Someone had gone to such lengths for her, just to save Princess Changning's life, and even her wealth and glory, after she had committed such a big mistake.
She was allowed to continue being a noble lady of a prominent family in Suzhou. What on earth was she unwilling to accept that made her stir up such trouble
Wei An couldn't figure it out, but she didn't think of asking Wei Yulong. She was clear-headed and asked Qiao Xing calmly: "Don't worry about her. Where are the people who escorted her back?"
Qiao Xing was a little stunned, not knowing why Wei An suddenly thought of asking this. After a moment, she reacted and said tremblingly, "They are all in the wing room of the old lady's courtyard. They are being watched. The prince doesn't allow anyone to get close to them."
"I want to see them." Wei An said succinctly: "You go and inform the prince and Wei Yulong. From now on, you don't have to worry about her or send her water or food. Since she is so filial and wants to come back from a thousand miles away to visit her grandmother, then we should fulfill her filial piety."
Wei An rarely gets angry, but once she does, few people can stand her coldness.
Qiao Xing shivered violently and didn't dare to say a word. She quickly responded and went out.
Soon, the news came back that King Zhennan asked Wei An to do as he pleased.
Wei An went to the wing room in the east courtyard without any delay.
The crabapple blossoms have bloomed, like a bunch of red clouds gathered together, and the petals are blown everywhere by the wind. No one has the heart to clean them up for the time being, and Wei An has even less heart to look at them. He hurriedly walked in and glanced coldly at the people who had received the news and were standing in a row, looking at him vigilantly.
Wei An didn't have much to do in his previous life, so he didn't dare to say that he was very good at judging people, but at least he had never made a mistake. He could tell at a glance that these people, no matter how young or old they were, at least none of them had a particularly firm look in their eyes.
She raised her eyebrows, ignored everyone, and went straight to the main seat. She looked around the crowd and pointed at the youngest girl, who was about the same age as Wei Yulong, and asked in a deep voice, "Where are the nurse and servants who served the young lady?"
The girl was startled when she pointed at him, and when she saw Wei An's eyes, she couldn't help but shrink her neck and shook her head instinctively: "I, I don't know
"Don't know?" Wei An smiled and looked at the expressions of the people around him coldly. As he smiled, he suddenly smashed the vase he was playing with to the ground with a "bang".
He was speaking softly and gently before, but now he suddenly bared his ferocious fangs, as if he had become a completely different person. This huge change and the sound startled everyone, and they were all stunned involuntarily.
Wei An ignored their expressions and looked directly at Lan He, coldly giving an order: "Yesterday, the old princess's favorite jade ring was lost. It was given by the late queen and is extremely precious. The old princess always wore it with her, but now it is lost. I suspect that this girl took it privately. You notify housekeeper Tian and ask him to let Wang Tuiguan of Shuntian Prefecture tell them that there is a thief in our family and we are sorry to trouble him to come."
Send to the officials?!
How did it come to the point where he had to be reported to the authorities?!
The little girl hadn't come to her senses yet and was staring at Wei An in a daze, unable to react.
With a glance from Wei An, Wen Xiu picked up the little girl like a chicken and threw her aside coldly, then walked past the crowd and shouted.
Steward Tian came in person very quickly, listened carefully to Wei An's instructions, and quickly agreed: "Don't worry, Princess. Everything on the old princess is a treasure, and the palace knows the number. A thief broke into the house, this is a big deal, Shuntian Mansion dare not neglect it. If this little girl doesn't tell the truth, let her go to the prison to see what she has to say."
Wei An nodded lightly.
The little girl was stunned and scared to death as she asked Wei An for mercy.
Wei An didn't even look at her again.
The little girl cried and finally realized that the person she met was not a good person. She was so scared that she could hardly stand. She cried and begged to tell Wei An: "Princess, I know where the people who served the girl before have gone. I know
Wei An never looked at her again, and turned his head away as if she was nothing.
Butler Tian understood, waved his hand coldly, and ordered a few sturdy old women to drag the man away.
Wei An played with his fingernails and looked at the remaining people with different expressions. He then pointed at a daughter-in-law who was about 37 or 38 years old and said, "Tell me, where is the person who served the girl before? Where did he go?"
Having seen how ruthless Wei An was, and also knowing that this girl would not leave anyone any way out, the daughter-in-law was so frightened that she took a step back. Only after Wen Xiu pulled her back did she stand in front, with a sad face and almost crying.
Wei An did not even look at her again, and turned around to continue instructing Steward Tian: "Send them to Shuntian Prefecture together. The mynah bird that the old princess loved when she was alive is dead. I think this daughter-in-law is very suspicious. Let Magistrate Wang interrogate her carefully."
Butler Tian's eyes remained unchanged. Without waiting for the daughter-in-law to beg for mercy, he waved his hand coldly. A group of sturdy servants rushed in again, pushed the daughter-in-law down very skillfully, stuffed a ball of rag into her mouth, twisted her body a few times, and dragged her out as if dragging a ball of rag.
By now, even the dumbest person could see that Wei An was killing the chicken to scare the monkeys.
This princess was not checking for lost items at all. She was clearly warning them that if they did not answer her questions seriously, she would accuse them of all kinds of crimes and send them to see the authorities.
Who doesn’t know that it takes a lot of effort to meet an official
Wei An also specifically asked for a strict investigation
The most disturbing and unsettling thing is that this girl is so ruthless that she doesn't even give you a chance to hesitate. If you don't answer what she says or look like you don't want to answer, you won't even have a chance to regret it.
Under such tremendous pressure, Wei An once again pointed out a maid who looked honest. The maid finally couldn't bear it anymore and fell to her knees on the ground, begging Wei An for mercy.
Wei An still didn't look at her, but lowered his head to look at the ripples on his skirt. After a while, he finally spoke amid the maid's trembling anxiety: "Where is the person who served the young lady before?"
Having learned from the previous experience, the maid was so cold and indifferent to Wei An's cold eyes that she wanted to cry. She confessed everything immediately: "I don't know, I don't know. In fact, we were bought to accompany this girl back to the palace... Those people sent us back..."