The next day, several versions of rumors spread in Xiaodu City, saying that the king had not returned for many years and had actually been murdered.
Because the last time most people saw Xiao Yunchen was more than three years ago, this version became more and more outrageous the more it was passed around, one version actually pointed out that the mastermind behind the scenes was Xiao Yunxin, the auxiliary king, and the auxiliary king
I also intend to ascend the throne this year...
Fan Lingshan became a little depressed after being frightened by Xiao Yunxin that day, and she became bedridden in the next few days.
The infatuated cousin Lin Meng stayed with Fan Lingshan every step of the way and was completely unaware of the rumors in the capital.
If they knew that the person the Fan family wanted to deal with was actually Xiao Yunchen, they would probably do everything possible to stop him.
They know the strength of Xiao Yunchen and Xuanhuang best. Whenever she thinks of Li Muyan, a scumbag, who is now the world-worshipped Lord Xuanhuang, who has created the glory of Xuanhuang City, Fan Lingshan feels quite uncomfortable.
After Fan Lingshan and Lin Meng returned to the Fan family from Red River City in despair, they did not elaborate on many things. They only mentioned that the exploration of the ruins had failed, and did not mention the names of Xiao Yunchen and Xuanhuang.
It's not that they didn't want to say it, but the abominable Xuanhuang let them go in front of all the heroes, but afterwards he actually found a group of beasts to trick Miss Fan and beat her up. The beasts
They also forced Miss Fan and Lin Meng to swear an oath, promising not to leak any information about Xuanhuang and Xiao Yunchen. Once the identity of Xuanhuang Xiaoyunchen was revealed, they would immediately be burned by heavenly fire.
As for the death of their uncle Lin Yong, the two of them just talked about it vaguely. The head of the Fan family would not go to great lengths to investigate Lin Yong's death. To put it bluntly, Mrs. Fan Jia's mistress and Lin Yong were just...
Adopted brothers and sisters, the two families are not related by blood.
In those big families, even if they are blood relatives, the relationship may not be reliable, let alone the relationship between sworn brothers and sisters.
With the death of Sun and Lin's elders, the two families could not be said to have much contact. If Miss Fan hadn't wanted to go out and about in Red River City this time, she wouldn't have specifically thought of contacting the Lin family.
Now that Lin Yong is dead, the original loyal military regiment in Red River City has become a scattered beast. The Fan family can take Lin Meng in, which is considered to be the most benevolent thing. It is absolutely impossible to ask them to do something for the Lin family, such as revenge.
Things in the world are such coincidences. If Miss Fan, a weak girl, hadn't happened to be so ill and didn't have time to mention the stupid Fan family, maybe this catastrophe for the Fan family could have been avoided.
But now, all talk is in vain. The situation has deviated from the track that the Fan family can control, and is rapidly developing towards the path of destruction!
Xuanhuang bit a banana and looked at the two Xiao brothers across from him. He raised his little head proudly and said, "Did you see that? I guessed it right. The Fan family will definitely not be willing to be aggrieved and will definitely take action."
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Xiao Yunchen twisted his handsome eyebrows and said coldly, "The Fan family is so tired of living that they dare to slander their second brother like this."
Xuanhuang shook his little head and swallowed a banana in twos and twos. He blinked and said, "If my estimate is right, people from the Fan family will take the opportunity to enter the palace in the next two days to find the old lady with dim eyesight.
Let her come forward, invite the prince and the ministers to a banquet, and pretend to apologize for Fan Liang's rudeness in the street."
Xiao Yunchen and Xiao Yunxin nodded, "Those three cunning foxes of the Fan family are much smarter and more capable than their head."
"Here, Yun Xin, here's it for you." Huang'er flipped her hand over and gave him a pill, "Although you have eight arms of silk grass to defend yourself, you can withstand all kinds of poisons, but in order to nip it in the bud, you'd better take a secret pill first.
Let’s make a detoxifying pill.”
This secret detoxifying elixir was refined by Huang'er. It is a ten thousand poison elixir that can even detoxify neurotoxins. Once swallowed, it can ensure that all poisons are not invaded for seventy-two hours.
Huang'er did this just in case, lest someone try to trick Xiao Yunxin secretly. After all, the person behind Chu Linfeng has yet to be revealed, and the Eight-Armed Silk Grass is only for external use, not as good as pills for internal use.
, not even afraid of deeply hidden neurotoxins.
"Okay." Xiao Yunxin reached out and took it and drank it immediately. Xiao Yunchen said again, "I think Yanxi Palace will send someone to summon my brother in the next two days."
Xuanhuang rolled his eyes and said, "I'm afraid they won't come! Everything will be easier if they come."
The three of them talked for a while, and after discussing countermeasures and discussing the details, Xiao Yunxin left the God-killing Space and rested in the dormitory.
Xiao Yunxin and Xiao Yunqi each have mansions outside the palace, but they usually live in the palace for most of the month. They are too lazy to move around. Xiao Yunchen also acquiesced, so the ministers naturally did not dare to say anything.
Xiao Yunxin stayed in the dormitory all night.
Early tomorrow morning, the Queen Mother's Yanxi Palace indeed sent someone to deliver an oral message, saying that the Queen Mother would hold a banquet in Liushui Pavilion this evening and invited many important officials in the court, as well as the three major aristocratic families in Beixiao, the Qin family and the Fan family.
Home, You home...
That night, it was extremely dark.
Xiao Yunchen and Xuanhuang dressed up as servants and followed Xiao Yunxin to the Liushui Pavilion for the banquet.
As soon as they stepped into the pavilion, everyone stood up and came to greet Xiao Yunxin with their little faces full.
The girls in palace costumes filed in, followed the rules and served individual dishes to the small tables in front of each adult, and then left.
Those bright eyes couldn't stop glancing at Xiao Yunxin who had just entered the house, but they only dared to take a look and looked back instantly.
Xiao Yunxin glanced at the battle in the pavilion, and there was a trace of vague sarcasm on the corner of her lips.
None of the cabinet ministers headed by Wen Ce and Cheng Peng appeared here.
Most of the people attending the meeting were courtiers who were good friends with the Queen Mother, and among them, no less than the Fan family had quite good relations.
Xiao Yunxin sat down at the main seat, lightly swept her sleeves, and motioned for everyone to return to their seats.
Not long after, the Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager You came over with their graceful and dignified figures, walking lightly in lotus steps, amidst the eunuchs' repeated calls.
Xiao Yunxin and other ministers stood up at the same time to greet the Queen Mother and Princess You.
A smile appeared on the Queen Mother's blessed face, and she politely ignored everyone's courtesy. With the support of Princess You and the aunt beside her, she slowly sat down.
"Today the Ai family is holding a banquet in Liushui Pavilion, just to allow all the important officials in the court to communicate with each other and to have a relationship with each other, the three major families of Northern Xiao. You don't have to be restrained, just treat it as your own home."
"Yes, the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother took the small cup handed by the eunuch and drank a drink with all the courtiers. She gave it to the head of the Fan family with a wink. The man immediately understood and stood up and said, "Your Highness, the Assistant to the Government, the dogs of the grassroots were in Sheng'an a few days ago."
If someone offends someone, the common people will first punish you with three cups of wine and ask for Your Highness’s forgiveness.”
The head of the Fan family drank three glasses of wine and had a forthright attitude, which made it difficult not to make people like him.
The courtiers in the court immediately clapped their hands and applauded. Qin Qi, the old head of the Qin family, looked at the head of the Fan family with a pointed look, curled his lips sarcastically, and said nothing.
Xiao Yunxin curled her lips, raised the golden bottle with her left hand, raised it slightly, raised her head and drank it all in one gulp, her movements were graceful and indescribable.
The head of the Fan family suppressed a sinister smile and said, "Thank you, His Highness the Assistant Prince, for not pursuing any further investigation."
"His Royal Highness the Auxiliary Prince, Yun Yuan would like to propose a toast to His Highness." With the support of two young eunuchs, he stood up tremblingly and raised his glass to pay tribute to Xiao Yunxin. It was a pale and sickly boy of seventeen or eighteen years old.
Huang'er's lowered head was slightly raised, her eyes rolled around, and she looked at him curiously.
"It's the young prince Yunyuan from the Second Emperor's uncle's family. You don't need to drink because you are not in good health." Xiao Yunxin glanced at him with a brow, then changed his hand to another glass and drank it happily.
In my memory, this Xiao Yunyuan is not very common. He spends most of the year recuperating in his mansion. He did not expect that he would come to the night banquet today.
"Thank you for your concern, His Highness Prince Fuzheng." Young Prince Yunyuan was a little excited, and his face clearly showed that he was talking to his idol, and his heart was surging.
Xuanhuang watched secretly from the side, the corner of his mouth twitching silently.
Xiao Yunchen saw this and wanted to laugh. He raised his hand and pulled the little guy's fleshy chubby hand to ask her to calm down.
At this time, next to Xiao Yunyuan, a fair-skinned man in his late thirties squinted his cloudy eyes and spoke angrily, "The Assistant Prince is such a good drinker! Yun Tao also proposes a toast to you, let's do it first.
Respectfully!"
Xiao Yunxin glanced at him and didn't care about his strange behavior. After drinking a glass of wine, many ministers came to get close to him.
Not long after, the Queen Mother stood up with a smile and held her forehead, "The Ai family is too drunk, so they took the first step. Concubine, I will leave this place to you."
"Yes, sister, don't worry."
After everyone respectfully sent the old lady off, the atmosphere of the banquet was obviously much better, with people drinking and drinking, and there were more and more loud talks.
Concubine You was eating the food in silence and having a drink with the ministers who came to toast her from time to time. But suddenly, her body tensed up and her eyes shot behind Xiao Yunxin like lightning.
Xuanhuang gave a playful smile and thought to himself: This Concubine You has very keen senses. It is not strange for a concubine on the Tianqiong Continent to practice martial arts. The fact that Concubine You noticed her eyes meant that she
The five senses and six senses are very sharp.
Xuanhuang looked away and saw the fair-skinned man in front of him who had paid respect to Xiao Yunxin stood up and spoke in that sinister tone again.
"Prince Auxiliary, have you ever heard of the rumors circulating in the streets these past two days?"
Who is this person? Xuanhuang secretly glared at Xiao Yunchen with big eyes. Why did this out-of-touch man jump out to do this? She thought that the man named Fan would be the first to come out and stir up trouble!
"This is Xiao Yuntao from the great uncle's family. He is older than me. His talent and intelligence are only average, but his heart is as high as the sky." Xiao Yunchen's lips did not move, but the sound wave reached Xuanhuang's ears.
Xuanhuang pouted her little lips, what the hell is this? She is still waiting to see Old Man Fan perform in a big show. What kind of trouble does this man come out to stir up?
Huang'er secretly glared at Xiao Yuntao with dissatisfaction, why are there so many differences between people with the same surname and the same blood flowing in their bodies?
Xiao Yunxin's elegance and calmness made Xiao Yuntao grit his teeth secretly.
What are you pretending to be? The charge of treason has been laid on you, what else do you have to say?
It spreads from person to person in a radius of hundreds of miles, and even if it is fake, it will be exaggerated to be true, leaving you speechless. How can you maintain this elegance and calmness that remains unchanged despite the collapse of the mountain? Bah!
"If the auxiliary king doesn't speak, he must be tacitly agreeing to it." Xiao Yuntao's words, which were not big and not small, made all the voices present become cold for a moment.
Many ministers have already heard the rumors in the streets, but most of them don't believe it.
For many years, the auxiliary king has devoted himself to the work of Xiao Guo, and has handled state affairs for their willful Majesty without any regrets. This brotherly friendship can be seen by everyone.
He wants to rebel? Why does he need to wait until today to rebel?
At this time, the head of the Fan family and his son Fan Liang looked at each other and nodded slightly.
The head of the Fan family then stepped forward with a sly smile and said, "My lords, to be fair, Mr. Fan has been worried about the country and the people for many years, and has been working on state affairs day and night. All the mistakes are for his own sake, and all major decisions are made by him.
He handled it all by himself. Everyone knows what he has done for us, the subjects of the Xiao Kingdom. If it weren't for the auxiliary king sitting here, our Xiao Kingdom might have fallen apart by now."
Xiao Yunxin smiled calmly and did not speak, but nodded lightly towards the head of the Fan family.
The head of the Fan family is so elated!
Take the bait, take the bait! Hahaha, this stupid fish took the bait today! Who doesn't like to hear good words? His flattery surnamed Fan was photographed. Not to mention you, Xiao Yunxin, a mere mortal, even gods will have to follow suit.
See if he can kill him!
Praise is high, but fall is hard! Let Xiao Yunxin be stunned now! He will suffer it soon!
The head of the Fan family smiled darkly in his heart, but remained calm on the surface, and continued, "My lords, listen to me. The Assistant King has been in office for so many years. Compared with his intelligence and wisdom, he has continued to solve so many political affairs for our country.
The problem, the problem of diplomatic relations. This king who ran away with a woman seems to be lacking a lot! Don't you think so?"
"Instead of letting such a man who ran away with a woman continue to be the nominal king of Northern Xiao, it is better to support His Royal Highness the Auxiliary King to ascend the throne!" The head of the Fan family raised his arms and shouted, "Long live His Highness the Auxiliary King!"
Everyone in the pavilion was stunned, but soon some people attached themselves to the head of the Fan family and shouted long live.
Concubine You sat there with a very ugly face, and suddenly said in a cold voice, "Head of the Fan family, I will treat you as drunk. I advise you not to say these treacherous words of yours. Who's here?
Ah, send the head of the Fan family back..."
The head of the Fan family salivated, looked at the beautiful woman, and said with a smile, "My dear concubine, you don't know something. His Royal Highness the Assistant Prince has a very high reputation among the people. For so many years, His Royal Highness the Assistant Prince has been
When dealing with major political affairs, what has the nominal king done for us? I, a common man, am speaking on behalf of tens of millions of people in the world."
Concubine You glared at him fiercely, "What does it look like to be a king who is not a king, and a minister who is not a minister? Mr. Fan, you should know that if you speak arrogantly today and are disrespectful to the emperor of today, I can be the first to win."
You, copy your entire family!"
"Taifei! Let us men handle the affairs of the government!" Xiao Yuntao said something sinister, and then waved his hand and said, "Here, help the princess back to the palace."
"You! Xiao Yuntao, how dare you!"
The head of the Fan family has been constantly observing Xiao Yunxin's expression. This calm and unhurried auxiliary king has always presented himself with a gentle and elegant mask, and his smile never reaches the depths of his eyes.
When he noticed that there was a faint flame of excitement in Xiao Yunxin's eyes, as well as his clenched fists at his sides, and even Xiao Yunxin's breathing, the head of the Fan family could feel that it was a little unsteady.
When he discovered all this, he was also excited! All this showed that Xiao Yunxin was not at peace inside!
Who says he doesn't have yearning? He also has yearning, yearning for the throne, yearning for the feeling of standing on the top and overlooking the world...
This is easy to handle!
Everything is developing steadily towards the situation he hoped for.
"I propose that the auxiliary king should be the emperor of our Great Xiao Kingdom! The king should be appointed by a capable person. That king who is missing and is like a wandering cloud and wild crane all day long, we, the subjects of the Xiao Kingdom, are extremely disdainful of him!"
"Yes!" Various voices sounded again from all corners.
Xuanhuang realized that these discordant voices had always been attached to the head of the Fan family. They were just a few voices, and they should have been bribed by the head of the Fan family earlier.
The other ministers were feeling a little dizzy at this moment. They never imagined that they were originally attending a banquet, but suddenly and inexplicably turned into an incitement meeting.
Xiao Yunxin's expression at this moment was just right. He was a little excited and a little confused. Without even a word coming out, the head of the Fan family concluded that his heart was in turmoil, which directly caused him to be unable to speak!
This is so whimsical!
Will Xiao Yunxin’s heart be so turbulent that she can’t speak?
I don’t even think about it, Xiao Yunxin has never seen any big storms in these years, but just because you, the head of the Fan family, are running up and down here, Xiao Yunxin is really watching a big show.
Want to use this stupid trick to drive a wedge between their brothers?
Later, the head of the Fan family will have an eye-opener on what it means to have an exhaustive strategy and what it means to lure the king into an urn.
If you want to blackmail their surname Xiao, the three brothers named Xiao are your ancestors!
The head of the Fan family continued to incite the courtiers. When he saw Xiao Yunxin didn't respond, he thought that Xiao Yunxin acquiesced or even appreciated what he had done, so he stupidly persuaded the courtiers, making the old man of the Qin family furious.
Jumping.
"Head of the Fan family, if you want to rebel, just do it! Why are you dragging my grandson into dirty water?" How could Qin Qi not understand Xiao Yunxin? Looking at Xiao Yunxin's reaction, he felt that something was fishy, but he didn't recognize Xiao Yunxin.
The two people behind were Xiao Yunchen and Xuanhuang.
When a group of people were making noise and talking non-stop, Xuanhuang became impatient and was about to jump out when a series of eunuchs screamed urgently from outside.
"Uncle Wang, the king of Zhennan has arrived!"
"Wenge is experienced!"
"Cheng Ge is so experienced..."
Xuanhuang picked this critical moment, jumped out, hit the head of the Fan family hard on the fat buttocks, and roared, "You damn, the Fan family is going to rebel! The Fan family is rebelling, rebelling!!