Princess Chang'an soon felt like sitting on pins and needles.
After Yuan He was arrested and the Tongzhou Casino was destroyed, bad things happened one after another - from some unknown time, there were many bad rumors about her in the capital.
She said that Yuan He actually relied on his improper relationship with her, which was why he was able to bully others and run rampant outside, and he also opened a casino and lent money at high interest, forcing so many people to death.
Gossip can melt metal, and constant criticism can destroy a person.
Now memorials implicating her in misconduct are flying everywhere.
She went to the palace many times but was never able to see Queen Fang.
Even Concubine De turned her away.
The crisis came quickly and suddenly. Before one thing was finished, another one popped up, catching her off guard.
Under such an offensive, even the marriage of his daughter, Princess Xianrong, was inevitably affected. According to the rules, on the wedding day, the woman had to entertain relatives and friends at noon.
However, after the invitations were sent out, more than half of the people responded saying that they could not come - the impact of Yuan He's incident was too great.
Unfortunately, this rumor is both vicious and hard to resist - it is just a rumor now, if she ignores it, it will not be confirmed, and once she denies it in public...
It will be seized upon by those with ulterior motives and spread more widely.
It is really like tender tofu falling into the ashes. It is neither right to blow it up nor not to blow it up.
Before she was done with her worries, Xianrong County Lady came running in crying and asked her angrily, "Mother, what's going on?! People are saying outside..."
Princess Chang'an snorted coldly, and when he stopped talking abruptly, she asked in a cold voice, "What did you say?"
The Fairy Princess stopped talking again. She lowered her head and fiddled with her clothes, speechless for a moment.
Her father had recently moved out of the Princess Mansion and returned to the Yuan family. She knew in her heart that this story was about 70% true, and she felt awkward looking at her mother.
Princess Chang'an looked at her solemnly, and after a moment she said calmly, "The wedding is approaching, go and prepare for your affairs. If you are unhappy going out, then don't go out."
Today, Lady Xianrong went to the Chen family's house as a guest to keep an appointment with Miss Chen. Perhaps she heard some rumors from the Chen family.
Xianrong County Lady knew that her mother was in a bad mood, so she answered in a low voice, then asked her hesitantly, "Will Second Uncle... be okay?"
What he actually wanted to ask was whether this incident would have any impact.
Princess Chang'an saw the worry in her daughter's eyes, so she sighed softly and patted her head: "Nothing will happen, just focus on preparing for your own affairs, and everything will be fine after a while."
How could anything in this world be so coincidental
There must be someone behind this.
Princess Chang'an closed her eyes and the first people she thought of were Prince Zheng and Wei An.
Coincidentally, the second wife was in the same situation.
Mrs. Yuan Er had been feeling uneasy ever since the incident. The calm face of Wei An when he asked her questions appeared in her mind, and she couldn't help but shiver.
Thinking back now, the questions Wei An asked her were too strange... Had she already started thinking about dealing with Princess Chang'an at that time, so she kept asking herself those questions
I also told her many unknown secrets of the Yuan family...
She was furious at that time - her husband was away from home all day, either having a secret meeting with the eldest princess or messing around in a brothel, and never cared about the family.
He never had a good face towards her.
Wei An had exposed her most secret and unbearable thoughts, so she spoke without thinking, and each of her words was filled with deep malice. She told Wei An all the unknown things about the Yuan family...
If she goes out now and says that Wei An did it...
She shivered and felt a little cold. With trembling hands and feet, she reached for the hand warmer and held it in her arms. She felt like even her blood had frozen. After a long while, she shook her head.
She can't say.
It was already hard enough for her in this family.
Her husband didn't like her from the beginning and was cold and indifferent to her children.
This person is such a black heart.
What's more, Princess Chang'an is not someone to be trifled with.
If they knew she was the one who betrayed them...
The Second Lady could almost imagine her own fate.
My father-in-law passed away and my mother-in-law spoiled her son.
Once they knew it was her, she would be divorced at best, or sent to the family temple or a farm to die for the rest of her life.
Her children are finished!
No no no...
She gritted her teeth. That man had never fulfilled his responsibilities as a husband and a father. He was just Princess Chang'an's lover...
It would be better if he went to jail or died. At least she would still be the second wife of the Yuan family and her children would be safe.
Can't say...
Her eyes widened again when she thought of this - when Wei An dared to come and ask her these questions with his real identity, had he already thought of today and her situation, and knew that she wouldn't dare to reveal a single word
In that case, the scheming of this young girl... It's really creepy to think about it.
Even a smart person like Princess Chang'an will probably fall into her hands!
She shuddered and thought no more. She just asked someone to dress her up, took her children to pay respects to her mother-in-law, and begged her to save the second master.
As for whether she could be saved, she no longer held out hope.
Princess Chang'an quickly recovered from the blow - she just didn't expect Wei An and Prince Zheng to be so bold. When she came to her senses, she easily guessed the mastermind behind the purge - there was no other choice except Prince Zheng and Wei An.
Only they have this ability.
She clenched her fists, wondering what went wrong.
Prince Zheng and Wei An should have been cautious with her because of the matter of the Ming family's orphan, so why did they suddenly pursue her so relentlessly
Or... ..
Have they already noticed something is wrong
She coughed, and Nanny Yuan immediately came forward to massage her shoulders and neck, asking her to relax: "Princess, you don't have to worry too much." She said: "The Second Master understands everything."
Princess Chang'an closed her eyes in pain.
When it is really necessary, you can only abandon Yuan He.
This was certainly not the result she was happy to see.
But looking at the attitudes of Prince Zheng and Wei An now, it is clear that they will not be satisfied unless she loses a piece of flesh.
She didn't expect Wei An to be so capable, and he could bite back in such a short time - you know, she didn't even know whether the child of the Ming family was alive or dead, and she dared to take such a big risk
Princess Chang'an coughed and quickly instructed Nanny Yuan: "Send a secret letter to Mr. Bai and ask him how the progress is."
Then he asked Nanny Yuan: "Last time I asked you to check the Wei family, have the people from the Wei family decided to leave for Qujing?"
Nanny Yuan nodded and said, "It was indeed the old general of the Wei family who was trusted by Old Madam Wei who took people to Qujing..."