The first condolence envoy arrived at the inn, and Xu Ze entertained her warmly. But when asked when they were leaving, he said that his sister was scared and that he was not in a hurry.
Seeing that the day of the Autumn Banquet was getting closer day by day, and Miss Xu was still in the inn, Prince Dongjiang was so anxious that he had no choice but to send another envoy to express condolences.
One, two, three... none of them persuaded Mr. Xu, and Chang Shi finally understood.
Mr. Xu has made up his mind, and it is impossible to persuade him like this. He obviously wants to negotiate terms, so he should report it to the prince honestly!
King Dongjiang coughed and listened, then drank the medicine under the service of his maid, and asked: "How is the investigation of the attack on Miss Xu?"
Chang Shi paused for a moment and replied: "I have already given the explanation, but there is still no clue..."
King Dongjiang nodded. The other party pretended to be a bandit and made a sneak attack. Obviously it was not that easy to detect.
"Don't blame Mr. Xu for being angry. When he first learned about it, I was also very angry. Miss Xu accepted the invitation from the Dongjiang Palace, and when she was attacked on the way, she slapped me in the face."
Chang Shi responded yes, cursing the Wei family secretly in his heart. If he wanted to touch Miss Xu, if he just did it neatly, then forget it. Now that he is neither good nor bad, even the prince is angry, how can he help?
But he couldn't do it without helping. He had borrowed the power of the Wei family in the first place, but over the decades, his interests were so intertwined that he couldn't just get rid of them.
"Your Majesty, Jiang Yi may have done this." Chang Shi said, "I heard that a boat was left at the ferry over there to go to Songyang. If this thing is really done, it will be a slap in the face of our Dongjiang Palace.
Jiang Yi will definitely be happy with the slap."
When it comes to their alliance with Nanyuan, the one who is least happy is probably Jiang Yi. If Dongjiang and Nanyuan fall out, Jiang Yi will definitely throw a big banquet to celebrate.
King Dongjiang was relieved, waved his hand and called the maid down, saying: "This is too obvious, and it doesn't look like Jiang Yi's handiwork."
"Your Majesty..."
King Dongjiang changed the subject: "Master Xu refuses to leave because he is dissatisfied with our handling. It seems that we are indeed in the wrong, so let's give in. Send someone to apologize immediately, explain the reason carefully, and ask them to come to Jiangdu first.
——Wait a minute, you’d better go in person.”
Chang Shi was startled for a moment. Since King Dongjiang fell ill, he has been responsible for most affairs? He can be called the first subordinate of the Dongjiang Palace. Asking him to pick him up in person? It would be too cautious. Wouldn't this be telling others? Dongjiang Xiangnanyuan
Bowed?
Chang Shi hasn’t thought of words to refuse yet? A voice came from outside: “Father.”
But it was Prince Dongjiang who came.
Prince Dongjiang didn’t come alone, there was a young man behind him? Looking at his average age, his appearance is somewhat similar.
"Wen'er." Seeing his son? King Dongjiang smiled.
Li Wen, the eldest son of Prince Dongjiang, stepped forward and supported his father: "Why haven't you rested yet? It's already this hour."
"It's okay, being a father is not tiring." King Dongjiang smiled and patted his son's hand.
He has been bedridden this year, knowing that time may be running out. What worries him most is his son. Although he has been smart since he was a child, he is too young after all. The responsibility is too heavy to support Dongjiang now.
"My nephew sends my regards to my uncle."
There was a voice in his ears. King Dongjiang looked up and smiled as well: "Erlang? You are here too."
This is Li Da, the son of the second brother. He has only a few children. He pays special attention to his children and is very close to his nephew.
The second young master Li Da said with a smile on his face: "How are you today, uncle? My nephew has just completed a tour of the military camp with his eldest brother. I thought I haven't seen my uncle in two days. So I came with him to have a look."
"Are you thinking about it? Uncle is fine."
End of greetings? Li Wendao: "Father, what were you talking about just now? Look at Lu Changshi's face. Is there something in trouble?"
King Dongjiang had already handed over the government affairs bit by bit to his son. When he asked about it now, he asked Chang Shi to explain it again.
After hearing this, Li Wen smiled and said: "Father, Lu Changshi is busy with affairs, so it's better not to ask him to run around."
After hearing this, Chang Shi breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to him. The Crown Prince was considerate, but what was his status? If he went to welcome Miss Xu in person, how could he be worthy of her if she wasn't hired as the Crown Prince's concubine? This trip would be really embarrassing.
People have piled up the momentum.
Immediately afterwards, he heard Li Wen say: "I'd better go, it shows sincerity."
The smile that appeared on Chang Shi's face immediately collapsed and he shouted: "Your Majesty!"
Li Wen turned his head and looked at him puzzled: "What's wrong with Lu Changshi?"
Chang Shi managed to calm down his emotions, forced out a smile, and said, "Why bother the prince? You have to deal with so many government affairs every day, and you have to find time to attend to the sick, so... I'll go."
He went, but he just asked Miss Xu to put on airs. The Crown Prince has gone. Is there anyone else who can be chosen as the Crown Princess?
Li Wen waved his hand: "You can put other things aside. If this matter is not handled well, it will be troublesome."
He turned his head and said to King Dongjiang: "Father, this matter can be good or bad. At best, the Xu family thinks that others want to destroy our alliance. Not only will they not blame us, but they will get closer. At worst, they think that others are trying to destroy our alliance.
This attack is our fault, so let alone forming an alliance, it would be good if we don't fall out."
King Dongjiang thought for a while: "What you said makes sense."
After receiving his father's approval, Li Wen smiled and continued: "Master Xu stayed at the inn because of our attitude. They were attacked at the border of Dongjiang. It was because we did not treat the guests well. If we did not make up for it afterwards,
Doesn’t it mean that we don’t value the Xu family? Then we need to think about the alliance again.”
King Dongjiang nodded: "That's the case. The news hasn't reached Nanyuan yet, otherwise Xu Huan's temper would be even more difficult to deal with."
"Exactly. The person seeing us off now is Mr. Xu. People in Nanyuan say that he has a good temper. As long as we are sincere enough, I believe he will not be in trouble again."
King Dongjiang nodded. What could be more sincere than welcoming the crown prince in person? This is indeed a good idea.
Seeing that King Dongjiang was about to agree, Chang Shi couldn't care less and hurriedly said: "But Your Majesty, if you really ask the Crown Prince to go, it will be a signal to others. It means that the candidate for Crown Princess has already been decided on Miss Xu. In this way
, aren’t we too passive?”
Before King Dongjiang spoke, Li Wen had already replied: "Lu Changshi, if this didn't happen, we shouldn't be too enthusiastic, lest the Xu family think that we are rushing. But now that it has happened, we have to lower ourselves.
Miss Xu was frightened. As the host, we have to show something. If we are too reserved and the Xu family misunderstands our attitude, it will affect the overall situation."
After hearing these words, King Dongjiang smiled and nodded, expressing his support: "Wen'er is right, you can't be too pretentious. For the sake of the overall situation, bowing your head is nothing."
Having said this, what else could Lu Changshi say? He could only answer while holding his breath: "Yes."