frightfiction Chapter 411 Surfaced (1)
Chapter 411 Surfaced (1)
Mrs. Tan was not stupid. After listening to the conversation between the siblings, she understood. "So what the princess meant was... the various things that the Yun family set up were also the work of the previous dynasty's aristocratic families? Including bribing the eight stewards of Prince Zhuo's Mansion outside? But didn't they all hide from the world?"
Shen Yu sighed: Dynasties come and go, but families remain forever.
The surnames that reach the top position come and go like floating clouds, but the aristocratic families remain as solid as a rock. In fact, they have always existed since the previous dynasty, the only difference is whether they are active in the open or hiding in secret.
She counted on her fingers and gave them an inventory. "Secluded? Haha, the so-called noble families of the previous dynasty are Lu, Su, Ji, Fu, Yun, Ou, plus the Emperor Mu's family, and the imperial physician Lu's family. After the Lu family fell, the only ones who really secluded themselves from the world were the Lu family, but they just stopped going out with the surname Lu."
"It goes without saying that the Yun family has been making trouble repeatedly. The Yun family of Youcheng, the Yun family of Zhuocheng, and the Zhou family of Zhuocheng are all their people. My grandfather's Su family has always produced important officials, and there is also a branch in Zhuocheng, but it is very low-key. Fu Yunxiu's Fu family has always produced literati. The Song family in Zhuocheng is their branch, and the eldest lady of the Song family is a direct descendant of her husband's family. As for the Ou family, although the direct line has declined, they have the secret passage of Luocheng. Isn't there a Huang family in Zhuocheng that is a branch of the Ou family? What's more, even the Ji family, which seems to be indifferent to worldly affairs, didn't everyone think that there was a previous generation of Zhuo Wangfei? What's more, this generation of Zhuo Wang is the grandson of the Su family..."
Facing everyone's shocked gazes, Shen Yu said calmly, "So you see, the so-called noble families of the previous dynasty are simply nonsense, as if they never appeared in this dynasty! There is no difference between the previous dynasty and the present dynasty!"
Madam Tan glanced at Prince Zhuo who was resting with his eyes closed, and didn't know how to respond to this sentence. This princess was so ruthless that she even complained about her own people?
Gao Yongjiu didn't have this concern. Of course, it might be that he understood... He helped to explain, "Sister Princess wants to use the descendants of the Mu family as bait to lure them all out so that she can find out what these guys are going to do!"
"But where can we find a descendant of the Mu family?" Tan Daixue suddenly interrupted.
Tan Fuyao at the side seemed to have thought of something, thinking of the brother in Prince Zhuo's mansion... She looked at Shen Yu, who was smiling brightly, and her unwillingness spread again. She gritted her teeth and asked, "You did it on purpose, right? You deliberately let your people wear the jade pendant to pretend to be a member of the Mu family, and then let Commander Yun find out. You are deliberately misleading the Yun family!"
Shen Yu took a bite of the midnight soup handed to her by Bao'er and looked at her with amusement, "I didn't do that. Wasn't it you, Miss Tan, who misled him? Actually, I should thank you!" The secret guard reported every word of the scene in front of the palace. She was not surprised at all that Tan Fuyao had informed her. It should be said that this matter was part of his plan.
"Ms. Tan, haven't you always thought that you are highly valued by the Tan family? Now it's time for acceptance. Guess how the Yun family will ask me for the person after learning the news?"
"Oh, if the Yun family wants to come to Zhuocheng to snatch people, will other so-called hidden families take action after knowing it? If they really snatch them, do you think it is better to overthrow the Linyue Kingdom? Or directly occupy Youcheng Zhuocheng and restore the name of the previous dynasty?"
Everyone, "!!!!" Princess Zhuo really dared to say that!
Seeing Tan Fuyao's dejected face, Shen Yu shifted his gaze to the other courtyard manager who had been squatting in the corner pretending to be dead, "Or... are you going to dominate Beirong directly under the banner of the Mu family?"
The man's body stiffened, and he looked up at Shen Yu in disbelief, as if he wanted to see from her face how much she knew!
Seeing the princess looking at the man behind her, Tan Fuyao's alarm bells rang loudly. She struggled to move her body, trying to block the man. "Princess, you wrote, directed and performed this drama yourself. Yao'er admires you. It seems that all of us have been fooled by you!"
Although she was reluctant to admit it, she had already figured it out. After the return of Prince Zhuo and his wife, they seemed to be doing things in a haphazard manner, but in fact they were just testing Zhuo Cheng's situation and waiting to see them jump out!
After a while, Shen Yu sneered, "I didn't expect... the eldest daughter of the Tan family is actually a love-brained person?" He also glanced behind her meaningfully.
This woman clearly didn't like Lu Yingxing, but she insisted on pretending that she wanted to marry him. This made her very unhappy, extremely unhappy.
She sneered, pointed at the man she was blocking and said, "Isn't he just the new King of Beirong? Do you think this identity is a big deal? A small gang that can't even survive is treating you like a treasure!"
Tan Fuyao opened her eyes wide and was really panicked this time, "What King Beirong, I don't know what you are talking about!" Hearing this, the stiff body of the man behind her finally relaxed, and he quietly held her hand behind her.
She felt the warmth on her palm and her eyes were slightly hot. She thought that he was touched by her behavior. Tan Fuyao knew that she had been discovered anyway, so she just gave up and said, "No matter who he is, he is the person I like!"
Shen Yu looked at her sarcastically and smiled, then turned to Gao Yong and said, "Okay, please invite the protagonists in, the show is about to begin!"
Everyone, “!!!!” These are actually appetizers?
Gao Yong nodded and walked out.
Mrs. Tan lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then told people to prepare a few more braziers, and ordered people to remove all the doors that could be removed, and try to connect the indoor and outdoor spaces. It seemed that Princess Zhuo was not going to stop tonight, so she had to take good care of the people. The yard was too cold, so let the princess interrogate indoors.
Her thoughtful actions successfully earned Lu Yingxing an appreciative look, "If the Tan family can atone for their sins, there is no need to confiscate their property."
Mrs. Tan was stunned for a moment, then she was ecstatic and quickly knelt down to express her gratitude. She knew that her bet was right!
As her thoughts gradually calmed down, just like a breeze blowing across the lake, all the chaos gradually became clear.
The so-called death of her son, her husband's death after vomiting blood, the appearance of Prince Zhuo and his wife... It was like a carefully woven web, with each link interconnected. Tracing back to the source, everything had been planned, even starting from that banquet.
The aristocratic families hidden in Zhuocheng for many years, the trump cards that the Yun family thought they had, and even the intricate relationships, perhaps the Zhuo Wang and his wife have always known about it, and they are just waiting for an opportunity. They don’t care who overturns this chess game. Perhaps they are just waiting for who will be the first to get restless.
Just like what the princess said, who can truly hide from the world? They just have their own plans and wait for the right time.
Each of them calls himself the chess player, but doesn't the chess piece think so too?
Looking at the woman who had been lazily lying on Prince Zhuo, others might think that she was spoiled by her husband, but Mrs. Tan knew that this was the princess trying to comfort Prince Zhuo who was on the verge of a rage... She was careless and shouldn't have chosen to confess late at night in such a rage, and she even bothered a pregnant woman to interrogate her.
But once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. All she can do is try to get this matter over with as quickly as possible.