Xu Mansion, Qingpingyuan.
This was once the courtyard where King Taiping Xu Zhengqi lived, but after King Taiping passed away, Qingpingyuan became empty. Even though there were more and more descendants of the Xu family, Qingpingyuan remained empty.
Xu Yuanzu was standing in the pavilion of Qingpingyuan at this moment, looking at the plum tree not far away with a faint look.
Sure enough, even after so many years and sleeping for so many years, I still can't forget it.
"You bitch, don't you think, I can live another life!"
Although he gave up a lot in order to live again and slept in that bitter cold place for so many years, he finally made it through.
It is a pity that even if he was reborn, he could not breathe out a breath of innate energy. After all, he had no chance to see the scenery above innateness.
"You once said that if you betray me, your bloodline will be cut off and you will never be reincarnated!"
"Then retribution is coming!"
Xu Yuanzu's figure swept away and appeared under the plum tree. He punched out and cut the century-old tree into two parts.
It is said that the century-old plum tree in Qingpingyuan was planted by Emperor Taizu and Prince Taiping.
This tree has a very different meaning to Xu Mansion.
Over the years, the people in Xu Fuzhong have been doing their best to take care of this tree.
Now, the plum tree fell, which naturally alarmed everyone in the Xu Mansion.
Duke Changle and Duke Yong'an were about to take a rest, but when they received the news, they rushed over without even putting on their clothes.
Seeing the plum tree fall on the ground of Qingheiyuan, their hands were trembling.
First, the old lady was poisoned, and then the century-old plum fell. Could it be that the glory of their Xu Mansion was about to come to an end
Duke Changle and Duke Yongan were confused!
Xu Yuanzu, who caused all this, looked at the panic of the people in the Xu family very calmly. And when his eyes noticed the expressions of Duke Changle and Duke Yongan, his brows furrowed.
It was just a tree, but it was regarded as a treasure by these useless descendants.
In a flash of thought, Xu Yuanzu suddenly had an idea.
Xu Mansion, his descendants, have been ruined by their comfortable life. As the saying goes, use strong medicine to treat severe cases, break and then build. It's time for Xu Mansion to collapse!
The Xu Mansion started because of him and ended with him, there is nothing wrong with it.
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After a long period of despair and panic, Duke Changle and Duke Yongan arranged for people to clean up the broken plum trees.
Not long after the two of them left Qingpingyuan, news came from the steward of the mansion that Duke Ding Xu Shuo had arrived.
Thinking of Xu Shuo entering the palace to meet the Queen Mother during the day, the two people hurriedly invited Xu Shuo in.
"What did the Queen Mother say?"
Seeing Xu Shuo, Duke Yong'an and Duke Changle asked almost in unison.
"Emperor Taizu's last edict!"
"The people in Xujiazhuang on the Weihe River have a jade pendant in their hands. Anyone who comes to Beijing with the jade pendant will be granted the title of Duke!"
"The Queen Mother didn't want another Duke in the Xu Mansion, so she asked him to take Yuan Zhen's title and inherit the title of An Tai Gong!"
Xu Shuo explained the matter simply.
Duke Changle and Duke Yongan fell silent.
Emperor Taizu's edict, the jade pendant made him the Duke of the country, this thing really happened. It is engraved on the stone tablet in front of the palace, and everyone in the world can see it.
Once, when they saw the edict engraved on the stone tablet, they felt that Emperor Taizu was making a fool of himself. But slowly, this matter was forgotten.
Now hearing it again, the two of them felt like they were hearing a fantasy.
The edict is actually true!
The jade pendant is actually real!
But they once asked their family members, and no one in Xujiazhuang, Weihe River, had such a jade pendant.
"Two brothers, Xu Yuanzu was invited to the Imperial City Division, has he come back now?"
After talking about entering the palace, Xu Shuo asked about Xu Yuanzu's situation.
"I'm back already, and I'm back very early!"
Duke Changle sighed, "It can be said that he entered the Imperial City Division and only stayed for a short period of time before he came back safe and sound!"
"The death of the old lady should have nothing to do with him!"
Duke Yong'an tapped his fingers lightly on the table, "After all, without the old lady, he would not have been made a Duke even if he held the jade pendant."
"By the way, just before you came, the plum tree in Seihei-in fell down!"
"If it falls, let it fall!"
Xu Shuo was not in the mood to care about plum trees now. He just wanted to know who killed his mother.
Although he had resented his mother in his heart, he still wanted to take revenge for his mother being killed. As for counting on Duke Yong'an and Duke Changle, Xu Shuo is not that stupid.
His mother is nominally the old lady of Xu Mansion.
But in fact, his two cousins didn't necessarily have much respect for his mother.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"The plum tree in Seihei-in Temple, have you forgotten the origin of this tree?"
When Duke Changle heard Xu Shuo's nonchalant response, he slammed the table in anger.
Xu Shuo snorted and said, "Instead of caring about a tree that has lived for hundreds of years, you should think more about my mother."
"The world today is not peaceful!"
"Without my mother, how different is Xu Mansion from other noble families?"
Xu Shuo stood up and looked at Duke Changle and Duke Yongan, "I still think there is something wrong with Xu Yuanzu."
"I will continue to investigate this matter!"
The implication is very simple. No matter what Duke Yongan and Duke Changle choose, Xu Shuo has his sights set on Xu Yuanzu.
"what ever!"
Duke Changle also snorted coldly, not taking Xu Shuo's temper seriously at all.
Even though Xu Shuo was also a prince and married to the eldest princess, in his eyes, Xu Shuo was still unable to hold up the wall.
Xu Shuo left Xu Mansion and suddenly felt a little confused. He didn't know where he should go now
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There were no good memories for him there.
As for the Xu Mansion behind him, without his mother's presence, it lost any attraction to him.
In the huge capital, Xu Shuo suddenly realized that he was more lonely than the emperor.
"My lord, Your Royal Highness the eldest princess asked your servant to take you back to your home!"
Just when Xu Shuo was at a loss and didn't know where to go, the female guard next to the eldest princess appeared.
"The war in the north is not over yet. I have to go back, so I won't go back to my hometown. You go and report to Her Highness the Princess!"
Seeing the female guard appearing in front of him, Xu Shuo was shocked, quickly got on his horse and galloped towards the city gate.
The moment he saw the female guard, Xu Shuo felt a hint of threat inexplicably.
He didn't know why he felt this way, but his intuition told him that he had to stay away from the eldest princess.
Although the female guards came under the order of the eldest princess, the eldest princess did not ask them to take the person back. The reasons given by Xu Shuo were so convincing that the female guards were stunned for a moment, and Xu Shuo had already ridden away. (End of chapter)