She was just struggling with this matter and didn't know what to do, when she saw Nanny Wang rush in and said in a panic: "Miss! Someone is coming from the Taiji Hall! The emperor wants you to come over!"
After Emperor Qingyuan ascended the throne, he had not seen Wei An again. His dislike for her was already apparent, and Wei An was impatient to see him. To be honest, no one would feel comfortable looking at someone who had once wanted to kill them. She thought that their relationship would be like this in the future, and that they would just treat it as a routine matter, being polite and distant to each other, but she did not expect that he would take the initiative to ask to see her now.
After a moment's surprise, Wei An reacted and calmly ordered Nanny Wang to help her change her clothes. She knew that she had to go if the emperor summoned her, no matter what the matter was, she would just deal with it.
When she arrived at the Taiji Hall, Emperor Qingyuan was instructing Eunuch Man. Eunuch Man glanced at her and coughed as if to give some hint. Wei An roughly understood what was going on and knew that this was not a good thing, so she straightened her back.
When Emperor Qingyuan turned around, she knelt down respectfully according to the rules. Emperor Qingyuan hummed but did not call her to stand up. He just asked, "I heard that there were some minor problems with the marriage between Third Young Master Lin and the Mei family?"
Emperor Qingyuan clearly knew about these things a long time ago, but he still asked her about them now. Wei An recalled the words of Concubine Xian that had hinted at her to get involved in this matter, and she became very angry. She hummed and said without hesitation, "Today, I did hear Concubine Xian and Concubine Gui talking about this matter, but I don't know what exactly happened. If His Majesty wants to ask, he should probably ask the two ladies, or the Third Young Master himself."
Such a hard tone! Emperor Qingyuan frowned and looked at her for a long time, and his dislike for her became even stronger. However, he remembered Shen Chen's repeated contradictions before, and in the end he said nothing, but sneered: "You pushed three, four, and five, and pushed them cleanly."
Wei An did not back down. She sensed the inexplicable hostility of Emperor Qingyuan and felt that there was no need for her to endure it, so she still replied in a stiff tone: "Your Majesty, I don't know what you mean. I have nothing to do with this matter. I don't know what you mean by me pushing it aside."
She was really sharp-tongued. Emperor Qingyuan was a little annoyed and snorted coldly. After a while, he suppressed his anger and asked her, "I heard that you want to move out of the palace?"
This is probably what Shen Chen had said to him before. Wei An cautiously did not admit it: "In reply to your question, I will listen to the prince. I will go wherever he says to go."
Although he knew that there was a lot of water in Wei An's words, Emperor Qingyuan felt a little relieved after hearing Wei An's words. He snorted, "Achen has a good temper, but you should not bully him. If you really go out, you should be chaste and quiet, and don't cause other troubles, which will only add to Achen's troubles."
No matter what, Shen Chen and Wei An's request to leave the palace was finally agreed. Wei An didn't want to stay in the palace. Since Emperor Qingyuan agreed to let them leave the palace, that was naturally the best. Other things could be tolerated.
Emperor Qingyuan finished speaking. Originally, he had nothing to say to Wei An. He asked Wei An to come, firstly to shock and warn her so that she would not always get angry with Shen Chen, and secondly to see if Wei An knew about those things about Old Madam Wei. Although the eunuch had reported every word that Old Madam Wei had said to Wei An, he still felt uneasy in his heart for some reason, and always felt that he had to test it out before he could feel at ease.
Now it seems that Wei An's attitude is indeed a bit cold, but it is hard to say how much hatred he has.
No matter how good a person is at pretending, it is impossible for him to leave no trace at all, especially in something as serious as genocide. Now it seems that even if Mrs. Wei knew something, she definitely did not reveal anything to Wei An and Shen Chen.
Emperor Qingyuan was silent for a moment. Seeing that Wei An kept her head down, he spoke a few more words and ordered Eunuch Man to reward her with some things before letting her go.
Since Wei An really knew nothing, there was no need for him to make things difficult for her just because she was unhappy with Shen Chen.
Shen Chen wanted to move out of the palace, and he was reluctant at first. After all, he didn't want Shen Chen to be too far away, always afraid that he knew something, but the ministers also felt that Shen Chen's move was right. Not to mention that Shen Chen was just an adopted son, even for Chu Jingan and others, it was natural to move out of the palace after the wedding, and there was nothing to discuss. Now that Shen Chen was so sensible, it was of course the best, what was there to hesitate about
Emperor Qingyuan thought what they said made sense, and secondly, because Shen Chen asked too frequently, he was a little shaken. Today, he called Wei An over to persuade him for a while. After testing him, he finally made up his mind and let them leave the palace.
He had been suffering from severe heart palpitations every night recently. In addition, he had been overworked from the coronation ceremony and his body was already a little exhausted. He did not want to have any conflicts with the younger generations over these things, so he asked Eunuch Man to prepare.
Wei An himself was not very happy. Although Emperor Qingyuan agreed to let them leave the palace, his attitude always made Wei An feel like a thorn in his heart - after all, he was the emperor with the power of life and death... and he didn't know how long his indulgence and kindness to Shen Chen could last.
She returned to the palace almost at the same time as the rewards came flowing like water. Nanny Wang and others had already come out to greet her in surprise and anxiety. Only when they saw the eunuch who was delivering the rewards following behind her did they breathe a sigh of relief. They received the eunuchs, gave out red envelopes, and then turned around to ask Wei An carefully.
Wei An shook his head: "It's nothing serious. They agreed to let us leave the palace and set up a government office. This is a good thing. You don't have to worry."
This is really a good thing. Not only are there many rules living in the palace, but one is also not free to move around. Being able to leave the palace, she can also see Prince Zheng or Old Madam Wei from time to time. Nanny Wang couldn't help but nodded with joy.
Shen Chen also came back soon. As soon as he came back, he went to see Wei An and asked her if she had any trouble going to the Tai Chi Hall.
Wei An shook his head. "It's not that I'm embarrassed. I just feel a little cold. But this is human nature. I understand."
Shen Chen hugged her, not knowing what he was thinking. After a long while, he held her shoulders and looked into her eyes and hummed, "You're right. We won't see each other much in the future anyway, so don't mind it too much."
Wei An didn't mind at first, but when he saw Shen Chen coming back, he asked him about Young Master Lin.
Shen Chen lowered his head and laughed: "I was planning not to tell you, but you still knew it. Who told you?" (To be continued)