When he went to bid farewell to Emperor Yuanfeng today, not only did he run into Tian Chengzhong who was crying and pleading his case, he also ran into Prince Zhuang.
Perhaps the position of Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace has been vacant for too long, so some people can't wait to sit on that seat.
Whether it was the previous attempt to win over and suppress the Su family or to frame the Pang family, Prince Zhuang was responsible for all of it.
King Zhuang was exerting his strength everywhere.
The Qin family is the Yue family, and the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery and the Marquis of Changping also surrendered to Prince Zhuang. Later, Xu Rui worked hard for them. It goes without saying how much effort Prince Zhuang made in private.
Although the Song family seemed to have won a great victory this time.
In fact, it is even more dangerous.
Song Heng's identity...
Song Xiangyu suddenly felt that the tea in front of him was no longer fragrant, and there was no point in playing chess, so he let out a long sigh.
Although he could take away some of the energy of King Zhuang and the Xu family when he returned to his hometown, it was not enough, far from enough.
Although what happened back then was done in secret, there are definitely traces left.
Otherwise, how could Taoist Qingyuan find Song Heng and accept him as his disciple
If Taoist Qingyuan can discover it, others can naturally discover it as well.
The room suddenly fell silent.
Seeing this, Chen Dong stood up hurriedly and said, "I have something else to do, so I'll go get busy first..."
Song Heng didn't stop him. He hummed and ordered, "Keep an eye on Lai Weiqi."
Chen Dong responded quickly.
After Chen Dong left, Song Xiangyu looked solemn and tapped his fingers on the table: "We can't just let it go like this, but the most urgent thing now is... we still have to settle the status first."
Only when the former crown prince's reputation of suspected treason is completely cleared can Song Heng's life experience be revealed to the world.
Otherwise, if they were not legitimate, they would be like the royal family members who were under surveillance like the second and third princes, and they would disappear quietly after a while.
Taoist Qingyuan stroked his beard and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, it will be soon."
As he spoke, he put the chess piece in his hand where it should be, and looked up at Song Xiangyu: "The Xu family is more anxious."
Song Xiangyu's eyes lit up.
The Xu family was indeed very anxious.
Xu Rui's injuries were serious. The Xu family had recently invited countless doctors, including Court Judge Sun and Imperial Physician Hu, who came in turn, and only then were they able to bring down Xu Rui's high fever of several days.
Mrs. Xu let out a long sigh, handed the handkerchief in her hand to Mother An who had been waiting by the side, and reached out to check Xu Rui's forehead temperature again.
She closed her eyes when she felt the touch was a little cold, and couldn't help showing fatigue.
Mother Li, who was watching, hurriedly supported her and said, "Madam, you have been guarding the prince for so many days, day and night, how can you bear this? Now that the prince is better, you have to take care of yourself too. The two young masters still need your care."
Mrs. Xu, who had just entered the house, hurriedly followed suit to persuade Madam Xu: "That's right, sister-in-law, if you don't take care of yourself, you have to take care of everyone in this mansion. This family is counting on you. What will happen if you fall ill?"
Then he talked about the Zhang family again: "Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about this Zhang family. If they come to make trouble again, won't you have to come out and send them away?"
Mrs. Xu signaled them to speak softly so as not to disturb Xu Rui.
Xu Rui had already opened his eyes and weakly called out "Second Aunt". Seeing that Mrs. Xu agreed, he asked, "What about the Zhang family?"
Xu Rui actually woke up. Mrs. Xu was overjoyed and rushed to the bedside. She called out "A Rui" with tears in her eyes and touched his head with tears in her eyes: "You finally woke up! I was so scared!"
Xu Rui smiled weakly at his mother: "Mom, it's all my fault. I scared you."
Mrs. Xu's tears fell, and she was choked with sobs for a moment.
It was after Mrs. Xu's surprise that she told the story of the trouble that the Zhang family had caused in the Tian family, and she commented mercilessly: "A family like this will sooner or later cause a terrible disaster. Look, how long has it been since Zhang Jingchan's incident? They actually dared to go to the Tian family to cause trouble..."
Even the Xu family has to give face to the Cheng'en Mansion. They are good, ignorant and fearless.
Fortunately, Zhang Linghui is dead now, and such a big incident has happened. Everyone knows that the Xu and Zhang families have fallen out.
Otherwise, if the Zhang father and daughter caused such a disaster, the Xu family would have to rescue them.
Moreover, this matter is difficult to explain. First, it offends the Tian family, second, it offends King Zhuang, and third, it offends King Zhuang's wife.
Mrs. Xu's attitude was indifferent.
She no longer wants to care about the life or death of the Zhang family.
Xu Rui didn't say anything, but just looked at Madam Xu and said, "Mom, Aying..."
He did not ask Zhang Linghui, but asked Xu Ying first. Mrs. Xu felt better, but the next moment she felt heartbroken again and tears rolled down her cheeks.
Xu Rui was silent for a moment before asking, "Did Song Heng kill him personally?"
Madam Xu was choking with sobs and could only nod her head continuously. After a long while, she finally said, "I have inquired clearly. It was Song Heng who shot her. Lord Lai said that Ah Ying kept crying out in pain before she died, but the arrow was shot too accurately and had a barb on it. Although he tried his best to pull the arrow out backwards as the doctor said, it was useless. The bleeding would not stop..."
Xu Rui was silent for a moment.
His complexion was already very pale, and now it was even paler, almost like a ghost.
Mrs. Xu sighed and had to comfort them: "It's useless to say these things now. It will only make things sad. Sister-in-law, A Rui's injury hasn't fully healed yet. Please don't worry him too much."
Mrs. Xu finally reacted, but when she thought of Xu Rui's injury, she couldn't help but grit her teeth and said, "Song Heng not only killed your brother, but he wanted to kill you too. Damn it, look at what he did!"
There was no intact spot on Xu Rui's back. When he just came back, his back was covered in blood and flesh, and he was literally just a piece of skin hanging off.
The many doctors waiting in the mansion at that time said that the injury was too severe and he might not be able to survive, so they all needed to be prepared.
Fortunately, both Su Nuyuanpan and Doctor Hu said that as long as the fever could be subsided, there would be no big problem.
Madam Xu tucked in the blanket for Xu Rui, with an almost ferocious expression on her face: "It's okay, Rui, your father will definitely avenge you!"
Regardless of whether Song Heng was really the orphan of the late crown prince or not, they wanted Song Heng to go down to accompany the late crown prince and also go underground to pay for Xu Ying's life.
Xu Rui's face was expressionless. He coughed a few times before lowering his voice and saying to Madam Xu, "Mother, please go and ask father to come over. I have something to tell him."
Mrs. Xu was distressed to see that he wheezed every time he coughed, and said hurriedly, "Your father has gone to visit Mr. Xu, and I'm afraid he won't be back until the evening. You should have a good rest first. It won't be too late to talk to him when he comes back if there's anything."