King Zheng stood still with his hands behind his back. Seeing a stone bench and table under the ginkgo tree, he asked Wei An to sit down and asked her seriously, "Have you made up your mind?"
This is no small matter.
For Wei An, it might be a strategy to escape, but it doesn’t mean anything.
But in fact, based on Prince Zheng's understanding of Emperor Longqing, since this incident happened, it would not have happened in vain.
What's more, Shen Chen and he are now people that Emperor Longqing is trying to win over.
Seeing that Wei An still didn't seem to react, he sighed and said, "Don't you understand yet? The higher-ups might be willing to allow this marriage in order to make it easier for Shen Chen and I to win over."
As for Princess Yonghe, compared with this, she seems less important.
Wei An immediately realized what her father meant. It turned out that Prince Zheng was worried about her and Shen Chen. She thought for a moment and said, "Under the circumstances at the time, this statement was the most appropriate and convincing one. I didn't think too much about it at the time. And now if His Majesty wants to use this to make a fuss..."
It's not impossible.
Prince Zheng hummed, and then became very anxious: "A girl's marriage is a big deal, and it must not be decided lightly. Although Shen Chen is a good person, his future is uncertain after all."
He glanced at Wei An and said without hesitation: "And Young Master Lin is the commander of the Jinyiwei, and he has also experienced ups and downs. He can't be considered a good match."
As parents, we always hope that our children can live in peace and happiness.
Unfortunately, neither of them obviously meets this condition.
It's fine to treat him as a friend, but it's too risky to treat him as a husband.
Seeing that Wei An didn't say anything, King Zheng knocked on the table gently. When Wei An looked at him, he said softly, "An An, you should make a decision sooner."
Wei An has not thought about such a long-term thing.
After what happened to Peng Caichen, she always thought that she probably didn't want to get married in this life. But it was obviously impossible. If she didn't get married, the spit of the world would drown her family.
What's more, all kinds of difficult problems will follow.
And how to choose a husband is obviously another problem.
Wei An coughed, and seeing King Zheng frowning with concern, he inexplicably felt relieved.
In her previous life, she was helpless and fell into Peng Caichen's trap.
But now it’s different, she has a father and relatives, and she is no longer the same person she used to be. No matter who she marries or how she lives, she will not repeat her past mistakes.
Thinking of this, she felt much better. She calmed down and said, "There should be room for choice in this matter. The emperor may not have the energy to care about me now. Isn't it said that the controversy over the succession is getting more and more intense now?"
It is indeed getting worse.
Speaking of this, King Zheng's expression became more serious: "Speaking of this, I will ask Wei Wu to be careful. He is the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War. Now that the Right Vice Minister is in trouble, he will have to handle many things at once, and it is easy for him to be targeted."
"You mean, someone will instigate him to participate in this matter?" Wei An also stood up: "Is it..."
Before she finished her sentence, Lan He rushed in with a hesitant and confused look on her face. After a long while, she breathlessly held Wei An's hand, her voice fluctuating greatly: "Girl, something happened..."
She paused for a long time before she dared to say that sentence: "The old princess... The old princess is gone..."
King Zheng stood up immediately.
If the old princess hadn't taken care of him all these years, Wei An wouldn't be what he is now. He really respects the old princess very much.
Even though something happened with Princess Changning, Changning is Changning and she has always been very clear about the difference.
Now that he heard that the old princess had passed away, he was a little bit incredulous for a moment: "Didn't they say before that the old princess's health had improved?"
Yes, when Consort Kong came over yesterday, he mentioned that the old princess has been taking ginseng nourishing pills recently. Her mood has calmed down and her children are filial. She has shown great improvement now. If all goes well, there should be no problem.
How come the old princess died in just one day
Before Wei An could react, Bai Zhi arrived in a hurry. When she saw Wei An, she hurriedly bowed and said, "Princess, someone has come from the palace and asks you to go over immediately. I heard that there was an incident over there."
Wei An’s face was pale. His ears had been buzzing and he couldn’t hear anything. For a moment, he seemed to be unable to feel any pain. Only now that he finally reacted did his heart begin to ache.
The person who had always protected her and supported her in her most difficult times is actually gone.
King Zheng had already reached out to support her, and said worriedly: "I'll go with you."
In the past, it was extremely normal to hear such news, and no one could use it to cause any trouble.
Wei An nodded, lifted her skirt and quickly went to Old Lady Wei’s He’an Courtyard.
The Third Madam, the Second Madam and others were already waiting in He'an Courtyard. When they saw Wei An, they looked at her with some concern.
Nanny Chen quickly stepped forward and called out "Princess" with tears in her eyes. She looked at Wei An and said, "Princess, the old princess is gone. The prince asked me to come and take you over."
Butler Tian was right behind her. When he saw her finish, he came up to her and added, "The old princess left an hour ago... The cousin is young, and the other girls and young masters are also young. After all, the prince is in charge of foreign affairs and cannot take care of the inner house. So I have to trouble you, the princess, to go over and take care of them and maintain the situation."
Cousin
Wei An was very sensitive to this word, glanced at Butler Tian, and asked Nanny Chen: "What cousin?"
Nanny Chen was silent for a moment before she gnashed her teeth and sneered, "It's the cousin who left our house."
The one and only Wei Yulong.
Wei An's eyes suddenly turned cold and hard.
Wei Yulong had already been sent to Suzhou by the old princess. In order to prevent her from causing trouble and to prevent people with ulterior motives from causing trouble, the old princess had always sent people to keep a close eye on her. She had said that even if she were to die in the future, she would never allow Wei Yulong to come back to see her off.
There was no plan to bring her back.
But now Wei Yulong has returned to the capital.
Without the support of the Zhennan Palace and without the consent of the old princess, she came back at this time. What did she come back for and how did she come back
Is the old princess' death closely related to her return
Many thoughts flashed through Wei An's mind quickly, but they were all restrained in an instant. He looked up at Old Lady Wei and said calmly, "Grandma, I'll go first."
Old Madam Wei hummed, held Wei An's hand and reminded him: "Be careful, your aunts will come over to help you later."