The Xiao family has ancestral training, and no descendant is allowed to participate in the battle for succession, and only one person is loyal to the emperor. If it sounds good, it is a pure minister, and if it doesn't sound good, it is the grass on the wall, who is on the throne and supports whom.

This is also why for hundreds of years, the Xiao family is not in Kyoto, but it still occupies a place in the family. Of course, there are pros and cons, and the prince who finally won the throne will have some resentment towards the Xiao family, and it cannot be ignored after accumulating from generation to generation.

But any monarch knows in his heart that no matter how far he goes, the most trustworthy person will always be the head of the Xiao family.

Until Xiao Wenjun's father's generation, there were variables.

Xiao Daocheng, the second master, has been secretly supporting the eldest prince all these years, but the third room Li family privately funded the third prince, once these things are found out by the emperor, they will inevitably provoke the emperor's anger, and the fate of waiting for them can be imagined.

As smart as Mrs. Xiao, although she didn't know the details, she also guessed what was unusual.

As she gets older and older, her sons are becoming more and more undisciplined, she is like ashes, she just wants to keep the bloodline of her eldest son, so she didn't tell the truth to Xiao Wenjun, and only married Xiao Wenjun to Yu Wenyao, who has no qualifications, abilities, and ambitions, and promised her to be stable for a lifetime.

Therefore, Xiao Daocheng's heart was even more difficult than that of Second Lady Xiao, he had expected this risk, but he didn't expect the eldest prince to be so reckless, thinking that the emperor would be alone in the hunting ground, so he hastily rebelled and was doomed to failure.

But in this way, the situation is even more unfavorable for Xiao Daocheng!

The third room of the Xiao family has been uprooted by Xiao Wenjun, and the emperor can't find anyone if he wants to pursue it, but he is different, his children and in-laws are all on the list.

"Sir, how should this be?" The second lady's anxious words interrupted Xiao Daocheng's contemplation.

Raising his eyes and seeing that his wife's face was full of anxiety, he suppressed the bitterness in his heart and comforted: "Yang Shilang has just entered, and he hasn't arrived at us so soon, don't mess with yourself first." ”

"Restrain the family, do not chew the root of the tongue, inquire indiscriminately, if there is a violator, you will be fined 20 big boards, and you will sell them directly."

"Yes, keep in mind the concubine, and then order it to go down." After Mrs. Xiao responded, she did not leave.

Xiao Daocheng looked at her appearance of wanting to speak and stopped, sighed and asked, "Madame, do you have other things?" ”

"I heard that the three princes of Qiu Qiu have won the attention of His Majesty this time, if we go to the three princes now, will there be a glimmer of life?"

Looking at his wife's hopeful eyes, Xiao Daocheng felt even more bitter in his heart, "This road doesn't work, not to mention that we supported the eldest prince at the beginning." ”

"Before that, the third room of the Xiao family had been secretly funding the three princes, and the third brother's family was wiped out by Xiao Wenjun's group, cutting off a financial route for the three princes, and repeatedly opposing the three princes, which has offended people ruthlessly!"

"We don't have a friendship in the snow, and we don't do the icing on the cake. Now when I can't protect myself, I think of taking refuge, if it's you, will you accept it? ”

After some words, the second lady was speechless.

When Xiao Wenjun fought with the three princes, they thought that they were sitting firmly in Diaoyutai, and they were happy to see them both lose, and even thought ruthlessly that if Xiao Wenjun lost, the wealth behind her, the second room of the Xiao family could also get a piece of the pie.

Since Xiao Wenjun took over the Xiao family, the speed of making money is very eye-catching, although he can't get rid of Xiao Wenjun by himself, if the third prince can do it for him, it would be better.

Now the third prince is already a hot upstart, and there are countless excellent resources that have taken refuge in him, and he is full of lawsuits, and no one can make His Majesty unhappy.

"What about taking refuge in the Five Princes? The fifth prince has been deeply favored by His Majesty over the years, and he once gave His Majesty a banquet for his ministers in the autumn......" The second lady asked tentatively again.

Her Majesty was dissatisfied with the escape of the five princes, but he did not further punish the five princes, perhaps because of the affection between father and son.

"Humph! A master like the fifth prince can even leave his father behind when he encounters danger, what qualifications do you think we have to be more important than Your Majesty, and we will not become his abandoned sons in the future? ”

"I can't say that as soon as we surrender on the front foot, we will be sold on the back foot, please take a credit in front of Your Majesty!"

Xiao Daocheng still sees this very clearly, and he doesn't look down on the five princes.

As the son-in-law of the Xiao family, he was cultivated by the family with great effort, and he was also a leader in this generation. The young man who was freshly dressed and angry at the time acted ruthlessly when he became an adult, was resolute and resolute, and even abandoned his family affection and achieved the name of a hero.

At the end of the day, do you have to sit still?

"Speaking of which, this doesn't work, that doesn't work, is the sky going to kill us?" The second lady's heart, like falling into an ice cave, said in despair.

"Bang!"

Xiao Daocheng smashed the table next to him with one palm, which frightened the second lady into silence immediately.

"As the head of the house, before the matter is decided, it has already been messed up, how can I support this huge family, how can I rest assured that the rear will be handed over to you?" Xiao Daocheng was already impetuous, and asked his wife loudly for the first time.

"What the master taught me is that the concubine has written it down." The second lady stabilized her mind, bowed and hesitantly withdrew.

She has been married to Xiao Daocheng for more than 20 years, and she has never blushed, and the situation just now is the first time she has encountered it, and she is also a little blindsided.

After reacting, she began to think carefully, with her understanding of the person next to the pillow, if her husband really had an idea just now, he would definitely talk to herself, instead of taking her away.

So Second Mrs. Xiao only gathered all the subordinates in the family, gave a few stern warnings, and then led the grandmother beside her, set up a carriage and went straight to Wenyuanfang.

Since these princes are unreliable, Xiao Wenjun, as the Xiao family, can't stand by and watch, right?

really didn't guess wrong, Xiao Wenjun just planned to sit on the sidelines.

Wenyuanfang study.

After serving tea in spring and summer, he withdrew. Xiao Wenjun likes to be quiet, and there are not many maids around him to serve him.

"Master, Yang Shilang was implicated by Yu Wenyu and was escorted into the Gong Wei Division. Yang Shilang has a close relationship with Xiao Erye, and he will soon bite him out. He Hong said, "There has been no appearance for a long time.

"Well, Jiuyuan has been busy with these things lately, and I know a little bit about it. Last time you said that before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xiao Erye returned to Beijing? ”

"Yes, Xiao Daocheng returned to Kyoto with his family, and it was Yu Wenyu who personally ordered Yang Shilang to play His Majesty and ask for the order. It is estimated that at that time, they planned to rebel, but for some reason, they were not fully prepared, so they hurriedly started an uprising. He Hong picked up the teacup, took a sip and said.

He is now the leader of the Hundred and Ten people, and in just a few months, he has shed his childishness, and he speaks and acts more steadily than before.

"The eldest brother also sent me a letter, there are signs of horse thief activity in Lanling, and the letter found in Luofeng Mountain last time also confirmed that those weapons were privately hidden by Xiao Daocheng." Xiao Wenjun was very satisfied with his transformation and continued.

"That interception and killing against me was definitely done by Xiao Daocheng, worthy of being a member of my Xiao family, and the killing was decisive!" Xiao Wenjun smiled coldly, his eyes full of sarcasm.

"According to these news, with Xiao Daocheng's scheming and means, Yu Wenyu will not be such a result." He Hong pondered for a moment and frowned.

"Maybe the crux is on Yu Wenyao's side."

"Yes! The subordinates will go to check Yu Wenyao. ”

There was a knock on the door, and Chun Xia said outside the door: "County Lord, the second lady of the Xiao family is visiting." ”

The two people in the room glanced at each other and said in their hearts, this is coming?