After hearing Xu Shuo's words, Duke Changle frowned and looked at Duke Yong'an. The two made eye contact in an instant.
As for Xu Yuanzu, An Taigong, who had just ascended the throne, was excluded by the two at this time.
Mrs. Xu was poisoned, and there were many doubts about Xu Yuanzu.
When it was necessary to speak unanimously to the outside world, Duke Changle and Duke Yongan did not mind joining forces with Xu Yuanzu. But this does not mean that the two of them accepted Xu Yuanzu as one of the three masters of the Xu Mansion.
"Come in!"
Duke Changle and Duke Yong'an reached a consensus, and naturally they no longer blocked Xu Shuo from entering the Xu Mansion to pay homage to Mrs. Xu.
Xu Yuanzu wanted to stop him, but he spoke softly.
Although he is also a Duke now, in terms of seniority, he is two generations behind Duke Changle and Duke Yongan.
The gap in seniority often represents the right to speak.
When Xu Shuo entered the Xu Mansion, Duke Chang Le and Yong An first led him to pay homage to Mrs. Xu, and then went to the living room of the Xu Mansion.
"Tell me, what's going on?"
Duke Changle sat down and looked at Xu Shuo.
Xu Shuo sighed and said: "When I received the news, I rushed back to the capital with my people immediately. But when I passed Dongzhao Mansion and entered Hejing County, someone attacked my team returning to the capital."
"The guards who followed me back to the capital were all shot off their horses as soon as they met."
"And I was directly caught in their fishing net!"
"Then, I was locked up, fed and drank well, and bathed every day until I was released!"
Xu Shuo's experience is not surprising.
On the contrary, his encounter can be said to be too ordinary, without any thrill at all.
But after hearing Xu Shuo's words, the expressions of Duke Changle and Duke Yongan changed.
marksman!
Back when Xu Huairen was still the Duke of Antai, his two sons had troubles one after another in Xiangyi Mansion. The cause of all the incidents was that someone from the Xu Mansion was shot and killed outside Lingshui Village.
"It seems that someone is really targeting us!"
Duke Changle and Duke Yongan have reached a consensus at this moment.
First it’s An Taigong’s lineage, and then it’s Mrs. Xu. Next, who should it be
"Can I ask, what happened?"
Xu Yuanzu was also present, but his expression was very confused. After listening to what Ding Guogong Xu Shuo said about what happened, he didn't see anyone's intention to target the Xu Mansion at all.
"Original Ancestor, you have inherited the title of Duke An Tai. There are some things you should know."
Duke Yongan immediately spoke and told the whole story.
"The key to the matter is these marksmen!"
"Unfortunately, until now, we don't know which force these sharpshooters belong to, and why they are targeting our Xu Mansion!"
"Well, why must it be aimed at Xu Mansion?"
Xu Yuanzu blinked, "From the very beginning, everything that happened was from An Taigong's lineage. Strictly speaking, it was all from Old Taijun's lineage!"
"Then, why are the two great uncles so sure that the other party is targeting our Xu family instead of simply targeting the old lady's group?"
"this… ?!"
After hearing Xu Yuanzu's analysis, Duke Changle and Duke Yong'an were both a little stunned and didn't know how to answer this question.
Xu Shuo, on the other hand, chuckled lightly and said, "If the other party is targeting my mother's lineage, then why do you think the other party would let me back?"
"Wouldn't it be better to just kill me?"
"yes!"
"Yuanzu, how do you explain this?"
Duke Changle looked at Xu Yuanzu, and Xu Yuanzu was also stunned.
Indeed, if it was just targeting Mrs. Xu’s side, then there was no reason not to kill Xu Shuo.
For a moment, the four people in the room fell silent.
Then, the silence was quickly broken.
A steward from the Xu Mansion came and brought some terrible news.
The eldest princess was authorized by Emperor Yongping to take charge of the Imperial City Division. Now the people from the Imperial City Division are outside the Xu Mansion, asking An Taigong Xu Yuanzu to come to the Imperial City Division to cooperate in the investigation.
"Investigating a case? What case are you investigating?"
Xu Shuo looked directly at the steward.
"Back to Duke Ding, the chaplain from the Imperial City Department said that there are some issues surrounding the old lady's death that require Duke An Tai to assist in the investigation!"
"My mother's case!"
Xu Shuo stood up immediately and his eyes fell on Xu Yuanzu, "Are you harming my mother?"
"I don't!"
Xu Yuanzu denied it simply, and the expression on his face was flawless.
But Xu Shuo doesn’t believe him now!
After all, Xu Shuo has been married to the eldest princess for so many years. Although he is worse than a dog in front of the eldest princess, he knows that the eldest princess always likes to make decisions and act when doing things.
Since she had someone take Xu Yuanzu back to the Imperial City Division, it meant that she already had some clues in her hands.
In other words, even if his mother Mrs. Xu’s death was not caused by Xu Yuanzu, Xu Yuanzu was definitely involved in it or knew something about it.
Of course, the most important thing is that Xu Yuanzu is just a mud-legged guy from Xujiazhuang on the Weihe River. Why was his mother selected as the successor of An Taigong
Not inheriting the title of An Taigong was a shame that Xu Shuo could not let go of for the rest of his life.
Now, a mud-legged man could inherit the title of An Taigong, which made Xu Shuo feel even more dissatisfied.
"Uncle, the old lady has been kind to me. If I harm the old lady, I will be struck by lightning and die!"
"snort!"
Facing Xu Yuanzu's oath, Xu Shuo just snorted coldly. He didn't believe these oaths. He had also made many oaths, but in the end, what if he broke his oaths
Today, there are no eyes.
"Three great-uncles, please allow me to retire first!"
Xu Yuanzu stood up, saluted Duke Changle, Duke Yong'an, and Xu Shuo, and then left with the steward of the Xu Mansion to meet with the officers of the Imperial City Department, preparing to meet the eldest princess to prove his innocence.
…
When Xu Yuanzu left, Xu Shuo looked at Duke Changle and Duke Yongan and said in a deep voice: "Two brothers, I don't believe him!"
"We don't believe it either!"
On this issue, Duke Changle and Duke Yong'an had a rare agreement with Xu Shuo.
"Did the two brothers send someone to investigate his origins?"
Duke Changle nodded and said: "We have sent people to Xujiazhuang, but they haven't come back yet, so we don't know much more about him than you do!"
Duke Yong'an then spoke and said, "However, this person cannot be underestimated."
"Yes, in just a few days, many people in this mansion already have a good impression of him. If we come back later, I'm afraid he will become the head of the mansion!"
When Duke Changle thought about the scene when he just returned to his mansion, his impression of Xu Yuanzu became even worse.
"Brothers, don't you think it's strange?"
"What kind of virtue and ability does he have, a poor guy from Xujiazhuang, that he can directly take away Yuan Zhen's title?" (End of Chapter)