This is what servants are like. Even in the middle of the night, they still have to run around.
Eunuch Liu was the deputy chief steward in front of the emperor. Wu Yonggui was the eldest son and he was the second in command. He had a lot of face, but no matter how much face he had, he was not as prestigious as Wu Yonggui.
Wu Yonggui was once a young eunuch. At that time, Eunuch Liu had already reached a high rank, but Wu Yonggui was lucky. When the emperor was not able to eat enough in the palace, the newly eunuch Wu Yonggui secretly fed him a few cold steamed buns.
This is such incredible wealth... As a servant, who wouldn't be jealous?
So what this means is...if a man wants to be successful, he must first castrate himself.
If a man wants to get ahead, he must carry a few cold steamed buns with him.
Over the years, Wu Yonggui has been highly favored and had enough face. Even the princes and princesses were polite to him when they met him. In the heart of Emperor Jianxi, he truly held the same position as the vice empress.
The position is indestructible.
Seeing that his career had no future, Eunuch Liu thought about making plans for himself, amassing some wealth, and making friends with some noble ministers, thus giving Wei Ju an opportunity to take advantage of him.
As the carriage moved forward, it swayed until it made people drowsy. Old Joe's eyelids soon closed, and the carriage... had already arrived in an alley with no one around.
"Whoa~" the groom stopped.
Then two figures appeared out of nowhere. One of them entered the carriage with a bag on his back, then kicked the unconscious Old Joe out. The other one silently carried Old Joe on his back and flew away.
After everything was done, Old Joe's voice rang out in the carriage, "Xiaojiu, let's go!"
The coachman pursed his lips and chuckled, then drove the carriage around the small road, delayed for a moment, and returned to Wei Mansion.
"Old Joe" got out of the carriage in a hurry, holding his clothes, his face full of panic.
When he saw Wei Ju, he cried out, "Oh no, oh no, sir, something terrible has happened!"
Wei Ju's expression was stern. "Don't panic. Speak slowly."
"Old Qiao" said in a panic, "Master, Eunuch Liu said that Gongsun Yuda entered the palace today and told the emperor everything about the replacement of the crown prince. The emperor was furious, and what's even more terrifying is..."
Wei Ju's eyes widened and he shouted, "Speak!"
"Old Qiao" was almost crying. "Eunuch Liu said that the emperor knew that the real prince was not dead, and the wet nurse from that year has also been found. She is now in Qianlong Valley, a hundred miles outside the capital. His Majesty has also rushed there with his men. Master, what should we do?"
"Damn!" Wei Ju yelled angrily, and slammed his big palm heavily on the back of the chair carved with animal heads.
He gnashed his teeth and said, "It's all my fault for being greedy. I wanted to keep that wet nurse as a handle to threaten Zhao Cong in the future. I didn't expect that she would become a big problem for me today!"
"Old Qiao" advised, "Master, now is not the time to regret. If His Majesty returns, the Wei Mansion might be in danger of... being wiped out!"
The wrinkles on "Old Joe's" face were all tangled together, making him look extremely ugly.
How could Wei Ju not understand?
Stealing the crown prince, torturing the crown prince, deceiving the emperor... which one of these crimes is enough to make his Wei family be raided hundreds of times? Now that his father is gone, who can protect him and the Wei family?
In the past, Zhao Rui had turned a blind eye to the Wei family for Hyomin's sake. But now that it involves Hyomin's own son, if she knew that her son had suffered so much, I'm afraid Hyomin would be the one who wants to kill him the most!
In addition to hatred and unwillingness, Wei Ju was really a little scared.
His limbs seemed to be filled with cold air, stiff and weak. He fell to the ground, dejected, his face old and drained of vitality.
After a while, "Old Qiao" bowed and said in a trembling voice, "Master... Master, I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not..."
"At this point, is there anything you can't say?"
"Old Joe" pursed his lips and said, "Why don't we tell the master about this?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Ju frowned and looked at him, "Are you crazy?"
"If Wei Fu knew about this, he would want to kill me even more!"
"Master, that's not right. You can't think like that. You are his father. Even if he hates you, he can't bring himself to harm you!"
"Think about it, if this matter is exposed, not only will you be implicated and sentenced to death, but the eldest and second masters, and even the third master who is far away in the northern frontier, will also be implicated!"
"Even if I'm not implicated... you know how I feel about Princess Chengqian. I'd be delighted if she divorced me. If this were to come to light, the hatred of her brother's murder would separate me and her. Given her temperament, could she forgive me? Not only would we not be able to be together, but we'd also be at odds with each other."
"you mean……"
Wei Ju narrowed his eyes, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.
"Old Qiao" patiently coaxed, "You just saw it. Half of the capital's defenses have been taken away by the Emperor. The two generals in charge of the army, Shangguan Shu, and his terracotta warriors have also left the capital. Only our uncle is left."
The light in Wei Ju's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
"If, at this moment, a group of troops were to surround and pursue the Emperor, Shangguan Shu, and the others, and kill them in Qianlong Valley...with the Emperor gone, who would care whether the Crown Prince is genuine? Who would care about the truth of decades ago? After this is accomplished, I can control the capital and support Zhao Cong's youngest son, Zhao Xiao, to succeed to the throne. I can then become a regent whose achievements are so great that they threaten the emperor. By then, women and the country will all be mine..."
After "Old Joe" finished speaking, he coughed twice due to excitement.
Wei Ju seemed not to notice. He twisted his lips and murmured, "Isn't this a rebellion..."
"Old Joe" quickly responded, "What is rebellion? Those who fail in rebellion will be infamous forever, while those who succeed will be remembered in history!"
"Okay!" Wei Ju squeezed out a deep voice from his throat.
…
"What?" Wei Fu looked at Wei Ju in disbelief.
Wei Ju frowned, "Ah Fu, now is not the time to blame your father. The emperor has already left the capital. If you don't gather the troops now, it will be too late. Do you really want to watch the entire Wei family be wiped out? Do you want to watch your brother beheaded?!"
Wei Fu leaped forward, grabbing Wei Ju's collar with a ferocious look. The veins on his forehead were exposed, and his eyes were bloodshot. He was obviously filled with hatred and anger. He raised his fist to strike, but Wei Ju didn't even try to dodge. He just said, "Even if you kill me, it won't change the facts!"
Wei Fu glared at him angrily, hot tears already flowing from the corners of his eyes. He wished he could tear the person in front of him to pieces!
"How could I have a father like you!" Wei Fu growled with gritted teeth.
Wei Ju said ruthlessly, "This is your fate!"
"From now on, your life and death will also depend on you!"
Wei He closed his eyes, his face full of pain.
Seeing this, "Old Qiao" advised, "Master, even if it's not for the master, not for others, don't you want Princess Chengqian?"
"Even if this incident hadn't happened, given the current situation, do you think there's a chance you could become a consort? Rather than watching Princess Chengqian miss out again, why not give it a try? After all... you're going to die anyway, so as long as you survive, you'll have everything, right?"
Wei Fu's heart trembled, and his expression seemed to relax a little.
Wei Ju glanced at "Old Qiao" lightly, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes.
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