usatvline Chapter 678 Wei Family
Chapter 678 Wei Family
Shen Shuyi raised the corners of his lips and responded, "So that's how it is. The Qin family is really good at bluffing."
"That's right. Shen Jingyu is neither human nor ghost now. Fortunately, Yuncheng's marriage with her didn't take place." Concubine Jing said with a little disgust.
After practicing Tai Chi with Concubine Jing for a while and testing each other, Shen Shuyi left Jinghe Palace.
When she left, she took a detour through the Frost Palace, gave some silver to the eunuch and nanny guarding the gate, and stood in front of the door to take a look from afar.
Lu Qing's life was not easy. Although she was demoted to a concubine, her life was not too miserable as she was still more or less a master.
In addition, she was once a prominent figure and was the biological mother of the Third Prince. As long as she behaved herself, she would be able to make a living.
Unfortunately, although His Majesty took into consideration the old friendship, the Queen Mother would never show mercy.
In addition, Emperor Qianwu felt deeply indebted to Xiao Huaijin, so he naturally harbored more hatred towards Lu Qing.
Therefore, this so-called concubine is actually worse than the deposed concubine in the cold palace.
Shen Shuyi saw from afar that Lu Qing was washing clothes in silence, while the housekeeper beside the empress dowager was watching her.
Occasionally looking up, Shen Shuyi saw that Lu Qing's cheeks were red and swollen, obviously she had been slapped many times.
Shen Shuyi withdrew his gaze and did not add insult to injury.
After all, she didn't have any deep hatred with Lu Qing, even though she almost killed her not long ago.
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On the way back home, Shen Shuyi kept thinking about Concubine Jing's words.
The connections and resources of the late queen?
The late queen has passed away for many years, and the Wei family has been in decline over the years. If the Wei family still had something to rely on, even if it was just the relationship with Emperor Qianwu, they would not have fallen into such a state.
"Let's take a detour to the Wei Mansion. I want to visit Old Madam Wei. Qinxin, you go and deliver the visiting card first." Shen Shuyi changed his mind.
"Yes."
"Yuping, go find Bao Kun and ask him to check the achievements and positions of all the people in the Wei family in the years before and after Wei Qingluan was crowned as queen."
"Yes."
After the two maids left, Shen Shuyi lowered her eyes.
Therefore, perhaps the Qin family still knew about silver...
Hundreds of thousands of taels of silver?
It’s indeed not a small amount.
The Jingfei family is not as good as the Lu family. Firstly, they don't have as much courage as the Lu family, and their hands can't reach as far. Secondly, their family does not have royal merchants.
Therefore, when Xiao Yuncheng was competing with Xiao Heyu, he could be said to be in a very tight situation.
But if you want to compete for the throne, how can you do it without money?
It costs money to support retainers and staff, it costs money to gain connections in the court, it costs money to smooth the way things are done, and it costs even more money to win over talented people.
Even if you are a prince, if you want to win people's hearts and minds, you will need money.
But unfortunately, the appetites of the court officials were pampered by Xiao Heyu, and Xiao Yuncheng took less, so he was naturally ridiculed.
So it seems that Xiao Yuncheng and Concubine Jing are actually very short of money.
But are hundreds of thousands of taels really enough?
Shen Shuyi thought that this amount of money should be at least one or two million, otherwise it would not be enough to make Xiao Yuncheng interested.
After an incense stick of time, Wei family.
Shen Shuyi looked at the gray-haired and energetic old lady of the Wei family and said respectfully, "I apologize for the intrusion."
There was a heroic air between Madam Wei's eyebrows and her eyes were clear and upright. Her expression was not gentle, but there was absolutely no flattery or contempt in it.
Through the appearance of Old Madam Wei, Shen Shuyi could almost guess why Wei Qingluan was chosen as the queen.
"Your Highness, you are too kind. If it weren't for you, my Luan'er would have continued to die in vain. It was you who gave Luan'er justice. Our Wei family also owes you a favor!"
Madam Wei stood up and bowed solemnly to Shen Shuyi.
Shen Shuyi immediately stood up and moved aside: "Old Madam, your words are too serious. The Queen is fair, rewards and punishments are clear, and she is loved. It is because of this cause that you have achieved the result today."
Madam Wei smiled, with a hint of loneliness in her eyes.
But his words were much more casual than before: "Princess, there is no need to say these lies. In this world, it is hard to be a good person. Luan'er was taught to be too conservative, which is why she died so early."
"It's rare for the princess to come here, so why don't you accompany me for a walk." Old Madam Wei looked at Shen Shuyi.
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."
At that moment, Shen Shuyi accompanied Old Madam Wei for a walk in the garden of the Wei Mansion. The Wei family was considered a noble family, so they were not extravagant.
It’s just that every blade of grass, every pavilion and every lake are extremely beautiful and quiet.
Although it is just the beginning of spring, the spring atmosphere is already there with grass growing, birds flying, and all things reviving, which makes people's hearts calm.
"The princess's visit this time must be more than just a visit to me." Madam Wei spoke slowly.
Madam Wei was very happy, and Shen Shuyi also spoke directly to the point.
"Shu Yi speculated on the current situation and felt that the Queen might have something that the Qin family knew about, so I wanted to ask you."
Old Madam Wei frowned, obviously, she was particularly dissatisfied with the Qin family.
"This Qin family is really seeking their own destruction by taking advantage of a feather. They have been bullying others for so many years under the name of Luan'er, and now they are reaping the consequences."
She had long disliked the Qin family, but Luan'er was gone, and the old woman in the Qin family was her wet nurse after all. The Wei family was weak, and it would not be good for them to be ungrateful and go against a poor family like the Qin family.
So it is better to have less trouble than more, so she just pretended to know nothing about it these years.
Hearing this, Shen Shuyi couldn't help but smile, and immediately told Madam Wei about the transaction between Concubine Jing and Shen Jingyu, as well as her own speculations.
Madam Wei stopped and frowned in thought.
"I don't know about this." After saying that, she looked at her personal maid and said, "Go, call the second one over."
"Ask him in person and see if there is anything he can do to help you."
Madam Wei was more straightforward than expected. Although it was not known whether it was because she was helping Wei Qingluan find out the cause of death, at least with the cooperation of the Wei family, it would be faster than if she investigated on her own.
Soon, a middle-aged man appeared in Shen Shuyi's sight.
"This is Qingluan's second brother Wei Qingfeng. He was appointed General of Chariots and Cavalry. Later, Luan'er passed away and he happened to be seriously injured, so he resigned and returned home."
Listening to Madam Wei's words, Shen Shuyi wondered what Madam Wei's intention was.
Although the Wei family is a clean family, Grandpa Wei is a great scholar with students all over the world. Although the Wei family has now withdrawn from the court, if we count carefully, there are indeed quite a few people who were the old man's disciples.
However, the Wei family has deliberately kept a low profile in recent years, and their situation is somewhat similar to that of the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion.
Now that Concubine Rou has fallen, I wonder if the old lady intends to let the Wei family return to the court?
Shen Shuyi talked with Wei Qingfeng for a long time and finally got the answer he wanted.
She stopped and said, "You mean, when you were ordered to suppress bandits, you confiscated five million taels of silver?"
Wei Qingfeng looked at her and said, "Yes, but it's said to be 50,000 taels of silver, but it's not that much. It's just that the gang looted countless gold, silver and jewelry, plus 2 million taels of silver, so it's roughly estimated that there should be 5 million taels at the time."