Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 431 The storm is coming
"Don't mention it. There is one thing you can help with. Go to the palace now and ask Her Royal Highness the Princess to call Cao Cheng into the palace. I don't care what method you use, but you must hold him back." Xie Wei said
"Okay, I understand. I will take care of it. Sir, you also have to be careful tomorrow. You are the only one left with them now, so you must be careful." Jiang Xue Ning said

"Okay, don't worry, I will be careful. Okay, you can go back. Remember to do what I ask you to do tomorrow." Xie Wei said in a deep voice.
After hearing this, Jiang Xuening nodded directly and left. After he left, Xie Wei's face was full of solemnity, because in his heart, he was not very sure.

Time quickly came to the next day. Jiang Xuening and Xie Wei arrived at the palace gate one after another. They greeted each other briefly and then went into the palace separately.

"Thank you, my dear, you are here? Come and sit down, let's sit down and talk." Shen Lang said with a smile

After hearing this, Xie Wei slowly sat down. Just as he was thinking about what he was going to say, Shen Lang had already spoken.

"My dear, you are here for the Yan family's affairs, right? Don't rush to deny it. Take a look at this first, and you will understand after reading it." Shen Lang directly handed Xie Wei a letter.

After Xie Wei took the letter with both hands, he started to read it directly, but soon he frowned, because the content on it seemed weird no matter how he read it, but he didn't know what the problem was for a moment.

"How about it, my dear, after reading this letter, what do you think?" Shen Lang asked
"Your Majesty, first of all, this letter is beneficial to you. However, the content of this letter is somewhat strange. I cannot figure out what is strange about it at the moment." Xie Wei said
"My dear, you and I have the same opinion, so I have not taken any further action now, but only asked Duke Dingguo to confine the Yan family to their mansion first." Shen Lang said
"Your Majesty, I know that you want to take this opportunity to take back the military power. Judging from the current situation, this is indeed a great opportunity."

"However, this matter is also risky. Your Majesty, don't forget that if the news of the Xue family being surrounded in Tongzhou Camp spreads..." Xie Wei said in a deep voice
"Hmm? My dear, you are right. There are indeed risks, and they are not small. In fact, this is also where I have been hesitant." Shen Lang said directly
"Your Majesty, do you want to cause chaos in the Tongzhou camp?" Xie Wei asked

"My dear, you are so smart. Yes, the Yan family has such great prestige in the army that you have to think this way. But I am still hesitating whether to do this or not." Shen Lang said
After hearing this, Xie Wei became extremely anxious, but he knew that he couldn't be anxious now, and he couldn't show it at all, because once he showed it, everything would be over.

And all his original plans could not go on. He must not mention anything at this time. If he went to see the Marquis of Yan himself, he could not mention the Tongzhou camp.

While the progress on his side was not going smoothly, the progress on Jiang Xuening's side was going very smoothly. After hearing her good friend's request for help, Shen Zhiyi naturally sent someone there immediately.

As for Cao Cheng, he naturally could not delay in responding to his wife's call, so he arrived soon. When he saw Jiang Xuening, he immediately understood.

"Madam, you didn't ask me to come here just for this girl, did you? If so, I'll be angry." Cao Cheng said with a smile

"Oh, my husband, that's not the case. You know Ningning and I have a good relationship, so isn't it normal for her to come and play with me? You're overthinking it." Shen Zhiyi said gently.
"Haha, that's the best. But it doesn't matter what happens. I can't help you anyway, so it's useless for her to say anything." Cao Cheng said directly
"Husband, you are teasing me again. If you do this again, I will be angry, right?" Shen Zhiyi said

"Madam, I am telling the truth. The disaster that befell the Yan family this time is really too great. They colluded with the rebel king. Have you forgotten what happened to you and me?"

"Don't mention that because of Jiang Xuehui's matter, my relationship with my adoptive father is not good. Even if it is still the same as before, I will not help this time." Cao Cheng said seriously.

After hearing this, Shen Zhiyi was silent. Yes, if it weren’t for what happened back then, how could a princess like her feel inferior because of her appearance for so many years?

Not to mention her future husband, who was the only survivor. It went without saying that he must have encountered something terrible.

At this time, Jiang Xuening was anxious. How could he talk about that? No, I can't do this. If I continue like this, my trip today will be in vain.

"Princess, Lord Marquis, I came here today just to understand the inside story and see if there is any solution. I have no other intentions." Jiang Xue Ning said hurriedly.

"Okay, Jiang Xuening, I can't hide your thoughts from you. Since you have found my wife, I might as well tell you directly that my godfather has received a letter."

"This letter was written by Yan Mu to the King of Pingnan. I don't know the content of it. I only know that my adoptive father sealed the Yan family a few days after he sent the letter."

"If you really want to save the Yan family, you must first find out what is written in the letter. Otherwise, it will be impossible."

"Under this situation, no one will help you, because no one can be sure whether Yan Mu and King Pingnan have any relationship. Do you understand?" Cao Cheng said
After hearing this, Jiang Xuening quickly nodded. In fact, she had thought of this on the way here, and now she was just delaying time.

"Okay, now that you've heard everything clearly, you can go. By the way, I think you should know what has happened to my adoptive father and the Yan family over the years."

"I know about your relationship with Yan Lin, but given the current situation, you'd better not have any contact with the Yan family. Otherwise, no one will be able to save you!" Cao Cheng said.
After hearing this, Jiang Xuening nodded quickly, then stood up and said goodbye. After she left, Shen Zhiyi asked, "Husband, why did you scare her?"

"Scare her? Madam, do you think I am trying to scare her? My dear madam, you really don't understand your brother, our good emperor."

"Your Majesty, why does you indulge my Xue family? Isn't it to check and balance the Yan family? Now that the Yan family has finally got a handle, do you think Your Majesty will let go of this good opportunity?" Cao Cheng said seriously. After hearing this, Shen Zhiyi also restrained the smile on her face, because she understood.

At this time, Jiang Xue Ning had already come out of the palace, but this time she did not go home. Instead, she went directly to Xie Wei's house. As soon as she arrived, she went straight into Xie Wei's study.

"Sir, how is it going? Is it done?" Jiang Xuening asked

"Let's not talk about me first, let's talk about you first. Have you found out anything useful?" Xie Wei said
"Sir, I'm making good progress here, but Cao Cheng warned me when I left not to have any contact with the Yan family. I suspect he knows something." Jiang Xue Ning said

"Yes, he must know. Didn't you just ask me how I was? I can tell you now that I didn't tell His Majesty today." Xie Wei said
"What? You didn't say it? Sir, I want to know why. Why didn't you say it? Can you give me a reason?" Jiang Xuening said seriously.

"Because I saw that letter, which was completely inconsistent with the information I had learned before, so I directly cancelled my original plan." Xie Wei said
"What? Different? That's impossible. How can they be the same? Yan Lin would not lie to me, sir. What's going on?" Jiang Xue Ning said

"Yes, Yan Lin will not lie to you, but the content of the letter is not just about those things. What do you think could have gone wrong?" Xie Wei said
"Hmm? Sir, what do you mean? Someone forged the letter?" Jiang Xuening asked directly
"Yes, that's what I meant. When I read the letter, I felt it was a little strange. The content of the letter did contain what the Yan family said."

"But everything is only reflected in the first half. As for the content in the second half, it is obviously much more serious. A lot of the content is untrue." Xie Wei said
"Sir, then according to you, who could have forged the second half of the letter?" Jiang Xuening asked

"I tested His Majesty today, and His Majesty also noticed that there was something wrong with the letter, but he wanted to reap the benefits without any effort, so it shouldn't be him."

"Among the remaining people, only two will do this. The first one is naturally the Xue family. They have been fighting with the Yan family for so many years, and now they finally have such an opportunity."

"Of course they won't give up, but there is another possibility, that is, the letter has been tampered with from the beginning, that is, it was tampered with by someone from the south."

"No matter who did it, the current situation is extremely unfavorable to the Yan family, because your majesty has no intention of finding out the truth now." Xie Wei said
"Sir, we have to think of a solution as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the Xue family makes another move, then His Majesty will most likely..." Jiang Xuening said hurriedly

"I know what you said, but now I can't get in at all. Without the token, even if I send people to Tongzhou, they won't believe me."

"On the contrary, we should agree with their suspicion. Once the Tongzhou camp takes action, it will not matter whether the letter is true or false." Xie Wei said
"But, but can we do nothing? Are we just going to stand by and watch?" Jiang Xue Ning said

"No, of course we can't just stand by and watch. What we have to do now is to go in first. As long as we enter the Marquis' Mansion, everything will still be possible. In seven days, it will be Yan Lin's coming-of-age ceremony." Xie Wei said
"But sir, under the current circumstances, how can the ceremony of coming of age be normal?" Jiang Xuening said

"Of course it will be normal. After all, there is no evidence yet. So, no matter what the reason is, His Majesty will not disagree, so the ceremony of coming of age must be held." Xie Wei said
After hearing this, Jiang Xuening finally felt relieved, but she didn't relax too much.

At this time, on the other side, Cao Cheng Yijin returned to the Xue family and entered his adoptive father's study.

"Cheng'er, you're back. Come here, come here. I have something to discuss with you." Xue Yuan greeted him as soon as he saw him coming back.

After hearing this, Cao Cheng naturally smiled, then stepped forward to salute, and then sat down.

"Cheng'er, you should know the current situation, so I plan to act as soon as possible to avoid any more trouble. What do you think?" Xue Yuan said directly
"Foster father, it's fine to take action directly, but when do you plan to take action?" Cao Cheng said
"Cheng'er, I called you here to discuss this matter with you. When do you think we should take action?" Xue Yuandao
"Foster father, many things are not that simple. If there is no suitable opportunity, we cannot act easily. Otherwise, we may even destroy the Yan family."

"We can't escape the gossip of the people. When the time comes, His Majesty will probably take us down as well. Then we will really become the praying mantis." Cao Cheng said
"Yes, this is indeed my concern. So what should we do?" Xue Yuandao
"Foster father, what I mean is, wait for seven days, because after seven days, it will be Yan Lin's coming-of-age ceremony. Someone will definitely be there on that day. With them there, there's nothing to worry about." Cao Cheng said
"Hmm? That's a good idea. Okay, let's do it that day." Xue Yuan said
"Oh, by the way, foster father, this decree must be reported to His Majesty in advance. When the time comes, don't forget to go to the Hanlin Academy and ask the Hanlin Academy to prepare in advance." Cao Cheng said
"Well, okay, I get it, Cheng'er. From what you said, it seems like you've already thought about it. So, you don't plan to go that day?" Xue Yuan said
"Of course I'm going, father. If I don't go, that will make people suspicious." Cao Cheng said
"Okay, then, it's settled. We'll start in seven days." Xue Yuan said
Time soon came to the next day, and the memorial from the Yan family indeed arrived in Shen Lang's hands. Looking at the memorial in his hand, Shen Lang did not hesitate too much and directly agreed to it.

After all, at this moment, he just wanted to get his military token back and take back his military power. As for taking their lives? He had never thought about that.

After all, he was not stupid. If the Yan family was gone, wouldn't the situation he faced change at the beginning? Unfortunately, although he had good ideas, the development of things was always unsatisfactory.

"Uncle, what did you say? You want to search the Yan family on the day of the coming-of-age ceremony? This, this is a bit too inhumane. How about changing the time?" Shen Lang said in a deep voice
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid this time cannot be changed. Your Majesty, if this matter were to happen at another time, it would be hard to explain. Only on the day of the ceremony, there are many guests present."

"Only in this way can we ensure that we will not be questioned by the government or the public." Xue Yuandao
"Well, what you said makes sense. Let's do this. I will give you an imperial edict now. Uncle, you can act as you see fit tomorrow." Shen Lang finally agreed with Xue Yuan's opinion.

(End of this chapter)