Lihoumen

Chapter 33

The scorching sun finally set in the west, but the summer heat had not yet dissipated. The sky and the earth were like a steamer, and it was extremely hot and humid. Shen Feng almost always had to return from work at this time because he had to welcome his master, so the Li courtyard was the busiest at this time every day.

Li had finished checking her children's homework, but her husband had not returned yet. She was about to go out to greet her husband when Shen Feng walked in. He stood up and helped her husband change out of his official robes. He said angrily, "Why are you coming home later today than usual?"

While changing his clothes, Shen Feng replied, "The Imperial Academy drafted the emperor's decree today."

"There is never a day when the Saint doesn't draft an edict. What's the matter? Is there an important event today?" Li took off her husband's official uniform, folded it, and handed it to the maid beside her. Then she took the fragrant tea from the maid and personally handed it to her husband.

"It's a big deal." Shen Feng took the tea, sat down on the armchair, and deliberately kept the topic in suspense.

Seeing this, Li immediately asked, "Is it about the East Palace again?"

"No, ever since the Saint reprimanded the Crown Prince last time, it's strange that the Saint hasn't mentioned this matter again in recent times."

"What other decree could it be that is worthy of your concern?" Hearing that it was not about the Eastern Palace, Li showed a little disappointment on her face. She turned back and sat back at the desk, picked up the account book and continued to work, only asking casually.

"Although it has nothing to do with the Eastern Palace, it is related to our family."

Seeing his wife raise her eyes and look serious again, Shen Feng smiled with a hint of pride on his face and replied, "It's about my third brother."

As he spoke, he bowed slightly in the direction of the imperial city, and continued, "The Saint intends to appoint my third brother as the head of the Privy Council and give him the title of General of the Cavalry."

"Is this the saint's intention or the queen mother's intention?" asked Li.

Shen Feng said: "The Imperial Academy just drafted an imperial edict today and it was just passed to the cabinet. I don't know the details."

As he spoke, he took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Whether it is the will of the saint or the Queen Mother, if Third Brother can be promoted to this level, it will be of great benefit to our Shen family after all."

Li naturally agreed with her husband's point of view, but in terms of official rank, Shen Feng, who used to be an assistant minister of the cabinet, was higher than Shen Han. If Shen Han was promoted to the head of the Privy Council, he would be above Shen Feng.

Thinking of this, Li felt a little unhappy.

Shen Feng saw through his wife's thoughts and tried to comfort her, "Qingning, you are a princess, so your vision and perspective should be better than that of an ordinary woman. In today's political situation, the stronger our Shen family is, the better it will be."

Li was indeed a princess. After being reminded by her husband, she immediately came to her senses. She smiled faintly and said, "How could I not understand this?"

As she spoke, she waved her hand to dismiss the maidservants in the room, and lowered her voice to ask her husband, "Is it true that the sage intends to depose the crown prince and establish the King of Qi? The crown prince is the son of the queen, and the queen mother is behind him. The Lu family is so powerful and deeply rooted that it is impossible for a young King of Qi to shake it."

The prince's biological mother was Empress Lu, who was the niece of Empress Dowager Lu. Empress Dowager Lu had been in power for many years, and the Lu family was almost all-powerful in the court. Shen Feng said, "Now the Empress Dowager is getting old, and her health is getting worse day by day. When the Empress Dowager dies, the world will still belong to the Li family." He snorted coldly and continued, "The saint has been oppressed by the Empress Dowager for so many years, and the hatred in his heart is probably comparable to a raging flood. Just wait and see. When the Empress Dowager leaves, there will be a bloody storm in the court. Not to mention the Lu family, even the queen and the prince will not be able to escape the bad fate."

After hearing what her husband said, Li sighed slightly and said, "But the Crown Prince is already fully grown, so what qualifications does the King of Qi have to compete with him?"

Shen Feng said: "This is where our Shen family can make great achievements." He lowered his voice, his face remained calm, but his eyes showed cruelty: "If the prince ascends the throne, the court will still be dominated by their Lu family. If we help the King of Qi to ascend the throne, then in the future..."

Shen Feng did not express his thoughts aloud, but looked at his wife meaningfully, smiled and murmured: "If he can achieve his lofty ambitions, he will dare to laugh at Huang Chao for being a coward."

Mrs. Li knew that her husband was an ambitious man. She looked up at Shen Feng with a satisfied smile in her eyes and said, "My husband has lofty ambitions. In the future, he will surely become a general or a prime minister, and his name will go down in history."

Shen Feng raised his hand and pressed his wife's shoulder, frowned slightly and said: "You are right, the Lu family is a big family with deep roots. If this matter is to be accomplished, it will not be enough to rely on my own strength."

Li's daughter was born into a royal family, and she was naturally aware of the ins and outs of this. After hearing what her husband said, she immediately understood Shen Feng's concerns, so she asked, "My third brother is the prince's companion, and they have a deep relationship. He is also a person who values ​​friendship so much. I'm afraid he won't obey his husband's wishes in this matter."

This is also what bothers Shen Feng the most.

Hearing this, he sighed heavily and murmured, "How can you be so soft-hearted when you are in the vortex of power? Yun Tang, ah! He lacks maturity after all."

Although both brothers are very outstanding, their personalities are very different. Shen Feng is shrewd and smooth, while Shen Han is upright and values ​​friendship.

After hearing what her husband said, Li sighed and said, "Just as my husband said, my third brother is good in every way, except that he is too stubborn. It would have been fine if he had only been a military officer leading troops to fight in the past, but now he has become the head of the Privy Council, a position above everyone else. How many eyes are watching him, how many minds are calculating, with his personality, I'm afraid he will suffer."

What Li said made sense, but this was not what Shen Feng cared about most at the moment. Although his younger brother was upright in character, he was not without wisdom. Based on Shen Feng's understanding of his younger brother, he believed that Shen Han was capable of taking on this important position. Even if Shen Han was unable to deal with those old foxes, he still had his resourceful brother. He was not afraid of these things.

What he was thinking about was how to make Shen Han change his mind, work with him, and support Prince Qi Li Jingzhao to ascend the throne.

"It's been a while since my third brother came back. How is he getting along with Ms. He?" Shen Feng thought for a long time and then asked Ms. Li.

Li said truthfully, "My third brother stayed at Lan Ya Ju a while ago, but I don't know why he went back to the study these days. It seems that the couple had a conflict." She sighed and said, "After all, she is a commoner, with limited vision and experience. How can such a person hold my third brother's heart?"

Li knew her husband well. He was definitely not the kind of person who would pay attention to the trivial matters of his younger brothers in the backyard. He asked this suddenly, which must be because he had something serious in mind.

She glanced at her husband and sighed, "If you want to ask Mrs. He to persuade my third brother, just give up. My third brother doesn't even want to see this woman now, so how can he listen to her?"

Shen Feng also showed a look of regret when he heard this. He picked up the teacup and took a sip, muttering, "If my third brother had married Ruoqing, she would have been there to persuade him, and I wouldn't have to worry about this matter."

(End of this chapter)