And this timing always made her feel a little strange.
It can also be said that it was because his grandfather had never handed over military power in this generation, and the emperor was deeply worried. Also, when it was time to build the Wanfu Tower, there happened to be a suitable Cai Jin with a suitable name——
But, is it just that?
"Did Zhao Zhao think that the emperor's sending Cai Jin to Duke Zhen's residence was related to the incident involving the eldest princess?" Duke Zhen's voice was very low.
Xu Mingyi nodded.
It seems that her grandfather and her thought together.
Not long after the eldest princess's accident, Cai Jin's incident happened. She always felt that this timing was too coincidental.
She had not concealed the fact that she had honored the eldest princess from her grandfather, and she had made it clear to her grandfather what she knew and guessed, including that the person who intended to take the eldest princess' life was the current emperor.
It seems now that my grandfather has always taken this matter very seriously.
Looking at her grandfather's demeanor at this time, it seemed that he had guessed something else that she didn't know -
This was one of the reasons why she would never hide it from her grandfather when things happened. Her grandfather’s experience was here, and he knew far more things than she did. If the same thing was put in front of her and her grandfather, maybe her grandfather would
She can see things she can't see.
"Regarding this matter, I have actually had a guess in my mind recently."
The Duke of Zhen had no intention of hiding this from his granddaughter - privately, the child would always need his pampering and protection. But before getting down to business, the child had already revealed her unchildlike side.
Seeing that the girl was waiting for him to continue speaking seriously and solemnly, Duke Zhen Guo sighed slightly and said: "I had doubts about this guess when something happened to Princess Jingrong before, but now I am more convinced.
If we talk about the similarities between the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion and the Princess's Mansion, that's the only thing..."
"Which point?" Xu Mingyi looked at the old man in his sight for a moment.
Could it be that what my grandfather was referring to was that the Duke of Zhenguo and Princess Jingrong had both gotten too close to King Yan?
She had thought about this when she learned that the emperor was going to attack the eldest princess, but she thought it was too untenable - even though she was closer to King Yan, the respect for the eldest princess was different from that of Zhen Guo
The prince holds military power, but the eldest princess has no real power.
To put it more bluntly, so what if Princess Jingrong would side with King Yan? What useful help could she give to King Yan?
You can't rely on the faces in the mansion to help King Yan, right?
——Of course, even this road is not feasible now, after all, the eldest princess has lost all her dignity to the unfilial daughter in her family.
Therefore, in her opinion, the princess's mansion and the Zhenguo Duke's mansion are always different.
There must be other, ulterior reasons for the emperor to attack this sister.
"The eldest princess and I were both summoned by the late emperor alone in his chamber before his death..." Duke Zhen Guo said slowly.
Xu Mingyi's eyes suddenly changed.
Is there still such a thing?
She knew very little about the affairs of the court in her previous life, and she knew nothing about these old affairs in the palace.
Now that I heard it, I felt a chill go up my back.
Grandfather's judgment is extremely keen.
But...if it was just a separate summons, why would you be so afraid?
In this short moment, an old incident suddenly popped up in her mind - Liu Yi had said before that Zhan Yunzhu had used her to inquire in the Zhenguo Palace "whether there is anything about the Xu family that is not known to outsiders."
family heirloom"……!
The Zhan family is used by the Xia family, and it is clear who Xia Tingzhen is.
Therefore, who wants to know about the so-called "family heirloom" is also a matter of course!
She didn't think this matter was worth pondering before, she just thought it was a detailed method to pry into the secrets and weaknesses of her Xu family after being explained layer by layer...
But things are different now...
"Did the late Emperor secretly give anything to his grandfather before he died?" Even though there was no third person in the study, Xu Mingyi's voice could not be lowered at this time.
"Zhaozhao is thinking of the previous incident where Liu Yi was asked to find out if there are any heirlooms in our home?"
Xu Mingyi was startled for a moment before nodding.
When she met the old man's eyes, she suddenly felt much more at ease.
When she mentioned this matter to her grandfather, she remembered that his grandfather once joked that she was the heirloom of the family——
But even for such a small thing, my grandfather always kept it in mind.
This feeling that her grandfather would listen carefully and write down whatever she said made her feel more at ease in the future.
"My grandfather told you at that time that we are the only one with the heirloom in our family, Zhaozhao." Zhenguo Gong said: "My grandfather did not lie to you - the late emperor never gave me anything before his death."
After Xu Mingyi heard this answer, he didn't feel relieved.
"Just because it wasn't given to my grandfather doesn't mean it doesn't exist."
"That's right." Duke Zhen Guo looked out the window at the beginning of dusk and said, "Even if there is no such thing at all, as long as the emperor believes that it exists, or even just doubts its existence -"
Their Zhenguo Duke's Mansion and Princess Jingrong's Mansion were both guilty of "death crimes".
What's more, holding Xu Jiajun in his hands, and being called the old Zhenguo Palace with the King of Yan, his own existence is already a "heinous crime."
so--
"The reason why the emperor chose this time to send Cai Jin here must be because he was considering King Yan's visit to the capital in the coming year." Zhen Guogong speculated.
Since the death of the late emperor, King Yan has never set foot in the capital.
Now that the Queen Mother is celebrating her birthday, His Majesty is trying to act like a loving brother, "This time I finally have a reason to let my second brother return to Beijing." However, the actual situation is - this time, he has no reason not to.
Let King Yan enter the capital.
"He may be worried that you really have something in your hands, so he took this opportunity to hand it over to King Yan -" Xu Mingyi felt a little heavy in his heart.
In the last life, the Xu family was wiped out, which happened to be shortly before King Yan entered the capital.
At that time, the Xu family no longer had military power to use as a bargaining chip, but the emperor still struck hard and quickly.
I am afraid that this is not only to cut off all threats, but also to act as a deterrent and reminder to King Yan who came to the capital to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday.
How afraid is King Yan?
There was a sneer and sarcasm in Xu Mingyi's eyes.
Is this fear just fear, or is it based on a guilty conscience?
Is it because I clearly know that there is someone in this world who is more worthy of that position than me, that I fall into boundless guilt and suspicion?
But what did those innocent people who lost their lives because of his self-absorbed suspicion do exactly what they did wrong?
She knew very little about King Yan and could not evaluate whether King Yan was more worthy——
But what is certain is that this person is indeed unworthy.
