Although Wen Zhemao's affair with the concubine was not made public, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Wen Zhemao had lost the emperor's favor.

The Su-King Party's badmouthing was naturally an opportunity for Wen Zhehan.

As long as the methods are appropriate, it is easy to completely dismantle Wen Zhemao's power and cut off the possibility of Wen Zhemao ascending to the throne.

What's more, Wen Zhehan himself was backed by the Prime Minister's Office, and almost all the civil servants in the Manchu Dynasty were his supporters. He also had the support of Guo Youning, the defender of northern Xinjiang and the Marquis of Zhenbei. As long as he received military support from western or southern Xinjiang, Wen Zhemao would have no chance of winning.

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Before coming to the Double Ninth Festival Autumn Banquet, Yan Qing originally thought that Wen Zhehan wanted to take the opportunity to win over him in order to gain the support of the military and civilians in Western Xinjiang.

Although she is now just a young border guard in Western Xinjiang, with the Yan family's century-old management in Western Xinjiang, it will not be difficult for her to regain actual control of Western Xinjiang.

Most people in the capital knew this well, so they took advantage of the time she was trapped in the capital to send people to Western Xinjiang in order to carve up the Yan family's century-old business in Western Xinjiang.

It's just that they probably didn't expect that Meng Shulan would take over Xijiang, and that they would actually hand over the Yan family's century-old management into his hands.

The fragment of "Wei Liao Zi" not only marked the terrain of Western Xinjiang, but also the military layout of the Yan family's army, as well as the various operations of the Yan family in various cities in Western Xinjiang.

Ever since she promised her mother to return to the North, she had never thought of returning to Western Xinjiang.

It's just that although he has handed over the Yan family's century-old management, he may not be able to help much.

The powerful suppress people, and if Wen Zhemao comes to power, the soldiers loyal to the Yan family in Western Xinjiang will definitely not escape the fate of being purged in their previous life.

So she got involved in the dispute between the two sons and made up her mind to nominate Wen Zhehan as the heir apparent.

It's just that she didn't know much about Wen Zhehan in her previous life, so she wanted to use this autumn banquet to learn a little about him and explore Wen Zhehan's background.

But before leaving the house, he unexpectedly learned of Yan Qiwei's desire for revenge. For a moment, he was trapped in his own thoughts, and he regarded this banquet full of talented people and beauties as a banquet for ordinary nobles to enjoy themselves.

If Li Wanrou hadn't caused this scene, she would have actually ignored the hidden meaning and believed the rumor circulating that Prince Duan wanted to take advantage of the autumn banquet to see Princess Duan.

Thinking about it now, as a prince, Wen Zhehan would definitely not be able to blatantly win over the courtiers when Wen Zhemao just lost power. This would definitely arouse the emperor's suspicion and displeasure.

But if it is an excuse to see the princess and invite the high-ranking officials and young ladies in the capital to gather together for a banquet and merrymaking, it will naturally be unmistakable.

However, the courtiers' intention to stand in line could not be disclosed directly, but they could be conveyed to Wen Zhehan through their sons and daughters.

After thinking about this, Yan Qing finally understood the twists and turns of this autumn banquet.

The calculations in this capital, the city of the people who are deeply immersed in the center of power, are the things that even thousands of military books cannot describe!

Now looking at Li Wanrou being laughed at by the crowd, Yan Qing finally understood that the families represented by these people at the banquet, even if they did not support Wen Zhehan, would certainly not be Wen Zhemao's supporters.

The Zhennan Hou Mansion behind Li Wanrou is still supporting Wen Zhemao at this time. As the concubine of the Zhennan Hou Mansion, Li Wanrou is in a situation like a sheep in a wolf's den. How can she not be ostracized by everyone?

It is estimated that those who supported her in the beginning were rebels from the Su Wang Party.

Seeing that Wen Zhehan didn't have a good impression of Li Wanrou, everyone naturally became interested and started to laugh at Li Wanrou's jokes.

Seeing Li Wanrou sitting down with an awkward expression on her face, Yan Qing's eyes flashed with deep thought.

It was indeed the first time she met Li Wanrou, but it was not the first time she heard the name.

After the previous generation Wen Zhemao ascended the throne, he quickly blamed Yan Kangping for his failure in supervising the war, resulting in the loss of more than half of the soldiers and civilians in Western Xinjiang. He dismissed Yan Kangping and returned the military power in Western Xinjiang to the royal family. Then he was exiled for corruption and allowed Yan Kangping to die.

On the road to exile.

When Yan Kangping died, Yan Ling'er, who had not yet waited for the imperial decree, was thrown into the Dragon Palace first.

Almost at the same time, Wen Zhemao announced that Li Wanrou, the only daughter of Zhennan Marquis Li Dingshan, would be appointed as his queen.

Then, because he lost a battle with Xueyuan, he was recalled to the palace, was accused of treason, and was tortured and killed in the cold palace.

No one in the civil and military circles of the dynasty complained for her, but Yan Ling'er, as her only remaining relative, actively offered advice and had her cut into a human stick in order to climb out of the cold palace!

The eunuch who carried out the execution seemed to have mentioned that the new queen did not like the emperor's harem intervening in politics?

I can't remember clearly, my ears were covered with blood, and I couldn't hear clearly from the beginning.

But now that she thinks about it, she understands better.

Wen Zhemao had planned it from the beginning, so that he could work for him while alive, and in death he could please the new queen in the name of purging the harem, thus satisfying his father-in-law.

With the help of the Qiang people, he pushed the Yan family's army in Western Xinjiang who were loyal to the Yan family to the front line and killed them all! He also used the battle of Xueyuan to kill all her brothers!

In this way, he can completely take over the military affairs of Western and Northern Xinjiang after his death!

In this way, no one will defend him after he tortured and killed him for treason without any evidence!

When it comes to conspiracies and calculations, compared to people like them who are steeped in political power, I am still far behind!

Yan Qing narrowed his eyes, swallowing all the hatred in his stomach along with the wine, and then raised his eyes to look at Li Wanrou.

Li Wanrou, who was not comforted by Wen Zhehan but was scolded instead, felt resentful and aggrieved. She looked into Wen Zhehan's eyes, filled with tears, and looked sad.

Yan Qing saw Li Wanrou's sad expression in his eyes, his eyelashes drooped slightly, and the corners of his lips twitched slightly.

In her last life, she had never met Li Wanrou, nor did she know Wen Zhehan, but in this life, an autumn banquet made her know some interesting things.

I just don’t know what kind of wonderful expression Li Dingshan will have when he knows that his daughter has other thoughts about Wen Zhehan?

However, based on her understanding of Li Dingshan, she was afraid that he was not unaware of Li Wanrou's love for Wen Zhehan.

But he sided with Wen Zhemao...

The meaning of this has to be thought-provoking.

If it was because Concubine Li had an affair with Wen Zhemao, he had to stand on a united front with Wen Zhemao based on the interests of the Li family.

But now that this matter has been exposed, Wen Zhemao has lost the emperor's favor and will no longer be the emperor's choice for heir apparent.

Why does Li Dingshan still support Wen Zhemao?

And since he supports Wen Zhemao so firmly, why does he let Li Wanrou come to this autumn banquet to continue to indulge Li Wanrou and Wen Zhehan's entanglement?

Did Li Dingshan want to make two preparations and capture both princes in his hands?
Chapter completed!