The eldest young master of the Xie family, Xie Xianyu, was like a spring breeze and a graceful orchid—refined, elegant, and, rarest of all, blessed with a compassionate heart.
A year ago, h...
Just as King Xuan was getting extremely worried, he heard a young eunuch come and announce, "Your Highness, Master Xie is here."
King Xuan kept shouting, "Quick, quick, quick, please come in!"
Chen Qinghan had originally brought him some medicine. Upon hearing this, she put down the medicine bowl and stood up: "Then I will step aside first."
"Okay, go ahead."
Chen Qinghan bowed, turned around and walked out of the room, then he lifted the tent curtain and walked out of the room, just in time to see Xie Xianyu and Su Yan who were about to come in.
She nodded slightly, then lowered her eyes and walked away quickly.
He was no longer as flustered as last time, and had regained his calm and composed demeanor, as if he had never been seen before.
Su Yan pursed her lips tightly, her eyes darkening. She was indeed as cold and ruthless as before, without a single heart.
Xie Xianyu walked into King Xuan's tent, and King Xuan personally came out to greet him: "Xianyu, you're finally here! I've been feeling really uneasy!"
King Xuan looked anxious: "Can this really succeed? Are you sure King Jin will take action? If I'm not careful, I'm afraid King Jin will really accuse me of treason. Then I won't be..."
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I've made every possible preparation. Once Your Highness enters the enclosure, I will lead Your Highness's personal guards to sneak in, luring Prince Jin into action. We'll then make another detour and emerge from the small cave in the back mountain."
"And Your Majesty, all you need to do is have Prince Jin's men rush into the enclosure and claim that Prince Jin is plotting treason and is using the autumn hunt as an excuse to assassinate Your Majesty in the enclosure. In this way, Prince Jin's crime of treason will be confirmed."
King Xuan was a little worried. He was afraid of his own death and asked, "Will King Jin really take action?"
"Su Yan." Xie Xianyu looked at Su Yan.
Su Yan stepped forward and handed a secret letter to King Xuan.
"This is a secret letter from a trusted confidant placed close to the Prince of Jin. After the Prince of Jin learned that the prince was plotting rebellion, he came to the enclosure and secretly mobilized the cavalry battalion. If the cavalry battalion is at the foot of the mountain, ready to go, the Prince of Jin will definitely take action."
King Xuan immediately took the secret letter and read it carefully. Only then did he finally feel relieved and laughed out loud twice.
"Okay, okay! Xianyu, I really didn't trust the wrong person. With you around, what can I do against the mere King Jin?"
King Xuan patted his arm excitedly and said, "When I seize the throne and ascend to the throne, you will be the most meritorious minister. I will not treat you unfairly!"
Xie Xianyu concealed the coldness in his eyes and said calmly, "Thank you, Your Highness."
The young eunuch came in and announced, "Your Highness, the time has come. It's time to go to the hunting grounds."
Only then did King Xuan walk out with great strides and dignity, without any trace of his previous dejected look.
With a burst of loud cheers, the emperor was the first to ride his horse into the enclosure, followed closely by King Xuan and King Jin, and the other soldiers also rode their horses and rushed in, with great momentum.
After the crowd dispersed, Xie Xianyu mounted his horse and instructed his officers, "Wait for me to send out the fireworks signal. Then immediately announce that Prince Jin is plotting rebellion and have the imperial guards lead the charge to protect the emperor."
"Yes, don't worry, sir."
Xie Xianyu then led a group of people into the enclosure in a stealthy manner.
The King of Jin's men noticed this and followed closely behind with their troops into the enclosure.
As soon as Xie Xianyu entered the enclosure, he suddenly sped up, spurring his horse to a gallop, weaving left and right through the dense forest. It became increasingly difficult for the Prince of Jin's men to follow him, and they gradually lost track of him. When they passed another fork in the road, they found that no one had left.
Xie Xianyu led them to the place where the emperor was going to hunt deer, and then withdrew from the enclosure through the small pond in the back mountain.
Su Yan had been waiting there for a long time. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him come out. He hurriedly came to greet him: "You are finally out. I was really worried that you would be killed by King Jin's men!"
Xie Xianyu's expression was indifferent, yet a hint of ruthlessness lurked within him. "Then he must have this method as well."
"There's no time to lose, let's set off the fireworks signal right now..."
As he was speaking, he suddenly saw Qing'an rushing over: "Sir, this is bad. Someone from the King of Jin just said that our cousin is in his hands!"
Xie Xianyu's expression suddenly changed: "What did you say?!"