The capital was very lively on the day when Prince Zheng was welcoming his bride. In order to show his importance to his younger brother, Emperor Longqing personally named Lord Xiao Qin from the Ministry of Rites and several scholars from the Hanlin Academy to accompany Prince Zheng to welcome the bride.
The King of Jin, the King of Linjiang, and the King of Qin also came to celebrate.
Chu Jingwu smiled as soon as he entered the room: "The Ministry of Rites did a good job this time..." He coughed and looked at Shen Chen: "It looks quite realistic."
Although they were also grand weddings, the weddings of these younger princes were not so grand and solemn. The Linjiang Palace was only simply decorated and was not very grand.
Because of this incident, Princess Linjiang was secretly sad for a while, saying that she felt Chu Jingxing was wronged.
It was Chu Jingxing who persuaded her, saying that there was no need to compare. After all, the current emperor was his uncle, not his grandfather, so his treatment would naturally not be much better.
Shen Chen glanced and nodded vaguely, then turned around and saw Chu Jingmeng and Chu Jingqian.
The discord between the two brothers was clearly written on their faces. Chu Jingqian had always been a weak person because his father disliked him very much. He always followed behind Chu Jingmeng and spoke very little.
If you don't know, you would think he is a bastard's son.
Chu Jingwu sneered at Shen Chen softly: "I don't know what kind of medicine Chu Jingmeng has taken recently, he is so excited..."
Chu Jingmeng has indeed been a bit too arrogant recently. I heard that just yesterday, when he entered the palace, he even teased Chu Jingqian and made Chu Jingqian look bad in public - in front of many ladies of noble titles.
He was clearly doing this for Mrs. An and Chu Jingqian's future mother-in-law, who came from an ordinary family.
After this incident, Emperor Longqing reprimanded Chu Jingmeng without hesitation and did not even meet him that day.
But today it seems that Chu Jingmeng is not affected at all and is still in high spirits.
Before Shen Chen had time to say anything, Chu Jingmeng came over with a smile: "We decided to go to Tianxiang Garden after the banquet. Do you want to go?"
It seems like I really want to have a good relationship with them.
But he was clearly avoiding Chu Jingwu and Shen Chen.
Chu Jingwu raised his eyebrows, but did not refuse immediately. He raised his chin towards him jokingly: "Why don't you restrain yourself?"
Chu Jingmeng laughed out loud: "What's the big deal? I'm not the only one going there. I heard that Young Master Lin has been going to Phoenix Terrace quite frequently recently... Am I the only one going there to play?"
Chu Jingmeng has been a little too active recently.
Shen Chen glanced at him, and while he was talking to Chu Jingwu, he simply walked out of the flower hall and glanced at Xuesong, who then pointed in his direction.
He simply went to Linglongzhai to talk to Wei An.
Lunch is usually held at the bride's home. After the meal and snacks, the bride is brought back, and by then it is almost evening.
The Ministry of Rites helped to organize the wedding at Prince Zheng's Mansion, so Wei An had a lot of free time, and Shen Chen found him immediately.
He felt relieved when he saw Wei An. He took a sip of tea and shook his head: "There is really no quiet time."
"What do you mean?" Wei An was more familiar with him, so he was no longer shy about talking and asked directly: "Is it related to the Chu Jing League?"
Shen Chen raised his eyebrows in surprise.
He hasn't told Wei An about this yet, but Wei An actually knows about it
After being surprised for a while, he nodded without hesitation: "He has been a little too active recently..."
Wei An smiled knowingly, poured himself a cup of tea and held it in his hands to warm them. After a moment, he lowered his eyes and whispered, "It's after you saved Miss An and married her that you've been acting out of character, right?"
No matter how arrogant Chu Jingmeng was in the past, he was only domineering in the Prince of Jin's Mansion. Outside, he always behaved like the Prince of Jin, keeping a low profile.
Shen Chen seemed to realize something, looked at Wei An seriously, and put the cup in his hand on the table: "Do you have anything to say to me?"
Wei An followed him and put down the cup. She looked up and looked into his eyes without dodging: "There is indeed something I want to tell you." She smiled and asked Shen Chen: "The An family is low-key and never makes things difficult for others. The An family girl went to see the young master of the Huang family that day, but Chu Jingmeng did not have the habit of worshiping gods and Buddhas before... It's too coincidental to say that he happened to encounter this..."
Shen Chen nodded and motioned Wei An to continue.
"After he embarrassed the Prince of Jin in public yesterday, I made sure Zhao Qi followed him..." Wei An looked directly at Shen Chen, "Zhao Qi came back and told me that, by coincidence, he found someone next to Chu Jingmeng - this close follower of Chu Jingmeng, Zhao Qi had seen him before..."
She smiled and pursed her lips to reveal two dimples: "But what a coincidence, at that time, he was seen beside the Prince of Linjiang... Chu Jingxing."
Shen Chen's brows furrowed.
This matter is related to Chu Jingxing? !
Why did Chu Jingxing want to interfere in the affairs of Prince Jin's Mansion
Wei An reminded him softly: "The prince is deep-minded and has many tricks, but people who are too smart are often too smart because they rely on their own intelligence and end up being too smart for their own good..." She took a sip of tea and smiled faintly: "Perhaps you should remind King Linjiang whether the prince is a qualified successor."
Shen Chen looked at Wei An with a complicated expression. His slender fingers were placed on the black lacquered table, which looked slender and fair. He tapped the table lightly with his fingers, and after a moment, he said, "You have never said things so clearly before."
In the past, even if Wei An reminded him, he would mostly choose to remain vague.
Although I have a cooperative relationship with him, I am still very restrained most of the time, as if I am thinking of withdrawing at any time.
But now Wei An’s tone is different.
She even asked him to advise King Linjiang to consider whether the heir was reliable...
What does this mean
Shen Chen looked at her steadily.
Not to be outdone, Wei An smiled at him and said softly, "I just think... if you can really fulfill your wish, our Wei family will have a much better life than it does now."
This is true, the Wei family seems to be doing well now, but in fact they are walking on thin ice.
All they relied on was Emperor Longqing's guilt and compassion.
This castle in the air could be shattered at any time by any storm.
It is understandable that the Wei family wanted to start over and build a more reliable house.
Shen Chen smiled at her without hesitation: "No matter what, as long as I am here, I can ensure that you will not be affected by the wind and rain."
Wei An did not comment.
She never believed in these wonderful-sounding promises.
The most important thing is to be able to rely on yourself.
But if the person who said this was Shen Chen...