Zhao Peng didn't want to care too much about Qin Shuhuai's affairs. According to her plan, her best way out now was to wait for a good opportunity, find a way to contact Zhao Yu, and then go back to Beiyan. After returning to Beiyan, she would settle the account of her three deaths with Qin Shuhuai in the future!

However, Zhao Yu was already the emperor of Northern Yan, and she was now a powerless princess of Qi. If she dared to contact Zhao Yu and was discovered, she would be charged with treason before the letter was sent.

So before that, she had to find a way to make her life better.

To put it another way, even if she contacted Zhao Yu, what if Zhao Yu didn't believe it?

If Zhao Yu didn't believe it, then she was destined to be Qin Peng. So for all possibilities, she had to put herself in Qin Peng's position and plan the future for Qin Peng.

So she asked Li Shu how to deal with Qin Shuhuai.

But unexpectedly, the empress dowager was just like an ordinary woman. She was so frightened by Qin Shuhuai that she dared not even mention his name.

Li Shu lowered her head and wiped her hands with a handkerchief, muttering, "Now that he is powerful and influential, it's good that he can let us, an orphan and a widow, go. You still ask me what I want to do? What can I do? I will just be honest and obedient. When he sees that we are well-behaved, he won't do anything, right? Oh, let's think about these things after Ming'er grows up. You don't know how smart Ming'er is. Wait until he grows up..."

Li Shu didn't know what was going on, but she kept talking about praising Qin Ming. When she talked about Qin Ming, her eyes lit up. She raised her hand to pull Qin Peng and continued, "Ming'er will definitely be very powerful by then, and he will naturally find a way to deal with Qin Shuhuai. Let's just be good now and don't say anything, that'll be all."

Hearing these words, Qin Peng's face turned cold. He silently pulled his hand back from Li Shu's, sat down beside Li Shu and said, "What if Qin Shuhuai doesn't plan to wait until His Majesty grows up?"

Li Shu's face froze: "What do you mean by that?"

"Qin Shuhuai is the legitimate son of Emperor Jing. In terms of bloodline, he is the real royal bloodline. It's just that Emperor Jing has a bad reputation and my father has a good reputation. Now the ministers and people are more grateful for my father's kindness and are afraid of Emperor Jing's son. That's why Qin Shuhuai didn't take the throne at this time. After a few years, when he has power, a good reputation, and replaced his father, it will be a natural thing for him to take the throne. By then, Xiaoming will only be a teenager, a young emperor who has been sidelined. What can you expect him to use to fight Qin Shuhuai?"

"He..." Li Shu was stunned for a moment after hearing Qin Peng's words. She couldn't say anything. She tied the handkerchief in her hand, with fear on her face.

Qin Peng quietly waited for this cheap mother to figure it out. After thinking for a moment, Li Shu suddenly raised her head and said, "I have an idea."

"Um?"

Qin Peng was a little confused and couldn't figure out what solution Li Shu could come up with with her brain.

Li Shu looked at Qin Peng with a light in her eyes. She raised her hand and held Qin Peng's hand and said, "Peng'er, Ming'er's life depends on you."

"What mother meant..." Qin Peng said cautiously, not knowing whether Li Shu's idea was the same as hers.

Qin Shuhuai will not touch them for the time being. No matter what, Li Shu must bring back the title of Princess Zhen Guo for Qin Peng.

Although there is only a difference of two words between the eldest princess and the eldest princess of a country, the actual difference in power is huge.

The eldest princess is just the emperor's sister, which means she is favored and honored.

But the Princess of Zhenguo is a powerful person who can support the government and enter the court. Especially when the emperor was young, he must have someone to assist in government affairs. The previous custom was that the empress dowager would assist the ministers in government affairs. If Li Shu's brain was reliable, she would probably be a decoration for Qin Shuhuai. The best way was to let Qin Peng become the Princess of Zhenguo and assist Qin Shuhuai in government affairs. After Qin Peng had been in the court for a few years and had her own power, it would be difficult for Qin Shuhuai to take action against Qin Ming in the future.

Although Qin Shuhuai may not be willing now, with his self-confidence and the deliberate efforts of Qin Peng and Li Shu, this matter may be accomplished.

Qin Peng lowered his brows and waited for Li Shu's reply.

Li Shuxing said excitedly: "Peng'er, if you are like this, why don't you marry Qin Shuhuai, and persuade him more in the future, and give him some magic drugs. If you can give birth to a son for him, you will be the eldest lady in his house and have the final say. He is Ming'er's brother-in-law, and you can do whatever you want to Ming'er..."

"absurd!"

Before Li Shu could finish, Qin Peng stood up suddenly, unable to suppress his anger, and angrily said, "Do you think Qin Shuhuai is a fool?!"

Qin Peng yelled, feeling both fear and anger in her heart, afraid that she would be forced to marry Qin Shuhuai again due to some unforeseen circumstances. She had married Qin Shuhuai three times, and all three times she had failed miserably. She had married Qin Shuhuai enough, and if she really wanted to sell her body for fame, she might as well marry Wei Yan!

Qin Peng was so angry that he was shaking all over. Li Shu snorted coldly, "You are just thinking about Wei Yang and want to be a widow for him. Peng'er, I know that Wei Yang treats you well, you like him and miss him, but it has been so many years, you are still young, you have to plan for the future, Qin Shuhuai..."

"Even if I marry him, Qin Shuhuai will definitely do something to Your Majesty!" Qin Peng said coldly, "Do you remember his first two wives? When Jiang Yi married him, the Jiang family was thinking of the marriage. Later, when Qin Shuhuai took over the military power of the Jiang family, what happened to Jiang Yi? She died! And the Jiang family? It collapsed!"

"That's because Jiang Yi is not in good health..."

"Jiang Yi is a coincidence, but what about Dong Wanyi? Didn't Dong Wanyi's father also take a fancy to Qin Shuhuai's military achievements? He thought that he was a civil official and Qin Shuhuai was a military general. Later, when Qin Shuhuai had established his foothold in the court, what happened to Dong Wanyi? She died, and the Dong family was imprisoned because of the Beihan dirty silver case. Is this also a coincidence?"

"You are planning how to use the marriage to hold Qin Shuhuai back, I'm afraid Qin Shuhuai is also planning how to use the marriage to hold us back!"

"Then...what should we do?" Li Shu almost burst into tears after hearing this: "You...why don't you find someone with power to marry? In this court..."

"When your majesty ascends the throne, you will prepare an imperial decree to appoint me as the Princess of Zhenguo and Qin Shuhuai as the Regent Prince, to assist in governing the country together."

Qin Peng could no longer talk to Li Shu, so he said decisively, "I will protect your majesty."

"You..." Li Shu couldn't believe it: "Just because of you..."

"I am Wei Yang's wife," Qin Peng raised his eyelids, his eyes cold, "I am the current head of the Wei family, Wei Yan's sister-in-law, and your majesty's elder sister. Mother," Qin Peng looked at her and said seriously, "I have the ability and status to protect you."

Li Shu didn't say anything, she just stared at Qin Peng blankly.

Her daughter had really changed so much that she could hardly recognize her.

Every word she said was so powerful that Li Shu couldn't help but believe her. Even though she always felt that women couldn't accomplish anything great, she couldn't help but say, "Okay..."

"Qin Shuhuai will certainly put pressure on you then." Qin Peng continued to instruct Li Shu: "Before His Majesty ascends the throne, Qin Shuhuai will definitely come to you to ask for the position of Regent. I will be there at that time. You should refuse first. If he pressures you, you can bring it up. If he wants to be Regent, then let me be the Princess of Zhen Guo. If he does not agree, then you can take His Majesty back to guard the imperial mausoleum."

"What if he really wants us to go back and guard the imperial mausoleum?" Li Shu said in panic. Qin Peng sneered, "He wouldn't dare."

"Now he has spread the news that the sixteenth prince has ascended the throne. If anything happens to Your Majesty, he will be responsible. And by then Wei Yan will be back. Now we have the support of the Wei family, so mother doesn't need to worry."

"Well... let's do this..."

Li Shu was at a loss as to what to do and didn't know how the conversation was going on, so she just followed Qin Peng.

Qin Peng looked at Li Shu and realized that she was a bully. After he finished speaking, he lost his patience and said directly, "Then mother, I will withdraw."

"Go ahead."

Li Shu waved her hand, frowning, obviously still thinking about what Qin Peng had just said. Qin Peng took a few steps, paused, looked back at Li Shu with a frown, and said coldly: "Mother, you must remember that you are now the queen mother."

As an empress dowager, you must have the skills and heart of an empress dowager.

Enjoy the rights of the Queen Mother and assume the obligations of the Queen Mother.

She didn't know whether Li Shu could listen to her, so she turned around and left.

It was cold outside the palace gate, and the maid came forward and put the warm stove that had been prepared in advance in Qin Peng's hand.

The situation was still in chaos, and Qin Shuhuai's people were everywhere around him. Qin Peng could not go anywhere else and could only wait in the palace. After two days, when the situation in the palace was stable, Qin Shuhuai was willing to let people out of the palace. At this time, Qin Peng immediately ordered: "Go to the Wei family."

Wei Yan had to be called back, but she didn't know how to tell this to Old Lady Wei.

The original body and Wei Yan had very few interactions, and they only met once when Wei Yan returned with the tablets of Wei Yang and other members of the Wei family.

At that time, Wei Yan was still a teenager, wearing mourning clothes, holding a tablet in his hand, and surrounded by the crying women of the Wei family. He was handsome and resolute. Amid the crying, his companions said calmly: "Today my father and brother died in the battle, and all the sisters-in-law are still young. If you have other intentions, you can collect money from the Wei family and leave on your own. If you are willing to stay in the Wei family, Wei Yan will thank you."

When Qin Peng heard Wei Yan's words, she was so scared that she almost cried and passed out. She knelt in front of Wei Yan, grabbed Wei Yan's pants and said, "Uncle, uncle, don't chase me away. I want to be a widow for my husband. I want to stay in the Wei family for the rest of my life! Please don't chase me away!"

Wei Yan was startled by her, and was stunned for a moment, then calmed down and nodded, saying, "Sister-in-law is willing to stay, Wei Yan thanks you."

Later, the only women of the Wei family who stayed were Old Lady Wei and Qin Peng. The family's money was divided up, and all five children stayed in the Wei family, raised by Old Lady Wei alone. Wei Yan took care of the funeral and went to the border with the Wei family's generals.

And Qin Peng during the whole process...

Just know how to cry.

After crying, I went to the Huguo Temple, which is a basic ritual to visit the Wei family during festivals.

She didn't even know what kind of personality Wei Yan had, what contributions he had made, and what his current status was.

I also learned from others that Wei Yan now controls the entire southern border army.

Qin Peng recalled Wei Yan and couldn't help but look up at Chun Su.

"Chunsu,"

"master?"

"Do you know that Wei Yan?"