After Emperor Liang met Xia Jiang, he summoned his three apprentices, Xia Chun, Xia Qiu and Xia Dong, but deliberately avoided them meeting each other.
Xia Jiang and his three apprentices keenly discovered that Emperor Liang had the intention of letting Xia Jiang retire and support his apprentice to succeed the head of the Xuanjing Division.
Although Xia Jiang's three apprentices later simultaneously expressed that they had no intention of inheriting the title of leader, Xia Jiang still had some resentment in his heart, and it was inevitable that a weak rift would arise between master and apprentice.
Xia Jiang attaches great importance to power. When King Qi only proposed to abolish the Xuanjing Division, Xia Jiang teamed up with Xie Yu to frame King Qi for treason.
Now that Emperor Liang was determined to ask Xia Jiang to retreat, how could Xia Jiang be willing to do so?
He thought about it and still couldn't understand why Emperor Liang wanted him to retire. In the end, he could only attribute it to Wang Gang's suggestion to Emperor Liang.
Both Emperor Liang and Prince Yu deliberately avoided Princess Linglong's letter, so that Xia Jiang was kept in the dark.
Later, Qin Banruo followed Wang Gang's instructions and secretly contacted Xia Jiang, hoping that he would surrender to King Yu and help him seize power with arms.
Xia Jiang still had some loyalty to Emperor Liang and refused to seek refuge with King Yu.
In other words, Xia Jiang knew in his heart that Xuanjingsi could not favor any prince, otherwise he would completely lose the trust of Emperor Liang.
Wang Gang realized that if he wanted to force Xia Jiang towards King Yu, he still needed a lot of time.
Fortunately, the fire appeared quickly.
A few days before Xiao Jingrui's birthday, Wang Gang received an invitation from Xiao Jingrui, inviting him to a banquet at the Marquis Mansion of Ningguo. Also receiving the invitation were Mei Changsu and Princess Nihuang.
Originally, Wang Gang did not want Mei Changsu to go to the Ningguo Marquis' Mansion. In the plot, Mei Changsu was in danger and almost fell into the Marquis' Mansion. However, he survived in the end, which was more or less a matter of luck.
Wang Gang didn't really want Mei Changsu to take risks. He was going to the banquet alone. Even if he had the confidence to break out of the dragon's den and the tiger's den, it would be hard to take Mei Changsu with him.
But on his birthday, Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin came to invite Mei Changsu to a banquet in person, which made him unable to save face, so he finally went to Ning Guohou Mansion.
Wang Gang had no choice but to ask Nihuang to stay with Mei Changsu at all times. He also greeted Meng Zhi, who was also attending the banquet, and asked him to pay attention to Mei Changsu.
Xiao Jingrui's birthday party is a big event, and Wang Gang doesn't want to miss it.
But when he came to the Hou Mansion, as the head of the Hou Mansion, Ning Guohou Xie Yu was a little unhappy.
Not only because he had surrendered to King Yu, but also because Wang Gang almost took away the military power of his patrol camp.
After all, Wang Gang was the Prince of Daliang, and Xie Yu could only go out to greet him no matter how reluctant he was.
It's such a coincidence that when Xie Yu greeted Wang Gang, Prince Yu's carriage happened to arrive at Ning Guohou's mansion.
Xie Yu, Wang Gang and Yu Wang met, and it was awkward for a while!
"Jingyan, are you also coming to the Ningguo Marquis Mansion for the birthday party?" King Yu's eyes became dangerous when he saw Wang Gang and Xie Yu standing together.
As the edict of passing the throne was placed on the palace plaque, the dispute between King Yu and King Jing gradually became clear, and the two brothers did not even bother to pretend to be polite when they met.
Xie Yu stood up and explained: "My son Jingrui was invited to marry Princess Nihuang in a competition, and he publicly invited Prince Jing to come to the house to celebrate."
Prince Yu nodded silently and said to Xie Yu: "Congratulations, Lord Marquis, for regaining the power of the patrol camp."
King Yu's words were obviously to remind Xie Yu who had taken his military power away, and to deliberately provoke a conflict between him and Wang Gang.
Wang Gang sneered: "Today is Jingrui's birthday. Instead of congratulating him, Prince Yu congratulated Mr. Xie. People who don't know would think you are here to attend Mr. Hou's birthday party."
King Yu was furious and was about to retort, but Xie Yu's head got a big headache and he quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.
"You two princes, please come inside quickly. Some guests have already arrived?"
For the sake of Xie Yu's master, King Yu said nothing and walked into the Hou Mansion with a cold snort.
Wang Gang wanted to watch a play, so he didn't bother to accompany Xie Yuxu and Weishe. He also walked into the Hou Mansion and went directly to Mei Changsu and sat down.
?Mei Changsu and Princess Nihuang sat together, opposite them were Meng Zhi and Xia Dong.
"Your Majesty, please take a seat." Xiao Jingrui saw Wang Gang sitting at the bottom with Mei Changsu and quickly invited him.
"Today you and your family are the protagonists, I won't steal the limelight." Wang Gang proudly glanced at King Yu who was walking up to the throne, and mocked:
"I am not like some people who try to steal my master's seat."
King Yu paused and almost had a seizure, but Xie Yu kept smiling and invited him to take a seat so that the birthday party could continue.
"Your Highness Prince Jing, you seem to be particularly targeting Prince Yu today." Princess Nihuang stretched her neck and joked to Wang Gang.
Wang Gang raised the corner of his mouth and said calmly: "I'm just not like some people. I wear a hypocritical mask all day long. I obviously want to kill you, but I still pretend to smile when I meet you!"
King Yu naturally heard Wang Gang's words and secretly swore in his heart that when he won the throne in the future, he would be the first to deal with Wang Gang.
Mei Changsu whispered to Wang Gang: "Prince Jing, you are too careful. Today is Jingrui's birthday party after all."
Wang Gang glanced at the embarrassed Xiao Jingrui, stopped talking immediately, and went to drink with Meng Zhi.
As time passed, more and more people came in, including Zhuo Dingfeng's family from Tianquan Villa.
When the father and son saw Wang Gang, they were also embarrassed and wanted to use their toes to get out of the three rooms and one living room.
Wang Gang's expression remained normal, and he didn't mind at all that Zhuo Dingfeng and his son had assassinated him.
Speaking of which, the father and son are also pitiful. They have been serving as Xie Yu's sword for more than ten years, thinking that they can protect the crown prince's accession to the throne, and work hard to make Tianquan Villa move from the world to the temple.
It's a pity that this father and son are not Mei Changsu, and Tianquan Villa is not Jiangzuo League. They have martial arts skills but no political vision, and they are being used as assassins without knowing it.
This time, Xiao Jingrui's birthday party only invited close relatives and friends. In fact, there were not many people in attendance. Except for people from Ningguo Hou Mansion and Tianquan Villa, there were only a few people like Wang Gang.
Xiao Jingrui also specially invited Miss Gong Yu, the top singer of Miaoyinfang in Beijing, to play the piano to add to the fun.
Wang Gang met Gong Yu for the first time today. This top singer has been famous for a long time.
Of course he didn't fall in love with Miss Gong Yu, but wanted to watch a show.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! On the surface, Gong Yu is the singer of Miaoyinfang, but in fact she is a spy of the Jiangzuo League, and was sent to Jinling by Mei Changsu to lurk secretly.
Wang Gang also knew one thing. Gong Yu had feelings for Mei Changsu and had always been secretly in love with his lord.
Gong Yu was playing the piano in front of the stage, and glanced at Mei Changsu from time to time. Others may not have noticed, but they couldn't hide it from three pairs of eyes.
The first pair was naturally that of Mei Changsu. He knew Gong Yu's thoughts, and of course he could detect the look in her eyes. However, Princess Nihuang was sitting next to her, so Mei Changsu was very cautious.
The second pair of eyes is naturally that of Wang Gang, while the third pair of eyes is that of Princess Nihuang.
Princess Nihuang doesn't know Gong Yu's true identity, but she has a woman's sixth sense, especially when other women look at her man. Princess Nihuang is especially keen.
"Mr. Su, do you know this girl Gong Yu?"
In formal occasions, Princess Nihuang always called Mei Changsu "Mr. Su", but this time her tone was particularly cold.
Mei Changsu shivered, thinking that her cold had returned again.
Wang Gang had been sitting nearby watching the show, which he found very interesting.
He rarely saw Mei Changsu deflated, this kind of scene was really rare.
"Miss Gong Yu is famous all over the capital, Su must have heard about it." Mei Changsu almost broke out in a cold sweat.
"Humph! So you also like to hang out in the place of fireworks!" Princess Nihuang was obviously jealous.
Yan Yujin interjected, "This girl Gong Yu is a prostitute rather than a prostitute. She is different from other prostitutes."
Nihuang narrowed his eyes and glanced dangerously at Yan Yujin. The latter shrank his butt and felt a murderous aura coming from behind him.
"Yujin, no wonder you haven't made much progress in your martial arts recently. During the martial arts competition to recruit your bride, you couldn't even take one and a half moves from Mr. Su. It seems that when I have time, I will give you a good training."
Yan Yujin was shocked, as if he recalled the scene of being bullied by Princess Nihuang when he was a child, and he suddenly became silent.
Although Gong Yu was playing the piano, his mind was always beside Mei Changsu. When he heard Princess Nihuang's words, he felt miserable in his heart, and the music of the piano could not help but have a hint of resentment.
Except for the people at Tianquan Villa, everyone here basically understands music, and they can all hear the changes in Gong Yu's music.
"Miss Gong Yu's piano music today has a touch of sadness, which is quite inconsistent with the joy of Jingrui's birthday party." Xie Yu said displeased.
Gong Yu stopped playing the piano and walked out slowly, apologizing to Xiao Jingrui: "Master Xiao, please forgive me. Gong Yu is not in good condition today and has ruined the pleasure of all our distinguished guests!"
Xiao Jingrui said politely: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. What are you guys worried about, Gong Yu?"
Gong Yu's eyes turned red and she said sadly: "Today is Mr. Xiao's birthday, but it is also my father's death. Whenever he thinks of my father's injustice, Gong Yu can't help himself."
Xiao Jingrui was surprised and said: "It turns out that it is such a coincidence that Miss Gong Yu's father is still jealous of her death today. I didn't know about it and let Miss Gong Yu come to the Hou Mansion to entertain me. It's really inappropriate."
Xie Yu's face darkened slightly, and he felt that what Gong Yu said had a certain meaning, so he took the initiative to say: "If Miss Gong Yu is feeling ill, please go down and rest."
Gong Yu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said to Xie Yu: "Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your concern. Speaking of which, my father and Lord Marquis are also old acquaintances!"
Xie Yu's face stiffened and he asked, "Oh! I actually know Miss Gong Yu's father?"
"My father misses me, I wonder if Mr. Hou will remember it." Gong Yu said coldly to Xie Yu.
Xie Yu's expression changed wildly, and he stood up suddenly. Even the desk in front of him was overturned, which startled Princess Liyang.
Everyone was attracted by Xie Yu's attitude, and their eyes focused on him.
"Are you Xiangsi's daughter!?"
Gong Yu looked at Xie Yu without fear and said, "It seems that Mr. Xie still remembers that you were the number one killer!"
As soon as the word killer came out, the eyes of others looking at Xie Yu also changed slightly.
Xie Yu said angrily: "Come here, quickly catch this witch who is deceiving the public with her lies!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the servants of the Xie Mansion came over, but instead of arresting Gong Yu, they reported to Xie Yu that a group of people came outside the Hou Mansion to celebrate Xiao Jingrui's birthday. The other party's identity was relatively sensitive, so the servants did not dare to make decisions without authorization.
The visitors were none other than Princess Xiandai of Southern Chu and her master Yue Xiuze, the "Sword Containing the Cloud".
With the arrival of Princess Xiandai, the drama in the Hou Mansion officially entered its climax.
As soon as Princess Xiandai saw Xiao Jingrui, she immediately said "brother", which confused everyone.
"Princess Xiandai, do you have some misunderstanding? It seems that we have never met before." Monk Xiao Jingrui was confused.
Princess Xiandai said: "Brother, didn't Princess Liyang tell you your life experience? You are the son of my father, King Yu Wenlin of Nanchu Sheng and Princess Liyang of Daliang, and you are also my biological brother!"
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and what Princess Xiandai said caused an uproar in the whole place, especially Xiao Jingrui's biological mother, Princess Liyang, whose face was ashen.
What follows is a family recognition meeting, and Xiao Jingrui’s true life experience is also revealed.
More than 20 years ago, the eldest princess of Liyang fell in love with Yu Wenlin, the king of Nanchu Sheng who had been a hostage in Daliang, and they had a secret love affair.
At that time, the Empress Dowager wanted to make her family scandal public, so she used a kind of wine called "Qingsiluo" to induce arousal, causing the eldest princess of Liyang to lose her virginity and was forced to marry Xie Yu.
Later, the eldest princess of Liyang and the wife of Zhuo Dingfeng, the owner of Tianquan Villa, lived in the same temple to avoid the plague. The two ladies had similar temperaments and often sat in the same place, which happened to be on the same night with thunder and lightning and stormy weather.
Each gave birth to a baby boy.
In fact, Xie Yu has always been worried about her children. Who wants to raise other people's children?
He arranged for a killer to kill the child on the day Princess Liyang gave birth. Unexpectedly, in the rush of thunder and lightning that cut down trees, the wet nurses of the Xie and Zhuo families carried the wrong baby, so the killer mistakenly killed the Zhuo family's child, and Xiao Jingrui survived.
That killer is Gong Yu’s father, Xiangsi!
Gong Yu's father was killed by Xie Yu, and his family was brutally murdered. Gong Yu survived.
?Afterwards, the Xie Zhuo family couldn't tell which family's child died, so Emperor Liang gave Xiao Jingrui his surname and made him the common son of the Xie Zhuo family.
As Xiao Jingrui grew up, Xie Yu's desire to kill him gradually became less intense than at first. He also knew that Princess Liyang had noticed something and was unwilling to fall out with her.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! This Xie Yu is also a lover. He is devoted to Princess Liyang, so Xiao Jingrui has to save his life.
More importantly, Xie Yu discovered that using Xiao Jingrui as a link, he could establish contact with Tianquan Villa, which has considerable power in the world, and thus use the power of the Zhuo family to complete some things that he wanted to do but was inconvenient.
In this way, Zhuo Dingfeng helped his son-killing enemy to eradicate his dissidents, and got deeper and deeper into trouble.
As Xiao Jingrui's life experience was revealed, the tragedy of twenty-five years was ruthlessly revealed. The Zhuo family was in despair and despair, but Xie Yu was so angry that she jumped over the wall.
"Come here, take these people down for me."
Following Xie Yu's order, countless soldiers emerged from the Hou Mansion and surrounded everyone. Wang Gang even discovered that Xie Yu's soldiers were equipped with machine crossbows.
"Xie Yu, what are you doing!" King Yu was immediately angry, and Xie Yu actually surrounded him.
After the scandal was exposed, Xie Yu was completely crazy. He wanted to kill everyone who knew the secret of the year.
"Father, do you still want to make the same mistake again and again?" Xiao Jingrui said in disbelief.
"I'm not wrong, it's you people who are wrong. What happened twenty-five years ago has been so long ago, why do you still want to reveal it? You forced me to do so!"
Xie Yu's state at this time was completely crazy.
"You want to kill me too." Princess Liyang said sadly.
"Lai Yang." Xie Yu said infatuatedly: "How could I hurt you? I just want to capture these people. As long as they are dead, no one will disturb our family."
Wang Gang sneered and said: "Master Xie Hou, you are so brave, you dare to transfer people from the patrol camp to your mansion privately. Obviously you have long wanted to kill me and Prince Yu?"
King Yu's heart was beating fast. He didn't expect that he could lose his life after eating a banquet. If he had known that Ning Guohou Mansion was so dangerous, ghosts would come!
"Your Highness King Yu, I will kill Prince Jing here today and help you eliminate your biggest competitor." Xie Yu wanted to drag King Yu down at this time.
To kill the prince of the dynasty, Xie Yu's nine heads would not be enough, but uniting with King Yu would have a different nature.
"King Yu, let's join forces to kill Prince Jing, and then take the imperial city and force His Majesty to abdicate." Xie Yu said loudly.
Wang Gang snorted coldly: "Brother Five Emperors, it turns out this is the Hongmen Banquet set up for me by you and Xie Yu!"
King Yu was sweating profusely and wished he could slap Xie Yu twice. If you want to die, don't cheat me!
