Chapter 435: Borrowing a Knife to Kill
"Butler Zhao, is this what your master meant?"
There was still a smile on Shen Xiangwan's face, but anyone with eyes could see that her smile did not extend to her eyes.
"Yes, Madam Grandson."
He raised his head and took a quick look at her, then bowed hurriedly. For some reason, he always felt that the young lady of his grandson, who was so beautiful that one couldn't take his eyes off her, was a little scary.
"bump!"
The next second, Shen Xiangwan slammed the armrest of the chair. "Come here, drag him away and interrogate him severely. Everyone knows that we and the royal family are sworn enemies. How could the Zhao family invite my husband to the imperial city at this time? He must have been bribed."
"No, Madam, I... I haven't been bribed. It's really the Master and the Madam who want to see you..."
Zhao Fu was so scared that he fell to his knees, and kept pleading for himself. He had reminded the master and the mistress about this matter, but they said that the young master's grandson was a martial arts expert and that they had people to support him in the imperial city, so he would be fine. That was why he came to invite them. But he never dreamed that the young mistress would exclude the Zhao family, saying that he was bribed to harm the young master. Even if they gave him a hundred guts, he would not dare to do it.
"How dare you! Master Zhao is the brother of my husband's maternal grandfather. How could he possibly harm my husband? What are you still standing there for? Silence him and take him away."
"yes."
After Shen Xiangwan's retort, Yuan Shu instantly pressed Zhao Fu's acupoints, picked him up and left the hall. Some people didn't quite understand her intentions and couldn't understand why she wanted to take the initiative to eliminate the Zhao family. However, Chu Liang, Yan Lang and other people who were good at thinking seemed to have guessed her intentions, and a faint smile flashed across everyone's eyes.
Afterwards, they quickly continued their discussion, as if the previous events had never happened. It was almost past noon when they dispersed. Shen Xiangwan and his wife returned to the back court with Chu Liang and Qingying.
"Second Master, Madam."
In the back hall, Chu Liang and Qingying were each holding a little bun, which made them giggle. After Yuan Shu came in, he went straight to Shen Xiangwan and his wife. They were the ones who asked him to come, and he didn't know what exactly happened.
"How's that guy?"
Looking up, Shen Xiangwan asked casually, still stirring the children's complementary food in his hands.
"He's already dying. According to him, the Zhao family knows that the Second Master might be resentful, and they sincerely invited him to come. In addition, the old lady also invited her niece's granddaughter to live in the mansion, saying that she would give her to the Second Master as a concubine. With her whispering in his ear, there's no need to worry that the relationship between the two families cannot be repaired."
As he spoke, Yuan Shu looked up at his two masters more than once. Seeing the Second Master's expression grow increasingly grim, he omitted much of the rest of his words. As the Zhao residence's steward, Zhao Fu knew quite a bit. As soon as they interrogated him, he spilled the beans. It had to be said that the Zhao family was quite calculating, even planning to use their supposedly beautiful niece to seize the position of Empress. He couldn't help but laugh when he heard about it. How could they possibly be worthy? Apart from his wife, no one else could compare to the Second Master.
"Okay, I guess there are a lot of people who want to give you concubines now. Can you still be angry at them all?"
Not only did Shen Xiangwan not get angry, but she turned around and tried to appease Wei Chengyi. Marriage has always been a means to build closer relationships. They have become estranged from the Zhao family. If they want to build closer relations again, giving him someone is undoubtedly the most convenient and quickest way. If she had not had Chu Liang's support and accompanied Wei Chengyi to fight back step by step from the place of exile, maybe they would not be aiming for the position of concubine, but the throne of the wife.
“···”
He suspected that his wife was deliberately trying to anger him, but he had no evidence!
Wei Chengyi looked at her with deep eyes, which were faintly filled with resentment. Shen Xiangwan was used to it. Wei Chengyi had no taboos in front of her. But Chu Liang Qingying and Yuan Shu felt that it was a bit irritating. They really didn't expect that he would be such a Wei Chengyi.
“Ahem…”
Noticing everyone's indescribable gazes, Shen Xiangwan coughed twice unnaturally: "Yuan Shu, send the person back and contact our people in the imperial city. Tell them to find a way to contact the Zhao family and spread the news that they have already selected someone to give to Cheng Yi as a concubine. Remember, make sure the emperor knows too."
It was indeed not convenient for them to deal with the Zhao family personally, but the dog emperor could. Although he was surrounded, it was still no problem for him to deal with a medium-sized family in the imperial city. In this way, those who had the same idea would not dare to approach them openly, at least not before they captured the imperial city, and they would not have to waste energy dealing with it.
The reason why he wanted to remove the Zhao family was entirely for show. After all, there were so many people in the hall just now, and they were only a few steps away from the throne. It would be a bit low-class to haggle with such a top-notch relative in public, so it would be better to let the dog emperor do these things for them.
"yes."
So this is what Madam meant!
Yuan Shu was not a fool, and he understood what she meant immediately. He said, "How could Madam speak for someone who was obviously trying to trick them?"
“Well done!”
After he left, Chu Liang praised his sister generously, saying that she had really grown up, and that no one would be able to bully her even if he was not by her side in the future.
"whee."
Shen Xiangwan smiled, revealing two rows of white teeth, and shamelessly accepted his compliment. If possible, she actually preferred to do it herself. After all, their identities had changed. I guess they would have to use their brains in the future.
As they expected, when the emperor learned that the Zhao family had secretly sent someone to contact Wei Chengyi and wanted to send him a concubine, the imperial guards broke into the Zhao Mansion that night. In order to warn other people who were ready to make a move, the entire Zhao family was beheaded in the downtown area at noon the next day. The people became even more panicked, and the nobles and powerful officials who were originally hesitant suddenly became determined. They did not want to accompany such an emperor to destruction.
Three days later, Chu Liang left Jinzhou. They had already agreed to set out in ten days, attack the imperial city from four directions at the same time, and capture the dog emperor alive!
"Set off!"
Time passed quickly, and ten days later, Wei Chengyi was wearing armor, sitting astride a tall horse, holding a Mo Dao, and his handsome face was full of murderous intent. When the powerful voice mixed with internal strength rang out, the 200,000-strong army marched in unison, marching in uniform steps towards the imperial city unswervingly.
"How many days do you think it will take them to capture the Imperial City?"
On the city wall at the rear, Chen Xiangwan, Yue Ruyan, Yan Junling and others stood side by side. It was already June and the weather was very hot. Even though it was still early in the morning, beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads.
[End of this chapter]
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