Volume 4 is in the ascendant Chapter 413: A Large-scale Palace Magic Ethics Drama
"Hahaha, Madam Xiahou has been in Chu for many years. I hid my identity and went to Chu to bring her back. What do you think is her relationship with the King of Chu?" Yang Xiu thought quickly and first laughed three times to break the atmosphere, and then began to speak fluently.
Xiahou Juan: ???
Yang Xiu had talked about the engagement with Xiahou Juan before. Xiahou Juan... felt a little resistant inside, otherwise she wouldn't have thought of staying in Chu. However, she never found a "reason".
At this time, Yang Xiu also secretly signaled to Xiahou Juan, telling her not to say anything and just leave it to him.
"Oh, the King of Chu has only one queen, the daughter of Marquis Wen, and no princess consort. You, a sour scholar, want to cheat me?" Yang Feng's face showed I want to cheat you.
Yang Xiu remained calm and said, "The King of Chu naturally has no queen, but... he will have a prince or a princess." As he spoke, he specifically looked at Xiahou Juan's abdomen.
Yang Feng: ???
Is it so explosive? Yang Feng was surprised for a moment, but then he realized: "No! If that's the case, then why is she here for your Wei Kingdom to take her back?"
"The Queen of Chu has no descendants yet." Yang Xiu said half-heartedly.
Although Yang Feng was a man of no strategy, after thinking about it for a while, he understood what Yang Xiu meant.
Following Yang Xiu's hint, I imagined a large-scale palace magic ethics drama in which "Lady Xiahou had an affair with the King of Chu and got pregnant, which made her jealous. To avoid being murdered by the Queen, Lady Xiahou dodged all kinds of schemes in the palace. She contacted her mother's family in the State of Wei who wanted to obtain a hostage and have a backup plan. They cooperated internally and externally and carried out a secret operation to rescue Lady Xiahou."
Yang Xiu looked calm and composed, and there was no sign that he was talking nonsense. In fact, from beginning to end, he was still reluctant to say a word. His "I'm too lazy to lie to you" attitude made Yang Feng believe in his own judgment even more!
As a result, Yang Feng suddenly became wary of Xiahou Juan...
Yang Xiu had no choice - he was not worried about his own life or death. After all, he was Yang Biao's son. Yang Feng would not kill him directly and create a big enemy for him in the court.
However, once he was sent back to Chang'an, Yang Xiu estimated that his legs would most likely be broken and he would never be able to get out again.
and……
If Yang Feng succeeded and made Xiahou Juan fall into his hands, even if Yang Xiu found a way to escape, he would never be able to achieve anything in Wei.
Embarrassment is secondary. The key is that even if the King of Wei can pretend not to care, but... I have no one to rely on in Wei, and I am hated by Xiahou Yuan for no reason. What kind of development do I expect?
Therefore, Yang Xiu not only had to protect himself, but also had to protect Xiahou Juan!
It is useless to simply say that she had a relationship with the King of Chu. According to the concept of chastity at that time, these things were not taken seriously. In history, who among Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan did not marry a widow?
As long as Xiahou Juan was not nominally the Princess of Chu, Yang Feng would dare to force her to marry him, and might even... become more excited.
However, if it was said that Xiahou Juan was pregnant with the King of Chu's child, Yang Feng would not dare to act recklessly even if he was beaten to death.
As for Xiahou Juan's reputation...
Well, Yang Xiu had long felt that something was wrong with Xiahou Juan’s attitude, but he didn’t care. After all, it was a marriage alliance. If he could really go back to Wei and marry Xiahou Juan, he would be happy. But now... the priority was to protect Xiahou Juan’s safety!
Yang Xiu's plan was to scare Yang Feng and then send Xiahou Juan back to Chu. Moreover... after such an incident, no matter how open the society was, once his previous words got out, Xiahou Juan's marriage would be over. But it was better than letting Yang Feng succeed!
Even if Xiahou Juan is grateful to him for saving his life, Cao Cao and Xiahou Yuan will definitely feel sorry for him, and even if they don't say it on the surface, they will compensate him in other ways.
Yang Xiu thought that he was already old, so if he couldn't do it, he could just wait a few more years. Cao Cao's youngest daughter would also be coming of age soon...
As an outstanding child of an aristocratic family and a rare smart man, Yang Xiu had a clear mind.
"The prince of Chu... or the princess?" Yang Feng looked at Xiahou Juan with another malicious look in his eyes.
"Heh, General Yang, you don't want to bring Madam Xiahou back to Chang'an as a hostage of the State of Chu in the Han Dynasty, right?" Yang Xiu said sarcastically.
"Oh? Master Yang, do you think it's not possible?" Yang Feng said with a sarcastic tone, as if to say, "Don't even think about fooling me."
"If Xiahou takes her daughter back, she can naturally stabilize the King of Chu as long as she explains the pros and cons. However, if the Han Dynasty forcibly kidnaps the King of Chu as the heir... Ha, General Yang, do you think the King of Chu will let it go? General Yang should know best how Situ Wang died in Chang'an." Yang Xiu said calmly.
Situ Wang refers to Wang Yun.
When the Western Liang army counterattacked Chang'an and was at the gates of the city, the old Wang Yun was executed to appease the anger of Li, Guo and others.
Yang Xiu simply wanted to warn Yang Feng that if Bai Tu really raised an army for this reason, his outcome would not be better than Wang Yun's.
Hearing this, Yang Feng indeed hesitated. He had also played a role in forcing the Han Dynasty to kill Wang Yun, so he naturally understood the court's style. If the King of Chu "cleared the court" because of this...
"General, are we still going to attack Xucheng?" the deputy general beside him asked in a low voice.
"Stop first... Huh? Wait! If you had planned it, why is there only so few soldiers in Xucheng? And Xiahou Yuan actually came alone?" Yang Feng discovered the blind spot.
Yang Xiu's expression was not shaken at all, and he said as a matter of course: "For such a matter, we have to contact Xucheng again. Will it be publicized?"
Yang Feng felt that what he said made some sense, but at the same time, he felt that something was wrong.
Seeing Yang Feng lost in thought, Yang Xiu said nothing, but felt a little nervous.
But at this moment, someone suddenly reported...
"What are you panicking about! Do the old, weak, sick and disabled people in Xucheng dare to come out?" Yang Feng seemed a little annoyed when his thoughts were interrupted.
" General...it's the Chu army! The Chu State has sent out troops!" the dusty messenger said in panic.
Yang Feng's heart suddenly skipped a beat: "What? How many people? Who is leading the troops?"
"It's Zhang Xiu... They are all cavalry. Our team was dispersed before we could even estimate the number of people..." said the messenger with some fear.
"Useless thing! Did they say under what pretext they were sending troops?" Yang Feng continued to ask after kicking him down.
"It is said that... we attacked the exchange delegation between Chu and Wei." The messenger said innocently.
Yang Feng felt a chill in his heart when he heard this, while Xiahou Juan felt hot on his face.
Yang Feng had already investigated clearly before that there were no people from the State of Chu here, only people returning from the State of Wei. Moreover, he was not pretending, attacking, or framing the State of Chu. Now this was a matter between Fu Han and the State of Wei. They had already reached the territory of Xu County. What did it have to do with the State of Chu?
Obviously there is only one possibility - what Yang Xiu said is true!
Yang Xiu: ???
