It was no big deal to invite Madam Wei to have a meal. In the past, if Madam Wei was in good health and did not send a note saying that she would not attack, Emperor Longqing would always ask Empress Fang to stay for her.
The key point is that this time, Emperor Longqing is ready to reuse Wei Yangqing.
Wei Yangqing has been in Nanchang for six years and his political achievements have been good. The population of Nanchang Prefecture has increased year by year. Even last year's Poyang Lake flood was handled very well by Wei Yangqing without major casualties.
Wei Yangqing also used his own money to repair the embankment and comfort the surrounding counties and towns that were severely affected by the disaster. He really did a great job.
Even the governor of Jiangxi wrote a memorial to praise it.
Emperor Longqing also took into consideration that Wei Yangqing was the son-in-law of the old Prince of Zhennan and the legitimate son of the old Marquis of Dingbei, and that what the Wei family had done recently was very much to his liking, so he decided to make use of Wei Yangqing.
Censor Chen was an official in the imperial court, and no one could get news faster than him. As soon as he received the news, he went to his father-in-law's house to report the pros and cons.
In fact, Master Fang was also very angry.
The Fang family's glory was restored thanks to Empress Fang. Otherwise, the Fang family would not be even worth a look among all the nobles, that is, the fallen people. It was because Empress Fang was valued by Emperor Longqing that the Fang family prospered again.
But if you want long-term prosperity, relying on women's connections is the least reliable.
Just like before, when Empress Fang had no children, even if she was the legitimate empress, even if Emperor Longqing died in the future and the Third Prince ascended the throne, he would have to call her the Queen Mother and the Empress Dowager, but so what
But it just sounds better for face, and there is no benefit at all.
At that time, will the third prince abandon his own mother's family to support the Fang family
Therefore, Master Fang always has a layer of worry. Even though Queen Fang is pregnant now, he is still worried. The previous incident of the Fang family being framed is still on his mind.
Yang Qinghe was handed over, but he still felt unsure.
Although his wife went to the palace, Empress Fang said there was no need to worry because Concubine Feng would help her. But based on the current situation, even with Concubine Feng's help, at most she would be less constrained and schemed against in the palace. What use would that be outside the palace
Not to mention that their family has an ancestor named Fang Zhengrong who is a troublemaker. Even if it is not Fang Zhengrong, there are so many descendants of the Fang family, and there are too many people who can take action.
And he is still an official in the court...
Censor Chen discussed it with him, and they both thought the same thing. Not to mention whether they would distance themselves from the Wei family or not, but this time, the Fang family really didn't handle the matter in a very decent way.
Yang Qinghe is in the hands of the Wei family.
This was nothing before.
But after completely offending the Wei family and taking sides, something happened.
If the Wei family intends to do something with Yang Qinghe, and they don't inform the Fang family, then the Fang family won't even have tears to cry.
It has always been said that it hurts more when someone you know stabs you. After the last few incidents, the Wei family has a pretty good understanding of the Fang family. If something really happens, the Fang family will have a hard time coping.
Fang gritted her teeth and personally went to pull Wei An, holding her in her arms, but her face was towards Mrs. Wei: "Actually, I don't have the face to come here..."
She touched Wei An's head and said, "This time and twice, it was all caused by our family. The reward to An An was also because my Mian Mian almost suffered a great injustice, and this time it was even more..."
So many people were picking on a girl, and Fang felt so ashamed just thinking about it.
She was also afraid that talking too much nonsense would upset Old Lady Wei, and even more afraid that Old Lady Wei would become impatient, so she quickly got back to the point: "I'm here to apologize..."
Since we are apologizing, we must look like we are apologizing. Fang told Empress Fang what she was thinking this time, and then said, "I won't hide it from you. We are not trying to shirk our responsibility. Our master said he would never agree to it, but the Empress did not discuss it with us... It's all our fault. We have caused you so much trouble..."
Old Madam Wei lowered her head and fiddled with the triangular auspicious beast stove with a silver stick. She laughed after hearing what Fang said, "If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. There is nothing to say about this. I know what the Empress means. She is pregnant, and the palace is full of turmoil. If she can have the help of Concubine Feng, who has been in the palace for a long time, it will always be much safer."
Since everything was said by Old Lady Wei, Fang had no choice but to nod quickly.
"So you came here this time..." Mrs. Wei finally looked at her and said, "What else do you want to say when you come back?"
Fang didn't dare to keep it a secret. She knew how Madam Wei behaved when she was young. After careful consideration, she said, "We know that you probably won't let this go easily this time, so we thought..."
Her eyes lit up as she stared straight at Old Lady Wei: "We just wanted to help you."
Old Madam Wei was still calm, but her expression was much more relaxed. She propped her head up with one hand and asked her, "Help me? I wonder if this is what Censor Chen wants, or what the Empress and the Fang family want?"
Fang stood up quickly: "It's a common idea."
She said softly: "Old lady, we know very well who is behind us, but because of Concubine Feng's matter, the queen did something wrong..."
She said sincerely, "I know I can't expect your forgiveness, but right now we all have a common enemy... And let me tell you the truth, do you know who the current Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi is?"
The Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi, and the Governor-General of Yunnan and Guizhou at that time, was the one who first caused the Ming family to rebel.
However, the Wei family did not have enough connections and had to avoid Emperor Longqing, so they had not been able to get close to him over the years.
Old Madam Wei finally seemed to find it interesting this time. She straightened up and looked at Fang, smiling, which was rare. "What do you mean?"
Fang breathed a sigh of relief.
Censor Chen was right. If we were to say what Old Madam Wei cares about most right now, it would be the Ming family’s case.
Talking about affection, that's a joke. What affection can there be between the Wei and Fang families
Now the Fang family has stabbed the Wei family in the back.
Now, it’s most important to talk about the pros and cons.
If you want to cooperate with others, you have to give up some capital that others care about, right
She looked at Old Lady Wei eagerly and said, "Our master said that his superiors knew something about the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi..."
That's enough.
There is no relationship between us, so let's just talk about bargaining chips. Speaking of bargaining chips, is there any bargaining chip bigger than providing information about the Ming family
Censor Chen is a very smart man.
At least she was much smarter than Queen Fang. Old Madam Wei decided to give the Fang family this face. She smiled and hurriedly smiled at Wei An: "Hurry up and help your aunt sit down. She will feel dizzy if she stands for too long..."
Wei An couldn't help laughing. He thought that Old Lady Wei was actually very smart, and he went to help Fang with a smile.