Capítulo 1119: Chapter 1089: Getting the Benefits and Pretending Innocence
The Marquis Cheng’en felt a little numb. He unexpectedly heard news of a god stick planning a rebellion from his useless son. This was truly shocking. Could it be that Master Buqiu, like the State Preceptor in the palace, wanted to beco soone above others?
If she wanted to, she could just knock the current State Preceptor off his perch. With her skills, she could give the Emperor an elixir and surely achieve her desires, gaining whatever she wanted, right?
But she decidedly wanted to interfere in politics, to destroy the Crown Prince!
She even wanted to drag her own family into destruction. What could her intentions be?
With a heart full of trepidation, Marquis Cheng’en t Qin Liuxi, and before he could exchange pleasantries, he heard the word rebellion from her lips.
The Marquis’s eyelid twitched uncontrollably, as if he were witnessing the tragic scene of hundreds of people from his two estates marching to the guillotine. He forced a smile and said, “Temple master is really joking!”
“Marquis, I’m not joking. The Crown Prince must definitely be toppled; soone else should take the throne.” Qin Liuxi said, “I also know the Mu Family’s deliberations. As long as Empress Mu is around, whoever becos the Crown Prince, she will still be the Empress Dowager. But since the Crown Prince is not her biological son, and if the Crown Prince has his birth mother around, who the world considers the true Empress Dowager will be unclear. You probably understand this point, or you wouldn’t avoid crossing them, but while you’ve avoided it, others won’t be satisfied. Look, Her Majesty is gravely ill!”
Marquis Cheng’en put away his smile, assuming a serious mien, and rubbed his large thumb ring with a somber expression.
“Marquis should be very clear that the Mu Family actually has no choice now; either they are suppressed or they support a reliable prince to ascend. Among the few princes who can contend with the Crown Prince at present, which Prince doesn’t have his birth mother alive?”
Empress Mu is actually virtuous. She only has one princess, while concubines kept giving birth to sons, yet she allowed them to grow up. With a bit of malice, she could easily remove the mothers and keep the sons. But she didn’t, so the Emperor isn’t short of descendants beneath him; the offspring are actually thriving.
“Is it because the Crown Prince’s maternal family offended you that you want to deal with him?” asked Marquis Cheng’en.
Qin Liuxi replied, “Not entirely; they just happened to hit a wall.”
Marquis Cheng’en frowned, hesitantly saying, “The Crown Prince, as the Crown Prince, is fairly adequate. Though indecisive, he acts prudently, which is quite good…”
“You might as well say he lacks the leadership to be a Monarch!” Qin Liuxi laughed, “I don’t mind telling you, the world will be chaotic in the future. Can an indecisive Monarch stabilize a chaotic world?”
Marquis Cheng’en’s heart skipped a beat; his face changed a few tis, “Are you saying the national destiny is changing?”
What would cause national turmoil is certainly the decline in national fortune, leading to frequent wars if soone tries to change the dynasty.
“You could say that. In a chaotic world, to stabilize it, a Bright Monarch is needed, and even more so a group of genuinely dedicated courtiers. Marquis, you know better than I the current situation of officialdom. If it continues like this, ultimately, it will be the people who suffer,” Qin Liuxi spoke calmly, “You might think I’m exaggerating, so you may choose not to listen. Let’s just discuss the Mu Family’s benefits; supporting soone who can be a Bright Monarch and earning the rit of following a dragon is better than passively watching people’s faces change, right? Her Majesty has no sons; once she passes away, Marquis’s title can no longer be Cheng’en, can it?”
Marquis Cheng’en was silent.
Qin Liuxi took a sip from her teacup, calmly waiting.
Seeing this, Marquis Cheng’en couldn’t help but flash a bitter smile briefly. In fact, he understood everything Qin Liuxi said. Currently, the Mu Family is wealthy because the Empress has no sons, and the Mu Family has just one male descendant. This male descendant is of weak constitution, so the Emperor trusts them because the Mu Family seems to have no successors. Therefore, the Emperor is reassured.
But when one Emperor takes the throne, one set of officials follows. If the Crown Prince takes the throne, the lavish wealth will be taken by soone else!
Not to ntion, once the Crown Prince ascends, the Crown Prince’s maternal family becos the Empress Dowager’s family of the current dynasty, gaining unprecedented prestige. No one dares to challenge them. The Zhou Family even dares to mock the Mu Family’s imbalance of yin and yang outside.
Marquis Cheng’en lowered his eyes, concealing a flash of sharpness, and when he raised them again, he asked, “May I be bold to ask which Prince or exceptional talent the Temple Master sees as the Bright Monarch?”
Qin Liuxi smiled and said, “Rest assured; the one promoted will still be a Prince. The mountain will still bear the surna Qi; it won’t change. But it’s the least likely one to ascend. Marquis Cheng’en, if you want to join the ga, you can observe Pri Minister Lin Xiang’s actions.”
Marquis Cheng’en’s pupils contracted fiercely. My gosh, she’s already roped in the current Pri Minister. Claiming she doesn’t want to rebel, no one would believe!
And Lin Xiang had just returned from mourning, quietly accepting this significant plan. How dare he?
If the Emperor knew this, no matter how much he ate, it wouldn’t be enough. It would kill him with anger!
“Temple master has a big ambition; aren’t you afraid that Marquis will expose you?” Marquis Cheng’en asked while staring at Qin Liuxi.
If Lin Xiang was the ga master, then she was the one laying out the ga, this ambition is unquestionable, yet she’s only twenty!
Qin Liuxi laughed, “Would you dare, Marquis?”
Marquis Cheng’en choked, “!”
He’s been threatened, right?
Indeed, he wouldn’t dare. Opponent’s ans are unpredictable like Gods and Ghosts. No matter how high his position, he couldn’t resist even a single magic from her, especially his family only had one descendant. She needn’t do much, just pull out this single root, and it’s over.
Not to ntion, his family still needed her to save the Mu Family’s greatest guarantee!
Marquis Cheng’en took a deep breath. It seed he had no choice but to board this rebellious ship.
He looked at Qin Liuxi and asked, “Can the temple master guarantee to save Her Majesty?”
“No.”
Marquis Cheng’en: “…”
Are you kidding ?
“I haven’t seen the person and don’t know the situation. How can I dare promise? What if I can’t save them, isn’t it self-deception?” Qin Liuxi smiled slightly, “But even if I can’t save her, Marquis needn’t fear that this deal will be a loss. In my view, this deal, the Mu Family is the biggest winner, it’s a sure win.”
Marquis Cheng’en was stunned, what does this an?
He looked at Qin Liuxi, who was smiling eyes at him, and Marquis Cheng’en’s mind exploded, widening his eyes with a slight tremor in his pupils, “The Prince you’re talking about, is it…?”
His hands trembled; it couldn’t be what he thought, could it?
“Exactly what Marquis thought, it’s your son-in-law. Surprise, shock, he’s an illegitimate child, yet has this surprising wealth. The Mu Family, indeed, has gained a great advantage!” No need to ntion the two words ‘sell out.’
Marquis Cheng’en’s mouth twitched slightly: Though it’s true, you didn’t have to say it out loud, did you?
His daughter fell for Qi Qian, implored the Empress to grant marriage, initially thinking it was a good match. Who knew later Ning Wangfei and the Emperor’s secret matter would arise? Though publicly unntioned, Qi Qian was known to be the Emperor’s offspring, known by the Imperial Family.
Now, in the ga set by Qin Liuxi, this unfortunate child is the ace up her sleeve!
Too explosive!
He needed to calm himself.
Marquis Cheng’en drank the cold tea in one gulp, pressed his wildly beating chest, and said, “Is the temple master joking, is it really him?”
“If I were fooling you, I’d pick sothing more believable, wouldn’t I?”
Marquis Cheng’en felt awkward; if it was Qi Qian, there was truly nothing else to say. If it succeeded, the Mu Family’s imnse wealth would be stable as ever.
Except this relationship would be ssy, even the generational titles too.
From brother-in-law to adoptive son?
Marquis Cheng’en felt a bit dizzy, but now wasn’t the ti to worry about this; the priority was Empress. So he said, “Then may I invite the temple master to enter the palace to diagnose Her Majesty?”
The two exchanged glances and understood each other’s intentions.
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