Old Master Xu's health has deteriorated recently. The weather has changed a lot recently, and he has to take medicine with his meals. The people in the Xu family are worried to death, but he remains calm and composed.
Master Xu San couldn't understand why his father was so calm. This was a matter of life and death. If he was not careful, the entire Xu family would be in trouble.
But it was he who caused this matter after all. If he hadn't done such a stupid thing, his father wouldn't have lowered himself so easily and surrendered to King Linjiang and was used by King Linjiang, and finally had to take such a big risk. He watched worriedly as Xu Anying sat up from the bed and was helped by the maid to drink the medicine. He asked Old Master Xu: "Father, how do you feel about the medicine prescribed by this imperial physician? Should we... change to another imperial physician and give him some medicine to see how it goes?"
Xu Anying coughed for a while with her hands rolled up, then stopped her son from nagging at her. "That's not necessary. Which imperial physician's medicine isn't medicine? Are they deliberately prescribing poison in the hope that I'll die?"
Xu Anying has always been very stubborn. Master Xu San couldn't continue talking, so he had to change the subject: "Dad, how sure are you about this matter?"
Xu Anying teamed up with King Linjiang and offered a plan to King Linjiang, but King Linjiang has not responded yet...
The atmosphere in the room became gloomy. Old Master Xu waved his hand and asked the waiters to leave. Only the father and son were left in the room. He looked at Old Master Xu San and said, "The prince is a smart man. He should know that if he doesn't seize this opportunity, there will be no other opportunities."
He smiled complacently: "Besides, hasn't he already taken the first step?"
He used Wei An to paralyze Emperor Longqing, making him think that Shen Chen had listened to his threats and gone to look for the magic medicine, thus relaxing his vigilance. However, he had made all the preparations in private.
Master Xu San sneered angrily, and when he mentioned Wei An, his mouth showed disdain: "Letting her enter the palace like this is really a bargain for her!"
If it weren't for this disaster, they wouldn't have to take such a risky move. Even if they really surrendered to King Linjiang, they would have been respected enough. They wouldn't have lowered themselves like they do now.
Xu Anying's throat was itchy, but she resisted the urge to cough. She told Master Xu San, "Don't just talk about this. Have you arranged everything I asked you to do?"
Things like a palace coup are not something that can be just talked about and then forgotten. Every step must be calculated carefully and every opportunity that can be used must not be missed.
When Mr. Xu San heard that serious matters were being mentioned, he immediately became serious and solemnly took out a list and handed it to Mr. Xu: "These are the people who have been contacted and agreed. They are all your old subordinates and are extremely reliable."
Old Master Xu looked through the list and saw that everyone on the list was familiar to him. Third Master Xu did not add anyone in secret, so he nodded and said, "Quality is the most important thing in a soldier. If a person is useful, one is enough. If he is useless, no matter how many people come, it will be useless. These are enough. This is a life-threatening matter. Too many people will only make things worse."
Master Xu San understood what he meant and quickly said, "Don't worry, I have always done what you said and never acted on my own."
Xu Anying thought for a moment, turned her head and glanced at him, and said, "Okay, keep an eye on the affairs in the palace, and tell the waiter to do his job well and be careful. The emperor doesn't trust our family as much as before. If he gets caught, he'll be dead."
The second son of the Xu family is the son of the eldest master Xu, and the only one of the younger generation of the Xu family who is considered to be promising. He is currently serving as a Yulin Guard in the palace, and is now under the jurisdiction of Marquis Ping'an.
When Master Xu San heard about his nephew, he thought of another thing: "By the way, Dad, speaking of this matter, I have something to tell you. Can you and Marquis Ping'an... make sense?"
If there was cooperation from the palace guards, wouldn't things be much easier
Old Master Xu smiled, which was rare, and showed his fox-like smile as before: "This matter is not my responsibility. As for the matter of internal and external cooperation, we have already prepared the people outside, and the internal ones will naturally be under the jurisdiction of the prince. The prince has great magical powers and there will always be a way."
Marquis Ping'an was a tough guy, but Xu Anying was an experienced man and had long seen through the fact that Marquis Ping'an always gave Linjiang Palace some concessions at critical moments.
He has been King Linjiang's man for a long time, so why are you still worried about what he will do
Master Xu San had nothing more to say. After thinking for a while, he asked his father again: "Then when Shen Chen is away and the palace is in chaos, no one can take care of her, should we..." He made a gesture of wiping his neck, with a sinister look in his eyes: "This scourge cannot be left alone. If she knew that this matter was related to us and that we suggested to the prince to send her in, she would definitely cause trouble for us again."
Xu Anying didn't care much. He was focusing on the overall situation, but he didn't mind fulfilling his son's long-cherished wish, so he nodded easily: "This is not a big deal, you can make the decision when the time comes."
This was a promise. Master Xu San felt relieved and stood up to go out to get busy.
What was Wei An doing? She was accompanying Concubine Lin Shu to prepare things for Young Master Lin San. The Qinghe Earl's Mansion would definitely give a portion of the betrothal gift, but how could Concubine Lin Shu be interested in that little? Even if the wife of the Qinghe Earl didn't deduct it, she would still add something to it.
After Wei An showed her the gifts, she smiled and said, "These things are all ready, but I haven't even met my future sister-in-law yet. I don't know what her temper is like. I'm really curious."
Wei An couldn't help but laugh. Although she was taken hostage, she did not feel resentful or afraid. She got along with Concubine Lin Shufei the same as before.
The more she acted like this, the more Concubine Lin Shu liked her. Concubine Lin Shu felt very guilty about this matter, but she had to do it. She was afraid that Wei An would take some retaliatory actions because of this matter. However, after spending these days together, she had seen clearly that Wei An was a very clear-headed person. She did not blame herself, because she knew that all of this was not something she could decide.
Concubine Lin liked her even more because of her generosity and thoughtfulness. Seeing that Wei An just smiled, she said, "Aren't you curious? He has a unique vision. I really want to see what kind of girl she is that he praises so highly. Why not... ask Miss Mei Si to come to the palace to take a look?"
This is not impossible. After all, Concubine Lin Shu is in charge of palace affairs now. If she wants to see someone, it is just a matter of a word. (To be continued)