Chapter 369 Four Women
Those who wanted to see the lively atmosphere at Old Xu's house were unable to do so, so they inevitably felt a little unbalanced.
Especially when the news reached the capital, some people there felt quite psychologically unbalanced.
At the Xu Mansion, Old Lady Xu in Ciren Hall received the news from Anshun County and remained silent for a long time.
Old Lady Xu has always understood human nature.
People are all greedy.
What is worrying is not the lack of wealth but the inequality.
Before, among the three sons of the Xu family, Xu San was considered the most promising. He was just good at studying, but he did not become an official, so he could not be considered really promising.
It is not easy for Old Lady Xu to alienate the relationship between Boss Xu and his brothers.
She has been waiting, waiting for the right opportunity.
Finally, she got what she was waiting for.
This opportunity wasn't aimed directly at Boss Xu and his brothers, but rather at their wives. Women always liked to compare themselves and couldn't stand seeing other women being better than themselves.
She had a close look at the three daughters-in-law of the Xu family.
Xu Laoer's wife, Li, has the lowest presence in the Xu family.
Old Mrs. Xu relies more on her eldest daughter-in-law, Zhou, and this is what is unfair.
As for Wang, this woman came from a relatively good family and had always felt a certain sense of superiority over her two sisters-in-law. Furthermore, Xu Lao San had won the title of Jieyuan in Xiangyi Prefecture, so his future looked very bright.
Starting with Wang’s family is a bit difficult.
After comprehensive comparison, Mrs. Xu chose Li.
Originally, with Xu Laoer's merits, it was really not enough for the court to grant Li a pardon and imperial decree.
But in this kind of situation, if someone is putting in the effort, there won't be much of a problem.
Old Madam Xu was waiting with great joy to see a fire in the Xu family's backyard, but in the end, nothing happened.
“That shouldn’t be the case!”
Old Madam Xu was puzzled.
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Also confused about this matter were the Princess of Yan, who had returned to the capital and taken charge of the Prince of Yan's Mansion again, and the Grand Princess, who was planning major events in the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
The Princess of Yan is concerned about the affairs of the Xu family because of the Prince of Yan.
The battle record of Old Master Xu and Old Master Xu II at Huangfengkou has shown signs of threatening the reputation of King Yan.
If the reputation of Prince Yan was gone, then she, the Princess of Yan, would just be an ordinary princess, not the famous Princess of Yan in the capital.
As for the eldest princess, she simply wanted to get rid of Mr. Xu and his son.
As early as when Riyue brought back the news from Lingshui Village, she was thinking about how to get rid of Mr. Xu and his son, because she had an irreconcilable feud with them.
Although many people were involved in Zhao's death, the main person in charge was the Grand Princess.
The eldest princess didn't know whether Mr. Xu had already known the truth, but she couldn't continue to let Mr. Xu and his son continue to grow up.
Originally, when Xu Shuo suggested to the emperor that he recruit Old Master Xu to join the army, the Grand Princess was overjoyed. No matter what Xu Shuo's intentions were, as long as Old Master Xu went to the battlefield, he would basically die.
Although Emperor Yongping's stupid nephew was not very smart, the fact that he arranged Old Man Xu to Huangfengkou this time made the Grand Princess very satisfied.
But the development of the matter has made the eldest princess very dissatisfied.
Huangfengkou did not become the burial place of Mr. Xu and his son, but instead made them successful.
"Report—"
"Your Highness, there's more battle reports coming in from Huangfengkou!"
"Xu Lao Er rode alone and killed Tuoba Lie, the seventh prince of the Northern Barbarians, in battle, defeating Tuoba Lie's troops!"
Just when the eldest princess was feeling unhappy about the rise of Mr. Xu and his son, more news came.
"What?"
"Tell me again, in more detail!"
Upon hearing the words of the female guard who came to report the news, the eldest princess sat up suddenly.
"Your Highness, the Seventh Prince of the Northern Barbarians, Tuoba Lie, led his troops to Huangfengkou. The 3,000-man vanguard cavalry attempted to attack the city, but were stopped by the Eight Oxen Crossbow Formation. Afterwards, Tuoba Lie ordered his men to lead the assault on Huangfengkou, using the captive Tang civilians they had taken as their front."
"The brave general Xu Yuanxi rode alone to challenge the northern barbarians."
"Tuoba Lie ordered a rain of arrows to be released."
"A brave general charged into the battle alone and killed Tuoba Lie with his spear. Tuoba Lie's personal guard accidentally dropped Tuoba Lie's flag, which led to the rout of the Northern Barbarian army!"
The female guard simply read the detailed battle report.
Of course, this so-called detailed description is just a rough description.
But even such a description is enough for others to imagine the situation at that time.
The northern barbarians forced the people of the Tang Dynasty to attack the city, which was going to destroy Mr. Xu's Eight Oxen Crossbow Formation.
This is undoubtedly the correct tactic!
But who could have imagined that the change in the war situation was due to the bravery of one person!
"Has the battle report been delivered to the palace?"
The eldest princess looked at the female guard who was half-kneeling on the ground and spoke in a deep voice.
"Your Highness, yes, it should have been sent to the palace by now!"
"Go down!"
The eldest princess pondered for a moment and waved her hand gently.
After the female guard had left, Du Wan'er, who was standing nearby, whispered, "Sister, are you very wary of the Xu family father and son?"
"kind of!"
The eldest princess glanced at Du Wan'er and said lightly, "Wan'er, do you have any good ideas?"
Du Wan'er smiled slightly and said, "Sister, this Xu Huaiyi and our Duke Dingguo are father and son. You are nominally his mother!"
"Now that he and his son have achieved such great feats, wouldn't it be perfectly legitimate for you to send someone to bring their families to the Duke's Mansion?"
"You're quite clever!"
The Grand Princess sighed, "It would be wonderful if we could bring their families to the Duke's Mansion. But don't forget, they also come from the Haiyan Mansion!"
Haiyan Mansion is the Xu Mansion.
"Sister, do you think that old lady will still protect them?"
"As far as I know, Duke Antai already had two sons who died in Xiangyi Prefecture. Before that, someone from the Xu Mansion also died on the road outside Lingshui Village."
"Even if there wasn't this old case involving his mother, Zhao, it would be difficult for the Xu family and Xu Huaiyi's family to get along!"
"That's what I said!"
The eldest princess sighed, "But you don't understand this old lady. No, to be exact, no one understands this old lady. Everything she does is criticized."
"But the Xu Mansion is still the Xu Mansion."
"Sister, I think you should go to the Xu Mansion and talk to this old lady in person. If you don't know how to start, why not go see the Princess of Yan first?"
Du Wan'er smiled broadly, "The Princess of Yan just returned from Huai'en Temple. And Huai'en Temple is a place where those who enter rarely come out. It's no exaggeration to say that the people there are the living dead."
“That’s quite interesting!”
The Grand Princess looked at Du Wan'er who was giving her advice and couldn't help but chuckle, "Wan'er is really smart!"
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