When this news came, Xu Yin was stunned for a while.
Yan Ling showed a mocking smile and said to her: "I said he was too injured to withstand the punishment. Now I can be sure that the Minister of Dali Temple belongs to Prince Duan."
Xu Yin said softly "Hmm".
Yan Ling noticed that she looked wrong: "What's wrong with you?"
Even if Xue Ru's death is not worth being happy about, there is no need to be so sad, right?
Xu Yin shook her head. She was not sad for Xue Ru's death, but felt sad for her father, sister and herself in the previous life. In the end, they didn't know who their enemies were. They had passed by Xue Ru in the palace.
She never imagined that that figure from behind was the cause of the Xu family's tragedy.
"My father was almost killed by her," she said. "It's really not worth thinking about."
Yan Ling felt relieved and comforted softly: "She has already suffered retribution, and it is King Duan's turn next."
Xu Yin let out a breath and cheered up again.
That's right, Xue Ru is just a pawn. The real culprit is King Duan. She is still far from revenge!
Yan Ling reminded her: "Prince Duan may already know your existence."
Xu Yin didn't care: "Since I took action, I didn't want to stay out of it. Even if King Duan wants to take revenge, he has to come out first."
That's true. You've already reached this point, are you still afraid of breaking out in public?
Yan Ling continued: "With the obstruction of the Dali Temple Minister, it may not be easy to suppress Prince Duan to death at once. However, Your Majesty has become suspicious. Even if Prince Duan does not die, he will still peel off his skin."
Xu Yin nodded. In his previous life, King Duan usurped the throne a few years later. He won over a group of officials and Yu Chong, and took advantage of the emperor's illness to suddenly launch a coup, and then successfully ascended the throne.
Although King Duan now has quite a lot of power under his command, the most critical military power has been disturbed by them. It will not be easy to succeed like in the previous life.
However, she still wanted to give it a try. If she could eliminate the root cause, it would save her trouble later.
"The reason why the Minister of Dali Temple sided with King Duan should be Zhang Huaide." Xu Yin said, "His Majesty has become more and more addicted to wine and sex in recent years, and his health has been getting worse. Zhang Huaide, a close servant, knows this and is anxious to find a new master for himself.
Already."
The emperor had suffered a lot when he fled the Green Forest Rebellion in his early years, and he had been living too indulgently in recent years, so his foundation was already ruined. But he was not old yet, and he looked fine on the surface, but how could he hide this from his close servants?
If something happens to the emperor, the prince ascends to the throne, and the new emperor has his own confidants, Zhang Huaide, the old man, will have to step aside and it will be good to be able to guard the imperial mausoleum safely.
Yan Ling heard the implication of her words: "You mean, let's pull out all the firepower and kill Zhang Huaide? I'm afraid it won't be easy. He acts cautiously and is in the harem. I don't have the manpower there."
Xu Yin said: "I have a clue, but I am still looking for a key person. If I can find him, I can give it a try."
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Princess Changning didn't sleep well all night. Sometimes there was a dragon boat race, and sometimes there was a volley of arrows, but the assassins turned out to be her father and brother, which scared her awake.
She was exhausted from the nightmare, and her whole body was wilted and she had no energy at all.
For some reason, when her father was assassinated in the dream, the hem of Xu Yin's muddy skirt flashed before her eyes, as if she saw the way she usually drew her bow and arrow.
Princess Changning pressed her forehead and felt that she was really having a nightmare.
On the way back to the palace yesterday, she asked the prince: "Brother, is this true? The emperor wants to usurp the throne?"
The prince was dejected and said: "I don't know. My father said before that I always fail to live up to my expectations. Maybe after he leaves, some wolf will be ambitious and want to take my position..."
Princess Changning was stunned for a long time and then said: "But the emperor's uncle was very good to us in the past."
Speaking of this, the prince smiled sarcastically: "Changning, Concubine De was also very good to us in the past."
At this point, the prince sees things more clearly than she does. He is the prince, and both Concubine Shu and Concubine De have princes. No matter how well they pretend on the surface, he can feel the hostility.
"You don't have to think too much." He comforted his sister, "Father has ordered them to investigate. Whether it is true or not, we will know soon. If it is true, don't be sad. We were born in the royal family. These things
It's inevitable. Look at the second and third brothers, aren't they all alienated from us now?"
After Concubine Shu was deposed, the third prince rarely appeared in front of others. Even when he went to school, he was silent and taciturn. The second prince was better, but he could hardly play with them anymore.
Princess Changning nodded heavily: "I understand."
Jin Shu came in and saw Princess Changning lying on the table looking weak. He hurriedly came over and asked, "What's wrong with the princess? She's not sick, right?"
Princess Changning asked her to touch her forehead and said, "It's okay, I just didn't sleep well."
"Why didn't you sleep well? Were you scared yesterday? I told you that you should have had a bowl of tea to relieve the shock last night. Dan Mo! Go to the tea room and say something and make the princess a bowl of tea to relieve the shock."
Dan Mo hurriedly came in, listened to what she said, and called the little palace maid, and a group of people gathered around Princess Changning to greet her.
"What are you doing?" A voice came from the door, but it was the education aunt who came.
She swept the crowd majestically and scolded: "What does it look like to panic when something happens? The princess is not in good spirits, and you are still quarreling with her. Go about your own business and let the princess rest."
The maids immediately fell silent and dispersed.
Princess Changning breathed a sigh of relief and felt a rare fondness for her nurturing aunt.
After everyone left, the nurturing aunt comforted her softly: "Princess, are you scared? Why don't you go to school today? I'm asking someone to ask for leave, so you can have a rest for a day, okay?"
The nurturing aunt who always urged her to go to school actually took the initiative to ask for leave. Princess Changning was so surprised: "Is this okay? Will the Taifu be angry?"
The nurturing aunt smiled and said: "Everything happens for a reason, how can Taifu be angry? If something happens, I will make amends for you."
Princess Changning was very happy: "Okay! Then I will take a day off. By the way, I will tell the Yongjia County Lord when I ask for leave."
"Okay, I'll listen to the princess." The nurturing aunt paused for a moment and mentioned it as if unintentionally, "The princess and the county prince are so good, they are inseparable wherever they go."
"Yes!" Princess Changning said matter-of-factly, "We can agree!"
The nurturing aunt smiled and nodded, and continued: "I heard that the county prince had a conflict with Miss Yu yesterday, so he went back to the temple to rest alone. The princess later went to find her, is there any serious problem?"
"It's okay. She just went to take a nap. She's fine."
"She was still asleep when the princess went? Didn't she leave?"
Princess Changning thought this was a bit strange and couldn't help but glance at her: "I fell asleep naturally, otherwise?"