Wei Jie came in very quickly, because he was worried about Wei An.
Some things are beyond one's control, just like when his mother was determined to deal with Wei An, he could not do anything. When Wei An fought back and Princess Changning fell into disgrace, he still could not do anything.
Estrangement is inevitable. No matter what, Princess Changning may be very bad to others, but she has given birth to and raised him, and he has no way to repay her. No matter how good her relationship with Wei An was in the past, if he still has the same good relationship with her now, it would be unfilial to his mother. I'm afraid Princess Changning will not be able to rest in peace in her grave.
Escorting Wei An out this time was originally Wei Kun's job.
It was just that Wei Kun was held up by the affairs of the Yulin Guard and couldn't leave, so he was the one to follow.
He deliberately kept a distance from Wei An and tried not to talk if possible.
Who knew that such a big thing would happen in the villa.
No matter how capable Wei An was, she was just a girl. A woman in charge of the household affairs in an inner house would probably be panicked if she encountered a fatal incident. He originally planned to take Wei An back to Beijing after he had calmed down, at least to avoid the limelight.
But unexpectedly, Wei An quietly settled this dispute that should have been irreconcilable.
He is of no use to anything.
He sat in the room in a daze for a long time before he sighed.
If he wasn't so powerful, his mother wouldn't have fallen down and never got up again.
He thought about it for a while, and when he met Wei An, he had regained his composure. He asked her, "Have you finished your work? Are you going back?"
Originally, it was because the family was sorting out the harvest and found something wrong with the accounts, and heard the rumor, so they asked Wei An to bring Manager Lin out to learn how to read the accounts first. Now that such a thing has happened, although it has been dealt with, it has alarmed the government. He thought he should go home first.
Wei An asked him to sit down, and his eyes lingered on his face for a moment before he shook his head: "Didn't my brother say that the second young master of the Chang'an Princess's Mansion invited you to go hunting?"
Wei Jie shook his head and said, "No, I said yesterday that I would not go."
He had never cared much about these things, and now that the Autumn Examination was approaching soon, he naturally devoted all his attention to studying.
Wei An hummed and asked him, "Didn't they send anyone to invite you again?"
Wei Jie didn't know why she asked this, but he still said, "Hong Wen and Li Shao both sent people over to ask if I could help them. I said no, and they knew we had something going on at home, so they didn't push us too hard."
Wei An seemed to be thinking about something. He looked at him and nodded.
Then he said, "I'm afraid we'll have to stay another night today. I still have a lot of things to deal with. Since they've asked me so much, why don't you go with them and have fun for a day? Anyway, I'll have to socialize with them in the future, so I don't want to turn down their kindness. When we get back, I'll report to grandma and make some arrangements, and then I'll let you host them in return."
Her identity as a princess was awkward. People outside called her a princess, but she didn't have to live in Prince Zheng's mansion. She was raised in the Wei family, so at home she was still called by the old title and it didn't change.
Otherwise, logically speaking, Ming Yuyou called Old Madam Wei "Aunt", and Wei An should call Old Madam Wei "Great Aunt".
Wei Jie realized that Wei An wanted him to go out, and hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
Not long after Wei Jie left, Lin Yue came back from the government office. He had been riding so fast that he didn't even have time to catch his breath. He told Wei An, "I did everything you asked. He Zhizhou said he knew."
The magistrate of Tongzhou was named He. Since his family had two villas in Tongzhou, it was natural that they had to take care of them. Gifts were given during festivals. Now that the Wei family was becoming more prosperous, and magistrate He was also a man who knew how to behave, it was natural that he would accept the offer.
Now that I've agreed, all I have to do now is wait.
Lin Yue is a steady man. Although he is young, he has been following Lin Hai in and out for so many years and has already experienced and trained himself. Wei An didn't ask any questions, so he didn't say a word and stood beside him motionless.
Lin Hai asked: "Miss, you are suspicious..." He gestured to the scattered mansions next door: "Is someone over there framing us?"
Otherwise, why would you ask Wei Jie those questions
Wei Jie didn't know that Wei An had also instructed him to question the servants around Wei Jie as well.
Now, He Zhizhou has ordered the yamen runners to go to the villa of the Chang'an Princess's residence to look for someone... ..
But what grudge does Princess Chang'an's Mansion have with the Wei family
The two families have never had much contact with each other, so why would they use such a sinister trick
"Whether it is true or not, we will know after checking." Wei An still looked calm and composed, but since when, her eyebrows and eyes had become increasingly cold and stern.
She was clearly a little girl who had not fully grown up, but there was no trace of childishness between her brows. She always kept her head down in the past and no one could tell anything, but now, somehow her aura was fully revealed. Even Wei An, a man who had experienced ups and downs, sometimes felt frightened by her gaze when standing in front of her.
While he was still lost in thought, Wei An had already instructed: "When the people from the capital come back, pay the money back. Don't let anyone else do this. Do it yourself."
Lin Hai responded in a low voice, "Yes". He knew how serious this matter was. What Wei An said made sense. After all, the village head was a member of the Wei family. If they couldn't find him and the Wei family refused to give in, the censors would hear about it and report it to the emperor, saying that the Wei family had forced people to pay rent and resulted in a death. It would be a big deal.
Although ten thousand taels of silver is indeed a huge sum of money, the Wei family can afford it.
Wei An also considered that if the farm was well managed, the harvest would definitely double. The most urgent task was to appease the farmers first, then find a reliable new head of the farm and recruit new people. The forest farm on the mountain and the large pond at home could be contracted out and let them manage it themselves. When the time comes, they can just take the profits back home according to the percentage they earned.
This is the long-term solution.
He went out and saw his son following him out. He lowered his voice and told him: "Talk less and do more. Follow Tan Xi and be sweet-mouthed. It will benefit you in the future."
Lin Yue was smart. As soon as his father said that, he understood what he meant and quickly grinned: "Don't worry, Dad. I understand everything. I will do whatever Miss Seven tells me to do."
As she spoke, she felt much more comfortable in front of her father. She scratched her head and asked him courageously, "Dad, I see the girl is not panicking at all. Has she figured out who is behind this?"
Wei An looked so confident, and everything he arranged was so organized. He didn't seem panicky at all, and it seemed like he had a plan in mind.