Chapter 266: A Stratagem is a Stratagem
According to Gu Qi's idea to Ji Qian, when Ji Qian went to Li Muzhi's mansion, Li Muzhi was reading a book in the study. When he heard the butler say that the Eighth Prince had come to visit him and was waiting for him in the hall, he couldn't think of what kind of medicine was sold in Ji Qian's gourd for a while, so he hurried to the front hall.
The two met and exchanged a few words of greeting each other, and Li Muzhi asked Ji Qian, "I don't know why His Royal Highness Lu Dao came to the mansion today?" β
Li Muzhi has a general relationship with Ji Qian, and when he fell to Ji Qian, he was not much more familiar than before, so Ji Qian had not been to Li Mansion for such a long time, and Li Muzhi did not go to Ji Qian's Zhennan Mansion if there was anything to discuss. Now that Ji Qian took the initiative to visit him, and he looked very respectful, Li Muzhi thought in his heart, it was estimated that he came for the marriage, and his heart was a lot more settled.
"Well, in fact, it's not a big deal, I just want to tell General Li, this king likes your daughter and teacher very much, if our two families get married, this king is willing to make her a princess." Ji Qian said confidently.
He said that let Master Li be the princess, and the subtext is that as long as he becomes the crown prince, Master Li will become the crown princess. He believed that if he said this, Li Muzhi would understand what he meant.
Sure enough, when Li Muzhi heard that Ji Qian was going to marry his daughter Shishi by name, his heart was sudden, because his daughter Shishi rejected him more than once, saying that he was unwilling to marry Ji Qian as his wife, and his daughter He knew that if she didn't want to, if she had to force it, maybe the above things could be done!
But at the same time, I was moved by Ji Qian's words, who doesn't want their daughter to be the crown princess and queen? Who wouldn't want to be a relative? Among the seven great families, the Cui family is also very ordinary, not as strong as the Bai family and the Liu family, but why is Cui Jingsheng only the secretary of the Ministry of Industry more powerful than Liu Pingyuan and Bai Jin, and even now he is the Taishi to deal with the government and fight against Prime Minister Pei Wenju? Isn't it because his sister is the queen and he is a relative?
Thinking so in his heart, Li Muzhi had an idea, so he asked, "This is what the queen mother means?" β
Because he has already handed over the list of several daughters who are compatible with Ji Qian and who are not a few years older than Ji Qian to Queen Cui in accordance with Wang's wishes, and let her choose one between herself and Ji Qian, so that if there is any problem between Ji Qian and women in the future, it will have nothing to do with him. It's just that now that Ji Qian has spoken, he still promised to give his daughter a position as a future queen, which can't help but make him tempted. However, he also knew that Ji Qian's marriage was still up to the queen and Cui Jingsheng, so he would ask Ji Qian like this.
It can be said that what Ji Qian hates most now is that his mother is nosy and his uncle is pointing fingers at him, so when he suddenly heard Li Muzhi ask, he was very disgusted, but he still couldn't help but didn't show it, but said lightly, "This is what this king meant." However, I want to tell the queen mother that if she meets the teacher, maybe she will agree to my marriage with the teacher at that time. β
"The words of the matchmaker for marriage events are naturally in charge of the parents, since His Royal Highness said so, the old man is also very happy, His Royal Highness can rest assured, as long as the queen agrees, the old man has no opinion, and will let the little female teacher marry into the Zhennan Mansion safely." Li Muzhi said.
This is a promise he made to Ji Qian, because Ji Qian gave him a promise, he will return the favor. How else could this transaction be done?
Hearing Li Muzhi's reply, Ji Qian was naturally very happy, as long as Li Muzhi put pressure on Master Li, he thought that Master Li would definitely compromise. Therefore, he said to Li Muzhi, "Then the king will take his leave, and then go and tell the queen mother, as for when she will see the teacher, and then inform General Li!" β
"Your Highness, go slowly!" Li Muzhi got up and sent Ji Qingchen out of the gate.
When he returned to the study, he immediately said to the servant, "Go and call the master to the study, I have something to say to her." β
"No!" The servant received the order and walked towards Master Li's small courtyard. After a while, he told Master Li in the garden, and at this moment, Master Li was chatting with Li Changzheng, and Li Changzheng was telling him the story of Ji Qingchen's war with Beirong and the amazing deeds of leaving the country in the north.
"At that time, we all thought that Brother Jiu was crazy, how could we agree to Empress Dowager Xiao's suggestion? They have 5,000 men, and we have only 3,000. Seeing that it was a war, we annihilated them all, only to know that Brother Lu Dao Jiu was not crazy, he had already expected this step, so he would let the dead cavalry go with him to leave the country, and he gave a big gift to the Empress Dowager Xiao who left the country. There are also Empress Dowager Xiao and Xiao Wangsun who are unwilling to let their plans fail and be humiliated, and want their generals to fight against Brother Jiu, sister-in-law, you know what Brother Jiu is, who is Brother Jiu, who will not lose when he goes head-to-head with Bai Xiangcheng, Bai Xiangcheng, do you know Lu Dao? It's the grandson of Bai Jin, the Marquis of Jin......" Li Changzheng was talking endlessly, when he saw the servant walking quickly in front of Master Li and said to her, "Miss, the master asked you to go to his study and said that he had something to tell you. β
Master Li was listening with relish, and was suddenly interrupted and felt very unhappy, but when he heard that his father was looking for him, he didn't say anything, and said to the servant, "I know the way, let's go!" β
He said to Li Changzheng again, "Long March, you wait for me first, and then I will listen to your story when I come back." β
"Yes!" Li Changzheng agreed.
I saw Master Li leave with the servant.
And just as the servant was about to walk out of the garden, he was stopped by Li Changzheng.
"What is grandfather looking for sister-in-law for?" Li Changzheng asked.
"This little one doesn't know what to do!" The servant said in a low voice, seeing that Li Changzheng's face was angry, he was still very afraid of this gentleman's Li disciple, so he whispered, "Just now, the king of Zhennan came to the mansion to talk with the master for a long time, and the two talked very happily. β
This was the only power he had to tell Li Changzheng the news.
"Who is the King of Zhennan?" Li Changzheng asked puzzled.
"-" The servant was stunned for a moment, but still explained, "It's the Eighth Prince!" β
"Ji Qian?" Li Changzheng said to himself, "What is he doing in the house at this time?" Then when he saw that the servant was still in sight, he said, "Go." β
"Yes." The servant agreed with relief, and walked briskly out of the garden.
After thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't figure out why Ji Qian came to his grandfather Li Muzhi for, so Li Changzheng was waiting for Master Li in the garden. In the middle of the ring, I saw Master Li walk into the garden with a pale face, and sat down on the chair just now and was silent.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you? What did your grandfather tell you? Li Changzheng asked.
It was better for him not to ask, but when he asked, it was miserable, and he saw that Master Li didn't say a word, but he was already crying in a low voice.
What Li Changzheng is most afraid of is that girls cry, because he can't coax, if ordinary girls are better, he can coax them somewhat, but now it's his sister-in-law who is crying, and this is a big trouble.
I could only look at Master Li in a daze.
Fortunately, Master Li cried a few times, and then said to Li Changzheng, "Long March, my father asked me to marry the Eighth Prince, and he said that he had no choice this time, I had to marry even if I didn't marry, and I had to marry if I didn't marry, what do you say I should do?" β
"Grass-" Li Changzheng scolded with a swear word, no wonder Ji Qian came to find his grandfather just now, it turned out to be for his sister-in-law's business, this bastard is too shameless, right? dared to put pressure on his grandfather, but he still said to Master Li, "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid, if you don't want to marry him, we will find a way not to marry." β
"Really?" Hearing Li Changzheng say this, Master Li asked eagerly, "Then what can you do?" β
"Thisβuh, not yet!" Li Changzheng said, seeing that Master Li's eyes were dim, he continued, "If only Brother Jiu was here, he must have a way!" β
In the middle of the ring, seeing that Master Li didn't talk to him and was alone in a daze, Li Changzheng said in a low voice, "Why don't you go to the Taici Nunnery outside the city for a few days?" Didn't Princess Dream agree to let you live with him? It's better than staying in the house now and being forced to marry by your grandfather, right? β
"That's fine!" As soon as Li Changzheng's words were finished, he heard Li Xianglan say in agreement.
Li Changzheng was taken aback, and when he looked back, he found that Li Xianglan was already standing behind him, looking at Master Li with a sad face.
"Sister Xianglan, do you think so?" Master Li asked.
"Now you can only do this, let the Eighth Emperor know your determination, I think only in this way can he retreat!" Li Xianglan said.
In fact, for Li Xianglan, just now she learned that her father was looking for her sister to talk in the study, and she knew that her plan might be in vain, so she rushed over to see the situation as soon as Master Li left Li Muzhi's study.
"If my sister wants to, I can go with you!" Seeing that Master Li didn't speak for a long time, Li Xianglan, who was a little anxious, took the initiative to say.
After a long time, I saw Master Li nodding and agreeing.
This made Li Xianglan breathe a sigh of relief.
But at this moment, I saw that the servant who had just come to find Master Li walked into the garden quickly, and said to Master Li, "Miss, there is a decree from the queen in the palace, saying that I want to see you, let you come to the palace at noon tomorrow!" β
Scare!
These words not only shocked Master Li, but also frightened Li Xianglan on the side. This queen has seen her sister, isn't it ...... Li Xianglan didn't dare to think about it anymore, but looked at Master Li with a pale face and was silent, thinking of emergency countermeasures in her heart.
"I know!" Master Li was very calm, just answered in a low voice, and didn't say anything more. The servant saw that the atmosphere at the scene was a little condensed, and he was afraid of Li Changzheng, a bad star, so he left in a hurry.
"What should I do?" Li Changzheng asked, he also knew that Empress Cui wanted to see his sister-in-law, and the problem would be difficult to handle.
"Let's talk about it later! Otherwise, we will leave the city after leaving the palace tomorrow! Li Xianglan pondered for a while, but still made up her mind and said, her eyes looked at Master Li a little eagerly, and she was able to nod after finishing Master Li.
"Yes!" Seeing Master Li nodding in a low voice, she was relieved.
Because she has already done this because of the dream of the crown princess and the queen, Li Xianglan doesn't want to fall short again, so she can only continue to move forward, so she can only fight!