The evil woman becomes the concubine and the villain is crushed to ashes

Sighing, Xie Lingxi said helplessly: "As long as we don't accept the Third Prince's recruitment, it is inevitable that we will offend the Third Prince."

"Plus, we have a deadly feud with the Xiao family. Xie Ruyu, who hates me to the core, is also in the Xiao family. Regardless of whether she is trying to stop us, our two families will fight to the death."

Having said this, Xie Lingxi's expression became serious.

"The Third Prince is in a high position and has great power. It is unlikely that he will personally deal with us. It is also possible that he is disdainful. In short, he will not kill the Xie family, but he will definitely deliberately allow the Xiao family to deal with us."

"Maybe, they will occasionally help. After all, the Third Prince is a prince, and he has the support of his mother's family. We are no match for him, so the Xie family must find a way out on their own."

After Xie Lingxi finished speaking, the room fell silent.

Lord Xie couldn't help but slammed the table and cursed.

"Damn it! If you want to be the emperor, you have to rely on your own abilities. What kind of ability is it to force others to be loyal to you?"

This is the truth, but it concerns one’s own interests, and party struggle is a dangerous road. The winner takes it all, and the loser is left to be dealt with as he pleases.

Most of the endings are death, and not just one person dying, but a group of people dying.

As the saying goes, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. In order to win, you have to use any means necessary.

The Xie family is a group of people who are unwilling to sit at the gambling table, but once the game has started, they have no control over whether to join or not, so they can only try their best to protect themselves.

You can choose to give up resistance and accept your fate of being pulled into one of the parties, or to struggle on your own and try to be the banker, or to play crazy and be a low-key spectator.

I think it would be better to be the banker yourself. If you are more skilled, you might be able to become the big winner.

Otherwise, if you just stand on the side and cannot make decisions on the general direction, you can only leave your life and death to the person who makes the decision.

The Xie family does not want to join the party struggle, and does not want to hand over their lives to others, so now they can only find a way to become the banker themselves.

Xie Zhibai knew his sister very well, but ever since she "woken up", sometimes he felt particularly strange towards her.

He knew that his sister was still the same sister, but there were some extra things, perhaps those memories in his dream...

Xie Zhibai asked: "Lingxi, do you have any ideas when you say that? If so, just tell me. We are all family, and we can discuss anything together."

"And your dream is a kind of prophecy. If we can avoid or deal with it in time, our Xie family can still stay clear of this chaotic battlefield."

Xie Lingxi smiled and said, "Brother, you still understand me. I do have some ideas, but I need the cooperation of my parents and brother. And because I successfully broke off the engagement this time, our bad fate with the Xiao family has been cut off, and the situation has changed a little."

"I don't know if it will affect other things that happen later, or how much it will affect. I can only say that from the moment I started intervening, anything could happen. For things that happen in dreams, we can only selectively use them and not blindly trust them."

Taking a deep breath, Xie Lingxi chose her words carefully.

"Right now, I do have some ideas. The princes are forming cliques and fighting on their own. If we don't want to be dragged into it, we can only fight. Simply defending is retreating. One step back means all the way back."

"What's more, there is an old saying that the best defense is offense. What I mean is that from now on, our Xie family must mobilize and be both offensive and defensive. We can attack when we advance and defend when we retreat."

"Only by taking action can we seize the initiative. Otherwise, if we just wait passively, we will be easily defeated by a single blow. Our goal is to protect our family, Dad, Mom, and Big Brother. What do you think?"

Lord Xie smiled with relief.

"You are really grown up, kid. You know how to protect your family. What you said makes sense. Only by having both offensive and defensive capabilities can we have more options. If we keep giving in, others will think we are easy to manipulate. Please continue."

Mrs. Xie also looked at her precious daughter tenderly. She couldn't help but stand up and walk to her daughter and touch her head.

Xie Lingxi felt the gentle and familiar comfort, and her heart ached, but she still forced herself to hold back her emotion, revealing a nostalgic expression. She moved her head in her mother's palm like a kitten, and said with her little face tilted up.

"Don't worry, mom. I will definitely protect you!"

Mrs. Xie was soft-hearted and held her daughter's little face with a smile.

"Okay! I believe in you. My daughter is the most capable. The Xiao family is the best example. I will do whatever you want me to do next!"

Xie Zhibai also expressed his opinion and said with a smile.

"Hasn't our family always been reasonable? If you have a point, then I'll listen to you. My eldest brother can't dream. Without your special ability, I naturally have to listen to my younger sister's orders!"

Xie Lingxi glared at her elder brother in reproach.

"Brother, you just make fun of me!"

After saying that, he stood up and helped his mother back to her seat. Then he stood up, walked to the middle and stood still. Then he laid out the plan he had been brewing for a long time.

"Since my parents and big brother have said so, I will tell you what I think. I think we must first put ourselves in the right position. Our Xie family must be consistent and upright. A good reputation can save our lives at a critical moment."

"Besides that, the most important thing for us is to share the worries of the emperor. If we don't want to be forced into the struggle between the princes, then we must work hard to be a loyal minister. However, the ministers in the court are all the emperor's people. If we want to be favored by the emperor, we have to do something practical."

Mrs. Xie asked after thinking for a moment.

"Lingxi, do you mean... to ask your father and elder brother to curry favor with the emperor?"

Xie Lingxi paused. Although her mother’s words were rather blunt, that was exactly what she meant.

But isn’t it natural for ministers to curry favor with the emperor?

Although people are paid to do work, most of the work is within their job responsibilities, but doing it steadily and doing it beautifully are two different concepts.

So Xie Lingxi said with a smile.

"Mother is right. In the past, when father and elder brother worked for the emperor and the court, they were just doing official business without any selfish motives. They did a good job. Even if the emperor appreciated and thought that elder brother and father did a good job, it was just good."

"What I want is that from now on, every task that Dad and Big Brother do must be done beautifully, beyond the standard of official duties, beyond the scope of being good. Not only that, we must also rush to share the worries of the Emperor!"

Xie Lingxi directly gave an example.

"For example, if the emperor is worried about something recently, father and eldest brother can take the initiative to ask. If they can't ask, then guess. If they can't guess, then ask indirectly from the eunuchs serving the emperor."