As soon as Xu Anying arrived, he made his attitude clear. He was not one of those people who didn't know how to behave. He immediately said a few words to King Linjiang. King Linjiang listened carefully for a while, then turned his head to look at Shen Chen, and said to him with a smile: "The elder said he wanted to treat you to the best new Mengding tea."
This means that Shen Chen should not continue to make a scene in public.
Shen Chen did not hesitate, turned to Xu Anying with a smile, and nodded: "Then we will have to take advantage of the good things of the elder."
What a clever young man! Xu Anying couldn't help but feel a little regretful in her heart. Shen Chen was so persistent just now because he knew that what Master Xu said was not counted and he was not the one who could make the decision in the Xu family. That's why he deliberately provoked him with words and said ambiguous things to put pressure on the Xu family.
Now that the person who can really make the decision in the Xu family has arrived, as soon as King Linjiang said something, he was able to change the direction of his words immediately, without revealing any of his previous sharpness.
If the young man who can judge the situation and turn around according to the circumstances was his own descendant, then he would not have to worry.
But other people's children are other people's children after all. He coughed, turned around and smiled at the other guests, asking them to sit outside.
He glanced at his second son and younger brother and told them to go outside and entertain the guests.
Everyone knew that something big had happened. Bandits had replaced the actors who were supposed to perform in the mansion. No one knew what had happened inside. They all wanted to leave, but after hearing what Xu Anying said, they decided not to move. Xu Anying was not only the Minister of War, but also a cabinet minister. Now everyone had to give him some face.
Even the Qin masters were there and showed no intention of leaving, so after some thought, everyone agreed.
Xu Anying smiled and shook her head: "Today's incident is not a big deal, it just disturbed everyone's interest. It's really our fault. The banquet hasn't started yet. Fortunately, the matter has been resolved now. Please wait for a while and leave after the banquet!"
How could anyone not give him face? They all agreed.
Even Mei Hanlin turned around and told Mrs. Mei to stop and not rush home anymore.
Ping'an Hou did the same. He winked at Zhennan Wang and went out with everyone else.
Prince Zhennan stayed with Master Wei Wu. Xu Anying didn't say anything else. He just smiled and invited them to sit down. He also ordered someone to serve tea. Then he turned to look at Prince Linjiang, sighed, and said very tiredly: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I'm really embarrassed to have caused such a mess."
Prince Linjiang already knew the whole story. He looked at the restless Uncle Xu meaningfully, but said nothing. He just smiled and sipped his tea without saying a word.
Xu Anying did not delay. There was no point in delaying such matters. She had to give an explanation to others. It would be the most foolish thing to do to think that she could be alright by hiding it.
He suddenly shouted at Master Xu: "Kneel down!"
Master Xu didn't know how much Xu Anying knew or what she wanted to do. He was extremely anxious and didn't know what to do. When he heard Xu Anying's sudden scolding, he was immediately startled and his heart almost jumped out. By the time he reacted, his legs had already gone limp uncontrollably.
He was originally very afraid of his father, otherwise he would not have done these things without telling his father.
Now that his father was angry, he felt not only afraid but also relieved - it was true that he had started this matter, but he could not handle the ending.
Although he would inevitably be punished after his father found out, it was at least much better than being directly punished by Shen Chen and Prince Linjiang.
Prince Linjiang had already raised his eyebrows, but still said nothing.
Master Wei Wu couldn't hold his temper anymore. He snorted and sneered, "Lord, what are you doing? Are you going to leave us here to watch you play a trick on us?"
This was a very impolite statement, but today the Xu family was plotting against the entire Wei family, and Wei Yangqing had heard from Madam Mei about how Old Lady Xu and Madam Xu had troubled Wei An and Madam Wei Wu in the backyard before, so he did not give Xu Anying the slightest face.
If he still doesn't show any temper at this time, then everyone will come to step on the Wei family in the future.
Xu Anying was not angry. Seeing that Shen Chen was still standing steadily, as if it had nothing to do with him, she praised him for his composure in her heart, but she showed nothing on her face. She just looked at Master Xu coldly and asked him: "I'll give you one more chance. Tell me honestly in front of the prince and the marquis, how did you cause this incident today?!"
This has already defined the matter and directly stated that it was Master Xu who caused this, asking him not to deny it. Master Xu widened his eyes, looking at his father's stern expression, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.
He thought his father would cover up for him no matter what. This incident was no small matter. They were plotting against the Marquis of Pingxi and the Marquis of Dingbei, and they used the method of leaking military reports. It was possible that their Xu family would be in trouble!
But Xu Anying's prestige was so great that after a moment of shock he dared not hide it. With a sad face and pursed lips he told her how he had discussed with the Xiao family's gang and let them sneak in and get the military newspaper to incriminate Shen Chen and Wei An.
The process was simple. Xiao Mingyu's gang was indeed powerful before. Apart from Chu Jingxing, the people of the Xiao family hated the Wei family and Shen Chen next. It was not surprising that Master Xu would find them.
Xu Anying suddenly stood up and kicked Master Xu, causing him to lose his balance on his knees and almost fall out.
"How vicious and stupid!" Xu Anying pointed at him and sneered, "I thought you were so capable that you colluded with a few suspects outside and dared to do such a thing?! You colluded with them, but have you ever thought that even if they testified against Princess Shouning and Marquis Dingbei's Mansion, who would Marquis Dingbei's Mansion and Princess Shouning report the military incident to?! Won't the Ministry of Justice investigate?! Is the Dali Temple a decoration?! You set up such a scheme and you are harming yourself!"
Master Xu fell to the ground with a kick and did not get up for a long time. Only after he saw Xu Anying had finished scolding him did he dare to get up, but he still knelt on the ground with his head down and did not dare to say a word.
Xu Anying turned around and looked at King Linjiang and sighed: "This old minister is really incompetent. He can't even teach his own son well, and let him do such a thing worse than pigs and dogs..."
He admitted it right away! He didn't argue anymore, and didn't even wait for Shen Chen and the others to start a fight! (To be continued)