Chapter 359 Her In-laws Are Not Weak
Jian Ruocheng knew that his old father wanted to marry this "good girl" as his daughter-in-law, so he was so disappointed in her.
He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and just nodded: "My son is useless."
Jian Tongguang sat there panting. Jian Ruocheng wanted to reach out and rub his back to help him breathe, but he was pushed away angrily by Jian Tongguang.
Jian Ruocheng could only remain still.
He thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "Then what did you mean by asking me to adopt Nanyan as my adopted daughter?"
Jian Ruocheng said: "In fact, the emperor has been preparing for Nan Yan to enter the harem."
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"But you also know that Nan Yan's maternal family has no influence in the court. She would be very weak if she entered the harem in her situation. Just like the previous Concubine Du, she has now been stripped of her title and demoted to a concubine."
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"And Nan Yan—although she's smart, she's ultimately alone."
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"Besides, the emperor cares about her. If the emperor cares about someone, there will be thousands of eyes in the harem staring at her all the time."
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"In this way, she might become the meat on the chopping block of those women."
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"So, if we could give her an identity—"
Jian Tongguang glared at him hatefully again.
Jian Ruocheng didn't dare to continue talking. He heard his father say angrily, "If you don't want her to become meat on the chopping board of those concubines, why don't you marry her back? In our family, who can do anything to her?"
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"You're such a good person, you don't have anything to do with your own affairs, yet you're trying to help other people get together. Are you a matchmaker?"
Jian Ruocheng smiled and said, "Father likes Nan Yan. Is it just because she can marry into our family and become a daughter-in-law that he likes her, or is it because she is a good girl that he likes her?"
Jian Tongguang was stunned by his question: "..."
Jian Ruocheng sighed softly in his heart and said, "This good girl has someone she likes and a place she wants to go. We shouldn't stop her."
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"Father, a gentleman helps others achieve their goals, doesn't he?"
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His words left Jian Tongguang speechless. After a long pause, the white-haired old man sighed deeply, his eyes red as he said, "Alas, I just want her to be my daughter-in-law!"
Jian Ruocheng reached out and rubbed his back to help him calm down.
And this time, the old man did not refuse.
After a long while, he finally calmed down and sighed, saying, "But, what you just said about me taking her in as my adopted daughter is not possible either."
Jian Ruocheng looked at him: "Why?"
Jian Tongguang said, "If it were you, and you went out to find a foster father without even saying hello to me, I'd break your legs!"
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When he said this, Jian Ruocheng was stunned.
Yeah, he had forgotten everything.
Nan Yan was not the kind of woman who was without parents and helpless. She had a background. She was able to enter the palace as a selected concubine as a girl from a good family. And it sounded like Jian Tongguang also knew something about her family and her father.
In this case, she really cannot be allowed to recognize her relatives casually.
He thought for a moment and asked, "Father, what about Nan Yan's family—"
Jian Tongguang sighed and said, "You say that girl's in-laws aren't powerful enough. Let me tell you, her in-laws aren't weak. On the contrary, they are stronger than your foolish father."
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