Ming Dynasty: The Jingnan Rebellion has just been successful, and Zhu Yuanzhang has been resurrected

Chapter 26 Xu Miaojin

"Where am I?"

Xu Zengshou woke up slowly and accidentally pulled the wound on his body. His face turned pale and he gasped: "Hiss, it hurts!"

Xu Miaojin didn't bother to find Xu Huizu to ask the truth. He stepped forward and held Xu Zengshou down, saying, "Third brother, you are seriously injured now. Don't move."

"Little sister!"

When Xu Zengshou saw Xu Miaojin, he was stunned for a moment, then gradually regained consciousness and murmured, "I... I'm not dead?"

"Death? Why does the third brother want to die? Who wants to kill the third brother? The eldest brother just said that he beat the third brother to save his life. What is going on?" Xu Miaojin frowned, with countless doubts in his mind.

"Humph!"

Xu Huizu snorted coldly, turned around and walked away.

"Brother." Xu Zengshou's face froze.

"Keep an eye on me! Don't let the Third Master leave the house, or I'll chop off your heads!"

Xu Huizu's cold words came from outside the door.

"Yes, sir!" The servant's voice sounded immediately.

Xu Zengshou's expression changed from gloomy to bright, and finally he looked at Xu Miaojin and said, "Little sister, can you do me a favor?"

Xu Miaojin nodded and said, "It's no problem to help, but before that, Third Brother, can you tell me what happened? Who wants to kill you?"

"That's good!" Xu Zengshou hesitated for a moment and agreed.

Ge Cheng was suspected of betrayal, and he had to inform Zhu Di of this news as soon as possible so that Zhu Di could respond in advance.

However, he is now seriously injured and lying in bed unable to move. Therefore, if he wants to pass on the message, he can only use someone else's hands. Compared with the servants in the mansion, his younger sister Xu Miaojin is obviously much more reliable.

After calming himself down, Xu Zengshou looked at Xu Miaojin and said, "The one who killed me should be His Majesty!"

"Your Majesty?" Xu Miaoyun was stunned, his face full of disbelief. After a while, he came to his senses and asked, "Third brother, why did His Majesty want to kill you?"

Xu Zengshou smiled wryly and said, "Maybe I'm just unlucky. Over the years, I've been secretly interacting with the Prince of Yan. As you know, His Majesty is now reducing the number of vassal states, and the target is directly the Prince of Yan."

"Is it just a private interaction?" Xu Miaojin frowned and stared at Xu Zengshou with suspicion.

Xu Zengshou was the son of Xu Da. Given Xu Da's status in the Ming Dynasty, it was true that Zhu Yunwen was reducing the power of the vassal states. However, if he wanted to kill Xu Zengshou just because he had private dealings with Zhu Di, this reason would be too absurd.

Xu Zengshou remained silent.

"Sure enough, it's not just a private relationship." Xu Miaojin looked at the silent Xu Zengshou and knew that her guess was correct. However, she did not dwell on this question. Instead, she continued to ask: "Second question, why did Big Brother hit you? And, he hit you so hard."

"I don't know!" Xu Zengshou shook his head. Seeing Xu Miaojin's suspicious look, he smiled bitterly and said, "I really don't know. Not long ago, my elder brother called me over and asked me some questions. Then he started without any warning. To be honest, I still don't know."

"Brother, is the question you asked related to King Yan?" Xu Miaojin suddenly asked.

"Yes!" Xu Zengshou was stunned and nodded subconsciously.

Xu Miaojin lowered her head and thought for a moment before saying, "Okay, I've finished asking my questions. Now, what do you want me to do?"

Xu Zengshou looked conflicted.

Younger sister Xu Miaojin had been intelligent since childhood, her intelligence comparable to that of her elder sister Xu Miaoyun. The conversation he had just had with her revealed a great deal. "Forget it!" Xu Miaojin stood up and left, ready to ask her elder brother Xu Huizu about the matter, and then to verify what Xu Zengshou had said to clarify the whole story.

Seeing this, Xu Zengshou suddenly became anxious: "Little sister, wait a minute, I'll tell you!"

In the current situation, he has no choice.

It is questionable whether the servants will listen to him. Moreover, if the servants he finds are Xu Huizu's men, or spies of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the situation will be even worse.

Xu Miaojin stopped and turned to look at Xu Zengshou.

Xu Zengshou took a deep breath and said, "Little sister, I want you to help me deliver a letter to the King of Yan."

"Delivering a letter?" Xu Miaojin was stunned. He lowered his head and thought for a moment. His expression suddenly changed. He looked at Xu Zengshou in shock: "Third brother, are you acting as an insider for the King of Yan?"

She finally understood why Zhu Yunwen wanted to kill Xu Zengshou. It turned out that it was not because they had a private relationship, but because Xu Zengshou was an insider for Zhu Di. In this situation, if she were Zhu Yunwen, she would also have to kill Xu Zengshou.

"No, I didn't." Xu Zengshou denied.

Xu Miaojin stared at Xu Zengshou for a while, took a deep breath, turned around and left: "Third brother, take good care of your injuries!"

Xu Zengshou knew Xu Miaojin's temperament, so he didn't speak to persuade her to stay. Bitterness appeared on his face, and he sighed, "Alas, Your Majesty, I have tried my best."

In the study!
Xu Huizu is writing a letter to Xu Miaoyun.

It wasn't that he figured out Zhu Yunwen's strange behavior.

But Zhu Yunwen let Xu Zengshou go, and he felt that he should do something for Zhu Yunwen.

"Dang Dang Dang!"

There was a knock on the door, and then Xu Miaojin pushed open the study door and walked in: "Brother!"

"Little sister, why are you here?" Xu Huizu was a little surprised.

Xu Miaojin came up to Xu Huizu and said, "Brother, just now Third Brother wanted me to deliver a letter to Prince Yan."

"Swish!" Xu Huizu's face changed when he heard this, and anger flashed in his eyes. He cursed, "This bastard, does he really want to drag all of us to death with him?"

After saying this, his face was full of anger and he was about to go find Xu Zengshou.

"Brother, calm down. I didn't agree to Third Brother's request." Xu Miaojin stopped Xu Huizu.

Xu Huizu took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. He looked at Xu Miaojin and said, "Little sister, you've been very smart since you were a child. You should know what happened by now, right?"

Xu Miaojin nodded and said, "I know roughly, but there is one thing I'm a little unsure about. Big brother, why did you treat Third Brother so harshly?"

Xu Huizu interrupted Xu Miaojin and nodded, saying, "It's just as you thought. It's a self-torture scheme. Your Majesty somehow figured out that Zengshou was secretly helping the Prince of Yan, and he even has evidence."

Xu Miaojin suddenly realized and asked worriedly, "Has His Majesty let Third Brother go now?"

"Let him go, but His Majesty also said that if Zengshou continues to get entangled with Prince Yan, he will die next time." Xu Huizu said.

"Huh!" Xu Miaojin breathed a sigh of relief, her nose wrinkled as she said, "I really don't know what favors the King of Yan promised my third brother to make him work so hard."

(End of this chapter)