dognovel Chapter 380
Chapter 380
Prince Xiyuan Shan continued, "Only we can hear it. Is it a conspiracy or a blessing from heaven? It's really hard to say, isn't it, second brother?" He looked at Xi Ling, who had been silent.Xi Ling forced a bitter smile and didn't want to respond.
Gan Tang pursed her lips and stared fixedly at the teacup in front of her, saying softly, "Then how much truth do you think there is in the words of the Heavenly Voice?"
She held the cup with both hands, as if trying to draw a moment of warmth from it to soothe her icy and shivering body and mind at this moment.
"As far as I know, my father's sudden death is indeed related to the Cult of Immortality. Although this is a secret of the royal family of Nanyue, there are still a few people in the royal family who know the inside story.
I accidentally found out about it when I was secretly investigating the mystery of my mother's and elder brother's deaths." These pieces of information were obtained at a high price, so their credibility was quite high.
She looked around at the others and said, "In my Nanzhao, at least 70% of what the Heavenly Voice said is true."
Since it involved the deaths of her mother and elder brother, regardless of why that voice let her hear it and what conspiracy was behind it, now that she knew the truth, she would verify it one by one and avenge them at all costs.
Regarding this matter, she wondered how much the Jiang family and that imperial concubine, now the empress dowager, were involved! Since the Heavenly Voice said that her father was one of the manipulators, then there might be a second or even a third.
Gan Sheng! Her dear elder brother, how much did he know and how much did he participate in?
Seeing that Gan Tang had already exposed the family scandal, Prince Xiyuan Shan looked at Xi Ling sitting on his right again with a half - smile and said, "Second brother, do you know what Xi Yi and Xi Qiao did regarding my marriage?"
In response to Prince Xiyuan Shan's question, Xi Ling didn't answer immediately. Instead, he lowered his eyes and thought for a moment before saying, "Since Prince Yi asks, I won't hide it."
His tone was sincere. "At the palace banquet that day, the drugs in your and Princess Yi's wine were indeed done by several brothers working together.
Although I didn't participate in it, I was also guilty of not reporting it."
He raised the teacup in his hand and said seriously, "I'll use tea instead of wine to apologize to you, brother." Then he drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.
Prince Xiyuan Shan didn't drink the tea that Xi Ling offered immediately. He casually swirled the slightly cool tea in his hand. In the pale - yellow tea soup, several green tea leaves were rising and falling.
He said coldly, "I recently accidentally learned a piece of news. Whether it's Xi Yi or Xi Qiao, they were all being used as guns!
There is another person behind the scenes manipulating this matter!"
Seeing that Prince Xiyuan Shan didn't drink the tea he offered, Xi Ling wasn't angry. There was still a sign on him indicating that his father was unknown. If everyone confirmed that what the Heavenly Voice said was true, then... He looked at the people who knew the situation, especially Prince Xiyuan Shan, this brother who had an interest conflict with him.
How could he keep his secret and identity...
Hearing Prince Xiyuan Shan's words, he couldn't help frowning and said, "Brother, do you mean... Father?"
The Heavenly Voice had said that their father was raising them brothers like poisonous insects, sitting back and watching them fight to the death to determine the winner.
Prince Xiyuan Shan shook his head. "It's Xi Xiang. He had already joined hands with the powerful officials in the court, and he also had a candidate in mind for the princess.
Xi Yi and the others were all led by him to do this. He seemed to be a victim, but in fact, he was the one holding the knife.
As for our dear father... He should have taken in all the actions of everyone!"
As he spoke, Xi Ling recalled carefully. Suddenly, he opened his eyes in horror and stammered, "So, so since then, Father has shown a lot of favor to the fourth brother and arranged for him to gain experience in the Ministry of Personnel..."
It turned out that it wasn't compensation for his princess being'snatched', not a sudden outburst of fatherly love, not appeasement, but a reward! A reward for this son's means of playing everyone in the palm of his hand!
The stronger one was, the more Father would support him. But he was also outstanding among the brothers back then, the most favored son by Father both in the court and the public, and his power was constantly expanding. Now, wasn't he being suppressed everywhere?
Was it because Father began to suspect that he wasn't his own son, or because his power was about to threaten the imperial power?
Xi Xiang today was very much like himself yesterday. What means did he have to prevent himself from becoming today's Xi Ling?
Father was old, but his might as a tiger remained. Could this young tiger, Xi Xiang, fight against his father...
Prince Xiyuan Shan drank the completely cooled tea in the cup in one gulp. The bitter taste made him frown slightly. He told himself that the tea had been brewed for too long and was too strong.
Bei Ye and the others understood what the two brothers meant. In Xiqiang, what the Heavenly Voice said was at least as credible as in Nanyue, about 70%.
Bei Yue tapped his finger on the table rhythmically, and finally he gave a heavy tap, making a loud "thud" sound, which was particularly harsh in the quiet tent.
He gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "To be honest with you all, more than three years ago, I noticed that my father's so - called favor towards me had other intentions."
He looked at Bei Ye with pity in his eyes. "I was set up as a target for my brothers to attack, and you, fifth brother, are my successor.
I think you've also noticed that my favor from Father has declined in the past two years because I ordered my subordinates to shrink my power, and Father also noticed that I was secretly investigating..."
"So Father found out that you, this chess piece, had other thoughts and didn't want to continue fighting according to his plan, so he supported me!!"
Indeed, Father's favor towards him had been increasing in the past two years, and it had started since his first mission to Dayan.
He had thought at that time that it was because Wei Qingyi had spoken well of him in front of Prime Minister Wei. Now, thinking about it, it's not certain which side Prime Minister Wei was on!
Then, which side would Qingyi support? The eighth brother or him?
Seeing that the others were exposing their family scandals without reservation, Lan Xuan'er also said softly, "As for the matter between my mother - emperor and Prime Minister Wei, I'll secretly investigate it when I go back. You two elder brothers, please also take the trouble to investigate Prime Minister Wei."
As for the possibility that Prime Minister Wei might be her father, she would never say it. There was no evidence, and it wasn't something to be proud of.
Bei Ye said, "Don't worry, younger sister. Even if you didn't say it, for our own future and destiny, we'll do our best to investigate!"
The several people looked at each other. Although only Gan Tang said that what the Heavenly Voice said was at least 70% credible, in their hearts, they believed it about 80% to 90%.
They just didn't know why only they could hear it! If it was a matter of status, what was lacking in the two brothers from Dongyi?
Could it be that they were disliked by the Heavenly Voice because they drank too much?
And what about the monarchs and ministers of Dayan? Did they also hear it? Did they only hear it today, or had they started hearing it several years ago? This was actually really important!
Why? This was also the question of the system at this moment.
Yue Fuguang thought for a while and said, "A great disaster is approaching. When several countries are affected, Dayan, this granary, will definitely be targeted by several parties.
With Dayan's current national strength, it can't fight on all fronts without defeat for the time being. So, the internal affairs of each country can't be too stable."
She smiled and said, "When it comes to causing trouble, who is more suitable than these princes and princesses? They have the status, means, and position.
They have both hatred and grievances in their hearts. They are all chess pieces. As long as the emperor doesn't fall, none of them can ascend to a higher position.
Moreover, after knowing that even if they destroy Dayan, their own countries won't last long, these people will become the biggest advocates of peace in their countries!"