On the first day of May, Old Lady Wei, who had been trapped in the palace for more than a month, also returned home.
The eunuch An from the palace personally sent back the old lady and several carts of rewards, which were extremely generous. The second and third wives held the old lady Wei's hands on both sides, and they couldn't help crying.
After surviving the disaster, Mrs. Wei was also thankful. She gently comforted her two daughters-in-law and praised them very rarely: "You have suffered so much this time... I heard that the family is doing very well this time..."
She considered her words and sighed, "On my way back, I only heard crying. At the residence of the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Qian Shiyun, I heard that the old lady was killed on the spot. If she hadn't been smart all her life and had hidden all the young people in the servants' room, I'm afraid they would have..."
However, the Wei family suffered limited losses, and the masters were not hurt at all. This was truly a pleasant surprise.
The Second Madam did not speak. The Third Madam looked ashamed. She gritted her teeth and knelt in front of Old Madam Wei: "I was just about to talk to the old lady about this. At home... thanks to An An. If it weren't for An An's preparation, I'm afraid the whole family would have been dragged down by that ignorant person..."
She closed her eyes and told the story of Wei Yuyou, tears in her eyes: "My daughter-in-law is unfilial and incompetent, and she has raised such an evil child. Everything is up to the old lady to decide."
Wei Yuyou was so scared that she could only cry. Looking at her mother, she slumped to the ground and buried her head in her elbows, letting her tears flow all over the floor and seep into the cracks between the floor tiles. Her heart was filled with despair.
Old Madam Wei's eyes fell on her. The fatigue of the past few days surged into her heart. She leaned on the soft pillow and sighed, then asked, "I knew about this in the palace."
The third lady was startled and raised her head suddenly.
Old Madam Wei gave Wei Yuyou a deep look and said, "They plotted against our family and took care of every detail. This time in the palace, I met Changning."
The room suddenly became quiet.
Wei Yangqing frowned a few times, but finally disappeared into thin air.
He already knew that Princess Changning, together with Princess Chu and others, were confusing right and wrong and wanted to put the Wei family to death.
The relationship between husband and wife had already ended when he realized this. He was a very honest man. When he loved, he loved naturally, but when he didn't love anymore, he just didn't love anymore.
Old Madam Wei glanced at Wei Yangqing, beckoned Wei An to come over, held Wei An’s hand, and spoke after a long while: “Changning refused to accept his fate before he died, and cursed me with a smile. He was very happy when he heard that the King of Chu was plotting a rebellion, saying that… he hoped that everyone in our family would be the first to die.”
Even though he is about to die, he still has the same temper.
When things are good, they are good; when things are bad, we must destroy them together.
This kind of love, when it is good, is like flowers in bloom and oil in a blazing fire, but when it is bad, it will tear you to pieces and destroy your family.
Old Madam Wei sat back exhausted, smiled, and looked at Wei Yangqing meaningfully: "This is the good wife you have been asking for with all your heart."
Wei Yangqing felt ashamed and embarrassed after being scolded.
Even Wei Jie lowered his head and remained silent.
Old Madam Wei called Wei Jie's name, and when Wei Jie looked up, she looked straight at him: "Before, with your mother standing in the way, I was indeed a little cold to you. No matter what the reason, as a grandmother, I was indeed unkind to you and your sister. This is an indisputable fact."
Seeing Wei Jie's lips moving as if he was about to speak, she reached out her hand to stop him from speaking, and added: "But I also want to say now that I have a clear conscience. At the beginning, I didn't know An An's life experience, and I treated her the same way. If we talk about suffering, she suffered much more than you brothers and sisters."
"But I've never seen her do anything to my family." Old Madam Wei looked at Wei Jie and said, "Ask yourself, you were not very close to me and filial to me under your mother's teaching, right?"
Wei Jie didn't understand why Old Lady Wei mentioned this and was very confused and uneasy.
Old Madam Wei said, "Now that the matter has passed, your mother... your mother was so angry that she didn't care about the life and death of you and your sister, and even took your maternal family into account. I just want to tell you what kind of person your mother is, so that you can have a sense of justice in your heart."
"Live a good life from now on." She said softly, as if talking to herself: "So many people have fought for this, as long as you live well, life will be good."
Everyone should know how to be content. Wei Jie opened his mouth, not knowing how to respond.
Old Madam Wei glanced at everyone again and talked about the most important thing: "This time, I guess the title of the Wei family will be returned..."
Everyone was cheered up.
Old Madam Wei then said, "Second and third sons, don't blame your mother."
The second master kowtowed despite his injuries, tears streaming down his face: "Mother, you are really embarrassing your son by saying this! How dare I!"
The Third Master also shook his head: "Mother, what you said really embarrassed us sons. We sons know exactly how mother treats us. If we dare to have any complaints, heaven and earth will not tolerate it!"
Some things always need to be made clear, so Old Lady Wei smiled with narrowed eyes: "It's good that you understand. This time, the second brother suffered a great crime, but the third brother remained calm in the face of danger. Besides, our family situation... ... good days are ahead. I am afraid that you will be too proud for a moment and lose control. Instead, you will listen to some rumors and quarrel in your family, which will hurt the harmony between the brothers."
In the past, I had lost all hope and didn't care about anything.
But now, the Ming family's injustice has been redressed, and the old man and the eldest master of the Wei family should rest in peace in the underworld. Old Mrs. Wei, thinking of her eldest daughter-in-law and Wei An and the others, also has to move forward.
From now on, things will never be the same as before.
Days with hope are always good.
The second and third wives knew that the title would not fall to their families, and it would be a lie to say that they were not discouraged or disappointed. However, when they heard the second half of what Mrs. Wei said, they immediately became happy.
What the old lady said was that the Wei family will only have better things in the future. Even if the second and third masters rely on this incident, they will not lose much in benefits. What's more, since the old lady is still here, the family cannot be divided. The children in the family are still descendants of the marquisate, and they will have many good days in the future.
They all expressed their feelings.
Mrs. Wei was very satisfied, and finally set her eyes on Wei Yuyou: "Xiaowu, do you know that you are wrong?"
Wei Yuyou raised his head from the ground, crying almost to death, and nodded quickly.
Mrs. Wei was such a shrewd person that she knew at a glance that she was really scared. However, whether she knew it was wrong or not was something only she knew in her heart, so she sighed.
But there was nothing much to say. It was better to be afraid than not to be afraid. Moreover, at this point, it was not something that Wei Yuyou could just admit his mistakes and get away with it.