Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

After Xu Yixing finished laughing, she also broke out in a cold sweat. Lu Anyuan hugged her tightly. He could feel her fear. There was no other way. She had married him and would eventually have to go through these baptisms.

"Don't worry, I will protect you well."

Xu Yixing raised her head and looked up, meeting Lu Anyuan's gaze, but for some reason she didn't feel any sense of security brought by these words.

There are too many capable people around Lu Anyuan, many enemies, and many smart people. People like Lu Junshi and the Fourth Prince did not target him this time, so what about next time? What if he becomes the one who is calculated in the future, what should he do?

"Madam, I know you are smart, but the enemies in the court are not as easy to deal with as those in your house. However, we will work together to ensure safety, don't worry. No matter what, this matter has achieved its goal. Let's see how the emperor will deal with it, okay?"

Xu Yixing nodded, feeling scared for his own cleverness. If he did it again next time, he must make sure he had a foolproof plan.

After leaving the palace, Xu Yixing did not go out for several days. Not only was he at home to calm down, but more importantly, he was waiting for the emperor's decision.

In fact, the emperor knew the personalities of his sons very well. The reason why the second prince was favored for so many years was probably not entirely because of Concubine Ying.

Xu Yixing already knew the news that the emperor ordered the second prince to leave the palace with the princess and children to set up a home. It would be more accurate to say that he was expelled from the palace rather than setting up a home. After all, the imperial edict did not even mention the fiefdom. It was more like kicking him out of the house.

Moreover, there is no conclusion yet on the outcome of the handling of Wu Xueyan and her own family, so it is better for her not to go out and wander around.

Lu Anyuan came back that day and brought her the news that she cared about most.

"Madam, the emperor has granted Qibei to my second brother as his fiefdom. My second brother and his family have moved out now. My fourth brother was called into the palace and severely scolded. He is now confined to the Fourth Prince's residence."

Xu Yixing didn't care about other things, except for one thing: "Why is it Qibei? Isn't it right next to your fiefdom?"

If Qinan is remote, then Qibei is even more desolate. Not only is it full of mountains and hills, there are not even a few decent state capitals. There are also many barbarians in the territory, making it very inconvenient to manage.

"Qibei has been ownerless for a long time. It's just right to give it to my second brother this time." Lu Anyuan said this with a strong mockery on his face. He really didn't expect that his father would use such a place as a fiefdom for his second brother.

"Oh, by the way, Ying Fei's brother Zhou Zhiming was executed by our father. I heard that she cried and made a fuss at the gate of the Golden Throne Hall for a long time, but our father ignored her." Lu Anyuan was gloating when this matter was mentioned. Originally, the Zhous were about to escape the disaster, but because of Ying Fei's move, they were implicated and died.

"Really?" Xu Yixing was secretly delighted. This must be because the emperor felt that Zhou Zhiming was meddling too much, and he was afraid that he would continue to take advantage of the situation after the Second Prince established his own government, so he took immediate action to get rid of him.

"Oh, now that the Second Prince and his family have moved out of Zhaode Palace and Zhou Zhiming is dead, won't Concubine Ying be alone in the palace?"

"You still have the kindness to care about Concubine Ying? She must hate us to death this time." Lu Anyuan tried to pinch Xu Yixing's face, but was dodged.

At the end of November, the emperor issued two imperial edicts to the Wu and Xu families respectively.

It was normal to give it to the Xu family. The emperor was dissatisfied with the previous token incident, so he asked Father Xu to strictly discipline his children. It happened that Xu Yiwen was studying at Wansong Academy, and the emperor asked him to study hard and not to return to Beijing unless necessary.

This was originally a disguised form of imprisonment, but for Xu Yiwen, it gave him an excuse not to go home, and his father could no longer say anything.

This fully demonstrated the emperor's majesty to the Wu family. The emperor ordered the Wu family to move north to Miaozhou, which borders the Central Plains in the north. He demoted Lord Wu to the position of chief of Miaozhou's city defense and ordered him to set off with his children and family members without any mistakes.

After Xu Yixing found out, he was silent for a long time. The emperor did not kill Wu Xueyan, which was a mercy beyond the law. However, she colluded with the prince to treat the guard of the capital as a joke, so naturally the Wu family should bear this responsibility.

This time, Xu Yixing did not send her off. He just wrote a note and asked Ying Wu to deliver it to Wu Xueyan. Although he rescued Wu Xueyan from the second prince's killer, she complained for his own benefit and implicated the Wu family. Xu Yixing felt a little sorry for her.

The piece of paper was very simple, and it contained a sentence that Xu Yixing once said:

Step back and you will be free from the world.

Whether it was a wish or a delusion, she sincerely hoped that Wu Xueyan could live a freer life in the future. As for whether the Second Prince and Concubine Ying would do something dirty again this time, she could only pray for their good luck.

After sending the note away, Xu Yixing turned into the inner room, but saw Lu Anyuan also reading two pieces of paper. When he saw him come in, he seemed to want to hide.

"What are you looking at?" Xu Yixing asked, then changed his words: "If it's not convenient for me to know, then don't tell me."

Lu Anyuan chuckled, stood up and came over: "How could that be, we are husband and wife, you can know everything about me. I just did it subconsciously, I didn't mean to hide it from you, don't mind it."

Xu Yixing felt warm inside when he heard this, but when he saw the silver scent bag on the bedside, his eyes turned cold. Lu Anyuan could be completely unreserved with himself, but he couldn't be with him.

For example, she had inherited Yi Yan's memory a long time ago, the real reason for Mrs. Bai's death, the father-daughter relationship between herself and her father that could break down at any time, how much hidden power she had, and the contraceptive medicine sent by his most trusted pharmacist.

Thinking of this, Xu Yixing suddenly felt that he had no reason to ask him to tell him everything.

"So what was it about?" She asked in a casual tone.

"This one was sent by my fourth brother, and this one was sent by my fifth brother. These are two different things."

"Oh, you have quite a good relationship with people. Why would they be so attentive to send you a letter?"

"Haha. The letter sent by Fourth Brother said that Military Advisor Lu is dead."

"What was the cause of death?"

"He said he drowned. He was on a boat trip to Nanhu Lake the day before yesterday to watch the courtesans, but there were too many people and he was pushed off the boat and drowned."

Xu Yixing stretched his fingers and tore off a thread on his body. Since the Fourth Prince specifically mentioned this, it was definitely not an accident. He probably hired someone to push her down, or dragged her down and drowned her, and her body was dumped.

Military Advisor Lu loves his son dearly and thinks he has done everything perfectly, but he didn't expect that he had offended the prince who should not be offended the most. It was all his own fault.