Princess, he is rich enough to rival the country

Wen Xuefei seemed to know that Wen Qingxiao would ask this question a long time ago, so he only smiled slightly at him:

"I wasn't sure about it until there was an exception in our family."

When he said this, Wen Xuefei looked at the fourth brother Wen Qingyan, without Wen Xuefei's words, he could know who this "exception" was.

That's right, among the brothers of the Wen family, the only one who holds a position in the six departments and holds real power is Wen Qingyan.

And this exception came about... because the Ministry of Household Affairs had always wanted to cause trouble for Prince Li's lineage, and Wen Qingyan followed Princess Li's instructions and caused the Ministry of Household Affairs to stumble a little.

The appointment of Wen Qingyan was also not counted by Princess Li, and was discussed carefully with Wen Qingxiao later.

Both Gu Yanshu and Wen Qingxiao felt that the emperor's appointment was a bit abrupt.

Even if the emperor really wanted to raise money for the national treasury, he only needed to issue a decree expressly stating this. There was absolutely no need to return a vital servant and break the harmony of the balance.

But now, Wen Qingxiao seems to know the reason:

Since the emperor cared more about King Li and had made up his mind, he would definitely take the household department back from the hands of the eldest prince.

After all, the emperor chose the prince to let the prince relieve Tianqi's worries, not to let him be trapped in internal troubles and struggles.

But the eldest prince has controlled the household department for a long time, so if he withdraws it hastily, he may not be able to convince the public.

It just so happened that at this time, Wen Qingyan was instructed by Princess Li, and jumped out to accuse the Minister of the Household Department of negligence.

Wen Qingyan has a good relationship with Prince Li's Mansion, and his ability is not bad. At this juncture, he is undoubtedly the best candidate to take back the household department.

So the emperor is... pushing the boat along!

Realizing this, Wen Qingxiao's pupils shrank slightly, and many doubts in his heart were answered:

No wonder the household department has been in business for more than ten years, but it can easily break the situation with the fourth brother.

No wonder that at the most critical moment when the fourth brother was about to win over the Hubu, the Hubu Shangshu was suddenly and inexplicably punished by the emperor, and was banned!

At this time, there was only one last question left in Wen Qingxiao's mind:

"If that's the case, then Princess Li...?"

Since the emperor favored King Li in his heart, why did he point out the male Concubine Li to King Li as his rightful concubine?

Wen Qingxiao has a good relationship with Gu Yanli, so he naturally knows what Gu Yanshu looked like before the wedding.

Like most dudes in Beijing, they are useless.

Even if Wen Qingxiao is on good terms with Gu Yanshu now, with [-] layers of filters, he still can't tell the advantages of the pre-married Young Master Gu.

If it was said that the emperor knew that Young Master Gu was not someone in the pool, and that he was helping His Highness King Li in his choice, Wen Qingxiao would never believe it.

"It's an abandoned child."

Wen Xuefei was silent for a while, and gave an expected and reasonable answer:

"Princess Li... is the abandoned son chosen by the emperor to test King Li."

The rest of the Wen family were already speechless by the huge amount of information today.

But when I heard this, I still couldn't help but ask:

"Test? What do you mean?"

As if thinking of something, Wen Xuefei sighed slightly:

"Do you still remember what King Li looked like when Desheng returned to Beijing two years ago?"

How did King Li Desheng return to Beijing two years ago?

Hearing this, Wen Qingxiao fell silent.

At that time, because of his own health, he locked himself in the plum garden.

I really don't know what His Royal Highness Li Wang looked like before.

Subconsciously raised his head and wanted to seek answers from his brothers, but found that the expressions on their faces were surprisingly the same.

There is a trace of fear in the complexity, and there seems to be a trace of fear in the vagueness.

Just from the expressions of several people, Wen Qingxiao seemed to understand something.

But thinking of how he looked when he saw King Li recently, he seemed a little confused.

After all, it was Wen Wu who saw the doubt in Wen Liu's eyes, and described Qin Lu two years ago to Wen Qingxiao in a low voice.

Many of the rumors and evaluations about the Third Prince in the market are now exaggerated, but they can convince all the people, so there is a reason for it.

Cruel, fierce, walking killing weapon, accompanied by a strong bloody atmosphere...

This is His Royal Highness King Li two years ago.

When King Li returned to Beijing two years ago, not to mention ordinary people in Beijing, even many generals dared not look at him when he was in court.

In their words, His Highness Li Wang's eyes at that time were like sharp swords out of their scabbards, and if one accidentally glanced at them one more time, one could feel a chill on his neck.

Listening to this description, and thinking about the King Li whom he had seen recently, if he hadn't known that his brother was not an innocent person, Wen Qingxiao would even wonder if it was the same person.

"It seems that I still remember everything."

From the expressions of the brothers, Wen Xuefei could know the answer:

"Do you think that the King Li at that time met the emperor's requirements for the crown prince?"

of course not!

Almost without thinking, several people already had the answer in their hearts.

The emperor is a benevolent monarch, so he naturally wants to choose a benevolent monarch.

At that time, King Li, let alone a benevolent king, was simply a tyrant in every way!

"Although two years have passed, King Li's temper and murderous aura have subsided somewhat, but because of his temperament that does not easily reveal his emotions, the emperor is not sure whether King Li can really control himself."

When Wen Xuefei said this, he seemed to think of something, and his eyes were a little deep:

"So if you want to know the answer, you can only test it in other ways."

It is self-evident what this so-called "other way" is.

Princess Li.

If King Li was really cruel and ruthless, and used all means to achieve his goals, then with the edict of bestowing marriage, King Li might choose to get rid of Young Master Gu directly...

At this time, Wen Qingxiao finally understood why his father said that Gu Yanshu was the emperor's chosen abandoned son.

Because from the very beginning, the emperor never cared about Young Master Gu's life or death!

Realizing this, Wen Qingxiao's throat felt a little dry:

"How could the emperor..."

Before he finished speaking, Wen Xuefei interrupted:

"Why can't the emperor? He is the emperor!"

If the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die.

That is the emperor, who controls the power of life and death.

Qualified to decide the life and death of anyone in the land of Tianqi!

By sacrificing a mere dude from the Marquis's Mansion, one can test whether the person he likes can take on the great responsibility... For the emperor, it is an extremely cost-effective deal.

Why can't the emperor?

Seeing that Wen Qingxiao's face was a bit ugly, after all, he was his favorite child, Wen Xuefei sighed slightly, and persuaded:

"I'm afraid the emperor has some regrets now..."

The reason why the emperor chose Young Master Gu as an abandoned son is actually not hard to guess.

Young Master Gu is the legitimate son of the Hou family, and in terms of status alone, he is indeed qualified to be the prince and concubine.

Young Master Gu has another second son, even if Young Master Gu dies because of this, it will not have much impact on the Hou Mansion.

The Marquis of Cheng'en's mansion is in decline, and there is no one in the mansion who can take on important responsibilities, even if he is separated from the emperor because of this, it doesn't matter.

With the addition of many things, coupled with the impetus of the imperial concubine, the emperor will naturally follow the trend.

The emperor probably did not expect that Princess Li would have such outstanding talent and such a flexible mind.

Movable type printing, glass, glasses, floor heating, newspaper office...

No matter which one it is, it is an object that can make people's eyes shine when taken out alone.

If such a talent can become an official and serve the court, it will definitely be able to play its greatest role.

Now regarding this marriage, the one who regrets the most is probably not the imperial concubine and the eldest prince, but the emperor.

"Then after Princess Li..."

What will happen?

Wen Qingxiao didn't even dare to speculate on this.

Abandoned son...

How can Wen Qingxiao associate this word with that confident and powerful person who can keep calm no matter what?

Sensing Wen Qingxiao's strangeness, Wen Xuefei felt a little bit unbearable:

"All this is just speculation for my father."

Wen Qingxiao knew her father's temperament, if something like this wasn't [-]% sure, she wouldn't say anything easily.

Not to mention that the origin of today's topic stems from the Wen family's stance in the battle for the heir apparent.

It is a matter of family survival, and my father will not be aimless.

Saying this now is just to comfort him.

Although she was still extremely uncomfortable, Wen Qingxiao quickly calmed down, and smiled lightly at her father:

"Kids know it."

Wen Xuefei could also tell that it was Liu Zi who was forcing a smile, but he also knew that Wen Qingxiao would be able to adjust himself in the end.

Then he changed the topic to the matter of Gu Yanshu's solicitation at the beginning.

Today Wen Xuefei has spoken so clearly, how to choose, naturally he does not need to explain it clearly.

Wen Qingyan said that he would write back to Gu Yanshu later.

In addition, Wen Xuefei did not forget to remind his sons that all the remarks in the study today should not be mentioned to outsiders.

This point, even if Wen Xuefei didn't say it, the brothers all knew it.

After all, guessing the holy will, commenting on several princes when the crown prince is still undecided, and even participating in the matter of seizing the heir...

No matter which one it is, it is a big treasonous thing, and a few words spread out will make the Wen family overwhelmed.

Perhaps it was because they had received so much information suddenly today, when the brothers finally left the study, their expressions were a little dazed.

Among them, the most uncomfortable ones were the fourth child Wen Qingyan and the sixth child Wen Qingxiao.

It was because Wen Qingyan's mind was completely muddled at this time, and he still had to worry about phrasing and replying to Princess Li.

And Wen Qingxiao was still thinking about the fate of Gu Yanshu's premise in his mind.

This feeling of being unable to give any reminders to the other party knowing that a friend is being treated as an abandoned child is really too bad.

Thinking of his friend's devotion to Prince Li's mansion on weekdays, and the appearance of doing everything possible for Prince Li's calculations, Wen Qingxiao suddenly felt a sense of suffocation.

In the end, the boss, Wen Qingshu, sensed something wrong with Wen Qingxiao, and said calmly:

"What kind of person does the sixth brother think Princess Li is?"

This question is not difficult for Wen Qingxiao:

"Warning and intelligent, transparent and open-minded without losing his sincerity."

"Since the sixth brother also said that His Highness is a transparent person, does the Sixth Brother think that His Highness really doesn't know anything about his situation?"

A word to wake up the dreamer!

Indeed, according to Princess Li's intelligent temperament, how could it be possible not to know her own situation?

Even if he didn't know before, but now he is planning so hard for King Li's seizure of his heir, at least he knows that the prince can't tolerate a male concubine, and he must have already figured out a way out!

Thinking of this, Wen Qingxiao only felt enlightened.

The big stone that was pressing on his chest seemed to disappear in an instant, and even his breathing became much smoother.

Seeing that he had figured it out, Wen Qingshu smiled slightly, rubbed his sixth younger brother's head lightly, and continued to push the sixth younger brother out of the courtyard.

Wen Qingxiao, who was relieved, did not see Wen Xuefei sighing softly behind him.

When talking about the previous marriage between King Li and Princess Li, Wen Xuefei didn't have the heart to say it because of the ugly face of the six sons:

After the prince becomes the prince, not all princes and concubines can be directly named princes and concubines.

There are many examples in the history of Tianqi where the prince's main concubine was finally demoted to the prince's side concubine.

At the beginning, King Li and Concubine Li worshiped in front of the hall, and the imperial concubine of the king was enshrined, so the current Concubine Li cannot be regarded as the main concubine of King Li at all.

Strictly speaking, Princess Li can't even be counted as a member of Prince Li's backyard.

After all, no matter how it changes from the prince concubine to the princess, the emperor needs to make a new decree and go to the royal jade butterfly.

But now, Concubine Li only has an imperial decree in her hand to be the third concubine.

If this is the case, there is no such thing as Li Wangzhengfei is a man, and there will be no situation where there will be no heirs in the future.

It is also because of this that Wen Xuefei dares to be so sure...

From the beginning to the end, the emperor only cared about King Li in his heart.