Marquis Xuanping felt that his wife was wrong. In fact, he loved no one but himself and power the most.
If the Madam had shown this ruthlessness earlier, he would not have considered those illegitimate sons to inherit the title. It was only because the Madam had pretended to be so good all these years that she even fooled him.
This is called hunting geese all day and then pecking your eyes out.
After Marquis Xuanping woke up, he didn't call anyone and just kept thinking about all sorts of things.
When Lady Xu, the wife of Marquis Xuanping, came in, she saw Marquis Xuanping staring at the ceiling in a daze.
Lady Xu, the wife of the Marquis of Xuanping, had the maidservant beside her put the medicine aside and told them to leave. After everyone had left, she sarcastically asked, "My Lord, you feel like you have no desire to live anymore and want to go downstairs to be with your children?"
Marquis Xuanping smiled at Xu and said, "No, I just wondered why Madam hid it so deeply."
Seeing Marquis Xuanping like this, Xu was horrified. But since she had come this far, she couldn't afford to be cowardly. She pretended to be calm and sat down beside Marquis Xuanping's bed with the medicine in her hand.
"I'm not hiding it. I'm kind-hearted by nature. I was forced to do this! Do you dare to drink it, Lord?"
Xuan Ping Hou laughed at himself, thinking that he was still useful! If he could kill himself, I believe his wife would not hesitate. After thinking this through, Xuan Ping Hou became calmer, "Madam, please feed your husband!"
Xu had never seen such a ruthless person before, so she could only curse angrily, "Aren't you afraid of being poisoned to death?"
As Marquis Xuanping drank the medicine his wife had given him, he explained to her why he was being kept alive. "Madam, you're joking. If this Marquis were truly dead, how would you explain all this? The Emperor will surely investigate the death of the current Marquis. You and your two sons won't be able to handle these matters then."
Besides, Yuan'er is still young! It's not that easy to inherit the title, and this marquis is not without brothers and relatives. With such a great title here, who can not be tempted! "
Xu laughed self-deprecatingly, "As expected of a Marquis! You're so insightful in your approach to problems."
Xuan Ping Hou didn't care about Xu's ridicule at this time. Now that things had come to this, he could only help with advice. He couldn't make the matter public and divorce his wife and remarry!
The main issue was that if he divorced his wife and remarried, he wouldn't be able to have children. When the time came for his title, he would still have to consider Xu's two children, and he would have to go to great lengths to conceal his inability to have children. The most important thing was that Concubine Xie had such a vicious mother. How would the royal family view her?
What future can Xin'er have? Who would dare to let such a cruel person be the queen?
"Spread the news! Say that Concubine Wang suddenly went mad and killed all the illegitimate sons. The two legitimate sons escaped because they didn't live in their original house due to broken legs.
Just say that this Lord was also injured when he tried to stop Aunt Wang."
When Xu heard what Marquis Xuanping said, she looked at him in surprise. His reaction was not what she expected. Could it be that he had some new plan?
"Don't look at me. You were able to succeed this time because you planned it out. Let's just make do with it from now on! But whether the title can be Yuan'er's depends on whether he can bear it.
Inheriting a marquisate is not that simple. If you're not careful, thousands of people in the entire clan will be wiped out. You'd better let the eldest and second sons have a few more children as backup!"
Xuan Ping Hou had already decided to compromise, and he felt much better. If he couldn't have children, then he couldn't have children! He was already this old, and it wasn't like he didn't have bloodlines. He had enjoyed beauty, so it was time for him to take care of his health.
After Xuanping Hou finished speaking, Xu was silent for a while before she slowly spoke:
"Don't worry, sir! I've already spread the word, but my second, third, and fifth brothers are here, waiting to see you in the front yard! sir, do you want to see them? And the old lady has been clamoring to see you several times."
Xu felt that the Marquis of Xuanping had once again crossed her limit. He loved his favorite concubine, and so many of his sons had been killed, yet he didn't fight her to the death. He even smiled and told her to make do with it.
Regardless of whether what Xuan Ping Hou said was true or not, Xu Shi could only agree with Xuan Ping Hou's opinion. After all, there were many things that she really couldn't handle.
But her fear of Xuan Ping Hou deepened, but she did not regret it. She had spent the rest of her life carefully guarding against one person in exchange for the future of her children and grandchildren. No matter how many times she had to do it again, she would make the same choice.
On the second day after the incident at the Marquis Xuanping's Mansion, the entire Yuan'an was in an uproar. Most people still believed it. After all, the public security in Yuan'an had always been good, and it was impossible for someone to rush into the mansion and kill people.
It could only have been done by someone from the Xuanping Marquisate. Coupled with the news that the two previous legitimate young masters had been deposed, even more people believed it.
Even the two sons of the Marquis' wife had their legs broken. One of them was the Marquis's eldest son, so the security around him was not simple. If they could succeed like this, then killing the illegitimate sons was nothing.
Those who believed it began to control the concubines in their own mansions more strictly, for fear that a tragedy like the one that happened in the Xuanping Marquis Mansion would happen accidentally.
But most people didn't believe it, but they couldn't find anything, mainly because Marquis Xuanping personally took action to clean up the mess.
It's not that Marquis Xuanping hadn't thought about pushing the matter onto Prince Fu'an, he was afraid that Prince Fu'an would get so angry that he would ask the Emperor's secret guards to investigate personally. If they found out something, it would be fatal.
However, Marquis Xuanping underestimated the royal family. As soon as the emperor received the news, he ordered people to investigate secretly.
Yuan Bohua didn't believe it either, but he didn't have the ability to do so. He could only ask the Second Prince to tell him if he had any news.
As for the second prince, he went to the emperor's study to wait the same day he heard the news.
Ministers who came to report matters could witness a scene of loving father and filial son in the imperial study. The Second Prince sat at the dragon-shaped table, reviewing memorials, while the Emperor lay on a recliner beside him, fanned by Eunuch He, squinting uncomfortably.
Actually, it wasn't an important memorial, as the Emperor had already dealt with all the important memorials. The Second Prince only read memorials about greetings and trivial matters.
The ministers were all trembling in their hearts. Could it be that the Second Prince was the designated Crown Prince? Was it too late for them to board the ship now?
After the Second Prince had finished reading all the letters of greeting, he put his brush aside and relaxedly slumped on the dragon throne.
Eunuch He's hands were shaking as he watched the Second Prince's behavior.
The Second Prince not only did this, but also complained to the Emperor: "Father, it's so hot, and you still have leather covering your dragon throne. Aren't you feeling hot?"
The emperor didn't feel offended. As a prince, which one didn't have feelings about this chair? He also let other princes sit on it, but they all knelt and said they didn't dare.
Only Chen Er was honest. He said that his aesthetic was not up to par with his. "What do you know? This is how you look majestic."
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