Princess Changning disappeared silently in the capital's circle, and even the Shangsi Festival in March could not be arranged for her daughter. The noble ladies who wanted to send invitations to the Dingbei Marquis' Mansion were having a headache.
The most popular topic in the upper circles of the capital at the beginning of the new year is the fact that the fifth master of the Wei family has been promoted. Wei Yangqing has been wandering around for many years. Coupled with the affairs of the Ming family and the gradual decline of the Wei family, everyone thought that the fifth master Wei's official career would end here. But who knew that he was promoted to the fourth rank of the Minister of War in a short time. Not only that, he also served as the Shaoqing of the Ministry of Shangbao... ...
It goes without saying how lucrative this position is. It doesn't matter what good fortune Wei Yangqing had to catch the eye of Emperor Longqing. What matters is that the Wei family seems to have gradually become successful since the end of last year.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Empress Fang personally invited Mrs. Wei to dinner...
Originally, every family wanted to send an invitation to the Wei family during the Shangsi Festival or the Qingming Festival, in order to get closer to the Wei family whom they had not visited for a long time. But who knew that Wei Yangqing's original wife, the Princess Changning, who was once so domineering that she even dared to snatch the fiancé of the girl from the Ming family, now fell ill silently when her husband was finally promoted.
And the disease is so serious, this is really...
Mrs. Chen took a sip of tea and watched the servant tune the guqin for her daughter Chen Mianmian. After a while, she smiled softly and with satisfaction.
After a year, my daughter became much more sensible.
Chen Mianmian had finished writing the letter and ran over to see the servants taking care of the guqin, a satisfied smile on her face. After seeing it, she came back happily to thank her mother for taking out such a rare guqin.
Mrs. Chen smiled and scratched her precious daughter's nose: "What is there for mother and daughter to thank? Even if I don't give it to you now, I will still give it to you in the future."
He let his daughter go and play by herself, and told his subordinates to take the letter written by Chen Mianmian, put it in the post, and have the servants deliver it to the Dingbei Marquis Mansion.
Just as he was about to send it off, Master Chen had already returned. The weather was gradually getting less cold, and the clothes Master Chen was wearing were no longer so bulky. It was obvious that he was in a much better mood. When he entered the house and saw that his wife was busy, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you sending a letter to the Wei family?"
"That's right." Mrs. Chen smiled and stood up to take off her husband's coat. "I should have posted the invitation earlier, but I think the Wei family has received so many invitations recently that it's not an exaggeration to say that they are piled up like a mountain. So I just waited."
Master Chen frowned and then asked in understanding, "Is it because they are afraid that the Wei family cannot handle the pile of posts, so they want to wait and see how to write and post them?"
Mrs. Chen was not annoyed when her secret was revealed. She smiled and said, "I can't hide anything from you, Princess Changning... I was always afraid that things were not that simple, so I wanted to see what the Zhennan Palace would do. Now, more than two months have passed, and the Zhennan Palace still has no response. It seems that Princess Changning will not be able to come back."
What's the matter with being sick or not? No one in the capital is a fool. When the incident happened in the Prince Linjiang's Mansion, anyone with eyes could see the trick.
Princess Changning's gloomy face at that time could be said to be about to bring a storm.
Just one day later, news came that Princess Changning had fallen and needed to rest. How could it be such a coincidence
Master Chen hummed, as if thinking about something, and then said: "Let's not talk about this. You should go to the Wei family more often. Do you know that something big happened outside..."
Censor Chen said it was a big deal, so it must be a big deal. Mrs. Chen asked immediately, "Big deal... Are you talking about the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi?"
The Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi was reported to have accepted bribes and secretly colluded with private salt dealers. He has been escorted back to Beijing for trial by the imperial envoy from the Ministry of Justice. According to the time, his trial should be imminent.
Just as Lord Chen opened his mouth to say yes, a servant came in with a message saying that Shen Liang, a fourth-rank guerrilla general of the Beijing camp, had sent an invitation and was hosting a banquet at the Lion Tower, inviting him to come.
Madam Chen couldn't help but frown: "I told you that this Lady of Pingxi Marquis..."
When she was at Puci Temple, the wife of Marquis Pingxi did some things that were not worthy of being mentioned in public. Later, Madam Wei Er told this story as a joke, and Madam Chen remembered it clearly.
Why is Lord Chen suddenly in contact with these people now
Mr. Chen knew what his wife was worried about, and patted her hands to comfort her: "Don't worry, I know what I am doing, just take care of the family affairs."
There was already a servant from the Pingxi Marquis's mansion waiting outside the door. When he saw him come out, he came up to greet him swiftly and earnestly offered to lead his horse. However, Lord Chen refused, as he was a civil servant and was used to riding in a sedan chair.
The servant from the Pingxi Marquis's mansion followed him all the way to the Lion Tower, respectfully asked him to get out of the sedan chair, and led him to the private room on the second floor.
When Lord Chen arrived, the place was already bustling with activity. Pingxi Hou Shen Liang came out personally to greet him, invited him to take a seat with a big smile on his face, and then went in to introduce the guests.
Lord Chen looked around and easily spotted the newly-crowned Marquis of Rongchang from the Feng family, and couldn't help but glance at the Marquis of Pingxi.
This Rongchang Marquis is only twelve years old. What does a twelve-year-old child know? Bringing him to such an occasion at such a young age... ...
However, Shen Liang seemed unaware of Lord Chen's gaze. He quickly asked him to sit down, then sat down next to him, and smilingly asked Marquis Rongchang to raise his glass with him.
Lord Chen had been drinking, and when he heard Shen Liang yelling that he wanted to go to the courtyard to call the girl, he flatly refused: "It's a good opportunity to come out today. What does the Marquis want? Just tell me directly."
Shen Liang sighed and sat beside him, "Since you said so, Master Chen, I can't hide it from you..."
He dismissed all the idlers, even his nephew, the Marquis of Rongchang, to rest inside. Then he said mysteriously to Lord Chen: "Lord Chen, I have finally invited such a busy man like you after going through so much hardship. I will tell you the truth and not waste your time. This time, Lord Qiu's matter..."
Lord Chen raised his hand to stop him nonchalantly: "This case was handed down by the emperor himself, please don't do anything stupid."
Shen Liang interrupted him anxiously: "I know, I know, isn't this... I hope you can give me some convenience?" He smiled meaningfully: "You don't know, the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple have been shut up, and you are the only one left. I heard that Lord Meng from the Ministry of Justice has looked for you several times, but you didn't give in. I have no choice but to ask for your help..."
Although they had no friendship before, Shen Liang seemed to be confident that Censor Chen would agree to his request. Where did his confidence come from