latelenovela Chapter 525: One Path to the End
Chapter 525: One Path to the End
Mrs. Wei has always been emotionally stable and rarely gets angry with her daughter, but today, when she left the Regent's Palace, her face was clouded with gloom.
If this wasn't the right place to talk, she would have been unable to suppress her anger.
It was not until she got on the carriage that she could no longer restrain herself, "Wei Lichu, what exactly do you want to do?"
Madam Wei couldn't believe it. Her daughter, who was usually dignified, polite and intelligent, acted like a fool in the palace today, constantly provoking and offending the Regent Princess.
In a situation where everyone is in danger, how can one do such a stupid thing?
"Mother, don't be angry. I will explain it to you slowly in detail when we get home." Wei Lichu no longer had the arrogance and conceit she had in the Regent's Palace just now, and even her attitude was lowered.
Mrs. Wei pursed her lips tightly, her face looking very ugly.
The carriage sped all the way back to the Wei family. Mrs. Wei waved away Wei Lichu's hand and got off the carriage with a cold face.
Wei Lichu followed her to the upper room.
"Everyone, go out." Mrs. Wei drove all the servants out of the room.
Wei Lichu stood in front of Mrs. Wei properly and knelt down.
"Mother, what I did today was not impulsive or reckless. I know what I am doing."
"Then tell me, why do you want to do this at all costs and offend the Regent Princess?" Mrs. Wei looked at her sharply.
"Did your cousin teach you to do this?"
Wei Lichu whispered, "You also know that the Regent is the commander of the Pacification Division. Before he came to Suzhou, he must have investigated us thoroughly."
"Otherwise, the first thing we would have done upon arriving in Suzhou would not have been to ban land enclosure."
"I just want the Regent Princess to think that I am foolish and impulsive. Then, no matter what I do in the future, the Princess will only think that I am foolish and ignorant, and will not suspect that I have other purposes in doing what I do."
Mrs. Wei did not budge at all because of her words.
"Then tell me, what exactly do you and Yi Lanxin want to do?"
Wei Lichu raised her clear eyes and said, "Mother, the emperor's heart disease is congenital. Even if he is getting better now, he won't live for many years. Once the emperor dies, do you think the Wei family should support the queen mother or the regent?"
"..." Madam Wei's eyes darkened slightly.
"If we help the Queen Mother, that would be a merit for us to follow the Emperor and join the Regent..." Wei Lichu's eyes were burning with two beams of light.
"Just based on the regent's ban on enclosure today, he has offended all the noble families in the Southern Dynasty. If he ascends the throne, it will only weaken the power of the noble families and turn our Southern Dynasty into another Yong Dynasty."
"We have no other choice."
"So, what do you want?" Mrs. Wei was not led astray by her daughter's passionate words.
Wei Lichu said, "We have to obtain the shipping rights to the port of Yingzui Bay before the Regent Princess."
"Dream on!" Madam Wei gritted her teeth, "You underestimate the Regent and Shen Sui'an."
"There is a price to pay for underestimating the enemy."
Wei Lichu frowned, "Mother, you overestimated them. Today, I see that Shen Sui'an is just so-so."
The Regent Princess is just an ordinary woman in the harem. She just holds banquets, eats and drinks, and talks about family matters. It's really boring.
Compared with the ever-changing situation in the court, how could she compare with her cousin who was the first female official.
"I really shouldn't have kept Yi Lan's heart." Mrs. Wei laughed at herself.
Originally, she took Yi Lanxin in because she was her cousin's daughter and her daughter always admired her. But seeing her daughter's eyes full of ambition, Madam Wei felt that she had done something wrong.
"Mother, what I said is not wrong. Father thinks so too. It is impossible for our family to support the regent." Wei Lichu frowned.
Why can't I convince my mother to believe what she said?
"How can a teenage girl like you understand the world's affairs?" Madam Wei advised earnestly, "Chu'er, don't listen to your cousin. She should go back to the capital."
Wei Lichu broke free from Madam Wei's hand, "Mother, you are too soft-hearted. Anyway, I have offended someone I shouldn't have offended today. Doesn't Shen Sui'an want to build a business in Yingzui Bay? It depends on whether she has the ability to do it."
"That's enough!" Madam Wei shouted, "From today on, you are not allowed to step out of the backyard or go to Suzhou Academy without my permission."
"Mother!" Wei Lichu was unwilling.
"Someone, send the girl back to her room." Mrs. Wei ordered in a cold voice.
"Go and ask my cousin to come and see me."
Wei Lichu walked to the door with panic in her eyes, "Mother..."
Does mother really want to drive my cousin away?
How is that possible!
"Chu'er, listen to your mother and go back to the house first." A gentle and low voice came from behind.
Wei Lichu felt like she had seen a savior, and looked at the person who came with pleading eyes, "Dad, please persuade Mom."
"Well, let me talk to your mother."
After hearing this, Wei Lichu felt relieved. She pursed her lips, turned around and left.
Mrs. Wei was a person who rarely got angry. This was the first time she felt so angry at her daughter's words that her chest ached. She didn't even want to get up to greet her husband when he came in.
"Don't be angry, have some tea first." Wei Shidong poured the tea and spoke in a soft voice.
"My daughter is young, so it's inevitable that she may overreact in her words and actions, but her original intention was good, and she was thinking about our Wei family."
Mrs. Wei frowned, "Even you say so."
"Are you underestimating the Regent? Isn't the fate of the Lu and Hong families enough for you to understand the Regent's ability?"
"If the Queen Mother could protect them, their entire family would not be executed."
Wei Shidong whispered, "We haven't done anything to harm the world, how can the Regent deal with us?"
"If the regent can befriend the noble families and work together for our benefit, then the noble families will naturally be willing to support him. However, the regent has been in the Southern Dynasty for many years. If he ascends the throne, the first thing he will have to deal with is the noble families."
"The enclosure ban proves everything."
Madam Wei took a deep breath and said, "So what? He is the regent now. Why would we offend him first?"
"It's not that we want to offend him, it's that he can't tolerate the aristocratic families." Wei Shidong said.
"Madam, there is news from the capital city that the new emperor...I'm afraid it won't be long. If the new emperor is gone by then, who do you think will be able to take that position?"
"Rather than choosing one that scares us, why not..."
Mrs. Wei's expression was unpredictable. "Are you serious? Is this news true?"
"She came out of the palace, how could it be fake?" Wei Shidong smiled, "Lan Xin is a female official beside the Queen Mother. She stayed in Suzhou. Who says it wasn't the Queen Mother's intention?"
"We have already chosen our side. Even if we choose another wise ruler now, he may not trust us."
"Might as well leave it like this."
Go all the way to the end.
Whether you win or lose will be determined in the future.