The Return of the Marquis's Daughter

The daughter of the Wen family is indeed a powerful woman. No wonder Gu Yunzhou has been unable to engage in conspiracy and intrigue during this period, and his journey has been smooth.

It turned out that it was this girl from the Wen family who was planning so painstakingly for him. If Gu Yunzhou didn't secure the throne in his previous life with such a woman, who would sit on it?

Queen Wen's mood at this moment was not as happy as Qin Wenlan had guessed.

It was even terrible. He looked at Duke Dingguo and said, "Didn't I tell you at the beginning that you need to be careful when using this wasp? Now look at what he has done.

Who would have thought he had such a trick? Fortunately, this person is dead and the threat has been eliminated, otherwise..."

Duke Dingguo looked at the furious Queen Wen and warned her, "Your Majesty, why are you still worrying about these things? Since it has been perfectly resolved, there is no need to dwell on it."

Perfect solution?

Empress Wen suppressed her anger, looked at Duke Dingguo and continued, "You know, I was thinking of using this at the most dangerous moment, but now it's gone.

You've ruined all my plans, and you told me not to worry about it. Do you have any brains at all?"

How could she not feel sad to see such a panacea being wasted like this?

Duke Dingguo, however, looked at Empress Wen and said, "It's just an old story. Besides, everyone is dead back then, so why worry about it?"

"Two hundred thousand taels of silver just to buy their lives, haha." Queen Wen said fiercely.

This person, Marquis Anyang...

Empress Wen thought of this and looked at Duke Dingguo again, "Marquis Anyang, you must keep a close eye on him from now on. You must tell him that You Meiyi has already entered the Prince of Chu's Mansion. If he doesn't know what's good for him...

She will let people get in and out the same way. If he behaves well in the future, then You Meiyi can move up a level."

Duke Dingguo said in a deep voice, "Marquis Anyang knows the pros and cons of this. He's not a fool. If he really dares to cause trouble with us, it will only harm him, not the slightest bit of benefit."

Empress Wen was having a headache. When she thought about the fact that the future head of the Imperial Stables would not be someone from their camp, she became inexplicably upset. "That Liu Wen is not someone you can get along with easily.

He's not only stubborn, but also a tough guy. He's in the spotlight right now, so our people can't touch him yet. If we wait for a while, we can see if we can get rid of him directly."

Being able to sit in the position of the chief steward of the Imperial Stables, as long as there is selfish desire in her heart, she is afraid that she will not be able to find any evidence against him. Just wait and see!

This time she suffered heavy losses, which really made her angry.

"Have all the matters concerning Marquis Jing'an been dealt with?" Queen Wen asked again.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. The post soldiers were all killed by bandits during a robbery. It was just their bad luck that they encountered bandits coming down the mountain." Duke Dingguo laughed. It had nothing to do with them.

Even if He Yongliang went to investigate personally, he would not be afraid. In the end, he could only wipe out all the bandits and report to His Majesty. Otherwise...

After hearing this, Empress Wen finally felt relieved and continued, "I didn't expect that His Majesty would actually send the quiet Prince An to lead the troops to the northern border battlefield this time. My aunt Shufei is usually very good at disguising herself."

Duke Dingguo said, "As the legitimate son of the Empress, Prince Yun naturally cannot leave the capital easily. Prince Cheng has been angered by His Majesty because of the incident with Prince Chu, and Prince Li's character is simply not fit for important tasks.

The thoughts of Prince Xian are still a little unclear, but he will not go against them. As for asking him to lead the troops north, I am afraid it is not possible.

Prince Ning is a truly idle prince who is indifferent to anything happening in the court. Not to mention Prince Yu. Your Majesty would never let him lead troops to the battlefield in the northern border.

So among the princes that Your Majesty can really send out now, who else can he send except Prince An?

Your Majesty, don't worry about these things. They are just temporary expedients. Your Majesty will definitely not allow Prince An's family to become powerful, let alone become a threat to Prince Yun. So we don't need to worry about these things now."

After hearing these words, Empress Wen did not relax, but her expression became solemn. She knew in her heart that things were not as easy as Duke Dingguo thought.

If Prince An returned to the northern border, that would be a different matter.

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Gu Chang'an was leading troops outside, but his wedding to Qin Wenlan was scheduled for mid-March. The officials from the Ministry of Rites went through the routine procedures of three letters and six engagements as usual. The Qin Hou Mansion was busy with Qin Wenlan's marriage and was full of joy.

Of course, the third and fourth families are the busiest.

The Yu family... The Yu family is basically useless now.

Qin Zhaoshi was not at all unwilling to marry Qin Wenlan. Instead, she prepared some things herself. Fortunately, the dowry was Minshi's original dowry, and the head of the Min family later added a lot for her to take back to Beijing.

The capital is not peaceful right now. In addition to going to the hot spring villa to discuss business matters with Tan Songyun, Qin Wenlan also discussed the progress of the Xiaoyao Pavilion Master and others.

Normally, she stayed in Fanrongyuan and didn't go out. Even when Yu Qinglan's friends asked her to go out, she politely declined.

Queen Wen and Gu Yunzhou suffered such a great loss this time, she didn't want to cause trouble, although she was not afraid of them, but why bother!

On the surface, everything in Prince Yun's mansion remained the same, but Qin Wenlan knew the origin of the 200,000 taels of silver. It must have been something Queen Wen knew about, and it was their life-saving talisman. This time, he had to use it out, so how could he not be extremely annoyed?

After Prince An left the capital, Concubine Shu was very cautious and careful, and Empress Wen had no idea where to start. If they got angry at her, a minister, she had no intention of confronting them head-on. Not only would it be a waste of energy, it would also be meaningless. Therefore, it was safest for her not to go out.

Qin Zhao sent someone to call Qin Wenlan over to show her the list of dowries she had prepared. She smiled and said, "Can you see if there's anything missing?"

Qin Wenlan took it and scanned it with his spiritual sense. He was very surprised. The Qin Marquis Mansion was very generous this time. In addition to Min's original dowry, the dowry list also included the dowry that the Min clan leader brought back to her later. The rest was actually prepared for her by Qin Zhao and Qin Jiawang.

It was really an unexpected surprise for her. Was he trying to win her over? But, haha, wasn't it a little too late? Since the thing was given to her, why shouldn't she want it?

Besides, no matter how much money is given, it cannot compensate for Min's life, and it will not hinder her from poisoning. What these people have done cannot be compensated by money and other things.

"Grandma, I don't know exactly how much wealth the family has now, but this dowry is a bit too heavy.

Besides, I already have all my mother's dowry and what my grandfather and his family gave me, which is more than enough." Qin Wenlan looked at Qin Zhao and said hypocritically.