Chapter 650 Xia Linyuan's Deeply Scheming
Li Sanqi wasn't stupid. Seeing that Qiao Qinghe consistently and unequivocally opposed the marriage, she knew she had been too optimistic.
After Qiao Qinghe's reminder, she thought about it for a moment and realized what she meant.
"Are you saying, Madam, that when Crown Prince Xia gives me time, he is also giving himself time?"
Qiao Qinghe nodded: "We need time to complete the handover between the old and new governments, balance the power in the court, and stabilize the Dayan dynasty. Doesn't Da'er need that too?"
"Don't forget, Xia Linyuan is only the Crown Prince now, he is not yet the Emperor of Dahe!"
"Compared to the difficulties the princess will face in the future, the obstacles Xia Linyuan will face may not be any less than those the princess will face."
Li Sanqi was taken aback. "The old lady means..."
Qiao Qinghe reminded him, "Think about the policies implemented by Emperor Xia during his thirty years of rule, and then think about Xia Linyuan's thoughts."
"One advocates peace, while the other is determined to invade Dayan."
Do you think there are no disagreements within the Da'e court?
Li Sanqi nodded: "What the old lady said is true. I imagine that after he takes the throne, it will take him quite a while just to eliminate his political opponents."
“Indeed.” Qiao Qinghe agreed wholeheartedly. “Therefore, the twenty years he mentioned were not for the princess, but for himself.”
"As for why he insisted on marrying the Princess of Gaoping County..."
"Perhaps there was an element of his genuine affection for Princess Gaoping."
"But I think the most likely explanation is that Xia Linyuan wants to use this marriage to divide the forces within Dayan."
"Or even use this as an excuse to destroy the Yongning Marquis's mansion."
Li Sanqi frowned, "Xia Linyuan has such a vicious mind!"
Qiao Qinghe's eyes also darkened. "As everyone knows, the military power in our Great Yan Dynasty is currently divided into three parts: the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion, the Yongning Marquis's Mansion, and the Enping Marquis's Mansion, each holding one of them."
"The Marquis of Enping is all alone, without elders, without siblings, and not even a child."
"Most importantly, he killed his father and mother, and his reputation is extremely bad. This means that he will not be able to gather much power around him."
"The Marquis of Yongchang's residence..."
Qiao Qinghe glanced at Li Sanqi.
Li Sanqi understood and said with a serious face, "Please speak freely, Madam."
Qiao Qinghe then said, "The Marquis of Yongchang is mediocre, while Wen Jue is quite capable. However, precisely because a half-brother is more capable than the Marquis of Yongchang, who is the head of the family, over time, the Marquis of Yongchang's mansion will generate a lot of trouble on its own without outside interference."
"Compared to them, the Yongning Marquis's mansion is the truly formidable force."
"The Marquis of Yongning is in his prime. Apart from being blindly filial, he is a master in both dealing with people and fighting battles."
"And the sons of the Marquis of Yongning have all grown up and are all capable warriors."
"Now, in the north, northwest, and west, the Yongning Marquis's family has produced three border generals."
"If nothing unexpected happens, the soldiers led by the Marquis of Yongning will become an impregnable wall guarding the territory of Dayan for the next few decades."
"It is said that a great ruler has emerged from Dayan, and they will become powerful weapons for Dayan to conquer cities and territories."
"Does the princess still believe that Crown Prince Xia's proposal to marry Princess Gaoping is simply because he likes her?"
After listening to Qiao Qinghe's analysis, Li Sanqi broke out in a cold sweat.
But Qiao Qinghe hadn't finished speaking.
She gave Li Sanqi a deep look and continued, "Has the princess considered that once this marriage is finalized, and the Emperor suppresses the Yongning Marquis's Mansion and takes back the military power from the Yongning Marquis and his son, who will replace them?"
"Will the people who replace them still support the princess like the Marquis of Yongning's family? Will these people become obstacles on the princess's path to power?"
"After being abandoned by the princess once, will the Yongning Marquis's Mansion, which was used as a bargaining chip by the princess, still sincerely assist her?"
"The princess said before that she would definitely compensate the Yongning Marquis's mansion once you achieved great success. But when that time comes, will compensation still be of any use?"
After hearing Qiao Qinghe's words, Li Sanqi couldn't help but tremble slightly.
He was scared, but also angry.
She never imagined that Xia Linyuan's schemes would be so deep!
She originally thought it was just a simple marriage, and that it would be beneficial for her.
It's just a matter of saying a few words, why not?
Unexpectedly, Xia Linyuan harbored malicious intentions and was extremely scheming.
She was too arrogant.
These days, her father praises her, the old lady praises her, the wife of the Marquis of Yongning praises her, almost everyone is praising her.
These compliments made her feel like she was on cloud nine, and made her feel like she had everything under control.
But now, thinking back, their praise of her was nothing more than a result of comparing her to the King of Chu and the King of Qi.
Compared to Xia Linyuan, she is still far behind.
Thinking of this, Li Sanqi no longer dared to be arrogant. He stood up and bowed deeply to Qiao Qinghe, expressing his heartfelt gratitude: "Thank you for your guidance, Madam!"
“I know I am young and inexperienced. I beg you, Madam, to always remind me and not let me repeat the same mistakes and fall into other people’s traps again.”
Qiao Qinghe stood up and solemnly helped the person up, "Princess, rest assured, I will do my best to assist you."
Thank you.
"You're too kind, Princess."
After they were seated again, Qiao Qinghe began the conversation anew, "How does the princess plan to respond to Crown Prince Xia?"
Li Sanqi said resentfully, "Of course I refused."
Fortunately, she didn't completely rule out the possibility of divorce, only promising to try to persuade the old lady to intervene. If the old lady didn't agree, she would personally go to the Yongning Marquis's residence to speak on her behalf.
She did not guarantee whether the outcome would be successful.
Thinking of Xia Linyuan's sincere attitude and earnest tone when he came to ask for help, and the love and shyness in his words when he mentioned Yu Huanzhen, Li Sanqi really wanted to grab Xia Linyuan by the neck and ask him how he could be such a good actor.
At the time, she genuinely believed Xia Linyuan's lies, thinking that he truly loved Yu Zhenhuan.
You bastard! If you're such a good actor, why don't you become an actor?
Hatred welled up in Li Sanqi's eyes. "Madam, do you think we can find a way to get rid of Xia Linyuan before he returns to Daxi..."
Li Sanqi made a throat-slitting gesture.
Wasn't Xia Linyuan scheming against her? Wasn't he warlike? Wasn't he preparing to go to war with Dayan in twenty years?
Wouldn't it be a perfect solution if she sent him to meet the King of Hell in advance?
Upon hearing Li Sanqi's words, Qiao Qinghe also lowered her head and fell into deep thought.
To be honest, she wanted to, really wanted to, extremely wanted to.
Ah Jiu died because of him.
Yesterday he even came to the Marquis of Enping's door to threaten him, attempting to harm him.
Now they're scheming against her, against Zhen Huan, against the Yongning Marquis's mansion, and against the entire Dayan.
Yes, he felt that Xia Linyuan had also taken advantage of her in his scheme to scheme against the Yongning Marquis's mansion.
It's conceivable that if she were to actually persuade him to marry Da'er, the subsequent decline of the Yongning Marquis's mansion would be blamed on her.
At that time, she, the Qiao family, and the Qiao clan will likely face retaliation from the Marquis of Yongning's mansion.
She was well aware of her own limitations; she knew that she, as the nominal Lady Qinghe, was simply not up to the task of receiving a reply from the Marquis of Yongning's household.
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