0p0 Chapter 510 Cleaning Up the Wang Family?
Chapter 510 Cleaning Up the Wang Family?
"Alright, stop looking. The princess wouldn't go so far as to devour your wife."
Feng Yuxi looked slightly embarrassed. "Your Highness, I wonder if your arrival today indicates that there has been any progress on the matter?"
Duanmu Chuze looked at him with cold eyes and snorted, "Feng Yuxi, don't try that on me! I know exactly what you're capable of. You dare say you don't know what happened to the Xue family?"
Feng Yuxi was taken aback, her pupils contracted, "Your Highness, please forgive me."
"Tell me, what do you want from the Xue family? Do you want them all to be buried with your mother, or will I leave a few for you to play with at your leisure?"
Feng Yuxi originally wanted to say "I will do as you please," but when he met the prince's ambiguous smile, he felt a sudden unease and almost subconsciously said, "Your Highness, it is truly a blessing for the people of Huayang County that you have rid Huayang County of this scourge. As for my two so-called elder brothers, I will deal with them myself."
This is exactly the answer Duanmu Chuze wanted.
"Hmm, that's fine. In that case, I can save myself some trouble. Here's what we'll do: you pack your things. I'll send someone to settle you here. You and your family should pack your things and come back to the county town with me first. You can travel together when I return to Yanzhou."
"Yes, Your Highness. The children here are too poor to afford to go to school. I'm afraid that once I leave, this place will be abandoned."
"Don't worry, my men have already discussed it with Magistrate Yu. He will send teachers from the official school to teach here every three days, so you don't need to worry."
Upon hearing this, Feng Yuxi's eyes lit up, and she quickly bowed deeply to Duanmu Chuze, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness."
"No need to thank me. The children here are also my subjects. Since they are from Yan, it is my responsibility to make their lives better and smoother. This is my duty. As for you, you should calm down and think carefully about how to help me promote the work of the Censorate."
"Yes, Your Highness, I have already prepared some documents, which I will present to you today."
Noticing the change in his self-designation from "commoner" to "subordinate," Duanmu Chuze's lips curled slightly. He thought to himself that the man was sensible, as he was no benevolent bodhisattva.
Duanmu Chuze read through all the documents one by one, his expression shifting between serious, joyful, and cold.
Feng Yuxi, standing to the side, was on tenterhooks. He didn't know what kind of temperament this prince was, but someone who had spent three years on the battlefield could not possibly be as gentle and mild-mannered as he appeared.
In his eyes, the prince was like a seemingly docile tiger, but once provoked or hungry, his kingly aura would shake the entire forest. At that time, the world would inevitably be thrown into turmoil.
"Good! I knew I hadn't misjudged you. Not bad, it wasn't in vain that I went to such lengths to help you."
After having lunch and resting for a while, Feng Yuxi and his wife packed up and set off in their carriage.
The Xue family's affairs naturally alarmed many people, especially the Prefect, who never expected that Lu Shaofeng would actually dare to kidnap the Xue family's patriarch, and even more unexpectedly, he ordered the Xue family to be surrounded. Although it was not officially sealed off, it was almost the same as sealing them off.
"Your Highness, it has been three days, and there has been no movement from the rest of the Xue family. What do you think?"
"No need to rush. There are naturally people in Yanzhou who have gone to inquire whether I am still here. Hehe, they are clever. They are worried that if I am here, then the Xue family will have kicked a hornet's nest this time."
Upon hearing this, Xu Hai chuckled softly, "Your Highness, I've had my men find out that the one in Yanzhou is the eldest son of the Xue family. He's currently working at the Prefect's office and I've heard he's a favorite of Prefect He. Also, it seems the Wang family in the capital has started making moves as well. I never imagined that a small family like the Xue family in Huayang County could stir up so much trouble."
"The Wang family? Strictly speaking, they should be a collateral branch of the Wang family, or perhaps my uncles and cousins were instigated by certain people. But that's fine, I want to see if the Duke of Lu's mansion and the Duke of Ying's mansion will get involved."
"Your Highness, are you worried that the two Dukes will interfere in the affairs of our Yan region?"
"It's hard to say. The Wang family has always been clever. Take Mother, for example. Although the Wang family is powerful and influential, my uncle relinquished his responsibilities early on, enjoying honor and wealth without coveting power. In this way, the Wang family has remained prosperous without arousing Father's suspicion. Mother's position as Empress is secure, so there will naturally be no trouble. If the Wang family is clever enough, they will never interfere. However, I can also take this opportunity to see the Wang family's attitude."
"Is Your Highness worried that the Wang family might be instigated?"
"Let's wait and see. There's no rush."
Back in the courtyard, it was already completely dark. Mu Xin Nuan had gone to bed early and was asleep. Duanmu Chuze stood by the bed for a while, listening to her extremely even breathing, and shook his head with a light laugh, "A Nuan, this isn't how you pretend to be asleep. Do you really think I can't tell just because you've controlled your breathing?"
The person on the bed visibly gasped for breath, then said with some annoyance, "How did you figure that out?"
Duanmu Chuze sat down on the edge of the bed, took off his shoes and socks, and stepped barefoot onto the footstool. He laughed and said, "Your breathing is very even, that's good. If you were fooling a stranger, that would be one thing. But I'm the person closest to you. Anuan, think about it, before when I came back, even if you were really asleep, wouldn't you always open your eyes and look at me half-asleep? But this time you were sleeping too soundly, so it's obvious you were faking it."
Mu Xin Nuan was slightly taken aback, then thought about it and realized that's how it is.
She shifted her body closer, letting Duanmu Chuze lie down on top of her. "So? Will the Xue family's affairs involve the Wang family?"
"No!" Duanmu Chuze's confident tone surprised Mu Xinnuan slightly; she hadn't expected him to be so resolute.
"It's best not to confront them; after all, they are your uncle's family."
"Don't worry, Ah Nuan, my uncle and cousin aren't that stupid! It's just some collateral branches that might be a bit unruly. But that's fine too, since my uncle wanted to deal with a few shameless people anyway. Since they've come to us, we'll grant their wish."
Mu Xin Nuan was slightly taken aback. Judging from these words, it seemed that they were going to join forces with the direct descendants of the Wang family in the capital to clean up the Wang family's internal affairs.