The price he paid for his romantic and arbitrary behavior was that the people and court officials all knew that their emperor was a biased person.
It doesn’t matter if you are partial to someone, and it doesn’t matter if you are overly partial to a concubine.
But what matters is that his feelings for the concubine can already influence the political situation, which is really important.
In the past, his status was not yet determined, so even if there were minor quarrels and he handled things unfairly, which made everyone dissatisfied and caused unrest in the government and the public, no one would say anything.
But now the status has been decided and the crown prince has been appointed. If he continues to be unfair and biased as before, then it will be hard to say what will happen.
But none of this has anything to do with Wei An.
Like Shen Chen, she also felt that Emperor Longqing's indecisive and selfish character was extremely annoying.
Not only that, but he can always kill people indirectly.
She is not a saint. Since they have no good life under his rule, it would certainly be more comfortable to replace him with someone who can make their lives better.
The scenery outside the window kept changing, and in the blink of an eye they were almost in Fujian. Wei An leaned his hands on the railing, feeling the wind and asked Shen Chen: "There is one more thing I forgot to ask you. The pirates who killed you were in the same party as the one Princess Yonghe sent out of the city to deliver the letter to you. They were all Concubine Yu's men. How do you plan to deal with it?"
Concubine Yu is a very cruel person.
She knew that if she killed Shen Chen and then put the blame on Princess Linjiang, Princess Linjiang would be completely finished.
Moreover, she was also able to keep her composure and aggravate Princess Linjiang's anger without making any noise.
She saw things much more clearly than Princess Linjiang, but unfortunately the princess herself didn't understand that killing Shen Chen would not benefit her at all.
Shen Chen stood with his hands behind his back, his hair sticking up like a jade crown, looking chic and elegant. When listening to Wei An talking, he tilted his head slightly and could see the dimple on Wei An's cheek, and smiled softly: "You have made the decision for me, and you are still asking me?"
Wei An had already asked Han Bo to tell Chu Jingwu all these things.
Chu Jingwu was of the same mind as Shen Chen, and he had already written a letter back to King Linjiang.
After Shen Chen finished speaking, he looked at Wei An seriously and said, "I am not soft-hearted, but I always feel indebted to the princess."
Wei An thought about it and shook his head: "If you want to talk about indebtedness, it shouldn't be you who owes her. The prince and the princess are originally siblings. It is only natural for him to take care of you. Even if the princess can't tolerate you, you should go and make trouble for the prince instead of venting your dissatisfaction on a child."
She paused, then said bluntly: "In fact, Chu Jingxing has such a strong hatred for you, and the princess has to bear part of the responsibility. What do children know? Their love and hate are all subtly influenced by their parents. If it weren't for the princess, he wouldn't have come to this point today."
So Princess Linjiang always stares at Shen Chen, thinking that Shen Chen is sorry for her and Chu Jingxing, which is totally unreasonable.
In the final analysis, Shen Chen simply did not die the way she expected.
She put away her smile, slowly closed her eyes and then opened them again, and whispered to Shen Chen: "When I was a child... Princess Changning didn't like me very much, but she didn't beat or scold me. She just ignored me, neglected me, and left me alone... Everyone thinks this is very kind, but for children, this is more terrible than beating or scolding. Therefore, I have sworn that I will never let my children go through the suffering I have experienced again."
When she talked about her childhood, she could never completely let it go, and even her eyes were gray and lifeless.
Shen Chen reached out and held her hand, nodding softly but firmly: "I think the same as you do. I will never let my wife and children suffer again. Therefore, I have already let Concubine Yu know in advance the contents of Jingwu's letter to my father."
Wei An's eyes lit up.
Concubine Yu is a very purposeful person. There has been no news from her people for such a long time, she must have known that something went wrong, and she originally planned to frame the Linjiang Palace.
Now that she knows the news in advance, she will definitely do so.
Because she knew much more clearly than Princess Linjiang about the consequences of touching Shen Chen.
In this way, Concubine Yu will be busy putting out the fire, and Princess Linjiang will never be willing to take the blame, and the situation will get out of hand.
At least for now, no one will do anything to Shen Chen.
Shen Chen added: "Jingwu always felt that the conflict between the princess and me could be reconciled, but now it seems that it is impossible."
Wei An knew that he was worried that it would affect his relationship with Chu Jingwu, so he thought for a moment and said, "We don't actively harm others, but if we are not even allowed to defend ourselves, then that would be too unfair."
Shen Chen smiled and touched her head: "You are right, Awu naturally has a scale in his heart."
The ship was travelling very fast, and Mrs. Wei deliberately slowed down her journey to wait for them, so on the ninth day after their departure, they caught up with Mrs. Wei, and the two sides finally reconciled.
Mrs. Wei had been worried. Although she had received a letter saying that Wei An was safe and sound, she still felt relieved when she saw him in person. She pulled Wei An over and looked him over carefully before letting him go. "You've lost weight."
It was only half a month in total, and he actually didn't lose much weight. Wei An smiled and let Mrs. Wei nag at him. He leaned beside her and listened to her many words. Then he told Mrs. Wei in detail about his experience in Dongchang Prefecture.
After listening to her, Old Lady Wei patted her hands, her eyes solemn, "Even though you guys have escaped this time, Liu Biping will definitely not let it go. I'm afraid there are more ruthless tricks to come."
Wei An hummed, with a rare sharp look between his eyebrows: "I know that he is a person who will do anything to achieve his goal. Since he has not achieved his goal, he will definitely not let go."
She paused, then added: "But we have also prepared a big gift for him."
Big gift
Old Mrs. Wei lowered her head and glanced at her.
Wei An gently wrote a name on the palm of Old Lady Wei's hand and curled his lips slightly: "Luo Yuan is a devil, but he is very tender to his wife. He loves his wife as if she were his life."
Mrs. Wei remembered Luo Yuan's escape and immediately understood: "You mean, letting Luo Yuan go was something you did on purpose?"
The cabin was silent. Under the light, Wei An's eyes were particularly bright. She nodded softly and told Mrs. Wei: "The court will investigate the governor's responsibility. Liu Biping will not be implicated, but Luo Yuan will definitely be implicated. Luo Yuan is on the run, so his wife certainly cannot be immune... In the meantime, if something happens to his wife..."