Although there had been previous unpleasantness, Xu Anying was truly worthy of being the invisible prime minister. With just a few words, he changed the direction of things, put an end to everyone's speculations and suspicions, and invited everyone to have a lively meal.
Prince Linjiang had not left, Marquis Pingxi was also present, and Lord Qin and the others had all given them face. Xu Anying's disciples at the table were also very excited and tried their best to liven up the atmosphere, and after the meal, it seemed as if nothing had happened, and all the previous unpleasantness had disappeared.
But this is just on the surface, everyone knows it in their hearts.
On the way back after finishing the meal, Chu Jingwu frowned and looked at Shen Chen: "Second brother, you have offended the Xu family this time. You made Mr. Xu go back to his hometown, and Mrs. Xu had to go to the Shouning County Lord to apologize in person. If you make such a fuss, Xu Anying will hate you to death!"
It would be fine for others, but Xu Anying is different from Jiang Zining before. He is a man who can really lead troops in battle and deploy troops. Hu Yingxian, who is now guarding Fujian, and the garrisons at Juyongguan and Datong, were all recommended by him and are all his old subordinates. Fujian has won victory after victory recently, and Datong and Juyongguan have been defended firmly, keeping the Tatar wolves out countless times.
Just based on this, it would be difficult for anyone in the court to touch him.
This is also the reason why he remained unmoved even when Xia Song and Jiang Zining fell one after another.
Now that he had offended such a powerful figure, Chu Jingwu was really worried.
This was different from the previous time when he scolded Xu Zhenniang. Scolding Xu Zhenniang was just a rejection of the marriage, and the impact was relatively small. But now it was different. Shen Chen was actually forcing all the people from the Xu family's main branch to return to their hometown.
This has a completely different meaning.
Although Xu Anying looked like he was sincerely admitting his mistakes, who knew what he was really thinking
Anyway, logically speaking, if he were Xu Anying, seeing his son and granddaughter become like this, he would never have any good feelings towards Shen Chen and Wei An.
Shen Chen's horse was riding side by side with Chu Jingwu's. Hearing what he said, he couldn't help but smile, patted his shoulder and shook his head: "You are stupid, Xu Anying will not hate me for this. On the contrary, he is grateful to me."
gratitude?!
His own children were almost driven into a desperate situation, and his granddaughter's future was ruined. He didn't hate them but was grateful?! Chu Jingwu felt that his second brother, who was always smart, was really a little stupid. He reached out and touched his forehead and said, "Second brother, what are you thinking? It's good enough that they didn't kill you, but they are grateful to you?!"
"Of course you should be grateful to me." Shen Chen smiled and said, "If I hadn't been gentle with him, would Master Xu have been able to get away so easily?! I didn't do anything. It was Master Xu who took the initiative to provoke me. He schemed against me first and wanted to take Wei An's life later. There is no such thing as not being able to fight back after being beaten in this world."
In fact, Xu Anying understood this principle better than Master Xu, so he readily took out the silver and apology.
He also took the initiative to send Master Xu back to his hometown to reflect on his mistakes.
Chu Jingwu still didn't quite understand. He sighed and looked at his second brother. Suddenly, he seemed a little dazed: "Second brother, I don't understand you a little bit."
Shen Chen was always very patient with him. Seeing that he looked like a child who was wronged and confused, he couldn't help but smile and asked him gently, "What don't you understand?"
“I just don’t understand what happened this time.” Chu Jingwu had nothing to hide from his second brother. After thinking for a while, he said seriously, “You obviously knew that Master Xu was going to plot against you. Before the banquet started, Han Bo had already found the real Li Lanfang, but you just… just refused to tell father immediately, or punish Master Xu in private. You had to let them do it to the last step and make the matter public…”
This certainly helped to vent their anger, but it also made the Xu family pay a huge price. But in the final analysis, it was too cruel, so this time they sent Master Xu back to his hometown.
Shen Chen smiled slightly and touched his head, just like when he was a child. He turned his head to look at the carriage of King Linjiang and whispered, "Master Xu wants to harm me, so of course I have to make a scene. Otherwise, how can Xu Anying willingly come to my father for help?"
Chu Jingwu was stunned. He didn't expect Shen Chen to answer like this.
What's the meaning
Meaning, the purpose of framing the Xu family is to... make Xu Anying surrender to the King of Linjiang? !
He couldn't figure it out.
Shen Chen quickly explained to him: "Xu Anying is different from Jiang Zining and Xia Song. He has always been a capable minister. Because of this, he is very difficult to subdue. Before, they handed a ladder to..." Shen Chen paused and glanced at him: "Handing a ladder to the princess, in fact, after all, it is not enough."
From the beginning to the end, it seemed more like the people in the Xu family except Xu Anying acting on their own initiative, and there was no trace of Xu Anying herself at all.
There is no use in seeking refuge like this.
But it’s different now. After something like this happened, the Xu family owed King Linjiang and Shen Chen such a big favor. It would be impossible for Xu Anying not to work hard for King Linjiang in the future.
Just like this time, Chen Ying, the Prince of Linjiang’s man, wants to join the cabinet, so doesn’t he need Xu Anying’s help
It would be inappropriate for Prince Linjiang to bring it up himself, but it would be a different story if someone else did.
This is called equal exchange.
Shen Chen smiled, and even laughed a little sarcastically: "Besides, after committing such a big mistake, it is already a great benefit for him to just go back to his hometown to reflect on his mistakes. If he hadn't been so lucky to have such a powerful father, an ordinary person who did such a thing would have died countless times. If I let him go so easily, Master Xu would probably hate me like you think, but he is not the one who can make the decision in his family. Xu Anying, who can make the decision, is an absolutely smart person. He will only be grateful to me."
Chu Jingwu understood a little, lowered his head and said "oh", then couldn't help but sigh.
The second brother seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding with his father. The two of them were surprisingly consistent and confident in their attitude towards Xu Anying's apology. When the matter was over, both of them seemed to have expected it, knowing that Xu Anying would definitely bow his head because of this matter, and they were so confident about it...
It seems that the two foxes had discussed this matter long ago... (To be continued)