Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

A few days passed like this, the capital was calm and peaceful, and life was no different from before.

The only difference was that there were more people accompanying them, especially Xu Huaiyi, who arranged twice as many people to protect his two children as before.

Moreover, such arrangements are laid out in the open, and their implications are obvious.

Including the Gu family, the guards also strengthened their defense measures and patrolled day and night.

It is not difficult to guess what they are guarding against. It is to make some people who identify themselves with the characters feel sick as if they had eaten a fly.

They were indeed wary of Xu Huaiyi's strength and wanted to clip the prince's wings, but before they even planned to take action, Xu Huaiyi was already preparing to guard against them?

This action is too fast!

What do they do next?

If we really take action, won’t we fall into the trap dug by Xu Huaiyi?

They couldn't help but think so. There were really too many strange things about Xu Huaiyi. Those who wanted to plot against him all ended up badly without exception. So, if they wanted to deal with him, they really had to consider whether their life was strong enough.

However, before they could make up their minds, something happened to Xu Huaiyi.

First, he was poisoned. When Xu Huaiyi was on duty in the palace, he ate lunch with his subordinates. Everyone else's lunch was fine, but his was found to contain poison.

Ever since he spoke publicly for the crown prince at the grand court meeting, he became extremely cautious whenever he ate out. Using a silver needle to test for poison was just a routine operation, but some poisons could not be detected by a silver needle, so he raised a cage of rabbits and fed the food to the rabbits first. He would only pick up his chopsticks if the rabbits had eaten for half an hour without any reaction.

When others saw this, they thought he was being too cautious. But after seeing the rabbit lying on the ground struggling to death, those who had been criticizing him behind his back shut up.

Is there really someone who poisoned someone?

Facts speak louder than words and people cannot help but believe it. Fortunately, Xu Huaiyi was so cautious, otherwise it would be Xu Huaiyi who was foaming at the mouth and having convulsions in his limbs.

The news spread quickly, and all kinds of suspicions arose.

It is not difficult to guess who is behind the poisoning, but it is not certain which prince's supporter he is.

But no matter who it is, this is a bit too much. Everyone serves their own master, and there is nothing wrong with suppressing each other, but it takes lives right away...

Just when everyone was feeling chilled, who would have thought that something even more shocking happened.

An assassin sneaked into the Gu family in the middle of the night, set fire and assassinated people. The noise was so loud that it scared most of the people in the capital city awake.

If Xu Huaiyi had not guarded his home so tightly, the entire family might have died.

When this incident happened, the entire capital was shocked.

Has the fight for the throne reached such a fever pitch? Hasn't it just begun?

Or did he act so cruelly on purpose to make an example of someone and scare off those who support the prince?

But no matter which one it is, it's too crazy.

The court officials could not sit idly by, especially those who had first petitioned the prince to come to court to observe government affairs. They were like frightened birds, kneeling on the ground and crying, begging the emperor to save them. The people behind the scenes even dared to kill Xu Huaiyi, let alone them?

They don’t have Xu Huaiyi’s incredible luck!

Even the neutral court officials angrily reported to the emperor that a thorough investigation must be conducted to find out the murderer of Xu Huaiyi. Xu Huaiyi was both the Marquis of Jingning and the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard. How could the other party dare to harm such a person so blatantly? How brazen was that?

This made everyone feel insecure. How many of the civil and military officials in the court dared to say that they could stay out of the fight for the throne? When everyone was in danger, how could the court be stable?

Emperor Yongping listened to the indignation and enthusiasm of his ministers, and immediately ordered the three courts to jointly investigate the case.

After receiving the order, the three officials could not wait to look for clues. Judging from their attitude, they were indeed handling the case seriously and had no intention of muddling through the issues.

Gu Huanxi was quite worried about this and asked Xu Huaiyi, "You didn't leave any loopholes, did you?"

Xu Huaiyi patted his chest and said confidently, "Are you still not confident that I can do the job? No matter what the three departments investigate, they won't find anything on me anyway!"

Gu Huanxi was speechless for a moment.

Yes, who could have imagined that poisoning, arson, and assassination were all self-torture tactics directed and performed by Xu Huaiyi?

It is better to strike first and gain the advantage than to wait passively for others to plot against you. It is better to plot against yourself and take the initiative. At least you can know when to strike and avoid falling into irreparable losses.

What followed was exactly as they had expected. The serial murders of Xu Huaiyi caused a sensation in the city. Everyone was keeping an eye on the case, and the people who tried the case were in dire straits and under tremendous pressure.

The pressure came not only from the emperor and court officials, but also from the people themselves.

There was no other reason. Xu Huaiyi's reputation among the people was too great. When someone wanted to harm him, the people were very angry. Every day, people gathered at the gates of Jingzhao Prefecture and Dali Temple to appeal for justice for Xu Huaiyi.

Who dares not to do their job well?

If you go out, won’t people throw rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs at you?

Xu Huaiyi showed off to his wife, "What do you think of my trick? They thought I would borrow the power of those civil officials and military generals. LOL, they don't understand that the power of the people is invincible."

Gu Huanxi reminded, "Don't get carried away. If the matter gets out of hand, Emperor Yongping will be even more wary of you. If someone accuses you of inciting the people and having a rebellious heart, then you will end up making things worse."

Xu Huaiyi said, "Don't worry, I know what's going on. I've already sent people to watch secretly. If the noise is low, I'll add fuel to the fire. If the noise is high, I'll pour some cold water on it. It's all under control."

Gu Huanxi asked again, "Then how do you think Emperor Yongping will deal with this matter in the end?"

Xu Huaiyi sneered, "Him? Humph, the three courts can't find out, they can only find some specious clues, and some of those clues point to the Queen's family, some to the Zhu family, and some to him. Who can he deal with?

Of course, we need to find a scapegoat as soon as possible to calm the situation down."

"that's it?"

"What else? The real murderer is me, and he can't find out. Even if he has suspicions, he has no evidence. He can only find a scapegoat as an explanation. He will also appease Xiaoyu and punish the concubines in the harem."

Gu Huanxi said, "In this way, we have achieved our goal."

Xu Huaiyi said, "It's just barely acceptable."

Gu Huanxi glanced at him and said, "You are the one who stirs up trouble even without any wind. After this incident, those people will definitely behave themselves for a while. Don't be so persistent. Don't chase a dog in a corner. A dog in a corner will bite you."

To be honest, those people are the ones who should be furious. They did nothing wrong but were blamed. No matter how hard they try, they can't clean themselves up. Their position makes them the biggest suspect. It's useless to cry out for injustice because no one will believe them.

Therefore, this method of preemptive framing is really useful.

As a victim, Xu Huaiyi received countless sympathy and care, while those who had connection with other princes became suspects and had no way to defend themselves.

The scapegoat that was finally pushed forward was beyond Xu Huaiyi's expectation. It was not the Zhu family as he thought, but the Changle Marquis Mansion.