On the way back, many things no longer needed to be hidden. Lin Hai seized the opportunity to tell her: "Princess, we received the news from the Marquis and the Third Young Master Lin. The Xiao family's matter has now been settled. I don't know why the emperor's anger suddenly subsided. After Dong Siyuan died, the case was almost like this."
Wei An hummed in the carriage, took a sip of tea and asked him: "Go on."
Lin Hai replied yes, and then immediately said: "Also, I don't know what kind of secret memorial Dong Siyuan submitted to the emperor in prison. Not long after the emperor read it, the empress issued an order to summon you to the palace."
Could there be any connection between the two
Wei An was a little unsure.
Lan He beside her was also a little frightened: "Miss, Dong Siyuan will definitely not say anything good about you, otherwise, let's think of a way to not enter the palace."
But if it was really Dong Siyuan who submitted the secret memorial, which led to her entering the palace, then it was Emperor Longqing's intention to have her enter the palace.
Then how could she not enter the palace
There is simply no choice.
Even Old Madam Wei knew about it. She didn’t say much else. She just pulled Wei An’s hand and told her, “Shen Chen sent a message. He said that the emperor was probably wondering why you appeared in Baoding with him. Therefore, he suspected that our Wei family had a connection with the Linjiang Palace.”
Now, this is undoubtedly what Emperor Longqing fears the most.
Wei Yangqing, who was on the side, was able to clearly understand the key to the matter and quickly interrupted: "That's right, the emperor actually felt that the timing of your appearance was wrong, and that your relationship with Shen Chen was too close. So he probably wanted to test you."
By the same token, in Dong Siyuan's secret report this time...
Wei An quickly went over all these things in his mind, and soon felt that he seemed to have grasped the key.
Dong Siyuan didn't have the ability to deliver the memorial directly to Emperor Longqing. The Ministry of Justice was heavily guarded. Who would be willing to deliver the letter to him? Who would it be
What this means is that this letter represents Chu Jingxing’s opinions and Chu Jingxing’s interests.
And what does Chu Jingxing want to do most
Of course, it was to take revenge on her, Shen Chen, and even Young Master Lin. She wanted them to pay the price for exposing Dong Siyuan this time.
In order to achieve this, what did Dong Siyuan actually want to say to Emperor Longqing
She thought about it and had a rough idea in her mind. She comforted the old lady and Wei Yangqing softly: "Grandma and father, don't worry. I know everything."
There is nothing more to say now. The eunuchs from the palace are already getting impatient waiting outside. No matter how generous the reward is, they are in a hurry to go back and report.
Wei Yangqing had no choice but to personally stand up and see Wei An out. After they got down the stairs, he couldn't help but call her and said softly, "An An, I know you are a good child. I have been so sorry to you and your mother over the years. I hope you are well."
Wei Yangqing had been saying this a lot lately, and Wei An had gotten used to it, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He nodded slightly at him, then hurriedly passed him and said a few words to Lin Hai on his way out: "Tell Tan Xi to keep an eye on the Chang'an Princess's Mansion, they should be making some moves."
Lin Hai hurriedly responded.
Wei An got on the carriage.
It was almost noon when they arrived at the palace. The spring sun made them feel dizzy and sweaty. This time, it was Xiao Gu from the Queen's Palace who came out to greet them. When she saw her, she smiled and said, "The princess is really becoming more and more outstanding. The other day, the Queen was still talking about you, saying that if you didn't come, she wouldn't know where to start with the sachet for the Fourth Prince."
The last time Wei An entered the palace, he wore a silver hollow incense ball with a well-matched fragrance that could calm the Fourth Prince down. Empress Fang then personally asked Wei An to bring the recipe into the palace next time.
Wei An also agreed, and this time he hurriedly smiled and said, "I have been preparing it, but I was afraid that Your Majesty would be busy and disturb Her Majesty. Now I have brought it."
Aunt Xiao smiled and welcomed Wei An in.
In the main hall, Queen Fang was teasing the Fourth Prince.
The fourth prince had a bad temper. He refused to take the ball when he got the small drum, and threw whatever he saw.
Queen Fang frowned and scolded him, and he started crying.
As soon as he started crying, Queen Fang was completely at a loss.
The Fourth Prince cannot be stimulated, otherwise he will easily fall ill.
Queen Fang had no choice but to be more cautious. Children are always good at observing the words and expressions of adults. Seeing that Queen Fang had no way to deal with him, the Fourth Prince became even more presumptuous.
This seems to be a vicious cycle.
Queen Fang couldn't help rubbing her forehead while accepting Wei An's greeting. After letting her stand up, she looked at her for a while and said, "I heard that you have done something big recently?"
Wei An sat aside at her signal and looked at her shyly: "I wonder what big thing the queen is talking about?"
Empress Fang looked at the maids below showing the Shu brocade sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and smiled again, seemingly nonchalantly: "What else could it be? You came late today, what happened?"
There was nothing to hide. Even her whereabouts were known, let alone other things. Since his guess was confirmed, Wei An had an idea in his mind and said softly, "Your Majesty, I went to the Zhennan Palace to see my uncle. My uncle just came back, and my grandmother asked me to go over."
Queen Fang said with a smile, "You have a good relationship with them."
Wei An lowered his head and said nothing.
Empress Fang then said, "This time, the Prince of Zhennan must thank you very much, this lucky star, right?"
Every word Queen Fang said was an indirect way to confirm whether she had been to Baoding Prefecture.
This was definitely not what she wanted to ask.
That's what Emperor Longqing wanted to hear.
Wei An lowered his head for only a moment, then he seemed to be a little hesitant and mustered up the courage to say: "Your Majesty... I have made a big mistake..."
Queen Fang exclaimed, "What big mistake? Shouning, you have always been careful with your words and actions. How could you have made such a big mistake?"
Wei An was a little panicked, and his hands were restlessly fiddling with the hem of his clothes. As he was talking, he slid to the ground with a plop, knelt upright, and said in a mosquito-like voice: "Your Majesty, this time... Actually, I also went to Baoding..."
Queen Fang placed the kumquat in her hand on the crystal plate beside her and restrained the smile on her face: "What did you say? Shouning, do you know what you are talking about?!"
Wei An's voice trembled more and more, as if he knew he had made a big mistake. He almost cried as he spoke: "Your Majesty, I was curious too. Shen Chen said that he was going to do something big. He said that he knew my uncle was wronged and who framed him. I... I wanted to save my uncle and also wanted to see how the bad guys were caught... so I followed him..."
She knew what Dong Siyuan and Chu Jingxing's killer moves were. Since they thought so highly of themselves, she would let them see her abilities.