When this news came out, Yanbei was in an uproar.
It wasn't long ago that news broke that Prince Xiao was returning to Yanbei to celebrate the Dowager's birthday. And how long had it been since then? Prince Xiao had already been seriously injured. Xiao Jingkang had lived as a hostage in Kyoto for over a decade, and nothing had happened earlier or later, but at this juncture, anyone could tell there was something fishy going on.
When Ren Yaoqi heard the news, he was visiting Mrs. Xu Ouyang's home. Mrs. Xu was invited to participate in the compilation of the part about music scores and Yanbei folk songs in "Yanshan Hetuzhi". Recently, she often called Ren Yaoqi over to help her organize some collected incomplete scores.
While the two were discussing the repair of a broken score, Director Xu came back in a hurry.
Ren Yaoqi has come to the Xu family quite a few times recently, but this is the first time he has seen Principal Xu in broad daylight. He usually stays in the academy, so he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Xu Shanzhang came back to see Madam Xu, and without caring about Ren Yaoqi's presence, he directly told her that Prince Xiao had been assassinated and seriously injured. This news stunned Madam Xu and Ren Yaoqi who were present.
"When did this happen? Where did the news come from?" Mrs. Xu asked hurriedly.
Xu Shanzhang seemed to be accustomed to discussing everything with his wife. Upon hearing this, he said, "After the prince was assassinated, his entourage immediately sent the news back to Yanbei. I was just discussing something with Lord Sheng in the palace and heard it."
Madam Xu frowned: "How is the prince's injury?"
Xu Wanli then turned to look at Ren Yaoqi, paused, and said, "Looking at the situation... I'm afraid it's not optimistic."
Hearing this, Mrs. Xu fell silent, but worry was obvious between her brows.
Ren Yaoqi was also shocked when he heard the news. In his previous life, Prince Xiao died suddenly, and everyone tended to speculate that his death was caused by the imperial court. However, it was still a few years before Prince Xiao's death in the previous life. Why would it happen at this time?
Ren Yaoqi knew that if Prince Xiao died at this moment, the struggle between Yanbei and the imperial court would likely begin prematurely. First and foremost, Xiao Jingkang's death would trigger a series of major upheavals in the Yanbei Palace's Crown Prince's position.
The King of Yanbei had only two legitimate sons, Xiao Jingkang and Xiao Jingxi. After Xiao Jingkang's death, the throne of Crown Prince fell to Xiao Jingxi. While Xiao Jingkang was alive, the frail and ailing Second Young Master could maintain a low profile. But with Xiao Jingkang gone, would Xiao Jingxi still be as free-spirited as before? And would he still have the final say in Xiao Jingxi's marriage? By then, both the imperial court and the Yanbei Palace would be wary of the position of Crown Prince's wife.
Madam Xu sighed, turned to Ren Yaoqi and said, "Let's stop here for today. I'll have someone take you back first."
Ren Yaoqi was not in the mood to organize the music scores at the moment, so he nodded and left the Xu family.
The news of Xiao Jingkang's assassination didn't become public until two days later. The people of Yanbei all hoped that Crown Prince Xiao would recover. After all, Second Young Master Xiao was in poor health, and if Crown Prince Xiao died young, people worried about whether Second Young Master Xiao would survive. Although the Xiao family still had Xiao Heng's branch, Crown Prince Xiao and Xiao Jingxi were significantly more well-known than Xiao Jingyue, so the public didn't consider Xiao Jingyue as Crown Prince of Yanbei for a while.
Unfortunately, despite the good wishes of the people of Yanbei, Prince Xiao ultimately did not survive. Half a month after the news of Prince Xiao's assassination reached Yanbei, the tragic news of his death from his injuries arrived, leaving the entire Yanbei community in deep mourning.
As Ren Yaoqi expected, after Xiao Jingkang's death, more people began to target Xiao Jingxi.
The Yun family was also planning this matter at this time.
Originally, the Yun family had planned to consider the marriage between Han Yunqian and Yun Qiuchen. Once the news of Xiao Jingkang's assassination was confirmed, the Yun family planned to change their strategy.
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