1200 Revenge, the Ninth Prince is so lucky
The Cui, Wang and Xie families received news of what happened in the morning court on the same day. Even... their spies in the palace knew that the prince had submitted a memorial requesting to abandon his position as crown prince and give up the throne to a wise man.
Now, the three families were all anxious. Once this memorial was exposed, who would have time to care about the "small matter" of the Ninth Prince? Compared with the position of the Crown Prince, the deaths of their people were really not important.
In the main residence of the Wang family, several newly appointed elders and leaders were looking at Wang Jinling, waiting for Wang Jinling to make a decision.
This time, the Wang family suffered heavy losses. A group of people were killed by the Ninth Prince for no reason. If the Wang family does not do something, how will they survive in the future and how will people view them?
Everyone in the Wang family said that they must give Uncle Nine a heavy blow to make him understand that the Wang family is not easy to bully. However, this idea was suppressed by Wang Jinling, because...
Just watch first, there is no rush for revenge.
This wait lasted for three days, until the emperor was no longer able to do anything with the ninth uncle, and until the crown prince voluntarily asked to abdicate.
"Master, you have to make a decision quickly. We can't let people look down on our Wang family." Although the elders of the Wang family respected Wang Jinling very much, they would not allow Wang Jinling to act according to his personal wishes because it concerned the family's reputation.
Family honor is greater than heaven.
"I also want to deal a heavy blow to the Ninth Prince, but where do you say we should start? The Ninth Prince's power in officialdom has been largely reduced, and his confidants have been almost wiped out because of the sniper attack. There is no one around him to attack. The reason why the Ninth Prince dares to attack us is because he has lost enough now. He has nothing to worry about, but we cannot." The Wang family is a large and powerful family with branches and leaves extending far and wide. These branches and leaves are the pride and strength of the Wang family, but also the weakness of the Wang family.
"What should we do? The Emperor has made it clear that he cannot do anything to the Ninth Prince. Now... the Crown Prince has submitted such a memorial. Prince Luo and Prince Zhou will be busy fighting for the position of Crown Prince. They certainly won't have the mind to deal with the Ninth Prince. Did our people die in vain?" The Ninth Prince's action was a great slap in the face of the Wang family. The Wang family simply could not swallow this.
The Wang family has always been law-abiding. What does the attack on the Ninth Prince have to do with them? It would not benefit them if the Ninth Prince died. To the Wang family, it doesn't matter who becomes the emperor, and they will not interfere in the fight for the throne. The Wang family is only loyal to the person sitting on the seat, no matter who sits on that seat.
"There is no need to be angry, elders. I know you are thinking about the Wang family. We are a Wang family that has passed down poetry and literature. It is better to say less about fighting and killing, so as not to teach our future generations bad lessons." Wang Jinling ignored the anger of the elders and uncles and spoke softly.
As soon as he said this, everyone present blushed.
They consider themselves celebrities, but what they say are like those of robbers. What's the difference between them and the Ninth Prince?
"Then what should we do?" Everyone looked at Wang Jinling hesitantly. Although Wang Jinling was young, he was indeed the backbone of the Wang family. Especially after Wang Jinling had bloodily suppressed the internal strife of the Wang family, everyone in the Wang family was convinced.
"If fighting and killing doesn't work, then let's try another method. Didn't the emperor previously ask our Wang family to send a legitimate daughter to Prince Chun's mansion to be a concubine? There are no girls in my Wang family who are concubines, let alone legitimate daughters. Even daughters from side branches would rather marry into a small family than be concubines of a wealthy family." Speaking of this matter, it was all the fault of these elders and uncles. If they hadn't agreed to the Cui family's marriage, the emperor wouldn't have forced their Wang family to send their legitimate daughter as a concubine.
To say face slap
This is a real slap in the face of the Wang family. If the Wang family gave it, they would be embarrassed in front of the world. If they did not give it, they would be disobeying the order.
As soon as Wang Jinling said this, everyone shut up and dared not speak. They avoided looking at Wang Jinling directly.
Wang Jinling was not angry either. A beating was enough. Wang Jinling glanced at everyone inconspicuously, and after making sure that no one was dissatisfied, he stood up and said, "I will go to the Ninth Prince and let him handle this matter. My daughter from the Wang family will never be a concubine."
After saying that, he strode out.
No one in the Wang family dared to refute.
Compared with the dead people, the reputation of the Wang family is more important. If the Ninth Prince can solve this matter, then the Wang family will not care about the fact that the Ninth Prince killed their people.
Wang Jinling can suppress the Wang family, but the Cui and Xie families cannot.
Cui Haoting didn't want to argue with the Ninth Prince over this matter. After all, he owed the Ninth Prince a favor.
If it weren't for Wang Jinling and the Ninth Prince, the Cui family would not have been able to bring Lan Yilin back, and Lan Yilin's affairs in the Cui family would not have been hidden forever.
However, Cui Haoting would think this way, but other people in the Cui family would not.
As soon as the Cui family was born, they were slapped hard in the face by the Ninth Prince. If the Cui family does not say something, how will the world view the Cui family and where will the Cui family's face be.
The internal relationships of the Cui family are complicated and Cui Haoting is not the head of the family yet. It is impossible for him to suppress these people. He can only remain silent and let these people discuss the action to counterattack against the Ninth Prince, but he is quite worried in his heart.
If their counterattack is successful, the Ninth Prince will be furious and want to expose the news that the Cui family is harboring Lan Yilin, and then the Cui family will be in great trouble.
The four countries have the same approach to dealing with the descendants of the Lan family of the previous dynasty. When the time comes, the four countries will definitely join forces to counterattack the Cui family. How will the Cui family deal with it then?
Cui Haoting's worries were not taken seriously by the other members of the Cui family. They were determined to give the Ninth Prince a warning to prove the strength of the Cui family. But at this moment...
Xiling Tianyu's confidant came to the house and asked to see the old lady of the Cui family.
Although the Cui family didn't know what the only remaining prince of Xiling was going to do, they still met him. As a result, this meeting made the Cui family members at a loss as to how to deal with it.
Xiling Tianyu's confidant came and said directly that the Ninth Prince was the one who made the connection and that Prince Tianyu wanted to marry the legitimate daughter of the Cui family. When he becomes the emperor one day, the legitimate daughter of the Cui family will become the queen.
The Cui family knew about the situation in Xiling. To be honest, the Cui family was optimistic about Xiling Tianyu. Although the eldest princess was valued by the emperor of Xiling, the child in her belly was not of direct royal blood after all. When the royal family had a legitimate son of the empress, it would be difficult for the child in the eldest princess's belly to ascend to the throne.
Besides, the baby in the eldest princess' belly has not been born yet. Even if it is born safely, what good will it do? Such a young child may die at any time. Even if Xiling Tianyu has a small flaw, the Cui family still does not think highly of the eldest princess.
The Cui family has always wanted to contact Xiling Tianyu, but has never had a suitable opportunity. Now the Ninth Prince has provided them with such a good opportunity, and Xiling Tianyu spoke first, so how could the Cui family give up?
The old lady of the Cui family did not agree immediately. She first comforted the confidant with words. After arranging the person to stay in the Cui family, she recruited all the powerful people in the Cui family, told everyone about the matter, and asked for their opinions.
As soon as the old lady of the Cui family finished speaking, everyone in the Cui family fell silent. Some people who took the initiative to fight back against the Ninth Prince looked even more embarrassed...