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

"Puff!" Stupid, I know you didn't have it, but you are too frightened. You just said it casually. Won't you be unable to use this trick next time? Naive!

"why are you laughing?"

"Since you said so, let's get back together?"

Lu Anyuan was a little embarrassed. Fortunately, no one followed him in. Otherwise, where would he put his face? "Yeah."

"Okay, then you don't have to go to my palace tonight."

"Ah? You're still mad at me..."

Xu Yixing didn't say anything for a long time, and looked around the room: "I also want to live in this study to see what it's like. Why do you linger here all day long?"

"Hahaha! Madam, I knew you were the best!" Lu Anyuan approached directly but was ruthlessly stopped by Xu Yixing.

"Where's the explanation I want?"

"Oh! Of course, it's the person I sent."

"Assassinate the Second Prince? You're crazy. Besides, it didn't work!"

"It doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not. I'm just venting my frustrations to him. I didn't lie to you about this."

Lu Anyuan took Xu Yixing around the study, talking as they walked.

"Why so sudden? Your assassination today was clearly ill-prepared and full of loopholes. Aren't you afraid that they will find out?"

"Do you remember what I told you about the assassination I suffered when I was a child?"

Xu Yixing nodded, but it had been so long, could they still find out that it was related to the Second Prince?

"That's the reason. I found out about the murderer two days ago. Plus, we've been at odds recently. I was angry and wanted to take it out on him."

Is it that simple? For the first time, Xu Yixing felt that the fight among the princes was like a child's game. If they were not happy with someone, they could just scold or kill him at will.

Seeing Yixing's uncertain expression, Lu Anyuan knew that she must have doubts, so he explained: "Anyway, Second Brother can't find out anything. These arrows are all imitations of border army supplies. The killers have all retreated, and he didn't really get into trouble. We have also suffered a lot from them, so they won't find out about us."

... No way? Xu Yixing thought of another possibility. Maybe this was a way for Lu Anyuan to paralyze the enemy, making the Second Prince think that this was his ultimate move, or forcing the Second Prince to counterattack, so as to seize the opportunity.

After all, the second prince has been performing too well recently and has a very good reputation among officials. If nothing goes wrong, the emperor might really appoint a crown prince.

It is even possible that there was tacit approval and support from several other princes, otherwise why did everyone leave quietly today, leaving only the Second Prince and the Seventh Prince alone.

"Forget it. I don't understand what you guys are trying to do anyway. God and Bodhisattva, just don't let me get buried with you. Sigh!"

"I can't bear to do that!"

It was the first time that Xu Yixing spent the night in the study room at midnight, and it felt quite special.

It's just that Lu Anyuan arranged the study room like a library, with bookshelves standing there. Facing the flickering candlelight, she felt as if there were many ghosts. She could only bury her head in the quilt, and later she simply closed her eyes and pretended that she was blind.

Lu Anyuan turned around and saw that Xu Yixing was still awake, and he felt quite concerned.

"Not used to being here?"

"No, I just thought about what happened tonight and felt a little emotional, so I couldn't sleep."

"Tell me what you feel."

In fact, Xu Yixing could tell that Lu Anyuan's voice was full of fatigue. She had been too tired these days and had not slept well. At this moment, she had an absurd and risky idea in her mind, which might be able to solve the current dilemma.

"I was wondering what would happen if something else was discovered in the Second Prince's fiefdom, such as a gold mine or something?"

Lu Anyuan turned over and turned to Xu Yixing: "Oh, if he found a silver mine or an iron mine, it would be enough for him to show off for a long time. If he found a gold mine, wouldn't we brothers have to carry his shoes for him?"

When no one came near, Lu Anyuan spoke more boldly. It was unclear whether he was really dissatisfied with the Second Prince or was influenced by Xu Yixing's outspokenness.

"But isn't there a saying that if you want to kill someone, you must first make him crazy? If the Second Prince knew that there was such a great treasure in his fiefdom, would he behave inappropriately and offend Your Majesty?"

“Hmm…” Lu Anyuan looked thoughtful. He understood the meaning of this strategy. As the saying goes, pride leads to failure. It didn’t matter whether there really was a gold mine or not. As long as the Second Prince believed it, there would inevitably be a series of chain consequences.

However, this idea is quite unconventional, and it is still unclear whether it can be concealed from the second prince. What if it backfires and the emperor thinks it is an auspicious sign and directly appoints my second brother as the crown prince? That would be even more troublesome.

"You are so brave to come up with such an idea. When you came back, didn't you ask me not to implicate you? Now, won't your idea bring disaster to the entire clan?"

Lu Anyuan gently stroked Xu Yixing's back. There were three scars on her back. Although they were not obvious to the naked eye, they felt very present when touched. This was probably why Xu Yiyan had saved him and why he had relied on him.

"The Nine Clans are also your Nine Clans. I really want to see how the relationship between your family is copied."

"Okay, let's discuss this later. It would be useless even if I were to do it alone. Let's discuss it and then decide."

Xu Yixing counted on his fingers. The "we" that Lu Anyuan mentioned probably included not only his advisers but also the Fourth Prince. The Fifth Prince must also be informed, otherwise he would be the first to discover the problem when he was in charge of Qibei.

As for the remaining people, the eldest prince should not do so. After he lost Military Advisor Lu, he is obviously restricted in every way. Moreover, judging from his character, he would not want to cause a rift between his brothers, so he should be excluded.

The Third Prince had always been aloof and cold, very similar to his mother's personality. Xu Yixing had been married for a long time, and he only spoke a few words to him at the thank-you banquet. The rest of the time, it was as if he didn't exist and probably wouldn't get involved in such things.

The Sixth Prince couldn't see through it. After all, Lu Anyuan said that the Sixth Prince helped to find someone to renovate the Second Prince's mansion. Who knows how close their relationship is? Lu Anyuan probably wouldn't go looking for him.

In this case, what chances do three princes who are not very promising have of winning against one who is in the limelight?

"If you use this strategy, remember to give me a thank you gift later."

"Puchi!" Lu Anyuan really admired her for being able to speak of such a life-threatening matter so calmly and directly, and he even heard a hint of sarcasm in her voice.

Well, with a wife like her by my side, I have nothing to fear no matter how difficult or dangerous the situation is.

"If we fail and our property is confiscated, my second brother will probably be happy to burn a huge mountain of gold for us when we are buried together."

"Bah!" Xu Yixing turned over and ignored that person's restless little paws.