During the New Year, every household has dragon and lion dances performed by dancers with dragon lanterns, and the Marquis' Mansion is no exception. But this year, in addition to the officials of the Shuntian Prefecture, there was also a special person who came with the dragon dance team.
Zhuang Feng actually returned to Beijing.
The third master was listening to the butler talking about how to give rewards. He always trusted the work of Steward Lin, so he just smiled and let it go. He then asked him, "I heard that your eldest grandson is already eleven years old and is studying now?"
Slaves were not allowed to take the imperial examinations, but Manager Lin’s grandson had been released and was therefore not among the slaves.
Wei An's ability is indeed extraordinary as he can make Manager Lin so devoted to him.
But if his ability is so extraordinary, how come he can't see that Princess Changning's recent sudden show of goodwill is really not simple
The third master couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this.
Since the mother and daughter can reconcile, even if he is close to Wei An, there is still a layer of distance between them. No matter what he wants to say, he can't... ... Just as he thought of this, Manager Lin smiled and said that it was all thanks to Old Lady Wei and Wei An.
The third master nodded and gave Manager Lin a few pointers.
As for whether Wei An could think more about it, that all depends on God's will.
Manager Lin had a solemn expression on his face. He couldn't speculate on his master's intentions without authorization. So even though he thought Wei An would not be so abnormal as to not notice anything, his recent performance was too worrying.
The dragon dance team outside had almost finished their dance, and the servants came in to report. The Third Master nodded slightly and was about to lead people out to give rewards in person when he heard the report that Zhuang Feng from the Zhennan Palace had arrived.
A few years ago, the Prince of Zhennan submitted a memorial to the emperor, saying that his eldest son was disabled and therefore unable to take on the responsibilities of the crown prince, so he requested permission from the emperor to appoint another crown prince.
The official document from the cabinet has also come out, and His Majesty has approved it.
Now the Crown Prince of Zhennan Palace has been replaced by the second son of Zhennan Prince, Zhuang Rong.
At this time, Zhuang Feng is back
Didn’t he break two fingers in Jizhou
The third master frowned, went out to send away the dragon and lion dancers, and asked someone to bring Zhuang Feng over.
Zhuang Feng looked haggard, and had long lost his former arrogance. He was very respectful to the Third Master and spoke very appropriately.
The Third Master didn't know what to say, he just sighed and said, "You are too polite, kid. Why do you have to come here in person? Since you have just recovered from a serious injury and have traveled thousands of miles to come back, you should rest at home..."
Zhuang Feng shook his head dejectedly, smiled bitterly and said, "I was young and frivolous before, and I made many mistakes. Now that I have grown up, I will never dare to be lawless like before."
Seeing that the Third Master's expression seemed to have eased a lot, he said earnestly, "I was really a jerk to An An before, so as soon as I came back I told my grandmother and father that I wanted to apologize to the old lady and An An."
Since he had said so, the Third Master had no reason not to respond. He sent someone to the backyard to inform them and asked Zhuang Feng to sit down. "Even though you said that, they are close relatives. You should have sent someone in to inform them. Why are you still following behind the dragon dance team?"
After chatting for a while, the third lady in the backyard had already received the news.
She felt a little strange. Zhuang Feng had never been so polite before. He was impatient eight out of ten times and always wanted to leave early. Originally, Old Madam Wei didn't like the people from the Zhennan Palace. After Zhuang Feng made a fuss twice, Old Madam Wei became even more straightforward and told the Third Madam not to even entertain him.
It is said that he had never intended to treat the Prince of Zhennan as a formal in-law.
Over time, the Third Lady was unconsciously affected, and when she heard that Zhuang Feng was coming, her first reaction was to just send him away. But this idea changed in an instant, and she asked Madam Kong to go to the main courtyard of the Fifth House to inform Princess Changning.
Since he is Princess Changning's legitimate nephew, of course he has to listen to Princess Changning.
Princess Changning was talking to Wei An. She seemed like a different person. She taught Wei An the etiquette of going to the palace that day very seriously. Then she said to her casually, "Your cousin has returned."
She carefully examined Wei An's face and laughed, "He has suffered a lot."
Wei An's hand holding the tea paused.
She had been waiting for Princess Changning to take action, but she didn't expect that Princess Changning had this idea.
In the past, because Zhuang Feng was the crown prince, she couldn't wait to break up her engagement with Zhuang Feng. Now, because Zhuang Feng is no longer the crown prince and is disabled, she wants to force her to Zhuang Feng.
In short, the principle remains unchanged - Wei'an will only be satisfied if he has a hard time.
She pursed her lips, raised her eyes and looked at Princess Changning seriously: "Madam, my cousin doesn't like me, and I don't like my cousin either. There is an old grudge between us, and we are both disgusted with each other no matter what. I will not go to see my cousin, and I beg Madam to grant my wish."
Princess Changning leaned over to look at her, seeming to disagree: "What are you talking about? You are a close relative, it is too hurtful to say that. Your cousin was absurd before, but now he has experienced a lot and grown up a lot. Although you are not my biological child, I will never wish you bad things - otherwise your father would be the first one to make trouble for me, right?"
It turns out that Princess Changning can also speak like this when she is not furious.
The double entendre in this sentence confused King Zheng Wei Yangqing.
Blackmail her
Wei An raised the corner of his mouth. Nanny Kong came outside to talk about Zhuang Feng's matter.
Princess Changning burst into laughter and looked at Wei An, who looked puzzled. "Look, look, isn't this Cao Cao? He is here! I just received news yesterday that he was coming back. I didn't expect him to come so early today. It shows that he has made progress."
She reached out to grab Wei An's hand again: "You are a good kid, but you are a little too cold. I didn't do well in the past, but now I really want to treat you well..."
She sighed, appearing sincere and helpless: "From now on, my mother's family is also your family. You were raised by my mother since you were a child, so you might as well get closer to her in the future."
Princess Changning even moved out the old princess.
Wei An looked at her for a long time before forcing a smile.
Now that things have come to this, what else is there for her to say
She had a cold expression, and Wei Yulong, who came in later, also had a cold face, and seemed very angry.
Bai Zhi, who led her in, looked at Princess Changning tremblingly, her heart full of fear.
For Princess Changning, she would naturally not give the good things to Wei An.
But Wei Yulong didn't know why she couldn't understand this. Perhaps she was really spoiled in the past and couldn't stand even the slightest bit of grievance.
She can't stand seeing people who were once not as good as her being better than her.
Princess Changning didn't have the chance to care about Wei Yulong's little emotions, and just asked Wei An to leave quickly.