Old Madam Wei hung her head and said nothing. Empress Fang sighed deeply, "Sister Ming died so tragically. After her death, the eldest prince had no one to protect him and soon died. You are an experienced person and you know best what this means..."
Seeing that Old Madam Wei raised her head with a complicated expression, she pursed her lips and said, "I have no choice but to summon you to the palace this time. Can you help me once?"
It really wants to drag the Wei family into the whirlpool.
Old Madam Wei's eyes flickered, and her voice became softer and softer: "Madam, how can I help you in this state..."
Queen Fang immediately interrupted her and said, "Of course you can!"
As she spoke, she let out a sigh and laughed, "I know Sister Ming's death anniversary is coming soon..."
After the Ming family overturned the verdict, the sacrifices to Queen Ming, who had not been implicated originally, and other ceremonies were still carried out every year. In recent years, they were even more grand after the Ming family overturned the verdict.
Emperor Longqing would personally offer sacrifices every year.
Queen Fang calmed down and said, "Can you please submit a memorial..."
Submit a memorial
Old Mrs. Wei didn't quite understand.
Queen Fang then patiently persuaded her: "You are old and respected, and you are the emperor's aunt. Before Sister Ming's death anniversary, you may have received Sister Ming's dream..."
A dream
Old Madam Wei wanted to laugh, but then she realized, "You mean you want me to submit a memorial saying that my sister appeared in my dream and asked me to say that the Fourth Prince is the legitimate heir?"
That's what I meant. Queen Fang breathed a sigh of relief and stared at her with a burning gaze, full of expectation: "... I know this may be a little offensive to you, but now apart from this method, I really can't think of any other way."
Empress Fang was really forced to lose her composure by Concubine De.
Even this method can be thought of.
She wanted to use the late queen's title to clear her son's name.
This is a way to get rid of the impact of the Fourth Prince's illness.
Old Madam Wei was in a complicated mood. Knowing that Empress Fang had made up her mind, she smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty really thinks too highly of an old woman like me. Even if I am willing to submit a memorial, His Majesty may not listen to it."
This is to let Old Lady Wei use the dead to win favor and her future.
From Mrs. Wei's perspective, she couldn't help but feel disgusted.
Empress Fang obviously knew what Old Lady Wei meant, so she stopped keeping her in suspense and said to her directly, "I am not trying to embarrass you on purpose, but you are the best candidate for this matter... I am not afraid of you laughing at me, but you have seen my situation. I am at the mercy of others. If I don't do something to fight back, my fate will be nothing more than another Empress Ming. But I absolutely do not want to be Empress Ming."
Now that the soft tactics have been used up, it's time to apply some pressure. She smiled and looked at Mrs. Wei meaningfully: "You probably don't want to go through the pain you had before again, don't you?"
This is a naked threat.
Mrs. Wei was silent for a moment, then she sighed reluctantly, "Does your Majesty have to do this?"
It sounded like she was somewhat relieved. Empress Fang did not answer her, but asked, "What do you think?" Seeing that she had said almost everything, she took another sip of tea and said slowly, "I am not an ungrateful person. I will remember the favor you have done me. I heard that the fourth son of your family is about to get married? After all, Mianmian is my niece, so I should reward her..."
Old Madam Wei understood her hidden meaning, looked into her eyes, clasped her hands tightly together, and asked after a long while, "Just write a letter?"
Queen Fang nodded to Xiao Gu.
Aunt Xiao understood and walked forward to give Mrs. Wei a piece of paper: "Please take a look at this and then write on it."
Even the draft has been prepared for her.
Old Madam Wei laughed, picked it up and glanced at it, then nodded and said, "I understand, I will definitely live up to your trust."
The goal was achieved, and Queen Fang nodded in satisfaction, smiling warmly and kindly: "Then I will listen to the good news quietly. Thank you for troubling you, old lady."
When she felt better, she remembered Wei An who had been sent away before, and turned back to tell Aunt Xiao: "Go see what Yonghe and Shouning are doing. The weather is cold, so tell the people who are following them to be careful and don't let them get cold."
Then he greeted Mrs. Wei: "When are you leaving? Are you the only one taking Shouning with you?"
The question was very detailed, and Mrs. Wei calmly answered all the questions one by one. She smiled and said, "After all, my eldest daughter-in-law is also in Huizhou, so I wanted to go and take a look. If there is a chance, I plan to go back to Yunnan in my lifetime..."
Yunnan is the ancestral home of the Ming family. Empress Fang was silent for a moment before she said, "If you have the intention, it will definitely come true." After a pause, she said, "When this matter is settled, I will send you off."
This means that we will help to make this happen when the time comes.
It means returning a favor.
Old Lady Wei thanked Queen Fang and waited for Wei An to come back with peace of mind.
Princess Yonghe is not an easy person to get along with. As a princess, she is inevitably arrogant. She has a very good relationship with Lady Xianrong and others. Old Madam Wei is not at ease with Wei An staying with Princess Yonghe for too long.
Wei An didn't even get to see Princess Yonghe.
The palace maid named Fenxue led her to Princess Yonghe's residence in a side hall and said she wanted to go in to report the news.
This report took her more than half an hour, and she was left alone in the side hall, covered in snow.
There is a huge Albizia Julibrissin tree planted in the hall, which is so big that four or five people can hug it. The leaves fall down with a rustling sound when the wind blows. The birds hanging under the corridor seem to be frozen by the icy weather and they stay in the cages listlessly.
After standing there for a while, Fenxue hurriedly ran out and saluted Wei An, scratching her head apologetically: "I'm really sorry, Princess. I just ran into Liu Sizhen and helped her get the flowers, so I was delayed... Please come in now..."
The maids in the palace would never act so inconsiderately. Even if someone really needed her help, she should have asked other maids to come out. It was just a matter of reporting the news. In the final analysis, it was just that Princess Yonghe in there didn't want to see her.
Wei An knew it well, but he was not angry. He chuckled and nodded, without saying anything more.
Fenxue heaved a sigh of relief, grateful for Wei An's tolerance, and whispered, "Your Highness the Princess is not in a good mood. Please be careful later and don't mention the Marquis of Pingxi..."
Shen Chen
I have heard that Princess Yonghe was turned away by Shen Chen several times, so much so that she lost her temper and even turned away her companions. Now it seems that Xuesong is not just talking nonsense.