Chapter 41 Misunderstanding
Li Qian didn't have a smile on his face when he got off the carriage, which made the servant who met him on the road tighten his heart, and he was more respectful than usual when saluting him.
Not to mention Xie Yuanxi, he followed Li Qian into the study with a calm face and waited for Binghe to serve tea and refreshments. Then he sent the people he served out and closed the door.
"What happened?" he said worriedly, "I think you didn't go to the washing machine and fell to Lord Zheng Tonghu. What happened?"
Li Qian didn't know what would happen before he went to see Jiang Xian, so he naturally had to keep a backup plan.
Xie Xiyuan is his backup plan, so he knows what he has done with Jiang Xian, but he doesn't know what he has said.
Li Qian could no longer laugh, and went to the secret room on the mezzanine floor of the study with Xie Xiyuan and whispered: "If you guessed correctly, the emperor wanted to secretly plan to rule, and the matter might be around Empress Dowager Cao's birthday..."
Xie Yuanxi's face turned pale because of fright.
The Li family had just expressed loyalty to Empress Dowager Cao.
If Empress Dowager Cao loses power, the Li family may not have a rise again. If the emperor loses power... Unless Empress Dowager Cao can cruelly kill his son and establish a young master again, the Li family, as Empress Dowager Cao's followers, will always be liquidated one day.
Whether it is the former or the latter, the Li family will have a very difficult life, and their aides will lose their meaning.
He hurriedly said, "Did Princess Jianan tell you?"
Li Qian had no support for a while.
Jiang Xian was sitting there quietly drinking tea in his mind.
Unspeakable loneliness.
It makes him feel a little sad when he thinks of it.
"How could she be such a smart person say it clearly? What's more, this matter involves the Jiang family of Duke Zhenguo's Mansion and the Wang family of the Queen Eunbo." Li Qian said in a deep voice, "But she told me everything she could tell me..." He told Xie Yuanxi carefully what happened during this period, "No need to say about Empress Dowager Cao, the auxiliary ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, the Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel, the Xuanfu, and the generals of Jizhen were all her people. The emperor seemed to be standing with the Queen Mother and King Jian, but the Queen Mother lived in the inner palace, and finally issued an imperial edict after the matter was completed. King Jian was the uncle of the late emperor, who was in charge of the clan mansion, and had good friends with civil and military officials, and meritorious relatives, but he had no military power in his hands. Even if he wanted to support the emperor, he was powerless. The Queen Mother's Mansion was a Queen Mother's Mansion, and he had nothing to do with anything, and he could ignore it at all.
"Only the Duke of Zhenguo, the founding of this dynasty, the Jiang family is one of the six major dukes. The imperial power in the court has been changed a lot. Only three of the other two have already fallen out. Not only do they have no outstanding children, they are not even qualified to enter the governor's office of the Five Army. Only the Jiang family, who is low-key and tolerant on the surface, but is strong and rebellious in his heart, has the blood and pride of the founding Duke of the Kingdom, holds heavy troops, and has also been in important positions in various capital cities since its founding. Whether it is the Xishan Camp, the Five City Military and Horse Office, or even the Tianjin Guards, the Jiang family can find several relationships, which is a real family. If the emperor wants to rule, he can only imprison Empress Dowager Cao and imprison Empress Dowager Cao. As long as he can get the support of the Jiang family, the matter will be more than half successful.
"Of course, it's not that there is no more suitable candidate in this dynasty except the Jiang family. But who told the Jiang family to be in the capital and there is a princess who grew up in the Cining Palace and is suitable for marriage!
"You said, what would you do if you were the emperor?"
Xie Yuanxi murmured: "Of course I am marrying Princess Jianan!"
But according to the information they received, Empress Dowager Cao was not willing to marry the emperor at all, and wanted Cheng'en Duke Cao Xuan to hook Princess Jianan.
Li Qian nodded, his face became even more ugly, and he said, "As a result, Princess Jianan privately captured the emperor's traitor. What does this mean?"
"Is it because the emperor showed his strength?" Xie Xiyuan's expression was not better than Li Qian, and said, "Prince Jianan has not yet reached the stage. No matter how much she likes the emperor, she has no words for the matchmaking, and some things can only be hidden in her heart. No matter how romantic and affectionate the emperor is, it has nothing to do with her. But she suddenly began to take charge of the emperor's romantic affairs. She must have heard that the two families will marry. Empress Dowager Cao's mind is Sima Zhao's heart, and passers-by are all here, so marriage with the Jiang family was carried out quietly... Then Empress Dowager Cao will definitely be eliminated... The best time is when Empress Dowager Cao celebrates her birthday and has a big banquet. At such an important moment, Jiang Lu is missing, and Wang Zan is no longer at home..."
Xie Xiyuan said, and a cold sweat broke out in his back.
He discussed Li Qian: "If it was really the Empress Dowager Cao's birthday party, what should we do? Or be a mature person? In such a short time, the lord was qualified to go to Beijing to celebrate his birthday. Can the emperor believe us? Even if the emperor believed us, wouldn't he turn against us afterwards? If the Jiang family intervened in this matter, Empress Dowager Cao was in a difficult situation. What should we do if Empress Dowager Cao fell?" He finally asked, "What did Princess Jianan say?"
"Yes!" Li Qian sighed, "It's hard to left and right. I don't know what to say with my father? He may not believe me for such a big thing. But when he found out, I'm afraid the emperor had already taken action."
When it comes to Li Changqing, Xie Xiyuan is not easy to say.
Li Qian sat there in a daze, but thought of Jiang Xian in his heart.
She probably hopes that I can stand on the side of the Jiang family, right?
He began to recall Jiang Xian's expression and tone when he said these words.
Then Li Qianteng stood up and said excitedly: "Why am I so confused? With her personality, she must have a fight with the emperor to the end. But if the Jiang family was already sitting on the same boat with the emperor, she would not have made any trouble at this time. However, it would be impossible for the emperor to marry the Jiang family. Empress Dowager Cao has suppressed the Jiang family in recent years. The Jiang family will not attack at this time. It is not easy to encounter such a good opportunity again. What will happen? I guess she can't tell you clearly.
"Repay for your favor.
"I am willing to help her, she will give her a gift.
"She told me this, not because she wanted me to surrender to anyone. But because she wanted me to know that the capital was about to change. She asked me the first sentence, "Does the Li family want to go back to Shanxi?", instead of asking me what the Li family is doing in Beijing... She hoped that the Li family could plan a way out in this chaotic time and not be the abandoned pawn of Empress Dowager Cao..."
Li Qian said, walking back and forth in the house excitedly, saying, "Xiyuan, we must discuss this matter carefully. Whether the Li family is alive or dead, maybe this will be done in one fell swoop."
Xie Xiyuan was stunned by Li Qian's conclusion and hesitated: "I see what the princess means, so let's stand on the side of the Jiang family..."
"No, no, no." Li Qian shook his head and said, "You have never had contact with her. She is calm and self-conscious and looks at things very thoroughly. One is one, two is two, black and white are clear... and a little childish, as pure childish as a child," he said, his voice gradually lowered, and his expression gradually softened. "You gave me a candy, I must give you a piece of pastry, and you must be kinder than others for a long time..."
Xie Xiyuan looked at Li Qian's smile that was overflowing from his eyes and felt a little strange in his heart.
That Princess Jianan grew up in the palace, how could he be so naive?
And when did Li Qian become so easy to trust others?
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Chapter completed!