Upon hearing this, Xu Zhi's heart skipped a beat, and then a surge of anger rushed from the soles of her feet to the top of her head. With red eyes, she said, "They're trying to ruin Sister Mingwan's reputation before they've even gained any advantage. Their intentions are despicable!"

Xu Di quickly advised, "Don't be angry. Do you think the Shen family will just let others throw mud at them? What about the Feng family? The relationship between the Feng family and the Shen family is not ordinary. Since the person who threw mud at them had the guts to do such a thing, they should be prepared to face the retaliation."

Upon hearing this, Wu Muyue smiled and said, "Now that you say so, everything is under your control?"

Xu Di nodded and said, "I can summarize the overall situation for you, Uncle, in eight words: it is generally positive and can be prevented and controlled."

After listening to these eight words, Wu Muyue pondered them carefully for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh and say, "Wonderful, truly wonderful!"

Seeing Wu Muyue smiling happily, Xu Di said, "Uncle, you and Ayuan are living a carefree life in this countryside."

Wu Muyue waved his hand and said, "I just want Ayuan to know the hardships of farmers, so that he can gain some insights from these seasonal labors. I am a teacher, how can I really be carefree? As for you, how are you doing at the Hanlin Academy?"

Xu Di had nothing to hide, so he described his daily slacking off to Wu Muyue. Wu Muyue nodded and said, "Back then, I couldn't stand doing things like this day after day, so I went far away to wander the world."

Xu Di thought of how many people still remembered Wu Muyue's charisma back then, and said with a smile, "Even though Uncle has gone to the martial world, your legend still lives on after all these years."

Wu Muyue laughed heartily and said, "Do we need to flatter each other like this when we meet?"

Xu Di straightened his expression and said, "Actually, I shouldn't have done this, Uncle. The reason I came here this time was because I was worried about you and Ayuan. I found out some things through the Sixth Prince's side and wanted to tell you about them in person. But I didn't expect that something would happen at the Shen family's estate last night. This should be part of the Sixth Prince's plan. If his plan succeeds, all the hard work that Xiao Jiu has done might actually benefit him."

When Xu Di said this, not only was Wu Muyue stunned, but Xu Zhi was also momentarily speechless.

Xu Zhi simply didn't want Chu Zhiwei to get close to Shen Mingwan. She knew that Chu Zhiwei was the Sixth Prince's person, but she really didn't think about it any deeper. In fact, she felt that she already had Emperor Liang Cheng protecting her, and no one could bully her. Who knew that someone would still have designs on her?

Thinking about it, it makes sense. The Sixth Prince is still living in the Forbidden City, so he can get news of any movement around Emperor Liang Cheng immediately. Since he knows about the relationship between Emperor Liang Cheng, Xu Zhi, and Shen Mingwan, it wouldn't be difficult for him to find a way to get involved in this matter through Shen Mingwan or Xu Zhi, or even to directly replace Xu Zhi and Shen Mingwan. In Emperor Liang Cheng's eyes, the relationship between Xu Zhi and Shen Mingwan and him is naturally not as close as the relationship between the Sixth Prince and him.

This is also what Xu Di is most worried about. After inquiring about the Sixth Prince in depth these past few days, Xu Di discovered that although this prince has a weak presence, he is the most filial child in Emperor Liang Cheng's heart.

The sixth prince's mother was actually not favored by Emperor Liang Cheng. Otherwise, Emperor Liang Cheng would not have waited until she gave birth to a child after he had favored her before giving her a title.

Emperor Liang Cheng was a fairly kind-hearted ruler. He often bestowed titles upon the women in his harem after having sex with them. The mother of the sixth prince was originally just a palace maid. Emperor Liang Cheng lost his temper while drunk, which led to his affair with Wang Xiuyuan, who was already one of the Nine Concubines. Wang Xiuyuan was quite shrewd and became pregnant at that time.

According to Xu Di's inquiries, the Empress took Wang Xiuyuan, who was pregnant at the time, to her palace. Wang Xiuyuan remained there until she gave birth to the sixth prince, which gave her the rank of concubine and her own palace. Only then did she move out of the Empress's residence.

The sixth prince grew up with Wang Xiuyuan. At the age of twelve, he went to live in a residence specially for princes. Xu Di felt that Wang Xiuyuan was not as indifferent to the world as she appeared, being able to give birth to a child safely in the cannibalistic harem and raise the child.

The Sixth Prince Jingcheng went to pay his respects to Emperor Liang Cheng. When Emperor Liang Cheng was busy, he would stay by his side. After a while, could Emperor Liang Cheng continue to treat him coldly? According to Chen Wufu, this Sixth Prince had never spoken much when he was by Emperor Liang Cheng's side. However, once, when Emperor Liang Cheng had a cold, the Sixth Prince came to urge Emperor Liang Cheng to eat and take his medicine, which made Emperor Liang Cheng feel much more favorably toward him.

Xu Di naturally knew that this sixth prince was the one who would one day ascend to the throne. After he became emperor, he carried out a major purge of the noble families in the capital and promoted people from humble backgrounds, which greatly improved the atmosphere of the court. However, in the later period, this sixth prince continued to govern the government with ruthless methods. The court of Daliang was neglected, and the common people suffered. Soon, poor peasants would rise up in rebellion. At that time, Xu Di's original body was already terminally ill. Although he always wanted to go to Lingnan to find his sister, he was unable to do so because of his health and eventually died of depression.

The Seventh Prince, Xiao Yuan, is currently being raised by Emperor Liang Cheng in the Xu family. Xu Di is well aware that this is because he wants the Xu family to help cultivate a qualified heir. If this heir is qualified, then the position will belong to Xiao Yuan in the future. Before that, the Xu family still needs to help Xiao Yuan clear many obstacles. Xiao Yuan's brothers are all formidable, and in this life-or-death struggle, they have all brought out their best skills. Many times, a small detail can cause a lot of hard work to go to waste.

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