Xie Xiangxiang's actions against the Prince Jing's Mansion are revenge for a grudge from her past life, but in her past life, the Prince Jing's Mansion did not wrong her.
She was the legitimate daughter of the Xie family. She felt that Zhou Lingyin was unambitious and looked down on him, which caused the couple to drift apart and led to the destruction of the Jing Prince's Mansion.
In this life, I'll drag others down with me.
It's simply that Zhou Tangtang has become her sister-in-law, the future matriarch of the Xie family, and Xie Xiangxiang is determined to harm her.
Xie Zhaozhao interrupted Yuanyuan and Manman, who were still cursing angrily, and said, "Didn't Master Li send several thousand catties of southern fruits by boat? It'll fill a cart. When the Grand Secretary comes off court later, Manman, you can come with me to the Xie residence to visit Grandmother."
"Okay," Manman replied.
Xie Zhaozhao originally planned to use this opportunity to plot against Xie Xiangxiang and Xu Shi, but she now has more important things to do.
Cut the Gordian knot and notify your father and grandmother so that the family can launch a swift attack to wipe them out and end the trouble.
Ever since Wang Fen, with his five sons known as "Nanfeng Zhiwoyi," suffered a defeat against the hundreds of soldiers trained by Yunyang and his men, his warlike spirit was ignited. He pestered Yin Jin'an to let him go to the battlefield, no longer wanting to engage in theoretical discussions.
In addition, Gu Zhongjin, Xie Jue, Ren Jialin, and Fu Yingde have already led their troops to the saline-alkali lands of Da Mo Prefecture and Dongying Prefecture, and are about to clash head-on with the northern Tartars. It is urgent for Yin Jin'an to lead reinforcements to the northern battlefield.
After Xie Zhaozhao and Yin Jin settled down, Wang Fen, Yun Yang, Yun Yuan, Yun Xiao, and several others led troops to the north as soon as possible to join Gu Zhongjin and the others.
With so many soldiers heading north, she and Yin Jin'an needed to devise a comprehensive plan to send them off in batches, avoiding arousing suspicion from various factions.
In addition, they need to get to know Wang Fen as soon as possible.
Wang Fen only knew there was a battle to be fought, but he didn't know where to fight or who to fight.
After all, the imperial court did not have any urgent reports of war.
Furthermore, before Wang Fen sets off, she needs to purchase mansions for Wang Fen and Chu Zhongtian so that their families can be brought under her nose.
It's both care and hostage-taking.
It was also meant to show those generals, including the Duke of Xun, who looked down on Yin Er...
Too busy!
Let's leave Xu Shi and Xie Xiangxiang to our grandmother, who's good at family feuds, and Zhou Tangtang, who's about to become our sister-in-law.
As soon as noon arrived, Gu Shaoyu hurriedly tidied up the folders and documents on his desk, ready to run!
His Majesty called out, "Jingchen, come here for a moment."
Gu Shaoyu stood still: "Your Majesty, please speak plainly."
"You..." His Majesty's eyes widened. This is outrageous! I can't even get you to do anything?
"I have urgent business to attend to and must return immediately." Grand Secretary Gu said solemnly; he truly had something to attend to.
Emperor Hui took a writing brush from the brush holder, tapped it on his head with the handle, and scolded, "Urgent matter, urgent matter! You're so eager to rush home every day, yet I haven't heard anything about the girl being pregnant... Hey~"
His Majesty suddenly frowned and looked him up and down.
Gu Shaoyu could tell what His Majesty was thinking just by looking at him, and said very seriously, "I can do it! It's just that the lady is still young, so let's wait two more years."
"Wait two more years? If you wait two more years, you'll be too old to have children, which will cover up your inability, right?"
Your Majesty, how can you so readily accept such a thing as eating melons from your own subjects?
Luckily, there was no one else around.
Emperor Hui snorted: "Let's go, I have something to tell you."
Gu Shaoyu followed him to the Imperial Study.
Emperor Hui said, "I heard that the Duke of Cheng'en has recovered well after these days of recuperation and will probably return to court soon. What do you think?"
Gu Shaoyu pondered for a moment and said, "I heard that the old lord of the Wei family is already eighty-six years old this year, and he is nearing his end because his children and grandchildren have recently run into trouble one after another."
Emperor Hui's eyes lit up. The old lady of the Wei family was so old; she could pass away at any moment.
If she passes away, the entire Cheng'en family will have to observe a period of mourning.
If they observe the mourning period and then find another excuse to keep the Crown Prince under house arrest, the court and the people can be cleaned up, and the livelihood issues controlled by the Wei family can be dealt with severely.
Gu Shaoyu didn't interrupt, quietly waiting for His Majesty to speak.
"A few days ago, I sent Leng Luo to the Crown Prince's residence to see the Crown Prince. Leng Luo said that the Crown Prince had become extremely thin, looking like a skeleton. Is it because of that pill?" Emperor Hui asked.
"I do not know, and dare not speak presumptuously," Gu Shaoyu said truthfully. "That panacea is indeed a scourge to the country and its people. Your Majesty must not touch it."
Emperor Hui abruptly changed the subject and asked, "I heard that a few days ago you and Xie helped Yin Er divide the family property?"
“Yin Jinzhuo and Pei Shi plotted against Yin Jinan, originally intending to force him to leave with nothing, so I lent a hand.”
"The Yin family army once struck fear into the hearts of the enemy. It's a pity that the Crown Prince of Yin was not good at leading troops. He read a few military books and studied military strategy all day long while dozing off. Little did he know that many times, fighting a war relies on sheer courage."
"Military strategy is important, but courage is even more necessary. Ever since the heir of the Yin family took over the mantle, the sons of the eight generals of the Yin family army have increasingly lost the fighting spirit that military generals should have. Such a Yin family army is no match for the enemy on the battlefield." Gu Shaoyu felt that the Yin family army had been ruined in Yin Jinzhuo's hands.
"Where is Yin Er? I heard he specifically asked for two people, one of whom is in the arms industry?"
Gu Shaoyu didn't even look up, thinking to himself, "You really know how to 'hear' things!"
However, Grand Secretary Gu was a loyal minister, so he naturally spoke his mind without reservation. He told His Majesty, "The military generals all look down on Yin Jin'an. Chu Zhongtian is a genius in weaponry, and the military generals all respect him. If Yin Jin'an poachs one of them, he can poach a whole bunch of military generals."
His Majesty nodded. For a military general, weapons are his life.
"Actually, Yin Jin'an chose Chu Zhongtian and Wang Fen because all his bad reputation started from mispronouncing their names. He got up from where he fell down and picked up his reputation from where it was ruined."
He told Emperor Hui the story of Lin Danda and Wang Badao, and the dignified Emperor Hui laughed out loud.
After a long pause, he sighed and said, "He wants to improve himself, so you should help him. Perhaps it will be of great use to him in the future."
Yin Er was young and impetuous, but if used well, who can say he wouldn't be the ultimate trump card for the court's comeback?
As the emperor and his minister were talking, Hua Zisheng suddenly called out from the doorway, flicking his whisk: "Your Majesty, Lord Leng requests an audience."
Emperor Hui summoned Leng Luo in.
Leng Luo entered and knelt before His Majesty, reporting, "Your Majesty, Princess Yu Rong is acting strangely."
Princess Yu Rong, also known as Princess Rou Dan, was the Crown Prince's younger sister.
A while ago, they captured a handsome young man and bought him a new pleasure boat. However, when the two went boating on the lake to enjoy the scenery, Princess Meatball accidentally fell into the water and fell into a coma.
His Majesty knew about this, but felt disgusted and didn't bother to investigate.
"That wretched child, wasn't she supposed to be dying? What kind of trouble has she caused this time?"
"Your Majesty, the Imperial City Guard has learned that Princess Yurong miraculously came back to life a few days ago."
"Good people don't live long, but evil people live for a thousand years. It doesn't matter whether she lives or dies."
Last year, due to natural disasters, the Wei clan pressured Emperor Hui. Princess Roudan even took advantage of the Emperor's unconscious state to drug Gu Shaoyu, causing the Emperor to feel extreme disgust towards Princess Roudan.
"It's not too surprising that the princess came back to life, but her personality has changed drastically."
Leng Luo carefully chose her words and said, "He seems like a different person."
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