone to make some tea and said, "You may not have had enough rest recently, so you are not in good spirits. Have some tea to wake yourself up."
Wei An recovered in just a moment. He drank his tea and patted his forehead with his hand. He asked Yu Qing, "Is there any news from the palace?"
Yuqing squatted down to help her put on her shoes. She hummed and her voice sounded a little lighter. "Sister Feicui from the old lady's room came here earlier. She said she would wait for you to wake up and invite you over. She said Aunt Tian had been here before and the old lady had something to tell you."
Auntie Tian has been here? But they have just interrogated Dong Chengqi. Even if Shuntian Prefecture is quick, they can't let the Xu family give in to them right away, right
She was a little confused, but she changed her clothes and immediately rushed to the old lady's yard.
The old lady was talking to the third lady. When she saw her coming, she exempted her from courtesy and just said, "Why did you wake up so soon? I thought you wanted to sleep a little longer."
The third wife couldn't help but agree: "That's right, you don't look very well after being busy for a while, you should have a good rest, a girl..."
Wei An thanked her for her kindness, then realized that she was here to talk about marriage with Old Madam Wei, and he couldn't help but open his eyes wide.
The Third Lady glanced at her, hesitated for a moment but still did not hide it from her, and whispered: "The palace has sent a nanny to teach us the rules... But this has been rejected by the Marquis before. The Marquis said that all the etiquette does not have to be too complicated, and he trusts our family education. Now a nanny has come, I think..."
Her worries were not wrong. Old Madam Wei raised her eyebrows and sneered, "Need I say more? It's certain that An An's interrogation of Dong Chengqi was publicized before, but there were not many people at the scene during the interrogation. Not to mention Prince Zheng and Ah Cheng, this would cause a lot of gossip. Magistrate Wang is also a good friend of Ah Chen, and it's even more impossible for him to do such a thing. Who would leak it? If this matter is spread out, everyone in the world will know that An An dared to torture the prisoner personally, and everyone will think she is cruel. Who would want to do this?"
The Third Madam looked at Wei An and could not help but said, "This is too much. You are attacking a child and you don't allow him to fight back? Besides... those men can do nothing when they torture, but if a woman does it, she will be criticized."
Unfortunately, there was no point in saying all this. Old Madam Wei raised her hand to signal her not to say any more and said to Wei An, "An'an, your father has already sent a letter. He has gone to the palace to ask the emperor for justice. This matter must be very serious. The Xu family will inevitably suffer." After all, Xu Anying was an old fox. If he wanted to shirk responsibility, he had many excuses. But why did Emperor Longqing scold him so harshly in front of so many people this time
You have to know that such a reprimand is not as simple as an ordinary scolding. If an ordinary person has any shame, he will have to write a letter of apology or even a letter of resignation.
The Third Master stroked his beard, feeling a lot of anger but unable to vent it. At this moment, he finally felt refreshed after letting out a sigh of relief. He snorted with great satisfaction and said, "Mother, you don't know. The prince said that the steward of the Xu family was extremely treasonous. Not only did he dare to collude with Doctor Shi to murder the royal family, but he also deliberately used the Sixth Prince as an excuse and accused Shen Chen of giving the medicine to the Sixth Prince..."
Now, the only flesh and blood is treated by Emperor Longqing as his own treasure. Prince Zheng has also learned to be smart and actually knows where to start to make Emperor Longqing even angrier.
No matter how noble Bao Ge'er is, his position in the heart of Emperor Longqing is limited. Emperor Longqing would not be willing to offend an old minister who has been with him for so many years and may protect his son in the future. However, if the old minister starts to be disrespectful to his current master in order to curry favor with the new one who is about to take the throne...
That’s another story for many other things.
Now the stove has not even been lit, the tea has not even cooled down, but they are leaving. Isn't that a little too cold? He is still in power, but these people dare to use his son as a bargaining chip to plot against others. If he becomes nothing, then won't his Sixth Prince be buried alive by these people
He could tolerate everything else, but Emperor Longqing could never tolerate this. (To be continued)