Chapter 426 The Lin Clan
The Lin family has been living in their new house for over a month now. Following up on the spies caught in the Lin family's house, the princess conducted a thorough investigation and actually uncovered quite a few useful things.
These people were sent to Taiyuan when they were young and had been stationed in the Prince's mansion for many years. Later, because the Princess's maternal family lacked manpower for their dowry residence, they were sent here.
The princess hadn't expected that some people could have such a long reach. Only after severe interrogation did she learn that these people's target this time was her and her two daughters.
Everyone knows that the Chu Princess and the Chu King have a very close relationship, but the person behind it all is planning to use the Chu Princess and the two princesses to blackmail the Chu King.
However, the person behind this has not yet been revealed. All that is known is that these people were placed in the Prince's mansion a long time ago, but they have never been given important positions in the mansion.
Later, they were sent far away to a secluded residence. Under strict interrogation, they could only learn that their target this time was the Princess Consort of Chu and the two princesses. As for the person behind the operation, the King of Chu and the two princes went to capture him, but they found that he had died suddenly when they arrived at the rendezvous point.
The trail ends here.
There are several speculations about the King of Chu, but without any substantial evidence, they remain just speculations.
Lin Changning secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, during the deployment, most of the comfort supplies were allocated to the Princess and the others. Otherwise, she dared not even think about the consequences.
After the housewarming banquet, the Lin family officially entered the sights of the prominent families in Taiyuan. During the banquet, the Prince of Chu introduced many people to Lin Changning.
From prominent families in Taiyuan to royal residences, all of Lin Changning's capable men have met him and know that the Prince of Chu intends to promote his new son-in-law.
Not only were they polite in their words, but they also frequently praised Lin Changning. Lao Ma and Lao Zhou were also at the table, watching Lin Changning chat and laugh with those important figures they rarely saw on ordinary days.
One can't help but marvel at how Changning has truly soared to great heights.
The happiest person was Old Ma, whose marriage to Lin Shilang had been arranged. In a few months, Lin Shilang's grandfather, along with his parents and family, would move to Taiyuan.
Shi Lang is now working as a physician in the Prince's mansion, and he and Lin Changning look after each other. The Lin family is happy to let the two of them take care of each other and rise to prominence.
Aside from Lin Shilang's family, many other clansmen also considered coming to join Lin Changning, but they were stopped by the Lin family patriarch.
He stated frankly that although the clan could not bring glory to Changning, they would not allow any clan member to drag Changning down or hold back their Lin family's prodigy.
Because of this incident, the Lin family elders even held a special ancestral hall meeting. The letter sent there told Lin Changning to work hard outside, assuring him that the family members would not cause him any trouble.
However, if one day he truly rises up with the King of Chu, I hope Lin Changning can return home to worship his ancestors and open the ancestral hall to inform them of the ceremony.
Although there are always some foolish people in the clan who want to take advantage of others, the clan elders are all clear-headed and discerning, and they suppress such thoughts as soon as they are discovered.
The Lin family had finally produced a promising young man, so they naturally wouldn't let these parasites in the clan cause trouble. Moreover, the clan head and several elders unanimously believed that Changning's career wouldn't end there, and they certainly wouldn't let these people cause trouble for Changning prematurely.
As for what will happen in the future, if Changning recovers, their clansmen will naturally benefit, and the elders see this clearly.
However, Lin Changqing sent back news a few days ago that he had entered the academy and would be able to take the exam the year after next after the year-end assessment.
The clan chief took the letter without speaking. The current situation in the world was too chaotic. Changning was already a fourth-rank official, which was naturally better than Lin Changqing, whose future was still uncertain.
After pressing the letter, inform the clansmen that from now on, they should act as if the Lin Erniu family no longer exists in the clan. The clan chief clearly sees that there is no room for reconciliation regarding the private affairs between Lin Daniu and the Lin Erniu family.
With Changning already on the move, Changqing had no choice but to give up. Thinking of this, the elder sighed again.
He couldn't help but feel resentful about what Lin Daniu had done, turning against his own brother.
If the two promising young men in the clan, one a scholar and the other a warrior, could both enter officialdom, wouldn't the Lin family's rise to prominence be just around the corner? Perhaps in a few years, they could even join the ranks of a prominent family.
Thinking of this, the clan elder sighed. It was a pity that the two brothers, who came from the same branch, had become sworn enemies, and now there was no way to turn things around.
A few days ago, Changning sent word that he would soon be marrying the princess. After thinking it over, it wouldn't be good for too many members of the Lin family to go, especially since it was a sensitive time.
So they asked Shilang's grandfather to attend Changning's wedding on behalf of the Lin family. Since Changning had lost her father, the officiants would naturally be the prince and princess, which was both a sign of favor and a sign of respect.
At times like these, these country bumpkins would not cause trouble for Changning. Most of the clansmen were farmers and did not know much about the wedding ceremonies of nobles and officials. If they went and made a fool of themselves, it would be a disgrace to Changning.
After much deliberation, since Shiro was going to marry the daughter of a colleague from Changning, Shiro's grandfather decided to go with the sentiments of the clan to Changning, as a way of showing his appreciation.
None of them were anything valuable; it was just that each family chipped in some money to buy a present that was considered decent. Each family brought some local gifts, which were then taken by Shiro's grandfather.
These days, Lin Changning is not only busy with the affairs of the military headquarters, but also often takes time to try on wedding attire at home. Li Mingxiu and Li Mingde also give Lin Changning repeated reminders about some matters related to the wedding.
Lin Changning has been getting dizzy and lightheaded from trying on wedding dresses lately. Every day after work, she has to learn about the wedding process in the evening, but fortunately it's not too complicated.
With the wedding date approaching and the ceremony being rushed, the princess and the princess had already cut many cumbersome rituals and omitted as many steps as possible.
Lin Changning was also unable to meet with Li Mingshu during this period, but occasionally he would have the two princes pass on a few words to others. Li Mingshu was fine, after all, she had been married once before, so she was still familiar with these things, it was just going through it again.
Lin Changning, on the other hand, was always busy after finishing reading official documents, which left him exhausted. He would complain to Qi Rong and Li Mingxiu about his troubles.
The two realized they had been exploiting Lin Changning too much, so they consciously reduced the workload on him and delegated the tasks to others.
This prevents Lin Changning from later complaining to Mingshu, only to be confronted and reprimanded by Mingshu at home.
To be honest, this kid has really improved. He's even learned to tattle now. His sister is holding Yue'er, and the two of them are looking at them with reproachful eyes, which is really hard to bear.
After being reprimanded, the two sighed silently and consciously helped Lin Changning share the workload, easing his burden.
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