Chapter 895 Old Fox Han Qi
Minglan looked embarrassed and held the dowry list in her hand. She was still unwilling to accept such an expensive dowry and wanted to continue to refuse.
Seeing this, Mrs. Sheng put the house deeds, land deeds and Jiaozi in the red sandalwood box again, closed the wooden box, put it into Minglan's arms, and comforted her.
"Zhan'er gives it to you, just take it. Today he is not your eldest brother-in-law, but your elder brother. It is only right for an elder brother to add some dowry to his sister!"
Both Li Zhan and Minglan were raised by Mrs. Sheng, so they are indeed brother and sister. Now it is appropriate for Li Zhan to add some dowry to Minglan.
Minglan felt a little relieved after hearing this, but she was still a little frightened when she saw such an expensive dowry, so she asked timidly.
"But is this really too much?"
Li Zhan smiled slightly and said loudly.
"If it were before, I really wouldn't be able to bring out so many things, but this time I conquered many state capitals in Xixia and got a lot of good things, plus rewards from the officials, so I still have some wealth now. Yes, this is also the case with Ru Lan, so just accept it with peace of mind!"
Mrs. Sheng looked at the wealthy Li Zhan, smiled, and said to Minglan.
"Your brother is now a wealthy man. This thing is nothing to him."
Minglan looked at Li Zhan suspiciously, and seeing that there was indeed a hint of pride in his expression, she accepted the red sandalwood box with confidence, bowed to Li Zhan and said thank you,
"Then I would like to thank you, brother-in-law!"
Li Zhan nodded with satisfaction, remembered another thing, and reminded him.
"Everything will be fine when you arrive at Gu's house, but that little Qin is not an economical person. You need to be more careful with her!"
Minglan was inevitably a little frightened and seemed to be frightened by Li Zhan's words. After all, Xiao Qin was her mother-in-law. In this era where etiquette was more important than heaven, it would be easy for Xiao Qin to deal with Minglan.
Li Zhan looked at the frightened Minglan and quickly made up his mind.
"But you don't have to worry too much. After all, Gu Tingye is living alone in a separate house. You don't have to live with the Xiao Qin family, so you only need to maintain the superficial respect. I will take care of the rest for you. !”
Minglan nodded with peace of mind. In fact, she didn't know whether she was sweet or worried about her wedding.
Two days later, Princess Pingning brought Qi Heng to Sheng Mansion again, in order to ask for Minglan for Qi Heng. Unfortunately, it was a step too late, which made Qi Heng very disappointed and angry, so he went to look for Gu Tingye alone. He wanted to ask for an explanation, but was silenced by Gu Tingye's words, and returned gloomily, obviously in vain.
When Li Zhan learned about this, he was very disdainful. Princess Pingning had escaped by pretending to be crazy when King Yan was in trouble, but she had lost all her face. Now she has become a joke and can no longer be arrogant. Now, coupled with the death of the late emperor, whether the current official family has any friendship with her, it is natural that a phoenix is not as good as a chicken, so they can only be cautious and keep a low profile.
After the dynasty gathered and dispersed, Mr. Han found Li Zhan and Gu Tingye, and the three of them came to the side hall to talk.
"What's the matter with Grand Prime Minister?"
Li Zhan sat on the right side of Han Qi and asked curiously. Although he and Han Qi were both prime ministers, they did not have many personal relationships and rarely communicated. Li Zhan focused on rectifying armaments and rarely intervened. Han Qi also reciprocated the government affairs and did not interfere in military affairs. The two of them were in harmony with each other and had a tacit understanding.
Han Qi cupped his hands and said with some embarrassment.
"The jade seal has always been in the hands of the eldest empress. It has been more than a year since the official ascended the throne. The eldest empress still refuses to hand over the jade seal. It is not an option if this continues. So I would like to ask you two to discuss a way to put the jade seal in the eldest empress's hands. Take it back from your hands!"
Li Zhan looked at Han Qi, who was devoted to public affairs, with some disdain in his heart, and secretly cursed the old fox. He did not want to offend the Queen Mother and let himself and Gu Tingye be taken advantage of. He wanted to shirk it, but before he could speak, he saw that Gu Tingye was unusually proactive. said.
"It's a simple matter. As long as we borrow the jade seal and seal it, and never return it, that's all!"
Li Zhan put his hand on his forehead and sighed, looking at the dumbfounded Gu Tingye with a speechless face. He lamented in his heart that Gu Tingye was a pig teammate. It was not his turn as a military general to worry about intervening in such a matter. This should be the princes at the great court meeting. The things we discussed together could not be solved by tricking Yuxi over.
Li Zhan stretched out his hand to stop Gu Tingye, who was about to volunteer, and stopped him directly.
"This is absolutely impossible. How can it be such a joke about such a big deal?"
Han Qi originally wanted to persuade Gu Tingye to trick Yu Xi into coming, but when he saw Li Zhan reacting so quickly, he directly rejected this bad idea. He couldn't help but regret that he had reacted too slowly, otherwise he would have thrown this hot potato away.
Although Han Qi knew that with Li Zhan here, it would be difficult for him to fool Gu Tingye, but he still couldn't help but speak.
"You can't say that. Zhong Huai's method is still feasible. As long as you get the jade seal, the eldest lady will be helpless even if she is angry!"
Li Zhan narrowed his eyes slightly, stood up, looked at Han Qi who was sitting upright, with some displeasure on his face, and said coldly.
"Master Han, do you want Gu Tingye to be jealous of the eldest lady?"
Li Zhan's words were extremely rude, and he didn't even address him as Grand Master. Han Qi made it clear that he wanted to trick Gu Tingye once. He would take the credit himself, and Gu Tingye would take the blame. Now who doesn't know that Gu Tingye and he are brothers-in-law, and Han Qi also Doing this was obviously provoking Li Zhan's bottom line, and he naturally refused to give in.
When Han Qi saw that Li Zhan was angry, he immediately understood what Li Zhan meant and was not angry. As if he had not said what he just said, he laughed and asked with a sigh.
"Don't be angry, Xianggong Li. I'm worried too. Now the eldest lady controls the jade seal. Officials need to ask the eldest lady for instructions every time they use the seal. This won't be an option in the long run!"
Li Zhan finally calmed down his anger and sat down again. After hearing Han Qi's words, he knew in his heart that it was not advisable for the Queen Mother to do this. He knew that he had to express his position today, otherwise Han Qi would not let him get away so easily. He frowned and looked at He glanced at Han Qi and said.
"In that case, I'll go to the eldest lady and give her some advice. As for the outcome, I can't guarantee it!"
Han Qi nodded. He also knew that Li Zhan would never take the matter entirely on him, so he was satisfied with Li Zhan's willingness to persuade the eldest lady.
Li Zhan asked Gu Tingye to leave the palace first, warning him not to mess around and get involved in the fight between the officials and the Queen Mother, and went to the eldest lady's bedroom alone.
