Shen Mansion, living room.
Shen Wansan put a table full of good wine and food and raised a glass to welcome them.
"Come on, Qin Yun, I'll give you this glass of wine!"
Next to Shen Wansan sat a graceful and elegant woman who looked to be in her thirties. She smiled and said, "Master, do you need to change your name to uncle?"
Shen Wansan's expression paused: "Qin Ni, what you said is that Qin Yun was just joking with Xiaoyue!"
Qin Ni is from the Great Qin clan, and her father is the county king. According to his seniority, Qin Yun should call him aunt.
Qin Yun smiled: "What my aunt said is absolutely true. My father-in-law is here, please accept your respects from my son-in-law!"
As soon as he said this, someone next to him was pulled in to count, and Shen Yue, who had always had a straight face, immediately overturned the table.
"Dog Qin Yun, I, Shen Yue, will never marry you even if I die!"
After saying that, he slammed the door angrily and left.
Shen Wansan looked embarrassed.
"Qin Yun, look, why don't you forget it?"
Qin Yun said to Shen Wansan: "Master Shen, I wonder if I can lend a moment to speak."
Shen Wansan paused, but Qin Ni next to him retreated wisely.
At this moment, Qin Yun was the only two people left in the room.
Qin Yun said straight to the point: "Please help me, father-in-law!"
As soon as he said this, Shen Wansan smacked his lips. This guy was too bold and too presumptuous!
Everyone knows that Shen Wansan is a confidant of the current emperor. If you show your ambition like this, aren't you telling the emperor what you are thinking?
As the saying goes, anything beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind!
When Kowloon fights for the heir, whoever takes action first, whoever gets anxious first, will lose.
Doesn't Qin Yun know this truth?
Clearly, he understands. But at this time, he didn't have much time to pretend. To be precise, whether it was the pressure from his brothers or the appearance of Wang Menghu this afternoon, Qin Yun felt an inexplicable sense of crisis.
He will die if he doesn't fight!
But now, he has to find a backer for himself, preferably one that the emperor would not dare to touch easily. If we ask the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, Shen Wansan is probably the most suitable one.
Shen Wansan did not refuse, but asked very seriously.
"Qin Yun, do you know that once you start fighting for this position, there will be no retreat? If you succeed, you will be more than ten thousand people, and if you fail, there will even be no bones left!"
"I am personally in charge of the Household Department, and I am highly valued by His Majesty. Regardless of whether I am on the same side or not, in the future when the new king comes to power, he will try his best to win over me. Why do you let me support you?"
Qin Yun was about to speak but was interrupted by Shen Wansan.
"Based on your flattering words, your unclear relationship with the eldest princess of Qi? Or is it the quarrel between you and the daughter of the Liu family?"
Qin Yun's expression paused: "Master Shen, are you investigating me?"
Shen Wansan snorted coldly: "My Shen family's shadow guards are no less than the Jin Yiwei! What's more, isn't this obvious? Boy, no matter what means you used to reach a deal with Princess Qi, I will never I will marry my daughter to you, let alone help you!"
"please!"
Qin Yun smiled: "Really? Master Shen, you invited me here just to tell me this? I don't think so!"
"Master Shen, cooperation will benefit both sides. You saw what happened in the court today. My father is really ready to establish a heir apparent. To be precise, he wants to see how the ministers will align themselves."
"And those who are still waiting and watching are either useless people, people with ulterior motives, or people that the father is afraid of, such as Wang Menghu!"
As soon as these words came out, Shen Wansan's expression tightened.
"how do you know?"
Qin Yun then smiled and said: "Not only do I know that His Majesty is afraid of Wang Menghu, but I also know the exact reason. I also know that Liu Shiqi got a testament left by the late emperor."
"And this edict is very likely to change the structure of the Great Xia court! My father is enduring it, but he seems to be unable to bear it any longer!"
"So as smart as Mr. Shen, you should know that you need to take sides at this time. The eldest prince has the support of the Xiao family, the fourth prince has the support of the Yang family, and the second prince seems to have no one behind him, but there are countless emerging merchants, chambers of commerce, and members of various small and medium-sized aristocratic families. support."
"The third prince is supported by military generals, and even the seventh and eighth princes are supported by court officials or local clan lords!"
"These people have already divided their interests. If Mr. Shen is willing to join them, of course he can get a share of the pie. But can the Shen family maintain such a large foundation in the future?"
Shen Wansan had a gloomy face.
"Qin Yun, you want to say that I can only support you? Then tell me, how do you seize the throne? If nothing else, just tell me how to deal with the Queen Mother's revenge and how to deal with the Qian family's revenge!"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "When soldiers come to cover up the water and the earth, I will not be afraid of either the Queen Mother or the Qian family, but I need an umbrella to help me block the dazzling sunlight. After all, I am still too immature now."
"Not even qualified to go to court!"
Shen Wansan's face darkened: "Do you want me to help you convince His Majesty?"
Qin Yun shook his head: "My father is not something that anyone can easily persuade. I just want him to stop paying so much attention to me!"
Shen Wansan waved his hand and said: "You are too confident. His Majesty has so many things to do, how can he have so much time to pay attention to you, the little Liang Wang? Do you have an army? Do you have the support of aristocratic families? Do you have intelligence and money?"
"Qin Yun, you are too smart and self-righteous! You are just a child of a palace maid, a junior third-class prince, and a waste in the eyes of others. Who will pay attention to you?"
Qin Yun's eyes flashed with light, like an enlightenment.
"Yeah, what am I thinking?"
Only now did Qin Yun realize that he had made a big mistake. Before, he wanted to become famous and let the world know that he was not a waste, but a useful person and a genius who could ascend to the throne.
But when he learned that he had become a knife in the emperor's hand, his mentality gradually changed. He felt that everyone was targeting him, especially the emperor.
But the fact is that the emperor has many things to do every day, so he has no time to care about him.
He doesn't even have to keep a low profile, what is he supposed to do? If he goes back to normal and doesn't fight, it will arouse suspicion.
Qin Yun cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, father-in-law, for the advice."
Shen Wansan chuckled: "Qin Yun, you are not stupid! But, I said, my daughter will never marry you, at least not now."
Qin Yun frowned.
"Why?"
Shen Wansan chuckled and said: "As you said, since I, Shen Wansan, want to choose one, why bother to place a bet early! As long as the person placing the bet is the Qin family, what does it matter if it is you or someone else? "
"Qin Yun, I invite you here today. The first thing is to thank you for transferring the proceeds from the Yuelai Ice Room to my Shen family. Don't worry, I am a corrupt official. I will definitely help you with the money."
Qin Yun twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "What a corrupt official! You really know yourself!"
Shen Wansan said very seriously: "Since you know Wang Menghu, it proves that those people should contact you, but I remind you, don't listen to them, they are all old liars."
"If you are really not that prince, do you think you are still alive?"
As soon as these words came out, Qin Yun was immediately confused.
But soon, Qin Yun realized that this old man was deceiving him.
Qin Yun said with a confused look: "What do you mean, Master Shen? What kind of prince, what kind of old liar?"
Shen Wansan saw that Qin Yun didn't look like he was lying, and paused in his heart: "It seems that he really doesn't know?"
Qin Yun sneered in his heart, joking that I was a top agent in my previous life. Putting other things aside, I can still manage facial expressions.
Shen Wansan waved his hands and said, "It's nothing. In short, the matters of the previous generation have nothing to do with you. You can leave!"
Qin Yun turned around with a smile, but before leaving, he suddenly said: "Father-in-law, Shen Yue must marry me because she already has my child..."
"Pfft~~"
Shen Wansan, who had just picked up the tea cup, opened his eyes wide and hurriedly chased after him.
"Qin Yun...stop for me! I'll chop you up if I don't!"
