Wei An hurriedly reached out to pat her on the back. Nanny Chen burst into tears almost instantly, called out "old princess", and knelt beside her.
The old princess herself was much calmer. She smiled at them while holding back the fishy sweetness in her throat, motioned to Nanny Chen to bring some water to rinse her mouth, and then she pulled herself together and said, "You don't have to be so sad. As long as you live in this world, there will be such a day sooner or later. It's just a matter of time. In my opinion, I haven't lived a bad life. Although I haven't given birth to a son myself, the prince treats me filially, Rong'er is obedient and sensible, and although my daughter is not very ambitious, the children she gave birth to are all good, not to mention that An'an has been with me for so many years. I lived a harmonious life with my husband and wife in the first half of my life, and a happy life with my grandchildren in the second half of my life. There is nothing I am not satisfied with. So even if I really have to go, it will be a happy funeral. You are not allowed to cry. This is a good thing."
Zhuang Rong was no longer able to speak. He held the old princess's hand, his eyes red with sadness.
Wei An also felt as if someone was grabbing his heart, and bit his lip in confusion.
She has experienced life and death, and therefore is more afraid of death and separation than others.
The old princess has a different meaning and weight to her.
The old princess managed to finish her words with great effort, then stopped to catch her breath for a long time before looking at Wei An again. She looked at her firmly and said clearly word by word: "Since you want to be without Baoding, your grandmother will not stop you. You are a child with your own ideas, but there is one thing you need to discuss with Prince Zheng and be as careful as possible..."
Such nagging made people sad and moved. Wei An nodded heavily, tucked the quilt for her, paused, and then barely stopped himself from crying. He whispered to her: "Grandma, I know all this. I will try my best to get my uncle out, and you should take good care of yourself, okay?"
After she said this, she saw the old princess smile haggardly, and she felt even more sad: "Take good care of yourself. In the future, you will have to watch your brother get married, as well as your cousin and Wei Yulong..."
The old princess hummed, closed her eyes for a while, and then opened them again: "I know, but there are some things I still need to say in advance."
As she spoke, she asked Nanny Chen to bring out a box: "Now that Rong'er is here as the prince of the palace, I will tell you everything I need to tell you first, so as to avoid any unexpected changes and trouble."
As she spoke, she asked Nanny Chen to take out everything inside.
They were all things like farm deeds, house deeds, and silver bills. Despite their opposition, the old princess insisted on dividing these things into five parts.
One for Prince Zhennan, one for Zhuang Rong, one for Wei Jie, one for Wei An, and the rest belongs to Wei Yulong.
She did her best to take care of everyone, and only then did she feel at ease and fall into a deep sleep.
Nanny Chen followed Wei An out and said goodbye to her with tears in her eyes: "Don't worry, I will serve the old princess well and wait for your good news."
Wei An didn't say anything, but just nodded heavily. It was not until she turned around and got on the carriage that she felt the hairs on her body stand up. A feeling of fear slowly rose from the soles of her feet and finally reached her heart, making her feel even her lips numb, and the feeling did not ease for a long time.
Lan He and Yu Qing both rushed over to comfort her.
She closed her eyes like the old princess, and opened them after a long time. With clear eyes, she instructed Wenxiu: "Go and tell Hexing to go to Shen Chen and tell him that we will leave tomorrow."
She can't wait.
The old princess couldn't wait any longer.
At the same time, Young Master Lin was meeting the Emperor.
He was very trusted by Emperor Longqing, who was always friendly to him. When he saw him, he casually exempted him from the formalities and asked him, "I heard that you saved the prince of Zhennan Palace on the street a few years ago?"
Young Master Lin was not surprised that he would ask this question, and he nodded in acknowledgement without hesitation, telling Emperor Longqing: "I received a tip-off that the old man who starved to death in Baoding Prefecture had a son. This son had made contributions in Tatar and was promoted to the rank of centurion, but later he was dismissed from his post because of a cold and went home to recuperate. His position was taken by someone else, and he never returned to the army. Later, his family's land became less and less, but the rent collected became higher and higher. Finally, he couldn't pay the rent even if he worked hard in the fields all day long, so he went out to do hard labor and sail. But sailing on the ship would take three to four months or even half a year. During this half year, his son got sick from the cold, and his father couldn't bear it and died..."
Emperor Longqing's brows furrowed as he listened, and he finally opened his mouth to rebuke him, "Ridiculous!"
Baoding Prefecture is located under the emperor's feet, yet such a thing that forces common people to death can happen!
And he was still kept in the dark. If someone hadn't made a fuss this time, would these parasites have eaten away his court? !
Young Master Lin lowered his head and said nothing.
Emperor Longqing was still furious and asked him to continue: "Go on, is it because of this that he came to assassinate the Prince of Zhennan?"
Young Master Lin nodded, "That's right. Someone told him that his father was forced to death by the Prince of Zhennan, so he came to Beijing and stayed with the beggars on the street for a few days. He heard that the Prince of Zhennan would pass by Zhengyang Street that day, so he waited on the street, ready to assassinate him."
I heard that...
Emperor Longqing raised his eyebrows and asked calmly, "Who told you that?"
Young Master Lin cupped his hands and said, "I am still investigating. The information that this person wanted to assassinate the Prince of Zhennan was reported by the Jinyiwei of Hebei Jinyiwei. I think this person seems to have been instigated by someone..."
Emperor Longqing frowned thoughtfully behind his long desk, and nodded after a moment: "In this case, you should investigate this matter thoroughly. I want to see who is behind this!"
I didn’t know before that the case of Prince Zhennan involved so many people and the details were so complicated.
Now it seems that there are still some strange things in this case.
How could it be such a coincidence? This matter seemed to be perfectly planned. How could an ordinary commoner, who was not even a military household in the end, get to know so much news from the capital so smoothly
If it was really planned at the instigation of someone, then it means that the Prince of Zhennan in prison is very likely innocent, or he is a cannon fodder who was pushed out by someone.
If this is the case, there must be another mastermind behind the scenes, and this person even attempts to control the life and death of others, while he himself is still hiding behind the scenes and living at ease, acting like a termite that eats away his court!
This was what the Emperor Longqing was waiting for, and Young Master Lin immediately bent down and responded.