Since Dong Siyuan was pushed out to be the first to do something, it means that he is a capable person, or at least not afraid of death. Those who are not afraid of death are usually lawless.
They don't care about their lives and are willing to do anything.
Old Madam Wei disagreed: "If you must go, why not let..." She thought for a moment and said, "Why not let Wei Rui or He Xing go? They are both capable and trustworthy. It will be the same if they go."
Censor Chen was much calmer. Seeing that Wei An did not make any comment, he asked, "Is there any reason why you must go there in person?"
Wei An paused for a moment before nodding, pursing his lips and saying, "The relationship in Qianhu Office is complicated, and Dong Siyuan has a suspicious background. He seems to have a powerful backer. If I don't go there in person, it will be easy to alert the enemy if Wei Rui and others go there. Once the enemy is alerted, it will be difficult to deal with the following matters."
By then, these venomous snakes will be alert, and the charges against the King of Zhennan will probably be brought more quickly and more severely.
Censor Chen frowned, thinking that what Wei An said made sense, and said softly: "Indeed, the person who tied the bell should be the one to untie it. Since it was Dong Siyuan who reported the Prince of Zhennan, it is natural to find Dong Siyuan. Starting from him, we can find out the truth. But Princess, have you really determined that it is the Prince of Linjiang who is behind this, so you are on high alert?"
Wei An glanced at Old Lady Wei, and when she nodded, he knew that it was Old Lady Wei who told him about their suspicions about Chu Jingxing, and he did not deny it and said directly: "Shen Chen recently received a letter from the prince. Chu Jingxing has been acting strangely recently. The guards left by the prince to monitor him have also disappeared. And his reaction to the news that Shen Chen was going to take Chu Jingwu to Fujian was indeed a bit too calm. What Shen Chen meant was that this time, the prince's matter was most likely caused by him."
Censor Chen took the opportunity to ask, "But why?"
Wei An knew he was going to ask this question, so he shook his head and sighed, "I want to ask why, but not everything in this world has a reason. Most hatred and love often have no reason. Besides, if there must be a reason, there is one. Chu Jingxing doesn't like Chu Jingwu, especially after the prince's seal was taken away. Chu Jingwu is the second son and the prince's favorite, so he wants to get rid of him as soon as possible. Unfortunately, my relationship with Shen Chen and Chu Jingwu is very good. How good is it?"
She looked at Censor Chen, and without waiting for his answer, she said to herself, "It's so good that Chu Jingxing has already attacked me three or four times. If it happens once more, I won't think it's anything strange."
Censor Chen didn't say anything else. What Wei An said made sense. Some people don't need any specific reasons to deal with others. It's enough if they just dislike you.
What's more, it's not just as simple as just disliking it.
Since it was confirmed that it was Chu Jingxing, Censor Chen adjusted his sitting position to make himself more comfortable, raised his chin and asked Wei An: "So, have you decided to go to Baoding Prefecture this time? Are you fully prepared?"
If you go in a hurry, not only will you not find anything, but you may also end up hurting yourself.
He thought about it, and then said to Wei An honestly: "It is said that civil officials are cunning, but in fact, military officials are definitely not without their own cunning. Those who go into battle and fight with swords and guns are not ordinary people. On the contrary, most of them are more ruthless than civil officials. I have heard about the chaos of military farms a long time ago. At that time, I was just an ordinary Hanlin. Now it has been nearly 30 years. I am afraid that the chaos has become worse and the interests involved are deeper. If you are not careful, you may offend someone you don’t know.”
Wei An nodded to show that he knew: "It is precisely because of what you said, the relationship behind it is complicated, so I have to go there in person to figure out what kind of monster Dong Siyuan is."
As she spoke, she turned her head and looked at Old Madam Wei. Knowing that she was worried, she lowered her voice to comfort her: "Grandma, don't worry about me. I have thought it through before making this decision. I won't take any risks. And I'm not going alone this time. I'm going with Shen Chen."
Go with Shen Chen
Old Madam Wei and Censor Chen both raised their eyebrows at the same time and said in their hearts, "So that's it."
No wonder Wei An was so confident, it turned out that Shen Chen had intervened.
Old Madam Wei wanted to sigh and say something, but before she could open her mouth, she was interrupted by the Third Madam who came hurriedly asking for a meeting.
The Third Madam was in a hurry, and her face was not looking good. She said the purpose of her visit without delay, "Madam, the housekeeper Tian from the palace is here. The housekeeper Tian said that the old princess is not well..."
In the past few months, bad news about the old princess has been reported two or three times, if not four or five times. People were not surprised to hear it, but they panicked and sighed in their hearts. After all, when encountering such a big thing, it is common for the old lady to not be able to bear it at her age.
Old Madam Wei asked hurriedly, "What did Steward Tian say? Did you invite the imperial physician?"
The Third Madam was a little anxious: "We have already invited the imperial physician. The old princess wants to see Xiao Qi, so she sent Butler Tian to take Xiao Qi over. She said that Xiao Qi is really not well this time. He is not even energetic and can't get out of bed."
Old Mrs. Wei's eyes darkened.
She hated Princess Changning, but had no ill will towards the old princess.
The old princess was indeed a very good person. If the old prince had not doted on her blindly and stopped her from taking care of the children, many things might not have happened.
Now that she heard that the old princess wanted to see Wei An and was so exhausted that she even had trouble getting out of bed, she leaned back on the chair tiredly and helplessly, and raised her chin towards Wei An: "In that case, An An, you should go."
After she finished speaking to Wei An, she looked at the Third Madam and said, "Prepare everything that needs to be prepared, just in case."
As relatives, if there is a funeral in the Prince of Zhennan's Mansion, they should help out since there is no mistress in the mansion and the prince has not yet married.
It is better to prepare now than to cram and be busy when the time comes.
The Third Madam knew how serious the matter was, so she quickly agreed. She asked Wei An to go back to her room to change into plain clothes, and then she asked her to go with Butler Tian. She repeatedly reminded her that if something was really wrong, she must send a message back so that they could make preparations in time.
Wei An agreed to everything, but only when he got into the carriage did he feel his hands and feet trembling.