Chapter 343 Ning An Ru Meng: You Yue is no longer stupid (47 chapters)

"Foolish!" Xue Ye received a stern and disdainful rebuke from Xue Yuan. "The Yan family is finished. We have more important things to do now. How can we have time to watch what happens to that father and son?"

“But Father…” Xue Ye still really wanted to go.

The thought of being able to swagger and bully Yan Ling in front of him, avenging so many years of provocation, filled him with immense anticipation.

"Stop with the 'buts'! When will you ever grow up?" Xue Yuan was exasperated, and for a moment he couldn't help but think of his late wife's son, Xue Dingfei.

He hates the Yan family, but he certainly doesn't hate that child. He was very clever from a young age, and he was one of the best among his peers in both martial arts and academics. If he hadn't died, he would definitely be of great help to his great cause now.

Compared to him, the second son, Xue Ye, was far inferior.

However, he is dead, so it is useless for him to think about these things now. Besides, once he takes that position, he will have plenty of time to cultivate or nurture a new successor!

Thinking of this, Xue Yuan became excited. "Why chase after a stray dog? Wouldn't it be better to let Yan Ling indulge in the pleasures of life and lose her ambition?"

It would be better if he were dragged to his death by that woman along the way.

Now, my Xue family still has a formidable rival in the imperial court, namely the unassuming Xie Wei!

"Besides him, our Xue family enjoys the privilege of being the only dominant force."

Xue Ye was afraid of Xue Yuan, so even though he was still resentful, he didn't dare to say anything at this time.

She cautiously changed the subject, "Father is right. So, Father, how should we deal with Xie Wei? Should we assassinate him and poison him, like we did with Yan Mu?"

Upon hearing this, Xue Yuan glanced at his son, his brows furrowing, and couldn't help but sigh.

Finally, he suppressed his anger by his chest heaving a few times.

The advisor beside Xue Ye advised, "Young Master, Xie Wei is not Yan Mu. The swordsmen, swordsmen, and zither players around him are all highly skilled in martial arts. I'm afraid that our people will be detected by Xie Wei before they even get close to him. So it's best not to take such a risky step."

Xue Ye felt embarrassed after hearing this and lowered his head, not daring to offer any more bad advice.

Xue Yuan pondered for a moment, "Have you found out why Zhou Yanzhi suddenly died? Did Xie Wei discover that he was working for me?"

The strategist shook his head. "We can't find anything. It seems like he just contracted an illness, and not just before he died. He's been sick for quite some time now, and lately he's been frantically seeking medical help everywhere..."

"Then we need not worry about it. Short-lived creatures are not worthy of serving me," Xue Yuan said coldly, walking towards his desk where a letter had clearly just been opened.

The so-called marriage alliance between the Great Yue Kingdom and the Emperor was not so simple.

As Xue Yuan looked at the letter, a good idea suddenly came to his mind. "I'm going to the palace. You keep an eye on the Xie residence. If you find Xie Wei in contact with the Yan family, notify me immediately."

The Yan family father and son have now handed over their military power and are no longer worthy of being his opponents. However, if Xie Wei dares to sever ties with the disgraced official behind the emperor's back, he can still use this as an excuse to sow discord between Xie Wei and the emperor!

It makes me angry just thinking about it. He is Shen Lang's uncle, while Xie Wei is just a poor, pedantic scholar from out of town. Why would Shen Lang rather believe him than herself?

A sinister glint flashed in Xue Yuan's eyes as he decided to facilitate the "good thing" of Princess Leyang's marriage.

Didn't Shen Lang entrust Xie Wei with an important task? It's a good opportunity to recommend him as an envoy for the marriage alliance, to escort Princess Leyang to her wedding.

It's difficult to deal with him in the capital, but once we leave the capital... everything will be much easier!

As February passed and March arrived, the weather gradually warmed up, and even though Chu Yuan and her family of three were exiled, the journey was not arduous.

The escort was just for show; comfortable carriages followed behind them, fully equipped with food, clothing, and other necessities, as well as enough silver notes to last a lifetime.

This included the Yan family's original savings, as well as funds secretly raised by many of Yan Mu's old friends and colleagues after the incident. Among them, Jiang Xue Ning's father contributed 10,000 taels of silver, and there was also a donation from Xie Wei.

Putting everything else aside, Xie Wei is definitely not short of money.

They agreed that going to Huangzhou was just a smokescreen; they would travel around sightseeing along the way, and then settle down in the city where Huangzhou and Jinling diverged, waiting for Xie Wei's next plan.

Therefore, even if Xue Yuan did not secretly instruct the ministers to advise Xie Wei to be the envoy for the peace treaty, he would still find a way to get the job. On the one hand, he would take advantage of the peace treaty to go south and deal with the Prince of Pingnan, catching him off guard. On the other hand, with the capital city vulnerable, Xue Yuan would dare to do what he had always wanted to do.

Once the snake is lured out of its hole, it will be easier to kill it.

On this day, the imperial decree appointing Xie Wei as the envoy for the peace treaty arrived. Lü Xian's mouth was agape, almost unable to close. "Amazing! Fangying, your second sister really can predict the future!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Second Sister must have discussed it with Mr. Xie beforehand." Fang Ying didn't believe in any of those superstitious things. In her mind, Chu Yuan could predict things like the back of her hand even without metaphysics.

Lu Xian couldn't bear to contradict his wife, and nodded thoughtfully, "Is that so?"

Thinking that she would definitely ask Xie Wei about it later, it was understandable that he was a marriage envoy, but what she said when she asked him to kill Zhou Yan, was it really just to trick him into becoming her executioner?

Zhou Yanzhi must be killed, a point that even Xie Wei hadn't taken seriously.

Coincidentally, when he arrived, Xie Wei was talking to Jian Shu about Chu Yuan.

Xie Wei plucked the strings of his zither and said softly with a blank expression, "If You Yue weren't on my side, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to keep her."

Like Lü Xian, Shen Zhiyi, as the only princess of Daqian, would have a 100% chance of getting married once the emperor agreed to the marriage alliance.

As the Junior Tutor to the Crown Prince and one of the Emperor's most trusted advisors, his calm and composed nature made it not entirely unexpected that he would be sent as an envoy for a marriage alliance.

But how could she foresee that even Xue Shu would sabotage things or even volunteer to escort the bride with ill intentions?

It was as if she had planned everything that was going to happen!

Looking up, Xie Wei saw Lü Xian acting suspiciously and said irritably, "You're here, why are you sneaking around like this?"

Lu Xian chuckled dryly, "Hmm...were you just saying bad things about Second Sister Fangying?"

Although he also found Chu Yuan strange, as her brother-in-law, he couldn't very well gossip about his sister-in-law.

Asking Xie Wei was simply to satisfy my curiosity.

It remains to be seen whether You Yue is truly formidable, or if she and Xie Wei have secretly orchestrated some scheme. If it's the latter, then Lü Xian will find it unsurprising.

After all, Xie Wei was able to travel from Jinling to the capital under such circumstances and become the renowned Master Xie, whom everyone knows today. No one admires his abilities more than Lü Xian!

This guy is a monster.

Hopefully, You Yue won't end up like him, otherwise how will he secretly hide his money from Fang Ying in the future?!

Xie Wei appeared focused on playing the zither, undisturbed by the outside world, but he listened intently to almost every word Lu Xian complained to Jian Shu about You Yue's request for him to kill Zhou Yanzhi. Finally, he raised his eyes coolly.

"What kind of poison did she give me? Let me see it."