Chapter 87 A woman who isn't ruthless won't have a stable position!
Now it's all for Qian Yueqiu.
Xie Jingxing could also consider siding with the Crown Prince!
As the saying goes, "To forget one woman is to fall in love with another."
Xie Jingxing realized that he had truly fallen in love with Qian Yueqiu!
Therefore, he was willing to change his original intentions for her.
The Xie family was originally going to side with the Crown Prince.
However, Xie Jingxing had previously brainwashed the Xie family: "If we side with the Crown Prince, it won't be of much benefit to our Xie family. After all, he is the popular choice... When the Crown Prince ascends the throne, he won't rely too much on the Xie family. At most, we will only maintain our current power and status, and won't take another step forward."
He then added, "But if we side with another prince, our Xie family will be the sole hero, and we might even be able to control that prince and make him our puppet!"
To hold the emperor hostage and use him to command the feudal lords!
This is the Xie family's biggest dream.
Therefore, they agreed with Xie Jingxing's opinion.
If Xie Jingxing were to persuade the Xie family members to side with the Crown Prince again, he would have to use a lot of words!
The Marquis of Zhenguo's Residence.
That said.
It wasn't enough that Madam Li and Shen Xiao conspired to kill Shen Yan and Old Madam Shen.
They were afraid that the old Marquis Shen, who was returning to the capital for the funeral, would find out something.
So they killed him too.
It cleverly created the illusion that "the horse died from excessive grief."
Now, only Shen Xiao and Madam Li are left in charge of the entire Zhenguo Marquis's mansion.
Shen Yan's two daughters.
Although it seems rather strange that so many people have died in the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion recently.
But neither of them suspected anyone except Li Shi.
After all, Madam Shen was Li's mother-in-law, and Shen Yan was Li's husband.
Furthermore, their deaths would also be detrimental to the Li family's sons' struggle for the title.
In any case, they suspected several enemies who were at odds with the Shen family, suspected the second young master Shen Xiao, and even suspected the most inconspicuous third young master Shen Li...
They never doubted Li Shi.
Unfortunately, she, Li, was the mastermind behind this whole affair!
Another person has died in the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion.
At first, everyone was quite surprised.
But as so many people died in the Marquis's mansion, everyone got used to it!
Li knelt before the coffin, dressed in white mourning clothes, without any makeup. Her pale face was streaked with tears, and her beautiful eyes were swollen like walnuts.
She was slender, and in the large mourning clothes she wore, she looked even more frail, as if she might faint at any moment.
Occasionally, relatives and former subordinates who came to pay their respects would come forward to comfort her, but she would only raise her tearful eyes, her voice choked with sobs, "My father-in-law... he spent his whole life on the battlefield, fighting for the country, but I never thought... I never thought he would... pass away like this... without even leaving a last word..."
Before she could finish speaking, she was already sobbing uncontrollably.
His sorrowful appearance would inevitably evoke pity in anyone who saw it.
He thought to himself that the Marquis's mansion had suffered one misfortune after another, which was truly a hardship for this virtuous lady.
Yes.
Not only did Shen Yan's two daughters never suspect anything.
Even outsiders never doubted it!
In their eyes, it was just that the well-educated, virtuous and kind-hearted Li family had such a hard life!
No one saw it.
Beneath Li's lowered eyelashes, behind the handkerchief soaked with tears...
What kind of frozen calm is this?
Even a hint of barely suppressed excitement.
soon.
Lord Shen's funeral arrangements have been completed.
While Shen Yan's two daughters were still vying for the title of nobility for Li's sons, Shen Mingle and Shen Xiao.
However, Li and Shen Xiao had a secret rendezvous late at night.
She sat opposite Shen Xiao in her simply decorated room, which subtly exuded luxury.
A fine celadon tea set was placed on the table.
"Sister-in-law can rest assured. No one suspects you..." Shen Xiao's lips curled into a smug smile.
Madam Li interrupted him: "Don't call me sister-in-law, call me madam!"
The two characters are "夫人" (Madam).
Li spoke softly yet urgently, but with an unquestionable tone of command.
Shen Xiao suddenly looked up at her.
That single word "Madam" shattered the facade between them, directly pointing to their secret and dangerous relationship.
Shen Xiao's eyes changed instantly, no longer displaying their usual composure and caution, but instead igniting a blazing fire.
He stepped forward, reached out—not to gently help her up, but with a forceful, predatory intent—and scooped Li up in his arms.
Normally.
When Li deliberately twisted her ankle in front of him.
Shen Xiao had to restrain himself and would usually support her to prevent her from falling into his arms.
But this time he can do whatever he wants!
Li Shifa did not struggle, but simply buried her face in his chest.
She could feel the man's heart pounding powerfully in his chest.
Since that time at the ancestral hall.
After they crossed the line for the first time, they never had any physical intimacy again.
In recent days, people have been dying one after another in the Marquis's mansion.
The aura of death was so heavy that it enveloped the entire Marquis's mansion, and also the two of them.
They lived in fear.
I couldn't sleep at night; every time our eyes met, it was filled with fear and uncertainty.
They fear that if any link goes wrong, it will lead to utter ruin.
Now, the biggest obstacle has been cleared.
Throughout the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion, the Li family was in charge of internal affairs, while Shen Xiao was in charge of external affairs.
Not to mention all the forces.
At least 80% of the power of the Marquis of Zhenguo's mansion has fallen into their hands.
Therefore, you can act without any scruples!
Shen Xiao carried her and strode into the inner room.
Their clothes were removed and scattered all over the ground.
The candlelight flickered red, and the curtains hung low, shielding them from the cold and scheming outside.
Li's fingernails dug deep into the muscles of Shen Xiao's back, leaving red marks, as if she wanted to vent all the fear and repression of these past few days.
The struggle for the title outside the mansion continues unabated.
The two young ladies of the Shen family contacted the imperial censor.
In particular, Shen Mingyue, the eldest daughter who married the fifth prince, even wrote a separate letter with the fifth prince.
They all wanted to appoint Li's son, Shen Mingle, as a marquis!
But the emperor has many things to consider.
For example, could the power to command 100,000 troops be handed over to a child?
For example, if someone else were to take command of these 100,000 troops, would the Marquis of Zhenguo's former subordinates and loyal followers be able to trust him?
After careful consideration.
The emperor issued a decree that his eldest son, Shen Xiao, should inherit the title of Marquis of Zhenguo!
After all, a child cannot inherit the power of 100,000 soldiers.
Aside from being a son of a concubine, Shen Xiao was suitable in every way!
The battle for the title has come to an end.
The newly appointed Marquis of Zhenguo, Shen Xiao, dressed in the robes and hat of a marquis, entered the palace to express his gratitude.
He knelt on the cold, gold-brick floor, listening to the eunuch read out praises of his abilities and loyalty, a barely perceptible smile curving his lips.
He finally got everything he had ever dreamed of.
Li listened to Shen Yan's two daughters complaining in front of her, her expression calm and unwavering.
Her son remained the legitimate son of the Marquis's family, holding a noble status.
Anyway, Shen Xiao will not have any children.
Everything he owns in the future will still belong to his son.
She remains the mistress of the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion, and her power is even greater than before!
As for men...
Previously, she had to carefully curry favor with Shen Yan and deliberately flatter him.
But now it's the other way around.
Shen Xiao was her most loyal dog, and he was young and had a great physique...
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