After rebirth, I married the emperor's uncle and overthrew my ex-husband's kingdom

"Your elder brother is already eager to separate you from your younger brother. Do you know that if you leave the Yongning Marquisate, you will only be a fifth-rank official in the Honglu Temple?"

The old lady's eyes were cold, "The Zhenguo Mansion can keep you safe, but it won't give you a bright future. The children born to Lu will naturally have no worries about their future, but what about your children with Qiao?"

"In the Marquis' Mansion, outsiders still think of them as the sons and daughters of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion, with noble status. Outside of the Yongning Marquis' Mansion, who would take the children of a fifth-rank minor official seriously?"

Bai Yanlang frowned and thought in his heart.

After a while, he looked up and said, "But, mother, even if my elder brother is not here, we still have Zhengnan. This title will never fall on my head."

The old lady took a sip of the Longjing tea beside her and glanced at him with her drooping triangular eyes. "What if something happens to the eldest wife?"

"mother!"

She might be thinking...

Bai Yanlang's breathing became rapid and he was so shocked that he almost jumped up from his chair.

"Don't be foolish, you can't do this!"

"I need you to teach me how to do things?"

The old lady was so angry at his stupidity that her cheek muscles tensed up and she stopped spinning the Buddhist beads in her hand. After a long while, she said without any emotion, "The Yongning Marquisate has been inherited for three generations up to your eldest brother. The next generation is the Earl. If you want to keep the title of Marquis, you have to make great achievements now."

"No one in our family has joined the army, so where can we earn this unprecedented achievement?"

Bai Yanlang looked at his own mother and felt that she was daydreaming.

His younger brother is more capable than him, but now he is only a fourth-rank prefect. It is unknown when he will be promoted to the first rank.

Maybe my eldest brother won't live to see that time, and the title will be inherited by my eldest nephew Bai Zhengnan.

"Who said that one has to be on the battlefield to achieve great success?" The old lady raised her lips, "Your great-grandfather was also a weak scholar who couldn't even lift a hand. What did he rely on to become a marquis and a prime minister?"

"Mom, you mean——"

When Bai Yanlang heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Military generals have their own path as military generals, and scholars have their own path as scholars.

His great-grandfather was able to be granted the title of nobility because he followed the founding emperor and made great contributions.

If he could also make great contributions like his great-grandfather, he might not have to compete with his elder brother for the Yongning Marquisate, and he could be granted a title of nobility and appointed as prime minister!

The old lady tilted her head, looking at the excitement in his eyes, the curve of her lips widened a little.

"Yes, that's what you think of as the merit of following the dragon."

"Mom, do you have any candidate?" Bai Yanlang looked at her steadily.

The old lady did not answer but asked: "What do you think of the prince?"

"The Crown Prince is the legitimate heir to the throne, the eldest son, and the eldest son. It is only natural that he should be crowned the Great Prince."

Bai Yanlang was so happy when he recalled that the prince had personally sent his fifth daughter back to the palace some time ago that he couldn't stop smiling.

He rubbed his palms against his knees and said repeatedly, "Hello, Prince! Hello, Prince!"

The old lady naturally knew about the day when the prince sent Bai Yaoyao back home. The crow's feet at the corners of her eyes piled up like folds, "In the future, let Yaoyao get closer to the prince. If the prince likes her, you can make her his concubine."

"Just a concubine?"

Bai Yanlang was fed with great courage by the old lady, and his appetite was greatly increased.

In addition to the Crown Princess, the Crown Prince also had concubines such as Liangdi, Liangyuan, Chenghui, Zhaoxun, etc., who were just low-ranking concubines without any rank.

He was a little dissatisfied, "No matter what, at least she has to be the Crown Prince's Consort."

"Her status is not as good as Bai Youyou's. She is just a concubine's daughter. Your official position is only the fifth rank now. Don't get too complacent."

The task was not yet accomplished, but he was so carried away that the old lady was so disappointed in him that she poured a basin of cold water on his head.

However, when Bai Youyou was mentioned, the old lady had some thoughts.

Bai Yaoyao's status is not noble enough, but Bai Youyou's status is comparable to that of princes and noble ladies!

Doesn't the prince want help from the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion? If Bai Youyou and the prince are attracted to each other...

As long as Bai Youyou follows the prince, no matter whether the Duke of Zhenguo chooses him or not, stands on his side or not, in the eyes of others, he and the prince are one.

"Yaoyao can't do that, but if it's Youyou, being the Crown Princess won't be a problem."

"she?"

When Bai Yanlang thought of Bai Youyou's sharp tongue and her unruly temper, he couldn't bring himself to have this idea.

"Her personality is like Lu's, but her brain is not as stupid as Lu's. Don't think about controlling her. Besides, when we got married, we said that the marriage of Lu's children would be decided by the Zhenguo Mansion. Have you forgotten?"

The old lady naturally did not forget. She pursed her lips with a gloomy expression.

When the old marquis passed away and Bai Qingyu inherited the title, he immediately thought about dividing the second and third sons.

At that time, Bai Yanlang had not yet married and had not entered the officialdom, so she could only ask the old Princess Duan, with whom she had made a good friend, to go to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion to act as a matchmaker and marry him to Lu.

But the condition of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is that the marriage of Lu's children must be approved by the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

It was because of his marriage to Lu that the eldest brother did not dare to kick them out at that time.

She pounded her cold knees and sneered, "I have no say in Bai Youyou and Bai Luochuan's marriage, but what if Bai Youyou herself falls in love with the prince?"

The matter has been settled, the Duke of Zhenguo has to agree even if he disagrees!

The old lady's words made Bai Yanlang suddenly realize.

This is true.

At first, Qiao was also the legitimate daughter of the Qiao family, but she was madly in love with him and would not marry anyone else. In order to be with him, she was willing to destroy her reputation and get pregnant before marriage.

What's worse, some people would hang themselves or jump into a lake for the sake of love, without even caring about their own lives.

He looked at his own mother, his eyes shining, "Mom, do you have any plan?"

"This relationship is all developed through time. Youyou and Yaoyao still have more than a year to go before they reach marriage. During this time, we should find a way to bring Youyou and the prince closer. When the time is right, we can take extraordinary measures."

The old lady curled her lips in a smile, and a cold sneer of disdain emanated from her nose, "Once the rice is cooked, what can the people of the Zhenguo Mansion do?"

"Mom, you are still smart."

Bai Yanlang narrowed his eyes and gave a thumbs up.

"Brilliant?" The old lady rolled her eyes at him unhappily, "Isn't that what you did with Qiao?"

Bai Yanlang smiled awkwardly and touched the back of his head sheepishly.

The old lady stroked the peach wood Buddhist beads in her hand, pondered for a while, and said: "Since you want to establish the merit of following the dragon, you must find a way to let the old man in the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion come forward for the Luochuan matter. This is an olive branch thrown by the prince. If you can't accept it, you will definitely not be valued by the prince in the future."

"It's just that this is not easy to do."

Bai Yanlang looked embarrassed, "You don't know that Youyou, the troublemaker, is as cunning as a monkey now. Even without Yang Momo, she won't be able to pass that test easily."

"If you can't even control a yellow-haired girl, what use are you?"

The old lady looked gloomy and squinted at him, "Didn't I ask Luochuan to copy the Buddhist scriptures before? It just so happens that I plan to go to the Buddha Temple to add incense oil and chant sutras for your father in the next few days. Let her go with me."