Chapter 561 My dad is dead?
Most of the time, Xu Yu and Sang Zhixia kept each other informed about all matters, big and small. Behind closed doors, the couple rarely hid anything from each other, and they could definitely be said to live in harmony.
It's just that there are some things that Xu Yu has been hiding some details from Sang Zhixia intentionally or unintentionally, and Sang Zhixia has always known this.
But this is different from the others.
Sang Zhixia frowned and said, "If something happens over there, you are not allowed to hide it from me."
Xu Yu paused his writing for a moment, then put it down and walked over to Sang Zhixia's hand, saying softly, "Zhizhi, if there were a national mourning, everyone would know about it, but not now."
In other words, the most important person in the Kyoto Spring Hunt was still alive, and things had not gotten out of control.
Sang Zhixia's eyes sparkled as she looked at Xu Yu without responding.
Xu Yu simply sat down on the footstool, stretched his legs, and leaned against Sang Zhixia, saying lazily, "The Emperor was accidentally injured during the spring hunt, but his life was not in danger. He is probably recuperating in the palace now. The Crown Prince has been released from house arrest and is now serving as regent."
"Accident?"
Sang Zhixia savored the subtlety of these two words and raised an eyebrow, "Did the prince do it?"
"The prince did this at the instigation of many parties."
Regicide is a grave crime that can overthrow the foundation of a country. Even for someone as noble as the crown prince, it is not easy to pick up the knife to kill his father.
In order to achieve the goal of sending His Majesty back to the west during the Spring Hunt, Bai Ziqing who was far away in Kyoto, Jiang Yubai who was still in Lingnan, and Xu Yu in the northwest all contributed.
The purpose was to incite the prince to have some thoughts and turn them into actions.
As long as the prince really committed regicide, he would be considered a traitor and could be killed by anyone.
By then, Jiang Yubai would have the evidence of the prince's regicide, and in the name of clearing the court of evil officials, he would rise up and send troops from Lingnan to strangle the traitorous prince, thus avenging the late emperor.
What a pity...
Xu Yu sighed regretfully and said disdainfully, "That loser has the guts of a soybean or a sesame seed. He dared to rebel and kill the powerful minister, but he was cautious and not ruthless enough."
"The emperor is not dead, and the prince has not openly rebelled."
Since the reputation of being a traitor has been lost and the expected good situation has collapsed, all we can do is continue to endure.
Xu Yu closed his eyes and said with regret: "What a pity, he is not dead."
The emperor is not dead, the banner of protecting the Eastern Palace remains unfallen, the prince is extremely capable in governing the country, and it is even more difficult for others' words to reach the emperor's ears.
This move is mostly wasted.
Sang Zhixia was slightly startled but quickly calmed down, but still felt something was not right.
Xu Yu is not a person who loses his temper.
If it was just this matter, he wouldn't be so half-hearted and untruthful.
Sang Zhixia narrowed her eyes dimly, pinched Xu Yu's ear and said, "What else?"
"You're not telling me the truth?"
Xu Yu pretended to be pinched and sucked in a breath, baring his teeth. He grabbed Sang Zhixia's hand and rubbed it against his lips. After a long while, he said, "Zhizhi, something has gone wrong at the Sang family."
Sang Zhixia was really surprised this time: "Sang family?"
"My father is dead?"
Xu Yu had a strange expression on his face. After a moment of deliberation, he said cautiously, "Not yet. He's alive."
“But it’s almost like death.”
Xu Yu took Sang Zhixia's hand and wrote a few words on her palm. Sang Zhixia's eyes trembled and shrank into needle points: "Lost an arm and both legs?"
"Becoming paralyzed?"
Xu Yu carefully examined Sang Zhixia to make sure she was just surprised and not sad. He let out a breath calmly and said, "She's paralyzed, and seems to be crazy."
The guards on the spring hunting grounds are particularly important. Any mistake will endanger the lives of the entire family, but this is also a good opportunity to show off in front of the royal family.
Before this, General Sang had been unemployed at home. Taking advantage of the good opportunity of the spring hunt, he deliberately sought connections with the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace and was selected as the commander of the guards.
But when General Sang stepped into the Spring Hunting Ground with great pride, he never imagined that he would be seriously injured by a wild beast and become a disabled person.
Xu Yu suppressed his sarcasm and said slowly, "My father-in-law was assigned to guard the place and brought his two sons along. They were attacked by a pack of rabid wolves in the mountains. Two of them are disabled, and one is seriously injured. It's unclear if they can survive."
Crazy wolves...
A perfect surprise.
Sang Zhixia's lips tightened and she asked strangely, "You did it?"
Xu Yu covered his face with his hands and laughed: "Zhizhi, am I such a vicious person in your eyes? Why do all bad things have to be related to me?"
Sang Zhixia rubbed Xu Yu's face and laughed angrily: "I just asked casually, are you really going to take it seriously?"
"I can't bear to do that."
Xu Yu took Sang Zhixia's hand and bit it, then closed his eyes again and said, "Being injured or disabled is a small matter. What's more difficult is the aftermath."
"The Emperor was severely injured by a wild beast during the Spring Hunt, and many others also suffered accidents. The blame was piled up layer by layer, and the Sang family was placed on the head. The entire family was held accountable."
"Except for the eldest daughter of the Sang family who has been taken into the Shou Prince's palace as a concubine, the rest of them should be unable to escape."
Xu Yu's words contained so much information that Sang Zhixia was stunned for a long time before she reacted.
Sang Zhixia asked subtly, "Miss?"
"You mean, my elder sister who sent me out of Kyoto is now a concubine in Prince Shou's mansion? Isn't she going to marry Prince Rui?"
The princess you promised me just flew away like that?
Sang Zhixia was clearly confused. Xu Yu coughed and jokingly said, "Zhizhi, when your cheap sister-in-law came to see you off outside the city, have you forgotten what you said?"
The scene of that day was still vivid in her mind. Thinking of her own random nonsense, Sang Zhixia said in disbelief, "Did those nonsense I said ruin her relationship with Prince Rui?"
"Just a few words, can it have such a big impact?"
"Of course."
Xu Yu lied openly without a trace of guilt, not even mentioning his role in the affair. He simply sneered, "The imperial family values their reputation above all else; they cannot tolerate even the slightest trace of dirt."
"That person has a bad reputation, so naturally she is not worthy of being a princess."
But how she became Prince Shou's concubine is another dirty matter.
Xu Yu didn't want to taint Sang Zhixia's ears, so he just vaguely said he didn't know the details, then casually pulled the conversation back: "I've received news that the Sang family probably can't escape this time."
The whole family might not be executed, but they would definitely not be able to stay in the magnificent and wealthy Kyoto.
Xu Yu was quite satisfied with the result, but he kept paying attention to Sang Zhixia's mood: "Zhizhi, if you feel it is too hard to bear, I can actually..."
"I'm really not soft-hearted."
Sang Zhixia sighed with mixed feelings, shook her head, and said, "I can't even remember what my father looks like. Whether he lives or dies, it's all his own fault. What does it have to do with me?"
Just based on how those people from the Sang family treated her before, she would be considered kind-hearted if she didn't go back to seek revenge.
Offer help?
She's not crazy.
After Sang Zhixia finished speaking, she pinched Xu Yu and whispered, "But my mother isn't as heartless as me. There's no need to mention this to her. I'm also keeping it a secret from Yanyou, okay?"
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