Chapter 507 Poor Li Chengqian
"That's right."
Wu Qiqi nodded: "You know I spent some time by the Emperor Emeritus's side."
"I know the situation in the harem best."
Wei Shuyu nodded.
Li Yuan was imprisoned, but Wu Qiqi was not.
Those few months...
With Li Yuan's blank imperial seal in hand, she could move freely throughout the palace!
"Tell me..."
Wei Shuyu's gossipy heart was burning brightly.
"I won't talk about Empress Zhangsun..."
Wu Qiqi held out her palm: "She is the mother of the Crown Prince and the Prince of Wei, and she doesn't have much of a scheming mind."
Wei Shuyu nodded.
"Let me start with Consort Yin..."
Wu Qiqi counted on one finger and said, "The Yin family dug up His Majesty's ancestral graves and were exterminated by the Emperor Emeritus."
"Where is His Majesty...?"
"He favored Consort Yin and promoted Yin Hongzhi greatly."
"It even gave him the power to oppose Changsun Wuji."
"This is utter chaos."
“Yin Hongzhi dug up His Majesty’s ancestral graves, which is a sharp blade hanging over the Yin family.”
"Once it's brought up... the Yin family will be doomed."
"The best way to completely break this deadlock is to support Li You to take power!"
Wei Shuyu nodded.
This was a terrible decision by Li Shimin.
Even if Li Shimin didn't mind, the next emperor certainly would.
I ask...
Who would tolerate someone who has dug up their ancestral graves living?
The Yin family did this to protect themselves.
They will definitely do everything in their power to help Li You rise to power.
"Next, let's talk about Consort Wei."
Wu Qiqi counted on one finger: "Consort Wei first married Li Min, the son of Li Zixiong, the Minister of Civil Affairs of the Sui Dynasty, and they had a son together."
"Although she also gave birth to the tenth prince, Li Shen, with His Majesty."
"But she is a second-time bride, so it's unlikely that the throne will fall to him."
Huh?
So it turns out Consort Wei was married for the second time.
Cao Cao and Li Er are despised by men of later generations.
Wei Shuyu thought to himself.
"Since it's not Li Shen's turn..."
"Then Consort Wei will definitely place her bet in advance."
"Wei Daijia is a close friend of the King of Wei, and Wei Ting supports the King of Wei!"
"Therefore, in the inner palace, Consort Wei supported Prince Wei."
Wei Shuyu nodded.
There is no doubt that Wei Daijia is Li Tai's confidant.
Wei Ting and Consort Wei represent the Wei clan of Jingzhao.
"Then what……"
Wu Qiqi then counted on one finger: "Let's talk about Princess Hailing next."
"Although she has no official title, she is deeply favored by His Majesty."
Wei Shuyu's lips twitched.
Li Er... Cao Cao's hat is added one.
"Princess Hailing is from the Yang clan of Hongnong, so her stance..."
"They are on Li Ke's side."
Wei Shuyu nodded again.
Li Ke has Yang's blood in his veins, so Princess Hailing will definitely support her own people.
"I won't say much more about Consort Yang."
Wu Qiqi counted on one finger: "Mother definitely supports her son."
"Then let me tell you about His Majesty's other concubine... Consort Yan."
Um?
Wei Shuyu was stunned.
He had heard of Consort Yan.
But a year has passed, and I have never seen him.
"Yan Rong, the grandfather of Consort Yan, followed Yang Guang in the conquest of Chen during the reign of Emperor Wen of Sui. He captured Xiao Huan and pacified Jinling and Kuaiji, achieving great military exploits."
"However, Yan Rong was harsh and cruel, and often bullied and abused people. Later, he was punished by Emperor Wen of Sui for abusing Yuan Hongsi in revenge."
"Emperor Wen of Sui was Consort Yang's grandfather."
"Yan Rong was the grandfather of Consort Yan."
"Although Yan Rong brought this upon himself, it was Consort Yang's grandfather who ordered his execution!"
"In other words... this is the revenge for killing my grandfather."
"Therefore, Consort Yan naturally stood on the opposite side of Consort Yang."
"And based on my observations in the palace..."
"Consort Yan is close to Consort Yin, so she supports Li You!"
"..."
Wei Shuyu was completely bewildered by what he heard.
Is this what they call the affairs of the imperial harem?
"Wei Shuyu, have you understood what I've said?" Wu Qiqi said sternly.
Well……
Wei Shuyu scratched his head.
You can get him to analyze war situations, but when it comes to matters of the harem, he's really a bit clueless.
"Wait for me to sort this out first."
Wei Shuyu picked up his chopsticks, dipped them in the porridge, and then began to write on the table…
"Consort Yang, support Li Ke."
"Princess Hailing supports Li Ke."
"Consort Yin supports Li You."
"Consort Yan supports Li You."
"Consort Wei supports Li Tai."
Holy crap.
You wouldn't know unless you analyzed it; the results were quite surprising.
In the harem...
Surprisingly, no one supports Li Chengqian!
Empress Zhangsun, the only empress, was still stirring up trouble between Li Chengqian and Li Tai.
"Right..."
Wu Qiqi smiled and said, "The Prince of Wei alone cannot pose a threat to the Crown Prince."
"But with the support of the Wei family of Jingzhao, we can rival the Crown Prince!"
"The final result is..."
"The Crown Prince and Prince Wei are killing each other, and Li Ke and Li You are the ones who benefit!"
Listening to Wu Qiqi's heartfelt words, Wei Shuyu felt sorrow for Li Chengqian...
She was isolated and helpless in the inner palace.
He had no support in the imperial court.
This means... no one will speak well of Li Chengqian.
On the contrary, others say he did something wrong in this or that way.
Li Shimin had heard it too many times.
Subconsciously, an impression will form... that the crown prince is a good-for-nothing!
"So this is Fan Yuan's conspiracy?" Wei Shuyu asked.
"right."
Wu Qiqi nodded: "The Tang Dynasty is now established, and a rebellion is impossible."
"So they set their sights on His Majesty's son."
"Let the Crown Prince and the Prince of Wei kill each other."
"The fact that Princess Nanyang and Fan Yuan are together must mean that they have reached some kind of agreement."
"Support Li Ke's bid for the throne!"
After Wu Qiqi's account.
Wei Shuyu had more or less tacitly accepted this fact.
Li Chengqian and Li Tai are truly finished.
Li Ke was the one with the best chance of seizing the throne...
Conversely, Li You is no match for Li Ke, whether in terms of background or strength.
"Alright."
Wei Shuyu patted Wu Qiqi's head: "Let them handle this as they see fit..."
"Anyway, our Wei family won't get involved."
Wei Shuyu stood up.
Then he walked towards the door on his own.
"Wei Shuyu, you haven't finished eating yet." Wu Qiqi brought over the chestnut porridge.
"..."
Wei Shuyu's face twitched.
So, I couldn't escape it after all?
"Big pot, big pot..."
At the crucial moment, Choi Shin-ki burst through the door and stormed in.
You brat.
You finally proved to be reliable for once.
*Smack*
Wei Shuyu smacked him on the head with his other hand.
"What kind of behavior is this, acting so recklessly?"
"I've told you so many times, knock before you come in."
"By the way, what did you want to see me about?"
"What?"
"Have the merchants rioted?"
"Quickly...take me there!"
Choi Shin-ki's mouth dropped open.
What's going on?
Who am I?
Where am I?
When did I say that merchants revolted?
"Big pot, no, oh..."
Before Choi Shin-ki could retort, Wei Shu-yu slapped him on the head, sending the blow crashing back to his stomach.
"Shut up."
Wei Shuyu turned to Wu Qiqi: "Qiqi, I have something urgent to attend to. I'll be back to eat later..."
After saying that, he grabbed Choi Shin-ki and ran.
snort.
Wu Qiqi stomped her foot in anger.
Bouncing, bouncing.
Qin Shandao tumbled and skipped in...
"Sister Qiqi, why were Big Brother and Brother Jiji walking so fast just now?" Qin Shandao asked innocently.
Huh?
Wu Qiqi was worried that if she cooked too much, no one would eat it.
His eyes lit up when he saw Qin Shandao.
"Little Shan, come here, Sister Qiqi has some delicious food..."
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