Zhao Mingzhu was surprised and asked, "Why do you say that? Even if it's true, it shouldn't be this serious."
Li Jingzhong said, "You know Li Xingye. He has always been impartial and fair in his enforcement of the law. He originally had high hopes for Zhao Lin and believed that he would be of great help to Zhao Lin's career. I also intended to recruit Zhao Lin, but apart from this incident, Li Xingye will definitely not support him anymore and will drive him out of Shengjing Prefecture. Without Li Xingye's support, and considering Fu Chengwang's previous comments, it would be useless even if he passed the imperial examination. Moreover..."
Li Jingzhong smiled and said, "It's been rumored that Minister Fu's daughter and Zhao Lin have been too close, and there seems to be some kind of relationship between them. Maybe this is one of the reasons why Li Xingye values Zhao Lin so much. If Zhao Lin becomes disliked by Miss Fu because of this incident, Zhao Lin will be completely without support."
Zhao Mingzhu said worriedly, "I think he's a very handsome man. He wouldn't do something like this, would he?"
Li Jingzhong said, "No one can say for sure, but judging from Zhao Lin's expression, he doesn't seem like that kind of person."
Li Jingzhong sighed and said, "What a pity. I originally wanted to recruit him."
Li Jingzhong glanced at Zhao Mingzhu and said, "He has the same surname as you and happens to be an orphan. If there are no other problems with that, it wouldn't be a bad idea for you to come forward and acknowledge him as your sworn brother. That way, you can establish a relationship with Li Xingye and Fu Chengwang through him. If he can win over the Bai family and become Fu Chengwang's son-in-law, he might even be able to become a marquis or a prime minister in the future."
Zhao Mingzhu's heart skipped a beat, but when she saw that Li Jingzhong had no other intentions, she said, "If the prince needs it, I will go there for the sake of honor."
Li Jingzhong waved his hand. "Let's talk about it later. I was just saying it casually. Zhao Lin is sixteen this year, only one year older than Chen Han, and he went to Shengjing Prefecture. Chen Han can't fall behind, so let him come to the palace early. It will be easier to get things done when he is familiar with the place sooner."
"Okay. I thank the prince on behalf of Chenhan."
Zhao Mingzhu was delighted.
Letting Zhao Chenhan come to the mansion earlier can, on the one hand, allow Zhao Chenhan to join Li Jingzhong's team earlier. If Li Jingzhong ascends to the throne in the future, Zhao Chenhan will be his loyal minister.
On the other hand, it also represents Li Jingzhong's trust in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.
Although the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion is Zhao Mingzhu's maiden home, Li Jingzhong has two concubines and several concubines in addition to Zhao Mingzhu, all of whom have connections behind them. It is very important who Li Jingzhong trusts more.
Zhao Mingzhu ordered Yu'er to go to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion to convey Li Jingzhong's intentions, and also informed Han Yuehua not to force Zhao Lin too much, as he had already caught Li Jingzhong's eye.
Yu'er came to the Marquis of Zhenbei's Mansion and first told him about letting Zhao Chenhan take duty at Prince Yu's Mansion, which made everyone in the mansion very happy.
"Good boy, thank you for your hard work. Here's a reward."
Han Yuehua immediately rewarded Yu'er with ten taels of silver.
Yu'er said, "Thank you, Madam Marquis, for the reward. There is one more thing that the eldest lady asked me to tell you."
"You say." Han Yuehua said indifferently.
"The eldest lady said that Young Master Lin has caught the prince's eye and has been noticed by him. From now on, don't target Young Master Lin anymore, lest the prince get upset when he finds out. Also, if the slander against Young Master Lin this time was done by someone from the Marquis' Mansion, take the initiative to resolve it. Young Master Lin has already sent someone to find the young lady. If the matter gets out of hand, the eldest lady will also be embarrassed." Yu'er said.
"Nonsense! Who said that Zhao Lin was slandered by someone from the Marquis' Mansion?" Han Yuehua immediately denied it loudly.
Yu'er said, "It's not that the Marquis's Mansion did the best. The eldest lady said that Master Lin's temper is the type that will only respond to soft words and not hard ones. If we insist on forcing him, it will be embarrassing for everyone. Others may not know, but we do. Over a year ago, Master Lin was still in the Marquis' Mansion. How could he almost freeze to death in front of others? Okay, I've finished what I want to say. Does the Marquis's wife have a message for the eldest lady?"
Han Yuehua's expression was uncertain, and she finally said, "No more. Tell her to take good care of herself. I'll leave Chen Han to her."
"I'll tell the eldest lady. Madam, take your leave."
After Yu'er left, Han Yuehua grabbed the cup and threw it to the ground. "Rebellious son! Rebellious son! I did this for his own good, but instead of appreciating it, he went to threaten Mingzhu. He deserves to die."
Zhao Mingya said from the side: "I've already said that there's no need to be lenient with him. He doesn't care about us at all."
"What should we do now?" Zhao Mingyu asked, "Zhao Lin has even come to find Big Sister. How did he know it was us?"
"Yeah, he didn't investigate, so how did he know it was us?"
Han Yuehua and Zhao Mingya both fell into deep thought.
"This matter is very simple. Jiang Yichen and Bai Shicheng don't need to do this. It has no benefit other than disgusting me. Once it is exposed, Li Xingye will dislike it."
"Then my only enemy is the Zhenbei Marquisate. They're using this method to ruin my reputation so that Li Xingye can kick me out of the Shengjing government office."
"Oh, it really haunts you. Looks like I have to give you some more information."
Zhao Lin sat in the room, thinking alone.
When Zhao Lin learned that someone had falsely accused him, he quickly thought about who did it.
His only enemies who could be called enemies were Bai Shicheng, Jiang Yichen and the Zhenbei Marquisate.
Bai Shicheng probably wouldn't do this. Bai Shiyuan's attitude towards him was strange, and he cared a lot about his reputation, so he would definitely not agree with Bai Shicheng doing this. Bai Shicheng also respected this elder brother very much and listened to him.
Jiang Yichen's situation was even simpler. Unless the Jiang family was crazy, they would disgust him over such a trivial matter. Regardless of whether the story was true or not, he was someone Li Xingye valued, and he had publicly invited him to be his staff member. It was only his first day at work, and someone came to disgust him. Even if it was true, Li Xingye would still hold a grudge against them.
In this case, the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion is the most likely one.
No, it must be them.
He used this little thing to disgust himself and ruin his reputation, and secondly, to let Li Xingye kick him out of Shengjing Prefecture Government Office. It was probably to prevent Zhao Chenhan from getting jealous and ruining his mood for studying. Thirdly, of course, he couldn't bear to see him do well.
Zhao Lin also understood their thoughts.
Although I took the initiative to sever ties and moved out of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, in their eyes, they were the ones who drove me out. If I develop well, wouldn't that mean they are blind?
So no matter from which aspect, they have to suppress themselves and it is best for them to be ordinary citizens honestly. This is in line with their psychology.
Otherwise, if the biological son who was kicked out is successful while the adopted son who stayed at home is worse off, doesn't that mean they are mentally ill?
"Humph, if no one comes to solve the problem tomorrow, I will blow up the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion."
Although Zhao Lin didn't want to have anything to do with the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, since they were disgusting him like this, then everyone would be disgusted together.
I don’t believe they are not afraid that Zhao Chenhan’s reputation will be damaged.
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