Xu Jingxiu was confused and just wanted to get out of Yan Heng's trap as soon as possible.

He bowed his head respectfully and said, "Yes, my previous wife gave birth to a daughter, but has been childless for many years, unable to continue the Xu family line. She is also prone to jealousy, which has caused unrest in my household."

"I am afraid that her daughter will inherit her temperament and displease the Emperor."

After Xu Jingxiu finished speaking, he didn't even dare to raise his head.

Yan Heng's gaze was deep. He knew that Xu Jingxiu had not made any mistakes in his official duties.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards are not to be trifled with. If Xu Jingxiu really dares to cause trouble, Yan Heng will be the first to not let him off the hook.

But his words were full of slander against Jiang Tian, ​​which really annoyed people.

"General Xu, you made a mistake, and you even want to implicate your ex-wife. You really have the demeanor of a gentleman."

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Jingxiu's face gradually turned pale, and he was met with a sarcastic remark from Yan Heng.

Xu Jingxiu gritted his teeth, his heart filled with doubt and unease.

From the moment Yan Heng became angry, Xu Jingxiu's cold sweat never stopped.

He quickly tried to figure out where he had said something wrong.

Yan Heng was an emperor not to be underestimated.

Xu Jingxiu had an excellent eye for people. At that time, others did not think highly of Yan Heng, but he switched his allegiance to him without hesitation.

Xu Jingxiu has now achieved both fame and fortune, transforming from a commoner into a renowned general in the eyes of others.

As long as he stays at the border obediently, Yan Heng will appreciate his hard work even if he doesn't remember his merits, and the Xu family will surely prosper in the future.

But now, Xu Jingxiu was unsure of Yan Heng's intentions.

There were only the two of them in the Imperial Study. Xu Jingxiu wanted to use their past relationship to ask Yan Heng for a favor. In truth, there was nothing seriously wrong with it.

They are all his children; this grace is the same for everyone.

Xu Jingxiu did not believe that Yan Heng would make trouble for his mistreatment of his daughter.

He never even considered the possibility of Jiang Tian being involved.

The two had been divorced for more than two years, and Xu Jingxiu no longer cared whether Jiang Tian was alive or dead. How could that woman have gotten involved with the emperor?

Xu Jingxiu tried hard to recall if he had done something wrong a while ago that had given the emperor a pretext to retaliate.

But after thinking it over, he realized that he was always meticulous in his work and had never made a mistake.

Xu Jingxiu was filled with unease and couldn't come up with a solution, so he could only kneel there and repeatedly apologize.

Regardless of his character, he has always been a clever man in officialdom.

Yan Heng coldly watched Xu Jingxiu kneeling there begging for mercy, then turned and left the imperial study.

Xu Jingxiu broke out in a cold sweat even more profusely.

He was already suspicious, and he was the only one in the Imperial Study, with the memorials still lying there. If Yan Heng were to accuse him of spying on the Emperor's will, he would lose several heads.

But Yan Heng wouldn't let him leave, so he could only kneel there.

Xu Jingxiu knelt for a full day and night until the next day, when Yan Heng's personal eunuch brought him Yan Heng's oral decree with a smile.

"General Xu, the Emperor has ordered you to return home to manage your family affairs, and you will not need to attend court for the time being. He also instructed me to tell you that he will issue an imperial decree to summon your daughter to the palace to spend the New Year with him. General Xu, you must handle matters at home well, and you must not harm the village head."

Even though Xu Jingxiu was a military officer, kneeling for a whole day and night was really too much for him.

Hearing the eunuch's words, he forced a smile and said, "Could you please explain more clearly, Your Excellency? I am of dull mind and am afraid of misunderstanding His Majesty's intentions."

"General Xu, didn't you hear me clearly? The Emperor's meaning is that you must take good care of your elderly mother and your newlywed wife, and not let them harm your daughter. If you can't even manage your family affairs, the Emperor won't dare to let you return to the border easily, and then things will get complicated."

The eunuch stopped there, finished speaking, and left.