But for the Xu family, who has stayed in a high place for a long time, they still feel that they are being snubbed and ridiculed. The Xu family must be unconvinced in their hearts, and there must be hatred for the emperor. And this hatred can do a lot of things, and it can also be put to good use.

Therefore, when Prime Minister Xie asked Mrs. Xie to hold a banquet, he always liked to invite the Xu family to the banquet, and at the same time, he would invite some other ladies in the capital. There are county lords, eldest princesses, and old princesses. These people are all top gold, so naturally they don't take the Xu family seriously.

But the women of the Xu family used to be used to it, but now they suddenly met these noble women, and then everyone went to talk to those noble women, and the women of the Xu family naturally had to stay alone. In fact, when women attend banquets, they compare grades, jewelry, and family property.

To put it bluntly, only those with high status can become the protagonists of the banquet, and those women who are at a disadvantage can only become foils.

With an identity like the Xu family, it is natural to be a foil, but Mrs. Xu thought that in the past, whenever she traveled by herself, no matter what, there were also people who came up to talk or flatter.

But now that they come out to participate in the banquet, they are completely ignored, everyone just habitually says hello, and they will never come to say a word to Mrs. Xu again.

When Mrs. Xu used to follow Mr. Xu to be a fourth-grade wife, she didn't feel uncomfortable. But because he tasted the sweetness of a high position, when Old Man Xu was an old man before, his grandson was a favored prince. Where Mrs. Xu goes, it's not for people to hold it high.

Mrs. Xu is used to being praised, and she will only feel sour in her heart. But he couldn't leave immediately, so he could only take his daughters-in-law with him. Maintaining a stiff smile, he stayed until the banquet was over and left.

Mrs. Xu felt unhappy and returned home. Naturally, he will complain about his grievances with Old Man Xu and his sons. Old man Xu now has no official voice, and he can't take the official sedan chair when he goes out, so he feels unhappy. This will make the old wife cry and make trouble, and she feels that the emperor is too ruthless to treat the Xu family. In the end, I have to leave some dignity for the prince and Xu Guifei!

Besides, the Xu family didn't do anything hurtful, but just gave their granddaughter to the prince. It's just that the granddaughter was a little willful in the palace and pushed Princess He into the pond.

How did it fall into the eyes of the emperor, it became intolerable. This is another dismissal of his own officials. It was the grounded prince again, and he sent his granddaughter to the temple.

This series of actions is clearly to put the Xu family to death, and the Xu family cannot be tolerated. The emperor's heart is so small. In the past, when Prince Renxiao was the prince. It is also to guard against Prince Renxiao all day long. I didn't expect that I only have one son now, and I still don't change my life.

When this man is old, he must be soft and old, and give up his position early for his son to sit. Occupying the pit all day long and not, isn't this disgusting?

Old man Xu felt that the Xu family could no longer be so honest, and now Nangong Ming was not in the capital, which was very beneficial to the local prince. Far water can't dissolve near fire. If the crown prince is the emperor at this time.

Then the prince directly issued a decree to govern Nangong Ming on the charge of collaborating with the enemy and treason. You can directly execute Nangong Ming.

The grandson's throne is stable, and he can regain his official position as an elder Xu Ge. The Xu family doesn't have to be ridiculed and looked down upon, and everyone in the capital is high and low. Xu Ge Lao couldn't stand the current life, and stayed like a waste person all day long. But who will give Xu Ge Lao a chance?

After thinking about it, Xu Ge wrote a letter to the prince first, hoping that the prince could empathize and understand the difficulties of the Xu family.

Regardless of whether the prince has the ability to help the Xu family now, if the old man Xu wants this grandson to know, the Xu family has done a lot for him.

The capital seemed to be quiet again all of a sudden, and the Xu family also welcomed a guest, a familiar and unfamiliar guest.

And this guest was still dressed in casual clothes and entered the Xu Mansion through the back door. And there are very few people in the Xu family who are alarmed.

Except for Old Man Xu, everyone else didn't know that someone had come to Xu's Mansion. He also entered the study where Old Man Xu was talking, and there were guards of the Xu family outside the study, not letting anyone get closer.

Old Man Xu looked puzzled, the Xu family and the Xie Mansion have never had any friendship, although there was a mutual banquet between the women.

But it's also because of the situation, the whole capital is invited, you can't not invite the Xu family! It's just that why did Prime Minister Xie suddenly visit?

This still makes Old Man Xu can't understand, and Old Man Xu doesn't think that Prime Minister Xie Cheng came to Xu's Mansion to catch up with himself or have a cup of tea.

Prime Minister Xie has always supported the prince of Nangong, and the Xu family has supported the prince, these are two mansions that are opposed to each other, so what is the situation?

Old Man Xu pinched his beard and glanced at Prime Minister Xie Cheng, who was calm and relaxed, "The Prime Minister came to visit late at night, wouldn't he want to have a cup of tea with him in this study?" ”

Prime Minister Xie smiled slyly: "Naturally not, Benxiang is here today to discuss important matters with Old Man Xu, but no, Old Man Xu can take the time to discuss with Benxiang in detail?" ”

Old Man Xu snorted coldly, "Prime Minister Xie thinks there is something to talk about between you and me, and it's so late at night." Does the old lady think that she has any friendship with Prime Minister Xie Cheng, or what kind of intersection do you have? ”

Old Man Xu's refusal did not make Prime Minister Xie show any unhappiness on his face, Prime Minister Xie Cheng was still calm and relaxed, and slowly explained: "It is natural that Old Man Xu has a misunderstanding of his true appearance, who asked my daughter of the Xie family to marry into the Nangong Palace?"

But now Old Man Xu has also seen that the daughter of the prime minister is now suffering in the cell of Dali Temple. But the son-in-law of the prime minister didn't pay attention to it at all, the prime minister saw it in his eyes and felt pain in his heart, and at the same time, his dissatisfaction with the prince of Nangong became more and more high. ”

Old man Xu has been in officialdom for many years, but he will not be told a few nonsense words by Prime Minister Xie, so he really believes that Prime Minister Xie wants to turn against the water and support the prince instead. Such a possibility seems too small, and the marriage between the two families is just a form of alliance.

Moreover, this crime was indeed instigated by Xie Ruoyu, and the evidence is conclusive, so it is no wonder that the emperor or Dali Temple can not be guided. If Prime Minister Xie really feels sorry for his daughter, why didn't he intercede himself, but pleaded guilty in front of the emperor.

On the contrary, he never went to Dali Temple to visit Xie Ruoyu, let alone let people open up the joints, so that Dali Temple treated Xie Ruoyu better.

This kind of approach makes people feel that there is no father-daughter relationship. This will make Prime Minister Xie Cheng say what kind of love for his daughter in front of him, isn't this?

So Old Man Xu listened to it as a joke, ignored it, and didn't answer the conversation at all. Prime Minister Xie knew that Old Man Xu was not easy to fool, so he had already made all the preparations, and he must win today's battle.

must win the Xu family's recognition of himself, and make the Xu family feel that they are truly loyal to the prince and willing to do things for the prince.

"Old man Xu, this prime minister wants to cooperate with old man Xu, I don't know if old man Xu is willing to give Raba this prime minister?" Prime Minister Xie decided to get down to business.

Old Man Xu squinted his eyes, looking very sleepy, "What does the Prime Minister want to cooperate with the old man and the grass people?"

The old man really doesn't know how to pull the prime minister, you must know that the prime minister is now under one person and above ten thousand people. The family is even more wealthy, no matter what point it is, you can pinch the Xu family in your hands and play.

So the old man really doesn't know what the prime minister has taken a fancy to the Xu Mansion, and he needs the prime minister to cooperate so much, so it is better for the prime minister to say what he wants, and the old man can send it to the prime minister. ”

Prime Minister Xie looked at the cunning old man Xu, and he was already dissatisfied in his heart, not for the sake of the great cause, the ghost was willing to talk so much with an old man. "Old man Xu, the prime minister knows that now is the time if the crown prince directly succeeds to the throne.

When the time comes, it will not be easy for the prince of Nangong to come back, and the prince of Nangong has the Mo family around him, so it can be said that at this point in time, the prince has an advantage.

It's completely a chance to win, but Old Man Xu has thought that if he waits for the victorious return of the prince of Nangong, whether it is in the army or among the people, the voice of the prince of Nangong is bound to be better than that of the prince, and there is also a queen mother.

Just imagine, the probability of the crown prince winning is much lower, and even if he becomes the emperor, will the throne be stable? Old man Xu must have planned for a long time, but he still needs a help, a little help, otherwise can he be too effective? ”

I have to say that Prime Minister Xie Cheng's words talked about the sore spot of Old Man Xu, and it was also the thing that Old Man Xu was most worried about.

If Nangong Ming really earns enough military prestige and momentum, when he returns to Beijing one day, even if the emperor passes the throne to the prince, what the prince has in his hands, there is not much real power at all.

It only takes Nangong Ming to pull a reason casually to pull the prince to abdicate. When the crown prince falls, what is the Xu family?

The Xu family will only let Nangong Ming eat away step by step, and then the Xu family will be finished, and it will be nothing. And the prince's ending may be even worse. This is what Old Man Xu doesn't want to see, but it is very likely to happen.

As Prime Minister Xie said, this is indeed a great time, and it is very exciting and very tempting.

But Prime Minister Xie can see it, maybe the emperor can also see it, so the emperor will suppress the Xu family and the prince so much, just because he doesn't want the prince to rebel!

But the emperor is too selfish like this, is there any difference between early abdication and late abdication? It's just the difference between being an emperor for a few more days and being an emperor for a few fewer days. But the difference between the two princes is too great, one is on a stable throne, and the other is a prisoner under the order.

But is Prime Minister Xie's words credible? What more could he want? Could it be that he just wanted to rescue Xie Ruoyu? This is not like Prime Minister Xie Cheng's style, Prime Minister Xie has always been in the court, and he is not offended by all sides, but he can be alone.

Is he still afraid of this ability? And he knew that the prince of Nangong had the strength to seize the throne, why did he still support the prince? Is he afraid that after the crown prince becomes the emperor, the first thing he will do is to liquidate the Xie Mansion?

Such a timid behavior is not like Prime Minister Xie Cheng's style in the past! Even if you really want to liquidate the Xie Mansion, you have to take your time, and it is impossible to really make a random will and directly abolish Prime Minister Xie's official position!

It seems that there must be more things in this person's picture, but he is dissatisfied with the prince of Nangong, both of which are very likely. (To be continued......)