Cao Wen and Cao An are plotting against the current Wei family. As an egg caught in an overturned nest, she will certainly not have a good ending, so of course she cannot let Cao Wen and the Cao family have an easy time.
She was always afraid of ending up in the same situation as in her previous life, where no one cared about her, so she always kept her hands and feet tied, wanting to do everything perfectly and avoid gossip.
But when facing Qi Wei, she suddenly realized her own stupidity.
What's the point
Why would she endure it if she could kill the enemy herself
Old Mrs. Wei was shocked by her words. She actually didn't sleep well that night, which was unusual for her. Even taking tranquilizers didn't help.
There was not a trace of childishness in the girl's eyes. Instead, there was an undisguised murderous intent in them. That look was really scary.
She didn't sleep well the night before and felt a little tired when she woke up the next day.
Aunt Hua specially had someone make black rice porridge and grind soy milk for her. She gently urged her to eat some: "It's very hot, you need to replenish your blood, otherwise you won't be able to bear it..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the voice of the Third Master was heard outside, and soon Qingyu reported through the curtain that the Third Master had arrived.
Mrs. Wei asked someone to come in. Seeing that the third master looked frightened, she frowned and asked him, "What's the matter?"
The Third Master lowered his voice, sat down beside Old Lady Wei with a grim expression, and said in a rare dull voice: "Mother, the Third Prince is gone..."
The third prince is dead?!
Old Madam Wei dropped the chopsticks in her hand onto the table with a clatter and exclaimed in shock, "How could this happen?!"
Aunt Hua quickly calmed her down behind her back, and the Third Master came back to his senses, rubbed his face a few times and came close to Old Madam Wei: "Mother, don't worry too much..."
In fact, this matter has nothing to do with the Wei family, but the third master felt inexplicably terrified. His heart is still pounding so hard that he can't calm down.
After being frightened, Mrs. Wei immediately calmed down.
What did Wei An say before
Lead the lion to fight the tiger, destroy it and then stand up...
The Third Master continued, "Mother, the death of the Third Prince will probably make His Majesty very angry."
It was more than just anger. Regardless of whether Emperor Longqing really thought that his son was rebellious, he was still his only son after all...
Emperor Longqing became angry quickly. On the same day, he heard that a concubine in the palace had died suddenly.
A layer of dark clouds suddenly enveloped the capital city. The Feng family's family members had been moved out of the Ministry of Justice's prison and returned to their old home, surrounded by a team of Jinwu Guards outside.
"It's not just the Feng family." The third master came back in a hurry the next day with news: "Even Cao Wen's mansion has a team of Jinyiwei guarding it..."
He felt a severe headache, and looked at Old Madam Wei and lowered her voice: "Mother, I feel like a storm is brewing. Will His Majesty's loss of the Third Prince affect us?"
Even the number of guards outside several royal palaces has been increased. Anyone who fails to see that the situation in the capital is tense is a fool.
Wei An had packed up everything today and came to have lunch with Old Madam Wei. When Old Madam Wei heard what the Third Master said, she tilted her head and glanced at her.
She remained calm and composed, as if not surprised at all by the death of the third prince.
Old Mrs. Wei felt more certain of her guess, but also a little horrified.
If Wei An really knew that after having Qin Tong write a letter to force Cao Wen into a desperate situation, Cao An would take a risky move to kill the third prince, then it means... she also wanted the third prince to die.
But why is this
Even though she had met countless people, she couldn't figure out what Wei An was trying to do.
Wei An put down the spoon in his hand and shook his head slowly: "It won't hinder us. Cao An can't take care of us now. He will be in trouble soon."
The Third Master didn't understand: "Xiao Qi, it's not that Third Uncle doesn't believe you, but... Cao An is not a fool. If he dared to do it, he must have thought of a foolproof plan. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a Jingpin who died suddenly in the palace... What else can this matter have to do with Cao An now?"
Wei An didn't say anything.
The third master soon understood why she said that.
Because that afternoon, another strange incident was related to Cao Wen.
Zhu Fang, the son of Marquis Pingyang, was imprisoned.
These two people who had nothing to do with each other were connected because of one thing - Miss Qi, who made the first complaint, stopped the sedan chair of Chen Yushi, the Chief Censor of the Censorate, and filed a complaint in the street.
He accused Zhu Fang of colluding with Jinyiwei Tongzhi Cao Wen, enriching himself, opening an iron mine privately, and taking human lives.
Cao Wen's case has caused a sensation in the court and the country. Qin Tong is determined to fight Cao Wen to the death, but Emperor Longqing has not made any statement, and Cao An has not caused any big stir.
Censor Chen was stopped in the street again, and he was in a dilemma. Amid the public's criticism, he could only accept the complaint reluctantly.
But what Miss Qi revealed was much more than that. Her words were meaningful. She could even tell you where the iron ore was mined and how much profit it made.
Later, he even said without reservation that the iron mined from the iron mine was made into swords and weapons by Zhu Fang and then smuggled out.
She also said that her father was the former deputy director of the Armory Department, who was abducted by Zhu Fang because he had a smelting recipe, and his life or death was unknown.
This matter was of great importance. Censor Chen was undecided at first whether to hold a trial or report the case. However, Mrs. Chen Fang Tingrong began to persuade him: "That eunuch Cao An has always been at odds with the Empress..."
She set the tone with just one sentence. Watching her husband's face slowly change, she added, "This time, the eunuch wanted to frame the Queen for the Third Prince's crime. Who doesn't know that Concubine Jing is the Queen's woman? He is clearly trying to make things difficult for the Queen... Master, others may be able to stay out of this, but we can't get away with it..."
Queen Fang is Fang Tingrong's cousin.
Censor Chen's eyes gradually became cold and stern. He was not a fool. Of course he had sensed something was wrong since the Feng family started getting into trouble. Cao An had never been so arrogant before. It seemed as if he was eager to force someone to come out and seek justice for the Feng family.
This is not like his style. What he is best at is playing the pig and eating the tiger. He kills people and makes them die without knowing how they died.
But he didn't expect that the knife in Cao An's hand would eventually stab Queen Fang.
Killing someone with a borrowed knife and framing someone else was a way to get rid of the two biggest threats of the Feng and Fang families in one fell swoop. Cao An's move was really too cruel and vicious.
But Cao An should not have acted so quickly - at least the Third Prince died too early, and Cao An's actions were too hasty. It was Cao Wen's incident, and Cao Wen's mistakes one after another, that made Cao An lose his composure... ... Cao An felt that if he didn't act now, he would definitely have no chance, so he acted so hastily and clumsily... ... Or perhaps the people behind the scenes saw that something was wrong with the Cao family, so they urged him to act... ...