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Chapter 444: Panic-stricken Shen Jie and Fishing in Troubled Waters
"Okay, don't worry about this matter for now. I will take care of it naturally. As for you, you also need to pay more attention recently. After all, Xue Dingfei is here."

"That means the people behind us are not far away. If they find out the news about Gong Yicheng, it will be no joke. You and I will all be in trouble." Xie Wei said directly.
After hearing this, Lu Xian realized that he had been behaving a little erratically recently, so he nodded embarrassedly, then got up and left.

After Lu Xian left, Xie Wei began to think about what to do about this matter. After all, deep down in his heart, he didn't want Cao Cheng and the Xue family to reconcile.

Because that would mean that there would be a big flaw in the plan he had already made, the kind of flaw that could never be fixed, and that was something he didn't want to see at all.

So after thinking it over, he made a decision. He called Dao Qin over and gave her a few instructions. Dao Qin nodded and left.

Looking at Dao Qin's departing back, Xie Wei's face was solemn. He didn't know if what he did was right this time, but now this was the only way to stop this.

Meanwhile, Jiang Xuening had already returned to her own house, but she suddenly felt regretful that she should not have been so anxious to see Xie Wei.

After all, she knew Xue Yuan well. Xue Yuan couldn't be really at ease with such an important matter, so he must have someone keeping an eye on it. This is to say.

It was very likely that Xue Yuan had discovered the news of Zhou Yinzhi's meeting with her. What's worse, the news that she was going to meet Xie Wei today might have been known to everyone.

But now that it's done, she can only pray that Xue Yuan doesn't find out.

At this time, Cao Cheng had just received news that his adoptive father wanted to see him, so he packed up and went out. Not long after, he arrived at the Duke Dingguo's Mansion and entered the study.

"Cheng'er is here. I asked you to come here today because I have something to tell you. I have arranged for someone to assassinate Shen Jie. I estimate that there will be news in a few days." Xue Yuan said directly
"Hmm? Godfather, what did you say? Have you arranged it? So quickly? Godfather, can I ask you, are the people you arranged trustworthy?" Cao Cheng said
"Of course I don't believe it. That's why I asked you to come here now." Xue Yuan said
After hearing this, Cao Cheng was not anxious. After all, he knew his adoptive father well, so he said nothing and just waited for his next words.

"Cheng'er, you may not know this yet. I just arranged for someone and that person went to meet someone else. According to my previous methods, I should have taken them all back to the Xingwuwei Yamen."

"But I have no way to deal with the person he met, so I can only look for you." Xue Yuan said
"Hmm? Godfather, do you mean that the person he met is related to me?" Cao Cheng asked back.
"That's right, Cheng'er. Actually, you know the person I arranged. He is Zhou Yinzhi, who made contributions to the Yan family last time, and the person he met is Jiang Xuening."

"Not only that, after meeting Zhou Yinzhi, Jiang Xuening went directly to Xie Wei's house. If I'm right, Xie Wei should have known about it by now." Xue Yuan said directly
"Foster father, I'm afraid it's more than that, right? Since Xie Wei knows, then your majesty may know. Even if your majesty doesn't know, then Shen Jie must know."

"So, godfather, what exactly are you planning? Can you tell me now?" Cao Cheng said
"As expected of Cheng'er, you are really smart. Yes, this is indeed the first step. Haven't you heard that when the beacon fires were lit to trick the princes, at that time, nothing else will be so important, right?" Xue Yuan said
After hearing this, Cao Cheng understood clearly that everything had been planned out. So his coming here was also a planned move.

Cao Cheng didn't say anything, but just smiled. It was his smile that made Xue Yuan understand that his adopted son understood. It could be said that everything was implied.

At the same time, Shen Jie suddenly received a note. He was a little confused at first, but after seeing the content on it, he immediately became restless.

Looking at the note in his hand, Shen Jie's face flickered. His heart told him that this must be fake news, but the information written on it was too detailed, so he began to believe it.

At this moment, his heart was in a mess. He didn't know whether he should believe what was said above. He thought about it for a long time but couldn't make up his mind. Finally, he got up and went back to his room.

Xue Shu was surprised to see him coming, but after seeing his expression, she knew he was in a bad mood, so she stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong, husband? Is there anything troubling you?"

After hearing this, Shen Jie didn't say anything, but directly took out the note. Xue Shu didn't care at first, but after seeing the content on it, she suddenly turned pale.

"This is impossible, this is impossible, this is absolutely impossible." Xue Shu denied it repeatedly.
"Why is it impossible? It's described in great detail above. Do you really think it's impossible?" Shen Jie said
"Husband, please believe me. This can't be true. Others may not know, but you should know how much our Xue family has done to get me to marry you."

"You should know all this. Now that I'm married to you, and when you ascend the throne in the future, our Xue family will still be royal relatives, so how is this possible?"

"Someone must be trying to sow discord. It must be like this. It must be like this." Xue Shu said
"Haha, okay, I'll treat it as a provocation. Then let me ask you, who do you think would do this? Who can bribe the people of Xingwuwei? Hmm?" Shen Jie asked back.
"Yes, of course there is one person who can definitely do it. Husband, have you forgotten?" Xue Shu said
"Then who do you think it could be? Wait, it can't be, you said it's the emperor?" Shen Jie said
"That's right, my husband. This matter is most likely the work of His Majesty. And if my guess is correct, it should be Xie Wei who gave him the idea."

"My dear husband, His Majesty was furious a few days ago and executed many ministers, and they were all from my Xue family. That day they wanted to petition His Majesty to make you the crown prince."

"With so many ministers dead, it's no wonder His Majesty would do something like this today, isn't it?" Xue Shu analyzed.
"Well, what you said makes sense, but I'm still worried if I don't confirm this matter. So, you can go back tomorrow and ask around."

"By the way, the main thing is to find out whether your eldest brother has returned, and who your father has met recently, etc. You have to find out about all these things." Shen Jie reminded
"Okay, don't worry, husband. I will go back tomorrow to find out clearly." Xue Shu said with a serious face.

After Shen Jie heard this, his worries were finally relieved a little. He had never worried that Xue Shu would cheat on him, because he knew Xue Shu's character very well.

If she knew she would be abandoned, she would never sit there and wait for death, so he still believed it.

That night, Shen Jie was unusually gentle. Xue Shu naturally knew what her husband meant, but she didn't care. After all, she just wanted a child.

As for who her husband had in his heart, she didn't care. Time passed slowly. Xue Shu got up early in the morning and returned to her parents' home with gifts.

At the same time, Cao Cheng also took Jiang Xuehui back to the Jiang family under the pretext of accompanying her to her parents' home. Xue Shu was the first to arrive. Mrs. Xue was very happy about Xue Shu's return. After all, in her opinion, it was naturally good for her beloved daughter to be close to her family, after all, her daughter would be the queen in the future.

"Mother, please don't be busy. We are so close, and my husband loves me very much. I can come back anytime I want, so mother, don't be busy. Let's just have a good talk." Xue Shu said
"Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say. I'll do whatever you say." Mrs. Xue became even happier after hearing this.

After some cordial greetings, Xue Shu finally got to the point.

"Mother, what has father been busy with recently? Mother, you don't know, but actually, my husband also gave me a task when I came back this time."

"After all, didn't the last thing fail? My husband is a little anxious, so he asked me to come back and ask my father about his next plan." Xue Shu said
"Haha, I knew that you came back suddenly for something, and sure enough, okay, okay, actually you don't have to worry, your father has been worrying about this matter a lot recently."

"Recently, the people who came to our house included the Xingwu Guards and your eldest brother. Father Nu has been very worried about this matter, but it doesn't matter. Your father knows what's going on." Madam Xue said

"Oh? Forget about Xingwuwei, but why did he meet my elder brother? If they meet now, they won't fight, right? That would be bad." Xue Shu said in surprise.

"Hey, how can it be so exaggerated? After all, I have watched him grow up. This child is not a bad person by nature. Can he really cut off contact with his family?" Mrs. Xue said

"Oh, that's true. I should go meet my elder brother." Xue Shu said
"Well, you can't go. You know the relationship between your husband and your elder brother. You just got married. Don't make your husband angry because of these things." Mrs. Xue advised
Xue Shu didn't really want to go in the first place, so she naturally gave in. The mother and daughter chatted about some random things. Judging from Xue Shu's blushing face from time to time, they were not talking about anything serious.

What Xue Shu didn't know at this moment was that the father who was in office as her mother mentioned was actually sitting in the study, thinking about something with a smile on his face.

On Cao Cheng's side, the atmosphere was much better at this time. Both Jiang Boyu and Madam Jiang were very happy and grateful that he could accompany his daughter back.

Of course, except Jiang Xue Ning, but that was just Jiang Xue Ning's thought. On the surface, she was naturally very welcome, and Cao Cheng was not surprised by this.

After all, she had something hidden in her heart, and being able to do what she has now is already very good.

The atmosphere between them had always been harmonious. At this time, Cao Cheng suddenly said, "By the way, before I leave, my wife wants me to ask my second aunt something. Is that convenient?"

"It's convenient, of course it's convenient. How can it not be convenient?" Before Jiang Xuening and the others could speak, Mrs. Jiang agreed first, leaving Jiang Xuening's words stuck in his throat.

Soon, only Cao Cheng and the other two were left. Cao Cheng did not give Jiang Xuening any extra time and asked directly, "Tell me, what do you know? And what did you tell Xie Wei?"

"Um, brother-in-law, what are you talking about? Why don't I understand?" Jiang Xuening said directly

"Haha, stop playing dumb with me. Who do you think you can hide the fact that you met Zhou Yinzhi yesterday from? Also, what are you thinking about?"

"Don't you think ahead of time whether you will be followed? Do you know that if it weren't for me, you would be in Xingwuwei Prison now!" Cao Cheng said with a serious face.

"Hehe, brother-in-law, I, I was just confused for a moment. After all, you said such an important thing, and he suddenly told me. I, I can't take care of it." Jiang Xue Ning said

"Hmph, I can't take care of it. What a great joke. Why didn't you come to tell me about such a big thing, but instead ran to Xie Wei? Don't you believe me?" Cao Cheng questioned.
After hearing this, Jiang Xue Ning wanted to say, of course I don't believe you, but she couldn't. She could only say with a wronged look on her face, "You misunderstood me, brother-in-law. How could I not trust you? I am, I am."

"Oh, let me tell you the truth. I like Mr. Xie, so whenever I have something to do, I think of going to him. So, he is not the brother-in-law you think he is." Jiang Xuening explained.

"Hmm? What did you say? You like Xie Ju'an? Are you kidding? Don't you know he's your husband? Don't you know he's His Majesty's confidant?"

"Do you know how big of an impact this will have if it gets out? How many people in the court will attack him? Have you thought about all this? No, I have to tell my father-in-law." Cao Cheng said angrily.

"Brother-in-law, I, I was wrong, please don't be angry, I really know I was wrong, I won't dare to do it again next time, I beg you, please don't tell my father." Jiang Xue Ning begged for mercy

"Humph, are you scared now? It's too late. If I don't teach you a lesson, I don't know how much trouble you will cause in the future."

"Your Majesty only has one confidant. If something gets out about you and my foster father finds an opportunity, the consequences will be disastrous!"

"Remember this, keep this matter about Zhou Yinzhi to yourself. It's ok for Xie Wei to know about it, but you must not tell anyone else." Cao Cheng said seriously.

"Why, brother-in-law? Why can't you say it? Have you really reconciled with the Xue family?" Jiang Xue Ning couldn't help but ask
As soon as Jiang Xuening said this, she regretted it. As expected, Cao Cheng became serious after hearing this.

"Xue Ning, remember this. I don't want to hear words like the ones just now a second time. I can only tell you that this matter is very complicated and cannot be explained in just a few words."

"You just need to know that it's not just the Xue family that wants Shen Jie dead. You don't need to know anything else. Remember, you are not allowed to tell anyone what I say to you! Not even Xie Wei!" Cao Cheng warned.
(End of this chapter)