In fact, he and Murong Kai had already guessed the Xu family's thoughts. Concubine Xu was favored and gave birth to a prince. By then, Xuan'er might die for some reason. Then, Concubine Xu's father would use the identity of the prince's grandfather to hold the emperor hostage to control the princes. By then, Bei'an would naturally fall into their hands.
In order to gain the favor of Concubine Xu, they devised a plan to poison the Queen and make her die. After the Queen's death, they repeatedly advised him to give the child to Concubine Xu to raise. In this way, the child would have a relationship with Concubine Xu and would be no different from Xu's own grandson. When the Emperor passed away, Bei'an would be their grandfather's world.
However, they did not expect that the emperor would order the child to be raised in the Qingque Palace. Later, when Princess Jiaoyang came back, Xuan'er was raised in Princess Jiaoyang's Canyang Palace. During this period, there were many memorials in the court, saying that it was inappropriate for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be raised in the princess's palace.
However, he kept all these memorials in his possession and did not send them out. His attitude made some court officials anxious, and if they wanted to express their opinions in the court, they would be stopped by him saying that the prince and the princess had a deep sisterly love.
It's just that he blocked their requests in the court, but he couldn't stop the tricks in the harem.
What he was afraid of now was not that Concubine Xu would take Xuan'er away. He always had a vague feeling that their purpose of separating Xuan'er and Shiman was not to divide and rule, but to take Xuan'er's life.
If Bei'an lost its prince, then as the emperor, he would have the responsibility to produce the next generation. Although there were not many concubines in the palace, except for Concubine Zhu, all of them had a strong background.
Whenever he thought of this, and thought of the scenes that the emperor and his ministers were thinking in the court, Su Jing felt a chill down his spine.
What made him even more heartbroken was that his vigilance was gained at the cost of the life of his queen, his most beloved woman.
He couldn't let her lose her life in vain, nor could he let their conspiracy succeed.
After the Queen got into trouble, he didn't dare to trust anyone except the Duke of Zhenguo's family. However, the Duke of Zhenguo was still his trump card, so he could only keep it in the Sky Prison and wait, waiting for the critical moment when he could turn the tide of the battle.
He didn't have many people available, but fortunately, Murong Kai fell into the trap himself.
Deep down, he rejected Murong Kai because he would eventually take his daughter away and occupy most of her life. He was reluctant to let him go and felt even more displeased with Murong Kai. However, he knew better that this man loved his daughter deeply and could be trusted.
That's why he let him do some things because his identity was suitable and he was trustworthy.
Murong Kai naturally knew the trust that Su Jing placed in this matter, so even though he was reluctant to let Ah Man go, he still agreed.
After he left, Su Jing and A'man each had their own battlefields, without any communication. How could they unite against a common enemy, and how could they protect the people they cared about and cherished, became a proposition that they, father and daughter, had to face.
Su Jing was determined about the future. He wanted to protect his two children, but he was at a loss as to how to do it, because he didn't know how the enemy would attack. The only thing he knew clearly was that they would not show mercy.
They even dared to kill the queen, so how could they show mercy
While Murong Kai was thinking, the gentle voice of Concubine Xu was heard outside the imperial study. She greeted the guards and said she wanted to meet Su Jing, but the guards refused.
Except for the Queen, no other concubine had the right to enter the Imperial Study. But today, Concubine Xu was waiting outside for him to make an exception for her, because today he had comforted her and told her that if she had any requests, she could just ask.
She didn't say anything, choosing this roundabout way.
Her voice had become louder, obviously wanting to be heard.
But at this moment, Su Jing wanted to pretend to be deaf. He didn't want her to get her wish, so he sat quietly in the imperial study, listening to the crying and sobbing sounds outside becoming louder and louder.
(End of this chapter)