Emperor Longqing knew Madam Wei's personality too well. She was so stubborn and arrogant that she would never show this kind of look in front of him unless she had to do something unavoidable.
For so many years, he actually always knew that Mrs. Wei had a grudge against him.
Therefore, she was never as bright, free and easy as she was before the incident in the Ming family.
Originally, he wanted his wife's sister, who had suffered enough, to live a good life, but who knew that Queen Fang would drag her into this...
The disgust and indifference in Emperor Longqing's heart were about to burst out, but Empress Fang did not sense his feelings. She even hurriedly pushed the Fourth Prince forward two steps, sighed quietly in front of Old Madam Wei, and said with true feelings: "The old lady always said that he looks very much like the eldest prince. I always didn't believe it before, but now I know that God has his own arrangements... Fate is really unreasonable."
It's not like she didn't know Emperor Longqing at all. At least she knew that the older he got, the more nostalgic he became. In his heart, Empress Ming was originally a white moonlight, and over time, this moonlight became whiter and more flawless.
In addition to the fact that the Ming family had been wronged before and the eldest prince had died tragically, the guilt in his heart grew more and more.
So she took advantage of this.
But she didn't know that some things cannot be overdone.
Old Madam Wei knew it, and although she sneered in her heart, she showed a fearful smile on her face and echoed the other person's words.
Emperor Longqing looked at her coldly, and suddenly he scolded her coldly, then turned his head to look at Empress Fang and said, "Let the old lady leave the palace!"
Empress Fang was confused by the anger that Emperor Longqing was exhaling. She looked at him blankly, not knowing what she had done wrong or what had made him so angry.
But Emperor Longqing did not explain any more. He walked past her and went straight out of Fengyi Palace, and no one knew where he went.
Before Empress Fang had the chance to repeat the words she had prepared to Emperor Longqing, he actually left. This made her very embarrassed and angry, and her expression was extremely ugly.
But no matter how she didn't know the reason, the person was gone after all, and Madam Wei had done what she was supposed to do, so she didn't want to keep Madam Wei any longer. She asked Aunt Xiao to send Madam Wei and Wei An out of the palace, then turned around and carried the Fourth Prince back to the main hall.
Mrs. Wei got on the carriage, and all the panic she had just felt in Fengyi Palace disappeared. She sighed calmly, leaned back on the big pillow, pulled the blanket up, and told Wei An: "Everything is settled."
The solutions she referred to were the troubles that were supposed to arise after writing that memorial.
The most serious of these was Emperor Longqing’s taboo and hatred.
However, Old Lady Wei successfully resolved these troubles using her understanding of Emperor Longqing that she had accumulated over the years.
Wei An took out tea leaves from the wall box, poured a cup of tea for Old Madam Wei, and asked softly, "Will Queen Fang be suspicious?"
"How can someone who is so obsessed with this matter care about these things?" Old Mrs. Wei laughed and said, "It's not like I didn't help her do what I was supposed to do. I did everything she said without any mistakes."
It was precisely because she acted completely in accordance with Empress Fang's instructions that Emperor Longqing became more and more disgusted with Empress Fang, but Empress Fang herself was not aware of this.
Wei An couldn't help but smile: "Just now, Princess Yonghe also asked me what I thought about the fact that the Fourth Prince was the reincarnation of the First Prince."
Princess Yonghe
Old Madam Wei frowned: "She asked these questions because she felt something was fishy about my memorial, right?"
"Probably, but she also understands that you were forced to do this by Queen Fang." Wei An put the tea leaves back into the wall box: "This time she just wants to test whether we are willing to do this and whether she will turn the tables on us because of this matter."
In that case, Princess Yonghe is a smart person.
But whether they were smart or not was none of their business now. After all, the memorial had been submitted and they had dealt with Empress Fang. This time they entered the palace and cleared Emperor Longqing's suspicion. They portrayed themselves as victims who were coerced and bribed by Empress Fang. They had done what they should have done.
You can leave Beijing without any worries.
Old Madam Wei picked up the teacup and was about to take a sip when the carriage jolted violently, causing her to almost lose control of the cup and spill most of the water.
"What happened?" Mrs. Wei sat down, looked at Wei An seriously, and asked Lin Hai who came over to inquire about the situation: "Why did the horse get startled?"
Lin Hai's voice was filled with anxiety, and he said softly: "Old lady, it was a Jinyiwei from other places who came to Beijing. I don't know what important matter it was, but he actually rode his horse openly on the street and knocked down many stalls. Our horsemen have tried their best to avoid it, but they were still affected. Fortunately, it was nothing serious..."
No matter how arrogant the Jinyiwei were, they didn't dare to ride horses near the imperial city. Those who lived here were all prominent figures, high-ranking families, and royal relatives. Even the ants they stepped on might have some background.
How come the Jinyiwei would do such a reckless thing this time
Old Mrs. Wei frowned, but didn't want to ask too many questions at this time. She just nodded and told Lin Hai to let the driver continue on his way.
When they got home, Mrs. Wei found Lin Hai and asked him, "Do you know what happened?"
At this time, could it be something related to Queen Fang and the Fourth Prince, which is why the Jinyiwei were ordered to ride horses on the streets
Lin Hai coughed and lowered his voice: "I vaguely heard that it was something about the King of Jin... But I don't know what it was about..."
King of Jin
Old Lady Wei remembered that Prince Jin's son Chu Jingmeng was found by the Embroidered Uniform Guard to have plotted to murder the Fourth Prince, and Emperor Longqing has not yet made a decision and has not said whether to kill him.
This was also a plan designed by Chu Jingxing before, which was to make Prince Jin make a fuss and muddy the waters so that the Linjiang Palace could take advantage of the opportunity to gain benefits.
King Linjiang also knew it.
She glanced at Wei An and asked her, "Is it that the King of Jin is rebelling?"
Wei An hesitated for a moment and shook his head: "Prince Jin is not that brave. He will not rebel unless he is pushed to the extreme. Now the emperor has not said how to deal with Chu Jingmeng, so why would he rebel first? Calculating the distance, he is still halfway and has definitely not reached his fiefdom. Only a fool would choose to rebel now."
She paused before saying, "It is more likely that he is here to apologize for his crime."
This is consistent with the usual behavior of Prince Jin. He is a timid and cowardly person.
Old Mrs. Wei seemed to be thinking about something.