Chapter 246 Wei Wubing Dies (Two Chapters Combined into One)
Zhao Shiqing learned the news that Yang Shengqiu went to the Ministry of Industry from Zhao Tingluo.
She was stunned. In the life that Xiao Zhen dreamed of, Lang Qiubai was in the Ministry of Works.
In this life, Yang Shengqiu became the top scorer in the imperial examination and was highly regarded by Feng Ke. He was assigned to the Ministry of Revenue as soon as he entered the Six Ministries.
But what is happening now?
Is this a return to the destiny he deserves?
Why?
Xiao Zhen said that all the changes in this life originated from her.
So what about Yang Shengqiu going to the Ministry of Industry?
Zhao Shiqing thought of the person she had just helped recently - Feng Yalan!
But she only found a helper for Feng Yalan in Zizhu Temple and never mentioned the Ministry of Works from beginning to end.
Could it be...
A glimmer of light flashed through her mind, and the light became brighter and brighter, exploding like fireworks. Among the dazzling lights, Zhao Shiqing thought of a possibility.
Like Feng Yalan and Xiao Zhen, they both had that dream about their past lives!
In Xiao Zhen's dream, Yang Shengqiu entered the officialdom and worked in the Ministry of Works. When Tongzhou was hit by a flood, he followed the fifth prince to Tongzhou and fell into the water and died.
Zhao Shiqing didn't know what Feng Yalan had done, and Yang Shengqiu in this life actually went to the Ministry of Industry.
Zhao Shiqing found this matter increasingly interesting. She looked at Xiao Luoluo and asked, "Did he get to the Ministry of Works through Prime Minister Feng?"
Zhao Tingluo shook his head. "That's not the case. Last year, the Imperial Observatory received a letter saying that there would be a severe flood in the Tongzhou area in the middle of summer. The letter was unsigned, and no one knew who brought it in. The Imperial Observatory investigated for a long time but couldn't find the person, so the matter was left unresolved."
Zhao Shiqing was shocked. "Such a big thing is left unresolved? If we can't find the source of this letter, we just pretend it doesn't exist?"
Zhao Tingluo was helpless: "Yes, those people who are just eating and waiting to die in the Imperial Observatory have nothing to do except clamoring that outsiders have entered the Imperial Observatory's important area.
As for the content of the letter, it was neither reported to the emperor nor verified for authenticity, and was suppressed by them.
But just the day before yesterday, the mother of Wu Yushi, the newly appointed head of the Four Vajra Censors of the Metropolitan Censorate, went to Baiyun Temple to burn incense. Guess what, the old lady kowtowed, and the ancestor appeared, and actually shed two lines of blood and tears. Then, a piece of yellow paper floated out of the ancestor's hand, with the four big characters "Tongzhou Flood" written on it in cinnabar.
After hearing this, Zhao Shiqing knew who did this.
Xiao Zhen!
Xiao Zhen had already decided that in this life, he would go to Tongzhou in person.
In the previous life, Tongzhou was hit by a flood, resulting in over ten thousand deaths and injuries, and countless people lost their homes.
In this flood, man-made disasters were greater than natural disasters, and this is the pain that Xiao Zhen cannot erase from his heart.
Feng Yalan might also know about the flood in Tongzhou, but she was in Zizhu Temple. Even if she had help, she could only be confined to Zizhu Temple. Baiyun Temple was dozens of miles away from Zizhu Temple. This required both spiritual manifestation and tears, which was a big deal and not something she could do.
In Zhao Shiqing's opinion, this miracle was a lie to deceive the believers. As long as Xiao Zhen bribed one or two Taoist priests, this matter could be done perfectly.
She asked, "What happened next? Did Censor Wu report this matter to the Emperor?"
"Yes, before Madam Wu even got home, she had someone take the yellow paper and rush to the Censorate to report the news. Censor Wu got the yellow paper and went to see the emperor without saying a word.
His status was not high enough to allow him to see the Emperor whenever he wanted, so he knocked his head against the palace gate until it was bleeding. Only then did the Emperor know that he was coming and meet him.
When His Majesty learned of the Grand Master's apparition, he took it very seriously and immediately sent for the Imperial Astronomical Commissioner. The Imperial Astronomical Commissioner finally remembered the letter they had received last year and, probably fearing the Emperor would find out, volunteered to tell him about it. Needless to say, he was reprimanded by the Emperor, and those who had read the letter were all fined a full year's salary.
Zhao Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, those idiots were punished, otherwise she would be so angry that she wouldn't be able to eat.
There is no doubt that the letter from last year was also written by Xiao Zhen.
Xiao Zhen had good intentions, but that group of people just let it go.
"Then won't anyone be willing to go to the Ministry of Works now?" The Ministry of Works originally had the lowest presence among the six ministries. Now that there are rumors of floods, those officials who are trying their best to get into the six ministries will have to be careful, for fear that they will accidentally go to the Ministry of Works.
Zhao Tingluo smiled and said, "In fact, there are floods of varying sizes every year. Otherwise, there wouldn't be river works everywhere. The Ministry of Works has been working tirelessly for a long time. However, this time, the Tongzhou incident involved the manifestation of the ancestor and the hidden letter from the Imperial Observatory. It's a bit of a big deal, and both the emperor and the Ministry of Works need to pay attention to it.
So there was almost no obstacle for Yang Shengqiu to go to the Ministry of Works. He went to Feng's house the day before yesterday, and the transfer order came down yesterday.
It was Prime Minister Feng who arranged for him to go to the Ministry of Revenue. If he wanted to leave the Ministry, he would definitely have to go through Prime Minister Feng, but it was quite unexpected that Prime Minister Feng was willing to let him go to the Ministry of Works.
Zhao Shiqing smiled and said, "Feng Ke also believes in the Grandmaster's manifestation, so that's not surprising. I just don't know which prince will be sent. Now that they are adult princes, the only ones who can be used are the Third and Fourth Princes."
This time it was Zhao Tingluo's turn to be stunned. He mumbled, "Are they really going to send the prince?"
Zhao Shiqing was full of confidence: "If you don't believe me, just wait and see whether the prince will be sent over."
The next day, Zhao Shiqing went to find Xiao Zhen. She knew that Xiao Zhen had been very busy recently. She also knew why Xiao Zhen was so busy, because he was anxious, anxious to return and stand by her side with his true identity.
Thinking of this, Zhao Shiqing curled up the corners of his lips and smiled.
As expected, Xiao Zhen was not there again, and Zhao Shiqing did not leave immediately. She strolled to Su Ji Tea Shop. Unexpectedly, as soon as she sat down, she heard a noise coming from outside.
Sister Ping looked outside and said, "He was riding a horse in a busy city. He didn't hit anyone, but he fell off the horse himself. He deserved it!"
Zhao Shiqing's eyes lit up. With such excitement, she of course had to go and see it with her own eyes.
She pulled Lingbo and ran outside. The tea shop was already crowded with people. Zhao Shiqing couldn't squeeze in. She was getting anxious when she saw a dozen people running towards them from a distance. They looked like servants of some family.
As soon as these people came over, they started yelling, "Disperse, disperse! What's there to see? Leave! Leave quickly! Stop looking! Stop looking!"
The people who were watching the fun were all ordinary people from nearby. Seeing these people acting like wolves and tigers and bossing people around, they all dispersed.
Zhao Shiqing and Ling Bo also entered the shop, sat by the window, and looked out through the open window.
I saw two people carefully helping the injured person up from the ground. The injured person was talking dirty and it was obvious that his injuries were not serious.
The man was dressed in a flamboyant red, like a wounded rooster.
Someone rushed over with a carriage, and when the man was lifted onto the carriage, Zhao Shiqing saw his face.
Wei Wubing!
He is Wei Yaer’s twin brother, the great-nephew of Old Madam Wei!
A while ago, Wei Wubing was looking for her everywhere, so she didn't dare to go out without changing her appearance. It was not because she was afraid of this guy, but because she didn't want to be bothered by trouble.
Zhao Shiqing's eyes were cold. Since she came to the capital, she had met many sons of nobles, but apart from that damn eunuch Zhu Yu, the only one as arrogant was Wei Wubing.
Today he was riding a horse in the downtown area, but last time, he was outside the Imperial College.
Old Madam Wei is really like a sick hen that can't lay any good eggs.
Zhu Yu was like this, and so was Wei Wubing.
Fortunately, God was merciful today and no innocent people were harmed.
Wei Wubing left cursing, and the matter was over.
But Zhao Shiqing never expected that Wei Wubing died that night!
When the news came, Zhao Shiqing thought he had misheard.
"That's right. He fell off his horse during the day and broke his lower leg. The bone has been healed, so he's fine. The doctor told him to stay in bed and recuperate. Who would have thought he would die that night?"
Loach told everyone the news he heard on the street.
"By the way, the Changling County Lady was so heartbroken that she killed the horse herself."
The Princess of Changling County is Wei Yaer, also Zhao Tingxuan's fiancée.
Everyone gasped. They never expected that the Changling County Lady was such a ruthless person.
Zhao Shiqing asked, "Does anyone know how Wei Wubing died? Broken bones wouldn't kill a person."
Zhao Shiqing's question was soon answered, and of course the answer was given by Zhao Tingluo.
Wei Wubing was injured and unable to get out of bed, so he lost his temper, yelled, and hit two maids with a medicine bowl.
Wei Yaer felt sorry for her brother, and when she saw that he refused to take the medicine, she personally brought the medicine to him.
Wei Wubing gave her face and drank the bowl of medicine in one breath. After a while, he died with blood coming out of all his orifices.
The Wei family has now blocked the news, but it is not difficult for Xiao Luoluo, who still managed to find out everything.
Zhao Shiqing: "No wonder Wei Yaer wanted to kill the horse in public. She was trying to divert the blame."
Zhao Tingluo: "Maybe. After all, she's getting married next year. Even if the murderer is someone else, she was plotted against. Wei Wubing died at her hands. If this matter gets out, her reputation will be ruined."
Zhao Shiqing had an idea. If Wei Wubing died from falling or illness, or was killed by his enemies, his death would not affect Wei Yaer at all.
But what if he died at Wei Yaer's hands?
Just like now, Wei Yaer brought him medicine, and he died after drinking it?
Even if it was discovered that Wei Yaer was framed, Wei Wubing would still die at her hands.
Zhao Shiqing's heart was pounding. Sister, she thought of her sister!
Zhao Tingluo didn't notice the change in Zhao Shiqing's eyes. He continued, "This Wei Wubing is also full of evil. Sister, do you know? There was an old man selling things on Porcelain Street. Because he was sick, he asked his grandson to take his place. His grandson was only fourteen years old and had a handsome face. Somehow, Wei Wubing took a fancy to him. When Wei Wubing went there that day, his granddaughter happened to be delivering food to her brother. Wei Wubing saw that both the brother and sister were good-looking, so he snatched them both away!
A few days later, the two were sent back, both covered in wounds. The Wei family threw twenty taels of silver at them and asked them to go and see their wounds.
That night, the sister hanged herself, and although the brother was still alive, he became stupid and dull.
The old man was already seriously ill and died in anger.
Now even filing a complaint is useless. One of the two victims is dead, and the younger brother is still alive but mentally retarded. He sits on the street every day, relying on kind people to give him food.
Zhao Shiqing was so angry when he heard this that he wanted to pull Wei Wubing up and whip his corpse.
The Wei brothers and sisters did not live in the Baoqing Marquis Mansion. The Wei family already had a house in the capital. Wei Yaer was often called into the palace by Concubine Li. Wei Wubing was a man and could not live in the palace, so he lived in the Wei family's house, which became the place where he did evil.
"Does Wei Yaer often live in the palace?" Zhao Shiqing asked.
Zhao Tingluo shook his head. "When she first arrived in the capital, she lived with Old Madam Wei in the palace. Later, gossip spread, and the Empress Dowager asked her to return to the Wei family."
Zhao Shiqing was startled: "What gossip?"
Zhao Tingluo: "It's about Queen Wang's niece back then. Some people compared Wei Ya'er to Little Wang."
Zhao Shiqing remembered that Queen Wang was the retired emperor's deposed empress because of this incident. Little Wang was her nephew, who often lived in the palace at that time. Later, she became the crown prince's consort. Not only did she give birth to a child with an unknown father, she also killed the crown prince. So many people believed that Little Wang's child was the retired emperor's seed.
Emperor Yongjia valued his reputation the most and naturally did not want to follow in the footsteps of the Empress Dowager. Madam Wei was an old lady and it was fine for her to live in the palace, but Wei Yaer was still an unmarried girl and naturally could not be allowed to stay in the palace.
Zhao Shiqing asked, "In other words, even if Wei Wubing died now, Wei Yaer would still live in the Wei Mansion?"
Zhao Tingluo nodded: "Yes, besides, she can't leave when faced with such a serious problem. She still has to arrange Wei Wubing's funeral."
"Xiao Luoluo, are you planning to sell the news that Wei Yaer killed Wei Wubing?" Zhao Shiqing asked.
Zhao Tingluo's eyes rolled around. "Sister, this is shocking news. If it were anyone else, I would have sold it long ago. But this person is Wei Yaer, your future sister-in-law. If you don't let me spread it, then this matter will end here. I'll keep it to myself and I promise not to tell anyone."
"No!" Zhao Shiqing said, "Don't give me face. If you spread this news immediately, can you sell it to more stores, or only one?"
Zhao Shiqing doesn't understand the market.
Xiao Luoluo: "I can sell more, but I'll have to pay less money to each family. If I only sell to one family, I'll sell more. But they're all about the same. If my sister told me to sell more, then I'll sell more!"
Zhao Shiqing smiled: "Okay, I hope that within two days, this news will spread throughout the streets and alleys of Beijing!"
Xiao Luoluo patted her chest and said, "Sister, if you're worried, I'll ask Zhao Tinggang and Zhao Tingyu to help."
Zhao Shiqing remembered that Brother Gang Yu had a group of little beggars under his command.
But if that happens, Xiao Luoluo will lose money.
Zhao Shiqing asked Ling Bo to bring five hundred taels of silver notes and stuffed them all into Zhao Tingluo: "Take this and have Zhao Tinggang treat those little brothers to chicken. The rest will buy you some candy."
Zhao Tingluo was not polite. He took the banknote and said, "Sister, don't worry. I guarantee that this matter will be brought up at the court meeting in two days, not to mention the streets and alleys of the capital."
"Okay, it's up to you! If you don't have enough money, be sure to tell me. I lack everything except money!" Zhao Shiqing spoke in the tone of a nouveau riche.
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