He looked up at the plum blossoms on the branches, but no one saw the expression on his face.
After a moment, he lowered his gaze and looked at Lin Xiangzhi.
“If you are unreliable, how could I dare to entrust the Ministry of Revenue to you? You and Zhen Jingxiu are practically classmates, and you two have a close relationship. How can he be unreliable? Tell me.”
The guilt still lingered in his heart, and Lin Xiangzhi weighed in his mind how to say these words.
He had to thwart the incompetent matchmaker's scheme, but he also couldn't let the emperor truly develop a rift with his friend.
He thought for a moment and said, "Jing Xiu's talent and appearance are too outstanding. All the girls in the capital are infatuated with him, and many noble ladies have expressed their admiration for him openly or secretly."
It's said that scholars are often romantic, but Jingxiu was, after all, a man of strong character, and there were times when he couldn't resist temptation.
After saying this, Lin Xiangzhi wanted to slap himself.
It is true that Zhen Jingxiu is popular among noble ladies, but unlike other literati, he has never been close to any girl.
This gossip is true; he didn't want to add the last sentence unless he had no other choice.
Xiao Jingzhao couldn't help but chuckle softly.
Lin Xiangzhi: "..."
When his mother talked to him about his sister's marriage, she meant that she would personally arrange the marriage.
Xiao Jingzhao said he hoped his sister would be with someone she liked, and that he had only summoned Lin Xiangzhi today to test him.
Having made up his mind, Xiao Jingzhao said to Prime Minister Lin, "It's still early. I'll go change my clothes, and we'll go sit with Su Jin."
"No, let's go another day."
Xiao Jingzhao raised an eyebrow. "Why not today? Su Jin should be home by now."
"Your Majesty is unaware of this. There is a joyous occasion at the Jiang residence today, and Su Jin has already gone there to attend the celebration."
"Who? Who got married?"
Xiao Jingzhao felt a buzzing in his head, and a bad premonition welled up in his heart.
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