Rebirth of marriage

When Cao Shoufu found his son who was having a great time at Yuyouguan, he also heard rumors that Cao Chengwang had been squatting in the mountains for half a month, and he immediately understood that these rumors were artificially created to create momentum.

Then it couldn't be a coincidence that he was recognized by the prisoners at the border. It was all planned by someone. His first reaction was that Gu Xiao arranged all this.

But this time he brought with him only his close confidants. Over in the capital, he was on leave to recuperate. Except for his old mother and his wife, not even his daughter and concubines knew that he had left the capital.

How did Gu Xiao know his whereabouts?

His heart sank, and he subconsciously wondered if the people around him had betrayed him.

He warned Cao Chengwang, "When you return to the capital, you have to tell everyone that you strayed into Dirong chasing the white fox. You were just having fun and didn't want to come back. It was your father who went to Dirong to look for you. If you find you, we, father and son, will I will return to Daxia immediately, do you understand?"

Cao Chengwang didn't take it seriously, "Dad, there is no war at the moment. Why are you nervous? Don't tell me that you are looking for your son. Even if something happens, you go to Di Rong. The person who trusts you will rely on you and will not do anything to you. The most I can do is a fine of some salary, and our family doesn’t lack that.”

"You bastard, if you hadn't run around, you would have caused so many troubles." Cao Shoufu angrily scolded his son for saying such ignorant words, but he was not willing to actually touch him.

Outsiders all say that Your Majesty trusts the Cao family, but since ancient times, which emperor would truly trust a family that restricts imperial power.

At this time, the confidant Ah San came in hurriedly, "Sir, there are new rumors in the city."

Ah San hesitated to speak.

Cao Chengwang was impatient after being scolded and shouted, "Why are you hesitating? Tell me."

"There is a rumor in the city that your Majesty's trust has fueled your ambition, and you want to join forces with Di Rong to plot the Great Xia Dynasty. When everyone recognized you, you made the excuse that you were looking for the young master.

They said that the young master had clearly never been out of Yuyouguan. He had lost his temper in the teahouse earlier and asked someone to catch the white fox. His subordinates went to the teahouse to inquire and found out that the person suspected of being the young master had indeed appeared in the teahouse that day.

There was a huge commotion at that time, and many people were deeply impressed.

Moreover, the young master also promised that if the subordinates were caught by Di Rong, they would be asked to report the master's name, and Di Rong did not dare to embarrass them. "

"That's nonsense." Cao Chengwang got angry, "When did I ever say such things? How dare those unruly people accuse me unjustly."

"Take the young master down to rest." Cao Shoufu, a cunning old man, thought for a moment and realized that this was a frame-up.

Someone disguised himself as Cao Chengwang and deliberately appeared in the teahouse in a high profile, in order to make everyone remember that Cao Chengwang was in Yuyouguan at that time, and he only wanted to hunt the white fox.

Cao Chengwang chased the white fox and appeared in the quarry, and was recognized by many prisoners. Then there was news that he had been squatting in the mountains for half a month to hunt the white fox.

The Cao Chengwang in the tea house is fake, but the Cao Chengwang in the quarry is real.

Combining the true and false, the entire Yu Youguan can confirm that his son has always been in Daxia and has not gone to Dirong.

Then his excuse for going to Dijon to find his son would be completely invalid.

The most vicious thing is that sentence. The servant of the chief minister of the Great Xia Dynasty was captured by the Dirong people. If he reported his name, the Dirong people would not dare to embarrass them.

Didn't he just reveal to everyone that Cao Zhicheng had a personal relationship with Di Rong, and they had a close relationship.

However, this bastard Cao Chengwang used to be arrogant and outspoken. If he knew that he was related to Di Rong, he would really be able to say such things.

The other party had taken Cao Chengwang's character into account. Cao Shoufu pressed his temples, feeling a little headache.

The voice of a confidant sounded again, "I went down to contact the people who came to Yuyouguan before, but I couldn't get a reply, and I couldn't find any trace of them."

After a pause, he continued, "My subordinates also heard that King Xiao was assassinated a few days ago and is still recovering from his injuries. It is most likely that our people did it."

A few months ago, Cao Shoufu sent several dead soldiers to sneak into Yuyou Pass, telling them to take Gu Xiao's life.

Gu Xiao was aware of the leaked whereabouts, and there was no contact between them. He only waited for them to spread the news and come to Beijing. When the incident happened today, he thought of contacting the hidden stakes to see if he could find a breakthrough from them to break the situation in front of him. .

Now it seems that although those people injured Gu Xiao, they were killed by Gu Xiao.

Gu Xiao is becoming increasingly difficult to deal with.

But he still felt that something was wrong. Cao Zhicheng took a deep breath and asked, "Ah San, what do you think of this matter?"

Ah San thought carefully and said, "Sir, I feel that what happened this time is not like King Xiao's handiwork. Usually when we attack him, he will fight back, but he will not fight back in such a roundabout way."

Cao Shoufu frowned and nodded. This was what he found strange. If Gu Xiao's usual temperament was to stab him once, he would stab him twice, and he would never cover it up. He would tell you clearly that he was retaliating in kind.

At first, he thought Gu Xiao was stupid and brainless. After playing against his opponents for a long time, he realized that he didn't bother to deal with them. His heart was cold and no one could enter his heart, including his enemies.

If you don't move him, he won't bother to talk to you. He is non-aggressive and has an upright temperament.

And they hated the emperor because of his mother's death and had no intention of being in that position. Originally, they didn't need to be on guard against such a person.

But, he is the eldest son of the emperor.

Your Majesty has not appointed the third prince as the crown prince for a day, and his existence is a threat.

As the same father, he could vaguely sense that the emperor was not as cold to Gu Xiao as he appeared on the surface. When he was young, the queen had attacked Gu Xiao many times without success. He would not believe it if there was no protection from his majesty behind her. .

Gu Xiao joined the army and made many military exploits. He was sent to Yuyouguan and was praised by the people. He had military exploits and was famous. If there was another edict from His Majesty, it would mean that he did not want this country, and this country would be lost. It fell firmly into his hands.

The Cao family is the third prince's maternal family. To keep the glory of the Cao family, the only way is for the third prince to take the throne, so he had to take action against Gu Xiao.

But after so many years, they have never been able to take his life. There must be someone protecting him...

Cao Zhicheng's eyes widened suddenly. Gu Xiao didn't bother to go around with them, but the emperor who protected his son might not do the same. If this matter was the emperor's handiwork, with the intention of suppressing the Cao family, then...

"Quick, get ready, we will return to Beijing immediately." Cao Zhicheng ordered urgently.

"Sir, it's snowing heavily right now, so it might not be safe to go on the road." A confidant advised.

Cao Shoufu walked to the window and looked at the heavy snow falling outside. He gritted his teeth and said, "It's urgent, we can't wait."

No one knows how long it will snow in Yuyouguan. Once the news reaches the capital earlier than him, he will lose the opportunity and it will be difficult to turn things around.

The confidants also knew that the matter was serious and hurriedly went out to prepare.

Half an hour later, the group went downstairs to leave the inn. Cao Chengwang didn't understand his father's concerns. He felt very unhappy being dragged along on a snowy day. He couldn't help but kick the boy next to him while walking.

The young man was kicked and staggered, and bumped into a hooded woman next to him. The woman was hit by the young man and threw herself towards Cao Shoufu before she could stand still.

Fortunately, the maid next to her had quick eyesight and quick hands, and caught her in time when she was about to touch Cao Shoufu. The guard guarding Cao Shoufu stopped kicking her out.

Cao Shoufu had a clear view of everything and knew that the cause of the woman's fall was his son. He was in a hurry, so without thinking much, he took his son out and got on the carriage and drove to the capital.

Xie Jiu then came out of the inn and walked to the corner of the street to get on another carriage.

Mo Qi drove the car in person, feeling a little unwilling in his heart, "Thank you, Miss, just let them go like this? He sent someone to assassinate the prince, we should repay him twice as much."

Xie Jiu took off his hood, his eyes were cold, "They can't leave tonight."