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Chapter 248 Negotiations
General Hussars frowned, "Isn't helping the Li family just helping you?"

Cao Keyuan turned cold, "The Li family has never regarded me as a member of the Li family, so naturally I am not the Li family!"

Mrs. Cao's eyes lit up, she thought for a moment, and her face darkened again. Even if the Li family fell, it was impossible to allow such a thing to happen.

General Hussars also turned dark, and looked at his daughter disapprovingly.

Cao Keyuan, however, had a stubborn face, straightened her back and said, "Couldn't father try it for his daughter?"

General Hussar's face was ashen, he really brought it up, not to mention whether the Li family agrees or not, their Cao family will lose face, the most important thing for a military general is friendship, and when he proposed to make peace with the Li family when they were in trouble, wouldn't it be worse? ?Who else in the army will hang out with him in the future?
Although Mrs. Cao is shrewd, she doesn't know anything about the army. Hearing what her daughter said, she also had a glimmer of hope, and persuaded: "Why don't you try, Master, Yuanyuan hasn't had a good day since she married Li's family! " Mrs. Cao said, took out her handkerchief and wiped her tears.

Cao Keyuan saw her father's eyes flickering, and the sarcasm in his eyes flashed away, she lowered her head and said with reddened eyes: "Father, just say it's my daughter's fault. After I return to Beijing, I won't hurt my brothers and sisters-in-law. Just live." Cao Keyuan knelt down slowly, and begged: "Father, my daughter seldom asks you for anything, but this time it is my daughter who begged you, you just need to help me reconcile, even if it is a divorce letter, I will accept it." I'm done!" Cao Keyuan was arrogant, even if she begged her father, her back was still straight!
"No!" Mrs. Cao flicked her veil, stood up excitedly and said: "It is obvious that their Li family is sorry for our Yuanyuan, why do they have to divorce Yuanyuan, if they want to separate, they can only reconcile." The man's fault, Yuanyuan will still have a chance in the future, but if she divorces, it means that Yuanyuan's virtue is at a disadvantage. If she doesn't talk about remarrying at that time, I'm afraid no one in the capital will want to associate with her daughter.

Now that she and the master are still there, even if the son and daughter-in-law are dissatisfied, they won't say anything to Yuanyuan, but what if they are gone?

Mrs. Cao shuddered. Although she heard the master's idea and exchanged her daughter's marriage for benefits, after all, she is a daughter who has been held in the palm of her hand for more than ten years. How could she not feel distressed?

Mrs. Cao's thoughts began to move, how to persuade the master?
Although her daughter's suggestion that reconciliation may have a bad reputation for the Cao family, if something happens to the Li family, the Cao family may also be implicated. At this time, if she escapes, she may be able to get rid of the Cao family. But her eyes lit up, and her thoughts went down. The more she thought about it, the more Madam Cao became more and more confident. Madam Cao told General Hussar her concerns.

Of course the Hussar General pondered.

Mrs. Cao asked with sparkling eyes, "How is it, sir?"

General Hussars softened his voice and said: "If the Li family is unreasonable, that would be even better!"

Madam Cao lowered her head and muttered, "What happened last time..."

"What happened last time didn't work," General Hussars waved his hand to interrupt her, "Although the Li family made mistakes last time, the biggest mistake was still on Yuanyuan, not to mention that you sent her back to Fujian personally. If you use it as a raft again, wouldn’t it be self-defeating?”

Cao Keyuan breathed a sigh of relief, and sat down on the chair relaxedly, as long as the father and mother agree, it's fine, the big deal, a sternness flashed in Cao Keyuan's eyes, and then everyone will make another scene!

After General Hussars left from Cao Keyuan, Mrs. Cao finally came out to see Mrs. Li. The two fought for a long time, but neither of them got any advantage from the other.

Mrs. Cao didn't mind either, she didn't even think about succeeding in one fell swoop, so after a few days, Mrs. Cao and Mrs. Li would sit together. Mrs. Li was very active. It's naturally the best thing to do, but what makes her slightly angry is that the Cao family didn't speak for her, and even when they went out to visit other wives, Mrs. Cao just sat aside and said nothing, even if she pulled Mrs. Cao in, Mrs. Cao will also talk about it in a few words, so Mrs. Li also knows that the Cao family has conditions.

A good day was chosen, and Mrs. Li came to see Cao Keyuan. No matter how dissatisfied this daughter-in-law is with the Li family, she is now a member of the Li family. The Li family is in trouble. She can't really just let her die, can she?Moreover, Cao Keyuan didn't have as many twists and turns as her mother, she spoke straight to the point, what plans and conditions her in-laws had, it would be most suitable to ask her, so that she could prepare in advance.

It's just that Cao Keyuan let her down. She didn't know what to ask. Mrs. Li came out from Cao Keyuan with a dark face. After hearing about it, Mrs. Cao sighed to her mother who was serving her closely: "This child seems to have suffered a lot in Fujian. You see, I have learned to lie and hide it now! I used to be straightforward. If I hadn’t told you not to tell anyone, you would tell me if you were asked!

"Second Miss is pure and kind, Madam should be happy!"

Mrs. Cao smiled wryly in her heart, the back house never needs innocent and kind people!
Mrs. Cao put forward a condition when Mrs. Li was about to collapse. The Li family agreed to reconcile, and the Cao family helped the Li family establish a relationship!
Mrs. Cao kept an eye out, and only said to help build relationships. Whether it can be successful depends on the energy of the Li family, but this sentence is said in the heart, if it is really said, there is no need to talk about negotiations.

Mrs. Li was immediately annoyed, she stood up and looked at Madam Cao with a smile that was not a smile, and said: "Why did the Cao family marry the Li family back then, don't those people in the capital know? You think you can get rid of the relationship if you leave. It's a dream! If something happens to the Li family, your Cao family will not be much better off!"

Mrs. Cao clenched her fists tightly, and said with a smile, "What did my mother-in-law say? It's not a serious crime of treason, it's just corruption. I haven't heard of any law that says that if you commit corruption, you can even sit in the family of your children." ? Our master has been working diligently in the local area, not to mention the distance between Fujian and the north, even if it is in the south, our master can't get involved!"

"You!" Mrs. Li pointed at Mrs. Cao and was speechless. It has only been two years since Cao Keyuan married into the Li family. Money, but the Cao family has also done a lot of things for the Li family. If those things are exposed, the Cao family will just suffer, but the Li family will make things worse. When the emperor is angry, maybe the Li family will never be overthrown. dead.

Even so, Mrs. Li was unwilling to lose her momentum, and looked at Mrs. Cao angrily, "Let's wait and see, I don't know if Marquis Changping is willing to let these things go after he knows about these small movements under General Hussars." A small matter is just a small matter! The big deal is that when the time comes when the house is ransacked, my daughter-in-law and I will be sold together, and I don’t know if General Hussar will accept a daughter who is an official slave at that time!” Up to now, Mrs. Li still doesn’t care about it. Did she curse herself? The lack of progress these days was about to overwhelm her, and the attitude of the Cao family had already made her angry.

At this time, she really regretted the marriage at that time. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law both came from high families. Although she had wisdom, she couldn't use it. drag her back!Mrs. Li's heart was sour. It would have been fine if she had persisted at the time. If she didn't want to, her mother-in-law would still take her feelings into consideration. Always go with her to ask for help, or serve her at home, so that she won't see cold tea, cold food and cold face when she comes back!
Mrs. Cao was a little concerned about her daughter. If she offended someone badly at this time, she would not be able to leave her, and her daughter would have to make a living under her hands... Mrs. Cao was a little hesitant.

Cao Keyuan, who was listening behind, had no scruples. She ran out when she couldn't hear her mother's movements, and sneered at Mrs. Li, "Don't scare my mother, my wife. The Cao family didn't pour water for a married daughter." You don’t need to break the relationship between the Cao family and the Marquis of Changping because of the reason that your daughter should take the blame, I believe it’s not your wife’s turn to tell me what’s going on with the Cao family!”

Cao Keyuan looked at Mrs. Li contemptuously, and said: "As for what the wife said about becoming an official slave in the future, Keyuan doesn't think there is anything to be afraid of. I believe it is okay to add another slave to the Cao family, but I don't know about the wife's natal family. Are you willing or able to do the same?"

"You!" Mrs. Li pointed at Cao Keyuan, panting vigorously in her chest, feeling a tightness in her chest, and looked at her with red eyes!
Mrs. Cao was also taken aback. She knew that the relationship between her daughter and her mother-in-law and grand-in-law was not good, but she didn't expect it to be so bad. Take her to court.

Mrs. Cao panicked, but it was more painful. Although her daughter was self-willed before, she was very respectful to her elders. This is why many people in Beijing looked at the children and Cao Keyuan with the mentality of looking at their younger daughters. Nonsense, Cao Keyuan has a good manners and upbringing except for being straightforward, but her daughter has only been away from her for two years, and she even refuted and satirized her mother-in-law on the spot. How much irony did she suffer in Fujian?
Cao Keyuan turned her head and said to Madam Cao: "Mother, you don't have to worry about me, what should you do! Do you think I have a good life in Fujian?" Cao Keyuan's eyes gradually turned red, and she said with a slight cry: "I would rather go Be a slave, don't stay in Li's house anymore! They brought back concubines one by one, at worst, I just don't see that man, but they locked me in the yard, sent out the maids who were close to me, and took me one by one. Take it as a joke..." Looking at her mother, what Cao Keyuan didn't say was that she had no place to stand in the Li family, and a servant woman could step her into the dust. She had always been unyielding, but the more she Resisting, the greater the blow, but when she obeyed the nanny's advice and stopped antagonizing the Li family, they went ahead and sold all the people around her. If the nanny saw the opportunity and sent the news in advance , Redeemed them back and placed them in Zhuangzi, she could hardly imagine their end.

Thinking of those places that the nanny said, there is no decent place there, even if there is a deep hatred, it is not enough to send a few innocent women to that kind of place. They have been with her since childhood, and she is reluctant to beat and scold them. sisterly presence...

Thinking about it, Cao Keyuan turned cold-faced completely, raised her head slightly to look at Mrs. Li, and said: "Madam, why don't you think about it again, otherwise our Cao family doesn't mind being thrown into trouble at this time. I believe that the people above are very satisfied with this gift." It would be best for the Cao family to take advantage of this to get away, but it's just sacrificing a daughter!"

(End of this chapter)