"What's going on?" She turned her head in confusion, her eyes still red and looking pitiful.

He wiped away the remaining tears from the corners of her eyes with his fingertips: "You will know when the time comes."

He waited until she finally fell into a deep sleep before he quietly left.

When I went to the study, Fu Xian was already waiting.

"This is a secret letter from Cao Wang."

Xie Xianyu opened the envelope, glanced at it, and casually threw the letter onto the candlelight. It turned into ashes in a moment.

"You go to the north yourself, give these things to him, and let him do his bidding."

Xie Xianyu pushed a box on the desk over.

Fu Xian immediately put it away: "Yes!"

Fu Xian was a little worried again: "There are still people on King Xuan's side watching Xie's house. I'm afraid King Xuan will notice..."

"It's okay if you find someone to distract them. Prince Xuan is now suspicious that I have something to do with the people of Beiliang. He won't be interested in anything other than something related to Beiliang."

"I obey your command!"

-

Prince Xuan's Palace.

"Is this the jade token that Xie Xianyu gave to the Crown Prince of Beiliang?"

King Xuan studied the jade token carefully for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what it was.

Xie Xiangli said in a deep voice, "Brother has always been cautious and never does anything without ulterior motives. I think this jade token must be something extraordinary, especially since it's related to the Crown Prince of Beiliang..."

"Are you suspecting that he's colluding with Beiliang?"

"I dare not speak rashly, but Your Highness must always be careful and wary of the Crown Prince of Beiliang."

King Xuan cursed, "The Northern Liang prince sent me a gift yesterday, and I really thought he was truly surrendering. But he turns out to be a two-faced person!"

"Come here!" King Xuan shouted, "Throw away all the gifts from Beiliang immediately!"

"I will personally deliver this jade token to the Crown Prince of Beiliang tomorrow. I will also ask him a few questions at the appropriate time to see how he reacts. Perhaps I can get some information out of him."

King Xuan scoffed, "I don't even take a mere Northern Liang prince seriously. Besides, Xie Xianyu is just a grasshopper after autumn. He's not even an official anymore, and he spends his days at home hanging around a woman. He's nothing to be feared."

Xie Xiangli immediately bowed, "Your Highness is right. My eldest brother has given up his power now, and he is no match for Your Highness. His Majesty has already decided to make You the Crown Prince. When Your Highness ascends the throne in the future, what will he be?"

King Xuan's eyes lit up, and his smile grew even more arrogant. "Now, no one in the court can compete with me. Forget the throne of Crown Prince, even the throne of Emperor is easily within my grasp!"

King Xuan gritted his teeth, his face becoming grim. "When I take power, Xie Xianyu will be utterly annihilated!"

"Your Majesty values Xie Xianyu, so it's not right for Your Majesty to touch him now. However, Your Majesty's health is getting worse day by day, otherwise there would be no need to rush to appoint a crown prince. I believe Your Majesty will be able to ascend the throne by next year at the latest. When the time comes, then Xie Xianyu will be at Your Majesty's disposal."

The cruelty of the fight for the throne lies in the fact that the loser is doomed to die.

Now that Your Majesty is still alive, King Xuan dare not cross the throne. But once Your Majesty passes away and the new emperor ascends the throne, who will he, Xie Xianyu, be?

King Xuan looked at Xie Xiangli with satisfaction and said, "You are more sensible than your elder brother. I like people like you who know how to adapt to current events."

"Your Highness, your compliments are unmerited. The Xie family is a long-standing aristocratic family that values etiquette and law above all else. Your Highness is the legitimate heir, and it is only natural for him to seize the throne. My eldest brother is foolish enough to betray Your Highness. This is truly unjust."

"When the King of Japan ascends the throne, I will be the first to kill Xie Xianyu," King Xuan gritted his teeth, filled with hatred.

He patted Xie Xiangli on the shoulder again and said, "The Xie family is lucky to have a sensible son like you. In the future, even without Xie Xianyu, you will still have to support the Xie family."

King Xuan also needed the support of the aristocratic families to succeed to the throne. The Xie family was the head of the aristocratic families. After getting rid of Xie Xianyu, Xie Xiangli inherited the Xie family, and King Xuan had another trump card.

Why not?

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Xie Xiangli's eyes lit up.

After being a marginal bastard in the Xie family for so many years, he finally has his day to shine!

-

Because it was winter, Xie Xianyu had people collect all kinds of rare medicinal herbs for her to nourish her so that her wounds would heal faster. After watching the female doctor change her dressings twice, he also learned how to do it and even came to change the dressings himself.

Under his careful care, the injury gradually improved.

But Wanruo lay on the bed every day, and the first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Xie Xianyu. She could hardly bear to see any outsiders. She had never even seen Xie Xiuzhu, and she felt a little bored and uncomfortable.

Seeing that she was depressed, he put another candy on her lips and asked softly, "Is it still bitter?"

He had just fed her some medicine, which was bitter, so he would give her some candy to tone it down after she took the medicine.

Wanruo turned her head away: "I don't want to eat anymore."

He put the candy back on the plate: "Then why are you still not happy?"

"I haven't left the house for a long time, and I don't know if Ajin is doing well."

"Isn't Su Yue taking care of him? I've also assigned some people to look after him. It's nothing serious. If he knew you were seriously injured, he would surely be worried."

"Did Xiuzhu deliver anything yesterday? I didn't see her either."

"There's a traitor in the mansion. She's so talkative that she's easily tricked into telling lies. You're not allowed to see her until your injuries are healed."

"I haven't seen Cuizhu for two days."

"What did you see her for?"