It was just as Li Qingyi expected.
She looked at Shen Nianzhen, who was still a little embarrassed, "Cousin, to be honest, I don't want to go back to Changzhou. Firstly, I have no one to rely on, and secondly, I have no means. I can't do anything illegally. Now that I'm in the capital, I lick I'm begging for help in front of my cousin and sister-in-law with a straight face, and I want to make a living so as not to sit back and have nothing to support me in the future."
Listening to her self-reliant tone, Li Qingyi admired her character and asked, "What is my cousin good at?"
Shen Nianzhen said with a smile: "I'm really good at it. I can make all kinds of candied fruits, but I don't know if such a little thing can win the attention of the nobles in the capital."
Li Qingyi smiled and said: "It's delicious and will sell naturally, but how to sell it, you have to ask the best business person in our family."
"Ask my cousin?" Shen Nianzhen said as he said, "Why don't I buy some fruits first and make some for my cousin to try. If I get her approval, we can talk about other things."
*****
After spending a few days with Shen Nianzhen, the first thing Li Qingyi did when he returned to Wei Mansion was to find Princess Yuanheng.
"Mom, I always felt that something was wrong, but I finally figured it out in the past few days."
Princess Yuanheng was stunned: "What's wrong?"
"Mother, you and Wei Shicheng have lived under the same roof for more than ten years, so you should have a certain understanding of him. Do you think that after I have been struggling in the Wei Mansion for so long, he doesn't know anything, or has been watching secretly? "
"Watching from behind."
Princess Yuanheng answered without hesitation, and then a chill arose in her heart, "Only if things are always within his control, he will let you do whatever you want..."
Li Qingyi nodded.
Perhaps it was because when she was at the Wei family, she was always on guard and could not figure out what was wrong. After spending the past few days with Li Miaoran and others, she relaxed physically and mentally, and her thoughts became clearer. When I got up, I suddenly discovered the problem.
"No matter how smart and resourceful Lin is, she is just a daughter-in-law of the Wei family. For Mrs. Wei, the old will not go and the new will not come. Wei Shicheng will not care about a useless one. What will happen to my sister-in-law? If the second master, Wei Shiyuan, or the third couple are caught by me and affect the reputation or future of the Wei family, Wei Shicheng will never stand by and ignore it. "
Therefore, her thrilling life in the Wei family during these days was a step-by-step process. In fact, in Wei Shicheng's eyes, she was still a child playing house, and she even picked the rotten fruit of the Lin family for him.
Except for Mrs. Wei's instigation of Wei Baozhu to plot the Li family's money, Wei Shicheng didn't pay attention to the rest.
"You are right, she even wants to replace me as the eldest daughter-in-law, let alone the Lin family. Maybe she is already secretly looking for someone to fill Wei Shiyuan's house."
Princess Yuanheng gritted her teeth when she thought of Mrs. Wei's expression.
Li Qingyi said: "It won't be so fast. If Wei Shicheng wants to be the first assistant, he must first join the cabinet. But in a place like the cabinet, there are only a few positions. It's hard to get one by one to replace one. How can it be so easy to get into it? It's not just about evaluation. His achievements must be appreciated by the cabinet veterans, who will work for him internally and even train him as his successor. Song Minzhi is not an old man in the cabinet, but he knows how to adapt and is very popular. He is popular with everyone. Give him three points of noodles. If he can help Wei Shicheng, he will get twice the result with half the effort."
"So, Song Qian will be straightened up?"
Li Qingyi smiled and said: "The position of the head wife is like a carrot in front of a donkey. It keeps Song Qian's appetite every day, so she will take care of Wei Shicheng carefully in front of his uncle, right?"
Since ancient times, there has been a saying that there are five ways not to marry.
The first widow did not marry the eldest daughter, and the second one did not marry if she had a serious disease. Song Qian's mother died of tuberculosis, which accounted for the first two. In addition, her father died unexpectedly. Some people said that Song Qian had a hard life, and her parents They were all tortured by her, which made the marriage difficult.
Song Minzhi loved this niece whose parents died young and raised him as his own daughter, but there was nothing he could do about marriage matters.
Previously, Wei Shiyuan deliberately approached Song Qian under the instruction of his brother. Song Qian had feelings for Wei Shiyuan and mentioned it to his uncle Song Minzhi.
The concubine's affairs were thus settled.
Previously, Song Qian "made a mistake" and the Wei family just grounded him out of concern for Song Minzhi's sake. However, Wei Shiyuan remained indifferent to him for a long time, beating and beating him to keep Song Qian submissive.
Now that I have gotten the benefit, I have to work even harder for the Wei family.
Princess Yuanheng sneered, "Let me just say that Song Qian's tail has been very high recently! But if the Wei family is worthless, Song Minzhi will not agree to it. How do you say that doting on your niece is not mixed with interests? If it were me, Even if I pamper you like an old girl and never get married, I won’t ask her to be my concubine!”
"But Song Qian doesn't think so. She believes in her uncle and also believes that Wei Shiyuan truly cares for her and will work diligently to plan for the Wei family."
After Lin died, Wei Shiyuan greeted Song Qian every day, saying that he had wronged her and should compensate her, but the family scandal should not be made public. The cause of Lin's death was not known to outsiders, so he declared that he "died of illness" and respected his deceased wife. It means that to correct Song Qian, we have to wait at least a year.
One year was enough for Wei Shicheng to do many things with Song Minzhi.
If Song Qian is smart enough, she might be able to correct him, but if she's not smart enough, she will just be a good concubine in this life.
Princess Yuanheng didn't care what happened to Song Qian, and quickly put her matter behind her and said, "Having said that, if Wei Shicheng knows everything about what you are doing, then he should know that you will not be honest. Why do you have to make fuss about your marriage when you are being manipulated by others? Isn’t it a waste of effort?”
"That's what I feel is wrong."
Li Qingyi sat closer to Princess Yuanheng and said, "Don't say whether I will follow his arrangement to get married. Even if I get married, I may not listen to him and do things for him, and there are two of me behind me. Uncle, why don’t I help my second uncle instead of helping him?”
Princess Yuanheng frowned, "He must have some way to contain you."
Li Qingyi sat there and looked at her without saying anything.
Princess Yuanheng was surprised and said, "You already know what it is?"
"Mother, aren't you right in front of me?"
This pun made Princess Yuanheng shudder violently.
Li Qingyi saw her pursed lips and said, "From the very beginning, Wei Shicheng gave his mother countless instructions to be good to me and to ease the relationship between mother and daughter. Apart from this, you have done nothing but Don't bother. Therefore, the person he wants to hold in his hands has never been me, but you. You are the bargaining chip Wei Shicheng uses to contain me."
