When Mrs. Li returned home, she cried to Li Shanchang about the grievances she suffered when she entered the palace today.

The world is accustomed to picking up the high and stepping on the low, and after leaving the palace, she obviously felt that several official wives who were usually close to her vaguely showed a detached demeanor, and they all gathered around the Lan family to ask for warmth and care.

She couldn't be angry in her heart, no matter how high the status of the crown princess was, it was only in the harem, you must know that the most powerful official in the court was her father-in-law, why did these women dare not take her in their eyes?

Li Shanchang was not in the mood to listen to his wife talk about these trivial matters, his mind was all on Ma Xiuying's knowledge that he and Guo Hui had joined forces. In fact, Ma Xiuying was not afraid when he noticed his dealings with Guo Hui, he was cautious and cautious, never left a handle, and Ma Xiuying had no way to take him if he couldn't catch the evidence. It's just that he is a little troubled that Ma Xiuying will not deal with him openly, and will definitely make some small actions secretly, such as blowing the pillow wind in the emperor's ear, or letting his wife suffer a dumb loss today, and it is the Guogong Mansion that will be humiliated in the end.

Thinking that he didn't hurt Ma Xiuying several times, but instead startled the snake, Li Shanchang couldn't help but regret how he could cooperate with a stupid woman like Guo Hui, if she hadn't asked Guo Xia to pass on the message, how could Ma Xiuying have noticed that the two had joined forces.

Outsiders only say that Queen Ma is benevolent and virtuous, but Li Shanchang has seen Ma Xiuying accompany Zhu Yuanzhang to fight decisively in the Quartet. This woman kills people on the battlefield without blinking, is calm in the face of the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood, and can bravely rescue Zhu Yuanzhang when she is seriously injured. If she is ruthless in dealing with herself, coupled with her intelligence and the help of Liu Ji and others, I am afraid that she will follow Yang Xian's footsteps if she is not careful.

Li Shanchang secretly hated why Ma Xiuying didn't die on the battlefield back then, not only did she not die, but she also gained Zhu Yuanzhang's great trust, and she had a son who was the prince, and the queen's position became more and more unbreakable. After the seal, she couldn't pull her off the horse, and it was even more difficult to shake her status after the seal, not to mention that the emperor would not easily abolish the queen, even the prince would try his best to protect his mother.

Li Shanchang suddenly felt that it was a wishful thinking that he wanted to deal with Ma Xiuying, and the person he couldn't shake with all his might could make the Li Mansion lose face with just one word and one action, which was the supreme imperial power.

Li Shanchang is a smart person, and when he realized that he was undoubtedly hitting a stone with an egg against Ma Xiuying, he immediately changed his strategy. In order to protect himself, Li Shanchang decided to give up cooperation with Guo Hui and no longer do things that angered Ma Xiuying. Now only look at Li Meiren, if Li Meiren can win the emperor's favor and give birth to a prince, he can ask the emperor to canonize Li Meiren as a concubine, and Li Mansion has a princess, and his status can be more stable.

As for Li Meiren, Li Shanchang believes that she will never dare to betray herself, this woman is just a Qingqi bought by Li Cunyi from Yangzhou Goolan Academy, and her net worth is in his hands, what else can this woman do except be attached to the Li family.

Mrs. Li chattered alone for a long time, and found that her husband ignored her at all, so she couldn't help but be deflated, and shouted aggrievedly: "Master." ”

Li Shanchang reprimanded impatiently: "What do you have to be wronged about, which of the crown princess and the princess of Kaiping is not more noble than you, shouldn't you sit behind them? You want to be on an equal footing with the princess of Kaiping, and wait until I die!"

He understood that except for the prince and Zhu Shouqian, Zhu Yuanzhang was not willing to make outsiders a king with a different surname at all. A person like Chang Yuchun, who has made great contributions and sacrificed his life for the country, can only be posthumously crowned as the king after his death, and it is estimated that he can only wait until he dies if he wants to be the prince. However, when people are dead, what is the use of this honor, and it is not hereditary. Guo Zixing was posthumously named the king of Chuyang, but his son was only a white ding, and Chang Yuchun was posthumously named the king of Kaiping, and his son was just a prince. Hehe, adding officials to the dead is nothing more than doing it for the living.

Mrs. Li was reprimanded in a daze, and when she came to her senses, she found that her husband was completely unkind, and quickly squeezed out a smile, "I'm not wronged, I'm just afraid that someone will say gossip about our Guogong Mansion." ”

Li Shanchang sighed leisurely: "As long as the old man is still the prime minister of South Korea and the right prime minister, who dares to gossip? I'm afraid that the old man's career is coming to an end." ”

"Master?" Madame Li was taken aback, her eyes widened and her mouth wide open enough to put down an egg.

"Now that I have offended Ma, it is a blessing that Ma's did not attack immediately, what is it if you lose some face. Li Shanchang was worried, not knowing how Ma Xiuying would deal with him next.

Mrs. Li knew what her husband had done, otherwise she would not have brought a message to Li Meiren and Guo Hui. She hadn't realized the seriousness of the matter before, so she would understand why Ma Xiuying would embarrass her, and she was scared and nervous after listening to Li Shanchang's words, "Master, then what should we do? ”

Li Shanchang yelled angrily: "Don't mention that stupid woman, if it weren't for her, the old man wouldn't be so passive." ”

"What can I do about this? What can I do about this? The only people in the palace who can help us are Concubine Hui and Li Meiren, but Li Meiren is still speechless...... "Mrs. Li was so anxious that she had no master, and tears flowed out, she didn't dare to imagine the consequences of Li Shanchang's loss of power.

"What else can I do, the old man can't fight her, so he avoids her. ”

"But will the Queen let us go?"

"As long as I take the initiative to bow my head, I believe she will not be killed, after all, I have many protégés, and it is the court that forces me to shake first. Li Shanchang still has this self-confidence, he has been in charge of the government for many years, his protégés are numerous, and he is friendly with Huaixi officials, if something happens to him, there will definitely be many people to support. Ma Xiuying has always advocated harmony among the ministers, and she certainly does not want to see the chaos of the court.

What he is most worried about now is Zhu Yuanzhang's attitude after knowing about this incident, everyone knows that Zhu Yuanzhang has plans to move the heroes, don't forget that he is also one of the heroes, if Zhu Yuanzhang uses this incident as an excuse to cut him, even ten of him will not be enough to cut it! So he decided to bow his head now because he hoped that Ma Xiuying would not tell Zhu Yuanzhang about this and alarm Zhu Yuanzhang.

Mrs. Li was still not at ease, and came up with a trick to lead the water to the east, "Even if the master is willing to bow his head, Concubine Hui will not give up, I heard Li Meiren say that this woman is crazy and can do anything, I am afraid that she will bite the master without holding her mouth when the time comes." Simply the old man continued to encourage Concubine Hui, and at the same time told the queen about her movements, which not only cleared our suspicions, but also made the queen's attention be restrained by Concubine Hui, and she would not think of us. ”

Li Shanchang was silent, since he wanted to please Ma Xiuying and abandon Guo Hui, he had to draw a line with Guo Hui, and his wife's words were not unreasonable.

While the two were discussing, the housekeeper announced outside the house: "Lord Hu asks to see." ”

Mrs. Li's eyes lit up, "Master can also push the matter on him." ”

Hu Weiyong betrayed Li Shanchang, and has always been disliked by Mrs. Li, and he also dealt with Ma Xiuying and Hu Weiyong before, and it is appropriate to push him out as a scapegoat.

Li Shanchang sighed, "Hu Weiyong is not so easy to control. ”

"We don't want him to face the sin, whether he knows it or not. As long as you tell the queen that he did all the tricks behind your back in the past, then Guo Xia also mistakenly saw you as him. ”

Li Shanchang chuckled, his wife's excuse was full of flaws, but it was the best reason for him to bow his head to Ma Xiuying. It doesn't matter whether Ma Xiuying believes it or not, the important thing is to understand his attitude.