Originally, her plan was to take it slow and patient.
As a result, after Empress Dowager Jiang left, she learned that the Emperor was planning to select consorts for his sons. In addition to the seventh prince, the three third princes in front of him had also reached marriageable age.
She panicked; in her past life, it wasn't this year that a prince's consort was being chosen.
Therefore, she needed to kill Li Muyan immediately so that Madam Li would recognize her as her daughter, and she could then naturally become a young lady of the Rongguo Duke's Mansion and participate in the selection.
As long as she participates in the selection, she is confident that she can get the Third Prince to choose her.
She even had someone imitate Li Muyan's handwriting perfectly, so she wasn't worried that Madam Li wouldn't accept her as her daughter.
However, Li Muyan came back to life.
"Hmph! I spent ten days and hundreds of taels of silver to buy these materials, and you're telling me they're not right? Li Shan, were you sent by your second aunt to test me? I gave birth to you, so let's be frank!" Madam Li sneered, looking at Li Shan as if she were looking at an enemy, not her own daughter.
Li Shan's face changed instantly, and she looked pitiful as she rushed to Madam Li's feet: "Mother, how can you say that? I did all this for you, for our eldest branch of the family! No matter how wealthy my second aunt's biological parents are, Li Muyan is a child of the Li family. As long as he's alive, the daughters of our eldest branch will only receive some dowry, and you, Mother, will have to rely on Li Muyan for your old age, and be at his mercy. I really did it for the sake of the five of us. My second sister is already married, and my eldest and third sisters are completely with my second aunt and Li Muyan. Mother, it's just the two of us left. You can't distrust me like this."
Madam Li looked at Li Shan, whose eyes were blurry with tears, and her heart softened a little, but she didn't say anything.
Li Shan continued, "My second aunt has taken over our Li family's property. I'll go and be her daughter, enjoy what her family has, and then use it to support my mother. My second aunt has no brothers left, she's all alone, so her parents will definitely give me everything. Mother, you'll also get what belongs to the Li family. So, Mother, at this time, we need to work together! Mother, you are my mother, how could I lie to you, how could I collude with outsiders to bully you?"
Thinking about it, Madam Li realized that Li Shan was only an eleven-year-old girl. If it were her eldest or third daughter, she might have suspected her, but why would she suspect an eleven-year-old girl?
Madam Li felt that she had gone mad from years of vegetarianism and Buddhist chanting.
She helped Li Shan up and sighed, "But Li Muyan is better now, and we've lost everything! Your second aunt has been through this once, so she'll definitely be very careful in the future. It will be difficult for us to poison her again!"
Li Shan wiped away her tears and said, "Mother, we don't know where to start with Li Muyan, but what about Second Aunt? She's probably only worried about people harming Li Muyan right now, she shouldn't be on guard against herself, so we can deal with her, right, Mother? Am I right?"
Madam Li thought for a moment and nodded.
Li Shan continued, "Second Uncle has been locked up by Second Aunt. Second Aunt is the most powerful person in the Li family, and they can't let her die. Her parents don't seem like good people. If only there were a legitimate reason why even Grandmother can't stand Second Aunt, that would be so wonderful!"
Madam Li's eyes lit up.
Li Shan knew she had successfully guided the conversation, and she continued, "Second Aunt is discussing business with Madam Cai of the Gu family, and Madam Cai's husband comes over from time to time. Sometimes it's just the three of them, but I don't know if all three of them are really there. I always feel that it's a bit impolite for Second Aunt to meet people like this."
Madam Li's eyes lit up, and the corners of her mouth curved into a smile.
The richest man's wife, the newly appointed top scholar, hmm, very good!
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