"No!" Cui Guojiu stopped him immediately.
"Why, father?" Cui Jian said angrily in confusion, "These seventh princesses have gone too far to bully others. In public terms, you are the Minister of Rites. In private terms, you are her elder. How could she come to our Cui Mansion and make such nonsense? Do you and our Cui family take you seriously?"
"Who in the entire capital doesn't know that this seventh princess is deeply favored by the emperor and is unruly and willful. Can you reason with her?" Cui Lu said.
Cui Jian was startled for a moment, "What does father mean, is she here at the emperor's behest?"
"She came here at the behest of Li Qian!" Cui Guojiu said.
"Li Qian?" Cui Jian gritted his teeth, "Does he really think that he has become a marquis and doesn't even care about our Cui family?"
"When Dou Huaishan was alive, he didn't take our Cui family seriously," Cui Guojiu said.
"This, Dou Huaishan is Dou Huaishan, and Li Qi'an is Li Qi'an." Cui Jian said.
"However, Dou Huaishan died in the hands of Li Qi'an, so Li Qi'an has the right not to take our Cui family seriously." Uncle Cui Guo said, sighing, "My father was a little too presumptuous this time. Li Qi'an only said a few words. The ministers no longer dare to mention the matter of marriage. This ability astonishes even my father, and it also cost my Ministry of Rites a minister, which is amazing!"
"Father, even so, you cannot increase the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige. Even if Li Qi'an is indeed very capable and is highly valued by the emperor, our Cui family is not someone to be trifled with," Cui Jian said.
"Then what do you think we should do?" Cui Guojiu asked.
"Looking for an opportunity to kill him to avenge the prince, isn't this what the Queen Aunt hopes most?" Cui Jian said with a hint of sternness.
"But at the same time, this is what Li Qian hopes!" Cui Guojiu said.
Cui Jian was stunned, "W-why is this?"
"Right now, he is just waiting for us to take action, and then our Cui family will suffer the same fate as the Dou family." Uncle Cui Guo said.
"Father, Dou Huaishan really rebelled, and our Cui family did not rebel. Even if he failed to kill him, the result would not be the same as that of the Dou family." Cui Jian said.
"But now it is true that the emperor wants to suppress our Cui family, and do you think you can kill Li Qian?" Cui Guojiu asked.
"He is also a human being, and he doesn't have three heads and six arms. How can he not be killed?" Cui Jian said.
Uncle Cui Guo shook his head, "You still don't know him well enough. Back in Xizhou, even fifty thousand Xizhou troops couldn't trap him or kill him. Do you really think you can kill him?"
"Father, how will you know if you don't try." Cui Jian said.
"This idea of yours is very dangerous. Our Cui family does not have any deep grudge against him, but once you take action, the hatred will be forged. As a father, I don't want to follow in the footsteps of Dou Huaishan." Uncle Cui Guo said.
"Now that we've been bullied by him, why don't we do nothing?" Cui Jian gritted his teeth.
Cui Guojiu took a sip of tea, "He just wants to anger us. As long as we don't fall for the trick, he can't do anything to us. Even if the emperor wants to touch our Cui family, he won't dare to do it without a suitable reason. So, We don’t need to do anything.”
"Then the seventh princess is making trouble outside, so let her go?"
"If she wants to make trouble, let her make trouble. When she has had enough trouble, she will naturally find it boring."
"Father, I still don't agree with you. If you let her continue to make trouble like this, how can our Cui family have any face at all?"
"Face is not life. If you are impulsive, you will not only lose face, but also your life!"
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