The eldest princess came out of the palace in high spirits.
Taking charge of the Imperial City Division was a good thing that she had never dreamed of. The Imperial City Department not only monitors the Imperial City, but also has its roots covering the entire Tang Dynasty.
Of course, in the eyes of many people, the Imperial City Division is just a government office under the Imperial City.
But actually, that's not the case.
Prince Gong took over the Imperial City Division from Marquis Zhenjun. There was no face-to-face handover and no pointers from his predecessor. The Imperial City Division that Prince Gong took over was already half-assed.
In addition, Prince Gong is not wholeheartedly running errands in the Imperial City Division, so his control over the Imperial City Division will be compromised again.
The direct result was that the Imperial City Division, which was supposed to be the emperor's eyes and ears, was basically abolished.
The eldest princess has been plotting to become emperor for a long time, and has been secretly infiltrating various functional departments of the Tang Dynasty.
Now, taking over the Imperial City Division will definitely be even more powerful for the eldest princess.
Looking back at the palace, the eldest princess's face was full of smiles, because she was one step closer to entering the palace.
"Your Highness, the Duke has entered the city!"
On the way to the imperial city's Yamen with the eldest princess and her men, a female guard hurriedly came to report.
The Duke of the Kingdom naturally refers to the eldest princess’s man, the Duke of Ding, Xu Shuo.
Xu Shuo, who received Emperor Yongping's order and led a guard of horses to the northern border to quell the rebellion of the barbarians, had no merit at all. He also lost his troops and generals, and several cities in the northern border were robbed by the barbarians.
Mrs. Xu was killed, and Xu Shuo had reason to return to Beijing for the funeral.
However, I don’t know how he managed to return to the capital so late.
"ignore him!"
The eldest princess thought for a moment and finally waved her hand casually.
She didn't really mean it when she married Xu Shuo.
It was just to reduce the constraints imposed on her by the Law of Karma.
In fact, when she knew what Xu Shuo was, the eldest princess once regretted that she had not seen the true face of Xu Shuo and Mrs. Xu earlier.
Otherwise, the eldest princess would rather be constrained by the causal implication than get together with Xu Shuo.
Xu Shuo is truly unable to hold up a wall with mud.
Now that Mrs. Xu is gone as her biological mother, Xu Shuo, who has been removed from the Xu family, is in an embarrassing situation.
The funniest thing is that he was obviously going back to Beijing for a funeral, but after so many days of coming back, I really don’t know what was going on in this person’s head.
The eldest princess didn't want to be distracted by irrelevant people and things. She had to concentrate on taking down the Imperial City Division and completely cutting off her good nephew's eyes and ears, so that she could be in the palace and be the high-ranking Ninth Five-Year-Old King.
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Xu Shuo was miserable.
He led troops to the northern border to exterminate the barbarian tribes, but was ambushed by the barbarian tribes and was severely defeated. All the soldiers and horses he led were lost.
Everyone thinks that savages are barbaric and have no brains.
But only Xu Shuo, who had fought against savages, knew that savages were very cunning. The Savage King's military strategy is definitely not something that uncivilized people can achieve.
When he received the news that Mrs. Xu had been murdered and passed away, he immediately chose to return to Beijing for the funeral.
One is to stay away from the battlefield, and the other is to take this opportunity to return to Xu Mansion.
Unfortunately, some people don't allow it.
Xu Shuo was stopped on his way back to Beijing.
He didn't know where these people were from.
These people just caught him, locked him up, and provided him with good food and drink. They kept him locked up for several days before releasing him.
From the beginning to the end, Xu Shuo had no idea what these people were doing.
But he knew that he had missed the opportunity to return to Xu Mansion. He even had to bear the reputation of being unfilial.
All of this should be what the person who captured him wanted.
He didn't know who was plotting against him, but he knew that this person had a grudge against him, maybe even against the Xu Mansion, and against his mother, Mrs. Xu.
Unfortunately, Xu Shuo, who wanted to understand all this, has already rushed into the capital.
During the days when he was arrested and locked up, he had good food and drink, and he was naturally well taken care of. Those people even allowed him to bathe every day. When they released him, they also prepared a set of clean and neat clothes for him, brand new ones.
At that time, I didn't understand what these people wanted to do. By the time I figured it out, it was already too late.
The people in the capital saw that he was in a good state of mind, and no matter how he explained it, it no longer made any sense. After all, if you are caught, you can still have good food and drink, you can still take a bath, and you can have new clothes to wear. If you tell me, who will believe it
Xu Shuo, who wanted to understand everything, truly understood what it means to be wronged and aggrieved.
However, no matter how aggrieved Xu Shuo felt, he had returned to the capital and had to go to Xu Mansion to pay homage.
Without the dusty state, Xu Shuo could imagine what he would encounter when he entered the Xu Mansion in such good condition, but he had no way to resist.
The people in the dark dug a big hole for him, and he fell into it.
Xu Shuo could only endure the surprised and weird looks of the people in the capital, and rode straight to the Xu Mansion.
Duke Changle, Yong'an and Antai heard that Xu Shuo had come back for the funeral, and they all came to the gate to greet him. In the minds of the three of them, Xu Shuo should be dusty and exhausted.
But the fact is that Xu Shuo is in good spirits and his clothes don't look like he has traveled a long distance.
"What's the purpose of Duke Dingguo coming here?"
Seeing Xu Shuo's appearance, Duke Changle was the first to attack.
"Cousin, let me offer incense to my mother!"
Xu Shuo understood now. Faced with Changle Gong's attack, he could only endure it.
"Dong Guo Ding is joking, my aunt does not have a son like you in her name!"
Although Duke Changle and Duke Yong'an had quite a bit of criticism towards Mrs. Xu, who had always controlled the Xu Mansion, they actually respected Mrs. Xu very much. After all, this person's identity and prestige were there. Furthermore, the Xu Mansion with Old Mrs. Xu is much stronger than the Xu Mansion without Mrs. Xu.
How could Duke Changle not be angry when Xu Shuo came to pay homage to Mrs. Xu like this
As for how much of his anger was purely for Mrs. Xu, it's hard to say.
"If Duke Ding has nothing else to do, it's better to leave!"
Duke Changle made the decision directly on behalf of Duke Yong'an and Duke An Tai.
In the Xu Mansion without Mrs. Xu, Duke Changle, Duke Yong'an and Duke An Tai must unite sincerely in order to continue to maintain the glory of this noble family.
Otherwise, the three families can only separate and become nobles no different from other nobles.
"Cousin, is this really necessary?"
Xu Shuo raised his eyes and looked at Duke Changle, "The reason why I returned to Beijing like this, and the reason why I came back so late, was all because of someone's plot."
"Whether the other party is targeting me alone or the Xu family, I don't know for sure!"
Xu Shuo is not good at fighting, but he still has some brains.
At this moment, he understood that if he was blocked from the Xu Mansion, the name of unfilial piety would be completely branded on him, and nothing could be done to wash it away. (End of chapter)