Chapter 212 Each with their own plans
"The Seventh Princess was determined to find the poisoner for Madam Zheng and punished a few maids. The Crown Prince then had the Emperor strip the Seventh Princess of her title and confine her to her quarters for two months."
"Your Highness should remember this matter."
Li Chengrui thought for a moment, "I remember this was Father Emperor's idea, wasn't it?"
The eunuch lowered his voice and said, "The message from the eunuchs serving in the Imperial Study is that His Highness the Crown Prince personally spoke to His Majesty, saying that the Seventh Princess is eccentric, morally reprehensible, and has damaged the royal family's reputation, and should be severely punished."
"Originally, His Majesty only intended to give a few words of admonishment, but because of the Crown Prince's words, the Seventh Princess lost her title and was also punished by being confined to her quarters for two months."
"Since the Empress is in charge of the inner palace, this matter was reported to her long ago. Once the Empress knew, the Seventh Princess naturally knew as well."
"Tell me, how could the Seventh Princess not hate His Highness the Crown Prince?"
A glint of light flashed in Li Chengrui's deep eyes.
He asked with great interest, "What was the matter that the Seventh Princess mentioned just now? Are you clear about it?"
Mentioning this, the young eunuch became even more excited. Soon after, a hot spring was discovered on the estate of Lady Qiao of the Xuanping Marquis's residence. When the Crown Princess's family failed to seize it openly, they resorted to bringing up the Crown Princess herself. Then, taking advantage of a banquet being held there, they went to cause trouble.
The Seventh Princess had been fond of being close to Madam Zheng of the Duke of Jin's mansion since childhood, and Madam Zheng was also on good terms with Madam Qiao of the Marquis of Xuanping's mansion.
Therefore, when the Seventh Princess saw the Crown Princess and the Wu family coming to bully Madam Qiao, she stood up to help Madam Qiao.
The Crown Princess was embarrassed after being humiliated by the Seventh Princess.
He then told the Crown Prince.
Then the Crown Prince forced the Seventh Princess to apologize to the Crown Princess and the Wu family.
After the young eunuch finished his long-winded explanation, he said with a sigh, "Speaking of which, the Crown Prince really doesn't care about the Seventh Princess's feelings at all."
"It's one thing to make the Seventh Princess apologize to the Crown Princess, but they're even forcing her to apologize to the Wu family."
"Tsk tsk, I heard from the Empress's palace that the Crown Prince made her cry, and he still hasn't given in."
"Just two days ago, the Seventh Princess apologized to the Crown Princess and her family, and today the Crown Princess snatched a famous painting that the Seventh Princess had just acquired."
"The Seventh Princess felt wronged, but she didn't dare to cry in her own palace, for fear that the news would reach the ears of the Crown Princess."
"Alas! When has the Seventh Princess ever suffered such injustice since she was a child? I'm afraid she must hate the Crown Prince and Crown Princess to the core now!"
Li Chengrui was shocked, but also overjoyed. "So, what the Seventh Princess said just now came from the bottom of her heart?"
The young eunuch said without hesitation, "Isn't that right? The Crown Prince is the Seventh Princess's own brother, yet she has suffered so much injustice! It would be strange if the Seventh Princess wasn't upset."
Hearing this, Li Chengrui smiled.
If everything is true, then Li Sanqi is the ally he can win over.
With Li Sanqi's help, the Empress will no longer be biased towards the Crown Prince.
The Empress cared for Li Sanqi even more than her two sons.
Of course, if all of this was a charade orchestrated by Li Sanqi and the Crown Prince to set a trap for their brothers who wanted to vie for the throne, then he was not afraid.
Anyway, he wasn't really going to trust Li Sanqi.
We could take advantage of Li Sanqi's influence over the Empress to hasten his marriage.
Of course, he could also take the opportunity to test Li Sanqi and see if she really disliked the Crown Prince as much as she appeared.
Thinking of this, Li Chengrui couldn't help but smile.
***
Min Rong was humiliated at Songhetang, and the person who criticized him the most was not Min Qiaoshi, but Min Yuexi.
Finally, the matter of having Lady Min cultivate her character and temperament was ignored. The idea of giving the hot spring estate to the Crown Prince remained merely a pipe dream.
Thinking of the Crown Prince's veiled threat, Min Rong was so agitated that he pulled out two handfuls of hair.
For the first time, Min Rong had the idea of sending Min Qiao back to her hometown in Huizhou.
As for Min Yuexi, who is quite capable but not on his side, it would be better for her to marry someone else!
As for who will manage the Marquis's mansion now that Min Yuexi is gone?
Min Rong thought about it seriously and realized that it might be time to find a wife for his eldest son.
I did the math, and my eldest son is seventeen this year, which isn't exactly young anymore.
***
Min Qiaoshi and Min Yuexi were naturally unaware of Min Rong's plans.
Ever since Min Rong came to see her under pressure from the Crown Prince, Min Qiaoshi had the idea of moving out of the Marquis's mansion.
As for the impact that moving out of the Marquis's residence would have on the reputation of the Marquis of Xuanping and Min Rong as the Marquis of Xuanping, that was not something that Madam Min Qiao cared about.
Of course, it's not something you can just move whenever you want.
Before moving out, she had a few things to take care of.
The first thing is Su Rongrong's marriage.
The second thing, naturally, is to choose a new place to live.
As for the third thing, it must be ensuring personal safety after moving out.
Although she had many grievances against the Marquis of Xuanping's residence, she had to admit that no petty person would dare to covet its location.
With the addition of the guards who joined the family after Steward Ding's death, it's no exaggeration to say that the Xuanping Marquis's mansion is now as solid as a rock.
Living there, she didn't have to worry about some assassin sneaking in to kill her.
Well, she is still quite self-aware.
She has offended quite a few people this past year, and there are many who want her to die quietly.
Although she was not afraid of death, she did not want to lie down and be killed!
She had promised Weijia that she would spend all her money before she died, so she couldn't just die like this.
Moreover, she has a large group of maids and children who depend on her for survival. If she were to die suddenly, how would these people survive?
At the very least, we should wait until they grow up, get married, and earn a living.
***
Min Yuexi, on the other side, was also anxious.
She could tell that her father was a little angry with her because she had defended her grandmother.
She knew how selfish her father was, and even more so how heartless he was.
Having lost her father's trust, it would be difficult for her to gain a foothold in the Marquis's mansion.
Therefore, she needs to do something to win back her father's heart.
But what should she do?
***
While the members of the Min family had their own thoughts and plans, Wei Jia and Hua Jiaolou finally reached a mutually satisfactory conclusion regarding the hot spring resort.
Ultimately, Huajiaolou invested in "Linjiao Hot Spring Resort", participating in the subsequent construction and business project design of the resort, and sending people to participate in the management and operation of the resort, while dealing with external pressures, holding a 60% stake.
Wei Jia then served as the manager of the manor, balancing the interests of both parties and overseeing all affairs. Ultimately, 40% of the manor's profits went to Min Qiao.
It seems that Min Qiaoshi is at a disadvantage, but Wei Jia and the people of Huajiaolou have agreed that the ownership of the villa will belong to Min Qiaoshi.
It was also agreed that when Madam Min Qiao wanted to sell the villa, Huajiaolou would be the first choice. Madam Min Qiao could only sell the villa to someone else if Huajiaolou didn't want it.
After signing the contract and seeing off Wei Jia, Yang An, and the others, Eunuch Wan finally emerged from behind the screen.
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