Xie Jinyao knew about Ye Zhen's secret background, and Li Xiang suspected that she also knew about his secret.
Whether she truly divined it or learned it through other means, Prime Minister Li did not allow it to be secretly circulated.
Xie Jinyao was indeed aware of Li Xiangguo's ambitions, but she knew that if she admitted it now, she would surely not survive.
"Heavenly secrets cannot be easily glimpsed. My daughter's current predicament is all due to the Crown Prince and Ye Zhen. After mastering divination, the first thing I did was to divine matters related to them."
This has already diminished my daughter's fortune and lifespan considerably. I dare not act recklessly any further. I only wish to follow the old man's guidance and get close to the Prime Minister. The old man said that the Prime Minister has great potential, and my daughter has nowhere else to turn. That's why I'm showing off a little, hoping to be taken in by the Prime Minister.
Li Xiangguo was skeptical.
"Anything else?"
“The Crown Prince is infatuated with Ye Zhen and would commit murder for her sake. No matter how many people there are, I cannot detect it in a short time. If the Prime Minister needs me, I will wait for my daughter to recuperate before I can serve the Prime Minister again.”
In this life, Ye Zhen is still alive. The events of the previous life, where the Crown Prince killed Ye Wantang and others, will not happen again. However, it is true that he admires Ye Zhen and that he will fight against the Xiao family for Ye Zhen's sake.
Prime Minister Li also thought of this.
The Xiao family came to harass Ye Zhen, and the Crown Prince stepped in to suppress the Duke of Xiao. This matter became known to the world, and the Crown Prince protected the Marquis's mansion.
So, it turns out that what he really wanted to protect was Ye Zhen?
No wonder Ye Zhen was able to command the Dali Temple to her advantage; otherwise, Cheng Hai might not have been caught on the spot.
I see.
There was even a piece written by the Crown Prince himself.
In this sense, the Dali Temple also became part of the Crown Prince's power.
He then thought of how Li Shiling was expelled from the Imperial Hospital, which seemed to be due to Xie Tingzhou's help to Ye Zhen, allowing her to gain exposure in front of the Emperor and Empress and gradually rise to where she is today.
The more Li Xiangguo thought about it, the darker his eyes became.
When the Crown Prince disguised himself as Xie Tingzhou, he also became close to the Wang and Cai families, and he quietly won over many civil and military officials in the court.
"My lord, my daughter has no great ambitions. She only seeks a place to settle down and make a living. My aunt has been kind to me by taking me in, and I want to repay her kindness."
I also wish to seek the Prime Minister's protection. I am foolish and could only devise such a simple and clumsy method; I humbly beg the Prime Minister to grant my request.
Before Prime Minister Li could speak, another figure entered the room; it was Lady Xiao.
"I failed to raise my child well, causing the Prime Minister to experience the pain of losing his son. I feel even more guilty, all for the sake of giving birth to Chenghai for the Prime Minister."
The Prime Minister holds a high position and his family is wealthy and powerful. His descendants should be numerous and prosperous, but because of my jealousy, he now only has Chenghe as his son.
"For the sake of the Li family's lineage, I humbly request Your Excellency to grant her request. From now on, I will certainly do my utmost to help her care for the child, to repay Your Excellency's many years of favor."
After saying this, she knelt down and kowtowed to Prime Minister Li before leaving the room, closing the door behind her.
Only her sobbing could be faintly heard from inside the room.
She perfectly embodies the image of a first wife who, for the sake of her husband's offspring, had to painfully give up her husband to another woman.
Xie Jinyao gritted her teeth secretly.
Xiao did not do as they had agreed. She was supposed to pretend to be unconscious and wake up after she had succeeded.
In wealthy and powerful families, offspring are of paramount importance. If a woman is unable to conceive, it is considered a virtuous act for her husband to actively seek out other women.
When Madam Xiao came over at this time and said those words, she was clearly trying to steal credit and would always try to put her and the Prime Minister in the middle of things.
Xie Jinyao sighed inwardly, her voice filled with pity, "Prime Minister, has my daughter upset my aunt? My daughter is still too foolish..."
She shed tears timidly and tentatively reached out to take Li Xiangguo's hand.
Prime Minister Li saw through their hidden thoughts, which were all about vying for his favor. His vanity was satisfied, and he tore off the thin veil.
He does want children, and although he has been taking care of himself over the years, he is getting older and is afraid that by the time he achieves his goal, he will have lost the ability to have children.
The eldest son, Li Chenghe, was taciturn and biased towards the Shen family, so he wasn't very close to him.
If we have other children in the future, we can use him as a stepping stone to sharpen our skills, but if we really let him work with us, he'll probably be the first to object, which would only make things worse.
With these two women protecting him, it's not such a bad opportunity.
Standing in the courtyard, Xiao's brows were filled with coldness and calculation.
Cheng Hai is dead, and she really needs to plan for herself. Xie Jinyao was right when she said that it's ridiculous for a woman her age to talk about love.
Only power, wealth, and status are truly real.
Hearing the commotion inside, he was still seething with anger, but he had no choice but to order someone to prepare hot water in the kitchen and brew some medicine to help with conception.
Then he went to another room, cursing Xie Jinyao for not being able to get pregnant, while at the same time hoping that she could get pregnant so that he could have a grandson to rely on.
Madam Shen had been keeping a close eye on Xie Jinyao. When she learned that Xie Jinyao had gone to the Xiao family's courtyard that evening, she didn't pay much attention at first.
But when she heard that the kitchen had prepared hot water and fertility-enhancing medicine, she realized something was wrong.
Xiao Shi's sterilization was done by her own hands; it was an unspoken secret between her and Xiao Shi.
Knowing she was infertile, and being of advanced age, and having just lost her son, how could Lady Xiao still have the mind to be intimate with Li Heng?
She became suspicious and had her spies planted in the Xiao family courtyard investigate, discovering that the Xiao family was in the room next door.
Meanwhile, sounds of a man and woman making love could be heard coming from Xiao's room.
Madam Shen was so shocked that she sat up in bed and cursed, "What kind of beast did I marry?"
Mingyue was Li Chenghai's woman, and also Li Heng's daughter-in-law.
That old beast Li Heng is becoming more and more inhuman as she gets older. If word gets out, how will her children and grandchildren ever face anyone again?
Madam Shen suddenly slapped herself hard across the face.
How could she have chosen such a father for her son? When Li Heng wanted a divorce, she should have taken her son and run away together.
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