Chapter 287 Li Yan's Plan for the Queen's Position
Li Yan walked in the mansion, looking at the gorgeous decorations everywhere and the many exotic flowers and plants. When he thought of his useless brother Li Yan, a feeling of resentment flashed through his heart.
She knew that Li Yan had syphilis. When she first found out about it, she was so happy. Although she was a concubine's daughter, syphilis was an incurable disease. If her brother died, who else would her father's property go to except her?
But she didn't expect that Su Yue could actually cure syphilis, which really made her angry.
"Hey, my sister is back?" Just as Li Yan was daydreaming, a familiar male voice came with a contemptuous tone.
Li Yan looked in the direction of the voice and saw her brother Li Yan sitting on a marble stool in a pavilion not far away. There were several piles of books and a small plate of fruit in front of him.
"Yan'er, I didn't know that my brother who usually loves to play can actually calm down and read books now?"
Li Yan smiled and walked directly into the pavilion with her aunt. She glanced at the books with her beautiful eyes, but they were just ordinary books for men to read.
"Hmph!" Li Yan heard the sarcasm in Li Yan's tone and also looked at the books.
These were all forced upon him by his father, who insisted that books were the golden house and urged him to read more. However, his Li family owned a silver mine, so as to have a golden house, his own family was almost the best.
And after I recovered from my illness, my father always had someone watch over me and didn't let me go out and fool around.
He found out a few days ago that the servants he had bribed in the past had received instructions from his father that no matter how much money he offered, his father would pay double, and all they had to do was keep an eye on him and not let him run around.
After this move, how can he go out and play?
Not to mention telling anyone, even if you get lustful and look at any maid for a few more seconds, your father will know it immediately.
Thinking of this, Li Yan glared at the book in front of him.
"I heard that on the day of your wedding, the second daughter of the Su family ran away, causing you to not even complete the ceremony. Is that true?"
Seeing his half sister's disdainful look, Li Yan directly told her what Li Yan cared about most.
Sure enough, after hearing what Li Yan said, Li Yan's face turned dark.
Li Yan felt relieved when he saw her reaction.
"How pitiful! She insisted on marrying with someone else. She was a concubine but she was so arrogant. She wanted to marry with the Second Miss Su at the same time to give her a warning. But it's a pity that the Second Miss Su didn't even want the position of the main wife. What do you think? Are you dumbfounded?"
Seeing that Li Yan had a dark face and didn't say anything, Li Yan started to mock her again.
Of course, he did this not because he had nothing better to do, but because because of Li Yan's status as a concubine, this concubine He had become much bolder during this period, and had done many things that had greatly irritated her mother.
He happened to see this mother and son today, so naturally he would not miss this godsend opportunity.
"Don't go too far. I am now the second prince's concubine!" Li Yan reminded Li Yan in a cold voice after hearing what Li Yan said.
This Li Yan, before she got married, she always belittled her and her daughter. Now that she has become a concubine, how could she continue to endure such bullying?
"Oh oh oh, I forgot. The second prince's concubine, right?" Li Yan heard the threat in Li Yan's tone, pretended to have just remembered, and raised his voice.
The servants who were pruning flower branches and feeding koi fish not far away secretly cast their glances over here.
"It's good that you know." Li Yan raised her chin proudly when she saw his reaction. Her identity and status were completely different now, so why should she suffer any more?
"Okay, I get it, noble concubine. Once a daughter is married off, she is like water spilled. What are you doing in my house?"
Li Yan stood up and took a few steps towards Li Yan with provocation in his eyes.
"Hmph, auntie, let's go." Seeing that her brother had been provoking her again and again, Li Yan didn't want to say any more to him. Anyway, the purpose of her visit was not to argue with him.
"Hey, don't run away. I haven't even finished what I'm saying. Does the Second Prince's concubine have no idea of etiquette? The host hasn't even finished speaking yet, and you're leaving just like that?"
Li Yan looked at her hurriedly leaving back, feeling extremely relieved. He picked up a fruit on the table and started eating it.
His sister has always been arrogant. Although he is not a good person, he just can't stand women who are full of small thoughts.
After all, he has been around many women, so how many women's thoughts can be hidden from his eyes?
"If I say I can't see through someone, the only woman I can't see through is probably Su Yue. I just don't know where this Second Miss Su has gone off to. My life is in her hands."
Li Yan uttered a low sound, unconsciously put the fruit into his mouth, raised his head and looked into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Father, Yan'er is back." In the study, Minister Li had some free time to read some books, when he heard Li Yan's voice coming from afar.
"Why are you here?" Minister Li saw Li Yan appear at the door and put down the book to ask.
In fact, for Minister Li, the fate of his concubine's daughter was really difficult. After all, because of his son's matter, he had already privately stood on the same side with the third prince. When the second prince came to propose marriage, he was still struggling for a long time.
He was secretly on the same team with the third prince, and on the surface he married his daughter to the second prince. This was because others didn't know about it. If they knew the inside story, who knows how they would frame this old fox.
In fact, her daughter's marriage to the second prince was too sudden. Although she didn't care much about the affairs of the inner house, her daughter had not been interested in the second prince before.
Faced with such a major change, he was afraid that the Third Prince would misunderstand him, so he made it clear to him afterwards that he had indeed not interfered in the affairs of the Second Prince and his daughter.
However, the Third Prince was magnanimous. Not only did he not care, but he also specifically told him that he could superficially be in the same team with the Second Prince, but when he was needed, he just had to not defect.
Only then did Minister Li feel relieved. If the Third Prince didn't mind, then it would be easy to deal with Su Yue, and his son's life would be saved.
"Father, I'm here this time to discuss something important with you." Li Yan walked in front of Minister Li. She deliberately didn't let her aunt come in. Now, there were only the two of them in the study.
"What's the important matter?" Minister Li looked up and saw his daughter's half-smile, a doubt flashed through his mind.
"My daughter knows that our Li family has a silver mine. I want father to hand it over to the second prince."
Li Yan directly stated her purpose. Her father had kept the matter of the Li family's silver mine a secret. She had always been very curious about what her father had done to make the Li Mansion so luxurious. After all, it would be impossible to do so with the meager salary of the Shangshu.
After paying close attention to it, one day when she happened to come to the study to find her father, she happened to hear her father discussing the silver mine.
"Why should I let you use my Li family's things to please the Second Prince?"
When Minister Li heard Li Yan mention the silver mine, he was just slightly stunned, and then he thought that his daughter had always been smart and it was normal that he couldn't hide the matter of the silver mine from her.
"Father, don't you know? The Second Prince can now temporarily take charge of the government affairs. As long as the time is right, it is certain that the Second Prince will become the new emperor.
If the father handed over the silver mine, it would be extremely helpful for his daughter to ascend to the throne. If his daughter became the queen, wouldn't the Li family be able to rise to the top overnight? ”
After Li Yan finished speaking, she looked straight at her father. Seeing her father's expression change from impatience to shock to suspicion, she just smiled and stopped talking.
"What do you mean?"
After hearing what his daughter said, Minister Li subconsciously thought that the Second Prince might be forcing the emperor to abdicate. After all, the situation in the court was becoming clearer day by day, and the emperor's intentions were becoming more and more obvious.
"This is what father has in mind. Have you considered it?" Li Yan directly acknowledged Minister Li's idea, but she didn't know that most of his family's silver mines already belonged to the Third Prince.
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