After the two of them finished eating, the guard who went out to inquire about the news came back.
"Back to the master, it was the old lady of the Tong family who came to the lake with her grandchildren. It turned out that the eldest son of the Tong family fell in love with the concubine of a merchant from out of town, so he wanted to snatch it away... As a result, he made the other party angry.
Then the two sides started fighting..."
Before the waiter arrived, Xiao Ling made various conspiracies, but he didn't expect it to be such a ridiculous reason.
"What's the result?"
"As a result, the Tong family's boat burned down, and everyone in the Tong family, young and old, fell into the water. Now some people have been rescued, including Mrs. Tong, but they haven't been found yet..."
"What about the foreign merchants?"
"When the ship was on fire, the ship had already sailed away. Now it is probably ashore!!" The guard paused and added: "When I was inquiring about the foreign merchants, I heard that the south was flooded."
Xiao Ling was slightly startled and turned to look at Yunlong Xuanyu. But he was not surprised at all and just asked calmly: "How is the situation?"
"Sixteen counties were washed away by the river."
"What's going on over there in the Imperial City?"
"The emperor is taking the prince with six million taels of silver. I'm afraid we haven't arrived yet..."
Yunlong Xuanyu frowned fiercely: "Six million taels. It's really a generous sum! The people who notified us are keeping an eye on the money and must make sure that all the money is spent where it should be spent."
"Yes." The guard looked in admiration and left quickly.
But Yunlong Xuanyu's frown did not relax at all.
"Is there a problem?"
"My father gave the prince six million taels at this time because he was sure that most of the money would fall into the Tong family's pockets. If the Tong family gets this money, plus the prince's recent situation...
We might take action."
Xiao Ling's eyelids twitched: "You mean, force..." After all, he didn't dare to spit out the word palace.
Yunlong Xuanyu nodded towards her.
"He has so much courage?"
"He didn't, but it's hard to say if a person goes crazy." He said, winking at Xiao Ling: "Do you know why the queen died so early in the first place?"
"Why?"
"Because the Tong family has been suffering from madness since their ancestors. The men just paid it back and were sent to the battlefield. When they went crazy, they only killed many enemies and made meritorious deeds. The women had never been ill before, but it turned out that the queen also had it. In the end,
also spread madness to
The prince... The queen fell ill less than ten days before her death. At that time, the father announced the head of the Tong family to the palace. Therefore, after the queen's death, the Tong family did not dare to do anything. It was because the father wanted to abolish the prince.
Prince, even if the Tong family is unwilling to give in, they dare not say anything."
"But there are too many lunatics in the Tong family. When one person goes crazy, he will dare to do anything." Yunlong Xuanyu sighed: "Father is too anxious. Now is not a good time."
Xiao Ling understood that the people of the Tong family had bad blood, so from the beginning, the prince was just the prince. Even if he was the prince for a lifetime, he would never have the chance to become the emperor in the future. But he still had to sit in the position of the prince...
…But the prince probably didn’t understand his situation before, but after the queen died, he probably understood it too.
Therefore, the prince wanted to ascend to the throne by himself. Once a person becomes crazy, there is nothing he dare not think about, and there is nothing he dare not do.
And the Tong family members, like the prince, are often crazy, so they might be able to turn this idea into reality. Therefore, the Tong family wants to rebel? They want to force the palace and seize the throne.
However, there was a lack of a primer, or a fire. And now, the emperor wanted to use this incident to light the fire for them himself.
Looking back, this was an excellent thing for Yunlong Xuanyu, but he was preventing it.