A few days later, the eldest brother returned. Because he brought a large group of people, nothing bad happened. Jiang Yue didn't go during the father-son training this time. She was a little bored because the protagonist was reorganizing Liangzhou City. He had been there for a few days and should have completed several missions. As his base, he would definitely place his own people in some key positions.
Bloodshed is inevitable during the handover. Jiang's mother has already placed her under house arrest and assigned people to watch over her to prevent her from sneaking out. At this moment, Xiao Cui can't believe it. She's been too good to Jiang Yue. Jiang's mother is afraid that she'll soften and be unable to resist Jiang Yue's pleas.
Jiang Yue was exasperated, realizing she wasn't that unreliable. She angrily dragged Xiao Cui into seclusion. A month had passed when Xiao Cui emerged from seclusion. Her apparent cultivation level remained unchanged, but her true realm had reached the Grandmaster level.
A month later, when she went out, Liangzhou City had quietly undergone some changes. The previous gangs had been disbanded, and some thugs had been imprisoned. With the improved public security, there were many more people going out to play, and there were many more people setting up stalls and doing business on the streets. Jiang Yue also saw many restaurants undergoing renovations, which should all be the protagonist's doing.
Of course, this was not so friendly to the Wang, Song, and Jiang families. With so many people, they could only eat so little, not to mention that this person even had the idea of taking the plate away. Actually, the Jiang family was alright, because after their father took over as head of the family, the focus of their business had shifted to the mainland.
The Wang and Song families are in trouble. Their secret business involves supplying weapons and salt to the barbarians. The protagonist's attack will definitely affect them. However, Jiang Yue learned that when she was in seclusion, Prime Minister Zhuge visited the Jiang family. He heard from Xiao Cui that the man was very handsome and wanted to ask some other questions. But seeing the starry eyes in Xiao Cui's eyes, Jiang Yue knew she wouldn't get anything out of him.
Jiang Yue immediately realized there was some kind of backroom deal involved: recruit some, attack others, and kill others. Jiang Yue understood such a simple principle, so it was impossible for the Prime Minister not to know. Besides, the protagonist's trump cards weren't enough yet. At most, he had a Grandmaster-level expert, which was already quite good. The army hadn't been developed yet, and he didn't have the means to fight against experts who were at the unity of heaven and man. He still had to rely on local families; he couldn't afford to offend everyone.
Moreover, the barbarians in the desolate lands outside Liangzhou City are the most important threat. Weighing the pros and cons, they will definitely seek cooperation with the Jiang family, because the Jiang family is at least still in the neutral camp and is a potential target. What's better is that the relationship between the Jiang family and the Wang and Song families is not so harmonious.
After thinking about various things, Jiang Yue shook her head. If the sky were to fall, her father would be watching over things, so she didn't need to step in yet. When things got really bad in the later stages, when even humans were less than dogs, that would be when she could make a difference. She arranged for Bai Ze to continue producing supplies, as there seemed to be a disaster coming up, and the Wizard Tower's planting area could be put to use.
This world is not like the last one. In the last world, Jiang Yue didn't dare to take out her wizard tower. She only dared to use it after the new Heavenly Dao came to power. In addition, the Heavenly Dao helped to optimize the concealment method. She is not afraid of worlds stronger than this one.
After touring the newly renovated Liangzhou City, Jiang Yue, Xiao Cui, and a group of guards returned home. As dinner was approaching, Jiang Yue went to her mother's house early. Her mother hadn't been idle lately either, because many people in the family had been affected to some extent by the protagonist's actions. Besides, what family is all good people?
Jiang's mother was trying to find new jobs for them. Jiang Yue watched for a while and then ran to the kitchen to see what was being prepared. She wanted to try cooking a few dishes herself, but she didn't have that skill and had never been exposed to it since she was a child. She could only wait for the main character to cook the dishes and then let her family's chef learn how.
After dinner, Jiang's mother kept Jiang Yue behind, thinking that she had been behaving well lately and planned to teach her some housekeeping skills. Jiang Yue thought that she had nothing better to do, so she decided to coax her mother. Of course, Xiao Cui, who was sitting next to her, was also kept behind to listen to the lesson, and her little face immediately fell.
The next morning, Jiang Yue made an excuse that she had stayed up late cultivating and didn't eat breakfast. Knowing that she was just being lazy, her mother didn't wake her up, which only highlighted her mindless pampering. This kind of temperament was something they had spoiled her with.
Jiang Yue didn't get up until noon. It wasn't that she was being lazy; she was just too engrossed in studying yesterday. Bai Ze reminded her several times, but she ignored him. There was so much she hadn't learned, and Jiang Yue's obsessive-compulsive disorder was almost acting up.
Jiang Yue had planned to continue studying in the afternoon, but something happened that interrupted her studies: the Ninth Prince was betrothed in the capital. This was not a big deal in itself, but the woman chosen for the marriage was quite problematic.
The Jiang family's study, with the Jiang family members attending the meeting.
"Father, are you serious? That Zhao family girl has been having an affair with the Fifth Prince for a long time, and they even have a child?"
"pretty close."
"What are they trying to do? The Fifth Prince won't marry her and is pushing her onto the Ninth Prince, so the Emperor won't care? Who are they trying to humiliate?"
"The emperor might not know, right?" Jiang's mother asked Jiang's father.
"I'm not sure. Logically speaking, it's something our family can find out about, so there's no reason why the emperor wouldn't know. It seems a bit like he's pretending to be deaf and dumb, but it's also possible that he really doesn't know."
Jiang's father stroked his beard, squinted, and continued, "The old emperor is superstitious about immortality. He hasn't paid attention to state affairs for a long time. He might be plotting something in secret and can't spare the time to care about his sons."
"Who issued this imperial decree of marriage?"
"Who else could it be but the Second Prince, who is in charge of the country? I just don't know why he is so hostile to the Ninth Prince. Did he realize that the Ninth Prince was not a simple person? But the Ninth Prince is quite a playboy, spending his days in his mansion with his maids."
"What about the Ninth Prince? Is he really going to marry this Zhao family girl?"
"I don't know that."
"Cough cough."
Jiang Yue coughed twice to indicate that she had something to say. Her father, mother, and elder brother exchanged glances, and her mother, being very polite, asked, "Yue'er, what do you think?"
"I suspect she won't make it to Liangzhou. She might die on the way, and there's a good chance she'll die in Jiaozhou, the second prince's fiefdom."
"Um?"
"Why do you think that? Why not Qingzhou, the fiefdom of the Fifth Prince? Their feud is much greater, isn't it?" The eldest brother asked Jiang Yue.
“Because it was the Second Prince who bestowed the marriage, the Ninth Prince will definitely retaliate. Besides, once the person dies, the Second Prince will have no reason to continue bestowing marriages for several years.”
"Hiss, you might actually be right. But does the Ninth Prince have any experts under his command?"
"Of course they are! Aren't Zhuge Liang and Dian Wei masters? How do you know they didn't have any hidden skills?"
Father Jiang looked at his children without saying a word, but his expression showed satisfaction. Regardless of whether his guess was right or wrong, at least they weren't brainless. If they were wrong, they could learn slowly, but if they were brainless, there was no cure.
"Yue'er, you seem to have a lot of confidence in the Ninth Prince?"
“Father, those involved are often blinded, while bystanders see things clearly. Think about it, if the Ninth Prince didn’t have something special, how could he have lived to be this old and still have the loyalty of Zhuge Liang and the others? You don’t believe that those people were really left for him by his mother, do you?”
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