Old Madam Wei didn't say anything. Maybe things weren't going well for everyone in Duke Yansheng's Mansion these past few days, but things weren't going well for the Wei family either.
The first one to be sad was the eldest lady. Her husband and son had died first, and now one of her two daughters was also living such a difficult life. She simply didn't know what hope there was for her to live.
Mrs. Wei was silent for a while, then glanced at the third master and asked him, "What do you think?"
The Third Master knew how to guess what Old Madam Wei was thinking. Whether it was out of selfishness or to please the old lady, he lowered his head for a while, looked up at Old Madam Wei and said bluntly: "Forgive my son for being rash, Old Madam, why don't we just get a divorce?"
The most difficult words had been said, and Mrs. Wei did not get angry, so the third master's next words came out very smoothly: "The Zhu family even did something like selling their daughter-in-law, and you still expect them to treat Amin well? Even if they really change their ways, can Amin not feel uncomfortable? ... ... No matter what, Amin and Amei are eldest brother's flesh and blood. As an uncle, I will not watch them being bullied."
No matter how sincere the Third Master's words were, they were human words after all. The cold expression on Old Madam Wei's face finally softened a little. She sighed and shook her head: "With your words, your eldest brother can close his eyes in peace in his grave."
After a pause, she suddenly asked, "What was the purpose of the Feng family's house raid last time?"
The Third Master had obviously already found out everything. When he heard Old Lady Wei's question, he didn't hesitate for a moment and said with a smile, "It's still about the matter of the eldest prince..."
The eldest prince, the legitimate son of Queen Ming, died of typhoid fever ten years ago.
Mrs. Wei's right eyelid twitched violently. She held it with the white handkerchief in her right hand and sighed faintly, "What crime?"
When the eldest prince died, Queen Ming had already died and the Ming family had fallen. Anyone with a discerning eye knew that he did not die of typhoid fever but of fear.
"They say the Feng family is practicing witchcraft and cursing the prince." The third master unconsciously lowered his voice and said, "You also know that the censors reported this a few years ago, but the emperor never took it seriously. I don't know why... Recently, the censors brought up the old matter again, and the emperor ordered the Jinyiwei to investigate..."
When the Ming family was in power in the past, everything about the Feng family was good.
And when the Ming family fell, the Feng family, which was the only one in power, was not in a good situation either.
Old Mrs. Wei wanted to laugh, but she couldn't. She just felt dizzy and confused, and after a long while she groaned.
Now that it came to this, the Third Master no longer hid it and simply told Old Lady Wei: "The Zhu family did such a drastic thing this time, perhaps it was also because of the Imperial Censor's report."
This memorial naturally had nothing to do with the Feng family, but it said that the remnants of the rebellion in Yunnan who were holding the imperial seal were related to Old Lady Wei. In the eyes of the Third Master, the Zhu family was clearly eager to get away.
The Feng family's current fate has further strengthened the Zhu family's determination to get rid of the Wei family.
After all, the Zhu family is the emperor's confidant. Zhu Fang is the deputy captain of the Zuo Jinwu Guard and a close minister following the emperor. He walks in front of the emperor and can guess the emperor's intentions better than others.
Or maybe they saw something.
When Mrs. Wei and the Third Master thought of this, they were speechless.
If the king wants his subject to die, the subject has to die. This is not something they can control.
Wei An didn't think so.
She always felt that the Wei family in her previous life was a little abnormal. Bad things happened to the Wei family one after another without stopping. Since the death of the eldest master Wei and the eldest son, the Wei family seemed to be trapped in some kind of curse... ...
This is not a natural disaster, but **.
From forcing old lady Wei to death, step by step making it impossible for the Wei family to revive, this is more like a huge trap, hanging over the heads of the Wei family, ready to catch them all in one fell swoop.
And the Feng family... ..
But what is certain is that Emperor Longqing himself did not want to force Old Lady Wei and the Feng family to death. It is true that he was ruthless and ungrateful, but it is not entirely true to say that he really wanted to force these heroes to death.
Until the end of his previous life, he was still thinking about saving the Feng family.
But why didn’t it work
Wei An's fingers tapped unconsciously on the black lacquered table a few times, and suddenly his eyes widened.
The reason why the eldest son of Marquis Rongchang died in the prison of the Ministry of Justice was that the Minister of Justice and the three officials of the Supreme Court wrote to the emperor, saying that he committed suicide out of fear of punishment.
But would the prince of Rongchang commit suicide out of fear of punishment? He knew clearly the relationship between his father and Emperor Longqing. Even ants would try to survive, let alone a prince who had to bear the lives of more than a hundred people in the Rongchang Marquisate
Later, Wei An heard Peng Caichen mention this method more than once.
The more modest and cautious people are when they are young, the more arrogant they become when they get older, as if they want to make up for their previous restraint and caution many times over.
This was what happened to Peng Caichen in the beginning. In the later period, after he had achieved success and fame, and felt that his family's wealth and glory were secure, he always loved to show off. He mentioned more than once that the Wei family was too stupid and didn't know who they had offended until they died, so they deserved to have their property confiscated and their family exterminated.
I won't know who I offended until I die...
When Wei An connected these two unrelated things together, he couldn't help but shudder.
Yes, if Emperor Longqing wanted to punish the Wei family, he had plenty of ways to do it. He had plenty of censors and lackeys. What's worse, as long as the Jinyiwei around him figured out the charges according to his wishes, Old Lady Wei would have died tens of thousands of times already.
Emperor Longqing obviously didn't want Old Lady Wei to die. Whether it was out of compensation for the last bit of blood of the Ming family or out of affection for the former Empress Ming, Emperor Longqing was still very fond of Old Lady Wei. Even though there was a turmoil in the court recently, Old Lady Wei's place was still calm... ...
It seems that they are the ones who really have a grudge against the Wei family. They know where to attack Old Madam Wei the most, and they know how to make the rest of the Wei family have no relationship with Emperor Longqing at all. As long as Emperor Longqing's sister-in-law is gone, what are the rest of the Wei family members to Emperor Longqing? Even if there are ten Changning princesses, they are probably not as important as the affection of Old Madam Wei in the heart of Emperor Longqing! These people are clearly here to destroy the Wei family... Who on earth has such a deep hatred for the Ming family that he doesn't even let go of the last female member of the Ming family, an old lady who is over 50 years old
The road ahead was long and difficult. Wei An looked at the huge rain outside the house and was silent for a while. He asked Lan He to carry a crystal vase to the main courtyard. Lan He came in quietly, took a look outside first, and did not take the vase. She said to Wei An softly: "Miss, Nanny Li is out..."