Wei Jin'er raised her head and glanced at the medical girl, understanding that this maid was definitely not just someone who knew medical skills. She was left by the fourth prince to protect her.
"good."
She did not look at Wei Shicheng and Princess Yuanheng again, and endured the severe pain as she was carried back to her yard.
Princess Yuanheng looked at Wei Shicheng helplessly, but Wei Shicheng did not stop him or speak.
*****
As soon as the fourth prince entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, the news spread everywhere.
Li Qingyi listened carefully to Chang Lan's report and said, "Someone revealed the news to the fourth prince."
Chang Ning guessed: "This matter is of great importance, and everyone in the Wei family must be tight-lipped about it. Concubine Shu is related to her future for the rest of her life, so naturally she does not dare to leak the news. I think... maybe there is an informant of the fourth prince somewhere."
"It seems that the fourth prince must marry Wei Jin'er."
Li Qingyi told Concubine Shu about his "incomplete" concerns. In addition to taking revenge on Wei Jin'er for plotting against her, he also did not want Wei Jin'er to marry the fourth prince.
After her rebirth, the development of the situation had deviated from the trajectory of her previous life. She wanted to minimize this deviation. The first was to prevent things from getting out of control, and the second was to avoid affecting her and Qin Zeng.
Unexpectedly, the fourth prince suddenly came to Wei Mansion and rescued Wei Jin'er.
"This Wei Shicheng, when he should be cruel, he becomes compassionate!"
If he were to be cruel, it would be useless even if the Fourth Prince came!
Chang Lan said: "Wei Shicheng still wants to keep his eldest daughter and sell her at a good price, so naturally he doesn't want her to be injured too seriously. However, leaving scars on the body is actually a very serious matter for a woman. "
"Hmph, as long as there is good medicine, the scars may not be smoothed away. Wei Shicheng still left enough escape routes for Wei Jin'er! But..." Li Qingyi raised his eyebrows and smiled: "If she really marries the fourth prince, she will be in trouble for herself. Let’s just watch!”
*****
In the palace, Queen Wang's face suddenly turned gloomy when she heard that the fourth prince had gone to the Wei family.
Su Rong was surprised and said: "Your Majesty, few people know about this matter from the beginning to the end. Where did the Fourth Prince get the news??!"
Queen Wang was not a confused person. After thinking about it, she understood the connection, "It seems that the palace and Concubine Shu are not very clean around me."
Su Xin and Su Rong looked at each other, panicked, and said, "My Lady, everyone in our palace, not to mention inside and outside the palace, anyone who has anything to do with Qianyuan Palace has already been checked up and down. I don’t know how many times I’ve passed it, but if I’m not clear at all, I can’t get through the door of our Qianyuan Palace.”
"Yes, empress. Is there something wrong with Concubine Shu?"
"Concubine Shu herself would never do such a stupid thing. As for whether there are any bad people around her, we still need to check. If I know who tipped off the fourth prince, I will definitely kill her. skin!"
"Your Majesty, since the fourth prince dared to save Miss Wei after getting the news, does he also know...that it was your Majesty who intervened in this matter?"
After hearing this, Queen Wang's face became a little darker.
Su Rong said: "The fourth prince would still guess like this even if he didn't know. I think it's a pity to waste such a good idea. I thought that after tonight, everything would return to normal, but I didn't expect that something went wrong at the critical moment. This time was wasted!"
While the master and servants were talking, suddenly someone from the palace came to report.
"Your Majesty, something happened in Spring Meeting Palace!"
Queen Wang frowned: "What happened to Concubine Shu?"
"There was something unclean in the dinner at Spring Meeting Palace. Fortunately, Concubine Shu did not eat it. However, the palace guests who shared the meal bled to death one by one. Concubine Shu was frightened."
Queen Wang narrowed her eyes. Someone wants to attack Concubine Shu?
Did she want to cut off the Wei family's contact with her?
Or is this a warning from the Fourth Prince to Concubine Shu for interfering in Wei Jin'er's affairs?
"Let's go and have a look with me."
In the Spring Meeting Palace, people were kneeling in the darkness in front of the palace. They were all concentrating and holding their breath, not even daring to take a breath. Some looked pale, some were full of fear, and some were timid and fainted on the spot. .
Because in front of them, five corpses with black blood flowing from their seven orifices were neatly placed.
Concubine Shu stood in front of everyone, also in shock.
If it weren't for the blockage in her heart that she couldn't eat, she would be the one lying here with bleeding from all her orifices.
Queen Wang quickly walked into the Spring Meeting Palace. Concubine Shu calmed down a little when she saw her. She knelt down and saluted, "Your Majesty."
Queen Wang glanced at the people lying on the ground and the people kneeling in front of the hall, without blinking, and asked, "Have you found out the reason?"
Concubine Shu shook her head: "No, as soon as something happened, I sent someone to report to the empress. At this moment, all the palace people in the palace were summoned here."
Queen Wang sneered, "Huh, I want to see who is so bold! Dare to murder the concubines in the harem."
More importantly, who sent the message for the fourth prince.
She walked up to everyone and said: "No matter who it is, please wake up with ten big words first, and then come back to talk to me."
Upon hearing this, the faces of all the palace officials turned pale. If they were to fall ten boards away, their skin and flesh would be torn apart. What's more, what Queen Wang just said was to wake up by hitting ten big boards first. It's obvious that after the beating, you still have to ask questions. If you don't answer well, you don't know what kind of punishment you will receive.
In an instant, everyone in the palace begged for mercy, crying and begging. Coupled with the five corpses in front of them, it was really shocking.
Many people felt numb, but Queen Wang seemed to be determined and asked people to take a list and name them one by one to receive punishment.
Because there were too many people, the cane punishments had to be carried out in batches. Those at the front of the list were unlucky and were twisted onto the spring bench and given a slap in the face.
The people who were beaten cried like ghosts and howled like wolves, while the people waiting behind were even more frightened, with their faces green and sweating.
Although Queen Wang and Concubine Shu did not speak, they were secretly observing everyone's expressions.
After dozens of palace people had passed the banquet, Queen Wang entered the inner hall and ordered them to be brought in one by one for questioning.
The people in the palace have been somewhat weakened by the ten boards, and their willpower is very weak now. They blurt out almost everything they ask without having time to think. There were only a few cautious ones who gave impeccable answers. They were all noted down by Queen Wang and Concubine Shu, and they were questioned in detail.
Unless this person is caught, he will always be a hidden danger if he remains.
But both of them knew that even if the person was found, they would not be able to stop the decree granting marriage.
On the second day, the chamberlain who read out the imperial edict arrived at the Wei Mansion at an auspicious time.
Because the fourth prince came last night, everyone in the Wei family was mentally prepared. When the servants came, they all greeted him politely and did not dare to neglect.
Although Wei Jin'er was in unbearable pain in her left foot, of course she would not fail to show up at this time.
In the front yard, the incense table has been set up. Everyone in the house knelt down one by one. Wei Jin'er knelt in front. The servant who heard the order unfolded bright yellow silk and read in a loud voice: "Edict: Jin'er, the eldest daughter of the Wei family, Duanhui Roujia , bow respectfully and carefully, be gentle and courteous based on talent, and embody elegance in the boudoir. I am destined to marry the fourth prince, Yan, and I have become a good player of the harp and the harp. Be careful with your words and appearance, and obey the rules of the female admonition. Choose We will get married on an auspicious day, I appreciate this."
When Wei Jin'er heard this "I appreciate this", her heart finally fell back into her stomach. She accepted the imperial edict in the complicated eyes of everyone in the Wei family and said: "My maid, I thank you for your kindness. Long live your Majesty."
The chamberlain who announced the decree took back his hand and took out another Yi decree from the little father-in-law behind him, "Qing Yi, the eldest daughter of the Li family, listens to the decree!"
