Lu Anyuan didn't say a word of blame, but instead there was an inexplicable compassion in his eyes, as if he felt sorry for her.
Xu Yixing suddenly felt very guilty. It seemed that for a long time, he had been too accustomed to being protected and loved by Lu Anyuan, but he always wanted to do things like cutting off his own arm and running away, and it seemed that he had not taken his origin into consideration.
Bah! He was going to be the emperor. When he did, he would have all sorts of women in his harem and courtyards, and all sorts of life he could live. If he wasn't better than me, he should be alone.
Thinking of this, Xu Yixing's guilt and burdensome feelings inexplicably dissipated, and he put on a serious expression and said, "I have to go back home. My uncle surrounded my father. This emperor is really good at arranging things!"
Lu Anyuan was stunned. How come there was concern and apology in her eyes just now, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye?
"Oh... you'd better not go back. The emperor let you out of the palace because he didn't care about it. But your father instigated a mutiny to win over the prince. I'll go back and plead with the emperor for this charge. Don't be impulsive!"
"Isn't he trying to help you get to the throne? You can go and beg him, or you can just not ask him, but if you dare to open your mouth, he will surely die." In just ten days, Xu Yixing had already seen through the emperor's character. Expecting Lu Anyuan to beg the emperor would only add fuel to the fire.
Even though Xu Yixing herself disliked her father's actions, she still felt upset when she heard Lu Anyuan's words of incitement and win over. How could you be so ungrateful?
Lu Anyuan didn't expect that she would be so extreme about this statement, so he stopped talking for a moment. He wanted to persuade her again, but he felt his palms empty. The person had already pulled away and strode out of the mansion.
"Ada, follow me," Lu Anyuan ordered softly. He had too many things to attend to right now to spare a trip to the Xu family. Furthermore, General Xu's role this time was far from glorious. Yixing was right. It would be better if he didn't go. If he did, his father would surely order the general's death.
Xu Yixing did not take the car, but went out, grabbed the horse that had just been tied, and rode away.
It wasn't her who was anxious, but her uncle... Xu Yixing always felt that his uncle was a little too casual in dealing with the shadow guard. That was the last guarantee that his grandfather gave to his mother. How could he just give it to a sister who had no blood relationship with him after learning that "Xu Yixing" was dead?
The moment she heard Ying Wu's report, she had indeed suspected this was a test from the Emperor, but it seemed she had made a mistake. She had assumed the absence of Uncle Bai's guards within the palace was due to the Emperor and the Bai family being on guard together. However, as suspicious as the Emperor was, he was unwilling to take even the slightest risk of letting the tiger back into the mountains.
So he sent Bai Yu. What was this? This was trust! The emperor had never doubted the loyalty of the Bai family. The only family he was wary of and defensive of was the Xu family.
——Bai Yu was ordered by the emperor to kill people!
Xu Yixing was running rampant on the street. At this moment, he had only one thought in his mind: he had not personally admitted his crime against his mother, so he must not die!
Fortunately, there was a big change in the capital today. The city had already been under martial law and all the people had returned home. Even though she trampled through the city like that, no one was hurt.
"Get out of the way, Princess Xiaoyi wants to see Lord Bai Yu!" The gate of the Xu family was now surrounded by two or three circles like an iron gate. As early as when the sound of Xu Yixing's horse hooves appeared at the end of the street, the royal guards had already made preparations to resist the enemy.
However, the visitor's self-introduction put the deputy commander in a dilemma. Should he kill him or not?
Everyone knew that Princess Xiaoyi had defected from the capital, but as Deputy Commander Liu Yi, who had accompanied Commander Bai to suppress the rebellion, he knew the intricacies of the situation best. Commander Bai's relationship with the Xu family and the second Miss Xu was also clear, making this a difficult situation to handle.
"Stop!" Liu Yi shouted, raising his right hand high. Upon receiving the order, the Royal Guards immediately drew their bows to the sky. With just one order, they would fire thousands of arrows to kill the intruders.
Xu Yixing reined in her horse and almost rushed towards the outermost shield formation, but fortunately she stopped herself - she was anxious, but not stupid enough to force her way into the Royal Guards formation alone.
"I'm here to report something urgent to Uncle Bai Yu. Please get out of the way!"
"Princess, we are ordered to guard the Fuyuan General's Mansion and are not allowed to enter without permission." Liu Yi replied while resisting his horse, handling official business impartially.
"I just came out of the palace. Something happened in the palace and I urgently need to see my uncle!" She said this ambiguously. She did not dare to say that the emperor asked her to come. She could not afford the crime of falsely conveying the imperial edict.
Liu Yi narrowed his eyes, his mouth dry. Could something have happened in the palace? But in the moment he was distracted, a child seemed to flash by on the street corner. He didn't notice it. But even if he had noticed it, he wouldn't care.
The next moment, just as Liu Yi was about to politely reject the princess, a puff of yellow smoke suddenly erupted from the right, making the soldiers in front cough violently. When Liu Yi clenched his sword and forced his eyes open, Princess Xiaoyi had disappeared. Only a horse remained at the door, proving that someone had indeed been there.
"Where are the people?" Liu Yi cursed in his heart, what a ghost! Then, as soon as he finished cursing, he immediately turned around and went into Xu's house. What a trick!
Xu Yixing was carried by Ying Jiu over the wall. He set off a cigarette every time he saw someone along the way. Ying Si, with such short legs, walked in front of the two of them and created a dangerous path. It really shows that you can't judge a person by his appearance.
Going straight into the main hall, Ying Jiu pushed Xu Yixing in and climbed onto the roof himself. The royal guards outside were about to arrive, so the master had to hurry.
"Uncle!" Xu Yixing started shouting almost the moment he pushed the door open. Before she could even see the situation inside the house clearly, she knew that he must be here to kill her father.
Bai Yu turned around and saw the disheveled Xu Yiyan. He tutted and turned his head back to the bed curtains, where his dying father lay. His eyes were wide open, staring at Bai Yu intently, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth.
"Your daughter really has you in her heart. Even at this time, she still wants to force her way into the mansion to save your life." Bai Yu's expression was cold. He had known for a long time that Xu Xianshan would die. He had just drunk the poisoned wine given by the emperor, and was pierced through the chest by his sword. He was already a dying man.
Xu Yixing glanced again. Zuo Shi was half-slumped over the table, life or death a matter of concern. But she didn't have time to care about it now. She stumbled forward a few steps, but was stopped by Bai Yu's sword. "We have been ordered to suppress the bandits. Anyone who steps forward will die."
"Uncle." Xu Yixing raised her eyes and met Bai Yu's. In an instant, she understood a lot. Uncle, uncle, it turns out you are the one who wants Dad to die the most. She reached into her purse and took out a pill. Dad Xu's originally gloomy eyes immediately lit up.
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