When Wang came to Li Muzhi's study, she saw that Li Muzhi was reading, so she poured Li Muzhi a cup of tea and put it on the table and said, "Master, you are tired of reading, take a sip of tea!" ”

Although Li Muzhi's study is not a confidential place, and there is also no rule that no one can come in, it is impossible for wives and concubines like Wang to come and go at will.

Therefore, they only dared to walk in when Li Muzhi was in the study.

Li Muzhi put down the study in his hand, saw that it was the Wang family, and didn't say anything, but picked up the teacup and took a sip, before he said lightly, "Why are you here?" ”

The tone is very flat, but as soon as this sentence comes out, there is an indescribable majesty.

"I just saw the master in the study, so I came to pour you a cup of tea." The Wang family still greeted her with a smile, and she was not unhappy at all because of Li Muzhi's indifference to her.

"I still don't know your temperament? Say, for what? Li Muzhi still asked plainly, but the expression on his face was very serious, and he couldn't allow the Wang family to lie, so he asked, "I heard that the queen mother proposed to us for the eighth prince?" ”

"Xianglan told you that, right?" Li Muzhi asked with a cold snort.

Wang did not deny it, but chose to remain silent.

"The relationship between Xianglan and the master has always been very good, I just told the teacher about this matter, if the teacher didn't tell her and she told you again, how would you know the Tao?" Li Muzhi said lightly.

"The concubine just heard Xianglan say that she was not very happy about this marriage master, and she secretly cried in the garden alone, so she came to ask the master, could it be that the queen or Cui Shangshu asked the master to marry the eighth prince? Otherwise, there are still many sisters of teachers in the house! Wang said with great concern.

"It's not that she has to name the teacher, it's just that the age of the teacher matches the eighth prince, and as for her sisters, they are either older than the eighth prince or too young than the eighth prince!" Li Muzhi said with a sigh. Regarding the marriage with the queen, he has no idea, the marriage between the family and the royal family, this is the custom of Dayan, there is nothing to worry about, but the royal family is very entangled in his heart, the problem is that among his many daughters, the only one who can match the young of the eighth prince is the teacher, like Xianglan's young is one year older than the eighth prince, as for the teacher, there is a younger sister, who is younger than the eighth prince, otherwise he would not be distressed by the refusal of the master. Even in the Li Mansion, he can let a reluctant daughter marry the Eighth Prince, if the Eighth Prince and the Empress know the truth, his face will be very disgraceful!

"Master, there is a sentence in the concubine's body, I don't know whether I should say it or not." When Wang heard Li Muzhi's sigh, he asked.

"Say it!" Li Muzhi said lightly, he was like a mirror in his heart, because he knew what the Wang family came to him for, but seeing that the Wang family didn't know what to say, he didn't want to break it, every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and he Li is no exception.

"Since it is the queen and Cui Shangshu who proposed to our Li Mansion, our Li Mansion can't be too stingy, so we only allow Shishi to marry the Eighth Prince alone, and we can tell the queen about Shishi and her sisters, wouldn't it be better to let her choose one by herself? In this way, even if the marriage of the eight princes and their husbands and wives is not very harmonious in the future, this is the queen's own choice, and we will not be blamed, right? Wang slowly said what he had thought about for a long time.

Because Dayan does not have the rule that a woman cannot marry a man if she is older than a man, as the so-called female junior holds gold bricks, Dayan also has such a saying, just because the family and the Ji royal family are not high and do not lack money, they will not know the way or do not believe in this statement.

"You have a point!" When Li Muzhi heard Wang's words, he was slightly stunned, and said with a smile, "Then, this matter will be left to you and a few ladies!" ”

Since it was proposed by the Wang family, Li Muzhi didn't want to interfere, so he handed over the matter to the Wang family and other wives and concubines. Besides, regarding his daughter's marriage, he is not easy to deal with the queen, and his wife's room is more advantageous, so he is not ready to worry about this matter, as long as he finalizes the final policy.

"The concubine knows the way!" When Wang heard Li Muzhi say this, he was immediately overjoyed and immediately withdrew from the study. And Li Xianglan, who returned home from Cui's house, was very happy when she heard the news from her mother's mouth, so she heard her say, "So, our plan is half successful?" ”

"Now it depends on the attitude of the teacher, and the teacher's own decision is the key to the plan!" Wang sighed and said, "As long as he dies and does not survive, this kind of rebellious act makes the queen know the truth, and when the time comes, the eighth prince will take a fancy to her, and it is estimated that the queen will not agree!" ”

"Mother, don't worry, I already have a way to do this!" Li Xianglan said very firmly.

"What can you do?" Wang asked.

"Back then, because of the strength of the Lingnan Yi clan, didn't the Nine Emperor Princes and Princess Dream get married? But later, because of the defeat of the Yi people, and the Nine Emperors had great military achievements, this marriage was over, and then the Nine Emperors selfishly left the country and married Princess Anle, Princess Dream was already dead, and she was cultivating in the Taici Nunnery outside the city, but judging by my intuition, Princess Dream really likes the Nine Emperors, and now she still likes him in her heart, so she will lock herself in the Taici Nunnery so as not to marry a man she doesn't like because the princes propose to her. Li Xianglan said quietly.

"What did you say Princess Dream did? What does this have to do with you? Wang asked puzzled.

"Princess Dream doesn't want to marry because she has someone she likes, so she chooses to marry and cultivate. Isn't there someone he likes now, and he is unwilling to marry the Eighth Prince for this person? Li Xianglan said lightly.

"What do you mean—" Wang was stunned by his daughter's words, and didn't know what to say. I heard Li Xianglan say, "Yes, that's what my mother thinks." ”

"However, if you want your sister to do this, you have to let her go to Taici'an to have a good chat with Princess Meng." Li Xianglan's face showed a sly look, "Maybe she will learn from Princess Dream because of Princess Dream's words!" ”

"That's a great way to do it! It will not only prevent your sisters from fighting, but also prevent your sisterhood from breaking down, so that your father will know the truth, and he will probably not blame you. Wang nodded and said, "Since you have this and certainty, go for it!" ”

"It's Mother!" Li Xianglan nodded in agreement and strode away.

……

It is no secret that the three kings are united, so after learning the news that the queen and Li Muzhi proposed marriage to the eighth prince and married to the Li family, Ji Ping, Ji Hongchang and Ji Wen gathered in Ji Ping's Song palace and began to discuss countermeasures.

"I really didn't expect the queen to do this, marrying the Li family is really a good means!" Ji Ping sighed, "Before, Li Muzhi fell to Ji Qian, but for the sake of expression and attitude, he may not really want to fully support Ji Qian, but now it's okay, if they become in-laws, Li Muzhi will naturally go all out to help Ji Qian, which will boost Ji Qian's strength, we can't help but be vigilant!" ”

"Indeed, we didn't expect the queen and Cui Jingsheng to make such a move! It's tricky! Ji Hongchang frowned and said, "I don't know what the second and fourth brothers of Lu Dao have to solve it?" ”

"I'm afraid it won't work if you want to stop them from marrying, Li Muzhi doesn't just have one daughter, if the queen is determined to marry Li Muzhi, we can't stop it twice even if we stop it once." Ji Ping said, "It's a little difficult! ”

Among the three, only Ji Wen never spoke.

Therefore, Ji Ping and Ji Hongchang moved their eyes to Ji Wendao, "Fourth brother, you haven't spoken for a long time, have you come up with any countermeasures?" ”

"Not really, but I got a new piece of news today." Ji Wen groaned.

"What's the news?" Ji Hongchang asked.

"Didn't we all hear about it before, saying that Ji Qian had teamed up with the crown princess to deal with Lao Jiu. But because of a holy decree from their father, their plan was shelved. Ji Wen said lightly, "But today I got news again, saying that Ji Qian has not given up until now, and he is jointly preparing with the crown princess to reduce Lao Jiu's power in Beiliao and Beirong." ”

"Fourth, is this news reliable?" Ji Ping was shocked by Ji Wen's words, and even his voice and address to Ji Wen changed a little, "What did you get the news from?" ”

But obviously, he smiled after saying this, because he knew very well that the three brothers were allied, but to let Ji Wen tell his source was tantamount to revealing his secret guard system to them, even Ji Wen would never say it no matter how stupid he was.

"Second brother, this news is very reliable!" Ji Wen said with certainty, "Moreover, my people have already detected the movements of the Wei Clan, and they have drawn some good men from King's Landing City, and have already mixed into the caravan and quietly left King's Landing City for Yunzhou. ”

"No wonder my people also detected signs of action by Ji Qian's dead soldiers, and it turned out that they wanted to join forces with the Wei clan to deal with Lao Jiu!" Ji Hongchang said on the side.

The reason why Ji Wen paid attention to Wei's was because he promised Ji Qingchen to ensure the safety of Huitong Bank and not let Wei's disadvantage Huitong Bank, so he would pay attention to Wei's movements. As for Ji Hongchang's concern about Ji Qian, this is natural, because Ji Qian is now their great enemy.

"If this is true, the three of them may have a fierce fight between Beiliao and Beirong, what do you think we should do?" Ji Ping asked, "With the strength of Ji Qian and the Wei Clan, if they face any of us alone, we will also suffer a big loss, but if we want to go deep into Lao Jiu's territory this time, they may be the ones who will suffer." ”

"What does the second brother mean?" Ji Wen asked, and Ji Hongchang also moved his gaze to Ji Ping.

"Beiliao and Beirong are Lao Jiu's territory, Wei and Ji Qian's people hit Lao Jiu's territory hard, I'm afraid they will suffer a big loss, so we don't need to help Lao Jiu, but not helping Lao Jiu doesn't mean that we will sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, we want to make a profit. When Ji Qian and Wei's men and Lao Jiu's people fight to withdraw from Beiliao and Beirong, if we give them a fatal blow, two virtuous brothers, do you say that Ji Qian will happily marry if he knows the Tao? Ji said flatly.

"Not bad! I like to watch Ji Qian eat deflated! Ji Hongchang said with a smile, "I can't get used to seeing him show a high-minded face in the political hall, isn't he just a son-in-law?" It's a bird! ”

"Naturally, I have no opinion!" Ji Wen said with a smile.

"Since you both agree, then it's decided!" Ji Ping said, "This time, Ji Qian and the Wei clan dispatched more than 800 people, the Wei clan has 500 people, and Ji Qian's 300 people are fighting with Lao Jiu's people, and it is already very good that they can leave Beiliao and Beirong safely with 300 people, for the sake of safety, we will each send 200 people!" ”

Ji Hongchang and Ji Wen had no opinion on Ji Ping's proposal, because the people on both sides were the same, which was very fair, so both of them nodded and agreed.

In this way, just when Ji Qian and the Li family were about to marry, a secret struggle involving the kings began again.