Chapter 222: Helplessness

Chen Wenhui and Wan Shuhui are full of hope for the future. But in the City Lord's Mansion, Princess Lichuan and the concubine Xu Wenchang couldn't sleep for a long time.

Princess Lichuan simply got up, put on homely clothes, and drank tea. The horse was also dressed and drank tea with the princess.

The two of them poured themselves a drink, and they didn't need to be served. Princess Lichuan said: "Donkey, Wen Hui has changed her shares and changed her territory. I think that the third uncle's family will definitely change the part of their family to the place and the person. However, the third uncle's one percent was obtained from the Chen family. If it is sacrificed, it may be dedicated to the Chen family, or it may be dedicated to the father. In contrast, it is more likely to be dedicated to the Chen family. But I didn't expect that the third uncle would actually dedicate it to his father. Not only the third uncle wants to give it, but even the Chen family is also ready to give it. This was really unexpected. ”

Xu Wenchang said: "Others don't know, our husband and wife are clear, at present, Shanghai is prosperous, in the future, the more overseas cities are built, the more routes, the more prosperous the natural sea trade." After this Shanghai City, it will surpass Suzhou City, the richest place in Dachu, and the place where the royal family makes the most money, how can this Chen family be willing to give up? ”

Princess Lichuan smiled slightly: "If you can't give it, there's no way to give it up." The Chen clan is far away in the northeast, and the whip is beyond the reach of the whip, how can they take care of it? Now that my father is keeping his promise, we husband and wife can be regarded as half of the Chen family, and we can naturally ensure that the Chen family can get the benefits of this Shanghai city. But what about later? The father can keep his promise, but what about the new emperor? By the way, the new emperor may be the son-in-law of the Chen family in the future, the king of Jin. But you know the colt, too. My cousin, Chen Wenfeng, was not treated well by King Jin. Opposite. King Jin trusted Concubine Bai more. Wen Feng was very important to King Jin in his early years. It helped King Jin a lot, but now? It can't help anything, on the contrary, Concubine Bai is above Wen Feng in terms of appearance, life experience, and the benefits she brings to King Jin, as well as her talents. What Concubine Bai lacks now is a prince. In the future, if Concubine Bai can give birth to a prince. Can King Jin's harem still have the status of Wen Feng? ”

Xu Wenchang frowned and said, "Not necessarily." How to say, Wen Feng is also the wife of King Jin, and she is the concubine of King Jin. ”

Princess Lichuan smiled and said, "Silly horse, you still know too little about the things in this palace. Back then, my father was the grandson of the Li family and the son-in-law of the Li family, but, you see, did any of the concubines in power and favor in my father's palace have the surname Li? The Li family has been in power for so many years, during the reign of his father. What benefits did you get? Now that the Li family has become the bottom of the four families, they are shrinking in the clan land and dare not make a move. ”

Xu Wenchang thought about it.

Princess Lichuan said, "If I'm not mistaken. In the future, King Jin will have to pass an important hurdle to pass if he wants to ascend the throne, even if Wen Feng becomes the crown princess, he may not be able to become the queen. The possibility of my mother being the queen is getting bigger and bigger, but it is precisely because my mother is the queen that Wen Feng is even less likely to be the queen, and the four families will not agree, and there will be two Queen Chen in a row. ”

Xu Wenchang was stunned: "It makes sense to say this, but Wen Feng became the crown princess, but she is not the queen, can this be said in the past?" How to block the mouth of the people of the world? Also, Wen Feng's son is the eldest son of King Jin, and he has been named the son of his father, he will be the emperor's grandson in the future, and he will be the prince in the future, but this biological mother will be a concubine, how is it possible? ”

Princess Lichuan said: "Horse, you know that mothers are more expensive than children, but do you know that you kill mothers and keep children?" ”

As soon as he said this, Xu Wenchang gasped: "Impossible, this Chen Wenfeng is not an ordinary woman, she is a daughter of a family, there is a big backer behind the daughter of a family, if you kill her, can the Chen family agree?" ”

Princess Lichuan's expression was gloomy: "The things in the palace are the most incredible. The crown princess of his father was Li. The queen mother of my father, the queen mother of this dynasty is also the daughter of the Li family, my imperial grandmother became the queen, and my father got the support of the Li family and became the crown prince, of course, in exchange for the trust of the Li family, married the daughter of the Li family and became the crown princess. However, before his death, the imperial grandfather told his father that although he was the crown prince, the imperial grandfather kept a secret edict, and if he did not do a thing, the throne would fall to which of my imperial uncles. Naturally, the father wanted to ask something. The emperor's grandfather said that the ancestors of this dynasty have a secret purpose, and the queens of this dynasty are naturally all daughters of the family, but they cannot produce two daughters of the same surname in a row. If there are two at the same time, you can only go to one. The father could only arrange for the then crown princess to die of illness. ”

Xu Wenchang was stunned when he heard this secret news, and suddenly thought of a possibility and said: "Princess, the reason why my father chose to let the crown princess die of illness was because the queen mother was my father's mother. However, if the mother concubine becomes the queen, but the king of Jin is not from the mother concubine? Isn't the mother in danger? ”

Princess Lichuan's face changed, this is really a problem.

Xu Wenchang did not speak. Princess Lichuan thought for a while, Xu Wenchang was a little distressed when she saw the princess like this, and said, "What you know, the mother must know?" ”

Princess Lichuan nodded and said, "These were originally sued by the mother concubine." ”

Xu Wenchang said: "That's it, the concubine already knows this, then she must understand the stakes." In fact, the mother concubine herself will definitely think of saving herself. And Chen Wenfeng is also the niece of her mother's concubine, and her old man has no last resort, and she will definitely think of saving Wenfeng. If you encounter difficulties, or if you don't have a solution to both worlds, the mother must have told you. This time, the concubine sent her cronies to send us a letter, talking about the city of Shanghai, as well as about the matter of Wan Guifei, which are all secrets, but the concubine has sued us. If you have difficulties or don't have a solution to both ways, you must sue us together. However, the mother did not mention it. ”

Princess Lichuan's eyes lit up and said, "If you don't mention it, it means that the concubine already has a way." It must be a way to keep the mother and concubine safe and Wen Feng, but what kind of method is this? ”

Xu Wenchang thought for a while and said, "Maybe, the mother concubine won't let Wenfeng become the queen at that time?" Will the mother support the white concubine to become the queen? ”

Princess Lichuan immediately said: "This is impossible, the mother concubine is a member of the Chen family, and she has been loyal to the family all her life, so it is impossible to support the Bai family." ”

Xu Wenchang was also stumped and said, "What kind of method will that be?" ”

Princess Lichuan thought about what her mother had said, and a thought suddenly flashed through her mind and said, "There is another way." The rules are set by people, this rule is still secret, not many people know it, but the emperors of the past dynasties, as well as the Zongren Order of the Zongren Mansion know, as long as the emperor doesn't say it, the Zongren Order doesn't say it, who will know? Even if there are two Queen Chen, what does it matter? ”

Xu Wenchang immediately said: "The mother concubine has always had a good relationship with the Zongren Ling family, isn't it already an agreement with the Zongren Ling?" ”

Princess Lichuan thought about it and said, "It's really possible." The mother concubine has always been very bold, and it is nothing to violate the ancestral system. Seriously calculated, the father gave the shares of Shanghai City to the Chen family, which was also a violation of the ancestral system. Didn't my father hesitate at all? ”

Xu Wenchang laughed and said, "Yes, there is such a thing as rules, and it really doesn't cost anything to violate it." Well, these things, the mother will definitely arrange them. She is an old man who is well-informed and will definitely be able to handle it well. It's before our eyes. Do we really want to give up the interests of the city of Shanghai? ”

Princess Lichuan thought about it, so she said, "It's certain to give it away." Don't you know, we didn't take the capital out at the beginning, and every qiē was paid by our father. At the beginning, my father took back the shares of the Ma family, and I knew in my heart that we would not be able to hold the income of this Shanghai City. It's just that Shanghai City is still under construction, and in addition to our husband and wife, my father is not at ease to hand over such a cash cow to those corrupt officials. At that time, I thought that in the future, we will train good officials for my father, and we can continue to build and develop the city of Shanghai, that is, when we retire after success, when the time comes, my father will not treat us badly for the sake of our years of hard work, and there will be no problem in giving us a few million taels of silver, or giving some royal property. We don't lose money, but we have worked hard for a few years, and we have not invested the capital, and we have received dividends for a few years in vain, which is nearly two million taels of income this year. In a few years, we can be regarded as a rich country. When the time comes, we will get a piece of the industry, or millions of taels of silver, how cost-effective we are. The only thing that makes me doubt is two things. The first is that we have so much money, it's not a good thing, our children and grandchildren will spend it extravagantly when they have money, and when the time comes, like those people in my aunt's Qi family, my aunt will be depressed after she dies, and that's not what I want to see. Second, people are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being strong. When we have money, we will be remembered. My father is here, and he will definitely be able to protect us, but what about the new emperor? Whether it is King Jin or King Qi, he doesn't want his sister to be so rich. Besides, my sister is not their mother's sibling, and there is still a layer of separation. Even if it is a compatriot, this money is moving, and the emperor can't keep it in mind. If others are worried about this, it will be easy to do, but if the future emperor is worried about it, it will be mixed. ”

Xu Wenchang nodded and said, "The princess thinks far ahead, and she is ashamed of her husband." From this point of view, it is really a good idea from Wen Hui's sister. Let's go to Nanyang to get a place, spend all the money, and expand the territory for Dachu, so that no one will be worried. He was also given a legacy that could be passed on to future generations. It's the best of both worlds. (To be continued......)