I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 426 Identity Crisis
The third lady smiled miserably, and murmured in a low voice,
"Is it just admiration! Hehe, I really am overthinking!"

At the beginning, the third lady really planned to seduce Li Tian and ask him to help her take revenge.

Today's ambiguous scene, as well as her seductive attire, can explain all of this.

And she can indeed be said to be successful, she indeed aroused Li Tian's desire, and almost made Li Tian unable to hold on.

But in the end, as she herself said, at the last moment, she gave up!

Although Li Tian could be regarded as the best candidate for her to rely on in the future, she still held back at the last critical moment.

Li Tian seems to be hiding it very well, but with the eyes of the third wife who has been trained in dealing with people and things for so many years, how can he not see that he has great energy.

It doesn't matter whether it's tens of thousands of catties of fine steel with the mouth open, or hundreds of glazed handicrafts in this shot.

It all shows that even if Li Tian is not a member of the royal family, he should be a person who has a great relationship with the royal family.

Although she often hangs out in circles of nobles and rich people, she really doesn't know a few people who can really get close to the royal family.

In addition, the more powerful and capable, the noble people will cherish their feathers very much and value their face!

Not to mention whether the third wife is really innocent, just talking about having an affair with a married woman is intolerable to them.

Therefore, the three madams were able to really make friends in the past, basically those second generations who relied on the achievements of their parents to do their best, but had no real skills.

But Li Tian is completely different. He has courage, foresight, and ability. For the third lady, such a powerful figure is just the right person she has been looking for.

So since she met Li Tian, ​​she deliberately put on a charming look in front of Li Tian, ​​trying to lure him into the bait.

In her estimation, even if Li Tian is very capable, relying on his own charm, as long as he is skilled enough, there should be no problem in handling Li Tian.

It's just that what she didn't expect was that Li Tian hadn't really taken the bait yet, and she couldn't hold it anymore.

She wasn't really a shameless person after all.

It may be that Li Tian's words were too grand and upright, which made the third lady feel that although Li Tian had some thoughts about herself, he was very restrained.

She knew that her plans for today were probably going to fail.

Gently wiped away the tears on his face, and bowed to Li Tian in a low voice,

"I also ask you to forgive me, the slave family said so much to Mr. Li in a moment of excitement, and I lost my composure."

In fact, Li Tian had mixed feelings in his heart at this time, and it was just a matter of lifting his hands to help the third lady, and the life experience of the third lady was indeed miserable.

But he also has his own concerns. He is an emperor after all now, so he must have certain considerations in his words and deeds.

No matter what Zhang Qinghuan said, he was also from a clean background, so it would be no big deal to directly accept her as the imperial concubine.

But the third wife is different, she was born in a brothel, and she is still the daughter-in-law at this time, no matter from which point of view, it is unwise for Li Tian to get involved with her, and it will greatly damage the majesty of the emperor.

What's more, although Li Tian has a good impression of the third lady, in comparison, he cares more about the third lady's business talent.

It is one thing for the third wife to be willing to sacrifice herself, but it is another matter whether Li Tian is willing to accept it.

In fact, there is a reason why the third lady is so eager to find Li Tian as a backer, even at the expense of dedicating her life.

In the past two years, the plate of the Chai family has been getting bigger and bigger after the third lady took over.

Especially after the recent cooperation with Li Tian, ​​Chen Ji Iron Smelting Workshop has become the veritable No. 2 Iron Smelting Workshop in the capital, with a net profit of [-] taels for reselling soap.

The income from these two items alone is equivalent to the total income of the Chai family for half a year in previous years.

However, the more capable the third wife is, the more flustered the Chai family will be.

It would be embarrassing for the Chai family to let a woman like the third wife, who was born in a brothel, control the economic lifeline of the Chai family.

At first, the Chai family was in a noble and wealthy family, so it could only be regarded as a minor disturbance. When others talked about the third lady, they just regarded her as a joke, and it was fine if they talked about it. It had little influence on the Chai family.

But as the third wife became more and more powerful and brought the Chai family into the ranks of the top wealthy families, the background of the third wife was obviously not acceptable.

Both the Chai family and the third wife clearly felt the contempt of the Chai family from other nobles.

This situation became more and more obvious after the third wife and Li Tian started to cooperate to make the size of the Chai family go further.

So the Chai family discussed privately a few days ago and decided to make the third lady abdicate.

But the ridiculous thing is that the Chai family didn't live up to their expectations. After searching around, they still couldn't find a suitable person to replace the third wife. Coupled with the strong protest of the current head of the family, the third son, she was able to continue to take charge of the Chai family business.

Although the Chai family has not put her in limbo yet, since the Chai family has already made up their minds, once the third son dies that day, she will be kicked out of the Chai family sooner or later.

Under such circumstances, if the third wife can't find a suitable backer as soon as possible, once she is kicked out of the house by the Chai family, she will really become nothing again.

Without the status of the third wife of the Chai family, what can she do as a woman from a brothel, even if she has some talent for business.

In the end, it may be the best result for a dozen concubines who become a small rich man in a small business.

She lost all face today and recommended herself as a pillow to Li Tian, ​​which was actually a forced and helpless act.

Li Tian didn't know these backgrounds, he just thought that the third lady was crazy to avenge her father, so she did this.

Facing such a woman who was so cruel to him, Li Tian faintly felt a little bit of retreat in his heart.

But the auction will be held soon, the money is still of great use to him, and the third wife is the key figure in the success of this auction, so he finally decided to hold her temporarily,

"Third Madam, don't need to be like this, in this world, who doesn't have a sad past!

I still have some connections in the imperial court. As long as you can help me organize this auction, I will try my best to help you with your affairs, but I can't guarantee whether it will be successful in the end. "

Originally, the third lady had given up hope, but when she heard what Li Tian said, she immediately burst into tears with excitement, and rushed forward desperately to grab Li Tian's sleeve,

"Thank you for your success, my lord! Regardless of the outcome of the matter, I am willing to do everything in my power to repay my lord's great kindness..."

(End of this chapter)