"No need." The last bit of reluctance that Wei An had towards Princess Changning was completely gone. She turned her head to Nanny Wang and told her everything that Nanny Ge had said about her daughter.
She has always disdained to lie about these things. Having stumbled along the way in her previous life, she knows that some barriers can never be eliminated. If you want to employ someone, you must not hide anything when you shouldn't.
Nanny Wang widened her eyes and looked around in bewilderment, "How can this be possible... My daughter followed her husband's family to work on the farm long before I served you. There has been no news for so many years, how come the princess remembers her..."
"I'm afraid it's not just you. Even Lan He, Yu Qing and the others must have their families controlled by her, so she can be so unscrupulous and arrogant." Wei An lowered his head and fiddled with the glowing charcoal in the stove for a while before saying coldly, "She has calculated it right. I dare not disobey her."
It's not about any kind of friendship. For someone like Princess Changning, she would definitely not have any kind of friendship. In her opinion, it would be more reassuring if she had a solid handle in her hand.
That's why she took care of everyone around her.
"Then what should we do?" Nanny Wang understood the meaning of her words. For a moment, she even forgot to worry about her daughter and became anxious and angry: "Don't worry about us..."
Even if we ignore the servants like Nanny Wang, we cannot ignore the old lady and the old princess.
It was clear that Princess Changning was ready to fight to the death.
Wei An calmly raised his hand to interrupt Nanny Wang's worries, and calmly turned to look at Yuqing: "How was it going when I asked you to go and find out what Miss Eight was saying?"
Yuqing serves the old lady just like Lanhe, but she is much smarter than Lanhe. She used to be a kitchen helper and has accumulated a lot of connections, so she can get in anywhere. It was for this reason that Wei An sent her to inquire about Wei Yulong's affairs this time.
Yuqing had already stood up and followed her instructions to get her clothes. She then quickly said, "Eighth Miss has been feeling unwell for the past few days and has been too lazy to go out. I heard that she hasn't paid her respects to the main courtyard for three or four days in a row. If I calculate, it's exactly as you said, the day before yesterday, when the eldest son of the Prince of Zhennan came for the first time."
Wei An had already noticed that something was wrong with Wei Yulong.
As a human being, one has seven emotions and six desires. Since jealousy and envy are inevitable, in the previous life, Wei An was only willing to remember the good things about people and not the bad things about them. That’s why she infinitely beautified both Princess Changning and Wei Yulong, making them the loving mother and sister in her mind. But when she cleared the fog and saw through people’s hearts, it was easy for her to remember Wei Yulong’s vigilance towards her.
When she first arrived in Nanchang, perhaps she was not aware of Princess Changning's true intentions. Wei Yulong fell ill one after another, and every time she was sick, the whole family was in a state of turmoil, leaving Princess Changning to stay in her room without leaving the house.
Wei Yulong’s illness did not stop until she realized that her arrival had no impact on her status.
If I was jealous then, I will be even more jealous now.
No one would like to see someone who has always been inferior to him/her suddenly become the center of everyone's attention and receive all the love and favor. Princess Changning's mind has been completely focused on how to stabilize her recently, and she can't spare much time to take care of her own daughter.
Wei An decided to take advantage of this loophole.
She smiled, looked at the overlapping veil that the maid had brought earlier, and instructed Wen Xiu, who had remained silent, with deep meaning: "Send this to Miss Eight, and say that this is from the Prince of Zhennan."
She emphasized the word "Prince". Seeing that Wenxiu seemed to be thinking about something, she stood up and led Nanny Wang and the others out.
Since Zhuang Feng wanted to marry Princess Changning's daughter so much, she helped him.
After a heavy snowfall, everything was covered in silver. Wei An raised his hand to block the sun, turned into the corridor, and saw Zhuang Feng standing under the eaves.
She walked forward a few steps and called out softly, "Cousin."
Zhuang Feng was a little dazed. He remembered that Wei An often called him in such a soft voice, and her expression was always full of joy, as if he was the sky in her heart.
But he hadn't heard it for a long time. He looked at Wei An with a stiff expression, not quite sure how to react.
He hated Wei An in his heart. Not only did he hate him, but he also resented him. But once Wei An lowered his head and acted so cautiously, he felt that his hatred was not so strong.
Wei An sighed, looked at the open door of the flower hall with sixteen folding screens with golden ladies, and asked him, "Why are you standing outside? Aren't you going in?"
Zhuang Feng frowned, and sneered after a while: "Your old lady is here, and I am just being disliked if I stand there." He looked at Wei An again: "You are really good at it, Wei An, you can even subdue old lady Wei by bewitching people."
Wei An glanced at the flower hall and winked at Qingyu. Qingyu raised his eyebrows and nodded, then tiptoed into the room.
Wei An smiled at Zhuang Feng and said, "Cousin, can I have a word with you for a moment?"
This was a rare time in such a long time that Wei An showed kindness, and Zhuang Feng was a little hesitant.
After all, he was a man who was easily influenced. Although he was very cautious in his heart, after being urged by Wei An, he became somewhat moved. After a long while, he raised his head and nodded.
Wei An smiled and walked side by side with him for a while. When they stopped at the hallway, he asked him, "Cousin, did the wife ask you to come and propose marriage?"
She was smiling, and her eyes seemed to reflect the stars. Although Zhuang Feng felt a lot of bad feelings in his heart, he still stopped and listened to her.
Wei An smiled and said, "We all know that your wife likes you. You must think that your wife is doing this for your own good."
Of course, as Aunt Changning said, if he wanted revenge, he would have to marry Wei An and let her suffer. Moreover, by marrying Wei An, he could also win the favor of the old princess.
Wei An knew exactly what Zhuang Feng was thinking without having to guess. He shook his head with regret: "But if Madam really liked you, why did she want you to marry me? I have never been favored by Madam. Madam could also instigate you to be with Li Shengnan in order to ruin our marriage..."
She left her words unfinished, intentionally letting Zhuang Feng think for himself.
As expected, Zhuang Feng soon recalled the past and his expression gradually turned cold.
"So, why does Madam want you to marry me?" Wei An sighed, "I'm afraid it's not for you, right? I'm not liked by Madam, this is a well-known fact. If I'm not liked by Madam, what is there in me that is worthy of you marrying me, cousin? If it's because of your punishment, then aren't you choosing the wrong person?"
Wei An was very patient. He led Zhuang Feng to sit down on the corridor, and finally smiled with two dimples showing: "Since this deal is so unprofitable, why not do a more profitable one?"