Her face looked so serious that Madam Li thought to herself, could it be that Concubine Li failed to convince Xi'er?

The two of them walked into the mansion in silence and went to the main hall.

"Madam and Xi'er are back." Prime Minister Li stood up and looked at their expressions but couldn't make out anything.

"Yes," Madam Li replied softly, "Empress Li's embroidery is excellent and she is very gentle. I promise to make a pair of tiger-head shoes for the little princess."

Li Qian pursed her lips and waited for the two to finish talking before pouring them tea.

"Xi'er, you said you had something to tell me and your father when you get back home. What is it?" Madam Li picked up the tea and asked softly.

"Oh?" Prime Minister Li also looked at Li Qian with some curiosity.

My daughter looked serious. Could it be that something was going wrong?

"Dad, Mom, I know what has been bothering you lately. I've thought it through. The Cai family only wants a daughter from the Li family, and they didn't specify any particular daughter. So I'll marry her."

After Li Qian finished speaking, Prime Minister Li and Madam Li were stunned.

They were indeed worried about the broken engagement, but they didn't tell their youngest daughter.

I didn't expect that the youngest daughter would take the initiative to ask to marry him after just one visit to the palace. Concubine Li is really capable.

"Xi'er, do you know what you are saying?" Prime Minister Li was the first to come back to his senses. Looking at his little daughter with a determined face, he felt both relieved and complicated.

"My daughter knows," Li Qian nodded. "She likes to use an abacus and do accounts, but doesn't like music, chess, calligraphy, or painting. Marrying into the Cai family is perfect for her."

Then she looked at Madam Li and said, "My daughter trusts the person you choose. You will not harm me."

Her aunt died of complications during childbirth, and it was her mother who raised her and took care of her in every possible way.

Before, she had used her despicable heart to guess her mother's true feelings, but fortunately, Concubine Li gave her some advice.

Madam Li stood up and took her hand, her expression complicated. "Think about it carefully. Mother doesn't want you to regret it, or else you'll become estranged from us."

After all, she raised her daughter since she was a child. Li Jia has already made her sad enough, and she doesn't want her daughter to be alienated from her again.

"My daughter has thought it through clearly."

Prime Minister Li remembered what his daughter had just said and suddenly asked.

"Xi'er, you said you like to calculate accounts and use an abacus, how come your father and mother don't know?"

Seeing that she was silent, Madam Li thought she was afraid of being blamed, so she smiled and said, "Mother and your father are not incapable of adapting. If you like these things, mother can hire someone to teach you and give you a shop to gain experience first."

Li Qian almost cried for joy, nodded and hugged Mrs. Li.

"Thank you, Mom and Dad."

......

Li Qian agreed to the marriage, and Mrs. Li went to the Cai family again.

When the Cai family heard that Madam Li was coming, they thought she was here to break off the engagement again. They sighed and asked the servants to invite her in.

Mrs. Li took Li Qian and walked along a short bluestone path to the main hall.

Mr. Cai and Mrs. Cai were both there, and they politely invited Mrs. Li to take a seat.

"Mrs. Li, are you here today to cancel the engagement?" Mrs. Cai spoke first, looking at Li Qian beside her with confusion in her heart.

Li Qian lowered her head slightly and listened obediently to the conversation between the few people.

"It's not that our Cai family doesn't want to cancel the engagement, it's just that all our relatives and friends know that my son is getting married this year, and the most important thing for a businessman is integrity." Mr. Cai was a little embarrassed.

Madam Li chuckled and said, "You misunderstood. I came here today to discuss marriage."

She pointed to Li Qian next to her and said, "This is my daughter Qian'er. When the marriage was arranged, it was said to be with the daughter of the Li family, but it didn't say who it was. If the person engaged is changed to my daughter, the marriage can naturally continue."

The two looked at each other but didn't say anything.

Seeing what the two were thinking, Madam Li smiled and said.

"My daughter has been by my side since she was little, so she's naturally very good. I can't possibly ruin the daughter I personally raised just to settle an engagement."

Marrying into the Prime Minister's Mansion is actually considered marrying up for the Cai family.

Now that Li Qian was raised by Madam Li herself, she is naturally no worse than Li Jia.

Everyone in the capital knew the character of Prime Minister Li and his wife, and many people wanted to marry their daughter.

"In that case, Miss Li will be the designated daughter-in-law of our Cai family from now on." Mrs. Cai stood up, took off the bracelet on her wrist and put it in Li Qian's hand.

"I..." Li Qian was in a dilemma as to whether to answer or not.

Mr. Cai smiled brightly, "This is what my mother gave to Madam. Now I pass it on to you. Please accept it!"

I had originally planned to give it to her when Li Jia came over, but who knew such a sudden change would happen.

"Thank you, ma'am." Li Qian took the bracelet and sat with Madam Li for a while.

The few of them were chatting happily, and Li Qian would occasionally join in a few words. She discovered that Li Qian was quite knowledgeable in accounting, and Mrs. Cai became even more satisfied with her daughter-in-law.

She has only one son, but he only knows how to study and has no interest in business. Now her daughter-in-law seems to be interested, which is a good thing.

Li Qian had never met the son of the Cai family, and she was actually a little curious.

Before standing up to leave, Mrs. Cai reluctantly pulled Li Qian with her, "I see Qian'er is interested in accounting. I'll teach you myself when you marry me."

She followed her husband around everywhere and was quite proficient in business and accounting, so teaching people was naturally no problem for her.

"Mom..." As they were talking, they heard a voice coming from outside the door.

After seeing that there were other people in the room, he swallowed the rest of his words.

Li Qian looked at the young man at the door. He was wearing a light blue brocade robe, his hair was tied up high, and his face was handsome and clean.

He was not the nerd she had imagined.

While Li Qian was looking at Cai Ze, he was also looking at Li Qian.

She was wearing a moon-white long dress, with jet-black hair hanging down on her shoulders. Her delicate and pretty face and bright eyes made people feel very fond of her.

Realizing that he had been staring for too long and was being rude, Cai Ze quickly withdrew his gaze, bowed, and a trace of embarrassment crossed his handsome face.

When Mrs. Cai saw her son's reaction, she covered her mouth and laughed, and exchanged a glance with her husband.

......

After Madam Li and Li Qian went out and got on the carriage, Madam Li asked with a smile.

"What do you think of the Cai family's young master?"

Li Qian held the handkerchief and nodded.

Cai Ze also faces the same problem.

He knew that his original fiancée wanted to cancel the engagement, so the marriage between the two families came to a standstill.

Now it seems that a solution has been found.

Marriage has always been decided by parents and matchmakers, so naturally he had no choice.

But if the girl just now became his wife, he would be very willing in his heart.

"What are you staring at?" Mrs. Cai raised her hand and waved it in front of his eyes. "What do you think of Xi'er?"

Mr. Cai glanced at his son and said, "Look at him, he must be secretly happy. He looked at Miss Li without blinking an eye just now."

Mrs. Cai couldn't help laughing, "After you get married, you can do whatever you want. Qian'er is very satisfied and can help with the business."