Prince Zheng agreed, and it was understandable that Old Lady Wei was worried about him. After all, some lost affection and misunderstandings over the years could not disappear in a short period of time.
The pain of those years cannot be erased just by trying to wipe it out.
He stood up and turned to look at Wei An: "You've lost some weight..." He waved at Wei An and called him to his side. After thinking for a while, he said, "I know you have something you don't want to tell your father..." He paused and laughed at himself: "As a father, I don't look like a real father..."
He looked at Wei An seriously, tears welled up in his eyes. He pursed his lips tightly and sighed sadly: "But An An, don't worry, father will always be here. Even if you want father's life, just reach out and take it. It's all yours. Father owes you."
He really thought so.
Before Wei An was born, he had all the beautiful fantasies that a father should have about this fruit of his love with Ming Yuyou. He also thought that if she was the eldest daughter, he would immediately ask his father to make her a princess, and if she was the eldest son, he would directly make her the crown prince. But all this was just a fantasy.
With the death of the previous emperor and the ascension of the current emperor, everything has become a dream.
It would be a lie to say that I don’t hate it, and it would be a lie to say that I don’t mind it.
But the situation is stronger than people. After all, the one who is in power and can decide their life and death is still Emperor Longqing. As a father, he cannot kill anyone to avenge her.
I had no choice but to do my best and give everything to my daughter so that she could at least have a smoother life.
Wei An lowered his head, not knowing how to react.
Sometimes she hated Peng Caichen and Zhuang Feng even more. If they hadn't dampened her enthusiasm for this world, she might have lived an easier life and wouldn't always be at a loss as to how to respond to other people's kindness.
She didn't think that Prince Zheng was an unqualified father.
On the contrary, compared with her previous life, she felt that King Zheng, her biological father, was the best person possible.
But she really didn't know how to express her love and respect for her father. After a moment of silence, she nodded dryly: "I know..."
King Zheng noticed her embarrassment and smiled: "Then what else is troubling you?"
Wei An knew that he could see that she was a little anxious, so he looked up and smiled at him: "It's true that there are some difficult things piling up on my hands that make me a little irritated, but..."
She thought for a moment before saying, "I want to see if I can handle it myself first. If not, I won't force it."
King Zheng said no more and hummed, "Remember what you said. No matter what happens, I will always be there for you. Father is always your father. Don't force yourself."
Only after Wei An agreed seriously did he feel at ease to say goodbye to Old Lady Wei.
As soon as he left, Mrs. Wei also looked at Wei An: "What happened?"
Wei An is not a child without sense of propriety. Something big must have happened to make her so anxious.
Wei An had nothing to hide from his grandmother, so he quickly explained the whole story and frowned, "I always feel like something is wrong this time. Zhao Qi is missing..."
Mrs. Wei's eyes revealed suspicion: "Could it be the Peng family?"
Wei An simply shook his head: "I don't know yet." She paused, then laughed again: "But we will know soon."
Is it fun to hide behind
Then she would just accompany them and have fun.
Anyway, she is just bored and feeling a little anxious now.
Before Old Lady Wei could ask Wei An what he wanted to do and why he had to hide it from Prince Zheng, Nanny Hua came in and greeted the old lady first before telling Wei An: "Yuqing came and said she has something to ask you to go back..."
Wei An nodded and whispered to Mrs. Wei: "Don't worry, I'll check it out again."
Old Mrs. Wei looked at her, patted her hands, and then let her go.
It's really one crisis after another, and I don't know what exactly happened to Zhao Qi's disappearance.
As soon as Wei An went out the door, he saw Yuqing waiting in the corridor. As he walked, he heard her say, "Tan Xi is here."
I frowned in my heart.
She asked Tan Xi to go and find out about the Xie family first, but he got the news and came back so quickly? How could it be so fast!
"Take him to the flower hall and let Lin Hai's wife arrange it personally. No one else is allowed to know." Wei An gave the order in a low voice, and then he rushed to the small flower hall prepared by Lin Hai's wife to meet Tan Xi.
Tan Xi didn't even bother to greet Wei An. When he saw him, he came up to him and said anxiously, "Miss, the third wife is sick! I have already found out everything. The young master came back from his hometown in Jingxi and was robbed in Yongzhou Prefecture..."
Halfway.
He really knew how to pick a location. The servants around Xie Liangqing were unfamiliar with the place, so it was inconvenient for them to do anything, and they probably had no way to ask for help.
Wei An narrowed his eyes.
Tan Xi continued speaking in one breath: "There were sixteen people escorting the young master, plus twenty-three servants who served him, and their whereabouts are unknown... As soon as the news came back, the third wife fell ill, and the young master personally led people to rush over."
Calculating the time, it is said that Xie Liangcheng only set out these days, which means that he has not even reached his destination yet.
"I came back to ask you if I should rush over to help the young master." Tan Xi scratched his head: "The journey is too far, I'm afraid you need help here."
Of course I had to go. I didn't know if they were real robbers, so how could I not go and help? Wei An asked Tan Xi, "Did the Third Madam say anything else?"
Tan Xi thought carefully and said, "No one else was said. It was just that the Third Madam said that the young master had left a message, saying that if there was anything he couldn't decide, he could come and discuss it with you."
Wei An took a deep breath and told Tan Xi: "We must go to Yongzhou Prefecture. If something happens to him, you will be worried, and I will not sit idly by. But before that, we have to do one thing first."
Tan Xi bent over and listened to her.
Wei An then told her that someone was following her. Seeing Tan Xi looking up in shock, he felt even gloomy. Tan Xi and the others actually didn't realize that someone had spied on their whereabouts... ..
However, she did not show any unnecessary emotions on her face, and continued calmly: "I want those people to interrogate. No matter whether they are related to this matter or not, it is always a clue. Since they even know about my changing clothes and route, they must have been following me for a while and should be familiar with your place. In this case, let's take advantage of this. Every time I or Yuqing went to your place, I sent Lin Yue to make arrangements. This time I will still send Lin Yue to make arrangements. They know I will go out tomorrow... They will follow me, right?"