A cat or a dog? Lu Junshi's son? Xu Yixing thought his father was quite good at giving people nicknames. Although he didn't know who A cat or a dog was, he thought they must be some noble sons. Is it really okay to say that about them?
But from just a few words, Xu Yixing had already guessed something. Yi Wen, this kid, was using the tiger's skin and the banner to let others do the work, while pretending to be innocent, right? Kind of interesting.
The token was actually an old, discarded one, something Wu Xueyan hadn't told herself. In other words, anyone else who went there would be arrested and questioned about the token's origins. Only the Xu family, who were about to marry into the royal family, could possibly possess an old token and scare the city guards into opening the gate.
Or to put it more directly, what the second prince hopes to see is that one day in the future his seventh brother will take the old decree and use his status as a prince as a bargaining chip to force the City Defense Bureau to open the gates. This crime is extremely serious.
But I don't know how Xu Yiwen figured all this out, and where did he find someone named Lu? It's funny that this person is neither royal nor related to the emperor, but with the same surname, he actually scared the city guards.
Moreover, the people of the Wu family were forced out. In this way, the matter was reduced from "possible treason" to the two younger generations of the Xu and Wu families, who deliberately made trouble because of the disagreement on their respective sisters' marriages. No one could see the more vicious tricks behind this.
Xu Yiwen, does he have this ability?
Seeing his second daughter remained silent for a long time, Father Xu waved his hand in front of her eyes and said, "What are you thinking about? Do you hear me?"
"Oh! Dad, that... things may not be what you think. Brother did all this for me, but not because of the hatred with the Wu family..."
Xu Yixing thought about it for a long time and decided that it was right to keep it a secret from outsiders, but he had to remind his father that the Second Prince would probably fail again after this one, so his father had to be on guard.
"Actually, I gave that token to my brother. The Second Prince forced it on me. I didn't know what to do with it, so I gave it to my brother and asked him to help me deal with it. I didn't want it to end up like this."
"What?" Old Man Xu stood up and tried to digest what his second daughter said. In just a moment, he understood everything. He couldn't help but feel scared and his smile disappeared.
"Damn it! The Second Prince is crazy! He's trying to avenge those old bastards in the Sun Mansion! Yan'er, since this happened, why didn't you come and tell Dad?"
"It's fine that Dad doesn't know about this, but I'm afraid that if something happens in the future and it affects our family, I don't dare to tell you."
Father Xu thought this was indeed the case. He had completely assumed his son was just acting out a revenge ploy, so no matter how the emperor scolded him, he responded with the attitude of a father watching his son make a mistake. If he had known there was a plan to kill two or three birds with one stone involved, he probably wouldn't have acted so well.
"Oh! Your brother was beaten badly by me today. What should we do?" Old Man Xu sat on the stool with a look of regret on his face.
Xu Yixing did not buy into his so-called guilt. This was clearly a means of deceiving others. Didn't you think before that Xu Yiwen was venting my anger for me? He never used any harsh force.
"Then I'll go see my brother." Xu Yixing retreated under his father's pleased gaze. He probably thought he was the most sensible one in the family. Moreover, as the prince's consort, she would have a bright future, so naturally, the closer her relationship with her family was, the better.
Oh, Daddy, when will you love me without any distractions?
Arriving at Xu Yiwen's yard, Xu Yixing did not rush in. He listened at the door for a while. It was quiet inside and he didn't know whether Yiwen was asleep.
Xu Yixing pushed the door open and saw the two maids in Yiwen's room standing inside the door, guarding a medicine stove and fanning the fire.
"Sishu, Siqi, is my brother okay?"
The two raised their heads upon hearing this, as if surprised: "The second young lady is here, and our young master has been talking about you. The master was furious and beat the young master with twenty sticks, and he was seriously injured. Come and have a look." As he said this, he took Xu Yixing to the inner room.
Xu Yixing didn't often visit Yiwen's room, but when he did today, he realized how effeminate his place was, with gauze curtains everywhere, not at all grand. He really should swap his room with Wu Xueyan's; it was such a mess.
"Brother, how are you?" She saw Yi Wen lying on the bed with the quilt covering his lower body. He probably heard her come in and hurriedly pulled the quilt up, so it was a little messy.
"Sister, I, I'm fine!" Xu Yiwen's eyes flashed, and the smile on his face was as proud as if he had won the top spot in the imperial examination. There was no sign that he had just been punished.
"You guys go out. I have something to say to the second young lady. Don't come in unless I call you." Xu Yiwen spoke to the people who followed in and drove them all out.
"Sit down, sister. How about it? Isn't this trick of mine awesome?"
Before Xu Yixing even touched the chair, he heard Yiwen eagerly asking for praise. What a child at heart!
"Why didn't you tell Dad that I asked you to do it? You got beaten for nothing, and now you're happy?" Xu Yixing was not very happy, but when he heard these words, he felt that his sister cared about him, so Yiwen was not disappointed, and turned around to smile.
"Then how could I betray you? Don't worry, I will definitely solve this matter for you!"
"Alas!" Xu Yixing sighed heavily. Yiwen was indeed a child. "I've already told Dad. He already knows how serious this is and regrets beating you, so he was anxious for me to come and see."
Xu Yiwen felt an indescribable feeling in his heart when he heard this, a mixture of joy and sorrow. "Okay, it's good that Dad knows. Sister, what do you think of my idea?"
"That's great. Anyway, I'm really surprised that you would think of finding someone named Lu to take the initiative, and even specifically choose the city gate guarded by Master Wu. This way, everyone will think you are venting your anger on my behalf and won't think of other places."
Xu Yixing smiled with satisfaction. No matter what, she was very satisfied today. The fact that her father had returned from the court smiling brightly showed that the emperor had already reached a conclusion. At most, they would each receive fifty lashes of the cane and both families would be scolded. It was no big deal.
But she saw that Yiwen seemed to frown, with confusion in his eyes.
Xu Yixing keenly grasped this point: "Why, these are not your strategies?"
"No, I just thought that if I used the token to open all the gates in the capital, they would definitely know that the City Defense Bureau sign was lost, and they would definitely send someone to get it back from me. Then I would say that I found it, and no one could do anything to me!"
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