Duke Changle and Duke Yong'an were silent when they heard Xu Shuo's question.
Regarding this question, one should ask the deceased Mrs. Xu. After all, when Xu Yuanzu came to the Xu Mansion, Mrs. Xu was the one in charge.
Unfortunately, Mrs. Xu has passed away.
No one can give them the answer to what happened to Xu Yuanzu.
Of course, if they are capable enough, they can go into the palace to ask the Queen Mother.
But it was obvious that neither Changle Duke nor Yongan Duke had the courage.
As for Xu Shuo, the Duke of Dingguo, it is not that Duke Changle and Duke Yongan looked down upon him. If Xu Shuo had had the guts, Mrs. Xu would not have deprived her of the right to inherit the Dukedom of Antai in the first place.
"Xu Yuanzu was able to seize the title because the old lady should have found the queen mother. Now that the old queen mother has passed away, only the queen mother knows the truth."
"It's just that King Yan conspired to rebel. The Queen Mother was frightened and is now bedridden."
"So, what exactly happened is unknown."
Lord Yong'an patiently told Xu Shuo the situation.
Duke Yong'an, who knew what kind of temper Xu Shuo was, didn't even bother to use the method of provoking the generals. He simply told the whole story and did not expect Xu Shuo to go into the palace to ask the Queen Mother.
However, to Duke Yong'an's surprise, Xu Shuo, after hearing this statement, left directly and said that he was going to the palace to inquire with the Queen Mother.
Xu Shuo left as soon as he said so.
And he acted so resolutely that Duke Yong'an and Duke Changle were both dumbfounded. This was not the cousin Xu Shuo they were familiar with.
After waiting for Xu Shuo to leave for a long time, Duke Yong'an turned to look at Duke Changle and said, "Do you think he will really enter the palace?"
"have no idea!"
Duke Changle shook his head violently.
"However, if he doesn't enter the palace, there is no need to act tough in front of us!"
"Go and have a look?"
Lord Yong'an looked out the door with great interest.
Duke Changle took a deep breath and said, "Let's go and have a look!"
They know Xu Shuo very well, although they have not seen him for many years. But as the old saying goes, it’s easy to change a country but hard to change its nature.
Xu Shuo had never been tough since he was a child. He suddenly became so tough, which made them uncomfortable.
The two of them quickly went out, and someone prepared a carriage without the Xu Mansion logo, and slowly headed towards the palace.
And when the two of them arrived at the long street outside the palace in a carriage, they actually saw Xu Shuo.
Xu Shuo was pacing back and forth outside the palace gate, waiting to be summoned.
"He's really here!"
"It's so weird!"
Duke Yong'an and Duke Changle looked at each other, wondering why Xu Shuo suddenly went crazy and had the courage to come to the Queen Mother to ask about Xu Yuanzu.
"Let's go back!"
The two of them did not wait outside the palace gate, nor did they plan to enter the palace to ask for an audience. After knowing that Xu Shuo was really going to enter the palace, the two decided to go home and wait for the news.
The carriage slowly turned around and moved away from the palace.
However, neither Changle nor Yong'an noticed that the carriage did not go in the direction of Xu Mansion. Instead, it was driven by the driver into an empty mansion that had long been uninhabited.
The carriage entered the house and stopped.
Duke Yong'an and Duke Changle, who were talking in the car, opened the door curtain and got out of the car slowly.
But the moment the door curtain was opened and they saw the situation outside, their expressions became solemn.
Dozens of men masked in black scarves, each armed with a crossbow, aimed at them.
"It's interesting!"
Duke Yong'an got out of the carriage and looked at the coachman who was standing in the queue of masked men, "My Xu family has never treated my servants harshly, why do you do this?"
"I'm not from the Xu family!"
The coachman smiled slightly, "So, naturally I don't think it's a betrayal."
"sharp!"
Lord Yong'an smiled, "Well, tell me, what do you want?"
"The Duke is so sure that we don't want your lives?"
"If you wanted our lives, you would have taken action from the very beginning!"
Mr. Yongan is still very confident in his own judgment.
If it were a killer targeting them, then there wouldn't be so much nonsense.
"Mr. Yong'an is indeed a smart man!"
Applause sounded from the side, and someone walked out from behind the queue of masked men in black scarves.
A man wearing a mask.
"The underworld, the ten palaces of Yama, the wheel-turning king!"
"Long admire!"
Duke Yong'an and Duke Changle both handed over their hands.
They have indeed admired the name of Hell for a long time. And Yama, the Tenth Hall of the Underworld, is even a legendary figure. It’s just said that the underworld failed to assassinate King Yan, and was almost completely destroyed by King Yan’s whirlwind cavalry. Only the King of Five Senses and the King of Wheels of the Ten Palaces of Yama survived.
"I wonder what the Lord Wheel King has to do with us?"
"Let's talk about a deal!"
King Chakravartin smiled and said, "As long as you two cooperate with me and kill one person, when the thing is done, I owe you a favor in the underworld!"
"Kill who?"
People are knives and servants, and I am fish and meat.
Both Yong'an Gong and Changle Gong knew very well that in the face of the King of Wheels' sale, at least now, they had no right to refuse.
"Xu Yuanzu!"
"he?!"
Hearing King Zhuan Lun say the three words Xu Yuanzu, Duke Changle and Duke Yongan were stunned.
Xu Yuanzu suddenly appeared, and as soon as he appeared, he became the An Taigong of Xu Mansion. This had to make Duke Yong'an and Duke Changle fear him.
Now, the Wheel-turning King of the Underworld has appeared and is about to assassinate Xu Yuanzu, which is really unbelievable.
"Can you tell me why?"
Although he knew that this question was a bit unreasonable, Mr. Yongan was really curious.
In their perception, Xu Yuanzu was a mud-legged guy who suddenly got lucky. But the appearance of the Wheel-turning King of the Underworld made them understand that the identity of Xu Yuanzu was not simple.
However, if you think about it, if Xu Yuanzu is really just an ordinary person, why did he come to the Xu Mansion and take away Xu Yuanzhen's title of Duke of Antai
"Sorry, I can't tell you this!"
"Of course, you two can choose to refuse."
The King of Chakravartin chuckled, "But if you two refuse, then if you two know my target person in the underworld, you can't blame me for being ruthless!"
"We can cooperate on this deal."
Duke Yong'an sighed, "It's just that Your Majesty the Wheel King is not afraid that if we agree to you now, we will regret it later, or even explain your assassination plan to Xu Yuanzu in the underworld?"
"you will not!"
The Wheel King laughed again, "I just said before that you, Mr. Yong'an, are a smart man."
"Okay, since it's a business, I have to show my sincerity."
The Wheel King changed the subject and said, "As temporary allies, I might as well reveal a secret to you two."
"The current Holy Emperor is not of the blood of the late Emperor!"
"Also, be careful of the Queen Mother!"
After the Wheel King said these two sentences, he turned around and retreated into the room behind him.
Not long after, the masked men surrounding Mr. Yong'an and Mr. Changle quickly exited the house, took off their masks, quickly left the alleyway, merged with the flow of people on the street, and finally dispersed. (End of chapter)