The Favored Little Peasant Seizes the Heroine's Script!-Chapter 521 - 467: Sudden Upheaval! Does Emperor Xia Want to Annihilate the Wei Family?

Chapter 521: Chapter 467: Sudden Upheaval! Does Emperor Xia Want to Annihilate the Wei Family?

Originally, Wei Dingjiang and the Eldest Princess wrote to instruct Wei Wushang and Yuan Bao to change their identities and quickly return to the Capital.

However, the two were delayed for a few days as they wanted to discuss things with Mr. Wei. When they finally set out, Mei Jiu and Nanny Xue had made some extra money by acquiring numerous goods to take back to Daxia, which slowed their journey further.

Thus, Wei Wushang and Yuan Bao’s return to the Capital was indeed somewhat delayed.

The two discussed and were just about to let Mei Jiu and Nanny Xue carry the goods back to Daxia at a normal pace while they went ahead, when they received bad news from a merchant caravan coming from Daxia to the Hanhai Desert Countries.

The Emperor Xia accused the Wei Family of treason and proceeded with a purge.

Members of the Wei Family, whether outside, in the Capital, or in the ancestral estate in Yunyang City, were all captured by people arranged by Emperor Xia and thrown into the Heavenly Prison.

"This can’t be true!"

Upon hearing this news from the traders and guards of the caravan, Wei Wushang instinctively thought it was false.

But reason told him this was not fake news.

"Jiaojiao, why is this happening?"

Wei Wushang couldn’t understand.

Not long ago, his grandfather had just told him that the fallout with Emperor Xia was a calculated move to lure Great Yin and Beili into action.

But now, his emperor-uncle had captured all the Wei Family members!

"Uncle, don’t get excited, calm down first, let’s analyze this carefully!"

Yuan Bao was also unsettled upon hearing the news.

"How can I calm down?"

Wei Wushang was very agitated, "Jiaojiao, I must return to the Capital immediately!"

"You and Nanny Xue should take your time and follow behind."

"Uncle, if the emperor really acted against the Wei Family, what do you intend to do?"

"I..."

Wei Wushang didn’t know what to do.

He had indeed been handling things independently for quite some time, but now he was facing the potential annihilation of the entire Wei Family.

"This isn’t right!"

Wei Wushang’s reasoning gradually returned.

"Jiaojiao, something’s amiss here!"

"What’s amiss?"

"The Wei Family has influence throughout Daxia and holds military power. If the emperor uncle wanted to act against the Wei Family, he must have started laying plans a long time ago, gradually eroding the Wei Family’s grip on military power. Otherwise, if he wanted to eliminate the Wei Family, he would inevitably face retaliation from them."

"But now, all the Wei Family members have been captured at once."

"In such a short period, with such efficiency, but yet the troops commanded by the Wei Family haven’t made any moves, it’s impossible!"

The Wei Family controls half of Daxia’s military strength, and some of their troops are purely cultivated privately by the Wei Family, belonging to them.

The emperor must face retaliation from the Wei Family if he plans to deal with them.

Capturing all the Wei Family members like this, unless the Wei Family willingly cooperated.

But is that possible?

No way!

Even if it’s an act, the Wei Family would never agree.

After all, once captured without resistance, it means putting one’s life and future in the emperor’s hands.

The Wei Family, from an early age, knows one thing: one’s life and future must be in one’s own hands.

Anyone else?

Even your parents cannot be fully trusted.

"This is peculiar everywhere!"

Wei Wushang was somewhat baffled.

Yuan Bao was even more confused.

The emperor’s move against the Wei Family, at a time when Great Yin and Beili have joined forces to attack Daxia, isn’t this just digging his own grave?

If this is a scheme, what did the Wei Family hope to gain by sacrificing everything and getting trapped in a cage?

"Uncle, let’s return to the Capital first. If we can enter the Heavenly Prison, maybe we’ll learn the truth!"

Yuan Bao didn’t understand, but she knew someone surely does.

But to learn the truth, they must return to the Capital.

...

That night, Yuan Bao and Wei Wushang changed their identities and quietly left the group.

After they left, someone disguised as them continued to stay with the group.

If Emperor Xia truly acted against the Wei Family, then surely Wei Wushang and Yuan Bao’s whereabouts would be monitored by people arranged by Emperor Xia.

The only way for them to find out the truth is to return secretly to the Capital.

"Nanny Xue, should we slow down?"

After Yuan Bao and Wei Wushang left, Mei Jiu found Nanny Xue.