Qing He was strangled by him and couldn't breathe. She struggled and waved her hands in the air for a while. She thought she was going to die. When King Zheng suddenly let go of her hands, she fell to the ground and coughed rapidly.
She didn't care about the pain. Seeing that King Zheng seemed to be angry and wanted to turn around and leave, she jumped up and grabbed King Zheng's clothes. She fell heavily to her knees on the ground with a plop, and called out to him in shock and fear: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! I said..."
The storm was about to come. The strong wind outside made the trees sway wildly and some branches hit the windows heavily, making people feel scared.
The lights in Marquis Dingbei's mansion were brightly lit, and servants were coming in and out, all with happy faces.
Even the fearful and nervous Third Madam could not help but feel a little surprised. She went into the house and told Old Madam Wei and Wei An: "Another reward has been sent down from the palace..."
It was bestowed by Emperor Longqing and Empress Fang. Old Lady Wei took a look at the excellent jade ruyi placed on the tray with a hint of sarcasm and coldness in her eyes.
She didn't seem very enthusiastic, so the Third Lady said no more and had the things put into the warehouse. Then she sat down next to Old Madam Wei.
Wei An briefly recounted what had happened in the palace.
The third lady looked at Old Lady Wei in confusion, not knowing what Wei An meant by what he said.
Old Mrs. Wei heard it clearly and sighed after a while.
They thought the Fang family was their ally, but they didn't expect that the Fang family looked down on them and didn't care about their previous friendship at all. What's even more ridiculous is Concubine Feng - the two families have no grudges against each other, but she didn't go looking for trouble with the King of Chu, but instead picked on the weak Wei family. It was really ridiculous and pathetic.
"It seems that what you said is right." Old Madam Wei leaned on the pillow, feeling chilled: "These people are really crazy!"
Don't be anxious, it's not the time to rush yet. Wei An smiled and shook Old Lady Wei's arm. He sat up straight only after the third and second masters came in.
The second and third masters first paid their respects to Old Madam Wei.
Old Mrs. Wei asked them to sit down, then she turned her head to look at Wei An.
Wei An's face still showed no expression. She had just come out of the palace and had been blown by a lot of cold wind. Her nose felt uncomfortable and her throat was itchy. She coughed and then said to the Second and Third Masters, "If I'm not mistaken, someone will mention arranging a secret marriage for the Third Prince at the grand court meeting..."
This has been going on since ancient times and is not uncommon.
The third master and the second master looked at each other and nodded.
Generally speaking, even if the royal family wants to arrange a ghost marriage for the children of the royal family, there are many rules. First, they have to ask the Imperial Observatory to calculate the horoscope, and then they have to choose from the girls whose horoscopes are suitable... They also have to invite a famous Taoist priest to ask about the marriage, and it can only be successful if they are suitable.
They all knew the process, but they didn't know why Wei An brought it up.
Just when I was wondering what was going on, I heard Wei An say, "If the Imperial Astronomical Observatory figures out the candidate, it's me..."
The second master and the third master were almost frightened to jump up. They looked at Wei An in disbelief and were speechless for a moment.
The third wife's eyes widened and she said in a lost voice: "This... ...can't be true?"
Old Mrs. Wei lowered her head and said nothing.
It was the Third Master who reacted faster. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Is this how you got your reputation as a lucky star?"
No wonder Wei An always said that nothing bad would happen to her, and only good things would happen to her.
It turned out that there were really good things in the early stage. They wanted to praise Wei An to the highest level, as high as possible, high enough to serve as a companion to the Third Prince.
The third master reacted, shook his head and asked her: "Then.....what should we do then?"
Are we really going to let their conspiracy succeed
"It'll be fine." Old Madam Wei finally spoke, looking at the dark sky, and said to them, "Just pretend you know nothing. If someone instigates you to say something you shouldn't, you don't have to care."
Just pretend that you don’t know anything, and that would be great if you could really do it.
The third wife was absent-minded. When she returned to her room, she didn't even bother to serve the third master. She was in a daze for a long time before she came to her senses when the third master called her.
The third master felt that something was wrong with her, frowned and asked her, "What's wrong? You seem absent-minded."
The third wife came to her senses and helped him change his clothes. Then she sighed worriedly, "I'm worried about Xiaoqi. I always feel that she is being mysterious..."
It can't be said to be a mystery, but facing a child whose depth is always hard to figure out, the third wife is really anxious.
The third master was about to speak when a message came from outside saying that Wei Yuyou had arrived.
He thought of the Zheng family's matter before, and couldn't help asking the third wife again: "The Zheng family's matter didn't work out, do you have any other plans?"
The Third Madam knew what he meant, and she told him what Old Madam Wei meant. This time she felt more at ease: "The old lady said she had a plan in mind... Since she said that, I am relieved."
A lean camel is bigger than a horse. After all, Old Madam Wei is a noble lady of extraordinary rank. Even if her popularity is useless, she has eaten more salt than others. She knows which young masters in the capital have good character and which mothers-in-law are difficult to serve. With her help, it is indeed much better for them to run around like headless flies.
The third master nodded and walked into the inner room. He still had a lot of things to deal with.
As soon as Wei Yuyou came in, he threw himself into the Third Madam's arms, and cried aggrievedly, "Why did Xiao Qi get so many rewards again?"
She could not see Wei Qi's difficulties, but only saw Wei Qi's current glory, and her heart became more and more unbalanced.
The Third Madam held her with one hand, and patted her back patiently and carefully with the other hand. She sighed and couldn't help frowning: "I told you not to compare yourself with others, why can't you change this habit?"
But how can a girl not compare herself with others
Wei Yuyou didn't take it seriously. He twisted the handkerchief in his hands and was about to cry.
The Third Lady began to think that children like Wei Qi were good. At least they understood everything and would not dwell on the emotions of these little girls and make things difficult for the adults.
She is so worried now that she can't stop worrying, but Wei Yuyou is only concerned with comparing jewelry, food, clothes, and who is favored.
She rubbed her forehead and snorted, "You only know that she has received countless rewards now, and she looks so proud... But if it were you, you might not be able to do it." She suppressed her impatience and reasoned with her daughter, "Everyone has their own fate. You are so narrow-minded, you are not blessed..."
You still have to learn to restrain yourself.
Wei Yuyou couldn't listen. She felt that even her mother seemed to be blinded by her love and was biased towards Wei An. She bit her lip and said nothing.
-----Good night, love you all, muah.