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

"But even if the second prince, who has the best chance of inheriting the throne, fails, you also fail. But for the fourth prince, there are still four other brothers left. He may not be the biggest beneficiary."

Lu Anyuan sat back at the end of the bed, crossed his legs and put his hands on them properly, like a little girl, almost making Xu Yixing laugh.

"The eldest prince is honest and kind. If he lived in a prosperous era, he would have been a wise ruler. But now that Great Xia is at war, military generals are supreme. I don't think you can handle even your father's group of old generals, let alone others."

Xu Yixing nodded. It was true. The counselors of the eldest prince were quite capable, but unfortunately the master was weak and often lacked decisiveness. It was not easy to achieve great things.

"What about the third prince? Although I have never met him, I know that among all the princes, only his ancestors left portraits in the Hall of Meritorious Officials."

"That's true, but to be frank, my father was not born in a high-ranking family. If it weren't for the support of my grandmother, it would have been difficult for him to ascend the throne. So he has always been a little jealous of people like my third brother, so he doesn't like him very much."

"Did I hear it right? The father is jealous of his son?" Lu Anyuan still dares to tell me anything. Does he really treat me as his own?

“Yes.” Lu Anyuan smiled mysteriously, with the candlelight behind his back, and said mysteriously: “Don’t think that the emperor is the supreme ruler and there is nothing to envy. Some injuries suffered in childhood can never be made up in a lifetime.”

As soon as these words were spoken, it seemed to have touched upon the pain points of both persons, and no one spoke for a long time.

Xu Yixing: Humph, you also know that childhood trauma cannot be healed, right? Then what about you pushing me down the well?

Lu Anyuan: I didn’t choose Concubine Ying as my adoptive mother back then. How do I know if this is not the reason?

"Ahem! Keep talking." Lu Anyuan was the first to get rid of the emotion of his mother's early death, and continued:

"The business skills that the Fifth Prince is good at are not worthy of being accepted by the upper class. It would be better for the Sixth Prince to become a romantic prince in the future. To put it bluntly, neither of them has their heart set on the throne. So do you understand?"

"But the biggest obstacle for the Fourth Prince to ascend the throne is Concubine Ying. Even if the Second Prince is useless, she can't allow the Fourth Prince to ascend the throne, right?"

"You are very smart, but you may have underestimated the stupidity and cruelty of Concubine Ying. Once she knows for sure that her own son will never be able to ascend the throne, she will definitely vigorously support the Fourth Prince and train the Second Prince's sons."

Lu Anyuan only said half of the words and used his eyes to signal Xu Yixing to think about the rest himself.

"You mean, as soon as the Fourth Prince ascends the throne, he will definitely honor Concubine Ying as the Queen Mother and sideline the Empress. Then Concubine Ying can take the opportunity to support her own grandson to take over the Fourth Prince's throne. This is too cruel!"

If this is the plan, then it is very likely that Concubine Ying will ensure that the Fourth Prince will not have his own children after he ascends the throne, and can only adopt children from the royal family. Then, once the time is right, she will kill the Fourth Prince and re-enthronize a new king.

"Not quite. This is a very clever move. How can you say that Concubine Ying is stupid?"

"Hahaha, of course it's because my fourth brother is smarter than her, and more ruthless. My fourth brother had figured out all of her tricks before he planned them. As long as she succeeds in taking advantage of the situation, let alone being honored as the queen mother, my fourth brother may not even leave her an intact corpse."

Lu Anyuan seemed really happy when he said this. Xu Yixing's heart was beating fast when he heard it. You royal family are really a bunch of lunatics.

"So how do you deal with this incident?"

Lu Anyuan leaned forward slightly and lowered his voice: "He touched my weak spot this time, so I will definitely retaliate, don't worry."

Xu Yixing pulled the corners of his mouth with difficulty, revealing an ugly smile: I can’t be his Achilles’ heel...

"But I'd rather deal with the Second Prince first. Yixing, do you have any objections?"

How could I have any objection! I talked about dealing with the Second Prince before, it's been so long I thought you forgot about it.

"I also can."

"Okay." Lu Anyuan seemed to be relieved, and laughed easily. He stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to shake Xu Yixing's hand. However, he realized it was inappropriate as soon as he moved, and put it down again, sticking to the quilt.

"But this plan may take a long time, maybe one or two years or even longer. Do you mind?"

Xu Yixing certainly didn't mind, as a year or two of party struggle was too short. What she cared about was why Lu Anyuan told her all this. It was uncomfortable to be trusted by someone who shouldn't be trusted.

"Are you saying this to tell me that you are planning to participate in the party struggle?"

Lu Anyuan was stunned by Xu Yixing's straightforwardness. It had been a long time since he had spoken to someone so directly.

When I first decided to compete for the throne, I took a lot of effort to explain it to my aunt tactfully and carefully. Fortunately, my aunt supported me.

It's not like today, where he even wants to destroy the entire clan.

"I have my own plans for these things. I just want you to be at peace and happy."

Xu Yixing didn't want to respond to this. What Lu Anyuan said was too ambiguous and she couldn't agree to it now.

"Is it inappropriate for me to sleep here tonight?"

"Of course it's not appropriate. Come on, I'll take you to your aunt."

"Mrs. Jing is here too?" That's great. If she is taken out by Mrs. Jing tomorrow morning, the persuasiveness and proof will be much stronger!

Xu Yixing was sent to Madam Jing's place by Lu Anyuan. Although the lights were off there, she quickly came out when she heard the voice. It seemed that there were quite a lot of people who couldn't sleep tonight.

"Aunt, please take Yi Yan here to stay for one night. It's not convenient for me to stay here."

When Mrs. Jing saw that he actually brought the second lady with him, she was surprised at first, but she didn't ask anything and welcomed Xu Yixing into the hall.

"Good boy, you will sleep here with me tonight. You still have to attend the banquet tomorrow, so don't look too haggard."

"Okay. But it's so late, why haven't you gone to bed yet?"

"As we get older, we sleep less. I've had this problem for a long time, but if I really have to stay up all night, I feel sorry for the girls."

It turned out that Madam Jing suffered from insomnia every night, but she didn't want her maids to stay up with her, so she pretended to sleep in the dark.

"Madam is a really kind person, but why don't you ask me why..."

"There's nothing to ask. Yuan'er is very sensible. I'm not worried that he will do anything out of line. Go to sleep quickly, or you'll really have two black eyes tomorrow!"

Xu Yixing followed suit and slept in her clothes on a small couch in the outer room of Madam Jing's palace. She was not affected by insomnia, but fell asleep very quickly because of the day's fatigue.

When he opened his eyes again, the sun shone into the hall through the large windows. It seemed that it was already very late. Xu Yixing raised his head slightly and actually saw Siqin in the hall. He didn't know what time she came.