Not long after, an old servant over fifty years old came to Wei Feng's yard: "Master, please come over."
When we arrived at the palace, it was just getting dark.
The father-in-law who led the way took her to the entrance of Qianyuan Palace and stopped.
"Miss Wen, please go in alone. This girl has to stay outside for the time being."
"Thank you so much, father-in-law." Wen Qingzhu nodded, motioned to Lu Tao to give him the silver reward, and then walked in.
Just after passing the palace gate, the young chamberlain in front of Eunuch Fang came over and said, "Slave Fang Hong, please come this way, Miss Wen."
When they arrived at a side hall, Wen Qingzhu saw Jiang Yue sitting down from a distance.
She walked over and said hello.
After sitting down, I saw eight dishes of cold dishes, eight dishes of hot dishes, and eight kinds of soup on the table.
Jiang Yue had a smile on his face, but Wen Qingzhu knew that he was not in a good mood.
"You look like these dishes. I heard that when you were at Lao Wen's house, you liked to go to Baiweilou. There are several signature dishes here. Eunuch Fang specially went to Baiweilou and invited the chef to cook them."
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Wen Qingzhu felt bad.
She knew from her previous life that Jiang Yue had a habit of inviting people to dinner. The more dishes there were, the more complicated the problem became.
The good thing is that Jiang Yue doesn't like to talk while eating.
That means we can wait until later. Wen Qingzhu was eating and thinking about what Jiang Yue wanted to say.
In this way, the news that the emperor entertained Wen Qingzhu alone spread throughout the palace in an instant.
Immediately afterwards, people kept leaving the palace with excuses, and many high-ranking families also knew the news.
Everyone was speculating on what the emperor wanted to do.
Only in the yard of the head of the Wei family, Mr. Wei, who was lying on the hospital bed, threw out a medicine bowl angrily.
There was still half a bowl of soup inside that had not been finished, and it was poured directly on Wei Feng, who could not move.
"I just told you this, and you sold the Wei family! A commander of the Forbidden Army, even a minister of the Ministry of Punishment, can't compare to the Wei family's century-old reputation!"
Mr. Wei's face turned red with anger and he cursed in one breath, but he felt much better.
Wei Feng knew that he was in the wrong and lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Qiaoyu stood behind him, looking at Wei Feng distressedly, but did not dare to step forward to clean it up.
Fortunately, Yao'er, who was staying outside the door, felt something was wrong and quietly invited Mrs. Wei to come over.
Mr. Wei was still scolding, and Mrs. Wei walked in tremblingly on crutches with the support of her eldest daughter-in-law.
Seeing Wei Feng sitting motionless on the chair, his body and head covered with half-dried concoction, he was so angry that he raised his crutch to hit Mr. Wei on the bed.
"You old woman!" Mr. Wei was so frightened that he quickly rolled inside, his face turned red again with anger, "Who called you here!"
Mrs. Wei was so angry that she wanted to rush forward and hit him again, but she rolled her eyes and fainted.
"Mother!" Mrs. Wei was so frightened that she quickly raised her hands, "Someone is coming! The old lady has fainted!"
At this time, Mr. Wei, who was hiding on the bed, saw this and was so frightened that he quickly climbed down and just reached out to grab Mrs. Wei.
As a result, her hand was grabbed with a backhand. Mrs. Wei's face was wrinkled and she smiled like an old child: "Old thing! I caught you, old lady!"
There was a chaos in the room, but in the end Wei Feng's matter was over for the time being.
In the middle of the night, Wei Feng stood by Mrs. Wei's bed and asked Qiaoyu to help Mrs. Wei drink medicine.
He lowered his head and said, "Thank you, grandma, for letting you do the trouble again."
Mrs. Wei didn't like taking medicine, so she waved her hand to ask Qiaoyu to leave.
But Qiaoyu was clever and took out a candied fruit behind Wei Feng's back and quietly placed it in front of Mrs. Wei: "Old Mrs. Wei had better drink the medicine quickly."
Mrs. Wei always liked sweets, but when she got older, she developed diabetes and her family banned sweets.
Qiaoyu made such a move and immediately made Mrs. Wei drink the medicine obediently.
Seeing Mrs. Wei so cheerful, Wei Feng became suspicious, and when he was about to ask questions, Yao'er's voice came from the door.
"Master, Miss Wen came to visit overnight."
"Why so fast?" Wei Feng was worried that things had changed. When he was about to go out, he saw Mrs. Wei waving her hand.
"Let the girl come in and see, and let the old woman see if her abilities are worth the Wei family's sacrifice for her."
Mrs. Wei is seventy years old this year. She has experienced three emperors and was once the only daughter of a British duke.
After being married into the Wei family for decades, she has seen all the ups and downs. She sees some things more clearly than most people.
The Wei family is indeed at the end of its rope now.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Wen Qingzhu arrived at Mrs. Wei's room.
Asked about the smell of medicine, he immediately guessed Mrs. Wei's physical condition.
"I've met Mrs. Wei and General Wei." Wen Qingzhu still behaved well in front of the older generation.
Mrs. Wei looked at her for a long time, and finally nodded lightly: "Well, not bad, Xiao Lu's reputation has not been insulted."
Wen Qingzhu didn't understand at first, but later he realized that Mrs. Wei was talking about his grandfather.
Only then did she remember that Mrs. Wei was the oldest in the capital and also had the highest seniority.
Who knew Mrs. Wei would change the topic: "It's polite to be polite, but this guy is no longer a general. Don't compliment him all the time and make him lose his mind. Call your uncle and uncle as you please."
"Yes." Wen Qingzhu nodded softly. She only glanced at Mrs. Wei a few times.
Even though she had white hair and was lying on the bed, she still had a majestic aura about her that Wen Qingzhu rarely saw.
The most important thing is that Wen Qingzhu has an inexplicable liking for this old lady.
This old lady Wei had ruined her grandson's face. Wei Feng didn't dare anymore, and said with a dark face: "Grandma, although I have served in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing, I still have the false title of general. Is it wrong to call me general? ?”
"Huh?" Mrs. Wei's chin had tilted up and sunk inward, and her eyes were wide open, looking inexplicably scary.
Wei Feng knew the current affairs and chose to shut up.
Mrs. Wei gave her a chair and asked her to sit down and talk.
While chatting, I accidentally found out Wen Qingzhu's family situation.
When Wen Qingzhu reacted, he secretly regretted it.
After all, she has lived for ten or twenty years longer, so how can she slaughter the old lady
Well, okay, this old lady has lived for more than seventy years.
Wen Qingzhu was impressed, he really couldn't compare.
"You mean you are living alone with your brother in another courtyard now?" Mrs. Wei never thought that even if the Wen family separated, why would she live separately from her father as well
"Yes, my brother wants to study. There are many people at my father's place. I'm worried that he won't be able to calm down. He is still young, so I should change my behavior as soon as possible while I can." Wen Qingzhu explained this way.
But Mrs. Wei is a human spirit, so it's not clear that this is her excuse.
But that's all, she can't even worry about the Wei family's affairs, and it's not her turn to worry about other people's affairs.
"Then what's the matter with you coming here in the middle of the night?"
Mrs. Wei finally asked about the most important topic, but Wen Qingzhu glanced at Wei Feng first.
But I heard Wei Fenghe say respectfully: "In the family, besides grandfather, grandmother is the most authoritative. Sometimes..."
"Ahem!" Mrs. Wei would not give face to her husband in front of outsiders, so she naturally interrupted Wei Feng.
Wen Qingzhu understood, and when he thought of Mrs. Wei's identity, he also knew it in his heart.
Then she talked about the previous conversation with Jiang Yue in the palace.
An hour ago.
After dinner, Jiang Yue took her to the window of the side hall.
Following Jiang Yue's gaze, she realized that this place had an unobstructed view of the harem.
Wen Qingzhu vaguely guessed what Jiang Yue meant, but she didn't speak.
Jiang Yue slowly said: "I was very touched by what you said that day in the mourning hall. It has been almost ten years, and every time during the imperial examination, the people in front of me are faces I have seen more or less in the capital. There are a few scholars from other places or from poor families every year, but..."
Wen Qingzhu still said nothing and listened silently.
Jiang Yue dared to tell her these words, but he was sure that she didn't understand things on these levels.
But after talking about the imperial examination, Jiang Yue talked about her and the Wei family.
"I heard that you have been very close to the Wei family recently?"
Wen Qingzhu answered cautiously: "Yes, didn't the price of mica grass rise very sharply in the past few days? I also have several medicine shops in my hands. I accidentally discovered General Wei in the paddock before. It's rare that General Wei doesn't dislike it. I I interacted with him a few times and heard about the lack of mica grass in the capital, so I helped my daughter-in-law and brought in a large amount of mica grass from other places, which solved the urgent need."
"Mica grass?" Jiang Yue pondered for a moment, and finally looked at her, "It was you who solved this matter behind the scenes. Originally, I was worried that the plague would break out, but I didn't expect you to care more about the people of the capital than me."
"Doctors are benevolent. When I went to the street, the common people waiting for medical treatment stood in line outside the medical center. After asking a little, I knew what was going on. In addition, I also helped in the palace, so It’s just a little bit of effort, but the Wei family was actually a big help, if it weren’t for them, the mica grass wouldn’t have been able to come in so quickly.”
The last sentence, Wen Qingzhu, has a profound meaning.
She believed that if Jiang Yue wanted to investigate, he would definitely find the Yun family.
"The Wei family is also a loyal family. I was originally very optimistic about Wei Feng, but it's a pity..."
He became a human pig and could only stay at home.
Thinking of the recent actions of the Pei family and the Fu family, Jiang Yue felt unhappy.
He suddenly asked: "The Wei family is also a century-old family. There should be outstanding young people among the descendants, right?"
"Well, I have only had a few contacts with General Wei for the time being. I don't know about the rest." Wen Qingzhu was not sure what Jiang Yue meant, so he could only temporarily express that he did not know the Wei family very well.
There was a smile in Jiang Yue's eyes: "The children of the Wei family are all good. You can have more contact with the Wei family in the future. If you have any talents you can use, just tell me."
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty." Wen Qingzhu did not expect Jiang Yue to speak directly to this level.
After hesitating for a moment, Wen Qingzhu decided to ask: "Your Majesty, I have something that I don't understand."
"Say." Jiang Yue was in a good mood and kept looking at Wen Qingzhu from the corner of his eye.
Seeing the panic on her face, I felt very satisfied.
Hearing Jiang Yue's tone, Wen Qingzhu relaxed a little. It seemed that Jiang Yue believed her for the time being.
"There are many civil and military officials in the court, and there are also institutions such as the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial Academy. There should be many people who can recommend talents to Your Majesty. I am just a commoner, so I really don't dare to recommend them casually."
Hearing her mention these people and departments, Jiang Yue frowned even more. Last time he saw Wen Bogui's son inheriting his father's responsibilities.
Not to mention other people.