Old Mrs. Wei almost suspected that she had heard it wrongly.
It was clear that King Zheng meant that Wei An was Ming Yuyou's child.
But how can Mingyuyou have children
She had checked many times before, and it was true that Ming Yuyou died with her child. The nun at Wan'an Temple said that she had suffered from postpartum hemorrhage, and there were two deaths...
At that time, Wei Yangqing was still the prefect of Jianzhou. Wei Yangqing also wrote a letter saying that he had asked on her behalf and it was true that Ming Yuyou was dead.
She felt as if her heart was suddenly tightened by someone, and her face suddenly turned red. She struggled to look at Wei An and immediately shouted, "Go! Invite the Fifth Master!"
Wei An hasn't reacted yet. She knew in her past and present lives that she looked like the cousin from the Ming family, but now that King Zheng mentioned it, it seemed like something different.
He seemed to be hinting something to Mrs. Wei.
King Zheng had already turned to look at her and asked her gently, "Child, when was your birthday?"
Wei An shook his head blankly.
In her previous life, Princess Changning didn't like her and never celebrated her birthday. It was always Nanny Wang who picked the day for her to celebrate, but it was so many years ago that she really couldn't remember it clearly.
King Zheng felt a little sad, staring at her without relaxing for a moment, and after a moment he whispered: "You were born on the eleventh day of the twelfth lunar month..."
Wei An has keenly sensed that something is wrong. Why does King Zheng know her birthday so clearly
A girl’s birthday will not be recorded in any family tree. Only close family members will know about it. But what kind of family member is King Zheng
Her heart began beating wildly when she recalled that when Prince Zheng came in, he pointed at her and told Old Lady Wei that she looked like Ming Yuyou, and that Ming Yuyou was Prince Zheng's princess consort.
Old Mrs. Wei was even more shocked. She looked at Wei An for a long time. Only when she heard the voices outside calling out that the Fifth Master was coming did she come to her senses. She held the handles of the chair tightly with both hands and closed her eyes.
It was true that she was looking forward to it.
If this is true, then Ming Yuyou might not have died so alone and helpless.
If it is true, then there will be people burning incense at Ming Yuyou's grave in the future.
Her heartbeat quickened, and she took short breaths before she asked the Fifth Master who had just come in, "Old Master, when I wrote to you... what did you say? Tell me again!"
Master Wei Wu's heart skipped a beat when he realized that Prince Zheng was present. When the old lady actually asked him to come, he guessed why Prince Zheng came.
But can he say it
He had promised Ming Yuyou that he would never tell this secret to anyone and would never let Wei An be in danger.
Why did King Zheng come here for the imperial seal
He is definitely capable of doing such a thing. Didn't he drive Ming Yuyou and his mother out just to distance himself from the matter
If he really wanted to expose Wei An's background just to get the imperial seal, what would Wei An do
Thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind at once, but in the end he hurriedly shook his head at the already impatient Mrs. Wei.
"Just as my son said, he has tried his best..."
He can't say.
Ming Yu begged him until his death, asking him to raise Wei An safely...
The little bit of hope in Mrs. Wei's heart was blown away bit by bit, her bright eyes suddenly dimmed, and she immediately turned to look at Prince Zheng.
The voice was still very cold: "Did your Highness hear it? Yu You was living in Wan'an Temple at the time, and the child was born in Wan'an Temple. I don't know about others, and you were not there at the time..."
She glanced at King Zheng with a half-smile, then waved at Wei An and took him in her arms: "Whether the prince is making fun of me or has ulterior motives, please don't mention this again in the future."
After she finished speaking, she couldn't control her anger: "If the prince continues to play tricks on me, I will go to the emperor and have a talk..."
At this point, Mrs. Wei calmed down a little and thought about it, and figured out many interests involved.
If they accept King Zheng's statement at that time, then the imperial censors in the court who have heard the rumors may start clamoring in the streets for the Wei family to hand over the imperial seal.
And what about King Zheng at that time
Of course, King Zheng could deny any involvement.
Wasn't it because of Ming Yuyou's death that he successfully dispelled Emperor Longqing's suspicion, and is he even the closest to Emperor Longqing among all the princes now
How can we trust what such a person says
But King Zheng did not give up. He laughed coldly and turned his gaze from Wei An to Wei Yangqing: "Is it really as you said?"
He sneered and shook his head slowly: "Not necessarily?"
He turned his head to Old Lady Wei again and said, "I encountered an assassination attempt as soon as I arrived in Tongzhou. The assassin was indeed someone close to me and a spy from the Linjiang Palace."
"But I felt something was wrong at the time. How could a spy from the Linjiang Palace be so stupid as to carry the Linjiang Palace's token with him and let people find him? Later, I came to my senses a little bit. Third Master Lin brought someone to me and asked me to help him with something."
He took a breath, looked at Old Lady Wei who seemed to understand something, and raised his voice: "He asked me to do him a favor and cover up for the spy. I know this matter is not simple. Maybe it's a fight among several princes. Someone wants to take advantage of the situation. I was going to ignore it, but he sent me a person as a deal."
Wei An had already guessed it.
King Zheng said word by word: "It was Qinghe, a third-class maid who used to serve Yuyou. She came to me with the jade pendant I gave to Yuyou..."
Old Mrs. Wei had unconsciously straightened her neck and was listening attentively to what Prince Zheng was saying.
Wei Yangqing sneered with an unpleasant expression.
"Qing He?" He looked at King Zheng meaningfully, his face full of anger: "Are you talking about the servant who betrayed her master? You don't know, after Yu You went to Wan'an Temple, almost all the servants around her dispersed, so she was so miserable that she couldn't even find a doctor when she gave birth!"
He was really heartbroken: "What did this slave say to you that made you so excited?"
"Whether it's fake or not, I still have my brains and I can tell the difference." Compared to Wei Yangqing's excitement, King Zheng was much calmer. He waited for Wei Yangqing to stop talking before saying, "I know that many people around Yu You have left. I sent people to check and found out everything clearly."
No matter how powerful Wei Yangqing was, he was just a prefect. He thought he had cleaned up the mess from beginning to end, but as long as he met an insider who could serve as an opening, like Qinghe, he would be able to follow the clues and find out everything.
According to Qinghe's instructions, he went to look for the nuns who were in the nunnery.
Most of them are no longer there. Some of the older ones have passed away. Wan'an Temple is not a big temple, so there are not many people.
But there are always one or two living insiders.