bullyxtreme Chapter 399 The Happy Yu Family
Chapter 399 The Happy Yu Family
Compared to the turmoil outside, the Xiao family was calm and peaceful. Apart from no longer going out casually, everything else was normal, and they did and said what they were supposed to do.
During this major upheaval, Emperor Zhou took the opportunity to clean up the capital. Those with guilty consciences were all terrified, fearing that they would be next.
However, one family stands out as particularly unusual: the Yu family. Logically, as the maternal family of the First Prince's wife, the Yu family should have deep ties with the First Prince. Even if they were not punished together, they would not be easily let off the hook. But now, the opposite is true. The Yu family is completely unharmed, and Yu Xiruo, the First Prince's wife, has already been brought back.
At this moment, the three members of the Yu family's eldest branch were chatting happily.
"Master, this time our Ruo'er has finally overcome all her hardships and no longer has to suffer those humiliations." Madam Yu happily poured a cup of wine for Mr. Yu.
"Yes, the eldest prince has now been demoted to a commoner, which can be considered revenge for Ruo'er." Father Yu was also happy.
"Father, I respect you. I am so grateful to you for planning this for me, which allowed me to escape this calamity." Now that Yu Xiruo has left the Prince's residence, she seems to have suddenly regained her spirits and become radiant.
"Very well." Mr. Yu picked up his wine glass and drank.
As the three chatted, Yu Xiruo recalled the events that had occurred recently.
After returning from the Yu family last time, she began to make arrangements and place people in her own hands. In the end, she took control of the entire First Prince's residence. She knew almost everything that happened in the First Prince's residence, as well as what the First Prince did in private.
He thought that the eldest prince was at most involved in robbing and murdering people, and raising troops without permission. But she was surprised to find out that her grandfather, the Grand Commandant Yu, had died because of the eldest prince. At that moment, she felt no affection for the eldest prince and only wanted to bring him down to avenge her grandfather.
The Crown Prince's actions have seriously crossed His Majesty's bottom line. He actually conspired to betray the people of Great Zhou and Great Jin in order to ascend to the throne, and almost caused a major disaster. This matter was discovered by Grand Commandant Yu. Although Grand Commandant Yu always opposes His Majesty in the court and is very self-serving, and is a real corrupt official, he has never intended to betray Great Zhou.
Because he was smart, he knew that if the Great Zhou Dynasty were to end one day, he would not benefit at all. When the nest is overturned, how can the eggs remain intact?
Grand Commandant Yu then thought of her granddaughter, who was now the Crown Prince's consort. The Crown Prince's actions were like snatching chestnuts from a fire; if discovered, her granddaughter would surely die. So she first tried to persuade the Crown Prince to abandon his cooperation with the Jin Dynasty, but he refused to listen. He was too anxious.
When Grand Commandant Yu's persuasion failed, he decided to inform the Emperor in exchange for his granddaughter's life. Upon learning this, the Crown Prince secretly plotted to murder Grand Commandant Yu.
When Yu Xiruo found out, she told her father about it. Her father was furious and told his daughter to be careful before he began his own plan.
Although he did not have as many connections as his father, Grand Commandant Yu, he had been scheming in the capital for many years and naturally had his own abilities. Together with those who were loyal to Grand Commandant Yu in the past, he conspired to reveal what the eldest prince had done to the second prince, who was the one who was most at odds with the eldest prince.
The matter was already mostly settled. Their original intention was to have the Second Prince inform His Majesty so that His Majesty could deal with the First Prince. However, the Second Prince somehow went and threatened the First Prince instead.
The two had a big fight over this, and in the end, the eldest prince knew that what he had done could not be known by the emperor, so he decided to strike first and, with a heavy heart, decided to rebel.
The Yu family couldn't sit still any longer, and Yu Xiruo was furious when she found out, cursing the Second Prince as a fool.
If she were to simply inform His Majesty of what the First Prince had done, His Majesty would, out of consideration for his son, at most demote the First Prince, after which she could easily leave the royal family.
Moreover, this demotion would be a huge blow to the eldest prince, who desperately wanted the throne, and he would certainly not have an easy time in the future. As for taking the eldest prince's life, Yu Xiruo had not considered it. Compared to a quick death, this kind of compromise, coupled with the torment of the emotional gap, would be more satisfying for her.
Furthermore, if he dies, His Majesty might feel guilty about losing his son and implicate him, which would put him in danger.
Therefore, when she learned that the eldest prince had rebelled and even wanted to kill the emperor, she quickly contacted her father and exposed the matter to the emperor, so that the emperor could take precautions and finally deal a heavy blow to the eldest prince.
Because of their merit in saving the emperor, the Yu family was not implicated, and it was even because of this incident that I was eventually able to return to the Yu family.
As for whether His Majesty dislikes him and the Yu family, that's not important. His Majesty didn't have much affection for them to begin with.
As Yu Xiruo thought about it, she suddenly laughed. She really wanted to see the current situation of the First Prince, whether he was as miserable as a stray dog. She even wanted to tell the First Prince that he should no longer be called the First Prince, but should be called the Commoner Qi.
He wanted to tell the commoner Qi what he had done, that he had made a great contribution to Qi's failed rebellion, and that he had given her an infertility drug so she could not have children in the future. He thought to himself, "I guess he doesn't need children anymore."
Mr. and Mrs. Yu looked at the strange smile on their daughter's face and exchanged worried glances.
Yu's mother asked cautiously, "Ruo'er, what are you laughing at?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiruo suppressed her smile and replaced it with a gentle one: "Mother, I was just happy because I got my revenge."
"Ruo'er, I know you're happy, but now that everything is in the past and the revenge has been taken, I hope you can look forward. You're still young, you can't always dwell on the past." Mr. Yu was worried that his daughter was going crazy; her state just now was really a bit off.
My daughter is only in her early twenties and has a long life ahead of her. We can't let her life be ruined because of the eldest prince's affair.
Yu Xiruo smiled gently: "Father, don't worry, I won't dwell on the past. He doesn't deserve to be remembered by me."
"That's fine, that's fine."
Yu's mother was still a little worried, so she suggested, "Your aunt wrote before saying that the scenery in Jiangnan is beautiful. Since we've been waiting for a while, why don't you go there for a visit?"
"Aunt wrote a letter! That's great! I'm also very curious about Jiangnan." Yu Xiruo readily agreed. She knew her mother wanted her to relax and clear her mind. She also wanted to go out and see the world. She had always been confined to the inner chambers of her house. Now that she had no desires and no burdens, it wouldn't hurt to go out and see the world.
My aunt had previously gone to her husband's mistress's house in Jiangnan. My aunt was good to me, so I went there to avoid worrying my family.
"Alright, then I'll write a letter to your aunt." Mother Yu was delighted to see her daughter agree.