Chapter 278

Chapter 278 The weakness is the Xu family

"Two possibilities." King Xuan said.

"Hmm?" Xue Qingyin pricked up her ears.

"The emperor is ill."

Xue Qingyin nodded: "Well... this is very likely. If he is ill, he will inevitably feel that the power in his hands is being lost bit by bit, and he will naturally be eager to consolidate the imperial power."

"But there is no news in the capital." King Xuan said.

Xue Qingyin knew that he must have kept people in the capital. If he said there was no news, then there was no news.

"What is another possibility?" Xue Qingyin asked.

King Xuan looked at her: "Yinyin is so smart, she should have the answer in her heart..."

Xue Qingyin exhaled sullenly: "... He Songning?" "But he is not close to the emperor, right? If the emperor really loves this son, he will not let him serve as an assistant to the King of Wei. ... Speaking of which, I am surprised that He Songning can save his life after returning."

King Xuan did not say it out loud.

He already had a guess in his mind...

The "good news" sent to the capital was the key.

It turned He Songning from a person who killed the King of Wei into a pitiful person who was in the same situation as Emperor Liang De.

A heartless and suspicious person only loves himself.

Even if He Songning told Emperor Liang De about the pain of missing his father, Emperor Liang De might not be moved at all. But if he saw his own shadow in him, it would really touch Emperor Liang De's heart.

"Don't worry about it." King Xuan comforted her, "The changes that Duke Zhao could learn about should be related to the army...If you just use the army to trap me, it will be difficult to achieve success."

Xue Qingyin responded sullenly: "Yeah."

That's right.

"What Duke Zhao conveyed was just a signal to start." King Xuan said.

Xue Qingyin perked up: "Yes. We need to be on guard against the backhand."

King Xuan uttered two words: "Xu family."

They were far away in Yizhou, and the King Xuan's mansion was united, and now they had the advantage of the location, so there was really no weakness exposed.

Except the Xu family.

"Sending people to assassinate is definitely useless, you sent people to guard the Xu family. Unless... they are put in jail on charges..." Xue Qingyin guessed.

King Xuan denied: "He won't do that."

King Xuan knew Emperor Liang De too well, and said lightly: "He must act beautifully on the surface, so that people all over the world praise his reputation for benevolence."

Xue Qingyin had an absurd idea: "Is he competing with the deceased Prince Zhang?"

After all, Prince Zhang has a good reputation.

If Emperor Liang De wants to surpass him, he must naturally try his best to do better than him on the surface.

In fact, Emperor Liang De is indeed a very qualified emperor.

Prince Zhang may not be as good as him.

When Xue Qingyin's mind was full of thoughts, King Xuan continued, "Well, he will praise the Xuan Palace highly, and the Xu family will also be treated favorably."

Xue Qingyin smacked her lips: "Isn't this a case of overpraising?"

This is also what she suggested to the King of the Meng Clan.

Xue Qingyin continued, "When the time comes, will you make up some shit pots to put on the Xu family? My uncles have been intimidated by me, and they are very timid and dare not act recklessly. I can only make up some stories on them."

The same trick was used to deal with Concubine Wan's family. Because of the emperor's favor, more and more people attached to the Xu family. And the more people there are, the more mistakes there are. In the end, this big ship could no longer move forward and completely capsized into the water.

"There is no need for that." King Xuan paused and said, "Just let the daughters of your uncles marry into a wealthy family."

Xue Qingyin was speechless: "Yes... just this trick is enough."

The Xu family is not like the Xu family.

The old master of the Xu family is very powerful and has many students, so the emperor needs to take his time to make plans.

The Xu family is not eligible for such treatment.

Just arrange a few good marriages for them, and naturally divide the benefits.

This is to divide and conquer.

"We need to go back to the capital." King Xuan said in a deep voice.

"When the emperor is preparing, he may not allow you and me to return to the capital."

"There will be a good time." King Xuan said, wiping Xue Qingyin's fingertips and asked: "What do you want to eat tonight?"

Xue Qingyin was stunned.

Well... now my meal is a big deal!

The next day, the people from the Ministry of Rites were in a hurry to go back and report, so they didn't stay in Yizhou for long.

"Your Highness is here to see you, but I don't know..." The official from the Ministry of Rites just started.

The palace servant said: "Your Highness is now in the camp. I have already explained yesterday that if you want to go back to the capital to report, just go."

How dare the officials from the Ministry of Rites just leave like this?

Then he asked again: "Does the princess have time? I have to say goodbye."

The palace servant said: "The princess is in poor health and rarely sees outsiders now. Some time ago, someone asked to see the princess and delayed her meal time, causing her to faint. Those people were punished to kneel outside for two hours."

The throat of the official from the Ministry of Rites tightened, thinking that he almost forgot that the person was a glass crystal man.

"Okay, may I ask where the young master is now? I want to take him back with me."

The palace servant smiled and covered his lips when he heard the voice: "He is digging earthworms."

"Please lead the way, I should take the young master back with me."

The palace servant nodded and said nothing, but took the person to the backyard.

There is a Yizhou-style palace in the backyard, and Zhao Xufeng squatted in front of the palace and dug soil out of the flowerpot.

"Young master, we should go." The official from the Ministry of Rites stepped forward and pulled Zhao Xufeng's arm.

It didn't move.

Zhao Xufeng has lost a lot of weight these days. After finally becoming a military general, he gradually became as strong and powerful as Zhao Guogong was when he was young.

The officials of the Ministry of Etiquette looked much smaller in front of him.

But we can’t really leave people here to dig for earthworms!

The official from the Ministry of Rites exerted all his strength this time and pulled hard, causing him to fall onto his butt.

Knocked over a pot of flowers.

"What's the sound?" A cold-faced nun walked out of the palace and asked.

The official from the Ministry of Rites smiled awkwardly.

"See clearly what kind of place this is. How can I allow you to make such noise?" Grandma said sternly.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites looked a little confused, but they thought that they were also officials of the imperial court. But after thinking about it, he still cautiously asked: "This is..."

"The place where the princess rests." The nanny said coldly.

The face of the official from the Ministry of Rites changed greatly, and he quickly apologized: "I have lost my composure, and I dare not disturb the princess again."

He looked at Zhao Xufeng.

Zhao Xufeng turned his head and looked at him at this time.

This stupid young man had an unpleasant anger in his eyes.

After all, he was tall and strong. When he saw him like this, the official of the Ministry of Rites felt his heart tremble.

Go to hell!

"Your Majesty, go first!" The official from the Ministry of Rites cupped his hands, turned around and rubbed oil on his soles.

Mammy returned to the palace: "Princess, people are gone."

Xue Qingyin nodded: "Wipe the young master's hands and bring the person in."

Auntie said with a bitter face: "How can this old slave have that ability?"

Xue Qingyin smiled and threw a sachet to her: "I said it was for him as a reward."

There was a faint medicinal aroma on the sachet, so Grandma took it in her hand and went out to find Zhao Xufeng.

This thing was indeed useful, and Zhao Xufeng was hooked in after a while.

Zhao Xufeng even took a pill from the sachet and ate it.

Grandma panicked and said, "I don't know what's in it. Will it be okay to eat it?"

Xue Qingyin said: "Just pretend to give him something to eat, an anti-worm medicine."

Zhao Xufeng spent the whole day either digging in the mud or catching fish. King Xuan would not let him get close to her without taking medicine.

Although Xue Qingyin feels that this is not about raising cats and dogs. Does raising a person require special deworming?

The officials of the Ministry of Rites rushed back to the court and immediately went to see Emperor Liang De.

Duke Guo of Zhao was standing by and asked, "Why don't you see my son?"

The official of the Ministry of Rites told the truth. He was so angry that Duke Zhao blew his beard and glared, cursing: "You heartless thing! You really take Princess Xuan as your mother, and you don't even want your biological father!"

Emperor Liang De suppressed the darkness in his eyes and whispered: "He also has an innocent heart that misses her, and has nowhere to put it."

Zhao Guogong shook his head: "I'm not really jealous. I just think about Princess Xuan's body now... that can't be bumped into. Ah Feng is a fool. If he bumps into or scares someone, he will be punished. Big deal.”

Duke Guo of Zhao was worried.

At this time, Emperor Liang De comforted him and said: "Yizhou is boring, and King Xuan may not be willing to let him see Xue Qingyin. He may not be able to stay any longer."

Duke Zhao nodded, but the sorrow between his brows still did not dissipate.

Emperor Liang De asked someone to bring him soothing tea and then sent him away.

As soon as Zhao Guogong left, Emperor Liang De asked about Zhao Xufeng.

The official of the Ministry of Rites replied: "As soon as I went there, I took a bag of dried earthworms and gave it to Princess Xuan..."

"Scared her?"

"No, the princess asked the young master to give to His Highness Prince Xuan."

"..."

Emperor Liang De said: "She is calm and composed." He paused for a moment, then said in a lukewarm voice: "So many people have misjudged her."

What did you miss?

The official of the Ministry of Etiquette said blankly, "It refers to... Princess Xuan?"

But he really couldn't think of anything about Princess Xuan that could make people miss her.

"Your Majesty." The chamberlain on the side placed the newly brewed tea in Emperor Liang De's hand.

Emperor Liang De glanced away.

That was a completely unfamiliar chambermaid.

It's a bit uncomfortable...

But I guess with a little more time, I can get used to it.

Emperor Liang De raised his tea cup and took a sip, then his hand paused in mid-air.

The servant was so frightened that he knelt down and said in panic: "The tea I brewed is not good..."

"It's not good." Emperor Liang De said.

The waiter suddenly became even more frightened.

"But there are so many good things in the world that make people indulge and forget themselves. It is good not to have a bowel movement at this time." Emperor Liang De said lightly.

The chamberlain couldn't understand, but trembled even more.

Emperor Liang De felt bored. He put down the tea cup screen and retired from the officials of the Ministry of Etiquette, and then went to see the Seventh Prince.

The chamberlain asked instinctively: "Your Majesty, are you still going to visit Mr. Xue today?"

Emperor Liang De paused and said, "I won't go."

In the days that followed, Emperor Liang De did not even visit He Songning. He just gradually handed over the affairs of the court and central government to the prince.

The prince's dilapidated body had vomited blood three times in half a month.

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Emperor Liang De said calmly: "Send more supplements to the prince."

The prince waited for a bunch of useless supplements, but failed to wait for his father.

At this time, Emperor Liang De finally came to He Songning's courtyard again.

"I heard that you are still asking for leave these days." Emperor Liang De said.

"Yes." He Songning responded and stood up from behind the desk, with a pile of books piled high in front of him.

Emperor Liang Dedi immediately noticed his thin face, as if he was seriously ill.

Emperor Liang De's face darkened and he cursed, "You're a worthless thing."