"I'll go, but I hope the emperor won't keep me for lunch." Xu Yixing looked at Lu Anyuan with a sad face. It was already this late, and I couldn't eat even if I went to the palace to get food.
Lu Anyuan now has only two words for Xu Yixing: admiration! No matter what the circumstances, it did not affect her desire to eat normally. It was amazing.
After being sent to the carriage, Xu Yixing carefully recalled everything that happened yesterday, weighing in his mind the emperor's intention in summoning him, and whether this was a trap.
It is human nature that those who set up schemes are always afraid that they will be schemed against by others.
Last night, Ying Wu did not replace Wu Xueyan at all, because according to his report, Wu Xueyan was not in the prison car that Lord Shen mentioned, but was secretly taken from the Jingzhao Prefecture Prison to the palace.
This route was originally Xu Yixing's plan, but it was not implemented by Xu Yixing. Instead, someone had the same idea as him and chose to use a fake one to cover up a real one.
The "someone" here is, of course, the emperor.
Ying Wu followed the carriage that the real Wu Xueyan was in, saw her enter the palace, and then turned back to Zhuque South Street, witnessing with his own eyes a mantis stalking a cicada while the oriole was behind.
Some people did try to intercept the prison van, but just as they thought they had succeeded, another group of people rushed out and captured the robbers.
Ying Wu saw that most of the carjackers chose to commit suicide by taking poison, and only a very small number were captured alive; as for the team that came to capture people, although they were not wearing official uniforms, judging from their equipment and momentum, they were definitely officials.
Ying Wu became a little grasshopper after the oriole. After seeing the army retreat, he hurried back to the Seventh Prince's Mansion and reported everything to the two of them.
Whose group of carjackers were they? Xu Yixing couldn't figure it out. He couldn't possibly be the Second Prince's. He had already been tricked before, so he couldn't be that stupid.
However, the people who arrested the people must be the emperor's men. Xu Yixing's power could not find out the identities of those assassins, but the emperor certainly could, not to mention that there were still survivors.
So how you answer the emperor's question later is very important and crucial.
The emperor might be stingy, but he was by no means incompetent. He might be calculating, but he was by no means stupid. Xu Yixing never doubted that the emperor was a wise man. When talking to a wise man, you can't play tricks, especially with such a petty one.
The carriage soon arrived at the palace. Xu Yixing followed the palace maids, very obedient and silent. Only after entering the Golden Palace did he kneel down to pay his respects.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health and happiness."
"Get up, get up, and take a seat." The emperor sounded very energetic, not at all like someone who had just interrogated someone.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xu Yixing sat on a small stool at the bottom of the steps, feeling a little nervous. She had never been so close to the emperor before. Although there were at least seven or eight steps between them, it was still too close. At this distance, the emperor could observe her expression, but she couldn't see his clearly. How unfair!
"Have you had breakfast?"
"I've already eaten."
"Okay, we still have to wait for someone. I'm worried that you won't be able to stand the hunger." The emperor's voice was very pleasant, and somehow sounded a bit like his father.
But who was he waiting for? Was he supposed to confront Wu Xueyan or the Second Prince directly? That was ridiculous.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." After Xu Yixing finished speaking, he began to count his eyelashes. However, after counting for a while, his eyes began to feel very uncomfortable, as if they were cross-eyed.
"You and Yuan'er, how are you doing these days since your marriage?"
The emperor suddenly spoke, and Xu Yixing quickly cleared his eyes: "Everything is fine, the prince's mansion is also fine, thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
"Hahaha, this isn't a court affair, it's a family matter, you don't have to be nervous."
"Yes, what I said is true. It is indeed a good thing. I also want to thank Your Majesty for granting me the marriage. Otherwise, I would not be living as comfortably as I am now."
"Yes." After hearing Xu Yixing's words, the emperor fell silent again, seemingly reading a memorial, though Xu Yixing couldn't see clearly. "I heard that Miss Wu San caused trouble in Prince Cheng's mansion, and it was you who asked the princess to give her respect. Do you know why?"
The emperor was asking about the incident when Prince Cheng's mansion was about to expel someone, and Xu Yixing stopped them and asked her father to come and get them. This question was easy to answer. The emperor simply wanted to know the Xu family's attitude towards Wu Xueyan.
"Your Majesty, at the time, I was simply trying not to embarrass everyone. Whether Princess Cheng kicked the guests out or Wu Xueyan was kicked out, it would not benefit either party. In fact, if you ask in detail, it might have been a subconscious reaction."
"She and your sister had a big incident back then, and you're willing to help?"
"I don't know the details of my sister's affairs. After all, we are all women in the boudoir, so we don't think too much about it."
"Yeah." The emperor hummed again, but no one knew what he meant.
But Xu Yixing could hear that the emperor was not very satisfied with his answer.
"Your Majesty, the people have arrived."
"Okay, announce!" The emperor straightened up all of a sudden and even put down his pen. Xu Yixing turned his head to look at the person who came. It seemed that he really came here for a confrontation.
"General Wu Jinsong of the City Defense Department pays homage to His Majesty. Long live His Majesty!"
Xu Yixing pursed his lips. The emperor was really interesting. Was he ready to watch the younger generation quarreling?
"Get up, Master Wu, this is the Seventh Prince's Consort."
"Yes, I have met the princess."
Xu Yixing stood up to return the greeting, then saw the eunuch move a stool and place it directly opposite him for Wu Songjin to sit on. The two men faced each other across the aisle, like door gods.
"I called you here today because you know what I want to know. I want to know what the token is all about."
When this matter was mentioned, Wu Jinsong lost his composure and stood up to recount the events of that night in indignation. He also knew that his sister had entered the palace and her life or death was unknown, so of course he had to fight for it.
The emperor listened calmly and asked Xu Yixing, "Is that what you said?"
"Yes, what Master Xiao Wu said is the same as what my brother said."
"Okay, so where did this token come from?"
Finally got to the point! Xu Yixing took advantage of the situation and knelt down, revealing everything:
"Your Majesty, Miss Wu forced this token on me, saying it was to thank me. But after I got home, the more I thought about it, the more I felt it wasn't right. How could she thank someone like that? So I gave it to my brother and asked him to find a way to get rid of it. I didn't expect him to use such a ridiculous method. No one questioned the matter afterwards, and my brother was fine after the beating. I never mentioned it to anyone."
"You're talking nonsense! How could my sister give you a brand!" What's more, it's an expired and obsolete one.
"Your Majesty, I am wise. It was all my fault for being short-sighted and not seeing the inappropriateness of giving the sign to my brother. That's why I got into trouble. Now I realize my mistake. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
"So you didn't tell General Xu?"
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