Strategy? I'm at full level and criticizing like crazy, taming sickly villains

Lan Yin's eyes lit up when she heard this, "So, the fourth princess deliberately set up a trap this time so that Emperor Qing had to grant a marriage to her and Yuchi Yan?"

Jiang Li nodded, "The Pingyang Marquis Mansion has never participated in the overt and covert fights between Prince Jing'an and the Crown Prince. The person the old Marquis is loyal to from the beginning to the end is very clear, only the Emperor."

"It is precisely because of the specialness of the Yuchi family that even if they do not take sides, Prince Jing'an and the Crown Prince do not dare to criticize them and must treat them respectfully."

"Under normal circumstances, the emperor would not easily let the Yuchi family get involved with the prince or King Jing'an without clearly stating who will be the final heir."

It can be said that without Qin Chu's intervention, Emperor Qing would never have granted marriage to her or anyone in the Yuchi family.

"So, the fourth princess is doing this to help the prince win over the Yuchi family?"

"maybe."

At this point, Jiang Li could only make some guesses.

"I can think of two possible purposes for her. One is to help the prince regain power, and the other is for her own glory and wealth."

"Given the status of the Yuchi family, even if King Jing'an wins in the end, he will not touch the Yuchi family easily."

"Even if the Yuchi family cannot always stand in the center of power, they can still be prosperous and wealthy for the rest of their lives."

"Qin Chu will basically make no big mistakes when he marries into their family, and he will be stable for the rest of his life."

"As for which of these two purposes is more important to Qin Chu, no one knows."

Lan Yin nodded, "The fourth princess is so courageous. She not only plotted against the Yuchi family, she also plotted against the emperor, right? Isn't she afraid of the emperor's anger?"

"She's already married, so what if the emperor is angry? He can't kill her, can he?"

"Then... why does the princess think she chose Yuchi Yan?"

Lan Yin analyzed: "In the future, when the old Marquis is gone, the eldest son will inherit the title, and then the eldest grandson, Yu Chi Feng."

"Calculating it this way, it would actually be better for her to marry Yu Chifeng, right?"

Jiang Li shook his head, "I don't know, but... I guess maybe she can see that Yuchi Feng is difficult to control? Or maybe she also knows that going too far is not enough."

"Marrying Yuchi Yan under calculation, even if the Yuchi family is dissatisfied, after all, he is the eldest son of the second son's family. It is important, but not that important. Qin Chu is a princess after all, so it can't be said that he was treated badly."

"But if it's Yuchi Feng... he is too important to the Yuchi family. If Qin Chu is plotting against him, then I'm afraid that even if he gets married as he wishes, it won't be easy."

After saying that, Jiang Li smiled and said, "Girl Qin Chu, she really grew a brain after she lost her backer... It seems that the prince's skinny camel is bigger than the horse, and he can still delay Prince Jingan for a while." It’s been a while.”

"It's good, it can be considered as buying us some time."

After seeing the excitement of Qin Chu, the subsequent New Year's Eve dinner, New Year's Eve celebrations, etc. all seemed dull and a bit boring.

Finally, after watching the fireworks, Jiang Li decisively returned to Jinghe Palace to prepare for bed.

Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Lu Zhan on the way back.

"Master Lu? Long time no see. Are you waiting for me specially?"

The two of them had not met in person since the last time they had an in-depth chat, and it was rare to see him now.

Lu Zhan didn't hide it, nodded directly and said, "Yes, is it convenient for us to chat?"

Jiang Li thought for a while, "Are you taking advantage of your official duties? Or do you have to leave the palace with the guests soon?"

"Today I came with my father to attend the palace banquet."

Jiang Li said "Oh", "Then don't worry, come back to Jinghe Palace with me, stay one night, and leave tomorrow on official business."

Lu Zhan was startled, "...ah?"

He slightly suspected that he had heard wrongly.

Jiang Li glanced at him and said, "Don't worry, I'm exhausted today, and I have no intention of tormenting you."

Lu Zhan: "..."

The princess always has words like tiger and wolf in her mouth!

Jiang Li kept him because he knew there was a lot to say and he had no time to leave before the palace door closed.

But it was really difficult for her to have another chance to talk to him alone before she got married. Today was the Chinese New Year, and there were many people coming and going in the palace, so he took advantage of the chaos to come over.

So he could only stay in Jinghe Palace for one night, and the two talked all night long.

However, not all the people in Jinghe Palace could be trusted, so when Jiang Li went back, he walked through the main entrance and Lu Zhan climbed over the wall and went in to wait for her.

After everyone in the palace was sent to sleep, Lan Yin guarded the door, and the two of them lit a candle in Jiang Li's room and started talking.

"Master Lu came to see me today. Could it be that he has already made up his mind?"

Asking knowingly.

Lu Zhan saw Jiang Li looking at him with a smile, and smiled helplessly, "...you expected it all."

Jiang Li knew that he was talking about King Jing'an's attitude towards his father.

Although she is not in the government and the public, her people are now close to King Jing'an, so she naturally knows everything about what is going on there.

But at this time, she still wanted to ask knowingly, "Really? What did you expect? Can you tell me?"

While she was talking, she poured Lu Zhan a cup of tea and pushed it to him, smiling as if she was waiting to hear the story.

Lu Zhanming knew that she must know it, but he had to say it.

"My father showed his kindness several times, but he was deliberately ignored and even humiliated by King Jing'an."

"Years ago... they even filed a petition to impeach my father."

Jiang Li knew this, and she also knew that it was because King Jing'an's obvious intention to exclude dissenters angered Emperor Qing that the prince was released.

After all, the emperor is still Emperor Qing's, and Lu Zhan's father is a minister whom Emperor Qing has always relied on. How could he allow King Jing'an to eliminate dissidents so eagerly?

It was precisely because Emperor Qing did not want to touch the Lu family that Lu Zhan's father was able to survive this siege by King Jingan's party.

But because of this, King Jingan completely broke up with the Lu family, and there was no possibility of them getting together again.

Thinking about it, Jiang Li smiled and said, "Now that the prince has been released, Mr. Lu has never thought about it..."

"Impossible." Lu Zhan replied firmly without waiting for her to speak.

"If it weren't for you, maybe we would be willing to fight with the prince once."

"But... the Crown Prince and Prince Jing'an are now in an incompatible position, and they will definitely fight to the death before they give up."

"No matter who wins in the end, you will be the one to face."

"There is absolutely no chance of winning against you with huge losses."

"Jiang Li." Lu Zhan looked at her deeply and called her name instead of the princess, and then said slowly, "I have... foreseen your victory."

Jiang Li had a smile on his lips, noncommittal.

The reason why Lu Zhan said this was because he thought what she wanted to do was help Qin Jue ascend to power.

If she really just wants Qin Jue to be her puppet, then she is not far from winning.

It's a pity... She wants to be the emperor herself, and winning is not that simple.