Chapter 253 Return to Shuzhou
In just five days, Xu Chengwen, the eldest son of the Xu family, and Ning Wenyu, the second prince of Daning, died in front of their own mother and father.
The two things seem very similar at first glance, but the details are completely different.
Wei Yanyu killed Xu Chengwen with his own hands, and did not show any mercy during the entire process. In the end, he even hung the latter's body on the city wall.
On the other hand, Ning Yongnian just behaved like a loving father. Ning Wenyu did not die in his hands, but died of the poison from the puppet pill.
A heartless mother who can give up everything for the benefit of her family.
A father whose love is as strong as a mountain and who only hopes that his son can return to the right path.
In contrast, their attitudes towards their own flesh and blood are completely opposite.
Hidden beneath this appearance are motivations and emotions that have been reversed again.
For Wei Yanyu, Xu Chengwen, who had to die, was still her son after all, and she would avenge him even if it cost her everything.
But for Ning Yongnian, Ning Wenyu's death might also cause some ripples in his heart, but what he cares about at this moment is only the name that he couldn't say out loud.
So, who is standing behind Ning Wenyu? The Xu family? Dafeng? Or "Report!"
Suddenly, a man in black clothes with silver stripes knocked on the door and walked into the room. He knelt on one knee in front of Ning Yongnian, and raised a stack of letters above his head with both hands with a serious expression.
"Your Majesty! The palace maid named Dongxiu has been taken to the prison!"
"In addition, I have brought people to carefully check Chengqian Hall inside and out, and found this stack of letters in the secret compartment of the bed!"
"Um?"
Ning Yongnian suddenly looked up, reached out to take the pile of letters, and began to read them one by one.
The man in black hadn't stood up yet. The room was silent except for the slight crackling of the candlelight.
I don’t know how long it took, but Ning Yongnian finally put the last letter down, looked up and remained silent for a long time.
It’s actually the Liu family?
Three days later, Shuzhou City.
Wei Changtian learned the news of Ning Wenyu's death when the carriage just drove into the city gate.
In addition to Ning Wenyu, the woman from the same boat society named "Dongxiu" also died in the Ministry of Justice's Tianlao.
Losing two spies in the court at once, one of whom was Ning Wenyu, was a huge price to pay.
But in fact, Wei Changtian had anticipated this day as early as when he was in Jizhou.
After all, Ning Yongnian is not stupid. He will definitely notice the problem after the plan to attack Jizhou City is exposed.
In addition, he has the blessing of Huanglong's luck, so it is estimated that Ning Wenyu will be found out sooner or later.
Unlike the protagonists in online novels who only make money and never lose money and cannot tolerate any frustration, in reality, "gain" is always accompanied by "loss".
Ning Wenyu's death was the price he had to pay for that piece of information.
“.”
After a moment's silence, Wei Changtian shook his head slightly and asked Chu Xianping.
"Brother Chu, do you think Ning Yongnian will believe those letters?"
"It's hard to say, but it doesn't matter even if you don't believe it."
Chu Xianping replied calmly, "No matter what, the nail has been planted."
"Yes, indeed. Now we just have to wait for the Xu family's action."
As Wei Changtian spoke, he counted the days in his mind.
It has been seven days since I left Jizhou, and there are still three days left before the "ten-day deadline" mentioned by Wei Yanyu.
In other words, three days later, the evidence of Liu family's treason "accidentally" leaked by the Xu family will be delivered to Ning Yongnian's desk.
At that time, no matter what the latter thinks, they can only label the Liu family as "rebels".
This also means that the "Liu-Wei dispute", which has been in a stalemate for a long time, is finally coming to an end.
"Whoa!"
The crisp sound of horse hooves gradually died down and the wheels slowly stopped rolling.
"Sir, we're here."
Zhang San's voice came from outside the carriage. Wei Changtian breathed a sigh of relief and stepped out of the carriage.
The gate of the small house was open. Li Suyue and Yuan'er were already waiting by the car, but there was no sign of Xu Qingwan and others.
"master."
"Sir! You're back!"
Yuan'er came up to me, her cheeks flushed and her little hands stained with flour.
He must have been working just now, and when he heard the sound of the carriage, he ran out in a hurry and forgot to wash his hands.
"Yes, I'm back."
Wei Changtian smiled and walked towards the house, asking casually, "Where are Wan'er and the others? Did they go out for something?"
"Yes! Miss Xu, Sister Liu Shi, and Miss Liang are all in the General's Mansion right now!"
Yuan'er chirped like a magpie, "Two days ago, a senior official from the capital came to see Sir Liang, saying that a major battle was about to take place in Yuanzhou, and the emperor ordered Sir Liang to lead troops to reinforce!"
"Um?"
Wei Changtian suddenly stopped and turned to look at Chu Xianping who was following him.
The latter immediately understood what he meant, nodded slightly, and turned away, obviously to collect relevant information.
At this time, Wei Changtian also asked:
"The court ordered Uncle Liang to lead troops to Yuanzhou to fight. What does this have to do with Wan'er and the others?"
"It has nothing to do with Miss Xu and Sister Liu Shi."
Entering the room, Yuan'er helped Wei Changtian take off his outer robe and hung it on the hanger while answering casually: "But Miss Liang insisted on going to Yuanzhou with the Shuzhou Army. Lord Liang couldn't persuade her, so he had to ask Miss Xu and Sister Liushi to persuade her."
"I've been trying to persuade her for several days, but Miss Liang still insists on going."
“Oh, I see.”
Wei Changtian sat down at the table and finally understood what was going on.
To put it simply, Liang Qin was "eager to serve his country" and insisted on going to Yuanzhou to snipe foreign enemies.
But Liang Zhen didn't want her to go, so he asked Xu Qingwan and Yang Liushi to help persuade her.
Tsk tsk tsk, although it is not "joining the army for his father", it is also something Liang Qin can do.
"Sir, have some tea."
On the other side, Yuan'er hung up the clothes, ran to pour Wei Changtian a cup of hot tea, and then trotted into the inner room. Soon she came out with a wooden box.
"This is a letter I sent from the capital in the past ten days. I haven't opened it yet."
"Okay, let me take a look."
Wei Changtian took a sip of tea, picked up a pile of letters and began to read them according to their importance.
First came the letter from Wei Xianzhi, which did not say too much, but just told himself that the previous plan had been progressing in an orderly manner, and that as soon as the Xu family started a trouble, they could immediately launch a full-scale attack on the Liu family. Then came Li Yang, who said that the explosive news about "Liu guy rebelling against the Xu family" had been compiled, no, it was already prepared, and could be published in the newspaper at any time.
Then it was Wang Er and Qin Caizhen's turn. After reading seven or eight letters in a row, it was finally Lu Jingyao's turn.
He curled his lips, tore open the envelope, and quickly scanned the pages.
With this reading speed, even the "quantum reading" of the previous life would be considered an expert.
He finished reading several sheets of rice paper in just a few breaths, but when Wei Changtian saw the last paragraph of the letter, his expression suddenly became extremely serious.
He read the few lines back and forth several times, then suddenly stood up and shouted to the outside:
"Zhang San, prepare the car!"
"Go to Wantong Escort Agency!"
(End of this chapter)
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