The capital city, which had been gloomy for many days and where countless blood had been shed, finally became completely quiet.
The Third Master, the Second Master and Wei Yangqing returned home the next day. They all looked extremely haggard, especially the Second Master, who had wounds on his back, the corners of his mouth were dark purple, and his lips were pale, obviously he had been severely beaten.
The Second Lady panicked and ordered someone to find a doctor. She held the Second Master with trembling hands, and only then did she dare to cry out loud.
After such a long period of worry and fear, even the Third Madam couldn't hold back her tears, and the servants in the mansion all started crying. Wei Yangqing was better. He looked around and persuaded the Second Madam and the Third Madam with gentle words. He asked the servants in the mansion to go about their business, and then let the Second Master and the Third Master go to rest and wash up first. He also washed up before returning to the flower hall.
"Our Ministry of Rites was the worst offender." The second master coughed and nearly vomited blood. He stopped coughing for a long time and talked about the tragic situation with a pale face: "The King of Chu led people to the Ministry of Rites and found our old Shangshu, forcing him to write an edict... Our old man refused and called him a traitor, and he was killed with a knife..."
The second master closed his eyes and felt dizzy: "Then it was the turn of the Minister... The Minister was also killed..."
The second master himself was not spared, but he was lucky because he was just a boss. He fell unconscious after being stabbed in the back, and the other party did not stab him again, so he survived.
"And the Ministry of Personnel." The third master coughed a few times and continued, "Fortunately, our Shangshu was smart and took us all into hiding as soon as he heard the news, so there was no damage."
The Ministry of War suffered heavy losses. Wei Yangqing sat on a chair aside, his heart chilled. He was speechless for a long time. It was unknown how long it had been before a sigh escaped from his mouth.
This time, because of the Ming family's case, the King of Chu was completely finished.
If his rebellion had succeeded, the winner would have been the king and the loser would have been the bandit, but the problem was that he was unlucky.
After charging around for a few days and catching Emperor Longqing off guard, they could no longer hold their ground. The commander of the Five Cities Army took the initiative and led several deputy commanders to occupy the city gates and let the three major camps stationed outside the capital into the city.
The Linjiang Palace was indeed very loyal in this turmoil. It was said that there were only two thousand guards from outside, and they were all led in by the three brothers of the Linjiang Palace. They put a lot of effort in guarding the palace gate and stabilized the last line of defense.
Now that they have finally made it through, Wei Yangqing looked at Wei An in a daze. Knowing that there was no one else in the room, he sighed and looked at her: "You finally got what you wished for."
Such bloody storm happened because of the Ming family’s affairs.
For the first time, the Third Master acted like an elder brother and scolded him, "Fifth brother, are you confused?! What do you mean she got what she wanted? That's not something you as an elder should say. No one should pretend to be confused when they know the truth. This mess was bound to happen sooner or later. How can you blame anyone?"
Yeah, no one is to blame.
Ever since Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, the King of Chu had been dissatisfied.
That's why he made efforts, first removing Emperor Longqing's right-hand men and then he started to target Emperor Longqing's sons.
Emperor Longqing was not without anger about the death of the Third Prince, but he did not lose his temper. He just waited.
Do you really think there can be two tigers in one mountain
No matter how cowardly Emperor Longqing was in the past, that was in the past. After all, he had been emperor for so many years, and anyone who had sat on this throne would not want to step down.
If you want him to come down, then you can only die.
This time, I just put in a little more effort and the cost was a little higher, but the results are still very obvious.
The second master also coughed, and then continued, "At this critical moment, Fifth Brother, you must not be confused. Let's wait and see. The difficult days are over, and we will see what happens next."
This is the truth. Since the Wei family did not die at the hands of the King of Chu, they would never die at the hands of Emperor Longqing.
It has to be, the future benefits of the Wei family are obvious.
Sure enough, news soon came from outside that the King of Chu saw that things were not going well and had already packed up his personal guards and fled. However, he was captured just after he left the outskirts of the capital. He was executed on the spot for refusing to obey.
And none of those who helped the King of Chu to cause chaos that day had a good ending.
The better ones, such as the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, died on the spot. The worse ones, like Shen Liang, Marquis of Pingxi, were arrested and thrown into the imperial prison. I'm afraid he has a long time to wait.
Wei Yangqing was silent for a moment, as if he was exhausted. He rubbed his brows exhaustedly before asking, "An'an, I met my uncle before I came back. He told me that you framed Changning and made her ruin a clear thing. You made His Majesty think that your life experience was just a cover for Changning to frame the Wei family, right?"
Wei An answered yes without hesitation.
Wei Yangqing's eyes turned deep, he hummed, looked at her and asked: "What do you mean?"
In this way, Wei An will never have the chance to prove his background.
Wei An shook his head: "It doesn't matter. It's just the result of weighing the pros and cons. My life experience is a hurdle that cannot be explained clearly. If I admit this, when someone instigates, the emperor and those who have ulterior motives will inevitably think that the Wei family must have selfish motives. Otherwise, why is it such a coincidence that the biological daughter died at birth, while Ming Yuyou, who suffered from many disasters, gave birth to a child and gave it to the Wei family to raise?"
She still looked calm: "After this incident, no one will mention it anymore, and no one will believe it even if they do. All traces of the past have been erased, and there is no one directly involved. Even if we ourselves go out and tell others about it, no one will believe it. The hidden danger has been completely eliminated, and this is a good thing..."
Wei Yangqing looked at her for a long time before he stood up and said, "An An, you are really good..."
He frowned and looked at her again: "I heard that there was trouble at home last night. It was caused by Ah Long."
It was Princess Changning who told the Princess of Chu about the hidden spy in her house, which is why the King of Chu was well prepared. After failing to capture the city for a long time, he thought of the thief within. If it had not been discovered early, something bad would have happened.
Wei An glanced at the Third Madam and sighed quietly: "You and the Second and Third Uncles have all worked hard. Why don't you go and have a rest first? We can still discuss these matters after the old lady comes back."
Yes, the storm has passed and the Wei family finally suffered no losses. These can be left for later. Wei Yangqing glanced at her and nodded slowly.