It seems that Xu Yixing is still anxious.
How can I not be anxious? Only after I have dealt with the Gu family can I focus on finding the mistakes of the Sun family. I don’t know how long that fake guy can last. If he is accidentally discovered, my plan will have to be advanced.
"Can you guys spare some more people to help me keep an eye on the Sun Mansion?"
"Please, what do you need to keep an eye on?"
"Just help me keep an eye on Sun Ziyou's daily schedule, the people he contacts, and what fake Xu Yixing does every day. But don't get caught. This mission is probably a long one, and there's no need to sacrifice the overall situation just because of one or two missed attempts."
"yes."
After Ying Jiu retreated, Xu Yixing lay in bed thinking about his future plans. Now that the revenge plan against Gu Pozi has been fully launched, with the help of the Seventh Prince, it is inevitable that Gu's private property will shrink this year.
She was short of money, but she had plenty of money to spend next year. Who would she vent her anger on? Undoubtedly, the first person to be blamed would be Mrs. Gu, who was in charge of everything for her.
It is already October. He just needs to wait patiently for more than a month. When Xu Housheng comes back, he will learn the sad news of his brother's death and the fact that his sister-in-law was forced to marry. How can he swallow this?
If ordinary commoners were to encounter aristocrats robbing them, they would probably just swallow their anger. But Xu Housheng was different. He was a scholar, and originally planned to take the imperial examination the next year after returning from his travels. He was only a step away from becoming a juren.
This kind of person, apart from other things, is very stubborn and stubborn. If Xiaosui "accidentally" tells Xu Housheng the truth, it would be strange if he doesn't go to Jingzhao Prefecture to complain.
As for the Sun Mansion, they had many direct descendants. There were five or six brothers and sisters of the same generation as Lord Sun, and more than a dozen of the same generation as Sun Ziyou. If the old lady in the family—Sun Ziyou's grandmother—hadn't been alive, the family would have been divided long ago.
Such a big family has been influential in the court for many years, and there must be a lot of evidence and mistakes against them. The only key point is whether the emperor wants to protect the Duke's Mansion.
On this point, Xu Yixing, who was ill a few days ago, recalled the little things that Nanny Bai had said, as well as some of her own understandings, and suddenly she understood a truth.
Why did the emperor agree to his marriage with his grandson You on the surface, but did not issue an edict to grant the marriage?
The emperor's favor towards the Xu and Sun families was extremely deep. It should have been no trouble for him to issue an imperial decree, but the emperor did not do so.
Last time in the carriage, Xu Yixing talked with Siqin about the court situation and the relationship between marriages, but he didn't connect it to himself at the first time. He was really confused by the situation.
The emperor actually did not want the Sun and Xu families to marry each other.
Just as Xu Yixing often said, Old Man Xu had military power, and the Duke's Mansion had prestige, reputation, connections, and money. These things, when intertwined, were really good bargaining chips for the struggle for power and profit.
Over the years, the emperor has been trying to balance the strengths and weaknesses of the seven princes.
The eldest prince was too kind and gentle, but not strong enough, so the teacher chosen for him was Daxia's top martial artist, who was responsible for teaching him martial arts and weapons.
The Second Prince's mother, Consort Ying, was the most favored, and his status naturally rose, but the Emperor had yet to release him from the palace to set up his own residence. On the surface, he favored him and kept him in the palace, but in reality, he was restricting his socializing with ministers outside the palace.
The Third Prince's mother held a high position. Her father was a veteran of three dynasties and was personally chosen by the late Emperor to be his consort. However, the Emperor showed little affection and showed little concern for the Third Prince, clearly intent on humiliating a family of meritorious officials.
The fourth prince's mother died early and was just a palace maid, so the emperor specially chose the most favored Concubine Ying as his adoptive mother, completely ignoring that Concubine Ying already had a son. He also decided early on to marry the daughter of the Minister of Revenue as the prince's consort for the fourth prince. Isn't this a balance?
The fifth prince was intelligent and was best at business and math, but the emperor insisted on asking him to learn how to lead troops and fight.
The Sixth Prince was very talented and could write beautiful poems, but the emperor did not allow him to enter the Imperial College or the Cabinet. He only placed him in the Ministry of Works, where he stared at drawings every day.
The Seventh Prince, whom Xu Yixing had thought was unknown, was actually the first prince to be released from the palace to establish his own residence, where he had spent several years honing his social skills. He only had the respected Madam Jing behind him, but no real power in his mother's family.
From this perspective, it seems that the emperor is poor at judging people and making random moves, but precisely because of these arrangements, the division of power in the court is quite balanced, and there has never been a situation where one party dominates.
Isn’t it because of this situation that we haven’t appointed a crown prince for so many years?
Therefore, the emperor would never allow anyone to disrupt this balance. The marriage between Sun and Xu hit the emperor's nerves. If the two houses showed a tendency to favor one prince, that person would definitely become the most likely to ascend the throne. How could the emperor allow this?
Furthermore, the emperor even gave the Sun and Xu families two full years, waiting to see if either side would voluntarily cancel the engagement. During these two years, none of the descendants of the Sun and Xu families were granted any real official positions. This was a clear signal.
Unfortunately, Old Man Xu didn’t understand it, and neither did Xu Yixing.
Maybe someone in the Sun Mansion understood, but they didn't say it out loud for various reasons. After all, the eldest branch of the family would suffer, and the benefits would likely flow to the marginal branches.
Therefore, Xu Yixing was now certain that the emperor was no longer prepared to protect the Duke's Mansion. If anything went wrong, he would definitely take advantage of the opportunity to provoke him, and his family would likely be implicated.
How could the emperor punish only the Sun family and not vent his anger on his own family? This is a very complicated question...
If the mistakes of the Sun family were reported by my father, would that be enough?
Eh? That's it!
Xu Yixing sat up with a somersault. Yes, why not use this ready-made opportunity!
In the past, I blamed myself for being short-sighted and unable to see the emperor's will. I also thought that the Sun family was too powerful to be easily overthrown, so I didn't dare to expose the counterfeit.
It’s different now. Since the emperor is already angry with the Sun family, it would be a natural thing for me to find a way to let my father know that it was fake, then break away from the Sun family, and then expose the Sun family’s secret dealings.
After all, Dad has been a minister for so many years, he must have some leverage over the Sun family.
If the Sun family is in trouble, the emperor will definitely not punish him severely because of the fact that Old Man Xu was a tainted witness and lost his beloved daughter.
The only pain point is that I can't let Dad know that my physical body is dead right away. It's best to let him think that I'm still alive, but trapped in the Sun Mansion, using his daughter as a threat. Otherwise, if Dad knows I'm dead, he will definitely lose control, and that will end badly.
Then, after the fact, I could tell him that I was actually dead, but not completely dead, and that I had turned into Xu Yi Yan. I think my father wouldn't be so sad.
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