Once the Crown Prince Joins In

Li Yan met his father's disappointed eyes, and his expression darkened.

In my father's heart, only his eldest brother is the most important, and he doesn't even think about it. Even if his eldest brother can return to Beijing, given the things he has committed, can your majesty still allow him to return to the court?

That is impossible.

He admitted that his talents were not as good as those of his elder brother, but he had been working hard for the sake of the family, but no matter what he did, neither his father nor his sister were satisfied with him.

Thinking of this, Li Yan's mood became particularly complicated. Cooperating with King Yi was undoubtedly seeking the skin of a tiger. The Li family obviously couldn't get on this boat, so why did they have to risk the life and future of the whole family to get on it?

In the final analysis, the father valued Prince Xiang and his eldest brother more, and his son was dispensable.

Not long after his eldest brother's accident, his father secretly arranged for him to move from the position of commander of Wuxiang Guard to the Ministry of Punishment as a minister. His father was a grand master, the head of the literati. When he went to Wuxiang Guard to be a military attache, he did not know how to gain a foothold. How much thought and effort was put into it.

As a result, his father changed hands and sent him to the Ministry of Punishment, regardless of how hard he worked.

Li Yan walked out of the study with heavy steps. He knew that he could not persuade his father. Since his eldest brother's accident, his father had become more and more stubborn.

Mrs. Li Er had been waiting for her husband. When she saw him entering the door with a heavy face, she couldn't help but feel a thump in her heart. She quickly got up and went to greet her, "Master, are you okay?"

Li Yan looked at his wife and smiled bitterly, shook his head and entered the inner room.

Mrs. Li Er asked the girls to retreat, and went in with a cup of tea herself. She placed the tea cup on the small table in front of her husband and then said slowly: "Did something happen on the errand?"

She didn't dare to ask her father-in-law directly what he was doing with her husband, so she could only test him in a roundabout way.

Li Yan looked up at his wife, "What do you think of Qingyi's marriage?"

Mrs. Li Er smiled bitterly, "What's the use of being optimistic? Sister-in-law Wenxuan's marriage has been undecided. How can Qingyi, my sister, get engaged?"

Li Yan's face turned darker when he mentioned this.

When the eldest brother was exiled, the family tried their best to keep him alive, but the elder sister-in-law was still in charge of the family, and the elder sister-in-law became more and more aggressive because of her husband. She always felt that their second wife looked down on her, and they usually acted against her.

The father didn't know anything about this matter. He probably felt ashamed of his eldest son and implicitly approved of this behavior. Now the Li family is really a mess. The couple are like bellows rats, and even the children are following. Times are tough.

In the past, my son still had some bad habits. He often went to the theater and took care of the actors in private. However, in the past two years, my sister-in-law has been targeting him everywhere, and even my son has noticed that something is wrong in the house. Now, it is a blessing in disguise and he has made progress. I don’t know where to cry. You should still laugh.

Li Yan looked at his wife, "I have my eye on a family. Zeng Shiming, the son of the Zeng family in Shangjing, was born as a Jinshi. Although his family is only a small family, he is quite capable. Let's just say he is."

Mrs. Li Er was naturally unwilling to do so. With Concubine Li around, how could her daughter's marriage be decided by a son from a small family? However, her husband was right about one thing. The sister-in-law was now targeting her so much that she would choose a prominent marriage for her daughter. I'm afraid this marriage is far away.

Mrs. Li Er responded with a dark face, "We are a girl's family. We can't come to propose marriage. It would be better for the Zeng family to take the initiative."

"You don't need to worry about this matter. I will give Zeng Shiming a hint. If he is serious, he will naturally ask the elders in the family to come forward to discuss the marriage." Li Yan was panicking now, and just wanted to make arrangements for the children's marriage as soon as possible. , although the Zeng family is not prominent, it has a good family tradition. Zeng Shiming is also a gentleman. If something happens to the Li family in the future, his daughter's life will be able to live with it.

As for the son...

Li Yan took a deep breath, looked at his wife and said, "It's better to be low-key than high-ranking about your son's marriage now, and don't jump into the high school. I think Han Xiucai's daughter is good, let her be the one."

Mrs. Li Er was really flustered. The Han family was a relative of her natal family, and they came to visit her because they came to Beijing. Miss Han's father was just a scholar, and her son married the daughter of a scholar?

"Master, tell me, did something happen?" Mrs. Li Er grabbed her husband. If nothing had happened, her husband would not have wronged his child so much.

Li Yan grabbed his wife's hand, looked at her and said slowly: "Nothing will happen now, but it's hard to say in the future. The marriage between his son and his daughter is low-key. If there is any trouble in the family in the future, Zeng Shiming's character will not despise his daughter. Han Even if the girl is from a low background, she will not dislike our son. Whether it is Zeng Shiming or Miss Han, although they are from a lower background, their conduct is good, and fundamentally speaking, they are not the children of our family who have wronged us."

"Master..." Mrs. Li Er's face turned pale, "Then how should I mention this matter to my sister-in-law?"

Li Yan felt disgusted when he thought about his sister-in-law. In the past, he felt guilty about his sister-in-law because of his elder brother's affairs, so he tolerated everything. However, over the past few years, she has become more and more excessive, and the guilt has long been worn away.

"Just tell her directly that our children are old. If the marriage of the eldest child is not yet promising, we will marry a daughter-in-law first."

"What if my sister-in-law makes trouble with my father?"

"Tell her that if she makes trouble, the eldest brother will never come back in this life."

Mrs. Li Er sat back. She understood that her father-in-law must have forced her husband to get her eldest brother back. This method must be very dangerous, so her husband was in a hurry to settle the children.

Mrs. Li Er's tears welled up in her eyes, "Our Qingyi is such a good girl. She is so talented and well behaved. Which lady in the capital would not praise her? Yi Ming used to be a bit out of tune, but this time You have seen how hard he has worked for more than a year. Why is God so unfair? Why do we, the whole Li family, suffer in the end? Master, for the sake of our children, can't we live separately? "

She doesn't ask for wealth, she is content as long as her husband and children are safe.

Li Yan smiled bitterly and said nothing.

Mrs. Li Er only complained, how could the family be separated while her father-in-law was still alive?

Besides, even if it was for the eldest brother, the father-in-law would not agree to the husband leaving the sister-in-law alone.

This day is really going by with no hope at all.

Mrs. Li Er gritted her teeth and said, "I will tell my sister-in-law tomorrow that I won't let her go this time. If she really dares to make trouble, I will fight her to the death at worst."

Li Yan was so angry that he was amused by his wife's words. He looked at her and slowed down her voice and said: "Sister-in-law is a smart person. She won't make trouble for the sake of her eldest brother coming back. However, you are right, this time You have to be stronger and don’t be weak in terms of momentum.”

Mrs. Li Er's heart moved and she raised her eyes to look at her husband.

Li Yan and his wife looked at each other. There were some things they couldn't say clearly, but they had been married for a lifetime and could understand it without saying it.

Mrs. Li Er understood her husband's hint and wanted her to compete with her sister-in-law everywhere in the future. Her husband could not disobey her father-in-law. However, she was just a daughter-in-law, and it was a matter in the back yard. Her mother-in-law had already returned to the west, and her father-in-law Can you still reach out and take care of the affairs of the woman in the back house?

Mrs. Li Er thought that her husband had other ideas, but he couldn't do it, so she had to do it.

For the sake of her husband and her children, Mrs. Li Er is willing to be this evil person.

Early the next morning, Li Yan went to the Yamen. Mrs. Li had breakfast, dressed up solemnly, and then walked to Mrs. Li's yard.

Mrs. Li hadn't cleared the table for breakfast yet. When she heard that Mrs. Li had arrived at this time, her face darkened and she said directly to the mother in charge: "Let the second Mrs. wait a moment."

After hearing the reply from the mother in charge, Mrs. Li Er's face became ugly and she said directly: "Since the sister-in-law is not free, I will go back here first. After all, our second house has a lot of things to do. Our son is marrying a wife and our daughter is getting married, so we have no time. Wait for sister-in-law."

Mrs. Li raised her voice and spoke through the curtain into the forehead and ears of Mrs. Li in the inner room. Mrs. Li's face in the inner room changed on the spot, and she immediately stood up and walked out.

"Second brother and sister, what are you talking about? There has always been an order of growth and development. If the elder brother and sister haven't married yet, how can it be Qingyi and Yiming's turn?" Mrs. Li said angrily with a dark face.

Mrs. Li Er came to make trouble today and said angrily on the spot: "Sister-in-law, what you said is really funny. I see that you have no intention of getting married to your children. How old are the two children? How many more years do you want to stay? That's up to you. We can't let both Yi Ming and Qing Yi delay us."

"you dare!"

"Why don't I dare!" Mrs. Li Er sneered, "Sister-in-law, after my eldest brother's accident, if my master hadn't been running around, you and your children would have been exiled. We don't have to thank you for all the efforts we have made. But don’t treat everyone as a fool. Your son wants to be a monk, and your daughter wants to be a sister-in-law. That’s your business. If you dare to delay my child again, I will make the whole capital know about it. I want to see if you still want this face, what will the noble concubine in the palace say?"

"You... are really rebellious. I'm going to find my father right now. I don't believe that my father can't control you!" Mrs. Li was furious, shaking her hands and about to walk out.

"Go, just go!" Mrs. Li Er said lightly, "Our second master is still thinking about letting the eldest brother return to Beijing. I think there is no need to bother so much now. As far as what the eldest sister-in-law has done in the past few years, It’s not worth the trouble for us husband and wife.”

"What did you say?" Mrs. Li paused and turned to stare at the second lady, her eyes seemed to be on fire.

Mrs. Li Er refused to say it again, and only spoke slowly and slowly, "Sister-in-law, I'm waiting for your good news here."

After saying that, Mrs. Li threw the veil and left. The master was right, there was a bait hanging there, and it would be impossible for the sister-in-law not to lower her head this time.

As for how she lowers her head, that's her business.

Mrs. Li couldn't stop Mrs. Li, she felt like she was fried in oil, and her face changed from red to white.

Doesn’t she want to marry her daughter to have a wife?

She wanted to too.

But after her husband's accident, her children's marriages were always unsatisfactory. She did fall in love with a few people, but they all declined when she sent her letters. It wasn't that she didn't understand, it was just that she was unwilling to accept them.

Mrs. Li Er dared to threaten her with her husband's affairs, so she recorded the debt.

If my husband can really come back...

Mrs. Li's heart immediately became hot. As long as her husband could come back, what trouble would there be in the children's marriage?

However, the second wife is in a hurry to marry her daughter and daughter-in-law, and she cannot rush to arrange the marriage of her children. What should she do?

Mrs. Li became anxious, remembering Mrs. Li Er's look of being a villain, she gritted her teeth, wishing she could go to her father-in-law immediately to complain, but she was also afraid that Mrs. Li Er would really fall out with her completely.

What if the second wife leaves her husband's affairs alone?

Mrs. Li sat in the hall for half a day, and it was like a year of suffering.

If her husband was still here, who among these people would dare to talk to her like this?

***

Su Xinyi didn't know about the Li family's affairs. She got the news here. The third uncle went to catch the person suspected of Xu Yurong, but he didn't expect to go there a step too late. There was no sign of her at Wantong Tea House. After secretly asking, he found out that the previous The Japanese woman suddenly left the capital.

Su Xinyi frowned, why is Xu Yurong so lucky every time?

Last time I tried to catch her, she ran away.

This time, she ran away again.

Although it was not certain that it was her, Su Xinyi felt that it was her due to this strange behavior, which was really strange.

Could it be that the news was leaked?

She should be fine here, is it San Bo's side?

Although the third uncle has a rougher temper, he is always cautious in doing things and should not make such a mistake. So what is going on?

"Princess, Zhanqiao is here."

"Let him in." Su Xinyi cheered up and said.

Zhan Qiao entered the door and saluted, then stood up and said: "Princess, the latest news came from the Third Master. The trace of the woman was found. She went to Yuling Temple. Fortunately, the person we arranged at Yuling Temple was not there. Escape, and as soon as they get the news, they will arrest her when she comes out of the nunnery."

Su Xinyi was shocked, "It's really not easy. Where were they sent?"

"Just send it to Third Master's village. It's safe there, and Aunt Weng is also there. There are some things that Aunt Weng has to deal with." Zhan Qiao said with a smile.

Su Xinyi breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Zhan Qiao and said, "Let Cao Qing go. It's hard for you to show up now. Too many people know your face. Let Cao Qing go quietly."

"My subordinates have already said hello to Cao Qing before coming down. He should be out of the city now. Don't worry, Crown Princess." Zhan Qiao said with a smile.

Su Xinyi was in a good mood. She looked at Zhan Qiao and said, "You should pay attention to the news at all times. I will also receive Mrs. Jiang here. If there is no emergency, I will not report back in advance."

Zhanqiao responded and stepped back.

As soon as he left, Mrs. Jiang arrived.

Su Xinyi was in a good mood, so she went out to greet her personally and met Mrs. Jiang in the courtyard.

Mrs. Jiang hurriedly stepped forward to greet her. Su Xinyi reached out to support her and said with a smile: "Madam, there is no need to be polite. Go in and talk."

Su Xinyi looked at Mrs. Jiang who looked haggard and uncomfortable. She couldn't help but feel a little in her heart. Could something have happened again?

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