After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Chapter 196

Wen Chengxuan didn't want to hear anything, not to mention that he couldn't listen.

The secret guard blocked the follower's mouth and dragged him away.

Having learned from the previous experience, the other servants kneeling in the mansion did not dare to speak out, let alone give advice.

Anyone who dares to speak again will do so unless he risks his life.

Wen Chengxuan was so angry that he shouted in the yard: "Waste, they are all a bunch of waste!"

As the rumors in the capital spread more and more intensely, Wen Chengyu had no choice but to summon his sixth brother to the palace for questioning.

Wen Chengxuan was also wondering how Ji Kang could have gotten in touch with him out of nowhere. They clearly had no contact in private, so how did the rumor that he was working for him spread so widely? !

But he remembered his fourth brother's instructions and did not confront Wen Chengyu head-on. He learned to bow his head and endure in the face of repeated setbacks.

"I don't know how this case has come to this point, but I swear to my ancestors that this incident has nothing to do with me. The case nineteen years ago also had nothing to do with me."

As he spoke, he began to sound aggrieved. "Nineteen years ago, I was still a child who couldn't even speak. How could I have the ability to disrupt the government of the Yuan Dynasty? My royal brother, you must be careful and don't let me ruin my good reputation!"

The first few sentences were said sincerely, but in the latter part he accidentally revealed his true nature.

In order to maintain a good reputation for the rest of his life, what has he done that could be related to the word "clean"?

Wen Chengyu didn't want to listen to his shameless crying anymore, so he showed him a piece of evidence, "Take a look at this first."

Wen Chengxuan took it off the table with doubt and read it word by word.

What he held in his hand was the detailed evidence that Yuan Qing had handed to the emperor before, concerning the Xu family's involvement in the production and sale of the North City Salt Field. The more Wen Chengxuan read it, the more panicked he became.

Why didn’t his mother tell him that the Xu family was involved in this matter nineteen years ago? Now he is in great trouble!

Since his fourth brother was not in the capital, Wen Chengxuan had no one to talk to, so he went to the palace to find his biological mother, Concubine Dowager Gui.

Since the palace banquet many years ago, the noble concubine seemed to have changed her temperament. She also followed the example of Empress Dowager Yuan and placed a Buddha statue in her bedroom. Her food and clothing also became much simpler than before, because many people began to change their views of her.

Wen Chengxuan rushed into the noble concubine's bedroom in a hurry, scaring the maid who was serving nearby.

He didn't bother to pay attention and just ran to the inner room.

The noble concubine inside suddenly shouted: "It's no small matter if you, a foreign man, break into the palace like this and get caught."

Wen Chengxuan was stunned for a moment.

Wasn't he always so casual with his mother?

The noble concubine did not dress up much in her own bedroom. When she heard that her son had arrived, she only had time to put on an outer shirt, put her hair together, and went out. She was born very beautiful, otherwise she would not have been favored by Emperor Yuanheng for so many years.

However, the overwhelming honor and favor made her blind, and she insisted on piling all those worldly things on her head, which in turn overshadowed her originally pure and elegant appearance, making it lose its original luster and lowering her appearance.

But now she had taken off all the pearl hairpins in her head so that they would not take away her beauty. She also took good care of herself, and even in her thirties she still looked like a girl with skin as white as jade and glowing.

It was the first time that Wen Chengxuan saw a mother like this, and he was a little stunned for a moment.

The noble concubine scolded him, "What are you looking at? Tell me, what do you want to see me in the palace?"

Wen Chengxuan then calmed down and said, "Mother, you don't know?"

The noble concubine looked up blankly, "What do I know?"

"Xu family," Wen Chengxuan said anxiously, "Do you know what the Xu family did nineteen years ago?"

The noble concubine thought carefully and said, "I seem to remember something, but apart from your uncle and I, there is no other family member left in our branch."

Wen Chengxuan didn't believe it, so he took two steps forward and could see the pores on his mother's face clearly.

He said, "What about the Xu family elsewhere?"

When he said that, Concubine Noble suddenly thought of something and said, "When I was young, I heard from your grandfather that we were originally a branch of the Xu family. We were scattered all over the place because of the war. It is said that the main branch of the Xu family settled in the North City. Could it be that you are talking about them?"

Wen Chengxuan suddenly grabbed his mother's shoulders and said, "Yes, it's the Xu family in North City!"

The noble concubine had a bad feeling in her heart, "What happened to them?"

"How dare they take the risk of having their entire clan executed while my father was still in power, divide half of the official salt and use it as private salt, colluding with Ji Kang from Pingjin Prefecture!" He became angrier and angrier as he spoke, "Now it's all been uncovered and put on my head!"

The noble concubine suddenly looked her son up and down nervously, "Has His Majesty made things difficult for you?"

My mother has changed her personality in recent years and no longer opposes the Yuan family.

However, Wen Chengxuan was unwilling to call that person "Second Brother". Apart from addressing him "Your Majesty" and "Royal Brother" in public, he usually called him "that person" or "that person" in private.

There was not much hatred between them. In fact, it was just a fight for the throne. He couldn't bring himself to call him second brother. He only had one brother, the fourth brother, and there would always be only that one.

Wen Chengxuan turned away and said, "No, he let me into the palace to find my mother."

What this meant was that the emperor not only did not blame him, but instead asked him to find a way to resolve the problem.

Wen Chengxuan felt something strange, but didn't think much about it.

The noble concubine breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. I will practice meditation in the palace and no longer participate in the affairs of the harem. I am just afraid that they will turn to you. I feel relieved now."

She suddenly clenched her palms and asked, "Xuan'er, what do you think of... the Xu family?"

Wen Chengxuan thought for a moment and said, "Although I am angry, they are still Xu after all. If we don't protect them, we will end up in the same situation as them in the future."

He had thought this issue through very clearly. There were fewer and fewer court officials who were on the same side as him. Even if some people were on his side on the surface, they had already surrendered to that person in private and turned against him.

To be honest, he is no longer willing to trust anyone except his fourth brother and his mother.

The noble concubine looked weak at this time, but she would never hesitate when faced with major events. In a flash, she had made a decision among the trade-offs.

"Give up," the noble concubine said coldly, "They must give up!"

Wen Chengxuan couldn't believe it, that was the only member of the Xu family they could find!

"Mother is right, they must be given up." Wen Chenghua stepped in from outside.

He heard the noise in the capital while he was outside, so he handed over the business to other people and immediately set off back.

Fortunately, we arrived in time and prevented our sixth brother from making a big mistake in such a hurry.