Marrying into a poor family

Chapter 448

The Du family's greatest reliance is that the Empress Dowager is in charge of the palace and has the Emperor under her control.

Second, the Du family controls the promotion of officials, so all officials are either on good terms with the Du family or supported by the Du family. Those who are disobedient will never have a chance to succeed.

But the most important point is the King Su.

The deceased Prince Su was okay. He was an honest man and was satisfied with just living a luxurious life.

But his son, the current Prince Su, grew up in the Du family until he was twelve years old. After returning home, he looked down on his father's mediocrity, so with the support of his mother and the Du family, he took over all affairs of the fiefdom at the age of fifteen.

When he was twenty years old, the old Prince Su passed away, and he naturally became Prince Su without any obstacles.

The new Prince Su was resolute and decisive, and was not obsessed with women, money or power. He had ambitions for hegemony, and was able to keep calm, and quietly made his fiefdom impregnable.

Logically speaking, the prince of the fiefdom cannot be in charge of local political affairs, but how could the officials sent by the Du family not listen to the prince?
A prince who keeps a low profile has enough power. The saddest thing is that no one has discovered it.

Before his death, the old man of the Xie family revealed the location of his secret room, which also contained evidence of the Du family's wealth accumulation and buying and selling of officials over the years.

"But what's the use of having irrefutable evidence now? The emperor has no one to use."

At night, Xiao Chenyu couldn't sleep, so he complained to Qin Su in a low voice, and Qin Su could only sigh along with him.

"The emperor came in person to attend the young prince's wedding. Is it to win over the ministers and clan members?"

"Well, that's one reason. Another reason is that the emperor's presence in the eyes of the public has been too low for so many years."

Xiao Chenyu added: "Even when the concubines in the palace were pregnant, they would first think of informing the Queen Mother. This shows how difficult the emperor's situation is."

"Wouldn't it be even harder for you? It would be easier for you to stay in the Imperial Academy and study and write articles."

He is now the emperor's man, but he has no high-ranking official to rely on. In a place like that, anyone can suppress him. The thought of it makes Qin Sui feel distressed.

"It's a little difficult, but it's not that bad. The emperor's inner study is not accessible to everyone. I usually don't go out much. I stay in the study to deal with letters and things that the emperor doesn't want outsiders to know, so I won't encounter any crisis."

Compared to Xiao Chenyu, Uncle Qi is more dangerous. Even the Ninth Prince doesn’t know what he is doing?
"Only by getting rid of the Du family as soon as possible and allowing the emperor to truly take power can we settle down in peace." Qin Cui was a little annoyed, but she couldn't let Uncle Qi and Xiao Chenyu get away.

Xiao Chenyu smiled and said, "Don't worry, we will definitely succeed. In fact, the emperor is not fighting alone now. You see, the Ninth Prince and General Huo support the emperor."

Qin Sui suddenly asked, "Where is Marquis Jianyong?"

Marquis Jianyong had two daughters, one was Du Ziren's wife, and the other was the wife of the young prince, but the young prince was raised by the empress dowager.

Logically speaking, the young prince should listen to the empress dowager and be of the same mind as the Du family, but he is of royal blood after all, so no one can say for sure whether the young prince is closer to the emperor or the Du family.

"This old shrew doesn't want to offend either side, but right now he's still on the side of the Du family."

Qin Sui sneered: "Marquis Jianyong is on the side of the Du family. First, it's because of the power of the Du family. Second, of course, Jiang Yue is not as important as Hua Ye in his heart."

A plan gradually emerged in Qin Cui's mind. She turned around to tell Xiao Chenyu, but saw that he had his eyes closed, with dark circles under his eyes and his brows furrowed. She didn't know when two fine lines appeared at the corners of his eyes.

So, Qin Cui swallowed what was in her mind, put her arms around Xiao Chenyu's waist, and put her head on his shoulder: "Go to sleep, these things will be handled by those big shots, we just need to be careful to do our own thing." "I want Xiao Hanyang to come to the capital, you..." Xiao Chenyu suddenly said with his eyes closed.

"Why did you call him here?" Qin Rui was a little confused at first, but then she understood: "He is going to participate in the autumn examination this year?"

"Well, the emperor wants a student who is not controlled by the Du family, but this is difficult. The people I know are limited, so I thought of Xiao Hanyang. This kid is smart, has the talent of a top scholar, and listens to me. Besides, I can't do anything alone, so I need some trustworthy people."

"Just call me, I won't say anything." Qin Sui almost forgot about Xiao Hanyang.

"He's here, so he should stay at home." Xiao Chenyu explained, "After all, we are a family. If he lives outside, it will be easy for people to say that we are not getting along."

Qin Sui continued, "If he lives outside, it would be easy for someone to take advantage of him. He might be fooled by the Du family. Don't worry, I understand. Besides, I don't have any grudge against him."

No matter what, Xiao Hanyang is Xiao Chenyu's nephew, so there is no reason for him to live alone in the capital.

What's more, the Xiao family's house is very big, and even Lu Jiu moved out because he was getting married.

"Okay, I'll write a letter tomorrow and have someone run over there, and you can just arrange for someone from the outer courtyard to come out."

People are like this. When your vision is lower, all you see is the immediate reality. When you stand higher, see farther, and have a broader mind, you will unconsciously become indifferent to the things that used to bother you.

It was late at night, Xiao Chenyu fell asleep, but Qin Cui was a little insomniac.

Mentioning Xiao Hanyang, Qin Cui recalled some past memories from her previous life for the first time in a long time.

She did like Xiao Hanyang because he could always bring her happiness and new things, and he was the only way for Qin Sui to know the outside world.

Later, she got married, went to jail, and ended up in such a dirty place. In fact, she had completely forgotten about Xiao Hanyang a long time ago. But he came to Zuihonglou with glory and followed Du Ziren to have fun.

However, upon hearing that the new number one scholar was fond of music, Du Ziren specially arranged for Qin Cui, who was famous for her zither skills, to serve them.

At that time, Qin Sui not only felt extremely inferior, but also angry. Of course, it could also be that she was venting her anger on others: Why didn't Xiao Hanyang save her?

He was already the top scholar, didn't he like me before? Did he dislike me for being dirty and didn't want to be stained with even a little bit of it?
But now thinking about it, Qin Sui could actually understand it.

A newly crowned number one scholar may look impressive, but in reality, he has no power? Moreover, Du Ziren and his group of powerful children are beside him.

The Xiao family is a poor family and has no support from the family. It is very impressive that he was noticed and won over by the Du family.

The feeling of depression seemed to have dissipated.

Qin Sui felt that she could face Xiao Hanyang calmly.

The wedding of Lu Jiu and Yao Xiang was not grand; they only invited close friends and relatives. Compared with the young prince's wedding, it was a world of difference.

After marriage, Yaoxiang and Lu Jiu left the capital with their children and went to Dancheng with Lu Jiu's parents.

Before leaving, she handed over all her properties in the capital to Qin Sui to help manage.

This means that Qin Sui took over Yao Xiang's connections and subordinates.