Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

Liu Tong and Liu Xin did not tell Liu's mother that Liu Jing had brought this upon herself.

After the three finished their meal, Liu Yan came to pay her respects to her mother and also to visit Liu Qiu, hoping to build a good relationship with the only male heir of the second branch of the family.

Liu Yan was frightened by Liu Jing's situation and put away her ulterior motives.

In the future, marriage arrangements will still depend on the legal mother and elder brother. The methods used by Liu Jing are not advisable and would be a losing proposition.

Liu's mother disliked Liu Yan; this illegitimate daughter was not like her biological mother.

Her own mother was honest and law-abiding, but she ended up having a daughter who liked to think she was clever.

Liu's mother took out two pieces of jewelry from the box and gave them to Liu Yan: "These are your father's heirlooms, which your brother just brought back. You and your aunt each take one."

Liu Yan's eyes lit up.

Both pieces of jewelry are made with a gold base and inlaid with colorful gemstones. They are exquisitely designed and extremely beautiful.

Each of these items is worth several hundred taels of silver.

Liu Yan accepted the jewelry and happily went to find her aunt.

My aunt doesn't like to show off, so both pieces of jewelry will eventually be hers.

After seeing Liu Yan off, Liu's mother sighed and said to her son and daughter, "You two should keep a close eye on Liu Yan, lest she cause trouble for the family like Liu Jing did."

The two agreed, bid farewell to Liu's mother, and left her courtyard.

Liu Tong followed Liu Xin back to her courtyard. After they dismissed the servants, Liu Tong took out the jade token and her father's will and handed them to Liu Xin.

Liu Xin was overjoyed, never expecting that her own father would leave her such a large sum of "wealth".

Although the Sparrow Shadow Guards are small, numbering only about fifty, each member is an expert at gathering intelligence.

With them, Liu Xin was like a tiger with wings.

Two weeks later, Liu Yun got married.

Liu Xin and Liu Ying, as Liu Yun's sisters, accompanied her out and into the bridal sedan chair.

Liu Yun whispered something in Liu Ying's ear.

Liu Xin stood to the side, not hearing clearly what Liu Jun said.

She saw Liu Ying smile.

Liu Ying replied to Liu Yun, and Liu Yun's face instantly turned very ugly.

Liu Xin: "..."

Liu Xin's lips curled up into a bright smile.

You two, please act a little longer!

This show is really good!

Unfortunately, the matchmaker didn't give Liu Xin any more time to watch the play, urging the sedan chair bearers to set off quickly.

Liu Xin could only watch the bridal sedan chair disappear into the distance with regret.

Liu Dong did go to the Prince's Mansion with the bridal sedan chair, but he was summoned by Prince Rui as soon as he arrived.

Prince Rui kept pulling him aside and asking him about Liu Ying.

Liu Tong said with annoyance, "Your Highness, I am just my second sister's cousin and I am not familiar with her. If you want to know about my second sister, you can ask my eldest and second cousins."

Prince Rui pursed his lips; he knew that the eldest and second sons of the Liu family had a better relationship with Liu Ying.

However, one of these two was too rigid, and the other was Prince An's study companion. Prince An was interested in Liu Ying, so how could the Second Young Master Liu possibly tell him about Liu Ying?

Prince Rui: "Then please deliver a letter to your second sister for me."

Liu Tong had no choice but to agree.

Were the emperor's sons seriously vying for the throne?

In their minds, dating women is more important.

The former Prince Ping was a competent contender for the throne, and he treated his charming older sister with a businesslike demeanor.

Why does he get dizzy whenever he's around Liu Ying, putting important matters after women?
Her older sister was no less capable than Liu Ying; in Liu Qiu's opinion, Liu Xin was even more outstanding than Liu Ying. It was just that Liu Xin didn't like to show off like Liu Ying did.

Liu Tong gave the letter to Liu Ying, and the two went on a date the next day.

In the evening, Liu Ying was brought back by Prince Rui's trusted aides.

It turns out that Liu Ying encountered an assassination attempt while she was out with Prince Rui.

Prince Rui was stabbed, but it was thanks to Liu Ying who pulled him up by his side that he was saved.

Otherwise, Prince Rui would have been pierced through the chest by an arrow, instead of just suffering a shoulder injury.

Lord Liu summoned Liu Ying to his study and questioned her in detail about the assassination attempt.

Liu Ying: "...I've said everything I can. Father, just keep it to yourself and don't interfere."

Lord Liu expressed his understanding. Since it concerned the prince, the emperor would definitely investigate. They, as his subjects, should simply wait obediently for the emperor's decision.

Liu Tong and Liu Xin sat facing each other in the pavilion.

It's early winter now, and the weather is already cold.

The temperature outside is much colder than inside.

Both Liu Tong and Liu Xin possessed internal energy to protect them, so they weren't cold.

The two placed a red clay stove on the stone table, put a wire mesh on the stove, and roasted the fresh venison on the wire mesh.

Liu skillfully brushed oil and seasonings onto the meat, and the aroma of the meat made the maids and servants drool.

Liu Dong smiled and said, "Such a big piece of meat, my sister and I can't finish it, so we'll give it to you as a reward."

The maids and servants were overjoyed, thanked them profusely, and happily went to find a stove to roast the meat.

Liu Xin didn't move, just waited to eat.

She held a small booklet in her hand, containing recent news gathered by her subordinates.

Liu Xin now has the Sparrow Shadow Guard, remnants of the White Lotus Sect, her own trained subordinates, and people she poached from Prince Ping. Her information network is even better than that of the emperor.

The emperor couldn't find out which side was behind the assassination attempt on Prince Rui, but Liu Xin already knew.

The assassins who killed Prince Rui were assassins sent by Prince Ping, but he had them disguised as Prince An's men.

Why not someone disguised as the King of Light?

Because King Ping understood that although the emperor favored King Ming, he did not want King Ming to be his successor.

The emperor valued Prince Rui and Prince An more.

Prince An's maternal family was not as illustrious as Prince Rui's, but Prince An's maternal grandmother was the emperor's wet nurse.

The emperor and Prince An's mother were childhood sweethearts.

With these two around, the emperor preferred Prince An.

Prince An's maternal family has grown rapidly in recent years due to the emperor's affection for his wet nurse.

This family has become the biggest local tyrant in Yizhou, the local bully.

This family had many daughters, most of whom married ministers in the imperial court.

Thanks to this connection, Prince An also gained a considerable number of people in the court.

Prince Ping, Yu Liuxin, once analyzed his brothers and felt that Prince Ping posed a greater threat than Prince Rui.

In this assassination attempt, Prince Ping knew he couldn't kill Prince Rui; his aim was to expose Prince An's ambitions and the power he controlled.

If the emperor knew that his wet nurse's family had become local tyrants and even had the ability to influence the court, would he still treat his wet nurse's family well?

Liu Tong: "Prince Ping is wrong. The biggest threat to him is the Fifth Prince."

The Fifth Prince is five years younger than Prince An, and is only eleven or twelve years old now. He is a low-key and composed young man.

His mother was only a concubine, and like her, she was insignificant in the harem.

Therefore, the first four princes didn't take the fifth prince seriously, since even the emperor didn't care about this youngest son and hadn't even granted him a title of prince. (End of Chapter)