Wei An nodded. Seeing that Butler Tian was so anxious that he was sweating, he comforted him gently: "Don't worry, we already know. Since you have told us everything you know, we will find a way."
Butler Tian knew that Wei An was favored now, and he also knew that she was Old Madam Wei's favorite. What she said was what Old Madam Wei meant, and he was so excited that he kept agreeing.
Wei An asked someone to take him out to rest first. Looking at the thoughtful Third Master and Old Madam Wei, he said softly, "I'm afraid this is aimed at us."
Old Mrs. Wei frowned and said nothing.
The third master then took over the conversation and asked Wei An anxiously, "Are you saying that this is aimed at us again?"
When I say "again", it means I am already very experienced.
Wei An nodded and told them another seemingly unrelated matter: "Before this, I went to Phoenix Terrace, and Shen Chen advised me to go first."
She glanced at Old Madam Wei and the Third Master, and said softly, "Shen Chen said that he might have something else to do and couldn't leave for Fujian in time, so he would be delayed for a while, so that my grandmother and I could go first. But after that, this happened."
What she was talking about was the accident that happened to Prince Zhennan.
The Third Master didn't quite understand the causal relationship between the two, and shook his head in confusion: "What does this have to do with the fact that the Prince of Zhennan is targeting us?"
"Yes." Wei An knew that they were all confused, so he sighed and said, "The reason why Shen Chen stayed is because he found that Chu Jingxing did not really let go of the power of the palace. He was hiding his strength and seemed to be pushing behind the scenes to complicate the situation in the capital. He felt that Chu Jingxing would deal with the two of them because he wanted to deal with Chu Jingwu. So let us go first."
"But if it is really as Shen Chen guessed, and Chu Jingxing really wants to deal with Chu Jingwu and him, then dealing with me and the Wei family is just a matter of convenience, isn't it?"
Wei An spoke very casually, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.
The Third Master's brows furrowed as he listened, "So what you mean is that dealing with the Prince of Zhennan is just a cover to keep you and mother? In fact, he is coming for us, and the one dealing with the Prince of Zhennan this time is also Chu Jingxing?"
He felt that this was somewhat ridiculous and absurd, so he shook his head hesitantly: "It's not necessary, is it?"
They have all surrendered to Prince Linjiang. After all, Chu Jingxing will be the heir of Prince Linjiang in the future. Is he really so cruel and heartless just because the Wei family was brought into the prince's palace by Shen Chen and Chu Jingwu
Wei An knew the reason for the Third Master's doubts, so he shrugged and laughed, "Some people cannot be judged by common sense. Third Uncle, think about it, the King of Jin has no interest in him either, and may not even play a big role, but once he becomes part of his plan, something bad will happen. You can understand it."
Although he still felt that Chu Jingxing would be crazy if he really did that, the Third Master also knew that what Wei An said was not impossible, so he said: "If that's the case, what should we do now?"
The third master thought for a moment and said, "I wonder if An Qinghe, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, can be used?"
This is exactly what Old Lady Wei thought. Old Lady Wei also looked at Wei An and said, "An Qinghe's daughter was ruined by Chu Jingmeng and Chu Jingxing. For this reason, he has always hated Chu Jingxing to the core. Who knows, maybe he can really find something from him."
Wei An hummed and immediately said, "I'll send someone to see Censor Chen."
Censor Chen was the Chief Censor of the Censorate, he had a high status and was considered a relative of the emperor, and most importantly, there was nothing suspicious about his relationship with them. Although Chen Mianmian was betrothed to Wei Jie, Censor Chen himself was not close to the Wei family at all, and everyone saw it. Even the emperor once asked Censor Chen why he was so distant from the Wei family, and asked him if he was dissatisfied with this marriage. It was most appropriate for him to ask.
The Third Master and Old Madam Wei both nodded.
Censor Chen acted quickly and received a response within just one day of sending the letter.
The person who reported the King of Zhennan was Dong Siyuan, the captain of a thousand households of the Baoding Garrison. He attached a ten-thousand-word letter to the memorial, which contained the confessions of the military households in Baoding. They all said that the military land had been occupied, and they had to pay rent on time and quarterly for the military land originally allocated to them. If they failed to pay, the rent would be doubled compared to previous years.
What if you don’t pay
If you don't pay, the soldiers who came back from the battlefield with missing limbs will have your limbs broken again, not to mention those who could not bear the debt collection and committed suicide by taking their wives and daughters to pay off the debts.
The local elderly people die one after another when winter comes.
Can't stand the cold.
The quilts distributed to them by the imperial court were filled with hollow cotton and could not keep out the cold at all, and people died in droves.
This year the number has reached a new high.
Therefore, when the local military households could no longer survive and were wailing everywhere, the captain Dong Siyuan finally decided to expose the darkness of the officialdom and submitted a memorial to accuse the culprit, Prince Zhennan.
The cabinet did not take it seriously at first.
This kind of memorial is received every year, from all over the country and in all counties, but only a few of them are truly verified.
Moreover, the situation here is described as so scary, but no news of this matter has been received.
Therefore, this matter did not receive much attention at first.
Until a few days ago, a military household came to Beijing to file a complaint and died at the city gate.
This matter finally broke out completely.
Emperor Longqing was furious and ordered the cabinet to investigate the matter thoroughly and severely punish those involved.
The Ministry of Justice did not dare to delay. After questioning the captain Dong Siyuan, it began to detain the Prince of Zhennan.
The latest news is that Prince Zhennan did not admit any involvement in this incident in prison.
He never interfered in the matter of military land. The military land had nothing to do with him, and he didn't care about it.
However, what the Ministry of Justice found out was different from what he said.
The military households in Baoding pointed out that among the guards of the palace who were arrested with the Prince of Zhennan, there were some who had previously demanded rent and forced people to death.
Moreover, a large number of account books were indeed found in the office of the Zhennan King’s Beijing Camp, proving that he often received large amounts of silver.
The number of households and the amount paid match what the military households said.
All these evidences combined are enough to prove that Prince Zhennan was lying.
Once it is confirmed that the Prince of Zhennan is lying about this issue, the evidence related to him will increase rapidly.
An Qinghe, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice, privately revealed to Censor Chen that the Prince of Zhennan might be in great danger this time.