Chapter 215: To seize power, do whatever it takes

Chapter 215: To seize power, do whatever it takes

After making the plan, Zhuang Shao began to act.

It was getting late at night. The lonely shadow of the phoenix tree danced in the wind. Bathed in the cold moonlight, the manor house was quiet and peaceful.

After Lou Xiu Yu rested, he and Wei Tong completed the shift change.

After a while, a servant came quickly and handed over a letter with both hands.

"I pay my respects to Lord Lou and wish all the best to you."

"A letter from my mistress, please read it, Lord Wei."

One of his guards laughed and teased.

"Mrs. Wei is so virtuous. She sends meals to me during the day and love letters to me at night. It makes people really envious."

Lou Xiu Yu held his head high with pride and a smile on his face.

"If you feel envious, then you can find someone similar to my uncle and his wife, who are well-educated and well-mannered."

The guard blushed and smiled.

"Your Excellency is making fun of me. How can I be as blessed as Your Excellency?"

Lou Xiu Yu followed suit.

"Then I'll send you to deliver the letter, so that you can enjoy my brother-in-law's blessing. It's just in time for my brother-in-law to rest, and before he goes to sleep, he might even have a sweet dream after reading the love letter."

The guards responded smoothly.

"Yes."

The so-called family letter was quickly delivered to Wei Tong.

With just one glance, Wei Tong noticed something was wrong, but he didn't say anything. He waited until the guards left before he spoke to his followers.

"This is not the lady's handwriting."

The follower Meng Yuan did not suspect anything.

"Perhaps the Madam is too busy to write it herself, so she asked someone to write it for her?"

Wei Tong frowned and shook his head slightly.

"The content is also wrong. It is not a love letter."

Meng Yuan looked worried.

"Delivering a letter late at night, could it be that something happened to the Madam?"

Wei Tong did not answer immediately after reading the letter carefully. His calm face became increasingly pale as he read more words.

"Not Madam, but I'm in trouble!"

Meng Yuan's eyes were filled with even more shock and his worry grew heavier.

"What happened to the master?"

"If there is anything I can do for you, I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Wei Tong's eyes dimmed, and his expression became gloomy and a little cold.

"This person used my wife's name to inform me that Lou Xiuyu had kept evidence of the incident."

Needless to say, Meng Yuan already understood what his master meant.

"The master is referring to Madam Lou..."

He stopped there and didn't go on.

Wei Tong was secretly angry and ready to strike.

"Ah."

Meng Yuan thought carefully and soon came up with a guess.

"The master has been ordered to guard the Zhuang Mansion. At this critical moment, this person sent this letter. Perhaps he has bad intentions and intends to sow discord."

Wei Tong's brows were furrowed in gloom, like muffled thunder, rolling and low.

"The matter of Madam Lou is of great importance. It is better to believe it than to miss anything."

"You go to the Lou residence under the pretext of replying to the lady, and have Ling'er search carefully according to the location mentioned in the letter and destroy all the evidence."

"No matter what the outcome is, you must report back to me."

"If Lou Xiuyu really breaks his old alliance, neither he nor I will let it go!"

The Ling'er he mentioned was his younger sister Wei Ling, who is now Mrs. Lou.

Meng Yuan took the letter with both hands and left.

"Yes."

Just as Zhuang Shaoxin said, not surprisingly, Lou Xiu Yu secretly kept the evidence.

Fearing that there was a conspiracy, Meng Yuan respectfully advised against it.

"In my humble opinion, the most important thing right now is to protect the Zhuang Mansion as ordered by the emperor. Can you please wait until later to talk to Lord Lou?"

Wei Tong disagreed.

"If I consider the overall situation and settle the score later, what if he notices it and has other evidence? I will just be waiting for death. For now, we must take the initiative."

"It would be fine if I didn't know about this. After I knew about it, how could I let him go free? He was the one who acted recklessly first, not me who caused trouble for no reason."

"While the night is just right, the Zhuang Mansion will be their burial place."

Thinking about the chaotic scene that would follow, Meng Yuan felt panicked and couldn't help but feel scared.

"Master, are you saying that Lord Lou and his men were killed in order to protect Lord Bo, pretending to be held hostage by someone from Prince Dijin's mansion?"

Wei Tong looked calm and determined.

"Ah."

"Almost all of his guards are his confidants. None of them can be left alive."

"As for the people in Lou Mansion, all of them were killed except Ling'er. I think King Di Jin was afraid that they would harbor resentment, so he cleared them out in advance. Ling'er happened to be returning home and was in Wei Mansion, so she was safe."

"Pass on my order, and all my secret guards will go out together to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

Meng Yuan sighed helplessly.

He understood that it was not that his master would not listen to his advice, but that there was no other choice, so he responded and left.

"Yes."

The secret guards received the order, quickly formed a team, and took action quietly.

Lou Xiu Yu quickly realized that something was wrong and thought that someone was sent by Prince Di Jin's Palace. Unexpectedly, it was one of his own people. So he threatened to stop them and brought his men to find Wei Tong to question him.

"Why is Brother-in-law like this?"

Wei Tong raised his eyes with burning anger.

"You still have the nerve to ask me?"

Lou Xiu Yu didn't understand what he meant and treated him politely as usual.

"Protecting the Zhuang Mansion is the emperor's decree and should not be taken lightly."

"It's hard not to be tired from being on duty late at night. If I have been inconsiderate, I would like to sincerely apologize. I hope that my brother-in-law will make it clear."

Thinking of eradicating the weeds completely and leaving nothing behind, Wei Tong spoke with less scruples.

"I already know that you left evidence privately, and all the evidence has been erased."

"You'll do anything to seize power. You can even use your deceased mother. How filial you are!"

Lou Xiu Yu was suddenly panicked.

"You...who told you?!"

Wei Tong did not answer, but smiled coldly.

"Didn't you say that you only want to apologize?"

"If you ask this, is this your brother-in-law's attitude towards apologizing?"

Lou Xiu Yu acted as if he regretted his decision.

"Please calm down, brother."

"I left the evidence at that time only because I was young and ignorant, not because I had any bad intentions. As time passed, I have long forgotten it, and I have regretted it, so I have not committed any crime or done anything to break my promise over the years."

Wei Tong raised his jaw disdainfully and pointed it out directly.

"If you really regret it, would it be my turn to do such a tiring job as destroying evidence? The position of the head of the Tongshitai has not been vacated yet, so you should naturally behave yourself."

"Don't think I can't see your little tricks!"

Lou Xiu Yu had no choice but to look pitiful and appeal to family affection.

"You and I are relatives, why is it necessary to do this?"

It would have been better if it hadn't been mentioned. Once it was mentioned, Wei Tong became so angry that he burst out.

"You also know that we are related by marriage?"

"I personally acted as a matchmaker and married Ling'er to you, and this is how you repay me?!"

"I'm afraid my brother-in-law won't be able to see the morning sun, and all of you will also die at the hands of King Dijin. I will report the truth to the emperor and beg him to posthumously confer a title on you and give you a grand funeral!"

Seeing such cruelty, Lou Xiu Yu was also furious.

"Wei Tong!"

"Don't go too far. For my wife's sake, I don't want to take things too far."

Wei Tong said no more and gave an order.

"Someone, do it."

Lou Xiu Yu fought back and refused to give in.

"Form a formation and kill!"

The noise from the front yard echoed deep into the night.

As Yan Yu expected, Si Shaoju had set up a group of elite guards, all of whom were An Pengyi's confidants.

Hearing the noise outside, Fang Zhixuan pretended to be woken up by them and stood up to ask questions.

"What happened?"

The guards held their swords and bowed, showing courtesy.

"I don't know the humble position."

"Perhaps King Dijin has taken some action?"

Fang Zhixuan looked into the distance worriedly, then gave orders.

"Send two people to check the situation."

The guard responded.

"Yes."

The two guards went away in response, only to see their own people fighting in chaos.

During the conversation, he roughly learned about their conflict and was about to go back to report it when he was stopped by Wei Tong's men.

"Please stay, my two lords. Now that you are here, please don't leave."

In the blink of an eye, the sword pointed sharply.

The two guards were startled and dodged nimbly, drawing their spirit snakes at the same time with great momentum. They originally intended to be on guard, but inexplicably joined the melee.

Suddenly, another elite soldier came and reported loudly: "Oh no, the master is missing!"

Wei Tong stopped what he was doing in disbelief.

"what?!"

Lou Xiu Yu then stopped.

"Brother, we've fallen into a trap!"