Chapter 326: Is a scholar good for nothing?
Jiang Liuyun, who had no reaction at first, became furious after hearing Lu Huai's name:
"Lu Huai took advantage of the fact that I was busy dealing with the Mole Lady and took advantage of the opportunity. What kind of villain is he capable of?"
"Heh." Jiang Yunhe sneered: "No matter whether Lu Huai is a villain or a gentleman, you just lost to him."
"The Ministry of Revenue's move has completely cut off our ability to use the imperial gifts to pressure the Lin family. That guy has even been promoted. Our actions will only be further restricted in the future!"
Jiang Yunhe's words were not nice.
The sentence "I lost to Lu Huai" kept lingering in Jiang Liuyun's mind. Jiang Liuyun didn't know why he felt chest tightness and shortness of breath because of this sentence.
In his eyes, Lu Huai was always just a weak scholar who knew some mediocre kung fu.
As the saying goes, a scholar is good for nothing.
But it is a fact that the imperial gift was lost, and it is also a foregone conclusion that Lu Huai will be promoted to the position of Minister of Revenue.
He was indeed one step behind, but he could not accept his defeat by Lu Huai.
Seeing Jiang Liuyun's furious look, Jiang Yunhe frowned:
"You still know that you can't lose to Lu Huai? Why didn't you think of this when you did those stupid things before?"
"Lu Huai is about to take a high position. We can't interfere with the Ministry of Revenue. If he cooperates with Lin Zhiqing, it will be a huge threat to us!"
It was obvious that Jiang Yunhe was quite dissatisfied with Lu Huai's control of the Ministry of Revenue.
When this was mentioned, Jiang Liuyun's frown relaxed slightly:
"Father, don't worry, they won't cooperate."
"You won't cooperate?" Jiang Yunhe looked at Jiang Liuyun: "What does this mean?"
Outsiders may not know this, but Jiang Yunhe is familiar with every move of Lin Zhiqing and Lu Huai, and naturally knows how troublesome it will be if these two join forces.
Moreover, the Lin and Lu families have been tied together since the Liu Mang incident. Jiang Yunhe would have doubts if they were told that they would not cooperate.
"Father, you don't understand. Lin Zhiqing has never tolerated any grain of sand in her eyes." When Jiang Liuyun thought of this, the resentment he had just felt when he lost to Lu Huai had faded a lot.
Instead, there is an indescribable feeling.
"Oh, you can't tolerate any sand?" Jiang Yunhe looked at Jiang Liuyun, and the seriousness in his tone faded a lot.
"She is very cautious and doesn't like people who lie to her. It's the same with me and Lu Huai." Jiang Liuyun curled the corners of his mouth slightly.
Seeing Jiang Liuyun so confident, Jiang Yunhe's brows relaxed slightly:
"It's a pity that Lin Zhiqing is a woman. Otherwise, giving her a position as an aide would also be a help to my Jiang family."
"She acted too calm today. Even the people around me don't have such courage."
Hearing these words, Jiang Liuyun's mind moved, and he spoke again: "Father, even if she is not a man, she can still be used by my Jiang family."
"Hmm?" Jiang Yunhe was a little confused, but his interest was piqued.
What he was thinking was, after so many things happened, Lin Zhiqing hated them so much that how could he be used by the Jiang family again?
"Lin Zhiqing and I are an engaged couple in the eyes of everyone." Jiang Liuyun emphasized the word engaged couple.
Hearing this, Jiang Yunhe smiled strangely:
"When your father arranged your marriage with the Lin family, you were extremely reluctant and said it was a wrong choice. Now, you're thinking of marrying her."
"At this point, you still refuse to admit that you deliberately let Lin Zhiqing go?"
"I didn't let her go on purpose," Jiang Liuyun said sternly.
"I was engaged to Lin Zhiqing because of the Jiang family. I had no choice."
"Now we can make the best of a bad situation. It's also for the Jiang family, so why not?"
Jiang Yunhe didn't say anything, just stared at Jiang Liuyun.
Jiang Liuyun met Jiang Yunhe's gaze without hesitation, without any dodging.
After a long while, Jiang Yunhe finally smiled again:
"Do you have a way to keep the engagement between our Jiang and Lin families intact?"
The engagement remains the same, which means there is no major dispute between the two families. It also indirectly shows that the rumors about the Lin and Jiang families are all groundless.
"Not yet." Jiang Liuyun shook his head.
Although there is no way to resume the engagement for the time being, it is enough for him to know that Jiang Yunhe does not object to this matter.
You can think of a solution slowly.
The father and son finally reached an agreement on this matter, and the tense atmosphere in the room disappeared.
At this moment, the guard outside spoke:
"My Lord, the eldest daughter of the Lin family is here to see you."
Jiang Yunhe and Jiang Liuyun were stunned. They looked at each other, and there was some joy in their eyes.
Soon, Lin Yangyang, holding a big knife, was invited into the main hall.
Jiang Yunhe sat on the chair and did not stand up. He just sipped his tea quietly without saying a word.
Jiang Liuyun sat aside without even raising his head:
"Ms. Lin, why are you visiting me so late at night and armed with weapons? What brings you here?"
Lin Yangyang was breathing rapidly, obviously having rushed here without stopping.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead casually:
"Where is Lin Shian?"
Jiang Liuyun frowned: "It's funny, the Lin family's people are missing, and they actually come to my Jiang family to look for them."
"Do you think anybody can come to my Jiang family?"
"Don't play dumb with me." Lin Yangyang placed the long knife on the ground.
"If I don't see Lin Shian tonight, I will risk my life to splatter blood on the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion!"
"You are so arrogant!" Jiang Liuyun suddenly put down the teacup, and the tea in the cup shook and some spilled out.
"I don't have any tone. You know that I, Lin Yangyang, always keep my word!" Lin Yangyang crossed his arms and held his head high.
"Lin Shian is not at the Jiang family." Jiang Liuyun and Jiang Yunhe looked at each other and tentatively spoke again.
"I don't care, I don't care, I'm going to stay here today." Lin Yangyang fell to the ground with a thud.
When encountering such an unreasonable person, Jiang Liuyun is like a scholar meeting a soldier, unable to explain himself clearly.
Jiang Yunhe didn't show any disgust on his face, he just smiled faintly and said:
"The two young ladies of the Lin family have very different personalities. Didn't Lin Zhiqing and Lin Congli teach you that trespassing into the Marquis's residence at night is a grave crime..."
"Don't mention Lin Zhiqing to me!" Lin Yangyang jumped up from the ground: "Lin Zhiqing is Lin Zhiqing, I am me. If she doesn't save Lin Shian, I will!"
"Let's talk about our own affairs, don't mention her!"
She turned her head away, looking very angry.
Hearing these words, Jiang Yunhe narrowed his eyes:
"Miss Lin, what do you mean by that? Zhiqing has always been sensible and polite, so why wouldn't he save Shi'an?"
"Screw your sensibility and courtesy. Don't you know whether she's sensible or not? You clearly hate her to death, why are you pretending to be a gentleman?"
"Don't talk nonsense here. I know Shi'an is in your hands."
"Hand him over!"
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