Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

However, the emperor's sacrifice to heaven was on a grand scale this time, with all Beijing officials above the fourth rank accompanying him, and Old Man Xu was naturally among them.

Before leaving, Old Man Xu specially called Xu Yixing over and gave him detailed instructions:

"Yan'er, the Emperor's Heavenly Sacrifice and the Mid-Autumn Moon Appreciation Party are too close together, and His Majesty will stay in the palace for a few days. So I heard from the Ministry of Rites that His Majesty and all officials will return to Beijing on August 14th, and this year's Moon Appreciation Party will be held on Gushan Mountain in the south of Beijing."

"Is that so? Doesn't that mean Dad can't return to Beijing until the moon-viewing party is over?"

It is now August 8th, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is seven days away. If the emperor holds a banquet in the mountains south of Beijing, the defenses will definitely be tight by then.

His plan to let the bandits kidnap him was thwarted. It seemed that he had to speed up the process or change the location, but would the bandits be able to break into the capital and kidnap hostages?

Xu Yixing really couldn't say for sure. After all, Yingba had just infiltrated the group of bandits and was not a real bandit. If the boss was unwilling to take the risk, then there was nothing he could do.

"Yes, so you can come to the banquet on the 15th by yourself. If it is not possible, dad will tell the Seventh Prince to send you to attend..."

"Goodbye, Dad! We haven't gotten married yet. If we are always so close, I'm afraid people will gossip about us."

Father Xu smiled knowingly. It seemed that his daughter was shy. That was fine. Anyway, there were guards at home. When we got out of the South Gate, we would reach Gushan Mountain. By then, the whole mountain would be under martial law. There would be no problem.

"Well, you can make your own arrangements. This Mid-Autumn Festival party should be your last as the daughter of the Xu family. Show your face and write a dozen poems or lyrics for it!"

Well, Dad, do you think writing poetry is like killing people? How many poems do you want? You don't have any literary knowledge in your head, and you still expect me to write it.

But she also understood what her father meant. Now, to the outside world, Xu Yixing was already dead. The Xu family only had one daughter, Xu Yiyan, and after September, she would become the prince's consort and could no longer claim to be a member of the Xu family.

"I understand, Dad. Just go with the Emperor to offer sacrifices to the heavens. I will make all the arrangements."

The family saw their father off, and Xu Yixing and Xu Yiwen, who had recovered from his injuries, went back to the backyard.

"Sister, look, my injury is totally healed!" Xu Yiwen even twisted his body a few times to prove it to her.

"It's been two months, you should be better now. I see you are so fat and white now, if you don't go out for a walk soon, you will turn into a peanut kernel!"

"Hahahahaha, I want to too, but dad hasn't lifted my grounding yet. I really envy you, I also want to go to the Moon Viewing Convention and take a walk."

"It's not interesting. After all, it's a palace banquet. We have to drink, eat and listen to hymns. We can't make any mistakes in the rules. It's too troublesome."

Xu Yiwen nodded. That was true. He wanted to go out, but the rules of this kind of banquet might be more complicated than those in the mansion, which would be very tiring.

"Sister, have you come to terms with what happened before?" He was referring to his sister's plan to break off the engagement with Lu Anyuan.

Although his sister had been quiet for a long time since the last time, Xu Yiwen still felt uneasy, as he always felt that his sister had a backup plan.

"Whether you want to open it or not, just leave it as it is."

"That's right! How wonderful it is to marry a prince. It's a blessing that so many people would ask for but can't get. Don't be ungrateful."

"Yeah. Brother, I'm here. You should go back soon." Xu Yixing stood at the gate of the courtyard, looking at Xu Yiwen with a smile, harmless to people and animals.

What's right about it? If I marry him, my life will be ruined.

Returning to the room, Xu Yixing glanced at the decoration of the room with disgust - as the wedding date was approaching, the rewards from the palace and the various arrangements made by the Ministry of Rites had caused the room to be decorated mostly with bright red and crimson, which looked festive, but she just felt it was glaring.

"Si Wen, go contact Ying Ba and tell him that we can't wait until August 15th to start the action. Tell him to find a way to resolve the matter on August 14th. Don't delay it."

Si Wen was a little frightened when she heard this. She didn't know that Yingba had already infiltrated the bandits, but she could sense that the Second Miss seemed to be doing something dangerous.

"Second Miss, what are you talking about?"

"Kagehachi knows it himself."

Si Wen frowned, thought for a moment and then left, but stood outside the door for a while before returning to the room:

"Second Miss, although I don't know what you are going to do, I have seen from your cold eyes these days that you are a smart person, but sometimes you make mistakes. The Moon Appreciation Conference is a big day, and the emperor is heavily guarded. If you do something wrong, I am afraid that it will implicate the whole family."

"Why do you think I'm going to assassinate someone?" Xu Yixing raised his eyebrows. At that moment Si Wen realized that this action was very much like that of a young lady.

"Even if it's not, it's probably not much different."

"Okay, I get it. Put your heart at ease. I'm telling you, what I did won't hurt anyone, let alone our family's interests. If you ask me again, I'll get angry."

Si Wen had no choice but to leave. Xu Yixing looked at her from behind and laughed. She was indeed his former girl. She still understood him.

This incident will indeed not hurt other people in the slightest, but it will cause great harm to oneself.

Oh! Isn't this all to get rid of Lu Anyuan? When I'm free, I'll eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks every day to make up for the grievances I've suffered these days.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corner. If we miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to find a legitimate occasion to accomplish this task later.

She hummed a little tune while taking off the pearl flowers from her hair. What was the point of having these material possessions?

After arranging everything, Xu Yixing went to the front yard to inform Gu that he would go to Jingxi Temple to burn incense and pray on August 14th.

Although Gu was a little surprised why she had to go at this time, she couldn't think of a reason to refuse. Moreover, her second daughter had been very well behaved recently and had been at home all the time. Maybe she just wanted to go out and relax, so she agreed.

Early in the morning of August 14, Xu Yixing, accompanied by the coachman and the musician, rode in a small carriage and headed straight for the north gate.

The emperor held a banquet in the south of Beijing. The south must have been cleared up by now, and the north might be able to relax a little.

Moreover, Xu Yixing deliberately brought Siqin instead of Siwen this time because he was afraid that Siwen would stop him after finding out what he was going to do.

We have been planning for so long, we can’t let ourselves disrupt it.

"By the way, Siqin, I will go up the mountain to pay my respects in person later. The carriage can just be parked at the foot of the mountain, and we can walk up."

"Ah? There are so many steps there. Why are you doing this? Why don't you drive the car outside the temple?"

"This is to show my piety. If you are afraid of getting tired, you can wait for me at the foot of the mountain."