The summer sun was so strong that people couldn't even open their eyes when they landed on it. Lan He covered Wei An from head to toe with a veil hat. She was afraid that she would get tanned and wished she could put another layer on her.
Wei An sighs every time he goes out.
But even Nanny Wang refused to help her. She shook her head worriedly, "You are being unreasonable this time. What will a girl do if she is seen by others? How many troubles started when those nobles saw her face? At worst, you have worked so hard to raise a white girl like snow, but now she has turned into charcoal in the sun. How can you go out to entertain guests in the future?"
Actually, what she wanted to say was that after the Mid-Autumn Festival it would be the New Year, and Wei An would be twelve years old already, so it was time for him to look good. Wouldn’t it be a bad thing for him to be rough and dark-skinned
But I couldn't say it clearly, so I had to put it on the fact that I was a guest.
Wei An couldn't help wanting to laugh. She had experienced a lifetime of things, but Nanny Wang still treated her like a child.
But the smile disappeared completely after she saw Shen Chen. She walked around the roof of Phoenix Tower, feeling a little surprised. She had only walked around the third floor before and never thought there was such a place on Phoenix Tower.
It is a small attic, but it has all the necessary facilities. There are curtains and awnings inside, and the patterns and colors are all simple and elegant. There is also a door leading to the terrace outside. When the door is open, the pearl curtain is let down, and it makes a rustling sound when the wind blows.
As soon as I stood on the terrace, my sleeves were blown flying by the wind. Looking out into the distance, I saw a beautiful scenery that was much taller than the Zhaixing Tower at home. From a distance, it was almost as tall as the seven-story pagoda in the distance.
The terrace is wide and there are no tall buildings around - the tallest is the Lion Tower not far away, which is only five stories high. So Shen Chen placed two rattan rocking chairs and a small round table on the terrace.
"You didn't make it to the moon-viewing event on August 15th. If you had, you could have seen the excitement of half of the capital from here." Shen Chen put his hands behind his back and smiled, "But I can bring you to see the excitement during the Lantern Festival."
He is always very familiar.
But Wei An never believed that he was kind.
If he was really kind, there wouldn't be so many people in his previous life who were gritting their teeth at him and wanted to skin him alive.
This was the first time she had seen Shen Chen since the incident with the King of Chu. She took off her veil and shook her head expressionlessly, "No merit, no reward. I heard that the third floor of Phoenix Tower and above are not accessible to ordinary people. I dare not come to this higher place casually."
The wind outside was blowing in, and there was an ice basin in the room, so there was no heat at all, it was cool and comfortable. Shen Chen didn't mind her indifference, and smiled at her: "How can it be in vain? If you hadn't grasped Qiu Chuying's Achilles' heel this time, and asked the Qin family for help, how could the King of Chu really go down that road of no return?"
That's true.
The King of Chu was able to be so patient and endure peacefully for so many years, just doing some small actions behind the scenes and never taking the lead himself. He is not someone who can be easily forced to lose his sense of proportion.
It was Wei An who left him with no choice but to take the risky move step by step.
Originally, Yang Huai was not so easy to reveal the secret. It was Qin Dong and Qin Sheng, father and son, who took advantage of the Minister of Personnel Tianguan and revealed their intention. Naturally, someone brought up Yang Huai's handle.
Yang Qinghe was in Wei An's hands again and was handed over to Shen Chen.
The lives of his son and his entire family were in the hands of others. Since Yang Huai had been able to betray the Ming family in the past, he could naturally betray the King of Chu this time, and he immediately turned against them.
Once he turned against him, what else would Qiu Chuying have to hide? Moreover, the days in prison were getting worse day by day. At first, he was not tortured, but later, the torture became heavier day by day. Many times, he thought he could not endure it, and most of the flesh on his thighs fell off, and then he confessed everything.
As soon as they confessed, and before the documents were even completed, Qin Dong turned a blind eye and allowed the traitor in the Ministry of Justice to sell the news.
It was specifically designed to lure the King of Chu into the trap.
The King of Chu then realized that he really had no way out, and that the relationships he had established before were completely useless - he was able to stay in his vassal state for so many years without anyone paying attention to him, and he was able to accomplish so many great things, so how could he not have someone in the six ministries of the cabinet
Unfortunately, no one dared to lend a hand this time.
He had no choice but to think of a plan and then rebel.
But this move was also anticipated by someone.
Originally they were forcing him to take this path. Prince Linjiang and others were waiting for him to fall into their trap. Once he rebelled and colluded with the chief of the imperial guards, and planned to force him to abdicate, Qin Dong and others had already made preparations.
As soon as Shen Liang and his men finished making trouble, the three camps counterattacked and entered the capital, imprisoning or killing all of them.
The King of Chu was finally finished.
Prince Linjiang had been at odds with his elder brother since childhood. The brothers were of similar age, and the previous emperor's empress died early, leaving no legitimate princes. Gradually, they all began to covet the throne.
The late emperor’s favorite princes were Prince Linjiang and Prince Chu.
Naturally, the two people became even more disharmonious.
But in the end, it was Emperor Longqing who took advantage of the opportunity and rushed back to the capital first to ascend the throne.
It would be a lie for Prince Linjiang to say that he accepted his fate, but Prince Chu not only refused to accept his fate, but while he was plotting against Emperor Longqing, he also wanted to include Prince Linjiang's Palace as well.
He tried all methods, including assassination and spies, and killing with someone else's knife, and hated the fact that Prince Linjiang was not dead.
Just like this time when the princes were summoned to the capital, he also had to use a strategy to make Chu Jingwu and Shen Chen bear the crime of spying on the capital and assassinating King Zheng.
Now that the King of Chu is dead, there is one less powerful enemy. Considering the situation of the Linjiang Palace, it is reasonable to thank Wei An.
Wei An shook his head.
Now everything seems calm, but if Emperor Longqing fails to give birth to a son, there will be a storm again. If he gives birth to a son, maybe he will be lenient and put down the knife temporarily, but if he fails to give birth... ...
Prince Linjiang is not the type to sit and wait for death.
What's more, there are people in the court. She would never believe that this matter could be accomplished without the help of Xia Song and others.
The more this happened, the more she wanted to stay away from these troubles.
Anyway, no matter how the dynasties change, someone has to hold the position. As long as the Wei family does not get involved in these matters, no matter who becomes the emperor, he will have to use the Wei family as a living signboard for bestowing favors.
Xia Song and his men began to make double calculations, because they held power and dared not let it go. The higher the position they held, the more they would get, but also the more people they would offend.
How many people are ready to step on you and trample you into the mud when you step down.
But the Wei family did not have this worry. It was already good enough for them to be able to survive in these storms. Other things were not something they should consider.