Wei Tingyu stayed in the study, not doing anything else but just sitting there quietly, his thoughts mixed up, as if he was thinking about a lot of things, yet also as if he was thinking about nothing. However, no matter what, the last image that stayed in his mind was always his Xuan'er.
At this moment, Wei Tingyu felt vaguely that in his current state, he might not even wait to die, but would probably go "crazy" first. It was unknown whether he would go mad or insane.
However, venting his anger on Wei Jincheng did seem to have some effect. At least he was a little more sober now. He was somewhat thankful that Wen Xin was with him. If anyone else had said anything, they wouldn't have been able to stop him. Of course, they probably didn't want to stop him.
After all, they are the people who serve Wei Tingyu. Even if they have a great affection for their Crown Prince's wife, since they have never gotten along with her, they naturally lean towards their Crown Prince emotionally. According to their thinking, it would be good for the Crown Prince's wife to be with him, at least to make him happy in his last period of time. As for the fact that his wife would be in pain and sadness again after the Crown Prince left, compared to the former, they could probably only say sorry to his wife.
Unfortunately, the master would never allow this, and they could not go against the master's wishes.
Today was a good opportunity, but Wen Xin, the fool, didn't seize it. "If it were me, I would be happy to be severely punished by my master afterwards." Hua Yu felt extremely regretful, and then rolled her eyes at Wen Xin, the useless guy.
Wei Tingyu was familiar with Xiaocao's daily routine, which he would not change when he had nothing to do. It had remained the same for many years, including the two or three years when he lived alone in the imperial city. Therefore, he chose to take his men to the Dingbei County Prince's Mansion after Xiaocao fell asleep.
Wei Tingyu did not bring many people with him, but not too few either. They were riding in a sedan chair. The original couches inside were removed and wheelchairs slid directly in.
There were only two lanterns used to guide the way along the way, and the light was relatively dim. If the distance was more than ten steps, the outline of the sedan chair could only be vaguely seen.
The old concubine had previously ordered the palace to close its doors to visitors, so someone coming to the palace so late at night would have been a bit unhappy no matter who it was. However, since the Kaiping Guard's token had been displayed, the people in the palace did not dare to be negligent and notified the old concubine and Prince Dingbei as quickly as possible.
In terms of title, Mu Bei is a prince, while Wei Tingyu is just a son of a marquis; in terms of official position, Mu Bei is a first-rank governor, holding real power, while Wei Tingyu is under the governor, and even if he is the boss, he is only a third-rank official, and on the surface, he is just a bunch of idlers waiting to die. In this comparison, Wei Tingyu seems to have lost completely.
Based on the above, plus etiquette, when you arrive at someone's door, you should get out of the sedan chair. But Wei Tingyu didn't mean to move at all, and these subordinates felt a little embarrassed to follow him. The master was not the kind of person who was rude, but sometimes the things he did were really puzzling. What they did was inherently offensive. Although the situation tonight was different and you just wanted to ask some questions, you were so arrogant that people who didn't know would think you were here to cause trouble. Do you have a grudge against King Dingbei or something
These lovely subordinates apparently revealed the truth unintentionally.
In Wei Tingyu's eyes, King Dingbei was his enemy. He asked his wife to save his life and took advantage of her. His crimes were extremely serious. Not to mention just putting on a high profile, it was already very merciful not to directly fabricate evidence for him and get rid of him.
Therefore, this man who is jealous and possessive is unreasonable and even extremely childish at this time, no matter how wise and intelligent he is at other times.
Speaking of which, Prince Wei also has no ability to predict the future, because he has made up his mind not to recognize Xiaocao, so he doesn't care about other times, just like an outsider. It doesn't matter whether he offends anyone or not, and he doesn't care whether he will leave a bad impression. As a result, what he does today and the people he offends will either become stumbling blocks or deep pits in the future. They will try every means to prevent him and Xuan'er from being together. Even after they get married, everyone wants to break them up with malicious intentions.
When I look back at this moment, will I regret not selling
In short, at this moment, Wei Tingyu was carried into the Dingbei Prince's Mansion from the main gate, and his destination was directly the main courtyard of the Dingbei Prince. No one else was alerted, but the old concubine was already waiting.
Seeing that scene, the old concubine couldn't help but frowned, her face looked a little unhappy, and she was even more unhappy. Even if they were from Kaiping Guards, would they dare to be so arrogant in their palace? Their palace hadn't committed any crime.
When Wei Tingyu controlled the wheelchair and got off the sedan, the old concubine was a little surprised, but her unhappiness did not ease. Bad words and deeds are not an excuse for not knowing etiquette.
Wei Tingyu bowed to the old concubine and said, "I am Wei Tingyu, the prince of Pingyang Marquis's Mansion. I am sorry for disturbing you so late at night. Please forgive me."
The only family with close ties to the Prince of Dingbei's Mansion was the Wenren family. As for many invitations from the upper class circles, the old concubine basically just followed the gift and did not attend. She was not interested in the affairs of each household's inner chambers, so she naturally knew nothing about the affairs of the Marquis of Pingyang's Mansion. At most, she knew that they had a prince who was disabled.
The old concubine was a little puzzled at the moment. Although this boy looked sick, he had a clear face and seemed to be just a little cold. He didn't look like the kind of arrogant and uneducated person. Yet he did something inappropriate in etiquette, which looked very incongruous.
"What's the matter with Lord Wei coming here?" The old concubine had some idea in her mind, but she couldn't guarantee that it wasn't something else.
"Ask King Dingbei some questions." When talking about King Dingbei, there was inevitably some emotion in his tone.
The old concubine was keenly aware of it, but her grandson and the prince of Pingyang should not have any intersection, right? "Lord Wei is not feeling well, why bother to work at night? Come to visit in the daytime, and our Dingbei County Prince's Mansion will also welcome you." This is also a very unhappy point. They are upright and upright in the Dingbei County Prince's Mansion, and there is nothing to hide from others. As a result, you come here in the middle of the night. What does it mean? If someone who doesn't know the situation notices it, who knows what associations will be made. Besides, her grandson is seriously injured and needs to recuperate, but she has to disturb him at night. If he doesn't rest well and recovers slowly, who will be responsible
"Please forgive me, old concubine. After all, I am just a nominal supervisor and secretly taking over the affairs of Kaiping Guard. Sometimes I need to be more covert." Wei Tingyu explained slowly.
The old concubine reluctantly accepted his words.
However, those who knew the truth later could not help but complain in their hearts that the master lied so easily. It was obvious that he was afraid of running into the lady in broad daylight. He was so selfish, yet he spoke so righteously.
"In that case, Lord Wei, please go see my grandson. I will not accompany you any longer."
Although she had been staying in the Dingbei County Palace, she was a woman after all, and it was not for her to ask about the affairs outside. Moreover, she had not been to the Northern Frontier for many years. She knew nothing about the situation and it was not appropriate for her to get involved.
"I deeply apologize for disturbing the old concubine's rest. I hope I won't affect her sleep, otherwise it will be my fault."
This boy was very respectful to her and showed some care for his elders. He was indeed a well-educated person. So, was his behavior inappropriate just because of some past relationship with her grandson? He seemed calm and steady, so why did he do something that only a child would do? The old concubine wondered for a moment, are the young people today different from when they were young
King Dingbei was already waiting in the room. He lit two lamps, making the room a little dim.
What was surprising was that King Dingbei was actually sitting with his back reclined, even though his back was padded, it was still quite incredible.
"Greetings, King Dingbei." Compared to when he introduced himself when he met the old concubine, he was much colder now. The gesture of bowing also seemed a bit perfunctory. The look in his eyes, staring straight at King Dingbei, could be said to be quite offensive.
King Dingbei was puzzled. He could clearly feel that this man of unknown identity in Kaiping Guard was hostile towards him. They should have never had any contact before. Where did this hostility come from
As for the differences in positions or political enemies, that doesn't make sense. Their family had no connection with the civil officials, and they didn't participate in the factional struggles among the princes. Since they had been guarding the northern border, they had no conflicts of interest with other military generals.
"Personally, I think it's better for King Dingbei to lie down."
King Dingbei was stunned. He was clearly hostile to him, but now he cared about him
"It was not easy to save King Dingbei. King Dingbei obviously should not stand up, but he forced himself to sit up. No one will think anything of you, but they will think you are wasting the doctor's hard work. If he is accidentally injured again, do you want the doctor to run around for you again?"
This is indeed true, but why does it sound a bit strange? It seems that he is completely standing on the side of a doctor? So, is it someone who is familiar with the fourth Miss Wenren
But since he said that, King Dingbei didn't act pretentiously and just lay back down. However, because there was no third person present, King Dingbei lay back down slowly and with difficulty. It was obviously a simple action, but it took a lot of time, and there were even beads of sweat on his forehead.
Wei Tingyu placed his hands naturally on his legs, his posture straight, and watched coldly, with no intention of calling for help.
After King Dingbei lay down, he let out a breath softly.
Then the two began their formal "confrontation". Facing the enemy, Wei Tingyu did not do anything childish or inappropriate. He would neither lose face nor the battle. Since he started working for the emperor, he had been exposed to more and more related matters, and he became more and more adept at handling them. His accumulation of experience plus his talent made him very perceptive on certain issues. Otherwise, he would not have noticed that spies from other countries had obtained information about many officials of the Qi Dynasty.
Therefore, it was King Dingbei who was narrating at the beginning, and later, it was Wei Tingyu who went deeper and deeper, asking detailed questions, and wanted to know every detail very clearly. Some places were obviously just small problems, which could not be discovered at all, but he could exaggerate the small problems and small loopholes, and bring out more problems, so that people found that these small problems were actually quite critical. If a little bit was missing, it would be difficult to connect the things completely.
King Dingbei was speechless when asked. Not to mention that he was best at warfare, he was also seriously injured at that time and had little energy. Later, he was injured even more by an accident, so he couldn't ask more questions.
"Is this all King Dingbei knows? It seems that he doesn't even know the general situation."
Wei Tingyu's tone was indifferent, but King Dingbei inexplicably felt that he seemed to be saying: Why are you so useless
Even with King Dingbei's temperament, he couldn't help but move the corners of his mouth. He really wanted to ask, how did I offend you
"The relevant personnel are being detained in Northern Frontier by King Dingbei, right?"
"right."
"Then please give me a warrant, King Dingbei. Tomorrow, I will send someone to the northern border to bring the person back."
"Can you write it tomorrow and have someone send it to the Kaiping Guard Office?"
"Yes. Sorry for disturbing you, King Dingbei, please take a rest. Goodbye."
After Wei Tingyu finished speaking, he let Wen Xin in. Without even looking at King Dingbei, he left decisively.
After they left, the people who had been serving King Dingbei came in quickly and breathed a sigh of relief when they found that their prince was fine.
"What's the purpose of this?" King Dingbei was puzzled.
“Your Highness, it’s nothing. I just thought that the adult sitting in the wheelchair looked a little scary with his cold and solemn face. I thought that the things you mentioned were not going well.”
Is it smooth or not? It's both smooth and not smooth.
King Dingbei was a little distracted. He had to admit that this young man, whose name he didn't know and whose position he held in Kaiping, was very outstanding. Although he didn't know why he was hostile to him, it didn't prevent him from admiring him. It was just a pity that he was in poor health and had difficulty walking. With his current condition, he even developed a sense of sympathy for him. However, he seemed to be familiar with Miss Wenren. Hadn't he asked Miss Wenren to treat him
Miss Wenren was able to cure his condition, so could the other person's condition be worse than his
The maid tucked in the quilt for Prince Dingbei. Prince Dingbei was weak now and needed more rest to recover faster. Gradually, he felt sleepy again.
However, Wei Tingyu's situation outside was not so good. Only a few feet away, Xuan'er stood on the pillar in the corridor. The only thing he should be thankful for was that perhaps because there was a lamp hanging at a certain distance in the corridor, the light was not very strong, and his position happened to be the darkest place, and the servants in front of him blocked part of his body. However, he frowned at the fact that Xuan'er actually lived in the courtyard of King Dingbei. If it got out, would Xuan'er's reputation be ruined
"It's so late, is Prince Wei still working?"
"I have something to ask King Dingbei." Wei Tingyu tried his best to stay calm and not do unnecessary things. "Did we disturb the girl's rest?"
"No, I just had a dream. I dreamed that he came to me and stood very close to me, but I couldn't see his face clearly."
Wei Tingyu's heart almost jumped out of his chest; it felt like a hint.