Chapter 671 Li Sanqi Stirs Up Trouble
Li Sanqi completely tore away Liu Huifei's facade.
Her previous words were like a slap in the face, leaving her pale and then flushed.
The Empress didn't want Li Sanqi to say too much and incur Consort Liu's wrath, so she impatiently waved her hand and said, "Go back."
"I will discuss the marriage with His Majesty regarding the Prince of Qi. As for taking the child back from the Qiao family, I have no say in that."
The head maid came over and asked Consort Liu to leave.
Consort Liu Hui did not want to stay there and embarrass herself any longer, so she stood up, bowed, and took her leave.
After Consort Liu left, Li Sanqi approached the Empress with a grin, looking like he was about to be praised, and said, "Mother, did I tell you what I was talking about?"
The Empress chuckled and poked Li Sanqi's forehead, pushing him away slightly before saying, "You were absolutely right. Consort Liu and her son really are trying to use the child's situation to cause trouble!"
"A one-year-old baby can do whatever he wants, but they are expected to analyze countless conspiracies and schemes."
Li Sanqi curled his lip and said disdainfully, "Even a ghost knows what they're up to."
The Empress smiled, pondered for a moment, and then asked uncertainly, "Can the decision of Old Madam Qinghe really influence the decisions of the Marquis of Enping's Mansion and the Duke of Jin's Mansion?"
Li Sanqi nodded affirmatively, "Yes!"
After thinking for a moment, he added, "The Marquis of Enping may not be influenced by Old Madam Qiao, but his wife will be."
"When Lady Enping was in trouble, she was fortunate to escape disaster thanks to Old Madam Qiao. Moreover, it was Old Madam Qiao who sent the imperial physician to the mansion, which cured Lady Enping's eye disease."
"Mother, you may not know, but the Lady of Enping was blind for a period of time in her early years."
"During that time, it was thanks to the care of Old Madam Qiao that she was able to wait until the Marquis of Enping, who later came to the capital, found her."
"It can be said that without Madam Qiao, the Lady of Enping Marquis would not be where she is today."
"Therefore, later the Lady of Enping Marquis recognized Old Lady Qiao as her grandmother and protected Old Lady Qiao in every way."
Li Sanqi smiled and said, "And the Lady of Enping Marquis is Enping Marquis's only weakness."
"The Marquis of Enping may not listen to what Old Madam Qiao says, but he will definitely listen to what his wife says."
Hearing Li Sanqi's words, the Empress smiled and said, "That's good!"
Then, as if remembering something, he asked, "What about the Duke of Jin's mansion?"
"The Madam Zheng of the Duke of Jin's Mansion has a good relationship with Old Madam Qiao, but it's not to the point that she listens to everything, is it?"
Li Sanqi, with a mischievous look, said, "Mother, you don't know this, do you? The Duke of Jin's mansion has already decided to follow the Qiao family."
Seeing that the Empress did not believe him, Li Sanqi quickly told her about how Madam Zheng had sent her eldest grandson to learn martial arts from the Marquis of Enping, and how Qiao Qinghe's niece, Qiao Yuanyao, had taught Wei Wanwan, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Jin's mansion, painting.
Although the companies did not publicize these matters extensively, they also did not intend to conceal them.
Anyone who follows these companies knows about this.
It was precisely because these families were bound together that Consort Liu and the Prince of Qi and his mother had so many thoughts about each other.
"No wonder this mother and son were making such a flurry of movements!" the Empress exclaimed in realization.
She held Li Sanqi's hand and said sincerely, "It's all thanks to your foresight that you were able to maintain a good relationship with Madam Qinghe despite the strange looks from others."
Li Sanqi said embarrassedly, "Where do I have foresight? Mother knows that I have always liked to stay by the side of the Empress Dowager since I was a child, so I especially like to interact with old ladies."
"It's a pleasant surprise that I can help Fifth Brother by being on good terms with Madam Qiao."
The Empress looked at Li Sanqi with eyes full of affection, "Don't worry, your fifth brother is older than you, but your eldest brother is different. He's not a heartless person."
"If you help him like this now, he will definitely treat you well when he takes the throne!"
Li Sanqi said coquettishly with her eyes crinkling, "If Fifth Brother doesn't love me in the future, I still have Mother!"
"As long as Mother loves me, Fifth Brother can't do anything to me!"
The Empress patted Li Sanqi's head and nodded with a smile.
Perhaps it was because the deposed crown prince had been mentioned unintentionally, the empress was clearly in low spirits.
Li Sanqi didn't linger, and using the excuse that it was getting late, he left the Empress's palace.
However, to her surprise, as soon as she stepped out of the Empress's palace, people from Consort Liu's palace rushed over to invite her.
Li Sanqi refused without even thinking.
Seeing that Li Sanqi refused, the palace maid took out another letter and handed it to Li Sanqi.
Li Sanqi didn't move.
Wen Xiu, who was following behind, stepped forward, took the letter, checked it, and found that there was no problem before handing it to Li Sanqi.
Li Sanqi opened it and took a look. Just as she had guessed, it was simply asking Li Sanqi to make a serious decision.
Tell her to think about the deposed crown prince, and then about how the King of Chu turned against her for Min Pan'er, implying that even brothers cannot be trusted.
She also said that although the King of Qi was not her biological brother, he genuinely treated her as his own sister.
She also mentioned how King Qi helped her break off her engagement with Lu Ming, proving that King Qi was a trustworthy and reliable person.
Consort Liu also hinted in the letter that if she supported Prince Qi to ascend the throne, she would certainly not treat her badly in the future.
Li Sanqi smiled and said to the palace maid, "I appreciate Consort Hui's kindness. However, my father is still alive and well. Instead of trying to win me over, you should ask my father for help."
With that, he turned and went to the imperial study, where he handed the letter to Emperor Xiaozhao with trepidation.
After reading the letter that Li Sanqi had given him, Emperor Xiaozhao did not say anything and simply dismissed Li Sanqi from the palace.
But as soon as Li Sanqi left, Emperor Xiaozhao flew into a rage and fainted for a moment before recovering from the shock.
Because this was not the first time Emperor Xiaozhao had fainted, the imperial physicians specially prepared medicine for him. Whenever he fainted, they would have Liu Xin open the medicine bottle and bring it under Emperor Xiaozhao's nose so that he could smell it.
Therefore, Emperor Xiaozhao fainted this time without calling the imperial physician, and apart from Liu Xin, who was serving him, no one else knew about it.
However, news of Emperor Xiaozhao's outburst of anger after Li Sanqi left spread.
When those who were interested in inquired, they learned that the Emperor had been furious because of a letter submitted by Li Sanqi, and they were all filled with admiration for Li Sanqi.
A little inquiry reveals that Li Sanqi received a letter from a maidservant of Consort Liu Hui outside the Empress's palace.
The identity of the letter that angered Emperor Xiaozhao is now quite clear.
Upon learning of this, Consort Liu tore the handkerchief in her hand to shreds.
As soon as Li Sanqi returned to the manor, news about the various palaces was delivered to her.
As she watched the notes used by the secret agents burn, she smiled and instructed Wenxiu, "In a few days, secretly inform the people around the Empress Dowager that Father Emperor's health has deteriorated."
"Yes, sir!" Wen Xiu replied respectfully.
While Li Sanqi was stirring up trouble in the palace, Wei Jia also solemnly presented a visiting card to the Qiao residence on Changxing Street.
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