She had become extremely old. Ever since the incident with Princess Changning, her health had actually not been very good. Then came the incident with Wei Yulong.
If it weren't for Wei Jie and Wei An supporting her, she would have died long ago.
By now, the matter of Prince Zhennan was about to bring her down again. The back of her hand as she held Wei An's was covered with wrinkles, layer upon layer of folds, which definitely did not look like the hand of a well-maintained lady.
Zhuang Rong felt uncomfortable watching this and turned away her eyes with tears in her eyes. After calming down for a while, she dared to call out "grandmother".
The old princess responded, reached out and patted his hand, and whispered, "Did I scare you?"
Knowing that she was asking about what happened on the street before, Zhuang Rong was silent for a moment, then shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I'm not afraid, ancestor. If they want to plot against our family, if we show our weakness, it will just be what they want."
This one is really transparent.
Because they had been together for a long time and had some feelings for each other, the old princess' smile deepened. She praised the boy for being a good boy and turned to look at Wei An.
Wei An has changed.
Of course, she had been outstanding in the past, but that kind of excellence was like the sharp tip of a knife. Although she was beautiful, others were frightened at the sight of her and had no mood to appreciate her.
But Wei An is completely different now.
She was still very pretty, and it was refreshing just standing there. This beauty lacked some of its previous sharpness, and with her pair of extremely beautiful eyes, which had lost some of its previous hostility, she was particularly likable.
When she saw her, the old princess finally breathed a sigh of relief, and her expression became much more relaxed.
Only when you know how to hide your edge can you truly grow up.
She didn't have time to say more. She glanced at Wei An and said, "Your uncle has gotten into trouble."
The Prince of Zhennan is not someone who can do such a thing.
And to put it bluntly and realistically, the Prince of Zhennan really doesn't have this ability.
It is true that he is the only king of a different surname in the Great Zhou, but things are different now than before. Those vassal kings with the same surname are all having a hard time and are suspected, let alone a king of a different surname.
The Prince of Zhennan's every move was being watched, and he knew it, so he had always been very cautious, doing things without seeking credit but only to avoid mistakes.
Under such circumstances, only a fool would do something that would bring disaster upon himself.
In the final analysis, someone just disliked him and framed him, wanting to make him the scapegoat.
Wei An nodded, raised his eyes, took a breath and shook his head: "I'm afraid it's not just that I offended someone, but that I offended someone because of me."
When she said this, the old princess knew what she meant and asked without thinking, "What's going on?"
There was nothing to hide from the old princess, so Wei An did not hesitate and told her how he had offended Chu Jingxing and his relationship with Shen Chen.
Finally, he looked at the old princess and frowned, saying, "I suspect that this was a trap designed by Chu Jingxing to teach me a lesson and delay my departure. After all, if this matter is really related to him, he can firstly shift the blame and find a legitimate scapegoat, and secondly, he can indeed successfully retaliate against me."
The old princess's eyes darkened, and a sneer escaped from her throat: "You are really promising."
Before anything is done, they start to exclude those who are different from them.
How can such a person achieve great things
But these were not things she should care about, so she put aside her worries, held Wei An's hand, and analyzed calmly: "If it is really him, then there is no need to look for anyone else. He must have collected all the evidence. Didn't the Ministry of Justice find many account books in your uncle's office? I heard that they match the false numbers and the rent collected privately from the military farms over the years. He must have made thorough preparations with such deliberate planning."
There is no need to look for connections anymore.
There is no need to send the red seal and iron certificate.
According to Wei An, if Chu Jingxing wanted to stop her from going to Fujian, then it was obvious that Chu Jingxing wanted to use this matter to hold her back. How could he hold her back
Of course, let the case continue to be tried.
She looked at Wei An and asked her, "You seem to have thought of a solution?"
Wei An was neither arrogant nor impatient, and her attitude was calm and composed, so the old princess guessed that she must have come prepared.
Zhuang Rong looked at Wei An with a confused look and frowned. He wanted to ask something but didn't ask it out loud.
He already vaguely knew that he and Wei An were not the same kind of people.
As a daughter of a wealthy family, she knew no less than the men outside, and the ideas she came up with were totally beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Wei An ignored Zhuang Rong's hesitation and entanglement, and confessed to the old princess frankly: "I'm afraid I have to go to Baoding Prefecture." Seeing the old princess's face full of worry and disapproval, she said: "Don't worry, I know everything. The one who wrote the memorial was Dong Siyuan. Now there is no better way except to start with him."
The old princess knew this.
But it was because she knew that she was even more worried. She coughed violently for a while, and even had no strength to hold the handkerchief handed to her by Nanny Chen. After a long time, she gasped heavily and calmed down. She waved to Wei An and asked breathlessly: "But Qianhu Suo is not an ordinary place. Even if you go there, you may not be able to find anything smoothly."
Zhuang Rong also tried to answer, "Grandma is right. If what you said is true, someone is deliberately doing something wrong, don't they know that the person we are most likely looking for is Dong Siyuan? If they knew, they would definitely be prepared, and you would be taking a risk."
"I know." Wei An sighed softly, "But now there is no other way except taking risks. Otherwise, my uncle's life may be the price to pay, and we may also face unknown tricks of the Wei family."
They don't know how to stop when they are ahead, and they don't leave any room for maneuver when doing things.
If they succeed in dealing with the Prince of Zhennan, they will feel that dealing with the Wei family will not be a problem.
Wei An understood these people's mentality too well. She sat on the edge of the bed and stroked the old princess's chest. When she calmed down and her eyes regained spirit, she said, "Don't worry, I know everything in my mind and will never do anything rash."
The old princess smiled and said with difficulty: "I know you have always been a promising child..."
She hunched over and started coughing violently again until her handkerchief was stained with blood. She showed no sign of stopping, and even Zhuang Rong was so scared that he couldn't help but scream out.