Chapter 246 The Man Behind the Scenes
With the Qiongjiang Pavilion and the sleeping pills, it would be easy to deal with Su Chengwei.
However, the most important thing now is how to destroy Su Chengwei without being suspected by the master behind him. This is the most difficult thing.
Once there is any movement in Hangzhou and Beijing, I am afraid that the master behind Su Chengwei will definitely notice it.
If that were the case, the person behind the scenes might directly target the Yuan family.
In order to identify the person behind Su Chengwei, Yuan Ziyu and Huo Xifei sneaked into the Su Mansion through the Qiongjiang Pavilion for several days and secretly monitored Su Chengwei.
Finally, on this day, there was a harvest.
"Master, your letter!" In the study, Zhulang personally handed a letter to Su Chengwei.
Su Chengwei took the letter, read it carefully, and then burned it over the candle flame. "Zhulang, in three days, we will force that old man to tell us the location of those things!"
Zhulang was stunned for a moment: "Master, didn't you say we have to wait a few months?"
"It's too late!" Su Chengwei said, "His Highness urged us to get those things as soon as possible. I'm afraid they will be useful."
"But...but a few months won't make a difference, right?" Zhulang frowned and said, "That old guy is very stubborn. If he were to perish together..."
If they could be forced out so easily, this family wouldn't have been locked up for nearly twenty years.
"Don't I know?" Su Chengwei glared at Zhu Lang. "Do you dare to go against His Highness's decision?"
"I dare not!" Zhulang stood up and said hurriedly.
"I'm afraid something happened in the capital!" Su Chengwei narrowed his eyes and said, looking in the direction of the capital.
"Master, you said that the Second Prince..."
Before Zhulang could finish his words, Su Chengwei glared at him fiercely: "Watch your words!"
"yes!"
In the Qiongjiang Pavilion, Yuan Ziyu told Huo Xifei about their conversation.
Huo Xifei asked, "Did they really say that? Are they referring to the Second Prince?"
"right!"
"It's Xuanyuan Xiao!" Huo Xifei said in a low voice.
"I just don't know why Xuanyuan Xiao suddenly wants to get the treasure and the imperial seal!" Yuan Ziyou frowned and said, "Could it be that something happened in the capital?"
After saying that, he was suddenly shocked again: "It can't be related to my parents!"
Huo Xifei quickly comforted him, "Don't worry. Even if Xuanyuan Xiao is a prince, it's not that easy for him to deal with Uncle Yuan. Besides, Huo Da and the others are guarding the Yuan Mansion, so nothing will happen."
This time when he came to Hangzhou, Huo Dabian was left in the capital to protect Yuan Qifeng, Liu and others at the Yuan family because Huo Xifei was accompanying him.
"Um!"
"The best plan now is to make this matter bigger!" Huo Xifei narrowed his eyes and said, "Let's rescue my grandfather and the others first, and then make this matter bigger!"
"Make a big fuss?" Yuan Ziyou looked at Huo Xifei: "Brother Xi, do you mean to make this matter known to everyone?"
"Not only must everyone know about this!" Huo Xifei said, "but we must also drag Xuanyuan Xiao into this, so he doesn't dare to act rashly!"
Huo Xifei looked at Yuan Ziyou and said, "You'er, the current emperor is actually a very stubborn and suspicious person. If he knew that Xuanyuan Xiao coveted the throne, what do you think he would do?"
"But, doesn't the emperor dote on Concubine Liu very much?" Yuan Ziyu asked in confusion.
"Yes, I dote on her!" Huo Xifei nodded. "But that doesn't mean he can use the throne to favor her. He attaches great importance to the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children, and the hierarchy of seniority. Unless the eldest prince is gone, Xuanyuan Xiao will have absolutely no chance. Even if the emperor favors Concubine Liu, he won't bypass the eldest prince and pass the throne to Xuanyuan Xiao. What's more, if he knew that Xuanyuan Xiao coveted the throne, he would be furious. In comparison, the favors the emperor showed to Concubine Liu are insignificant."
"Okay!" Yuan Ziyou nodded. "But I don't know what the situation will be like for other people besides you when they enter the Qiongjiang Pavilion."
In the past, Yuan Ziyu was very confident that anyone who entered the Qiongjiang Pavilion would automatically fall into a coma without anyone noticing. However, Huo Xifei completely shattered her idea, and she felt that she could not control Huo Xifei's condition.
“Just try it and you’ll know!”
"good!"
On this side, after Su Chengwei and Zhulang left the study, Yuan Ziyu controlled Qiongjiang Pavilion and entered the secret room. At this time, in the Taifu Mansion in the capital, Taifu Liu was preaching to Xuanyuan Xiao earnestly.
"Second Prince!" Imperial Tutor Liu said anxiously, "The time is not yet ripe. Why are you so anxious? Even if that old man Su confesses, we won't be able to obtain those treasures and the imperial seal."
"Uncle!" Xuanyuan Xiao frowned and said, "I don't know what you were thinking. It took you so many years to set up this scheme. Why not let that old man confess sooner? Why do you have to give in to them? After all these years, we still haven't got those treasures and the jade seal back!"
Imperial Tutor Liu sighed, "Second Prince, do you think I don't want to? It's just that I don't know what the Su family's ancestors were thinking. They used some kind of sorcery in the treasure hiding place. It will take three hundred years to open it. Even the blood of a direct descendant can't open it."
Xuanyuan Xiao was stunned when he heard this: "Uncle, you...you know where the treasure is hidden."
"Of course I know!" Taifu Liu said, "Su Zhongkang and his family are not the only descendants of the Su family in this world."
"Then...what about the others?" Xuanyuan Xiao asked.
Taifu Liu smiled and said, "Isn't that Su Chengwei?"
"Su Chengwei?" Xuanyuan Xiao stood up suddenly. "This Su Chengwei is really from the Su family. Then why are we still waiting for that old man Su? Wouldn't it be better to just let Su Chengwei go and get the treasure?"
"If only it were that easy." Taifu Liu sighed, "This Su Chengwei isn't from the Su family anymore!"
"Where is the real Su Chengwei?"
"Dead!" Taifu Liu said, "Back then, I learned about the Su family's affairs from Su Chengwei's father. Unfortunately, Su Chengwei's father was a short-lived ghost. Before I could take action, he drank and drowned in the river. Fortunately, I knew the specific location, so I took Su Chengwei to the treasure cave, thinking of using Su Chengwei's blood to open the treasure cave. However, who knew that the cave entrance would not open and it also caused a landslide. Su Chengwei died in that landslide."
"Then what?"
"And then?" Imperial Tutor Liu said, "Of course, I found Su Zhongkang's family. Unfortunately, I had originally planned to obtain the treasure through marriage without anyone noticing, but I didn't expect Yuan Qifeng to show up and ruin my plan!"
"This damn Yuan Qifeng is indeed at odds with our Liu family!" Xuanyuan Xiao slammed the table and said angrily.
"There is no other way. In the end, we had to let the fake Su Chengwei take over the Su family. Over the years, the reputation of the Su family has been getting higher and higher. Everyone thinks that Su Chengwei is a member of the Su family. In this way, whatever you do in the future, you will have Su Chengwei standing behind you, and you will have a legitimate reason." Taifu Liu said with a smile.
"But!" Xuanyuan Xiao asked, "Uncle, how do you know that it will take three hundred years to open the Su family's treasure?"
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