When no one was causing trouble, the days passed quickly. After November, the New Year was approaching. Old Mrs. Wei was listening to the Third Lady talking about the accounts of the shop outside.
She trusted the Third Madam, and since she couldn't handle many things herself, she simply handed over all the shops under her name to the Third Madam, who had been managing them very well over the years.
This year is even worse. The prescription for treating typhoid fever given by Wei An alone made the pharmacy a fortune - although the prescription is free, the medicine does cost money.
Moreover, due to human nature, people always feel that the pharmacy that can produce this prescription must be more powerful. The pharmacy business suddenly improved several times. Many large pharmacies even purchased goods directly from the Wei family's pharmacy. Now, in just half a year, the Wei family's pharmacy has made a net profit of four to five thousand taels of silver, which is a huge income.
Old Madam Wei asked Aunt Hua to take the banknotes and then asked the Third Madam, "Is everything going well outside recently?"
For more than two months, everything was calm and peaceful, but Old Lady Wei always felt a little nervous. She knew that the King of Chu was a knife, but she didn't know when the knife would fall. The feeling of waiting to die was not very pleasant.
The Third Lady knew that Old Lady Wei was asking if the King of Chu had caused any trouble, so she frowned and shook her head: "Everything is fine..."
She was also a little frightened. The more silent the King of Chu was, the more afraid she became.
But no matter how scared she was, she still had to live her life. She cheered herself up and comforted Old Lady Wei: "We don't have to worry too much. After all, being cautious is always a good idea... Just like An An said, he may not be having an easy time right now, and he may not be able to spare the energy to deal with us."
Old Mrs. Wei’s eyes became increasingly gloomy.
They said that it was a blessing from heaven that the King of Chu did not deal with them.
But she could not forget how sinister and vicious the King of Chu was. It was most likely he who instigated the Ming family's affairs.
Later, Old Lady Wei gradually figured it out. The reason why the King of Chu dealt with the Ming family before and is now dealing with the Feng family is simply because he thinks that the Ming and Feng families supported Emperor Longqing to ascend the throne, causing him to miss the opportunity to become the emperor.
That's why he wanted to cut off Emperor Longqing's arm.
But he was capable. As brothers with Longqing for many years, he knew Emperor Longqing's temper very well and what he was afraid of. He gradually framed the Ming and Feng families with charges.
It's ridiculous that Emperor Longqing regarded the Ming family as a scourge, but he didn't know that others took advantage of his little trick.
Mrs. Wei thought of Emperor Longqing and felt worse. She coughed several times and felt her heart beating violently. Her chest hurt a little. She took the ginseng soup handed to her by the Third Lady and drank a sip. She waved her hand at her and said, "Don't worry. You are right. We have to wait slowly."
The Third Lady stood up and patted her on the back, nodding gently and thoughtfully: "Don't worry too much, mother. We will always find a way to deal with the enemy."
Now there was no other way. Old Madam Wei was a little tired. She rubbed her brows with her hands and suddenly seemed to remember something. She asked her, "Did Lao Wu write a letter?"
She has been very busy these days. She didn't read any of the letters that Master Wei Wu sent back before. But recently, when she heard that the letters were being delivered more frequently, she remembered to ask.
The Third Madam hummed, looked at Old Madam Wei's expression and said carefully: "I don't know if there is anything important. Do you want to take a look?"
Master Wei Wu has been the prefect of Yuzhang for six years including this year. His political performance and performance evaluation this year are also good. It is time for him to be transferred anyway. I guess he keeps writing letters because of this matter.
Old Madam Wei was silent for a moment, then she told Madam Hua to ask Jinxiu to invite Wei An over, and then she said to Madam San, "Bring the letter here and have a look."
When Wei An arrived, the Third Lady had already asked someone to bring all the letters sent by Wei Yangqing. There were seven letters in total. It seemed that she was really anxious.
Mrs. Wei glanced at her and said, "Your father has sent many letters back, and I thought I'd ask you to come and take a look."
Aunt Hua took the reading glasses and put them on Mrs. Wei, then put the letter in the old lady's hand.
Wei Yangqing was in Nanchang, but he was well-informed. The first letter he wrote was about Cao An, and he was very anxious. The second letter started with hearing that Cao An was in trouble, and asked Mrs. Wei to be more careful.
But every letter always mentioned Wei An, and the words were sincere and urgent, asking Mrs. Wei to let Wei An go to Nanchang no matter what.
Old Mrs. Wei frowned and looked at Wei An.
She couldn't understand why Wei Yangqing, who had ignored her for so many years, suddenly started to pay so much attention to Wei An.
Is it because Wei An has changed
But Wei Yangqing didn't know this.
She couldn't figure it out, and Wei An also couldn't figure it out.
In the previous life, Wei Yangqing and Princess Changning had never been so eager to take her to their side to raise her. In the end, she was divorced by Zhuang Feng, her reputation was ruined, and there was no one to take care of her. Only then did Wei Yangqing and Princess Changning take her to Nanchang.
And now it seems that Wei Yangqing is the most anxious one.
Why is Wei Yangqing so anxious
While Wei An was wondering, Old Lady Wei had already snorted softly.
Wei An looked towards her and heard Old Madam Wei laugh: "That's good. You don't have to go."
She was reading the last letter.
The third lady asked in surprise, "Why is that?"
Is there something wrong with Wei Yangqing? He urged her so much before, why did he just say no now
Old Madam Wei slowly put down the letter in her hand, took off her reading glasses, handed the letter to Wei An, and said to the Third Madam: "He is going back to Beijing."
The third wife was a little surprised, but after being surprised she felt it was natural.
Originally, Wei Yangqing had made such great contributions that he certainly could not have stayed in Nanchang any longer. Moreover, he had already completed his term and it was time for him to come back and report on his work.
She laughed, "What a great feeling..." Then she asked Old Lady Wei, "Did Fifth Brother say when he was leaving? I can prepare in advance and clean up the house."
Princess Changning is a picky person and not easy to get along with, so everything has to be arranged well to prevent her from coming back and causing trouble.
Mrs. Wei was not happy at all and said calmly, "You make the decision."
The Third Madam saw that she was not very fond of him, so she was not too upset about Wei Yangqing's rise. She agreed quietly, smiled and talked to Old Madam Wei for a while, making her happy, and then she started to talk to her about business: "I have something to tell you..."
She smiled and said, "I want to tell Xiaowu about someone..."
----It's a bit late again, sorry.