Chapter 802 Brother, are you saying something else?
Xu Minghui and Sang Zhixia, who realized it belatedly, looked at each other in silence. Suppressing the huge waves in their hearts, they said hoarsely, "Young Prince, do you know what Big Brother is planning?"
The old prince is so ill, how much does Jiang Yubai, who is far away on the battlefield, know?
Sang Zhixia exhaled with a headache and said bitterly, "My child, if the young prince knew the truth, then your elder brother would not have to rush back."
"It is precisely because the young prince is unaware that I must return."
If the old prince can survive until the day when the new country is built and he reigns over the world, Jiang Yubai will uphold the righteousness of the Son of Heaven, and whatever he says and does will be in accordance with the will of heaven, setting an example for an emperor.
But if the old prince cannot survive that day, he must be on guard against a fire in the backyard of Lingnan Royal City.
Not all the vassal states in Lingnan were convinced by Jiang Yubai.
Even though Jiang Yubai had made great contributions on the battlefield, no one could tell what the human heart was like.
Once the news of the old prince's illness gets out, who knows if there will be a danger of civil unrest?
Now that things had come to this, Sang Zhixia simply briefly outlined what he knew.
Finally, he said, "Don't be so nervous."
"Your eldest brother returned on the orders of the old prince. He didn't bring anyone with him, but the palace must have made preparations for any eventuality. Besides..."
"Hasn't it come to that yet?"
Sang Zhixia said with a cheerful smile, "What if Elder Qi comes back and, together with the Great Witch, concocts a more suitable prescription for the old prince, and he slowly gets better?"
Xu Minghui looked at Sang Zhixia expressionlessly, and was so angry at the coaxing tone in her words that he sneered: "Sister-in-law, do you think I'm that kid Xu Mingyang?"
Sang Zhixia: "..."
Sang Zhixia forced herself to remain calm and said seriously, "What happened to Xu Mingyang?"
"Let me tell you, our Mingyang has become quite successful now. He helped me a lot in Nanyun this time. He's quite capable."
Xu Minghui chuckled with a forced smile: "No matter how capable he is, if he doesn't have any brains, he will always be fooled around by his sister-in-law."
As his brother, how could he not know what kind of person Xu Mingyang is?
Xu Minghui felt deeply insulted by being coaxed in the same way. He gritted his teeth and said, "Sister-in-law is just trying to make me sound nice, but I don't really believe what you said about it being okay."
Lingnan is Jiang Yubai's old nest, and the royal city is even more complicated and the people's hearts are in turmoil.
When the old prince is around, no evil spirits dare to show up.
But what if these monsters and demons start to have other ideas?
Xu Minghui was quite clever. With a dark face, he said, "If there weren't any hidden dangers, why would we have called Big Brother back from so far away?"
"Since they've already called him back, that proves what I just said wasn't groundless worry, but a fact that had foreshadowed the situation."
"Why else would Grandfather stay at the palace? Could it really be to play chess?"
"When did Grandfather become so obsessed?"
What Xu Minghui said was well-founded, and at first Sang Zhixia really had the illusion that he had no way to defend himself.
Sang Zhixia looked at Xu Mingyang innocently and said quite frankly, "If you have something to say, just talk it over nicely. Why are you getting so angry?"
"And you shouldn't be so angry at me."
Sang Zhixia shrugged and smiled bitterly: "That's all I know. Forget me, even your eldest brother is shrouded in mystery."
"How about this, you sit down first?"
Sang Zhixia looked at Xu Minghui, whose face was rarely bright red, and said in a gentle voice, "Sit down and drink some tea first, and calm down."
"I'll have someone send over two more plates of snacks with some candied fruit. Once you've calmed down, your eldest brother should be back soon. Then we can ask him."
Xu Minghui sat down as he was told and managed to calm down a bit, but his expression was still wooden.
When Sang Zhixia really ordered someone to bring food, Xu Minghui couldn't bear it any longer and covered his forehead and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm already in my twenties."
Anyone who gets married early should have many children.
Why are you still treating him like a kid?
Sang Zhixia nodded with a smile: "Okay, I know."
"You're not a child anymore."
After Sang Zhixia finished speaking, she turned to the painted fan and said, "Tell the kitchen to put less sugar in the desserts. The adults don't like such sweets."
Xu Minghui laughed in a way that didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Sang Zhixia leaned back in her chair and said slowly, "Anyway, don't be impatient."
"Brother, the sky hasn't really fallen yet."
It’s too early to start worrying now before the worst happens.
Xu Minghui knew that his concern had made him lose his composure. After a moment's hesitation, he suddenly said, "Oh, sister-in-law, I met someone from the Chen family at the second gate when I came here."
When Chen Nianhe led his troops out of Kyoto and headed northwest, he brought all his family members in Kyoto with him.
Soon afterward, the convoy escorting Chen's relatives suffered heavy damage, and the people being escorted either died at the bottom of the cliff or their bodies were never found, with no one knowing whether they were dead or alive.
The Chen family tragedy shocked many people. It is said that Chen Nianhe fell seriously ill because of this and almost died in the northwest.
Because all the escorts were close confidants of Emperor Yongshun, Chen Nianhe, despite his illness, sent more than a dozen urgent memorials to Kyoto over a distance of 800 miles. Every word was written in tears, and he threatened that the murderer must be caught and justice must be done to his family.
Many people say that the Chen family now only has Chen Nianhe, a fifty-year-old man, left. This is probably the retribution for the many sins he committed in his early years.
In fact, it is said that all the members of the Chen family who died in a very tragic way have already been safely transferred to the Lingnan Royal City.
Xu Minghui originally thought that since there weren't many people coming, he might as well let them stay in the Xu family's house so that they could all join in the fun.
But Chen Tai said frankly that he didn't want to bother them too much, so after arriving in Wangcheng, he bought a small courtyard next to the Xu family and lived there temporarily with his family.
Because Chen Yun and his mother had been protected by the Xu family for many years, the two families had close contacts.
Chen Yun even stayed here for two days and there for two days, moving back and forth, treating both places as his own home, so everyone in the Chen family became familiar with them.
Sang Zhixia was a little surprised: "Looking for me?"
"I didn't say it directly."
Xu Minghui said helplessly, "But since my sister-in-law and brother have returned safely, someone from there will definitely come to visit. The only difference is the day."
Sang Zhixia took the most care of the Chen mother and son, and Chen Yun called her "sister" very affectionately.
Chen Tai has been thinking about his wife and children all these years. After hearing from them about Sang Zhixia's care for them, he would definitely take action.
Sang Zhixia said nonchalantly, "Anything is fine."
"It's the same if I visit when I have time. How are the Chen family adjusting to life? Have they encountered any trouble?"
"without."
Xu Minghui said with a smile, "Every aspect has been prepared. Plus, they keep a low profile and don't want to show off. Only our family and the Nan family know about their origins. Everything is fine."
Sang Zhixia felt relieved after hearing this: "I'm glad you're okay."
"General Chen has repeatedly stressed the need to take good care of this person, otherwise he will come after me with a whip in hand. I don't want to get into trouble because of such negligence."
Xu Minghui was amused by Sang Zhixia's obvious guilty conscience, and after listening to Sang Zhixia talk about Chen Nianhe's nagging troubles, he jokingly said, "What about you, sister-in-law?"
"Sister-in-law, have you encountered any troubles recently?"
Sang Zhixia's eyelashes twitched slightly when she heard this, and she uttered a half-smile, "Brother, are you saying something else?"
"What do you want to say?"
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