Wei An began to wonder why Third Master Lin was willing to be ordered around by King Linjiang, but some things could not be investigated in depth, so she did not show her curiosity. She waited thoughtfully for a long time after Third Master Lin left before letting Lan He go back to the house to get something.
Lan He was a little curious: "Miss, are you going out? But didn't you say that you wanted to meet Miss Eight in the afternoon..."
Wei Yulong was already very dissatisfied with her. If she was made to make another wasted trip, she would probably be even more alienated from Wei An.
But Wei An had never intended to get along well with Wei Yulong.
Wei Yulong will eventually grow up, and when she grows up, she will understand that sometimes grudges accumulate to a certain point and they are doomed to be unable to live in harmony. Sooner or later, she will figure out the mystery of why Princess Changning was kicked out of the house.
She paused and whispered to her, "Ask Madam Wang to go and tell Miss Eighth that I will apologize to her when I come back."
Lan He knew what she meant. She said no more and turned to pack Wei An's things for leaving.
Yuqing stood with Wei An and watched the drizzle outside. Through the thin rain curtain, they could vaguely see the eaves of the nearby mansion. She took a look and turned her head to look at Wei An: "Miss, there are so many Jinyiwei at the door of our house... ... How can we get out?"
"Hasn't our crime been decided yet? The Ministry of Justice has only ordered the Jinyiwei to guard the place, but has not prohibited people from entering or leaving. You can still go out the same way you usually go out. Prepare a more luxurious car, we are going to Jinxiufang to order the fabrics."
Yuqing said "oh" and quickly told the maid to go out and prepare.
Presumably, it was because Nanny Wang did not receive a favorable response from Wei Yulong, so the two maids did not look happy when they came back, and were silent at the same time.
Perhaps he said something unpleasant, or about her, but Wei An didn't have time to care about it. After the carriage drove for a distance, he lifted the curtain and looked outside. Then, with an expressionless face, he asked Manager Lin and the others who were following him outside to turn around and go to the Inlaid Treasure Pavilion on Zhuque Street first.
I went to the Inlay Treasure Pavilion and ordered a set of extremely valuable butterfly-chasing hairpins made by Mr. Zhuo himself, then went to the Dim Sum Shop to order a few baskets of dim sum, and then went to the Jinxiu Square.
Jinxiufang is a time-honored embroidery workshop. The embroiderers in the workshop were all hired from Jinling, Yangzhou and other places with large salaries. They are extremely skilled in both northern and southern styles.
A few years ago, an embroiderer at Jinxiufang embroidered a piece of Jinling brocade worth thousands of gold coins. Legend has it that the brocade dress was favored by a noble from the Neizhuang Bureau and was bought, and then presented to the six-year-old Princess Jinghe, which made Princess Jinghe shine that year, and also made Jinxiufang more prosperous.
Because of its reputation, Jinxiufang became the favorite place for nobles to visit. No matter how talented the embroiderers employed in the mansion were, they were not in the outside world after all. They did not know what was popular outside and were prone to being complacent. How could they be as beautiful as the embroiderers in Jinxiufang who worked meticulously stitch by stitch
Because of this reason, Jinxiufang has always been difficult to enter and exit.
After being handed the name card of Marquis Dingbei's Mansion, Wei An easily entered the Embroidery Spinning House and even went up to the private room on the second floor facing the street to drink tea.
Lan He opened the window, hugged her arms and said she was cold, then quickly closed the window, and then turned back to look at Wei An: "Miss, is there really someone following us?"
Yuqing was obviously very experienced. She swiftly helped Wei An up and smiled, "Whether there is one or not, it's always better to be on the safe side."
Lan He said "oh", looked at Wen Xiu who was silent, and then looked at Yu Qing: "So you two followed the girl out of the side door?"
Wei An nodded, stood up, changed into a cloak with the help of Yuqing, covered his head and face, and then went to the house in the west of the city.
Yuqing helped Wei An get off the inconspicuous oil-painted cart, and first pulled the slightly worn buckle, quickly buckled it a few times, and then slowly knocked it four or five times.
The door creaked open, and after Wei An and his group entered, it was closed again without even a moment's pause.
Tan Xi and his group of five people were already waiting for Wei An. It was the first time they met the master behind the scenes. They originally thought that no matter how young he was, he should be about the same age as Xie Liangcheng, and could be considered mature beyond his years, so they made full preparations.
I thought to myself that I must not let my future master look down on me.
But when they saw Wei An, they couldn't help but look at each other. Even the usually experienced and smooth Tan Xi opened his mouth in surprise.
It would be fine if it was just a girl, they already knew that, but how come this girl was so small
Wei An had already seen their expressions, and smiled when he saw them: "Don't be surprised, everyone. Brother Xie and I asked for you."
They were all smart people. After hearing this, the surprised expressions on their faces immediately disappeared and they all knelt down to pay tribute to Wei Anquan as master and servant.
"Everyone, please stand up." Wei An reached out and brought some hot tea to warm his hands. He asked them to stand up with a gentle expression: "You have been here for such a long time. I am really sorry to see you only now."
He Xing was the most amiable and talkative person, his face was full of smiles: "You can't say that, a girl of your age, with your appearance and status, you can't go out casually."
This mouth was still as eloquent as in the previous life. Wei An looked at He Xing with amusement and hummed: "Thank you for your understanding, sir. It's still not easy to get out this time, so I have to make it short. He Sheng, have you done everything I asked you to do?"
He Sheng has a hot temper, but he is always meticulous in his work. If his master gives an order, he will do things to perfection even if it means risking his life.
Wei An was very confident in him.
He Sheng himself could sense Wei An's confidence. He was not as good at speaking as his brother, but in fact he was not as irritable as he appeared. He could clearly tell who trusted him and who did not.
Since Wei An trusted him so much, he naturally couldn't live up to this trust, and nodded firmly: "Don't worry, young lady, everything has been done, and I'm staying behind."
So fast
Although Wei An knew from her impression in her previous life that He Sheng was always quick in doing things, she didn't expect to see him immediately when she came out this time. She couldn't help but glance at He Sheng.
He Sheng has already explained: "To reply to the young lady, after receiving the news that you were looking for someone, I sent an urgent letter to the brothers of the escort agency I knew before, asking them to help. They found the person very quickly, and entrusted the escort to my brother's escort agency. I added 300 taels of silver and asked them to bring the person back to the capital quickly. The person only arrived yesterday, and I went to get him back. I originally wanted to send the message in today, but I didn't expect you to come out."