"Marquis Changning? How could that be?"
Marquis Changning, that’s a family of military generals!
Although this year's Marquis of Changning was not very capable, had never been to the battlefield, and had no military merits, he at least managed to get into the Fenglin Guard. No matter how you look at it, he has nothing to do with these scholars.
Would Marquis Changning be so kind?
“I remember now, isn’t the wife of Marquis Changning the granddaughter of Mr. Shen, Shen Ruoyan?!”
Back then, when Shen Ruoyan was old enough to get married, the threshold of the Shen Mansion was almost broken down by people! However, she exceeded everyone's expectations and insisted on marrying Lu Jing, which still makes many people feel sad.
"No wonder the Marquis of Changning would do such a kind thing. It turns out that he loves the whole family!"
"Yes, isn't Master Qin the cousin of the wife of the Marquis of Changning? What he said must be correct!"
Qin Shaobei smiled and greeted everyone, "You are all the future pillars of the court. The Marquis is doing this in the hope of contributing to the court."
Following Shen Ruoyan's instructions, he pushed all the credit onto Lu Jing. In particular, he had to put Lu Jing as high as possible. Qin Shaobei could easily say things like he shared the worries of the court and devoted himself to the emperor.
The fastest message comes from the mouth of a scholar.
Before long, even the palace heard about this matter.
I heard that the emperor even praised Lu Jing at the morning court, urging other military officers to follow his example and not blindly reject civil officials. Peaceful coexistence is truly for the sake of prosperity and the people.
Lu Jing suddenly became a role model for connecting civil and military officials.
The old foxes in the court sensed other auras from this and held their ground, wanting to see what the emperor was up to.
But Lu Jing couldn't understand all these twists and turns. He only knew that he was praised by the emperor. After returning home that day, he went directly to Shen Ruoyan.
"Madam! Madam!"
Lu Jing came in from outside in high spirits. Shen Ruoyan was arranging flowers. Seeing that he didn't stop, he continued to trim the branches in his hands.
"What makes the Marquis so happy?" Shen Ruoyan's eyebrows curved and she also felt happy.
As soon as Lu Jing opened his mouth, he couldn't help laughing. "The Emperor praised me today! He said I'm a role model for military officers and told others to learn from me!"
He leaned closer and said, "I heard that it was my cousin who spread my good name outside. I must thank my cousin in person someday!"
Qin Shaobei said he had something to do recently and went out, so when Lu Jing came back, he didn't see him.
Otherwise, he would definitely open a jar of good wine and have a good drink with his cousin!
"My cousin is just discussing the matter at hand. My Lord, don't take it to heart." Shen Ruoyan smiled faintly and didn't care.
"How can that be?" Lu Jing obviously did not think this was a trivial matter. Qin Shaobei was quite famous among scholars. If he hadn't said it himself, how could those arrogant scholars believe it?
But, ultimately, it was all thanks to the fact that he married a good wife.
"Madam, I know everything. You bought the inn, but you let your cousin say it was me who did it." Lu Jing was very moved. He didn't expect Shen Ruoyan to do so much for him. Now when he walked outside, he wished he had two faces -
One is for viewing the road, and the other is for showing off!
"With a wife like this, what else could a husband ask for?" Lu Jing sighed sincerely.
Shen Ruoyan burst out laughing, and really couldn't help it, "My Lord, you are too serious."
She simply wanted to use this inn to build connections. Among these candidates, there might be future heroes. Even if they weren't at the top, they would be spread all over the place, forming invisible connections.
As for Lu Jing, he was just a bystander.
The Changning Marquisate has a bad reputation. It's already a good thing that Lu Jing doesn't make the reputation worse just by working hard outside.
It would be extremely difficult to move to the next level.
Since the son will inherit his father's business in the future, the Changning Marquisate cannot fall into Lu Jing's hands.
Therefore, to the outside world, Lu Jing's personal reputation can be ruined, but when it comes to the entire Marquis' Mansion, Shen Ruoyan still has to make more plans.
Besides, this is not necessarily a good thing.
The higher you climb, the harder you fall. Now Lu Jing can only see the emperor's praise and hear the thanks of scholars, but he doesn't know that he has become the first one to stand out among the military generals and may have been targeted by others.
The conflicts between the civil and military officials of Dasheng cannot be resolved with just a few words.
Even the wealthy and the poor families were involved.
It seems calm, but in fact there are undercurrents.
"No, Madam, this is all thanks to you!" Lu Jing has already determined that Shen Ruoyan is the virtuous wife mentioned in the book. Since marrying her, his status outside has been rising.
He didn’t understand the benefits of fame, wealth and status before, but after meeting the Shen family, a family of scholars, Lu Jing realized the beauty of it.
Fortunately, he did not act young and frivolous and really took Fang Rou away. Instead, he chose the Marquis' Mansion and came back to marry Shen Ruoyan.
Now, he finally understood his grandmother's painstaking efforts...
Shen Ruoyan didn't know that just this little sweetness allowed Lu Jing to realize so many great truths in life.
However, now that Lu Jing was being praised by the emperor himself, he was indeed a bit arrogant. So she warned him, "My Lord, just remember that this matter was done by you. No matter what others say, don't change your attitude."
What is done is done, and the rest is to persist.
The emperor doesn't like fence-sitters, and being stubborn can make him feel at ease.
"Madam, do you mean that I shouldn't be vague?" When some military officers came to inquire today, Lu Jing didn't say much because he was worried about offending everyone. He just said a few vague words and passed them on.
He had originally thought of pretending to be stupid in front of his former colleagues. If that didn't work, he would just put the blame on Shen Ruoyan.
Now the lady says no?
Why is this?
Shen Ruoyan said, "My Lord, you don't know that what scholars dislike most is people who are not firm in their stance. My cousin was able to debate with so many people back then, and it was his unyielding will that made people admire him."
There is no such thing as having the best of both worlds in the world. Lu Jing must make his position clear on this matter.
Otherwise, it will be disdainful.
"So, my Lord, since you have already stood up for the poor boy, you must not run away. Otherwise, the Emperor's praise will become a joke!"
If the consequences of the matter are not made more serious, Lu Jing will not feel afraid.
Sure enough, after bringing up the emperor, he became serious. "Madam, don't worry, I will definitely stand firm!"
He'd already tasted the sweetness of success. Before, among the military officers, he'd been mocked, both openly and covertly, for his lack of ability. Now that he'd finally made it to the top, even if he offended them, what was the harm?!
Shen Ruoyan nodded and said with a smile: “I believe that the Marquis will be able to do it well!”
Anyway, her arrangements are already in place, as long as Lu Jing doesn't hold her back.
The thick palace walls buried her past and hatred. One day, she would return openly and let that hypocritical mother and son receive the retribution they deserved!
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