The day of the family gathering at Duke Yansheng's house was getting closer, and it was not convenient for Wei An to continue living in Prince Zhennan's Mansion, so the old princess asked Zhuang Feng to send Wei An back to Marquis Dingbei's Mansion.
Zhuang Feng was full of reluctance. He looked aggrieved like a little leopard, standing beside his parents with red eyes: "I won't go. Whoever wants to go can go!"
Everyone has a temper, but the old Princess Zhennan never treated him as a human being. She didn't care at all whether he was willing or not. She was determined to match him with the annoying Wei An.
The half-grown boy already understood the world. When he thought about spending his whole life with a girl like Wei An, he was filled with injustice and anger: "Why?! Who wants to marry that cunning and arrogant girl! Mother, haven't you heard that in Puci Temple..."
Princess Lin of Zhennan always had a gentle smile on her face. She glanced at her silent husband, waved her hand to call her son to her side, and shook her head gently: "It doesn't matter what she did. What matters is that she is the apple of your grandmother's eye..." She touched Zhuang Feng's head and said in a calm tone: "You were betrothed since childhood..."
Zhuang Feng's face turned purple in an instant, and the humiliation in his heart almost burst out of his body.
It has been like this since childhood. They were adopted by the family to inherit the Zhennan Palace, but the old princess made them feel like they were begging for food. They had to be humble in everything, as if the Zhuang family didn't get the honor of the title bestowed by the emperor, and as if his father didn't get the ancestral property won by his uncle... ...
Princess Zhennan wanted to say something else, but the Prince of Zhennan coughed twice impatiently and glared at him: "What are you talking about?! Just send it when I tell you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense? You have learned all the rules and etiquette like a dog! Obeying your grandmother's orders is filial piety, and caring for your cousin is your brother's duty. Don't you even understand this?!"
Zhuang Feng had always been afraid of his father, and with a sullen face, he went to the old princess's courtyard to ask for Wei An.
Wei An himself did not come out, but sent a maid out to tell him: "My elder brother will come to pick you up, so you don't need to trouble your cousin. It would be bad to mobilize a large number of people. If it delays your cousin's studies, it will be my fault. Thank you for your kindness."
He was so angry that he felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured on him and he stood there in confusion.
This is not Wei'an's style.
How could Wei An be the kind of person who would think about others
He somehow thought of the kite again. Wei An seemed to know the origin of the kite, and even knew that the kite was originally intended to be given to Sheng Lan...
The old princess stared at Wei An through the curtain with some scrutiny: "An An, he is your cousin..."
Wei An knew that her grandmother had always wanted to match her with Zhuang Feng. This was the path paved for her by the old princess. Her refusal now would not only make the old princess sad, but also make her suspicious. So he smiled and leaned on her shoulder: "Grandma, my elder brother doesn't scare me anymore. He even came to pick me up in person..."
Her request to others was so simple. As long as they stopped scaring her and smiled at her, she would be satisfied. Did the old princess feel sorry for her? She felt sad in her heart, but she didn't want to spoil her fun. She nodded along with her words and said, "Yes, those who don't like our An An are just blind."
Only then did Nanny Chen and others pack Wei An's things and load them into the carriage.
The Prince of Zhennan personally met Wei Kun, the younger generation of his in-laws, and gave him a gift. He also asked him if he had decided where he would work, etc. Seeing that Wei Kun was tactful, he was very satisfied and smiled and asked Zhuang Feng to see him off to the door.
Zhuang Feng had not yet recovered from Wei An's transformation. It seemed that Wei An had really changed his personality. From beginning to end, he really didn't even look at him, as if he was a stranger.
Even after the Wei family's carriage drove away, he still felt that he might not have woken up yet. He couldn't believe that the troublemaker didn't stir up any big waves in his family, and he couldn't believe that his cousin Shenglan didn't suffer humiliation again this time.
Wei Kun came to pick up Wei An in person and reminded her outside the carriage: "Grandmother has been in a bad mood these days, so you should be careful."
Bad mood... ...
Wei An immediately understood why Old Madam Wei was in a bad mood. Last time, he heard Wei Kun vaguely mention that Zhu Fang was having a quarrel with Wei Yumin over a concubine and was throwing things around and giving Wei Yumin a hard time at home. Now it seemed that things might have gotten even worse.
These upper class people never use knives when killing people. They kill without shedding blood and always know where to stab them to hurt the most.
She came to her senses, but before she could respond, the carriage shook violently, and the teacup on the small table in the middle rolled to the ground, and even the wall box slipped out. Lan He rushed over and hugged Wei An, her voice rough and a little panicked: "Miss, are you okay?!"
The back of Wei An's hand was stained red by the scalding tea, but he didn't have time to cry out in pain - this was Suzaku Street, where horse racing was prohibited. People from the Five Cities Army patrolled back and forth from time to time, and even that group of playboys didn't dare to make trouble here. Why did the carriage shake so violently for no reason
Wei Kun's voice, which was controlled but still trembling, came in immediately: "Xiao Qi, are you okay?"
Wei An quickly agreed, and then he heard Wei Kun telling the coachman outside: "Take another route!"
As if he had suffered a great fright, Wei Kun hurried on the rest of the way. Although he took a long detour, he still returned to Dingbei Marquis Mansion quickly.
The back of Wei An's white and tender hand was severely swollen. Lan He and Nanny Wang, who had just got off the carriage, surrounded her and wanted to see her wound first. Wei Kun stretched his head to take a look and found that her hand was swollen. He panicked and hurriedly ordered Nanny Wang: "Hurry up and take Miss Seven to the Third Madam's room. She has ointment for burns."
He hurried straight to He'an Courtyard.
What made Wei Kun so anxious? Wei An was slightly stunned, and turned around to ask Nanny Wang and Lan He: "Did you hear someone crying outside the carriage just now?"
At that time, Nanny Wang was in the carriage at the back. She didn't throw herself on Wei An like Lan He did. She nodded in confusion and said, "It seemed like there was crying, and it was quite a big scene..." Then she shook her head and said, "But that's Suzaku Street. How could something happen there?"
There are only two families in Shengjing who own a mansion on Zhuque Street. One of them is the Weining Marquis Sheng family. Unfortunately, something happened to them a few years ago and the house was taken back.
Now, there is only one family left that can cause such a big commotion on Zhuque Street - the Feng family, the current Marquis of Rongchang and commander of the Shenjiying.