Seeing Qin Min nodding helplessly, Qin Yingyuan continued: "Brother, you are of the fourth rank when you seek an official position, and your mother is the daughter of the empress. It can be said that our house is decorated with flowers and brocade, and the oil is cooked with fire."
Qin Min nodded again. The Qin family has been prominent for many years, and the maternal family is a royal family. The Duke of Qin is undoubtedly the target of many aristocratic families in the capital.
"But brother, have you ever thought about it? Why is my grandfather not very affectionate to His Highness? He doesn't even respect my grandmother as much as before? Logically speaking, my grandmother and my grandfather shared hardships in the past, so my grandfather should value my grandmother more."
Qin Yingyuan thought for a moment and decided to start with His Highness the Second Prince. The Duke of Qin's mansion had actually been tied to the Second Prince's boat.
The mother and the second prince are siblings. Anyone would think that they are of the same bloodline as the second prince. This is an unavoidable fact.
Qin Min's face became even more ugly, and he yelled: "How can you talk about the emperor behind his back? Fortunately, there are no outsiders here today, but you must be careful in your words and actions in front of outsiders in the future, and don't act arbitrarily.
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Then, he took a look at the house and found that the girl next to his sister, Chonglou, had left the house at some point. They were the only two brothers and sisters in the house.
Qin Min breathed a sigh of relief. Although Chonglou was just a servant, he never dared to look down on anyone. Sometimes, an inconspicuous person would become the key to your victory or defeat.
"I am just talking in front of my eldest brother. I have never said these words to anyone before, including my mother. But since I was born in the Duke of Qin's palace, there are some things I have to say."
When Qin Yingyuan saw that her eldest brother looked ugly and even scolded her, she knew that he actually listened to her.
As long as the eldest brother is willing to listen and listen, it will be fine, which rekindles infinite hope for her.
"The Second Highness is not valued by my grandfather now. The reason is because he is afraid of his family's power. Needless to say, in our family, how prominent was my grandmother's family, the Li family? People from the Li family are all over the court. They were originally nobles from a centuries-old family.
In addition to the power of Conglong, which aristocratic family in the capital could match it at that time? But look at the situation of the Li family now? Aren't they just sitting in their ancestral land and not daring to stand out?"
How could Qin Min not understand what Qin Yingyuan said? The Li family was truly unparalleled back then. Compared to the sudden rise of the father and son, the century-old family was even more enviable.
It's a pity that the emperor relied on the power of the Li family to seize the country. But after gradually consolidating his power, he regarded the Li family as a thorn in his side.
After so many years of suppression, if it hadn't been for the ability of her maternal grandmother's nephew, and if the emperor still cared about their past relationship, the Li family would have been even worse off than now.
It has to be said that my grandmother's nephew is very talented because he is able to sit firmly in the official position of the Salt Transport Bureau. Of course, this is also related to the other party's awareness of current affairs.
Selling salt is a huge profit. The sky is high and the emperor is far away. It is easy to get benefits from it.
But in charge of so many salt fields, Li Zhanhua didn't dare to get any benefit from them. And this is actually a hard job, because there are so many people staring at him, and if he is caught in the slightest mistake, it will be easy to lose his head.
There is a treasure mountain in the sky, but he can only look at it. The white money flows through his hands like running water, but he can't touch it at all.
Not only can you not get it, but you also have to prevent others from getting it, which is even more difficult.
Qin Yingyuan couldn't help but feel a little relieved when she saw that her brother's expression had softened a little and showed a thoughtful expression.
Then, she continued: "Back to the Second Highness, my grandmother had some unpleasantness with my grandfather because of the second prince's concubine. I believe the reason is better than me. It's not that my grandfather felt that the second prince's concubine Lang's father was...
Are you the commander of the capital? Although the tiger talisman is in the hands of my grandfather, he is still in charge of the military power on weekdays. How can my grandfather feel relieved?"
Qin Yingyuan's analysis made Qin Min look at his sister in surprise.
"You know a lot, but I didn't expect that you, a daughter of a boudoir, would also interfere with the affairs of the court."
Qin Min was really surprised. Don't girls usually like rouge and gouache?
Although these things are not secrets, and everyone knows them very well, they are all matters of the court after all, and the daughter's family will not interfere.
"Brother, are you looking down on women? I usually look at you and don't know what's going on, but I know what's going on in my heart!"
Qin Yingyuan glanced at Qin Min and was not angry at her elder brother's attitude.
If she didn't want to achieve her own goals, why would she bother to deal with these court matters?
"My father and I are very clear about what you have analyzed. After you have said so much, I can understand what you mean. Don't you just want to say that our Duke of Qin's palace is already in flames and is not suitable for marriage with aristocratic families?
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Men think about these court matters far more comprehensively than women do.
Qin Min thought of himself. His father-in-law was Dai Yuanji, the Minister of the Ministry of War. The Commander-in-Chief of the Dudu was affiliated to the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army and took orders from the Ministry of War.
He and Dai's Iceman are the mothers of the second prince's concubine. The aristocratic families in the capital are all closely related. It is not surprising that he would marry Dai.
But the purpose of His Highness marrying Mr. Lang is self-evident.
When my grandmother mentioned it, my father didn't agree with the marriage, which only made the emperor more angry.
But neither my mother nor my grandfather agreed. At that time, my grandmother's family, the Li family, was under a lot of suppression, which almost made the Li family breathless.
Naturally, my grandmother could not watch the decline of her natal family, let alone let His Highness the Second Highness lose the support of the nobles. So she had to resist the pressure of her grandfather and let him marry Dai, which also made her grandfather's affection for her even worse than before.
"Since the eldest brother understands in his heart, why do he still want to find the son of that noble family to be my husband, just like my mother?"
Qin Yingyuan sighed. Her mother had previously said that she would keep her for a few more years, so she did not make a marriage arrangement for her prematurely.
But she will get her haircut in a few days. Once a woman has passed her haircut and has not yet said goodbye to her, those blasphemous ladies and grandmothers will start whispering behind their backs.
It was during this period that my mother had to attend to illness, so I didn't take care of her, otherwise the trouble would have started long ago.
"Although my father and I both believe that your marriage should not be with those high-profile families, we should not wrong you either." Qin Min said lightly.
In fact, his father had already told him that he wanted to find a good family for Sister Ying, so that he would not make his grandfather unhappy and Sister Ying would not be wronged if she married into him.
Anyway, as my sister is a princess, the dowry will not be small. If I find a legitimate second son, I don’t have to be a clan wife. I can worry about that leisure, as long as I live a harmonious life. 13