The daughter of the first wife is a black lotus, reborn and remarried to kill

Liu's anger towards Jiang Lin had not yet dissipated, and she was a little confused when she heard Li Qingqian's words.

Originally, he just wanted to curb Li Qingqian's arrogance and embarrass her.

But I didn't expect that I would be the one who is embarrassed now.

Li Qingqian snorted coldly and said to Yun Yi, "You were the one who delivered the message when I invited Master Shen several times before. You know the way, so I'll let you go now. Tell Master Shen that my stepmother thinks his previous marriage is not as good as Jiang Lin's. Tell him what happened today."

She turned around and smiled coldly at Liu, "If Master Shen is not even as good as Master Jiang now, I think we should just give up on this marriage."

"How can this be possible!" This time it was Li Zhengkang who spoke first, "Your marriage with Master Shen was personally arranged by your biological mother and the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo. How can you cancel the engagement on your own?"

Li Qingqian looked at him calmly and said quietly, "Yes, since my biological mother and the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo personally arranged this marriage, why did my marriage seem so shaky before?"

Li Zhengkang stood there in a daze.

He also knew in his heart that Li Qingqian in the past was just a gift to him, a most magnificent gift to expand his power in officialdom.

If his thoughts when he allowed Li Qingqian to be sent away were true, Li Shuyue should have married into the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, and Li Qingqian should have married into the royal family.

In addition, both sons are promising, so it is fine even if the seventh prince is supported to be a puppet emperor.

By then, the two sons had become the new emperor's confidants, and Li Qingqian's appearance would not make the emperor dislike her.

As for the marriage with the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, it was just a preliminary effort to win over the family. Once the Li family gained power, Li Zhengkang would no longer care about this relative.

This was his original plan.

But things are different now. After the palace banquet on New Year’s Eve, he was summoned by the emperor.

One is for the matter of Beiyuan;

Secondly, he learned from the Emperor that in order to marry Li Qingqian, Shen Changyun not only asked for an imperial decree to grant the marriage as a backup, but also asked the Emperor and the Empress for all kinds of rare treasures to be included in the betrothal gift to Li Qingqian.

Seeing that Master Shen was serious about Li Qingqian, and that the Duke of Zhenguo was still a favorite of the court, he would not want to offend him, so on the surface he would pretend to be a loving father who was happy for his daughter.

But in his heart, he still regarded Li Qingqian as a gift, except that the recipient of the gift changed from the easy-to-control Seventh Prince to Shen Changyun.

Originally, it was thought that Li Shuyue could marry the Seventh Prince instead of Li Qingqian, but she never expected that when she went to pick up Li Qingqian, she would jump into the river to save someone, and the incident was widely publicized in the capital.

Li Zhengkang is a very tactful person and knows how to stop losses in time.

Seeing his grand plans aborted, he simply switched sides. Even if he could not become the future father-in-law of the emperor, he had to preserve his existing power and status first.

So he chose the prince.

As for who the most capable person in the prince's hand is, other people don't know, but people like him who are involved in official circles know it very well - the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

Therefore, no matter what, he believed that Li Qingqian was the hub for establishing a relationship with the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. If this marriage fell through, all his efforts would be in vain.

Liu and Li Shuyue also knew in their hearts that Li Qingqian was talking about how they, mother and daughter, intended to snatch her marriage away a few years ago.

But Li Shuyue was disdainful in her heart. Others might not know, but she knew it too? Shen Changyun was a complete bastard!

Who would want a thing that rode a horse in the streets at the beginning of the wedding and was scolded by the emperor? Only someone like Li Qingqian, who is not very smart, would treat her as a treasure.

Seeing that the three of them were silent, Li Qingqian suddenly smiled coldly: "But I don't want to think the worst of people. I believe that Mother Liu is kind to me. Then please tell me, mother, what is wrong with marrying Master Shen? I will write it down so that we won't be resentful in the future when we become husband and wife."

Liu hesitated for a long time and couldn't say anything, and Li Zhengkang didn't seem to intend to say anything to help her.

Li Qingqian took a few steps forward with a stern expression. The aura around her made Liu shudder and she couldn't help but take a few steps back.

It was very strange. Li Qingqian was obviously just a girl under sixteen years old, but how come he couldn't stand his ground in front of her at all? What was going on?

Li Qingqian raised her eyebrows, the smile on her face grew instead of diminishing, but her eyes were filled with alienation and coldness.

"You can't tell me, or you don't want to tell Qian?"

Liu glanced at Li Zhengkang who was standing beside her. Seeing that he had no intention of helping her, she smiled awkwardly and said, "Don't blame me, Qian. I was just angry and said that. I apologize to you."

"You should apologize, but the person you're apology to is not me," Li Qingqian chuckled and shook her head, "I know I'm not your daughter, so you naturally won't treat me like Li Shuyue. But if you turn your anger on Master Shen because he's your future husband, even if he can tolerate it, I won't tolerate it."

In Li Qingqian's eyes, if someone touches her, as long as she doesn't die or lose her innocence, she won't bother to care at all; but if someone she cares about is touched, no matter how trivial the matter is, she will fight to the death.

Liu was extremely unwilling. She had just said something casually about a junior, but Li Qingqian had the nerve to challenge her?

"I did say something bad about Master Shen, but he is about to become your husband, which means he is my junior. So what if my mother-in-law said something bad about my junior? Don't forget that I, Dawei, believe in filial piety!"

Li Qingqian smiled and said, "Dawei does advocate filial piety, but you must not forget who is Dawei's master. In the final analysis, whether I marry him or not, he is the nephew of the current emperor. I just reminded Mr. Jiang not to try to get close to the emperor, but how come you turn around and regard the imperial power as nothing?"

Liu's eyes avoided and she swallowed in fear.

The coldness in Li Qingqian's eyes grew even colder. "If His Majesty's majesty is challenged, will you also discuss filial piety with him?"

Liu's eyes suddenly widened and looked at her.

Li Qingqian must be crazy to let the emperor discuss filial piety with her.

"Nonsense! How can the emperor's power be a target for you to provoke your stepmother?" Li Zhengkang clenched his fist and shouted angrily.

Li Shuyue couldn't stand it anymore, pointed at Li Qingqian and cursed: "How dare you be so bold and disrespectful to your stepmother, Li Qingqian, how many heads do you have to chop off?"

"I'm not kidding," Li Qingqian glanced at Li Zhengkang calmly, then turned to look at Li Shuyue, "If the top beam is crooked, the bottom beam will be crooked. She taught her daughter to dare to point at her elder sister's nose and scold her in public, and it happened more than once. With such a stepmother in my family, how can I be a good person?"

Li Shuyue was choked and speechless.

Li Zhengkang originally wanted to scold her, but now he was still waiting for her to marry into the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, which would take only about ten days. After thinking it over, he gave up.

"Okay, stop making noise so early in the morning." He got up and walked out of the house.

"Father, wait a minute. I have something else to report to you," Li Qingqian bowed her head to him. "Jiang Lin is still considered a stranger, but he has entered the mistress's courtyard openly. This is the fault of my daughter, the housekeeper. Since it is a mistake, he should be punished."

Li Zhengkang just remembered this detail. He was furious, but he was so focused on getting the matter resolved quickly as he still had to take care of Beiyuan's affairs that he ignored this.

But he was a little confused. Since neither he nor Liu cared about this detail, Li Qingqian could have just let it go. Why did she suddenly bring up this matter?

Liu was equally puzzled as Li Zhengkang. She had noticed that during this period of time, there had been a major replacement of servants in the mansion. All the people she used to work for had been sent back to their hometowns, and she no longer had a capable person around her.

It takes money to run errands, and since I'm short of money right now, I might as well let Li Qingqian keep the housekeeper power for now.

Anyway, she will be getting married soon, and then I will find a reason to pass the housekeeper power to the old lady. When Shu Yue becomes successful, Li Zhengkang will have to beg me to be the housekeeper again.

This matter was suddenly brought up again. Although Li Qingqian had a respectful expression on her face, she always felt that things did not seem to be going well.

At an angle that the three of them couldn't see, a subtle hint of danger flashed in Li Qingqian's eyes.

I did this on purpose, so how could I let go of this good opportunity?