Chapter 229 What I Want
Yufu Garden, Fulou.
After Concubine Chen and others were taken away by people arranged by the Crown Prince, only Xie Rongying and the Crown Prince were left on the stage.
The prince was extremely shocked by what had just happened and began to be cautious towards Xie Rongying. He knew that this woman must either be made to work for him or be eliminated.
But the prince also knew that Xie Rongying was not so easy to deal with.
So he had no choice but to let the Xie family and Xie Rongying submit to him.
"Are you really just asking for the Xie family's safety?" the prince asked again.
Xie Rongying may have seen the Crown Prince's doubts: "Your Highness, the Xie family is only loyal to the Emperor of Dayin. If you become the Emperor of Dayin, wouldn't the Xie family be your confidants?"
The prince's pupils shrank slightly, and he glanced around. Seeing that no one was around, he asked, "Are you instigating this prince to rebel?"
"Your Highness." Xie Rongying's face was full of smiles: "How is it treason?"
The prince wanted to refute, but when he saw Huaian and Guxun both walking towards Xie Rongying, he swallowed the words.
Xie Rongying continued, "The emperor is now so angry at the Concubine that he is vomiting blood. You should return to the palace and take charge of the situation."
What this meant was that the emperor was so angry about the Concubine Chen's incident that he fainted. He wanted to convict the Concubine Chen and announce the Second Prince's identity to everyone.
Until the emperor recovers, the affairs of the court will naturally fall under the control of you, the Crown Prince.
The prince realized what Xie Rongying meant belatedly. Thinking that Emperor Ren De treated him as a waste and a joke for the sake of the Second Prince, and thinking that Emperor Ren De was the real joke over the years, he took a deep breath.
He said, "This prince knows what to do. Miss Xie should go back home and have a good rest."
"Of course. After all, Your Highness already knows the true identity of the person who wants to harm me, so I feel relieved." Xie Rongying said.
After hearing this, the prince glanced at Gu Xun and Huaian, then turned to look at Bai Lin who was holding a long sword on the other side, and then walked out of the Fulou.
After calming down, Xie Rongying's expression became much more indifferent.
This scene was really thrilling, and she didn't expect that Emperor Ren De would still be willing to believe Concubine Chen in the end.
If she hadn't ordered the tampering of the utensils, she really wouldn't be sure whether the second prince was the blood of Emperor Ren De.
Regardless of whether he is the offspring of Emperor Ren De or not, the Second Prince today must not be the offspring of Emperor Ren De.
"Miss, are you going home?" Dongxue asked.
Xie Rongying said, "Go to the front yard of Yufu Garden."
When everyone heard this, they knew that Xie Rongying was going to meet King Wei.
When Gu Xun brought Xie Rongying to the front yard of Yufu Tower, King Wei had just sent away Zou Xingzhen and Yun Cheng from the Privy Council. When he saw Xie Rongying appear on the curved corridor, his originally frowned brows relaxed a lot.
Gu Xun pushed Xie Rongying to a distance of three steps from King Wei and stopped.
"Is the young lady's injury better?" Zhao Yu asked.
Xie Rongying nodded: "Almost done."
King Wei saw that Xie Rongying's cheeks were slightly red from the wind and frost, and said, "Please come in."
After Gu Xun pushed Xie Rongying into the house, Xie Rongying said, "Go out and wait for me first."
"Yes." Gu Xun said and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.
Zhao Yu pushed Xie Rongying to the pear blossom round table, poured her a cup of hot water, and said, "Drink a cup to warm yourself up."
Xie Rongying took it with a smile.
Zhao Yuze sat down opposite Xie Rongying.
Xie Rongying held the water cup with both hands, feeling a warmth in her palms. She asked, "Your Majesty, have you made all the arrangements?"
Zhao Yu knew what Xie Rongying was asking. The current situation had turned in his favor with Xie Rongying's words "Don't follow the rules", so naturally he had to continue to fight to the end.
"Lord Zou has already made the arrangements. Now it all depends on the Crown Prince's actions." Zhao Yu said this while looking at Xie Rongying. "Thank you, Madam, for your advice. I've truly lived by the rules for so long, always hoping to find a legitimate and foolproof opportunity. As Madam said, the opportunity I'm looking for may never arise. My only chance is to fight back in their own way."
"I am truly relieved that Your Highness can look at things outside the rules and regulations." Xie Rongying naturally knew that even without her advice, Zhao Yu would still rebel against Emperor Ren De and kill him. She was just bringing forward what Zhao Yu would do in the future.
"I hope Your Highness will not forget the agreement you made with me." Xie Rongying smiled and said, "Of course, Your Highness is a gentleman and will certainly not regret it. All the Xie family has ever wanted is peace and stability."
Zhao Yu smiled knowingly after hearing what Xie Rongying said. If it weren't for the Xie family, Xie Rongying wouldn't have resorted to using the prince.
After all, if what we do today goes wrong, not only will the entire Xie family be implicated, but even the court officials who have recently been close to or spoken to the Xie family will not have a good ending.
Any of the words Xie Rongying said to Emperor Ren De today could uproot the Xie family.
Not to mention that Xie Rongying dared to attack Emperor Ren De directly.
Zhao Yu could see that Xie Rongying's courage was not something that ordinary people could possess.
I am also glad that I am not an enemy of Xie Rongying.
"I should thank you for what happened today." Zhao Yu knew that as long as Emperor Ren De fell into the trap, the crown prince would be no problem at all.
Xie Rongying picked up the water cup, raised it slightly in Zhao Yu's direction, and said, "No, it's me who should thank the prince."
Fortunately, Zhao Yu was able to figure out some things at this time. For the Xie family, the King of Wei ascending the throne is much more reassuring than Emperor Ren De.
During the years that Emperor Ren De was in power, except for his confidants who were promoted by himself, the rest of the court officials were skeptical.
Even if the Xie family was sincere to Emperor Ren De, and even willing to send most of their annual income to the national treasury for the sake of the Xie family's safety, it was difficult to dispel Emperor Ren De's suspicion.
In this case, instead of serving Emperor Ren De anxiously, the Xie family would rather risk their lives and survive.
As long as Xie Ting is in the Xie family, King Wei will treat the Xie family well.
"Thank me for what?" Zhao Yu guessed what Xie Rongying meant, but still couldn't help asking.
Xie Rongying did not respond directly, but raised her water glass: "Your Highness, I will use water instead of wine to wish you all your wishes come true."
When Zhao Yu heard the words "every wish has come true", his eyes darkened a lot.
Xie Rongying drank the warm water in the cup and said, "Your Highness, goodbye."
Without waiting for Zhao Yu's response, Xie Rongying said again: "Gu Xun, go back home."
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