It had to be said that Su Wanran was a truly innocent and adorable girl. She was smart, but not cunning.
Su Ru saw the crux of the matter at a glance. Even though the head of the Wu family had long been decided as Wu Lingxuan, Wu Lingxuan would still rebel. She had her reasons.
Su Ru did not rush to refute Su Wanran. Instead, she told her a story.
During the Kangxi era, Yinreng served as Crown Prince for a full 30 years. Everyone knew that after Kangxi retired, Yinreng would naturally become emperor.
But in the end, Yinreng chose to rebel!
The reasons were varied and much debated, but they all revolved around one issue: he had been Crown Prince for too long.
It sounded good that Yinreng would become emperor after Kangxi's retirement, but the question was, when would Kangxi retire?
Kangxi's health was excellent, and his reign was too long. If things went wrong, Yinreng might die before Kangxi! Before Yinreng could ascend the throne, he might have already passed away.
Who could tolerate such a situation?
The same situation occurred in the Wu family.
Although the Wu family had long designated Wu Lingxuan as the heir, and she would succeed as family head as soon as Old Master Wu Qizhong retired.
But the problem was, when would Wu Qizhong retire? There was no definite answer!
Wu Qizhong was extremely reluctant to relinquish his position as family head, and he was very afraid of death. He paid great attention to his health and was incredibly healthy.
Several of Wu Qizhong's sons and daughters might "leave" before him!
Under these circumstances, would Wu Lingxuan, as the heir, not be anxious?
Moreover.
Wu Qizhong was different from Kangxi.
Emperor Kangxi was at least shrewd and capable. During his reign, he managed the country in an orderly fashion.
But Wu Qizhong was not!
He was a cowardly and greedy fellow. For every day he remained as family head, the Wu family weakened by one point.
The longer he stayed, the weaker the Wu family became.
When Wu Qizhong first took office, the Wu family was undoubtedly the second strongest in the Misty Capital, with a clear upward trend. But after more than thirty years, not only did the Wu family fail to surpass the Fan family, but they were also overtaken by the Su family, and were still weakening, with the possibility of being surpassed by other families!
Could such a family head be allowed to continue?
Wu Lingxuan would not want the Wu family to be ruined when she took over, would she?
Besides this, there was a third point!
Although the Wu family appeared harmonious on the surface, and everyone respected Wu Lingxuan and acknowledged her status as heir, there was secret infighting and hidden currents!
According to popular rumor, the Wu family was divided into three factions, locked in a fierce struggle for the position of family head!
Even.
Wu Lingxuan's father was coveting the position of family head and desperately wanted to overthrow Wu Lingxuan!
In such a complex environment, how could Wu Lingxuan's position as 'Crown Prince' be secure?
Wu Qizhong's health was too good, his ability extremely poor, and Wu Lingxuan was surrounded by relatives vying for power, even her own father could not be trusted.
In such harsh circumstances, Wu Lingxuan had more than sufficient reason to seize the throne!
After Su Ru's thorough analysis, even Su Wanran began to waver.
Su Wanran also harbored great doubts about Wu Lingxuan's true intentions. "It sounds somewhat reasonable, but... I still believe in Miss Wu's character. She shouldn't be that bad."
Heh heh!
Character?
They say one can know a person's face but not their heart, and it's easier to draw a tiger than its bones. How could a person's true character be easily discerned?
Su Ru said, "In my opinion, the destruction of the Wu family was orchestrated by Wu Lingxuan!"
It was originally a conflict between the Fan family and the Su family, with no relation to the Wu family whatsoever. Yet Wu Hao insisted on coming to cause trouble, and Wu Lingxuan then used this opportunity to provide a method for retreating troops.
Such actions successfully drew the flames of war to the Wu family!
The Wu family, which could have remained uninvolved, found itself in trouble due to Wu Lingxuan's actions.
However, as long as the Wu family cooperated obediently, nothing would have happened.
And then there was Wu Lingxuan again.
During a sensitive period, she visited the Su family for the second time, completely enraging the Western Emperor Ji Jian Yong!
It could be said that Ji Jian Yong's destruction of the Wu family was planned by Wu Lingxuan; a brilliant plan of borrowing a knife to kill, using Ji Jian Yong's hand to destroy the Wu family!
The head of the Wu family, Wu Qizhong, was eliminated, as were those members of the Wu family who vied with Wu Lingxuan for power.
As for Wu Lingxuan's own people, they had all made arrangements for their escape and had already gone into hiding!
However, this was not the end.
After the destruction of the Wu family, the Wu family's greatest enemy at this point became Ji Jian Yong. Therefore, Wu Lingxuan again borrowed Ji Jian Gang to deal with Ji Jian Yong!
Ji Jian Gang thus became the 'knife.'
The most terrifying thing was that Wu Lingxuan did not wield this knife herself. She actually handed this knife to the Su family, using the Su family's hand to eliminate Ji Jian Yong.
If successful, all the better. If it failed, it didn't matter, as the blame would fall on the Su family anyway.
Her intentions were truly malicious.
Jiang Mengxin listened and nodded repeatedly. "At first, I also thought Wu Lingxuan was a simple, kind, and noble girl. But after listening to this analysis, my back chills. Wu Lingxuan's schemes are too profound! First, she used Ji Jian Yong to destroy the Wu family and clear her obstacles; then, she used the Su family's hand to deal with Ji Jian Yong, eliminating the Wu family's great enemy. She used the tactic of borrowing a knife to kill twice in a row. Tsk tsk tsk, Wu Lingxuan has such formidable methods."
Lu Ming smiled faintly, unconcerned.
In fact.
As early as when Wu Lingxuan first provided a method for Lu Ming to invite Master Huijing, Lu Ming had already sensed something was amiss.
However, their interests aligned, so Lu Ming did not expose her.
Jiang Mengxin said, "This woman is too terrifying. On the surface, she harmless, and everyone praises her as a living Bodhisattva. Who knew her heart was so wicked, willing to destroy the Wu family for the sake of becoming family head sooner! We should keep our distance from such a person."
Su Ru, however, waved her hand. "Not for now. The Su family is in trouble themselves, and our primary enemy is also Ji Jian Yong. This means that under the current circumstances, our interests align with Wu Lingxuan. Helping her is helping ourselves, which is why I saw through her tricks but did not expose her in public. After Ji Jian Yong is dealt with, we can then sever ties with her."
Jiang Mengxin largely agreed with this statement.
Only... Su Wanran did not!
She snorted coldly, "All in all, it's just your speculation, with no evidence. Is Miss Wu helping us wrong? The destruction of the Wu family is also Ji Jian Yong's fault. How can you call Miss Wu the mastermind? Hmph, I don't believe your nonsense."
Su Ru sighed deeply, not understanding how she had previously lost to the naive Su Wanran.
At this moment.
Su Wanran's phone rang. Upon answering, she heard good news from the other end.
"Director Su, we have arrived in the rainforest and successfully persuaded Ji Jian Gang to board the plane! We are now rushing back to the Misty Capital and will arrive before dawn."