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Chapter 446 Xue Yuan's Plan

"Your Majesty, you don't believe it yourself, right? Then what else can I say?" Cao Cheng said
After hearing this, Shen Jie realized that his trip was in vain, but he was not too sad. After all, he knew there might be no hope before he came.

"Marquis Dingyuan, you are right. I have indeed overthought. I am sorry for bothering you today. I will take my leave now." After hearing this, Shen Jie stood up and nodded.
"Your Majesty, some things are not as simple as you see. In fact, for me, what you said today is enough, very enough." Cao Cheng said directly
After hearing this, Shen Jie was stunned at first, then as if he thought of something, he nodded and left. Cao Cheng did not see him off, but just watched him slowly leave.

After he left, Shen Zhiyi walked in and said, "Husband, how is it? Did my second brother make things difficult for you?"

"Ma'am, don't worry. Your second brother doesn't have time to bother me now. I'm lucky enough that I don't bother him. He's already in a state of panic." Cao Cheng said with a smile

"Hmm? Husband, what do you mean by this? Could it be, could it be that something happened?" Shen Zhiyi said

"Madam, something has happened, but I can't do anything about it, let alone you, so don't ask. Just wait and see." Cao Cheng said helplessly.

Shen Zhiyi was naturally a little unwilling to hear this, but she still resisted the urge to ask further. After all, she knew very well that since her husband said so, he must not want to say it.

Since he doesn't want to say, then I can't ask, otherwise it will affect the relationship between husband and wife. Cao Cheng saw that his wife suddenly stopped talking, how could he not understand what was going on?
"Madam, I can't tell you, but I assure you that our father will be fine. We will be safe." Cao Cheng said seriously.

"Well, I believe you. Okay, husband, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about taking other things. By the way, husband, how do you feel about accompanying Jiang Xuehui back?" Shen Zhiyi said with a smile

"No, Madam, why don't we continue talking? I'll tell you. This is what happened. Listen to me and I'll tell you slowly." Cao Cheng said hurriedly
"Hahaha, okay husband, I was just teasing you, look how scared you are." Shen Zhiyi said with a smile

"You, well, madam, you dare to scare me? It seems I have to uphold my role as a husband." After Cao Cheng finished speaking, he started to act directly.

"Hey, put me down, this is the study, the study."

As the other protagonist of this conversation, Shen Jie was not in such a good mood at this time. All he could think about was what Cao Cheng said last.

What do you mean by "I've said enough"? Is there someone blocking all this? It seems that the only one who can influence Cao Cheng now is...

Thinking of this possibility, Shen Jie was so frightened that his whole body went limp and he couldn't muster any strength. He didn't recover until the carriage had stopped for a long time.

After a long while, Xue Shu came out, and Shen Jie slowly got out of the carriage. With a calm expression, he followed his wife back to the room.

As soon as he entered the room, the calmness on Shen Jie's face disappeared, replaced by a look of despair.

"My Lord, my husband, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me, okay? Did my elder brother reject you? It doesn't matter. He will reject you. Isn't this what we thought of long ago?"

"You don't have to be like this. We still have a chance. We just need to go a few more times. If you can't do it, I'll go. My eldest brother has loved me the most since I was a child. It will be fine." Xue Shu comforted
"It's impossible. He won't show up, ma'am. Give up. We're done!" Shen Jie said.
"Shen Jie! What's wrong with you? What did my elder brother say to you? Tell me, what did my elder brother say to you?" Xue Shu questioned.
"It's over, it's all over, it's all over!" Shen Jie didn't care at all about what Xue Shu said.

Xue Shu was very angry when she saw this, and she raised her hand and slapped Shen Jie. With a crisp sound, Shen Jie, who had fallen into a trance, finally recovered.

"Madam, why did you hit me?" Shen Jie asked with a confused look on his face.

"Husband, do you know what happened to you just now? You were so scared! You would go crazy if I didn't hit you, you know that? What did my eldest brother say to you? Why are you so scared?" Xue Shu said
After hearing this, Shen Jie also recalled what happened just now, so he said awkwardly, "Madam, there is actually nothing wrong with your idea. Your eldest brother is not that ruthless. The key is that there are other people who want to go with the flow, so I said that it is impossible for him to come forward to help."

After hearing this, Xue Shu was stunned for a moment, and then her face changed drastically because she thought of a possibility and was frightened.

"Madam, it seems that you have guessed it. Yes, it should be him. Think about it, in this situation, the only one who can make your eldest brother obey his orders should be him."

"So now you understand what happened to me just now? We are really finished." Shen Jie said
Xue Shu was naturally unwilling to accept this, but she also understood that if His Majesty really intended to go with the flow, then they would surely die without a burial place.

"Husband, no, we can't just accept it like this. I'll go find my eldest brother tomorrow." Xue Shu said
"Madam, didn't I tell you that? Your elder brother won't help. He will never go against my brother's wishes no matter what." Shen Jie said
"I know, of course I know, but I have to go for this matter. Even if I die, I want to die knowingly. I don't want to die without knowing why!" Xue Shu said with a gloomy face.

After hearing this, Shen Jie didn't say anything for a while. After all, he was actually very unwilling. What he didn't know was that Cao Cheng was also very unwilling in his heart.

On the next morning, Cao Cheng was forced to stay at home for another day because his sister came.

"Shu'er, I made it very clear yesterday that some things are really beyond my control, so please don't make things difficult for me, okay?" Cao Cheng said.
"But brother, I am really desperate now. If you don't help me, I will die, brother?" Xue Shu cried.
"Hey, Shu'er, don't cry. I, well, forget it. I'll make another trip for you, but I have to tell you in advance whether your adoptive father will agree or not. I don't have the final say." Cao Cheng said helplessly.

"Well, okay, okay, I know that you love me the most, big brother." Xue Shu said coquettishly
"Alright, alright, wipe your tears quickly and go back to sleep. Your eyes are dark now. Don't scare yourself sick before anything happens." Cao Cheng consoled.
"Okay, I understand, brother. I'll go back now and wait for your good news, brother." After Xue Shu finished speaking, she stood up and left.

Looking at Xue Shu's departing back, a strange smile appeared on his face.

"Husband, how is it? Did Shu'er give you any trouble?" Shen Zhiyi asked

"Madam, how could there not be? But it doesn't matter. Some things are just like that. It's impossible for everything to go as planned. If she doesn't come to me now, there's no other way, right?" Cao Cheng said
Shen Zhiyi did not say anything about her husband's answer, because she didn't know what to say. Cao Cheng walked up to her, gently pulled her into his arms, and said, "Don't worry, madam." After saying that, he left directly. Yes, he planned to leave now. He wanted to settle accounts with someone, and he couldn't wait any longer.

Looking at her husband's departing back, Shen Zhiyi's eyes were full of worry.

Cao Cheng got on his own carriage and soon arrived at Duke Dingguo's Mansion. He got off the carriage and went straight to the study.

"Cheng'er, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming? I was not prepared at all." Xue Yuan said
"Foster father, if I tell you in advance, then you will be really prepared, right?" Cao Cheng said directly
"Hmm? Cheng'er, what do you mean? I don't understand." Xue Yuandao
"Foster father, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it. I'm not a fool. There are some things I couldn't see clearly at the time, but I can still see them clearly afterwards."

"You really put a lot of effort into this and set up such a big game. You wanted to give up Shen Jie and even sent Zhou Yinzhi to kill someone."

"Everything was done so well. I almost let you fool me. Fortunately, my sister was unwilling to give up, otherwise I would not be able to react." Cao Cheng said
"Cheng'er, you are too emotional now. I think it's better for us to talk about it another day. What do you think?" Xue Yuan knew that his plan was exposed, but he was not in a hurry at all.

"Haha, godfather, it has come to this, and you still want to delay it? Did you calculate that I would come forward to plead for them in the end?"

"Foster father, I have to admit that you really understand me. I do have this plan, but there is a huge loophole in your plan. Your plan will not work this time!" Cao Cheng said.
"Hmm? Cheng'er, what do you mean by that? It has come to this point, what's the point of you saying something angry? The decision is always in your hands, isn't it?"

"What my father said may be true, so how can it be called a lie? I really want to give up Shen Jie, and the assassins I sent are real, so how can it be called a lie?"

"If you can really make up your mind, then everything will be as we agreed, right?" Xue Yuan obviously did not believe what Cao Cheng said. He thought that it was just Cao Cheng's angry words.

"Haha, godfather, I guess you must think that I said that in anger, right? But unfortunately, it's not true. Your plan is perfect, and you have tricked me to death."

"If there hadn't been that accident, I would have come here to beg for mercy today, but unfortunately. An accident happened, and I received four words: go with the flow." Cao Cheng sneered
"What? You? This is impossible. Who can send you a message?" Xue Yuan said directly
"Yes, godfather, who can send me this kind of news? Just tell me straight, godfather. I dare not disobey him." Cao Cheng said directly
After hearing this, Xue Yuan could no longer sit still, because it was obvious that the only person who could make his adopted son listen was the one in the palace.

"Godfather, it seems that you have guessed it? In fact, you did everything perfectly, but you forgot one thing, that is to block the news, especially not to let the palace know."

"If you ask him to do it himself, he will definitely be very hesitant, and he will not issue such an order, whether it is an open order or a secret order."

"But if you ask him to go with the flow, he will definitely do it. After all, this way, he won't have to kill his own brother with his own hands, right?" Cao Cheng said
"No, this is impossible. The Queen Mother is still here. He can't do this. Cheng'er, don't think that there won't be any problems if you falsely convey the imperial decree to me!" Xue Yuandao
"Godfather, there are some things that don't need to be said, right? In fact, you already have the answer in your heart, right? What do you want to hear from me now?"

"Okay, then I tell you, everything I said just now was false, I was lying to you. Are you satisfied now? If you are satisfied, then I will leave." After Cao Cheng finished speaking, he really stood up.

It was not until this time that Xue Yuan understood the real intention of Cao Cheng's words. In fact, it didn't matter whether His Majesty meant it that way. What mattered was that Cao Cheng himself needed this intention to be real.

He needs to use this reason to make it reasonable for him not to be soft-hearted and stop caring about these things.

"Cheng'er, are you really so cruel that you want to watch your sister die?" Xue Yuan asked directly
"Foster father, shouldn't I be the one asking you this? You put so much thought into marrying Shu'er off to him, but did you ever think about my life or death?"

"Let's talk about Shu'er. Have you ever cared about her? What is she in your eyes? She is just a tool for marriage."

"For your ambition, you can sacrifice me, and naturally you can sacrifice her. If you, as a father, don't care, why should I care?"

"Okay, godfather, you said it, and it's up to you whether to do it or not. What I want to tell you now is that what I promised you before is still valid." Cao Cheng said and left.

Looking at Cao Cheng's departing back, Xue Yuan knew that he had really failed this time. He had thought that he could have the best of both worlds with this incident, but ended up like this.

I still underestimated my son. It makes sense that a man who could fight and kill his way through the battlefield, how could he be such a fool?

If I make a mistake, I will lose everything. It seems that I can only choose one.

At this moment, Cao Cheng didn't care about what his adoptive father thought. What he was thinking about now was whether Jiang Xuening had told Xie Wei what he said.

You know, in this whole incident, this is what he cares about the most. As for his adoptive father's calculations? He has never cared about this.

Everyone thought that he valued this family relationship very much, but only he himself knew what his true thoughts were.

Therefore, he never took Xue Yuan's plan seriously. What really concerned him was Xie Wei's reaction.

Xue Yuan, who had been sitting there for a long time, finally made up his mind. He asked someone to find Zhou Yinzhi.

(End of this chapter)