Chapter 300 - Intimidation (6)
Chapter 300: Intimidation (6)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Xie Jingxing was looking out of the window. When he heard this, he glanced at the two of them lazily and said, “Don’t the two of you have anything to do?”
“You’re friends with Miss Shen. Aren’t you curious?” Ji Yushu said, “Third Brother Xie, you’re the smartest among us. You must know.”
“I don’t want to know.” Xie Jingxing interrupted him. “I’m going out of the city for a while.”
“Is it because of what happened at the Jade Rabbit Festival?” Gao Yang asked with a frown.
“The emperor plans to send Old Xie to war in spring.” Xie Jingxing said, “We can’t wait anymore.” When he said “Old Xie”, he was naturally referring to Xie Ding, the Marquis of Lin’an and his father.
Gao Yang was silent for a moment before saying, “In that case, I’m afraid there’s not enough time.”
“I heard that Shen Yuan has been very close to Prince Ding recently.” Xie Jingxing smiled. “It seems like they are preparing to deal with the first branch of the Shen family.”
“Is Miss Shen going to be in trouble again?” Ji Yushu was a little surprised. “Why does she always provoke these people? That Prince DIng is not to be trifled with. No one targeted by him had a good ending.”
“Prince Ding is an unfathomable person.” Gao Yang frowned. “Although he doesn’t seem to be interested in power, his military strength is not inferior to others. Shen Xin has military power. The Shen family is a big family and is already feared by the royal family. If Prince Ding takes action, I’m afraid Shen Xin will be dealt a huge blow.”
“Won’t Miss Shen be in danger then?” Ji Yushu looked at Xie Jingxing. “Third Brother Xie, how are you going to help her?”
Xie Jingxing raised an eyebrow. “Why should I help her?”
“Aren’t you… friends?” Ji Yushu widened his eyes. “Didn’t you save her last time? Don’t you plan to help Miss Shen?”
Xie Jingxing looked at him with a faint smile. His eyes were as deep as water, and he looked extremely playful. His words were cold and indifferent as he said, “I need the Shen family to help me stall for time. It’s… very good if Prince Ding wants to deal with Shen Xin.”
Ji Yushu gasped.
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In Prince Ding’s mansion in the capital.
The young man dressed in light-colored clothes looked cold, but when he spoke to his subordinates, he was extremely friendly.
This person was none other than Prince Ding, Fu Xiuyi.
At this moment, there were also a few men present. These people were all the subordinates of Prince Ding. He was not only good at using the right people, but also he treated them well. Other than giving his subordinates the money and land they deserved, most importantly, he would also give them respect unlike any other princes. It was precisely because of this that he recruited many talented people, and It was also because of these talented people that Fu Xiuyi’s plans were well-kept from the world, including Emperor Wen Hui.
The young man sitting in the middle was dressed in blue. His face looked a little out of place among other subordinates because he was too young. He stood up and Fu Xiuyi asked, “Shen Yuan, what is on your mind. Feel free to speak.”
Shen Yuan cupped his hands at Fu Xiuyi. As soon as he became an official in the imperial court, he secretly sided with Fu Xiuyi. Fu Xiuyi had an eye for talent. He knew that Shen Yuan was talented and ambitious, so naturally, Fu Xiuyi thought highly of him.
Shen Yuan said, “Now, everyone is secretly competing for military strength. Whoever has more military strength will have more leverage. Currently, although the Xie family has a lot of military strength, we can’t tackle them. His Majesty has requested the Marquis of Lin’an to go to war after spring, and he must be planning something. However, the Shen family is different.” Shen Yuan paused for a moment before continuing, “Shen Xin took the initiative to stay in the capital for half a year. There are many people who want to rope him in. The Shen army remains a constant variable. If we can’t get it, it’s better to destroy it.”
Shen Yuan was a member of the Shen family, but he used “The Shen family” instead of “My family”, which showed that he wanted to distance himself from Shen Xin. Fu Xiuyi looked at him with a meaningful smile. Perhaps he understood but pretended not to know. He said, “You’re right, but we can find any fault with Shen Xin. Even if we did, we don’t have a good cause to deal with him.”
Shen Yuan did not speak.
Fu Xiuyi’s eyes narrowed, and his tone became even more friendly. “However, since you’re in the Shen mansion, you must know something that others don’t.” He looked at Shen Yuan. “If you can really get rid of the Shen army, I will reward you handsomely.”
After receiving the promise he wanted to hear, Shen Yuan said respectfully, “Your Highness, my people have been in the Shen army for a long time. When the Shen army was fighting in the northwest, they did something that they weren’t supposed to do. Now, my people are still collecting evidence. Once the evidence is ample, I will definitely hand it over to you. I guarantee that even if we can’t completely destroy the Shen army this time, we will at least make it suffer a huge blow.”
Fu Xiuyi smiled faintly. “Then I’ll wait for your good news.”
Shen Yuan lowered his head and smiled.