The old princess has always loved Wei An very much. After this incident, she felt that she owed her even more. She held her hand for a long time, but could not say a word. She just shook it.
Zhuang Rong took over the conversation and said softly, "This time it's true. Thank you very much, cousin."
Unlike his brother Zhuang Feng, who was arrogant, he never thought there was anything wrong with Wei An and had played with him since childhood. Although he became more distant from Wei An due to the incident between his mother, Princess Zhennan, and his brother, there was actually not much estrangement or resentment between them. Now that Wei An had saved his father, he was filled with gratitude.
Wei An stood beside him. Seeing the old princess happy, he became happy too. He just smiled and shook his head: "This is what I should do."
"What should I do?" The Prince of Zhennan came in after changing his clothes. He greeted the old princess and shook his head with emotion. "You have no reason to risk your life for your uncle. If you say it's what I should do, I don't know how to deal with it. An'an, I really don't know how to thank you. If I rely on myself, I can never fight against the Xiao family. This time, you and Pingxi Hou turned the tide."
When he saw Wei An laughing, he couldn't help but laugh too. After laughing, he sighed: "It's just that you have offended the Xiao family now..."
He looked at the old princess with a worried look on his face and said, "An An has cut off the Xiao family's retreat in Hebei this time. Prince Consort Xiao has been reprimanded, and I heard that even the Grand Princess is also at fault. The emperor has already ordered the cabinet to conduct a thorough investigation, and the Xiao family is probably going to fall. With such a big grudge, I'm afraid they won't let it go."
Although Wei An is capable and has the help of King Zheng, she is a girl after all. The Xiao family is a prominent family that has stood for so long, so she must have her own strengths.
What's more, this matter involves more than just the Xiao family.
The old princess sighed: "This time An An is in Baoding Prefecture, and she is almost dead. I was too impatient..."
Prince Zhennan shook his head: "In the final analysis, my son is useless and was used by Dong Siyuan. When he asked me to do something, I knew it was wrong, but I didn't expect him to take advantage of this opportunity to bribe the servants around me and frame me... Now I have caused you to worry, and An An has been implicated."
Zhuang Rong hung his head and said nothing.
Wei An was quick to comfort them: "Uncle, you are too kind." She said sincerely: "You also know that Dong Siyuan's treatment of you is not for you in the final analysis. Even if I don't help, he has many ways to implicate me. Why did you implicate me? Don't say such things again in the future. We are all family. If you say this, won't it be alienating?"
This is true. The Prince of Zhennan knew what Wei An meant, so he didn't say anything more and asked her, "Have you made any moves since you came back this time?"
As he was speaking, Steward Tian came in and asked to see the Prince of Zhennan. He knelt down as soon as he saw him and said hurriedly, "Your Highness! I just received news that Dong Siyuan committed suicide in the prison of the Ministry of Justice."
Dong Siyuan committed suicide? !
Emperor Longqing was furious and ordered the Ministry of Justice to investigate the case, but the important witness Dong Siyuan was dead. How could the Ministry of Justice report to Emperor Longqing? And how could they have the guts to watch Dong Siyuan die like this
Prince Zhennan thought the same thing and couldn't help asking, "He committed suicide?"
Butler Tian responded, "Yes, I heard that he was found this morning. He died from breaking a bowl and cutting his wrists."
In this case, the most important witness is gone - the military households can only accuse Dong Siyuan of directly plundering and oppressing them, but they don't know more information about the person behind the scenes.
Once Dong Siyuan died, the clue was gone.
And the Xiao family’s losses ended there.
At this critical moment in the storm, everyone in the Xiao family is in danger. Others avoid them as much as possible and absolutely do not want to be associated with them. They even want to retreat away from their hospitality. If the Xiao family cannot control the life of Dong Siyuan who is in the Ministry of Justice, who else can
Chu Jingxing
Besides the Xiao family, who else does Chu Jingxing have as his backer
Princess Chang'an...
Wei An couldn't help but frown, having a bad feeling.
Princess Chang'an has always regarded her as a thorn in her side, wishing to get rid of her as soon as possible, and Chu Jingxing is also full of malice towards her. Now, after what happened in Baoding Prefecture, he probably hates her even more.
Now they have temporarily stopped their losses and killed Dong Siyuan, so the next step is likely to be to deal with her...
As she was thinking this, Steward Tian had not yet finished his words when someone from the Wei family came outside and said they wanted to pay their respects to the old princess.
The old princess and Prince Zhennan looked at each other, then they looked at Wei An and quickly let someone in.
It was Lin Hai who came. He greeted the Prince of Zhennan and the old princess first, then looked at Wei An and said, "Princess, there are some things in the mansion. I'm afraid you have to go back."
The old princess felt uneasy and panicked. When she heard this, she became anxious: "What's the matter?"
Could it be possible that revenge would come so quickly
Prince Zhennan also coughed and asked, "What's the matter?"
After a pause, he couldn't help but ask, "Has King Zheng returned?"
The situation in the capital is now in chaos. As a king of a different surname, he has just been released from the prison of the Ministry of Justice. He can't say anything at all, and it is not easy for him to even get information.
If King Zheng was not around, and anything happened to Wei An, he would not be able to save her.
Lin Hai was able to keep his emotions stable and answered his questions in an orderly manner: "In response to the old princess and the prince, an angel came from the palace to summon the princess to the palace. Prince Zheng has not returned to the court yet. He has a back injury and is now recovering in Tianjin."
Summoned to the palace
The old princess immediately asked, "Did you say what it was?"
It is common for the palace to summon noble ladies into the palace, but recently something is obviously not normal.
The two palaces are fighting each other to the death, who has the mind to summon the noble lady into the palace for a talk.
Why did Concubine Peng De and Queen Fang think of letting Wei An enter the palace at this time
"I don't know about that." Lin Hai looked at Wei An and said softly, "Princess, the angel is still waiting in our house, waiting to take you to the palace immediately. Don't keep him waiting for too long."
Are you in such a hurry? You are still waiting at home. Do you want to go to the palace right away?!
Even Wei An herself knew that something was wrong, but she couldn't let it slip and make the old princess and the Prince of Zhennan worry, so she had to comfort them: "It might be because of what the Queen asked me to do last time, to make a calming sachet for the Fourth Prince. You don't have to worry too much."
The old princess and the Prince of Zhennan looked at each other and both knew it was not that simple, but there was really nothing they could do now, so they could only nod and let her go, while at the same time they could not help but say, "Be careful. Be sure to send me any news..."