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Zhao Liangchen didn't understand. He was even a little confused. Qi Lusheng said that he envied him, but what was there for him to envy? He worked so hard because he had nothing and couldn't eat enough or wear warm clothes. If he had everything like Qi Lusheng, then why would he work so hard? He could just lie down and change his life?

What needs to be changed? His family is already a marquisate. Now, except for the Duke of Lu's Mansion, marquis is the highest title. Although he cannot inherit the title, as the second son of the marquisate, he is already a powerful and influential person in the capital. As long as he does not seek death, he is sure to live a life of wealth and glory.

Isn't the purpose of life to achieve fame, fortune and status? How can he change it if he already has it?

Suddenly his eyes changed. He looked around warily, then leaned close to Qi Lusheng's ear and whispered, "Are you planning to rebel and claim the throne?"

Now it was Qi Lusheng's turn to be confused: "What nonsense are you talking about? Why should I rebel?"

Zhao Liangchen was puzzled: "Then how do you want to change your life? Your life is already very good. If you don't rebel, it will be the end of it."

Qi Lusheng looked powerless: "It's this feeling of being able to see the end at a glance that makes people even more devastated. Who wants their life to remain unchanged?"

Zhao Liangchen: "Then how do you want to change? If you can't get better, then it will only get worse. Do you want to live the life of a poor person?"

Qi Lusheng glared at him and said, "You are usually quite clever, why are you so stupid today? I have a good life, but why do I have to suffer poverty?"

Zhao Liangchen also lost his patience: "Then just tell me what you want to do."

Qi Lusheng: "I just want to do something different. I want to know what you are doing. Can I participate?"

Zhao Liangchen understood that he was just looking for excitement. Zhao Liangchen directly refused: "You can't participate in this matter. If you succeed, it will not benefit your Marquisate. The Marquisate has already been sealed. If you fail, the whole family will be executed. You can't risk your entire family's lives for a momentary excitement."

Qi Lusheng: "I'm not looking for excitement, I really want to know. For so many years, no one in our family has entered the court to avoid disaster. But can we really avoid disaster by hiding? Although my family has no power, we are rich and powerful. I don't know how many people envy and hate us. If we keep hiding and have no ability to protect ourselves, what if someone wants to harm us? What should we do?

Even if our mansion doesn't participate, we still need to know what's going on. If someone dislikes us one day and wants to destroy our mansion, I need to know what's going on. I can't die in confusion."

Zhao Liangchen pondered for a moment, then said, "I can tell you what happened. You can go back and tell your father about it, but I don't recommend you get involved. You need your father's consent before you can participate."

Qi Lusheng nodded: "Don't worry, I won't be reckless."

Zhao Liangchen looked around: "This is not the place to talk."

Qi Lusheng immediately understood and asked the servant to take Xing'er and others away first, and then took Zhao Liangchen and Su Qin to his study.

Originally, he wanted to ask Su Qin to sit in the flower hall, but Zhao Liangchen refused, saying that Su Qin knew everything. Qi Lusheng was even more surprised. He secretly looked at Su Qin. He originally thought that Su Qin was really an ordinary disaster victim, but now it seems that she is not, otherwise Zhao Liangchen would not tell Su Qin such an important thing.

When they arrived at the study, Qi Lusheng had tea and snacks served, and then Zhao Liangchen began to tell him about some recent events in the court, starting with how his father used him to frame Su Jijing.

Qi Lusheng frowned and gasped as he listened, as if he was frightened, and his expression changed several times.

After Zhao Liangchen finished speaking, Qi Lusheng was stunned for a long time without reacting. "That's crazy! Why is this happening? If he wanted the throne, why would he have done it long ago? When the previous emperor passed away, the emperor was still young, and there were ministers who recommended him to the throne. He didn't take it then, so why would he take it now?"

Su Qin, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up at this moment: "He didn't ask for it at that time because he wanted more than just a throne, he wanted to be praised for thousands of years.

At the time, his foundation was unstable, and he had few supporters. He knew that even if he took the throne, he wouldn't be able to hold it. If he took it by force, he would inevitably clash with some court officials. At that time, there were probably many conflicts and factions in the court, and the treasury was not full. He didn't want to inherit a mess, so he supported a puppet to occupy the position first. He secretly won over the court officials, divided the factions, and filled the treasury. Once all the problems were resolved and the court was clear, he would naturally ascend to the throne. No one would oppose him, and he would become a wise ruler.

Qi Lusheng looked at Su Qin blankly: "How do you know this?"

Even Zhao Liangchen was very surprised. After he was reborn, he often wondered why King Liang did not sit on the throne back then, but chose to rebel a few years later. He only figured it out recently, and he did not expect Su Qin to be so insightful.

Su Qin: "Isn't it obvious? He did so many things just to improve his reputation among the people, and he even broke his own leg for this. It shows how much he cares about his reputation. He wants the throne, but he doesn't want the reputation of being unorthodox and usurping the throne. He supports the orthodoxy, but if the orthodoxy fails, don't blame him for taking over."

Zhao Liangchen looked at Qi Lusheng, who was completely stunned by what he had said, and said, "So, do you still want to participate? Your mansion has no real power right now, and King Liang wouldn't be stupid enough to go against you, so you'll be fine. But if you do participate, I'm afraid King Liang will find a way to punish you. After all, your family has a lot of property and high prestige in the army."

Qi Lusheng's face turned pale: "What you said is as if he would not miss my family's money if he sat on the throne. No matter whether our family has real power or not, there will always be people coveting it.

Back then, the late emperor had set his eyes on my family's wealth and power and wanted to cause trouble for us. When my father found out, he resigned from his official position and went home. For this, he also handed over a lot of family property and the army left by his ancestors.

My father voluntarily turned himself in, so the late emperor had no reason to punish our family. Later, when the emperor ascended the throne, he was too young to care for our family. But Prince Liang is different. The fact that he was able to hide for so many years shows how deep his thoughts are. If he had sat on the throne, he might not have let my family go."

He turned his head sharply and looked at Su Qin: "Miss Zeng, the questions I just heard you ask those servants are very strange. You don't seem to just want to arrange for them to stay on the farm. Can I know what you want to do?"

Zhao Liangchen also looked at Su Qin. To be honest, he didn't know why Su Qin asked those questions just now. He also wanted to know what Su Qin was going to do.

Su Qin knew the relationship between Qi Lusheng and Zhao Liangchen, so she felt there was no need to hide it, so she expressed her thoughts.

Qi Lusheng asked in surprise, "Are you saying that we can make a lot of money by doing business with those foreigners?"

Su Qin nodded, but Qi Lusheng was unconvinced. "How is that possible? Although the things those foreigners bring are nice, they are ruthless. Last year, my father wanted to give my mother a birthday present, but he couldn't find the right one. Then he saw a suitable gem from a foreigner, but he asked for a huge price. My father reluctantly bought it to please my mother. These people are very difficult to deal with. Doing business with them is like trying to get the skin of a tiger."