Chapter 280 She Painted a Big Pie for Lin Zhi
Elevate your wife?
Lin Qingjun laughed again. Before, when she said she wanted to make her concubine a co-wife, he refused. Now, when he felt that he was in danger, he came to make her a co-wife?
She asked in return, "What about Qi?"
Will she agree?
Lin Zhi didn't care at all.
"What can she do? Besides, she has been the mistress for so many years, and has monopolized me for so many years. Could it be that she would refuse even if I just want to take her as my equal wife?"
Lin Qingjun thought Xiao Yuan was shameless enough, but she didn't expect Lin Zhi to be even more shameless. She wondered what Qi would think after hearing what he said.
Lin Zhi was impatient. "Why are you mentioning her again? Don't you dislike her? Okay, stop talking about her. I know you must have a good idea. My dear daughter, please tell me quickly."
Lin Zhi was extremely anxious.
Lin Qingjun snorted coldly and continued.
"That's easy. If you don't want to be implicated, you can only strengthen yourself so that the prince won't dare to provoke you."
Lin Zhi gasped after hearing this, and just as he was about to say "Are you crazy?", he hesitated.
Lin Qingjun didn't care at all about his expression, because she knew that Lin Zhi was an ambitious man. He usually pretended to be a decent person and was full of rules and etiquette, but that didn't give him any chance. He was just as cruel and ruthless as Xiao Yuan in his bones.
Lin Zhi still pretended to say, "What do you mean by becoming so powerful that the prince dare not offend him? Don't be so presumptuous, he is the prince."
Lin Qingjun laughed again.
"Father, there are only two options before us. One is to draw a clear line between you and Lin Yingxue and sever the father-daughter relationship. In this way, everything she does afterwards will have nothing to do with you."
"The other option is that you maintain your father-daughter relationship, but develop and strengthen yourself. Once you become strong enough, the Crown Prince will have to see if he can move you if he wants to."
One is a coward, the other is a powerful official.
He chooses.
Lin Zhi remained silent. Lin Qingjun was not in a hurry and just asked him to think it over first. The night was still long and they could still talk a lot.
Lin Zhi was stunned for a long time before waving his hand, "Go on."
She didn't hesitate and said it again directly.
"Your good student Xiao Yuan is now working for the Crown Prince. Furthermore, it was Xiao Yuan who blocked those blows for the Crown Prince when he fell into the water. As long as Xiao Yuan continues to work hard and becomes the Crown Prince's confidant, Father, you won't have to worry about losing your position."
As long as Xiao Yuan is by the prince's side, it would be like he has placed a spy there. Wouldn't all the prince's movements be completely under his control?
Lin Zhi's eyes widened. That made sense.
Can.
"Then why would Xiao Yuan listen to me? I'm just his husband. Why would he take such a risk for this?"
Serving the king is like serving a tiger, not to mention leaking information to him.
Lin Qingjun smiled, looking straight at him with cold and dark eyes.
"Father, have you forgotten who was the one who secretly had an affair with my eldest sister?"
Lin Zhi was stunned. "Could it be that it is really Xiao Yuan?"
Lin Qingjun laughed, "You still don't believe it? Haha, it seems my elder sister has lied to you again. But then again, you love her so much, so naturally you believe everything she says."
Lin Zhi's face turned pale and blue after being scolded by her.
She continued, "Xiao Yuan loved my eldest sister terribly. Even after she lost her virginity to the Crown Prince, he never considered abandoning her. He even made plans for her and wanted to help her marry the Crown Prince."
"Tsk tsk tsk, it's rare to find someone so loyal and righteous."
She really admired Xiao Yuan. In his previous life, he killed his wife and children for Lin Yingxue without hesitation. In this life, for her, he would rather give up the chance to be with her and even personally planned to send her to another man's bed?
Let me ask, who can possess and achieve this kind of bearing?
"Given Xiao Yuan's infatuation with Lin Yingxue, are you still afraid that he won't obey?"
After hearing this, Lin Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's great."
But this is not the end yet, Lin Qingjun continued.
She said, "Having Xiao Yuan by the prince's side is far from enough. Besides, love is a very fragile thing. Sometimes it lasts forever, and sometimes it's cruel and unrequited. So, we have to make another preparation."
He asked, "What preparations?"
She continued, "Lin Chengfeng, has your father forgotten that he has a son?"
He was stunned.
She continued, "Father, if my calculations are correct, my second brother should have returned from the academy, right? I also heard that he's been well-liked by several academicians there, receiving generous instruction from them. I'm afraid he'll at least pass the imperial examination this autumn."
"As long as he passes the imperial examination, he'll have his foot in the officialdom. If you, as his father, give him a helping hand, it won't be difficult for him to find a good position in the court."
"Of course, father still needs to make use of the title of Crown Prince. With this, things should be easier to accomplish, right?"
The prince's brother-in-law is a juren. If he wants to find an official position with real power, shouldn't it be easy? With the title of prince, even the most ruthless and impartial person will give him some face.
Lin Qingjun smiled and said, "What will you have to worry about then? With these two running for you, why worry about being implicated in the future? With the abilities of these two, are you still afraid of being easily manipulated? If your eldest sister is luckier and gives birth to a prince, then the mother will be honored by the son. Father, do you think anyone will dare to challenge your position? If the crown prince wants to kill you, do you think he should think twice?"
With every word she spoke, Lin Zhi's expression brightened a little, and finally he was so excited that he stood up and took over the conversation.
"You're right, that's right."
"I have Xiao Yuan as my spies, Cheng Feng as my powerful son, and a daughter whose status is due to her son. Why should I worry about the Crown Prince attacking me? And why should I worry about Minister Su, the Minister of State?"
"Hahaha, who would dare to mess with me then?"
"And that so-called Prime Minister Mu, he only relied on doing a few things in front of the emperor. What could he possibly be so proud of? And that guy surnamed Su, he just married a rich woman. The emperor handed the Ministry of Revenue to him because of this. What is he proud of?"
"And that Mu Wanyun? She can't even hold an embroidery needle. How can she compare with my daughter? Su Lingge, too. She's a bastard, and she loves those vulgar things. How can she compare with my legitimate daughter?"
"Lin Qingjun, you are right. Instead of being a coward, I would rather be a powerful official who makes people unable to move. Hahaha, Qingjun, you are really my good daughter. You are deeply in my heart."
Lin Zhi laughed heartily, as if he had already sat on the throne of a powerful official second only to the emperor.
Lin Qingjun smiled without saying anything. She remembered what Ji Chenchuan said.
He said, "Sometimes, you have to paint a picture."
She raised her eyebrows, as if she had painted a big picture for Lin Zhi.
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