Chapter 805: Is this what you want, or is someone forcing you?
Sang Zhixia asked sincerely, and Xu Yu had an innocent look on his face.
Xu Minghui watched the couple helplessly and was so angry that he turned into a fish with its belly exploded.
Seeing that Xu Minghui was about to burst into tears, Xu Yu finally said with great compassion: "I don't mind being used as a grindstone, nor do I mind being called a heartless butcher by the world."
"You let the dog out..."
"Kid."
Xu Yu flexed his wrist, his eyes filled with warnings: "If you curse again, I'll beat you up right now."
"I……"
"Shut up."
Xu Yu grabbed the tea next to Sang Zhixia and took a sip. He glared at Xu Minghui unhappily, "You're so grown up, why are you still so startled?"
"Could it be that someone asked for your engagement and you got so angry?"
Xu Minghui: “…”
Xu Minghui was so angry that he had no place to vent his anger. He stared with bloodshot eyes, unable to speak.
Sang Zhixia was afraid that Xu Yu would just turn on him, so she poked Xu Yu's arm reluctantly and said, "That's enough."
It's just the first day since I came back. If I make Xu Minghui faint from anger when they meet, rumors of a quarrel between brothers will definitely spread.
Xu Yu sighed compassionately a few times, then slowly sat up straight and said lazily, "Xu Minghui, did I ever say I care about my future?"
Xu Minghui looked at Xu Yu in disbelief. Xu Yu said strangely, "I have to get up before dawn to attend court, and every day I have to be on guard against being summoned into the palace for meetings. Who gave you the illusion that I have such extraordinary patience?"
"Do you think I can get up?"
Xu Minghui's face was downcast and he said nothing. Xu Yu said to himself, "After we take Kyoto, I'll stay here for a few more years. It's almost time for me to retire. Why should I worry so much about the future?"
"I will never have a future in the court. Didn't I tell you that?"
"Did a dog eat your brain and you completely forgot everything?"
Xu Yu did indeed convey similar words to Xu Minghui.
But when this matter was mentioned, Xu Yu was just a rough man about to join the military camp, a mere captain.
Now Xu Yu holds an extraordinary position in the army, and is recognized by everyone as the young prince's trusted right-hand man.
He still thinks so?
Xu Minghui was tongue-tied: "No, you..."
"You fought so hard to get to where you are today, why are you..."
"Because I'm into enjoying myself and don't want to endure hardships all the time, is that a problem?"
Xu Minghui was choked again, and his chest was still heaving when he fell back into the chair. It was obvious that he was very angry.
Xu Yu had no patience to give him time to recover. He turned the fruit he had picked up again and said nonchalantly, "The old prince knows what I'm thinking, and the young prince knows it too."
"There are many people who can be the grindstone, but I am the most suitable person to be single and unscrupulous. They also trust me, so why shouldn't I do it?"
It is not pleasant to say that one should burn the bridge after crossing it, and it also seems ungrateful.
But isn’t this what being a subject is all about?
The lord is worried and his ministers are afraid; the lord is disappointed and his ministers are worried.
If we want to lay a solid foundation for our vast empire and have a long future without constraints, now is the best time.
Someone has to come and pay tribute to this vast land.
Xu Yu was favored by the King of Lingnan and his son. He was able to avenge his father and clear the name of the Xu family's ancestors, but he could not accompany Jiang Yubai for long.
Just as the old prince wished, I would help clear the possible obstacles under Jiang Yubai's feet, as a way of repaying his kindness.
Xu Minghui's eyes and eyebrows were filled with disbelief. He suppressed his anger, but his tone was still filled with lingering anger: "Did you do this willingly, or was someone forcing you?"
Without waiting for Xu Yu to answer, Xu Minghui said, "If the old prince forces you to submit, I will go to the palace right now and tell them we're quitting!"
"Why be an official? Why be a general? At worst, our family can just pack up and go back to the northwest. We won't have to endure this kind of humiliation even if we go back!"
Xu Yu was amused by the anger in Xu Minghui's words: "I'm talking to you calmly, why are you so angry for no reason?"
"Stop talking to me!"
Xu Minghui stiffened his neck and retorted, "I'm just asking you a truthful question: do you still want to do this? If you don't, let's leave now!"
Xu Yu tried to hold it back at first, but he really couldn't help it, so he tilted his head and leaned on Sang Zhixia's shoulder and laughed out loud.
Xu Minghui was so angry that he was about to find something to throw at him. Sang Zhixia said angrily, "Brother, don't you think about it? Your eldest brother is so stubborn. If he doesn't want to do something, who can make him do it?"
"I don't have such a big brother."
Xu Minghui softened his harsh tone towards Sang Zhixia, gnashing his teeth with a dark face, "I'm not that great."
"You're not worthy of being his brother!"
Sang Zhixia suppressed her laughter and pinched Xu Yu: "Stop laughing."
"I'm telling you something serious."
Under Xu Minghui's murderous gaze, Xu Yu finally calmed down a bit. With a lingering smile, he said lazily, "I've planned it all."
"Once the country is stable, I won't bother worrying about shit anymore."
Xu Yu looked at Xu Minghui with a smile and said softly, "Didn't we agree on this before I joined the military camp?"
"We have those two idiots Xu Mingyang and Sang Yanyou in the follow-up army, you as a civil official in the court, and Chen Yun as the successor. They won't treat me harshly."
"As for me, I'd rather retire early and enjoy a peaceful life."
"That's what I really want."
If it weren't for the unpredictable world and the sudden changes in his family, Xu Yu might have just been a rich and leisurely prince in his life.
Take your wife to enjoy the flowers and ride horses, and spend your days leisurely.
Since you didn't enjoy the blessings in the past, it will be the same if you continue to enjoy them in the future.
Xu Minghui's eyes were more complicated than ever before, as if he wanted to slap Xu Ou a few times, and also as if he wanted to bite off a few bites of Xu Ou's flesh on the spot.
Xu Yu just smiled as he was staring at him, and his smile made Xu Minghui want to slap him even more.
After a long pause, Xu Minghui managed to suppress his embarrassment and said, "People say a gentleman stands on his own feet at the age of thirty."
"You have accomplished countless great feats, yet you are still less than thirty."
As long as Xu Yu is willing, it is not a pipe dream for him to control the court single-handedly.
Xu Yu looked disdainful and said, "I'm already successful and famous before I'm even 30, why should I wait until I'm 30?"
"Do you think I'm some mediocre person who has to wait for an auspicious day? Are you trying to humiliate me?"
"You...I can't explain it to you, a reckless man!"
Xu Minghui couldn't stand it any longer and was about to leave. When he reached the door, he turned around angrily and said, "Just wait." The door was slammed so hard that it shook the mountain.
Xu Yu blinked, leaning against Sang Zhixia's arms like he had no bones, laughing with droopy eyelids: "Zhizhi."
“It’s worth it.”
It doesn't matter whether you are born or die.
It's a great path that costs one's life.
If more than one person feels sorry for you, then it’s worth it.
Sang Zhixia endured the bitterness in her heart, touched Xu Yu's face and whispered, "If you think it's worth it, then it's worth it."
"Once these things are settled, you can do whatever you want."
Xu Yu grabbed Sang Zhixia's hand, brought it to his lips and kissed it gently, then buried his face in Sang Zhixia's waist and stopped making a sound.
Sang Zhixia hugged the person in her arms, squinted at the light coming in through the crack in the door, and slowly exhaled.
In the seemingly peaceful royal city, everyone is immersed in the sweet dream of waiting for the new emperor to rise to prominence one day.
But how many people can perceive the surge hidden beneath this calmness...
Sang Zhixia's fingertips gently slid across Xu Yu's ear, and suddenly a soft voice sounded outside the door: "Daddy?"
"Mother?"
Xu Yu looked up suddenly as if he was pricked, and two furry little heads appeared behind the opened door.
Sang Zhixia smiled and pushed Xu Yu: "Don't lie down."
"Your baby is here."
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