As for Lady Huairen, she was a very vengeful person and always remembered those words that Wei An had said to her before. Therefore, every time Wei An opened his mouth, she would sneer or remain silent, as if it was so embarrassing to say a word to Wei An, making the atmosphere a little subtle.
However, Miss Ding, whom she had tried to win over before, obviously did not buy her account. Under such circumstances, she even smiled and waved Wei An over to praise him to Old Madam Wei: "I was so busy during the two days of the wedding banquet that I was dizzy and confused. I almost made a fool of myself. Thanks to An An, I asked the maids in the palace to make a list that clearly stated who was in what position, which saved me a lot of detours. This child is careful and well-behaved. I really like him very much."
As the nominal stepmother, many people were waiting to see discord in the Zheng Palace, but the new princess clearly praised the emperor in front of the emperor and empress first, and then personally visited the homes of the ex-wife's relatives, and praised her stepdaughter a lot. Everyone could see the loyalty of the new princess.
Lady Huairen felt that she had been humiliated and had a very unhappy expression on her face, but after a while she began to gloat over her misfortune - this Miss Ding looked quite weak, but she didn't expect that she would behave like this.
I'm not afraid of meeting a stepmother who appears mean on the surface, but when I meet this kind of...tsk tsk tsk tsk, if I do anything wrong, I'll be eaten alive.
Why is Wei An still so arrogant
Old Madam Wei didn't know what she was thinking. She frowned and then relaxed her brows. She called her Madam Huairen in a friendly manner and asked her softly, "I heard that there is a new young master in the mansion? This is really a great joy. Do you want to hold a banquet?"
When this matter was mentioned, Mrs. Huairen's face quickly turned dark.
She was a few years older than Madam Wei and was old enough to have grandchildren. However, the little boy who came into the family this time was not a grandson, but a bastard son born to Marquis Huairen's concubine.
Marquis Huairen has no other problems except that he is lustful. He has so many concubines and illegitimate sons at home that he probably can't even count them. Because of this, Marquis Huairen's mansion has not held any banquets for a long time.
What else can I do
The children in the family are like piglets. If I do this for every one of them, I’m afraid the family will have trouble making ends meet.
Old Madam Qian Wei was not unaware of this, so she always avoided the topic. But this time she brought it up in front of so many people, which was obviously a warning to herself. The situation was stronger than the person, so Marquis Huairen said a few perfunctory words in dissatisfaction and said nothing more.
The room finally quieted down. Mrs. Wei then stood up, smiling and making an excuse that she was going to change her clothes, and led Wei An around the screen and out the door.
"What does the letter say?" Mrs. Wei turned the screen and walked out of the door into the main room. Seeing that Prince Zheng was already waiting inside, she asked softly, "Did you find the person?"
Wei An held her hand and led her into the house, and Nanny Hua quickly slammed the door shut.
Prince Zheng also came forward, and after greeting Old Lady Wei, he said to Wei An, "Write back to Tan Xi and He Xing, and let them act accordingly."
Among the people sent out of the city by Princess Chang'an, only Mr. Bai was someone she had previously valued. He left Beijing suddenly, most likely because of the matter of the orphan of the Ming family.
But what exactly does Princess Chang'an want to do
The place in Qujing, Yunnan that she revealed before was also fake
But Wei Rui also said before that there was indeed a wealthy family named Pang in Fuyuan County, Qujing...
King Zheng was a little confused, so he asked directly: "Why did she give us a fake address?"
Wei An's right eyelid twitched heavily. She pressed it with her hand. After a moment, she expressed a guess expressionlessly: "What if she wants to use this child to trade with us? Anyway, she has already given us the address, and she has the upper hand. She can send someone to clean up the mess first, and then tell us that the person went to study, travel far away, or do business..."
All of these are possible.
"No matter what, we still have to follow Mr. Bai first." King Zheng reacted and said coldly: "Also, has Wei Rui, who was sent to Yunnan, set off?"
Old Madam Wei agreed, sighed again, and asked Prince Zheng: "I heard that something happened in the palace again yesterday?"
When Prince Zheng mentioned this, he couldn't help but lower his voice: "Yes, the Fourth Prince and the Fifth Prince had a conflict..."
It was as if these two children came to collect debts from Emperor Longqing.
However, Emperor Longqing doted on these two long-awaited children to the extreme and had no rationality at all.
Many people in the court have already criticized him, but he is still unaware of it.
"Do you know the reason?" Old Madam Wei asked, "Although I have heard that the Fourth Prince is easily irritable, I have never heard that he has this problem."
The old doctor was only recommended by Kong Gongfeng. In fact, he only treated the Fourth Prince at the beginning when he entered the palace. After the Fourth Prince's condition stabilized, he was no longer used. Therefore, he did not know much.
However, the old doctor had vaguely stated that the Fourth Prince's epilepsy-like illness was not congenital.
It was obvious what that meant.
Prince Zheng lowered his eyes and said, "There is no conclusion on this matter in the palace yet. We only know that... the Empress and Consort De have been in frequent conflict recently."
Frequent conflicts mean that Queen Fang suspects that Concubine De was responsible
The fight between the two palaces has become so fierce, so how can outsiders like them avoid being affected
As King Linjiang was the invisible hand behind the scenes fanning the flames, they originally wanted to join him. But now with the addition of Princess Chang'an and Chu Jingxing, two people who were quite hostile to them, it was difficult for them to decide on their stance.
But even so, the Wei family can still stand firm.
Old Madam Wei brought up the past again: "It seems that leaving Beijing is inevitable."
Prince Zheng nodded in agreement without hesitation: "The Princess of Chang'an has clearly set her sights on you and Chu Jingxing... If you stay in the capital, there will be more trouble."
After all, no matter who you are, you can't guard against a madman.
Especially since Chu Jingxing still has the mysterious backer, Princess Chang'an.
But we can't just hide like this, otherwise if we take a step back, there will be countless steps behind.
He glanced at Wei An and saw the same emotion in his daughter's eyes.
They both laughed softly at the same time.
Then King Zheng said softly: "However, even if we leave, we can't just leave quietly. Since Chang'an can't let us go and gave us such a big gift, if we don't return it, wouldn't it be too hurtful?"
Just give her a big gift.
The name of this great gift is "A Tooth for a Tooth".