The Fang family had already set up a mourning hall. Aunt Liu knelt on one side, pretending to cry. Her son beside her whispered, "Mom, your crying is too fake."
Aunt Liu covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said, "You little bastard, how can I cry? I'm exhausted from taking care of all this, and your stupid elder brother doesn't even come. What a heartless person!"
"Mom, Grandpa said the Emperor would arrange an official position for me. Is that true?"
Aunt Liu slapped him in a somewhat annoyed manner: "How many times have you asked this question? Would your grandfather lie to you?"
Fang Yuyuan was happy because he was a bastard and his father only cared about his eldest brother. He originally thought that after his eldest brother's biological mother died, his mother could naturally take the throne. Who knew that his father would just stay with the dead principal wife and not move? If this continued, the Duke's Mansion would belong to his eldest brother sooner or later, and he would get nothing, wouldn't he?
Grandfather brought the secret decree from the new emperor. When Fang Yuyuan heard that his father was going to be poisoned, he still felt a little reluctant. However, he was moved by the bright future planned by his grandfather. Yes, if his elder brother gave up the military power, the new emperor would slowly remove him from the court, and then make up a crime for him. In the future, wouldn't the Duke's Mansion and the position of Duke be his?
He discussed it with his mother and decided to do this. General Fang and Fang Zhiyi were both stubborn people who didn't care about the social relationships. So since the death of the first wife, the family had been managed by Fang Yuyuan's mother. Now that everyone in the Fang Mansion was from the second wife, it would be too easy to poison them.
"Stop laughing, there are guests!" The aunt reminded her son in a low voice.
Fang Yuan quickly wiped the saliva flowing out and fell to the ground: "Father! Wuuwuwuwu..."
The person who came in glanced at the two of them, with a hint of disgust in his eyes, but it disappeared in an instant. They were the family of the old general's subordinates. "Madam, please accept my condolences, young master, please accept my condolences. We also heard that the general had a sudden illness and passed away. We have come here today to pay our respects."
Aunt Liu pretended to wipe away her tears, but in her heart she was annoyed by these people. What were these soldiers' families doing here? She had thought it was a minister from the court. But she couldn't show it on her face, so she bowed and thanked them anyway.
Strangely enough, quite a few people came that day, and they were all from the families of the old general's subordinates. This made Aunt Liu and her son, who originally couldn't cry, kowtow in return until they felt dizzy.
Upon hearing the news, the new emperor in the palace showed a hint of fear in his eyes: "Thank goodness we sent Fang Dao away. He actually holds such high prestige in the army! I wonder what the late emperor was thinking, actually allowing him to form such a clique!"
Liu Yuhui, who was standing by, quickly said, "After all, the late emperor founded the country with Fang Daoyi. It's understandable that they have some affection for each other, but after a long time, people's hearts will naturally change."
"Your Majesty needs peace and tranquility upon ascending the throne. The Fang family's obstacle must be removed. Now we just have to wait for Fang Zhiyi to return to the capital."
The new emperor nodded. "Any news from the Northern Frontier? Fang Daoxun is about to be buried. Why hasn't Fang Zhiyi come yet?"
"Your Majesty, the spies brought back news that Fang Zhiyi was about to leave when the northern barbarians came to harass him, which delayed him for some time."
The new emperor flicked his sleeves and said, "Why? Without him, Fang Zhiyi, my northern border will be unable to resist the barbarians?"
Liu Yuhui quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I think Fang Zhiyi must have some ulterior motives. He even ignored his own father's funeral. This shows that he is a villain who has no regard for filial piety!"
The new emperor said coldly: "Send someone to urge them!"
"Your Majesty, do you mean to summon him to the capital?"
The new emperor thought for a moment and said, "If I summon him, he might be on guard. So, I'll tell him that I want to posthumously confer the title of King of Zhenbei on his father and ask him to come and accept it on his father's behalf."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Have those people in the Fang Mansion who knew about this been dealt with?"
Liu Yuhui smiled flatteringly and said, "Everything has been dealt with. Now the only ones who know the inside story are Your Majesty, me, my daughter, and my grandson."
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