Although the old man's illness was a dangerous one, and it was hard to tell whether he would die at any moment, it was unacceptable that he died overnight when several doctors had said that he was getting better.
Old Madam Wei always felt that the old princess' death was not simple, so she looked at Prince Zheng with some uneasiness: "I'm afraid it's another dispute."
Prince Zheng had already bowed and said goodbye to her: "I'll go over and see if there's anything I can do to help. Prince Zhennan just came out of the Ministry of Justice and encountered such a thing. I'm afraid he can't handle it alone."
This means that she feels something is not right and wants to go over to take a look. Old Madam Wei replied, "Old Fifth hasn't left the yamen yet. He should go over directly after leaving the yamen. When the time comes, I'll trouble Your Majesty to knock on his door a little more."
It means that Wei Yangqing must not get involved in the recent controversy over the succession to the throne in the imperial court.
Prince Zheng also understood and agreed, then he left the Dingbei Marquis Mansion and rushed to the Zhennan Prince Mansion.
When Wei An arrived, the sun was about to set. The sun was setting in the west, and there were red clouds on the horizon. Only half of the sun was visible, and the ground was mottled with fragments of sunlight. The people in the palace were running back and forth in the afterglow of the setting sun, and everyone's face was covered with a layer of frost, which made them look a little more desolate.
The white silk and white lanterns had already been hung up, and the people who were going around to report the news had also gone. The Prince of Zhennan was still instructing the stewards outside to buy things to set up the mourning hall and prepare white clothes for the guests.
In addition to this, the most important thing is the coffin that the old princess will use.
This thing was originally prepared, but it has been kept in a villa outside the city. Now it has to be transported back to see if there is any damage and whether it needs to be repainted.
He was so busy that he was exhausted. He was relieved when he heard that Wei An had arrived. "I'm glad you're here. I have to trouble you with something."
As he led Wei An inside, he said, "Wei Yulong is back. She arrived last night. The people in the mansion were shocked to find out it was her. She wanted to see mother that night, but mother refused to see her. She first interrogated the people who sent her back, and found out that they were no longer from our mansion. Then mother went to see her in person..."
The Prince of Zhennan stopped talking here, looked at Wei An, and said in a cold voice: "After seeing her, I don't know what she said, but mother died. When I rushed back, mother hadn't closed her eyes yet, but she couldn't speak anymore. She kept making gestures, and I knew that meant she wanted to find you..."
He sighed deeply and closed his eyes: "You go and see her, we can talk about other things later."
In other words, the old princess behaved like this only after Wei Yulong met her.
Wei An felt like there was a fire burning in her heart. Her whole body was stiff and numb. Only the pain was clearly spreading from her limbs and bones, causing pain in all the joints.
She walked quickly and coldly to the old princess's yard, followed Nanny Chen up the stairs, and saw that one of the old princess's favorite mynah birds had died, and the servants were dealing with its body. She stopped in her tracks.
As if she could see her confusion and sadness, Nanny Chen stopped and whispered, "My cousin strangled her to death, saying that the old princess was lonely in the underworld, so she let it go with her to keep her company."
Wei Yulong is really crazy!
When Nanny Chen mentioned her, her tone was no longer full of pity and care, nor was it as cautious as before. Instead, it was filled with almost undisguised ridicule and disgust.
Wei An took another look at the starling and said softly, "Bury it under the tree in the yard."
The first time it came back, it was hanging there. The old princess invited her to see it with a smile, saying that she would give it to her to raise.
At that time, she already had the memories of her previous life and no longer needed the company of such a gadget, so she refused.
But this mynah bird has been with her and the old princess all these years.
She wanted it to end well.
For some people, this is really not necessary.
Wei An walked in quickly and saw the old princess lying on the bed fully dressed. He couldn't help but slow down his breathing for a moment.
The old princess still had a kind look on her face, without any change. If one didn't know, one would have thought she was asleep. Wei An sat on the footstool and gently held the old princess' hand.
It was not until this moment that the emotions that had been stiff and numb were finally released.
The old princess's hands were icy cold, and the dryness and warmth they once had were gone. She finally realized what this meant, and the pain and sadness of loss overwhelmed her. She held the old princess's hands tighter and tighter, and after a long time, she turned around and looked at the people in the room, holding her white fingers, and asked softly, "Who served us last night?"
Nanny Chen pointed at Qiao Xing and said, "It's her."
The people around the old princess have changed several times. After the incident with Princess Changning, the maid around her was replaced. Qiao Xing was the one who came later and has always been favored by her.
Wei An nodded, and seeing that Qiao Xing had quickly knelt down, he raised his eyes and glanced at everyone.
Although she had not been in the palace for a long time, everyone still dared not slack off towards her. When they saw her like this, they knew that she had something to ask Qiao Xing alone, so they lowered their heads and quickly retreated.
The only people left in the room were the maids Wei An brought with him, Nanny Chen, and Qiao Xing.
Wei An asked, "Tell me, what did your cousin say to the old princess last night?"
Qiao Xing hastily shook her head: "I don't know. The old princess was woken up in the middle of the night last night. When she learned that the cousin had returned, she was extremely shocked. She interrogated the person who brought the cousin back overnight. Then, for some reason, she was very excited and wanted to see the cousin. When she met the cousin, I was serving outside. I only heard a loud noise inside... When the cousin opened the door again, the old princess had fainted for some reason..."
"There was no one in the house. The prince had gone to the Beijing camp to explain things, and the prince had gone to the Hedong Academy. There was no one in charge at home. The girls immediately asked someone to invite the prince back, and also asked someone to invite the imperial physician. But when the imperial physician and the prince came back, it was too late. The imperial physician said that the old princess was angry and had a heart attack..."
To put it simply, he was too emotional and was angry to death.
Lan He couldn't help but ask, "What about the cousin?"
Wei Yulong is really a ghost that won't go away. After all the things that happened, the old princess almost exhausted all her energy for her. She finally planned out her future and paved the way for her. As long as she walked well, who knew that she would still end up like this.
What is there that makes you unwilling to accept that you have to go through so much trouble
This was also something Wei An couldn't understand.