Chapter 25 I don't agree, this matter is not over yet
Under normal circumstances, there is no need to choose at all, as in-laws are natural allies.
Governor Xiao holds a high position of power and influence, and even the prince looks up to him. With a aunt like him, he doesn't need to choose anyone else.
But the problem is that Xiao Yuan is a eunuch.
Neither of them would be fascinated by the beauty of their own daughters, and there were no children between the two families to serve as a bond of alliance.
This kind of relationship is too fragile. If something really happens in the Jiang Mansion one day, Xiao Yuan may not pay attention to him.
But if he ignored this marriage relationship and stood firmly on the side of Zuo Xiang, he was afraid that the officials here would exclude him.
After all, no matter how much Xiao Yuan is his son-in-law, no matter how much he says he doesn't recognize others, people will still doubt his position.
You don't even have to make things difficult for him on purpose, just exclude him from the circle.
What is the purpose of forming a clique and pursuing private interests?
The goal is to help each other and support each other to make further progress. If you are left out, what's the point of being in this circle?
If Jiang Huai has no ambition and just wants to be an official and live his life honestly, then that's fine. He just needs to make his position clear and stay on the side of the Left Prime Minister.
After all, he is Xiao Yuan's father-in-law, so people on Xiao Yuan's side may not touch him.
In order not to disappoint his followers, the Left Prime Minister should just take the cold approach.
Although there is no hope of promotion, it is still a good result as it will provide enough for retirement.
But Jiang Huai has always been arrogant and greedy for power.
He is at the age when he should be making great progress. To let him remain silent like this would be more painful than letting him die.
Jiang Huai never thinks there is anything wrong with being eager for quick success.
You have to fight for your own opportunities.
If he hadn't taken the trouble to plan, he wouldn't have been able to reach his current position based on his family background and talent.
No one knows better than himself how he got his official position.
But so what?
The process is not important, what is important is the result.
He made many friends with the help of Qian's dowry.
With the help of Liu's family,
Later, she used her second daughter to charm the Prince of Ningguo and brought her son into the upper social circle.
Now he was just waiting for Jiang Xinyu to give Jiang Wanqiu a position so that he could plan to marry his son to a noble lady, but he didn't expect such a mistake to happen.
Jiang Huai didn't have a good impression of Jiang Xinyu at all. He felt that his daughter was stupid and vulgar, just like Qian, and was a useless person.
Unlike his own daughter Wanqiu, who was smart, sensible, well-behaved and filial since childhood, not only was she good at socializing and made friends with many young ladies from official families, but even the ladies and old ladies of various mansions praised her.
If Jiang Xinyu had not been unable to please the masters of the Ningguo Mansion, he would not have agreed to Liu's idea of killing the eldest daughter to make room for the second daughter.
A woman who is not loved by her husband's family cannot bring any benefits to her own family. Rather than letting others get the advantage, it is better to let the second daughter take over.
In the end it was all Qian's fault.
The damned person still didn't stop, and plotted to turn Liu, the good second wife, into a concubine, and caused Wanqiu to become a concubine's daughter.
Although Jiang Huai felt that his second daughter was much better than his eldest daughter, unfortunately there was a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children.
It is impossible for the legitimate son of a wealthy and noble family to marry a concubine's daughter as the head of the family. Jiang Wanqiu's only option is to marry down and become a concubine.
It is impossible to marry down.
Not to mention that Jiang Wanqiu and Liu couldn't swallow this humiliation under the pressure of Jiang Xinyu, even Jiang Huai would not allow it.
A rich family marries off their daughters, while a poor family marries their wives.
The lady he raised with all his resources and wealth would be wasted if she couldn't bring convenience to his career.
It's not like he hadn't tried to ask Mrs. Liu to arrange a good marriage for Jiang Wanqiu, but unfortunately the ladies of those wealthy families were not fools.
Not to mention a noble family, even the legitimate son of a fourth-rank official couldn't marry into her family.
Later, Jiang Wanqiu hooked up with Zhao Chengye, and Jiang Huai thought of using his second daughter to revive his eldest daughter, who was a useless chess piece.
But he never expected that a useless chess piece could cause such a big disaster.
A daughter who was supposed to die in two years actually made him Xiao Yuan's father-in-law. He didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
Jiang Huai's colleagues and friends, however, did not understand his sadness. They all congratulated him happily and showered him with compliments as if they were free.
The central idea is: if you become rich and powerful, don't forget your friends.
Jiang Huai was filled with pride and his smile became more genuine after hearing all the compliments from the crowd. However, he felt unsure because Governor Xiao had not come forward to greet his new father-in-law.
It would be better for him to wait until three days before returning home and then talk to the eldest girl. If she wins favor in front of Xiao Yuan, he will not consider the Left Prime Minister anymore.
Although being a eunuch's son-in-law sounds unpleasant, he can accept it as long as he can help his Yue family and his two brothers-in-law.
At this time, Jiang Huai had no idea that his daughter, whom he rarely saw for a year or two, had already changed her mind.
He didn't even notice that while he was struggling to choose sides, Xiao Yuan actually ignored him altogether.
Xiao Yuan was not satisfied with the old emperor's handling of the matter. Although he could not openly disobey the emperor's order, he did not intend to let it go.
After returning home, Xiao Yuan first asked someone to get the betrothal gift list and pack up the dowry sent by the Li family. He then casually asked what his wife was doing.
The butler's face looked strange for a moment.
"Madam just got up half an hour ago and is probably having... lunch now."
Xiao Yuan frowned, "Sleeping until noon before getting up, this is just the upbringing of the Jiang family.
Forget it, let’s set the table.”
The housekeeper was at a loss for words. "Well... Lord Governor, why don't you go to the Madam's courtyard to eat?"
Xiao Yuanfeng narrowed his eyes slightly, and the housekeeper immediately shuddered and said quickly,
"Madam has requested three tables of feasts in succession, and the ingredients prepared for the master are almost all used up.
At this moment, besides eggs, there is some pork left in the kitchen for the servants to eat, and the shopping person hasn’t come back yet.”
Xiao Yuan was so angry that he almost laughed. He threw his sleeves and ran straight to the new house he had just built yesterday.
He is the chief supervisor of Dongchang and he can't even have food to eat in his own home. He wants to see what that woman is up to.
Jiang Xinyu really had no intention of playing tricks, she was just crying because of her own stupidity.
Whenever I think about how drunk I was last night, I just want to die, or at least beat Xiao Yuan silly.
The second one was obviously impossible to achieve. She didn't expect Xiao Yuan to know martial arts and be so skilled.
As expected, he is a cannon fodder who is not even a supporting male role. There is too little introduction about him in the original novel. She suffered from the information gap.
Besides, that bastard is obviously not a man who is gentle with women. For now, all she can do is eat more and try to recover her superpowers as soon as possible.
The servants in the Governor's Mansion were all well-trained. Even though the identity of their new lady was somewhat controversial, as long as the Governor did not give any orders, they would serve her according to the standards of a lady.
As soon as Jiang Xinyu said it was time to eat, the kitchen immediately became busy, and all kinds of delicacies from land and sea were placed on the table.
Jiang Xinyu was not polite either. She sent the maid away and then started eating.
I heard that the bastard went to the palace to complain to the emperor early in the morning. It’s not certain how she will live in the future.
Damn it, the old emperor’s presence in the original novel was so low that she ignored him.
Isn't Xiao Yuan a very capable bastard? Why should he ask the emperor for help when he can solve his own family problems?
What if the old emperor goes crazy and investigates this matter thoroughly?
She confessed everything last night. What if Xiao Yuan sold her out?
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