Anping Marquis Mansion.
"Mother, please cancel my marriage!"
"Mother, I really don't want to marry a country girl... Please agree to cancel this marriage."
The wife of the Marquis was softened by her son.
She was a soft-hearted person and couldn't stand her son's nagging.
What's more, she has always doted on her children. Since her beloved son made a request, she couldn't bear to refuse.
So, that night, the wife of the marquis whispered in his ear.
"My Lord, although Xuan'er has been engaged since childhood, that girl is now just the daughter of a humble Guanglu Temple official. How can she be worthy of Xuan'er?"
"For Xuan'er's future, could you please cancel this engagement and find a noble lady for Xuan'er to marry..."
The Marquis pondered for a long time, but did not respond to the Marquis's wife.
The Marquis's wife was surprised and asked:
"...What do you think, Lord?"
Lord Anping sighed and spoke slowly.
"Xuan'er is my son, how could I not want to consider him?"
"It's just that this is really inappropriate."
The Marquis's wife was even more puzzled and asked, "What does your Majesty mean by this? What's wrong with it?"
“I cannot tell my wife about what happened in the court.
Our Anping Marquisate has been a bit ostentatious in recent years. If Xuan'er's marriage were to become known to everyone in Chang'an, it would be of no benefit to either Xuan'er or the Marquisate."
After hearing this, the Marquis' wife couldn't help but frown and felt a little worried.
"My Lord, what you mean is..."
Marquis Anping did not continue.
Their family has achieved its current success thanks to the merits of their ancestors.
However, the Anping Marquisate has made no achievements in recent generations. The huge mansion is all show and no substance.
The Qing family married into their family because their family fell into poverty. Anping Hou knew that the Qing family wanted to use this marriage to consolidate the family's status.
With the Qing family in front, didn't he also want Qi Yuxuan to find a good marriage to consolidate the status of the Marquisate?
However, since the current emperor ascended the throne, his civil and military achievements are no less than those of the previous emperor, and he is even more diligent and dedicated to governing the country than the previous emperor.
Therefore, they could not tolerate a family as powerful as their Marquis' Mansion.
And how many officials can withstand your Majesty's imperial power?
Marquis Anping had a vague feeling.
These families, who relied on the friendship between their ancestors and Emperor Gaozu to conquer the world and ensure that their descendants would be rich and worry-free, have become your Majesty's meal.
Take the case of his colleagues who were found to have embezzled money from their positions and made no achievements.
His Majesty directly transferred the case to the Dali Temple, which was personally tried by the Dali Temple Minister. Within three days, the case was solved, all the family property was confiscated, and his colleagues were sentenced to be beheaded at Caishikou.
Marquis Anping has inherited the title for many years, and his hands are not clean.
After Xiao Guangbai ascended the throne and became emperor, he was even more cautious and did not dare to make the slightest mistake.
Therefore, Marquis Anping did not dare to gamble.
If Qi Yuxuan's marriage draws His Majesty's attention to their Anping Marquisate, then the loss will outweigh the gain!
***
Qi Yuxuan never expected that he just wanted to cancel the marriage, but his father and mother, who had always been responsive to his requests, actually disagreed.
"Why don't my parents agree to my son canceling this marriage? What good will marrying that country bumpkin do to our Anping Marquisate?!"
Li Sheng couldn't understand why the Marquis and his wife didn't cancel the engagement, but this didn't stop him from giving some advice to the Crown Prince to help him solve his problem.
"If the prince wants to cancel the engagement, this isn't the only way. I have a plan that can help you relieve your worries."
Qi Yuxuan has always liked Li Sheng's cleverness.
Hearing him say that there was a way, he immediately said, "What's the solution? Tell me."
Li Sheng smiled viciously.
“If the prince wants the Marquis’ wife to agree to cancel the engagement, why not find someone to destroy the girl’s innocence and then expose her in public.
If that girl were to lose her innocence in public and this scandal were to be publicized, she would lose her reputation and the Marquis and his wife would naturally not allow her to marry.
When Qi Yuxuan heard this, he couldn't help but clap his hands and thought to himself that it was indeed true.
He smiled and said, "You are indeed a good boy. The ideas you came up with are very pleasing to this prince. If this matter is handled well, this prince will definitely benefit from you!"
Li Sheng concealed the contempt in his eyes, slowly knelt down and said, "Your Excellency, you are too kind. It is a blessing for me to be able to share your worries."
***
Qingdai sat in the room, looking at the invitation in her hand with interest.
"Is this invitation really from the Anping Marquis Mansion?"
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