Chapter 361 In-laws
After returning home, Lin Zhiqing stayed indoors and stayed in the yard.
Others knew that she was very thoughtful and did not disturb her.
Not long after, some rumors began to appear in Shengjing City.
For example, Marquis Anping and Marquis Zhenyuan wanted to marry each other.
Marquis Anping is the father of Princess Pingning.
When this news came out at this time, people with quick minds could figure out something was wrong.
The most taboo thing about court affairs is that they are related to the affairs of the harem, but they are also closely related to the affairs of the harem.
The atmosphere in the Lin and Jiang families was tense, but it was fine with other people, as they were all officials in the court, many of them had their own standards in mind.
Unless Marquis Zhenyuan is mentally ill, it is impossible for him to marry Marquis Anping at this time.
The incident of the Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion using an orphan girl to erect a memorial archway had already caused a lot of controversy, and now there was also the issue of Lin Congrong standing between the Lin and Jiang families.
If Jiang Liuyun is really engaged to Princess Pingning, wouldn't that confirm his reputation of being pretentious in the past and now flattering the powerful and bullying the weak?
Some even speculated that the rumor was spread by the Lin family with the purpose of putting the Jiang family in a dilemma.
If you agree to marry into the Anping Marquisate, you will be branded as unkind and unjust.
If you refuse to marry into the Anping Marquis's Mansion, you will lose a powerful relative.
No matter what choice they make, it will be very difficult for the Jiang family.
At the same time, inside the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, Jiang Yunhe was very angry:
"Marquis Anping was reckless and rude when he was young, and now that he's old, he's getting worse!"
"Why are we discussing marriage at this time? Isn't this just putting our Jiang family on the spot?"
Jiang Liuyun on the side frowned, lowered his head and said nothing.
He knew why Jiang Yunhe was so angry.
If we were simply discussing marriage, why would it have come to this?
Jiang Yunhe was angry that Marquis Anping did not bring up the matter of Princess Pingning and Jiang Liuyun at a good time.
Jiang Yunhe had previously thought of marrying into the Anping Marquis's Mansion to form a strong alliance.
But firstly, the Lin and Jiang families had just fallen out at that time, so it was not appropriate to shift the target too quickly.
Secondly, this move will be suspected of currying favor and forming a clique for personal gain.
The best time is to wait until the affairs between the Lin and Jiang families have calmed down before discussing it.
However, no one expected that the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion had not taken any action yet, but the Anping Marquis Mansion was already impatient.
Now, due to the rumors outside and the pressure from the court, the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion cannot agree, but it would be a pity to refuse.
Thinking of this, Jiang Liuyun curled the corners of his mouth with a hint of sarcasm.
His father did not take his marriage seriously. As before, he just used it as a bargaining chip to gain benefits.
And he was just a puppet in his father's hands.
Jiang Yunhe caught a glimpse of Jiang Liuyun's actions, and his anger intensified. However, he held his temper and spoke again:
"Yun'er, in this situation, you are the only one who can stabilize the Anping Marquis' Mansion and preserve this marriage."
Jiang Liuyun frowned: "Didn't you promise me before that you would revive my engagement with Lin Zhiqing?"
"There's no conflict." Jiang Yunhe's eyes were sharp. "Lin Zhiqing has escaped. We can't do anything about her for now. It's better to stabilize the Anping Marquis Mansion first."
"No! If the Anping Marquis' Mansion marries Princess Pingning here, who will be the eldest and who will be the youngest?" Jiang Liuyun stared into Jiang Yunhe's eyes.
Jiang Yunhe took a deep breath:
"Don't look at me like that. Let me ask you, you are the son of the Zhenyuan Marquis, and you will inherit my legacy in the future. Do you really want to leave the position of wife to that..."
"Father!" Jiang Liuyun interrupted him.
"Heh!" Jiang Yunhe sneered, "I heard that you seldom go to Cangxianglou recently, but you often pay attention to the Lin family's movements."
"Why, do you want to take all the benefits?"
Jiang Liuyun's heart was hurt by these words. He turned his head away, as if he didn't want to say anything more.
Jiang Yunhe did not press his position, but spoke again:
"Marquis Anping is a fool. He has no other talents besides his martial arts. However, he is a veteran general with military power and can help us accomplish our mission."
"Princess Pingning is just a girl with nothing but good looks. You can make her wait for you obediently with just a few nice words."
"Besides, you haven't done it before, why don't you want to do it now?"
"Father, I have only done this twice. Why do you stop me every time?" Jiang Liuyun's eyes showed a rare look of sadness.
Jiang Yunhe felt it, but he chose to ignore it: "This is the last time."
He said lightly.
Jiang Liuyun took a deep breath and did not answer. Instead, he stared at Jiang Yunhe.
The two of them remained in a stalemate for a long time.
Finally, Jiang Liuyun was defeated again:
"When everything is over, you might promise me to be with her?"
"Of course." Jiang Yunhe seemed to be waiting for him to say this.
Jiang Liuyun compromised again: "Okay, I promise you, I will stabilize Princess Pingning, and I hope father will remember what you promised me."
"Of course." Jiang Yunhe raised his chin high.
Jiang Liuyun didn't say anything else, he compromised again.
Jiang Yunhe patted his shoulder with satisfaction:
"Yun'er, your father is doing this for your own good. Why not do something that is good for you and the Jiang family?"
Jiang Liuyun was very silent.
Jiang Yunhe didn't care what his mood was, and a smile appeared on his face:
"If you can stabilize the Anping Marquis' Mansion, we can start with the Three Departments."
"You have already offended the Minister of Justice to death. It will take some effort to bring him back."
"Pull back? Father, what do you mean?" Jiang Liuyun asked again with a confused look in his eyes.
Jiang Yunhe's expression was stern:
"The three courts are retrialing the case. Do you think the Lin family won't try to stir up trouble? Do you really think you can rest easy now that Zheng Kuo is dead?"
After these two questions, Jiang Liuyun's heart sank to the bottom:
"Father, he killed the mole lady!"
"It's still unclear who killed Mole Lady, but Lin Zhiqing is more likely the murderer."
"And even if I kill the mole girl, what does it matter? As I said before, a girl can be coaxed."
Jiang Liuyun strongly disagreed: "Father, this is different!"
"Nothing is different. The son of the Minister of Justice will be attending the Qingzhu Poetry Festival in the east of the city in a few days. You can go and take a look." Jiang Yunhe was obviously well prepared.
"That kid is a restless person. The previous handle is no longer useful to the Minister of Justice, but if we add a new one, the Minister of Justice can be used by us again."
"Father." Jiang Liuyun spoke, obviously disagreeing with this matter.
Jiang Yunhe closed his eyes impatiently: "Yun'er, you don't even have the ability to negotiate terms with me."
"You forgot that Lu Huai had already discovered what we had leaked out."
"Having the Minister of Justice under our control will not only allow us to manipulate the retrial of Lin Congrong, but we can also have the Ministry of Justice help protect our private property."
"No matter how much the Ministry of Revenue investigates, it can't get past the Ministry of Justice."
"Don't forget, I can take back what I promised you at any time!"
Hearing this, Jiang Liuyun clenched his fists tightly, but let go after a while.
He compromised again.
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