As the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. Now Meng Hetong is barefoot, and there is indeed no need to be afraid of His Highness.
The emperor had always been brooding over the death of Marquis Yongchang. He felt guilty and had taken care of the Meng family. Now Meng Hetong had no merit but had military exploits. The emperor offered several rewards, but Meng Hetong refused.
It is precisely because of this that the emperor is more tolerant of Meng Hetong, and will not argue with him even if they have small fights.
"That's not an easy person to get along with. You may be remembered for some time. It will be easy to dodge open attacks and hidden arrows, and you will be disgusted by it!" Xu Qingmo said softly from the side.
"What about you?" Meng Hetong raised his eyebrows, "He has made it clear that he wants the power of your Xu family, but your Xu family won't give it to you. Aren't you afraid that he will torment you in the future?"
Xu Yanquan glanced at Meng Hetong indifferently: "Your Majesty is now in his prime, it is not his turn to be arrogant!"
Meng Hetong smiled secretly and said nothing more.
When the group of them walked to the palace gate, their respective family members were guarding the palace gate. As soon as Mrs. Xu saw Xu Qingmo, she stepped forward and said, "Is the Queen causing trouble to you?"
Xu Qingmo quickly shook his head: "I didn't do anything wrong, how could the Queen make things difficult for me!"
Mrs. Xu was relieved. They didn't know what happened, but seeing that the people who were left behind were all young people, they couldn't help feeling frightened, especially when Mrs. Xu knew that Mrs. Yan was also left behind. When I was in the palace, I was even more upset.
After Xu Qingmo followed Mrs. Xu onto the carriage, Mrs. Xu kept holding Xu Qingmo's hand tightly. It wasn't until the carriage left the palace gate that Mrs. Xu asked, "How come you are all left in the palace? But what happened?"
"Yan Junuo used my identity to trick His Highness the Crown Prince out, and it is said that he also drugged him!" Xu Qingmo said in a low voice, "The Crown Prince has a grudge and wants to drag me into trouble!"
Mrs. Xu frowned: "How dare she!"
Xu Qingmo pouted: "It's not because of the Yan family. The Yan family is quite decent in front of His Majesty. For the sake of the Yan family, His Majesty can't possibly deal with her for this!"
"Did Mrs. Yan say anything?" Mrs. Xu frowned.
"Yan Junuo has caused such a big disaster, what can she say?" Xu Qingmo said helplessly, "Yan Junuo is too anxious. In fact, there are only a few people in the capital who can marry the prince and become the prince's concubine. Yan Junuo’s identity is there, and it’s her turn, so why would she take this step!”
Mrs. Xu looked at Xu Qingmo for a long time, and then asked: "You don't have this intention?"
Xu Qingmo was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head and said decisively: "No!"
Mrs. Xu looked at Xu Qingmo's appearance and took a long breath: "Ms. Yan knows that Yan Junuo is not a worry-free person. I will also deal with everything that happens in our house. The sister-in-law made it clear that she knew Yan Junuo was very thoughtful, so she wanted to marry her off quickly, and had already engaged her natal nephew."
"Oh!" Xu Qingmo suddenly realized, "Yan Junuo was forced to jump over the wall!"
"That's not easy to deal with. If she really becomes the princess, she will be very annoying!" Madam Xu frowned slightly, "Earlier, she should have treated her bed-crawling aunt Beaten to death with sticks!"
It was rare for Xu Qingmo to see Mrs. Xu looking so angry, so she comforted her: "She can't be a princess!"
"Um?"
"When we were in the Queen's Palace, the Crown Prince made it clear that he didn't like her, and even felt a little disgusted in his heart. Although he might accept her in the end for the sake of the Yan family, he definitely won't be the Crown Princess!" Xu Qingmo said softly. .
Madam Xu suddenly realized, and finally sighed: "After all, whoever becomes the Crown Princess has nothing to do with us!"
Having said that, the situation in the court has changed now. The Xu family and the Lin family are at odds with each other, and Princess Zhengyang is getting married to the Xu family. In a sense, the power of the Xu family has been biased towards the seventh prince.
Although Marquis Ningyuan is an out-and-out royalist, the emperor is now in his prime, and as long as there are no accidents, he can still keep the Xu family prosperous for decades, but what about after these decades?
Nowadays, the situation is getting more and more strange, and the prince's action of protecting the Lin family to death has already angered the emperor. The so-called royalists protect the person sitting on the throne, but that person will always change. It is better to protect an emperor who can ensure the prosperity of the Xu family for hundreds of years than an emperor who is not good himself.
Neither Ning Yuanhou nor Xu Yanquan are stupid people.
The prince bit Xu Qingmo because he wanted to weigh the Xu family's balance between him and the Seventh Prince. But biting Xu Qingmo tightly was enough to anger Marquis Ningyuan and Xu Yanquan!
After returning home, Marquis Ningyuan and Xu Yanquan went straight to the study. Xu Yanquan recounted what happened in the palace from beginning to end. Every time he mentioned the prince, he was angry: "This matter is clearly the result of the girl from the Yan family borrowing Mo Mo's money." His name is, but the prince insists on Mo Mo, and it is clear that he wants to drag Mo Mo into trouble! What a vicious idea!"
Marquis Ningyuan lowered his eyes: "The prince has lost his heart with your majesty and many senior officials in the court because of the death of Bao Lin family. Your majesty has betrothed Zhengyang to you. It is inevitable that he will have many thoughts in his heart!"
"But Mo Mo is innocent!" Xu Yanquan frowned, "What does the fight between men have to do with women! If the prince becomes the king, the Xu family will not be protected!"
"Shut up!" Marquis Ningyuan scolded, "This is what you can say!"
Xu Yanquan lowered his head and said nothing, but his eyes were still full of resentment.
Ning Yuanhou paced back and forth in the study. After a long time, he said softly: "Your Majesty is clear in his heart. He will make a decision on his own. He is just worried that someone will jump over the wall in a hurry, which will be detrimental to Your Majesty!"
Xu Yanquan raised his head and looked at Marquis Ningyuan: "What does father mean, is someone going to murder your majesty?"
"Your Majesty has very few old ministers that you can trust in the court, and there are even fewer people around him!" Marquis Ningyuan sighed, "Those in high positions have evil hearts and cannot tolerate others, so it is difficult for them to become great talents! "
Xu Yanquan looked at Ning Yuanhou for a long time and knew that Ning Yuanhou had made a decision in his heart: "Father..."
"What happened today is in my heart!" Marquis Ning Yuan said softly, "As for Mo Mo, you don't have to worry too much, she is far smarter than you see!"
Xu Yanquan opened his mouth, but finally said nothing and turned to leave.
Ning Yuanhou looked at Xu Yanquan's leaving figure and sighed deeply: "If Mo Mo is a man, what's wrong with you?"
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