Chapter 155 Changes (3)
Thinking of this, the two brothers were filled with hatred. Xie Changchao shook his arm. The pain from Xie Jingxing's step on his shoulder that day still seemed to be there. He said, "Second brother, I heard that Shen Xin and his wife entered the palace today. They have made military achievements this time. I'm afraid His Majesty will reward Shen Qiu."
The Shen and Xie families had long been at odds. Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao didn't view Shen Qiu as a thorn in their side simply because of their political affiliations; in fact, they viewed all the young talents in the capital as their rivals. Shen Qiu was undoubtedly the most outstanding of these young talents. While Xie Jingxing was also exceptional, he hadn't entered the government, and with Xie Ding's protection, they were powerless to stop him. But Shen Qiu was different. If Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao entered the government, everyone would compare them to their sworn enemy, the eldest son of the Shen family.
What Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao hate most is being inferior to others.
"What are you afraid of?" Xie Changwu said disdainfully: "He is just a warrior who only knows how to fight and kill, and knows nothing about the affairs of the court. The Shen family has only Shen Xin's military achievements, but what can Shen Xin do? Now the Shen family is also at the end of its strength. It looks good, but in the end..." He stopped talking abruptly and did not say anything else.
"Second brother is right." Xie Changchao smiled. "Who made the Shen family insist on being neutral? In this world, wanting to remain insulated is probably just a dream. But thanks to the Shen family's stupidity, at least in the future, we will have one less opponent."
If others knew about their conversation, they would probably be shocked. After all, Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao appeared to be a respectable couple in public, and the Xie family had not participated in the battle for the throne. However, their words just now hinted that they had already defected to a certain faction without the Xie family's knowledge.
"Speaking of which, the Shen family isn't anything to be feared. We still have one of our own." Xie Changchao suddenly turned in another direction. That direction was the courtyard where Princess Yuqing had recuperated, and it was also the courtyard where Xie Jingxing lived today. He thought of the way Xie Jingxing pointed his spear at his head during the inspection, and a surge of anger rose in his chest. After a moment, he said, "That bastard is getting more and more arrogant now."
He actually called Xie Jingxing a "bastard" in private, but when they met on weekdays, he was respectful to him. It was really shocking.
"That's right." Xie Changchao followed up on Xie Changwu's words and said, "He's been much more well-behaved these days, so my father values him even more. Could it be that he has someone with an expert to guide him? Is there some conspiracy?"
Xie Jingxing's stubborn nature and refusal to enter officialdom, though a source of worry, secretly gave the two brothers a sigh of relief. Even so, when people spoke of the young Marquis Xie, they were not only cynical but also effusive in their praise of his prowess on the battlefield. Furthermore, no matter how Xie Jingxing opposed Xie Ding, he remained devoted to him, while remaining lukewarm towards his two filial sons. As a result, their jealousy of Xie Jingxing grew increasingly intense over the course of the next decade.
In the past, whenever Xie Jingxing was in Dingjing City, something major would happen every now and then. But ever since the incident on the training grounds, he seemed to have completely changed, staying at home every day, and no one knew what he was busy with. But this uncharacteristic quietness clearly made Xie Ding very relieved, and he even felt that Xie Jingxing had finally put aside his mischief and was doing serious things.
It is precisely because of this that Xie Changchao and Xie Changwu became more nervous.
"Who cares about his advice from some expert?" Xie Changwu sneered. "One day, he will be trampled under my feet. That woman was a princess back then, but she still ended up in a bad situation. What about a son?"
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