It was already the third day of August when the news of Cao Wen's imprisonment reached the Wei family. The hot weather was slightly relieved by the heavy rain, as if the fish on the shore that had been starving finally got some livelihood. The lifeless He'an Courtyard seemed to have some secret vitality.
It was in this atmosphere that the third master wrung out the hem of his clothes to squeeze out the rain water, went into the house to change his clothes, and then hurried to He'an Courtyard to pay his respects to Old Madam Wei.
He was so happy that his eyes and eyebrows were full of joy. He bowed to Old Lady Wei, then sat down respectfully beside her and said to her with a smile: "Mother, I never thought that things would progress so quickly... It's only been a few days, and Cao Wen has been sent to prison..."
There is nothing unexpected. It's just that you thought too much, which is why Cao Wen is in jail now.
Mrs. Wei did not reply to the Third Master's words. She turned her head and stared at Wei An. After a moment of silence, she asked, "You knew it a long time ago? Qin Tong is from the Xie family in Jingxi?"
Wei An lowered his head.
She will probably never be able to get rid of the comment that she is scheming, because that's just who she is.
Her sworn brother treated her with sincerity, but she chose to rescue his younger brother at this time and save the Xie family from danger. However, it was not entirely out of the affection from the previous life, but also out of a calculation of gaining benefits for herself.
The third master stared at Wei An with almost horror, and finally his expression was no longer concealed, revealing undisguised surprise and thought.
No matter who does this, no one will be as thorough as Qin Tong, because Qin Tong is a nosy person and is a notorious troublemaker in the Censorate.
And this time, Qin Tong was so ruthless that he investigated every misdeed of Cao Wen clearly, leaving Cao Wen no chance to even complain of injustice.
He originally thought that Qin Tong's lone hero problem had broken out, but now, after hearing what Old Lady Wei said, this was actually an elaborate trap
Of course we have to set a trap, otherwise how can we ensure that Cao Wen is killed without a burial place
Wei An raised his head and nodded towards Old Lady Wei, admitting: "When I saved Xie Liangqing before, I told you that I want the Xie family to be useful."
But I didn't expect it to be useful for this.
This is very useful. Old Madam Wei looked at her deeply, then looked at the Third Master: "What did the Ministry of Justice find out?"
"Not yet." The third master came back to his senses and shook his head hurriedly: "It hasn't been tried yet..." He glanced at Wei An and said: "I'm afraid this matter is not that simple. The Cao family will not just sit there and wait for death."
Although Cao Wen was hated by everyone, he had Cao An as his protective umbrella. As long as Cao An did not fall, it would be a joke to want Cao Wen to die.
Old Madam Wei pondered for a while and asked the third master to submit a letter of apology on her behalf.
At this point, there is no other way to go. Since the war has already begun, we have to catch Cao An and his men in one fell swoop. Otherwise, if we fail to kill the snake, they will suffer endless troubles in the future.
On the one hand, he asked the third master to submit a letter of apology, while on the other hand he started to make other plans.
Now that we have started, we must not turn back and cannot give in. She looked at Wei An and said, "I want to use the Cao family as a sacrifice."
To this day, Old Lady Wei has not yet come to a definitive conclusion about what happened back then.
It has been a long time and many things are involved. The Wei family is in a bad situation now. She wants to investigate, but there are too many restrictions. She has to start with the Cao family, which is definitely related.
When the Cao family falls, the people behind it will always reveal clues.
Wei Anxian saw that he had already thought further ahead than she had, so he smiled and nodded, "Ask my second uncle to send a message. King Linjiang has accepted such a great gift from us, so he must do something to repay us."
Chu Jingwu has been confused ever since he received this generous gift from the Wei family.
Of course he knew that the situation was not optimistic, and he also knew that none of his uncles were easy to deal with, but he did not expect that the game had been set up so early.
Prince Linjiang has always been the most patient. He tapped his fingers on the table quietly, looking like he had a headache: "What does the Wei family want to do?"
Sending Yang Qinghe here is undoubtedly an attempt to form an alliance.
But Yang Qinghe might be of great significance to the Wei family, but not so important to the Linjiang Palace. Even if, as Mrs. Wei said, Yang Huai had a close relationship with the Zhu family, and might have been related to the extermination of the Ming family, so what
Yang Qinghe didn't know much about what happened back then. He only knew that he had framed the Fang family. What use was this to the Linjiang Palace and Pingxi Marquis
Chu Jingxing thought the same thing. He glanced at Shen Chen who seemed to be thinking about something, frowned and said, "Even if the Yang family really colluded with the Zhu family to frame the Wei family, what does that mean? At most, it means that they have a grudge against the Wei family, but it has nothing to do with us..."
He glanced at King Linjiang again: "We all don't know the current emperor's attitude. What if the current emperor also thinks that Old Lady Wei is related to the Yunnan case?"
In his opinion, it is better not to get involved in this muddy water.
Chu Jingwu looked at Shen Chen worriedly, hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "Since the Wei family sent people here, they must have their reasons. And I think that what Mrs. Wei is thinking is also reasonable. Maybe the people who lured us into the trap are the same people who framed the Wei family back then? Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence... It seems that they want to clear out the Wei family and us, the stones that stand in the way."
King Linjiang did not comment, his eyes were on Shen Chen who had not spoken: "Achen, what do you say?"
"When we showed up in Tongzhou ahead of time, Cao Wen knew about it and set up a massive trap." Shen Chen's eyes did not change, and he turned the cup in his hand with his fingers: "Just for this reason, the Cao family is an enemy. And the people standing behind the Cao family are naturally more enemies. One less enemy will not do us any harm..."
When he was behind people, the lawless Xiao Xiaoguo took off his mask. He was always calm and frightening. In front of people, he was a completely different person. "Besides, I also want to know who wants me dead, is it Uncle Chu or Uncle Qin?"
What happened back then can’t be forgotten.
Those people destroyed his family, there is no way he would let them go.
Chu Jingxing certainly knew what was on his mind, but he felt that he was being unwise, so he got a little angry: "We can slowly investigate the people behind the Cao family. Why did you willingly become a knife in the hands of the Wei family? The Wei family clearly wants to use us to help them get rid of the Cao family... Why should we be a pawn for others?"
His tone was not very good, and looking at Shen Chen's expression, he was not very kind. Chu Jingwu felt a little embarrassed and looked at both of them with a frown.