Emperor Longqing's expression was so gloomy that Empress Fang didn't know how to react for a moment. After a moment, she responded slowly and paid her respects to Emperor Longqing.
But Emperor Longqing obviously didn't have the energy to care about her. He just looked past her and looked at Old Madam Wei, who was lying on the ground behind her. Her temples were white and her face was equally pale. He asked Empress Fang coldly, "What's going on?"
Empress Fang was somewhat at a loss, and somewhat panicked at the cold face of Emperor Longqing: "The old lady came to the palace to say goodbye, saying that she was going to Fujian to visit her daughter-in-law, but who knew that she fainted while talking..."
She paused, and then continued, "The old lady also wants to see A-man. She thinks A-man is the reincarnation of the eldest prince... She has always been very close to Sister Ming..."
Emperor Longqing's face seemed to be covered with frost, and finally even the little warmth left in his eyes disappeared completely. He uttered "oh" with a half-smile, and seeing that Wei An looked pitiful and old lady Wei had fallen to the ground unconscious, Emperor Longqing ordered someone to ask the imperial physician to see old lady Wei.
The person who came was Kong Gongfeng. He shook his head as soon as he came out, not daring to hide anything from Emperor Longqing. He said that Old Madam Wei was overly worried and restless, and it might have been a while. She was already old and frail, and if it continued like this, the situation would be worrying.
The situation is worrying.
Emperor Longqing thought about how Old Madam Wei had fallen to the ground without giving any sign of life, and he suddenly lost the desire to pursue the matter. He nodded to Gongfeng Kong, then walked out of the side hall and went to the main hall of Fengyi Palace.
Empress Fang was anxiously asking Aunt Xiao if Old Madam Wei had woken up, while at the same time she had someone bring the Fourth Prince over. When she saw Emperor Longqing, she hurried over with a smile and asked him, "Your Majesty, is the old lady awake?"
As she asked, she said, "I asked Shouning to go to Yonghe. She was very frightened and there is no use for her here. I just let her go to Yonghe to relax."
Emperor Longqing remained silent until the nurse brought the fourth prince up. Then he glanced at Empress Fang and asked her calmly, "Why is A-Man here?"
Ever since he fell ill, Empress Fang has been looking at her son like the apple of her eye, wishing she could stay with him all the time. Because the Fourth Prince was bored, she was afraid that he would get upset and fall ill again, so she summoned several priests from the Music Bureau to cheer him up.
Normally, Queen Fang would not let him come out again.
Queen Fang held the Fourth Prince on her lap, patiently and carefully straightened her son's collar, and said softly: "I want him to meet Old Madam Wei. After all, Old Madam Wei has always wanted to see him..."
The mockery in Emperor Longqing's eyes deepened, but when he looked up, it disappeared completely. He ignored Empress Fang's words and just said, "Old Madam Wei is old and in poor health. There is no need to summon her to the palace so often. There is no need to let her run around and get sick."
Empress Fang was a little stunned. She couldn't react to what Emperor Longqing meant. She hesitated for a moment before she wanted to say something.
Emperor Longqing had already stood up and looked at her. He had no intention of reaching out to embrace the Fourth Prince. He just said, "When she wakes up, let her leave the palace and give her some supplements to help her recover."
Although she is much younger than him, Mrs. Wei looks very old.
Emperor Longqing suddenly felt a little reluctant.
He knew the character of his sister-in-law. She was not someone who would tolerate deception or flattery. She had a distant relationship with Queen Fang and never caused any trouble.
Why did he suddenly appear for no reason and submit such a ridiculous memorial
Besides, Mrs. Wei had such deep feelings for the eldest prince and Queen Ming that it was absolutely impossible for her to do such shameful things in their names.
He had been full of doubts before because of the fire in the Imperial Ancestral Temple and the so-called omens from the sky. Later, when Old Lady Wei's memorial was submitted, he knew exactly what was going on without having to think too much.
I also asked Young Master Lin to investigate.
According to Mr. Lin Sanshao, before submitting this memorial, Mrs. Wei was summoned to the palace by Empress Fang.
And as soon as Mrs. Wei left the palace, she fell ill.
A few days later, Empress Fang awarded her another reward by sending her out of the palace and granting her the Dingbei Marquisate. Only then did Old Madam Wei submit that memorial.
The truth of the matter is self-evident and obvious.
But Emperor Longqing still held on to a glimmer of hope. He couldn't believe that the queen he had doted on for so many years would actually want to go to Xi'an to shake his kingdom for the sake of her son and her future position.
Before he died, she couldn't wait to build up momentum for her son and prepare for him to give up the throne.
All these hesitations and doubts were finally shattered today when he saw Old Madam Wei faint. Looking at Queen Fang's anxious face and her words that were trying to cover up the truth, he felt disheartened and ridiculous.
This woman didn't even bother to pretend. It was unclear whether she was stupid or she thought others were stupid too. She even repeatedly emphasized in front of him that Old Madam Wei believed that the Fourth Prince was the reincarnation of the First Prince.
I have been trying to make him believe and express his opinion.
Queen Fang was a little frightened by his dark gaze, and subconsciously forced a smile and asked him tentatively: "Then..."
She thought about it and had nothing to say, so she simply asked him, "Do you have any clues about the fire in the Imperial Ancestral Temple?"
Her eyes sparkled, and when she talked about this, her face finally brightened up: "This fire is so strange, is there something strange about it?"
She wasn't asking at all; she was actually hoping that there was something strange.
Emperor Longqing stared at her calmly: "What do you think is strange?"
Empress Fang said, "Something happened on the Lantern Festival... and it just happened that the tablet of the eldest prince was burned... Could there be some explanation?"
She just needed to ask Emperor Longqing directly whether he thought the claim that the Fourth Prince was the reincarnation of the Eldest Prince was credible.
Emperor Longqing stared at her for a long while, then lowered his head to look at the Fourth Prince who was playing on the couch. After a moment, he asked her, "What do you think is the explanation?"
Just as Queen Fang was about to speak, Aunt Xiao came back to report that Old Madam Wei had regained consciousness.
Empress Fang looked at Emperor Longqing with concern, and said quickly: "Since you are awake, why don't you go and see the old lady? The old lady is old...it is inevitable that she will have some problems."
Older
Emperor Longqing sneered. He was older than Old Lady Wei.
But in the eyes of Queen Fang, he is of course old. If she didn't think that he was old and no longer had the deterrent power he once had, how could she dare to have so many small thoughts
However, since things had already come to this, Emperor Longqing did not refuse. He followed Empress Fang to the side hall without making any comment. When he saw Mr. Kong coming out to pay his respects, he nodded, walked past him into the house, and saw Old Madam Wei leaning against the head of the bed, being fed water.
Old Mrs. Wei was obviously frightened, and her face quickly turned pale when she saw him.