Wang Qingyao only thought about it in her heart, but did not say it out loud. After all, with so many people present, she still had to give Xiao Yun some face.
After Yuan Bao led people to escort Wei Yun away, the Old Imperial Concubine held Wang Qingyao's hand and said guiltily, "It's all thanks to your quick thinking this time that a great disaster was averted."
It was the Old Imperial Concubine's decision to insist on taking Wei Yun in.
Now that such a thing had happened, she was naturally filled with guilt.
Wang Qingyao gently patted her hand, "Grandmother, it's not your fault. You didn't know something like this would happen."
Although she said so, the Old Imperial Concubine still felt very guilty and sent Wang Qingyao many good things in various ways after returning.
Wang Qingyao and Xiao Yun also returned to Kangping Courtyard.
The two children were awake, and the wet nurses brought them to play on the bed.
Both of them could already lift their heads. They lay together, raising their heads and making "ah-woo, ah-woo" sounds, like two cute puppies.
Xiao Yun and Wang Qingyao washed their hands, each holding one child. After playing for a while, they handed them back to the wet nurses and returned to their room to talk.
Wang Qingyao asked, "Why send Wei Yun to Dali Temple? Dali Temple is also under the Wei family's jurisdiction, isn't that letting Wei Yun off the hook?"
She playfully poked Xiao Yun's forehead, "Are you interested in Wei Yun and deliberately letting her go?"
She said these jealous words, her expression showing no suspicion at all.
Xiao Yun held her fingertips, "Don't you know who I'm interested in? It's precisely because Dali Temple is under the Wei family's jurisdiction that I sent Wei Yun there."
Wang Qingyao raised an eyebrow, indicating her confusion.
"Wei Yun is a young lady of the Wei family. She has the support of Consort Wei in the palace, and her elder sister is the future Crown Princess. She is the Emperor's bestowed consort of Prince Ding'an. Do you think she has so many backers, and sending her to Dali Temple means Dali Temple can make too many arrangements?"
Wang Qingyao nodded. She had read her fair share of such harem novels. This kind of thing could be big or small.
If it was big, she could be ordered to commit suicide, or be imprisoned in the Imperial Clan Court for life.
If it was small, Wang Qingyao wasn't dead, was she? The Wei family could give some compensation, Wei Yun could pretend to be confined to the family temple for reflection for a year or half, and then nothing would happen.
The key was the attitude of the Xiao family.
Whether Xiao Yun wanted to pursue the matter.
Xiao Yun would definitely pursue it.
"Actually, it would be fine to just kill Wei Yun directly, but it would be more troublesome afterward. The Wei family would definitely not let it go if they knew Wei Yun died in Prince Ding'an's mansion. Even if we have evidence, it would cause trouble for a while. But it's different if we send Wei Yun to Dali Temple."
"I've already found someone to spread the word. We have witnesses and evidence. I'm going to the palace to play the victim with the Emperor later! The Wei family knows perfectly well that Wei Yun is just a knife, and the mastermind behind her is either Grand Tutor Wei or Wei Yu, all of whom are more important than Wei Yun. To prevent Wei Yun from revealing the people behind her, what do you think they will do? Perhaps at this moment, the Wei family is even more eager for Wei Yun to die than you are?"
Wang Qingyao suddenly understood. From the moment Wei Yun failed, she had already become a discarded pawn of the Wei family.
Moreover, the Fifth Prince, who had already been established as the Crown Prince, was also involved.
The Fifth Prince had always wanted to win over the Xiao family. At this time, with such an incident, why wouldn't he do them a favor and let the Wei family deal with Wei Yun?
Wei Yun deserved to die anyway, and she wasn't an important person. If she died, the Xiao family would only be grateful to the Fifth Prince. Why wouldn't he do it?
So Wei Yun was bound to die.
Xiao Yun changed his clothes and went to the palace to cry his grievances.
Wei Yun was locked up in the dungeon of Dali Temple.
Originally, she was worried that the Xiao family would torture her in private, making her die silently in Prince Ding'an's mansion.
After all, in noble families, there were always a few ladies and young ladies who "died of illness" every year.
This was not a new thing.
But she didn't know what Xiao Yun was thinking, to actually send her to Dali Temple.
The Minister of Dali Temple was surnamed Ban, and he was Wei Yu's maternal grandfather, a man from the Wei family's side.
They would definitely protect her.
Wei Yun was immersed in beautiful fantasies.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yun entered the palace to meet the Emperor and tearfully recounted Wei Yun's crimes.
"I said long ago that I didn't want to take concubines, didn't want to take concubines. If it weren't for Grandmother's fondness for Consort Wei, and Consort Gui begging the Emperor to bestow the marriage, I wouldn't have agreed to let her enter the mansion. But I never expected her to harbor evil intentions and try to poison the Princess Consort!"
"My Princess Consort is gentle, kind, virtuous, and tolerant. Since Consort Wei entered the mansion, she has treated her as a sister, taking care of her in every way. It was I who was angry and didn't want to bother with Consort Wei. If she felt resentful, she should have taken it out on me. I never expected her to target the Princess Consort."
"I can understand if Consort Wei felt resentful and caused minor trouble, but who knew she would be so ruthless and try to kill the Princess Consort with one move."
"I wished I could have struck her down on the spot, but it was a marriage bestowed by the Emperor, and I had to give the Emperor face. So I sent her to Dali Temple first. As for how to deal with her, I ask Your Majesty to decide."
The Emperor trusted Xiao Yun and knew his character. After his plea, the Emperor believed him.
The Emperor himself hated these insidious methods within noble families the most. He immediately said angrily, "The Wei clan is truly audacious!" He then added, "She is your concubine, this is your family affair. Since she dared to harm the principal wife, you can end her with a cup of poison!"