The Qi family's reputation in Haoguo is not small, and it can be regarded as the largest of the Haoguo family.

However, the Qi family is not the same as the clan in the usual sense, because it is not in politics, and there are no men in the family who are officials in the court, but all go to the sea to do business, and with the Qi family's unparalleled business talent, the Qi family has developed into the economic pillar of the Hao country.

This is also the reason why the three queens before and after the Hao Kingdom are all from the Qi family.

Because of the dictatorship of foreign relatives, it is enough to have a Qin queen mother in this Daning country, and there is no need for another queen of the Qi family. It is precisely because there is no man in the Qi family that King Hao dares to boldly marry the woman of the Qi family into the palace, and the Qi family can keep its position as the first gate valve in such a complicated court situation.

What's more, if King Hao wants to govern the Hao country, to some extent, he also has to rely on the support of the Qi family, at least economically, the Qi family has made a lot of contributions to the fullness of the treasury.

Today's Qi family, the direct and collateral families are added together, and there are a total of eighty-nine relatives within the three clans, of which 56 are female dependents, and the rest are men. In addition to entering the palace, the women of the Qi family will also marry the celebrities and nobles of the Hao Kingdom, the prince and grandson, and the Qi family is also in this marriage, gradually expanding their power.

However, the men of the Qi family took Haoguo as their base camp and ran around the land of Daning to consolidate the family's business.

This head of the Qi family is the biological father of the current queen's mother, and also the biological father of the previous queen, Qi Tianbao.

The above is the information about the Qi family that Gu Qingming collected before, and Yun Yao also learned from this information that the Qi family can be regarded as a real wealthy family in the Hao Kingdom, if His Royal Highness King Yi can really form an alliance with the King of Hao, then even if there is a war with Ning Palace in the future, the military expenditure problem can also rely on the Qi family.

"It sounds like the Qi family and other clans are also in a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship, relying on marriage to expand their strength. Yun Yao thought for a while and said, "This can be seen from Qi Tianbao's sending his two daughters into the palace to become queens before and after. Since this is the case, let's start with this Qi family and sell Qi Tianbao a favor, which will definitely help us in the future. ”

"That's a good word, so you plan to take the jade pendant to the Qi family like this?" Lu Yingquan asked.

"Of course not. The Qi family is a business family, and the family is also a businessman, and this kind of businessman's philistine makes them not believe that there is a pie in the world. In addition, since they can make such a big business, it means that they will not be greedy for small gains, let alone trust an outsider casually. Yun Yao shook her head slightly, analyzing the character of the Qi family.

Lu Yingquan looked at Yun Ya and sighed slightly in his heart, the woman in front of him could be so transparent no matter when and where. If she is a man, she must also be the best strategist in the world, and she will be in the prime with Gu Qingming, and she may also be able to achieve the reputation of a virtuous minister through the ages.

But Yun Yao was mistaken for a daughter, destined to fall into the mud in the narrow court, and used her talent to intrigue with those harem women.

However, most of that was for Lu Yingquan. Now it just so happens that Shen Che, the wise and discerning Ming Jun, has given Yun Yao a chance to display her talents, let her come to Haoguo, and find a way to make an alliance between King Hao and Yiguo. And her analysis and understanding of the Qi family was her first step.

"I understand what you mean, I will go out in the next few days, inquire about Qi Tianbao's itinerary, and see the right time, we will go to the door and do a business with him. Gu Qingming listened to Yun Yao's words and immediately spoke.

Although Gu Qingming is not good at words and speaks little on weekdays, he is after all a god of war general who strategizes on the battlefield. As the saying goes, shopping malls are like battlefields, but they are just bypasses, and there is no difference, so he can quickly understand what Yun Yao means.

Since Yun Yao said that the Qi family has the merchantism and shrewdness of a businessman, and can make the business so big in a steady and steady manner, it will not work to sell favors directly, and the only way is to do business with the Qi family.

With the business acumen of the Qi family, they will definitely know what kind of business will not lose, and this is what Yun Yao wants.

"Then it's been hard for you for the past few days. Yun Yao smiled lightly, "Empress Dowager Qin's birthday is imminent, and she ordered the whole world to celebrate, Haoguo must also be eventful in the past few days, whether we can seize the opportunity depends on these few days." ”

"Between you and me, why be so polite. Gu Qingming shook his head and said, "Madam, you are waiting for me at the inn, and I will go out to investigate." It's still the same, Achen is in the dark, and you must call him if you have something. ”

After saying this, Gu Qingming turned around and left, and went outside to inquire about the news.

A few days later, on July 25, it was the birthday of the Empress Dowager Qin, and the people all over the world seemed to be contaminated with a trace of joy, and everywhere was boiling.

Ordinary people do not know the overall situation of the DPRK and China, nor do they know the sorrow of the fall of power, they may not care who is in power, as long as they can live a good life and live this life without illness and disaster, they can be satisfied.

Therefore, when the people all over the world were celebrating the birthday of the Empress Dowager Qin, the Ning Palace was already a dark tide surging, and murderous opportunities were lurking.

Ning Palace still wants to be as lively as in the past, Empress Dowager Qin, as the absolute ruler of this court, can control the woman of life and death, and her birthday is definitely not comparable to ordinary palace banquets.

The most magnificent arrangement, the most exquisite and delicious dishes, the most graceful and graceful singing and dancing, and the most grand celebration.

Almost everything was the best, and the courtiers' faces were full of smiles, and the sound of blessings was endless, as if no one felt that there was anything wrong.

Maybe it's been more than a year, everyone has long been accustomed to being vain and wronged, and used to crawling at the feet of the Empress Dowager Qin with a mask, whether it's greedy for life and afraid of death, or whether it's Taoguang and obscurity, in short, everyone is safe and sound.

Emperor Shen Ze finally returned to Beijing from Yuncang Mountain, and brought the rumored Mrs. Li who brought disaster to the country and the people.

After not seeing him for such a long time, Empress Dowager Qin always felt that Shen Ze was even more ridiculous, the whole person exuded a taste of drunken life and death, and a pair of eyes stared directly at the beauty, even if the courtiers asked him for peace, he ignored it.

Shen Ze was in a high position, and the Empress Dowager Qin and Empress Rong Ya were sitting next to him, and Xu Meiren was located below. Further down were the vassal kings and courtiers.

Shen Che's status is neither high nor low, among the vassal kings, he is young in seniority, but he is also a member of the Shen royal family, and he is more noble than other ministers. So his position is not very awkward, and in the middle, it is not very conspicuous.

The banquet was staggered, the singing and dancing were leveling, Jiang Yi sat beside Shen Che and watched with great interest, she seemed to have never seen such a gorgeous song and dance, because when she was in Yiwang Palace before, Yiguo had never been extravagant and wasteful to such an extent.

The Empress Dowager Qin's gaze swept over Jiang Yi's face, but her heart was full of surprise, she turned her head to look at Jinxiu, and asked, "Is the news really not wrong? This Mrs. Jiang really doesn't look like a smart person." In a place like the palace, the most basic way to survive is to be invisible, but she made such a big mistake. ”

"Back to the Queen Mother's words, the news is indeed correct. This Mrs. Jiang herself is a little smart, and she has the help of the Empress Dowager Jiang in Yiguo, so her status has skyrocketed. Jinxiu said, "As the Queen Mother said before, the stupidity shown by Mrs. Jiang is probably just her trick. ”

"Anyway, isn't it a trick, when the palace banquet is over, you try her for the mourning family. The Queen Mother said, and then her expression returned to normal, no longer speaking, only concentrating on singing and dancing.

After the opening song and dance, it is the link of the vassal king's congratulatory gifts, and this round is also the most eye-opening for everyone, all kinds of rare treasures, priceless things have appeared, but people can't take their eyes off.

"Your Highness, the singing and dancing of this Ning Palace is different, when we were in the Ning Palace, we had never seen such a beautiful dance. Jiang Yi said to Shen Che beside him with a smile.

Shen Che glanced at Jiang Yi before patiently explaining: "It's okay for you to say this to this king in private, but don't show your feet in front of the Empress Dowager Qin." The Empress Dowager Qin has always thought that this king is singing and dancing in Yiguo, drunk and dreaming of death, if the words you just said are heard by the Empress Dowager Qin, she will see through our disguise. ”

"Yes, Your Highness, the concubines will be careful, please rest assured. Jiang Yi was reminded by Shen Che, and only then did she react, knowing that she had shown an expression that she shouldn't have just now, and she was a little nervous for a while.

Shen Che seemed to see through her thoughts, so he spoke: "Just now, it was your pure appreciation of Ning Palace's singing and dancing, not curiosity. Do you understand?"

Jiang Yi nodded, quickly restrained the excited and novel gaze on his face, and pretended to be calm and continued to participate in the palace banquet.

However, what she didn't know was that the changes in the expression on her face all fell into the eyes of the Empress Dowager Qin and Aunt Jinxiu, and for the Empress Dowager Qin, who was already very suspicious, it was a big suspicion.

"Your Majesty, today is the birthday of the Queen Mother, so don't keep teasing the concubines, you should still raise a glass and celebrate the Queen Mother. Mrs. Li still used her seductive voice to say in Shen Ze's ear.

Shen Ze seemed to have only come back to his senses now, asked Father-in-law Luo to pour him wine, got up with a wine glass, walked in front of the Queen Mother, and said: "My son wishes his mother happiness like the East China Sea, and her longevity is better than Nanshan." ”

"Ze'er doesn't have to be polite, you have a heart. The Empress Dowager Qin said this, and turned her head to look at Mrs. Li, which was meaningful.

The Queen Mother and Shen Ze drank wine, and then sat down separately, and in the process, Mrs. Li sat on the dragon chair belonging to Shen Ze without squinting, as if she didn't take anything to heart.

Because Mrs. Li knew that in the eyes of the courtiers and the queen mother, she was still a vixen, and goblins were not afraid of mortals, so she was naturally not afraid of the queen mother. What's more, Empress Dowager Qin still has to thank her now, because if she hadn't confused Shen Ze, Empress Dowager Qin wouldn't have gotten the right so quickly.

So no matter what, Empress Dowager Qin would not do anything to Mrs. Li.

The courtiers below saw that the emperor had toasted, so they also got up, knelt down in front of the Queen Mother with a wine glass, and shouted in unison: "I wish the Queen Mother a blessing like the East China Sea, and a longevity better than Nanshan." The Queen Mother Chitose Chitose Chitose-"