Chapter 803: Winners and losers, life and death are determined by fate
There was a hint of stiffness and unnaturalness between Xu Minghui's eyebrows, as if he wanted to speak but really didn't know where to start.
Just as Xu Minghui was secretly regretting his own recklessness, Sang Zhixia suddenly said cheerfully, "Are you trying to ask me about my family?"
Xu Minghui chuckled dryly twice, then carefully examined Sang Zhixia to make sure she didn't look angry. He looked away and said stiffly, "Sister-in-law, I didn't mean anything else."
"I just want to say...if, I mean if."
"If it's inconvenient for you, I can actually do it for you. Not only me, but Third Uncle also said he can do it, as long as..."
"As long as you don't mind, you can leave it to us."
Xu Yu took great pains to hide the secret on the road, fearing that Sang Zhixia or his family would be unhappy if they knew.
However, there is no such thing as a thief on guard against thieves for a thousand days.
The eldest master of the Sang family, who was far away in Kyoto, had already made two plans. The person who brought the news arrived at the Xu family earlier than he met Xu Yu.
So long before Sang Zhixia, the family knew about the visitor from the Sang family.
Mrs. Xie was afraid of the rope after being bitten by a snake once. When she recognized that the other party was from the Sang family, she was afraid of causing unnecessary trouble for Sang Zhixia, so her first reaction was to ask the three ladies of the Xu family to help take charge.
Xu Wenxiu and others were secretly suspicious about the visitor's purpose, but Uncle Xu thought further.
For this reason, Uncle Xu San even had a private talk with Xu Minghui. Both of them felt that it was not appropriate to hand this matter over to Sang Zhixia, and it would also be quite difficult to let Xu Yu do it.
If the Sang family wants to cause trouble, someone else will have to handle it.
Just considering Sang Zhixia's feelings and face, it is really not easy to deal with such a hot potato.
Xu Minghui took a deep breath, stiffened his neck and whispered, "Sister-in-law, if you and brother are in trouble, I'm the only one who can handle it."
"I'm not from the Sang family. I'm just your and Big Brother's younger brother from the next room. If anyone asks about it later, just say it's my narrow-mindedness. Otherwise..."
"You are someone who wants to pass the imperial examination and gain a good reputation, so you don't care about fame?"
Xu Minghui grumbled nonchalantly, "Whether you can pass the exam depends on your ability. What does your reputation have to do with it?"
"Besides, I don't really care about that. Isn't it enough to just solve the problem?"
Sang Zhixia was a little amused: "That's not what you said."
"I know you mean well, but it's not necessary."
Xu Minghui hesitated: "Sister-in-law, are you worried about me?"
Sang Zhixia grabbed a walnut from the table and threw one into Xu Minghui's arms. Looking at Xu Minghui, who was unusually cautious, she said with a smile, "It's not that I'm worried about you, but I don't want you to get involved in this mess."
"Why dirty your hands with this?"
Xu Minghui hesitated and didn't respond. Sang Zhixia said slowly, "Besides, I'm not as embarrassed as you think."
"I don't have many family members, but they all care about me. As for the others..."
Sang Zhixia sneered, "It really isn't that heavy."
Everyone was afraid that she would be sad about this, but in fact she wouldn't be.
Sang Zhixia just thought it was funny.
Now that things had come to this, Sang Zhixia asked anxiously, "Do you remember the person who came to give me money when we were driven out of Kyoto by the vegetable leaves and rotten eggs?"
Xu Minghui had a very good memory. He was stunned for a moment and said in surprise, "Are you talking about the young lady whose wrist you grabbed?"
"right."
Sang Zhixia smiled a teachable smile and said slowly, "The moment I knew she had become the Yongshun Emperor's favorite concubine, I guessed this day would come."
"If Lingnan is defeated, I will be the wife of a traitor and deserve to die. The rest of the Sang family can still rely on their status as the favorite concubine in the palace and claim to be the most powerful in the capital."
"If we win the bet, as long as the Sang family is still alive, someone will definitely come looking for me."
The former favorite concubine is no longer with the powerful ministers under the new emperor, and one knows which side to lean towards without waiting for the wind to blow.
Sang Zhixia was not surprised by this.
What was surprising was that the family members all took a cautious attitude.
Sang Zhixia tossed another bright red fruit to Xu Minghui, then grabbed one, took a bite, and mumbled, "Your elder brother is also worried, like a thief, afraid that I would find out and get upset. But in fact, he doesn't need to know, right?"
When she said she didn't care, she didn't mean to force a smile or to consider the overall situation.
It comes from the heart and I don't care at all.
Xu Minghui couldn't hide his surprise: "Then...according to my sister-in-law's wishes, should we put this matter aside for now?"
"What else?"
Sang Zhixia briefly recounted the story of escorting Mother Wang back to Kyoto, scoffed lazily, and said, "If you had any sense, you would have known who to surrender to in order to save your life, instead of coming all the way to me to rant about your dreams for your later years."
"Please, I don't want to hear a word, okay?"
If my scumbag father had been sensible and had helped Jiang Yubai when he attacked Kyoto, then he would have been given a break and would have packed up his things and found a corner to make do.
If you don't know what's good for you, then you will head towards the death path you have chosen.
Sang Zhixia turned the fruit in her hand and said with a smile, "Minghui, I don't owe anyone anything since they expelled me from the family tree and repeatedly told everyone that the Sang family has nothing to do with me."
The victor is the king and the loser is the bandit, life and death are determined by heaven.
Everyone has to pay the price for their choices.
The huge rock that had been hanging in Xu Minghui's heart suddenly fell to his stomach. He suddenly relaxed and his throat was still a little blocked.
Xu Minghui said with a sense of relief: "I feel relieved now that my sister-in-law said that."
"You don't know, Third Uncle has been extremely worried about this matter lately. If it weren't so far from Kyoto, I think looking at his attitude, he would have grabbed a hatchet and gone to preach to someone."
People are all made of flesh and blood. The Sang family has never treated Sang Zhixia with sincerity, so they have no face to talk about blood ties.
They take Sang Zhixia's feelings into consideration, but don't care what others think.
If you still dare to offend, then...
A cold and gloomy look flashed across Xu Minghui's eyes and he lowered his eyes without saying a word.
Sang Zhixia was amused by the scene he described and laughed out loud: "Third Uncle can be so irritable sometimes?"
Xu Minghui sighed quietly, "Not to mention Third Uncle, even my mother and eldest aunt are anxious."
"If I hadn't stopped them that day, they would have eaten the old woman alive and still not felt satisfied."
Even Xu Jinxi and Chen Yun wanted to bite people.
Sang Zhixia was amused to herself. Hua Shan, who was waiting outside the door, knocked on the door. After being called in, he whispered, "Boss, Second Young Master, the Young Master is back."
The first thing Xu Yu did when he came back was to look for Xu Minghui.
Upon learning that Xu Minghui was at Sang Zhixia's place, he strode into the house and closed the door.
Seeing that he looked a little off, Sang Zhixia subconsciously stood up, holding onto the table. "Xu Yu?"
Xu Yu looked at the person in front of him, quickly closed his eyes, and said solemnly, "I'm afraid the old prince can't hold on any longer."
Xu Minghui took a sharp breath: "So fast?!"
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