Everything was done very carefully at the beginning, and the only person who could investigate was Cao An.
And Cao An...
He is quite courageous, even daring to bring up what happened in the past to threaten me.
The eunuch on the seat sneered and nodded to Huang Jun, saying, "We all know what you said. You should stay away and don't need to reply to Cao An. We will naturally handle this matter."
Now Huang Jun really wanted to stay as far away from Cao An as possible. Of course, he would not be stupid enough to bump into him head-on, so he responded happily.
It's just that he is happy, but others may not be happy.
The Ministry of Rites has already begun to plan the funeral arrangements for the third prince, but the cases of Cao An and Cao Wen, which had caused so much controversy before, have somehow become quiet again, and there has been no news for several days.
It was already autumn, and the heat was gradually dissipating, but Mrs. Wei still felt very upset and asked unkindly, "Will there be any changes?"
Old Lady Wei still felt that the person behind Cao An was hiding very deeply. Censor Chen, the Supreme Court Justice Wang Yuanzheng, and the Minister of Justice, together with the three-party trial, did not make Cao An reveal any more information. This was really too scary.
Mrs. Wei’s doubts were soon answered.
After returning home that afternoon, the Third Master went straight to He'an Courtyard and told Old Lady Wei: "Mother, Xiaozhen Guo sent us a message..." He looked a little excited: "Xiaozhen Guo said that the higher-ups will soon issue an order. Cao An can't escape... He will die..."
Old Madam Wei's face looked better, and she looked at Wei An again: "But what we know is just the tip of the iceberg. It is really limited. After all, Cao An didn't reveal anything."
I don't know whether it was the King of Chu or the King of Qin who was so powerful that he could make Cao An keep his mouth shut so tightly that he dared not reveal anything even in desperate situations.
The third master also nodded: "Xinzhen Guo said that after all, the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice are not places where he can snoop too much, so maybe someone said something to Cao An inside, making Cao An shut up. But it seems that Cao An's end is not going to work. Xiaozhen Guo has tried many ways to dig something out of Cao An's mouth, but unfortunately nothing was found."
No matter how capable Prince Linjiang is, the country now belongs to Emperor Longqing. His ability is limited, and Shen Chen's ability is even more limited.
Wei An smiled and said, "Third Uncle, please take some time to tell Xiao Zhenguo that the Fang family no longer needs Yang Qinghe. It is better to get him back. We have other uses for him."
If Cao An's way is not working, there are other ways to go. The most important thing is that Cao An will die, and that's enough.
The third master didn't know what Wei An wanted to do, but he agreed very readily and breathed a sigh of relief.
No matter what, the two hungry wolves from the Zhu and Cao families finally lost the strength to bite, which suddenly reduced their pressure a lot.
As for whether it is the King of Chu or the King of Qin, having lost such a great helper like Cao An, now that the Third Prince has passed away, Emperor Longqing is furious, and Empress Fang's power has increased due to her pregnancy, they probably don't have much energy to spare to deal with the Wei family.
Old Mrs. Wei did not feel relieved. The incident still weighed on her mind and made her feel uneasy. She finally went to the Ministry of Justice prison.
Ever since the wife of Marquis Pingyang hanged herself after being reprimanded, the Marquis Pingyang's Mansion has been plagued by endless bad luck. Not only did the wife of Marquis Pingyang die, but the Marquis Pingyang's eldest son was also thrown into prison. Later, everyone in the Marquis Pingyang Mansion was also imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice.
When a tree falls, monkeys scatter; when a wall collapses, everyone pushes it down. This has always been the case.
Old Lady Wei pondered for a while, then took Wei An's hand and looked at Marquis Pingyang, who was curled up in the corner and was almost unrecognizable due to his weight loss.
Compared to her calmness, Marquis Pingyang was very excited. After Old Madam Wei sent away the jailer, he even couldn't wait to kneel down on his knees in front of Old Madam Wei.
Zhu Fang opened an iron mine without permission, framed loyal officials, and took human lives. In fact, each of these crimes was a serious crime, and almost no one dared to visit him.
But there are always exceptions.
Marquis Pingyang begged Old Lady Wei for help, thinking that she came for Zhu Yuan and Zhu Huan's sake.
But Old Lady Wei looked past him and set her eyes on Zhu Fang.
Now that Cao An has fallen, everyone's attention is on the Cao family, and the Wei family is no longer so noticeable. With the tacit approval of Young Master Lin and the help of Censor Chen to cover it up, Old Lady Wei is not afraid of anyone knowing that she came to see Zhu Fang privately.
What's more, even if they knew, they could find a plausible excuse - after all, they were relatives in the past.
Zhu Fang's eyes were a little dull. He watched Pingyang Hou kowtow and cry without any reaction, until Wei Qi called him with a smile, he came back to his senses.
He had never known that the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice had so many ways to torture people. After these days of torture, he was already exhausted both physically and mentally, and looked depressed. Seeing Wei An smiling, he finally reacted belatedly.
His mind worked quickly, and after pondering for so many days, he finally asked out loud the doubts that had been lingering in his heart for a long time: "Is it you?"
Wei An first glanced at his leg, then smiled: "So the leg is broken. I was wondering why the prince is so strong-willed that he could resist kneeling down and begging for mercy."
Her words were sarcastic and disdainful, and Zhu Fang's pupils shrank.
Marquis Pingyang was also stunned.
Wei An helped Old Lady Wei sit down on the stool outside and blinked his eyes: "Back then, when you and the Yang family used the Zhu family to ruin my elder sister's reputation, and when you wanted to do the same thing a while ago to ruin my elder sister's reputation and drag the Wei family into the water, did you ever think about this day?"
It’s actually true!
Zhu Fang suddenly raised her head and looked at Old Lady Wei and Wei An, her voice hoarse and deep: "So you all know..."
"Of course I know." Wei An was calm and composed, looking down at the dumbfounded Pingyang Marquis and the unfriendly Zhu Fang. "Otherwise you wouldn't be here, right? Why do you think Miss Qi suddenly had the guts to challenge your mansion, and why did she successfully get Censor Chen to accept the complaint?"
The ruthlessness in Zhu Fang's eyes was finally no longer concealed, and his intact hand was clenched into a fist that made a creaking sound.
Mrs. Wei looked at him for a long time, and finally asked, "Why?"
She repeated, "What hatred do the Wei family have against you that is worth your calculation? People are made of flesh and blood. After all, Amin has been married to you for so many years, and she has given birth to a pair of children for you and taken care of your parents. Why are you so cruel and ruthless that you have to kill all the people in the Wei family?"
It turned out that they were here to question me and probe me. Zhu Fang's eyes flickered, and he lowered his head calmly: "What did the old lady say? I don't quite understand. My crimes are not what you said."