Chapter 57 I never thought that all the civil and military officials in the court would value righteousness over money!

Except for Lin Jinshu, the people at the table were all secretly looking at Jiang Xingran's expression one after another.

He was calm, composed, and his expression was natural. He didn't look like someone who had just done something big.

After Jiang Yingcheng stopped coughing, he thought for a moment, took the serving chopsticks from the nanny behind him, and clumsily picked a piece of braised pork that looked the best, and put it into Jiang Xingran's bowl like a treasure: "Seventh brother, eat!"

[Take my meat, you can’t push me anymore from now on~]

Now that I’ve already pushed Fourth Brother, I can’t push Cheng Cheng anymore!

Fang Siwan: “…”

Cheng Yunmeng: “…”

Although they didn't know why Jiang Yingcheng felt that her seventh brother would treat her like this, they both thought it was just a play between children and no one cared.

Jiang Xingran stared at the piece of fat for a while, and finally put it into his mouth.

He actually didn't like eating such greasy food, but this time, strangely enough, he felt that it tasted quite good.

Lin Jinshu kept his head down while eating, feeling like a complete outsider.

After dinner, Jiang Yingcheng was dragged by the nanny to take a bath while crying. After watching Cheng Yunmeng and the others leave, Fang Siwan personally took Lin Jinshu's hand and walked him towards the palace gate.

Qingbi led the way with a lantern in her hand. When the three of them reached a secluded place, Fang Siwan spoke with a trembling voice, "Jinshu, have you been living comfortably in the Lin residence these past few years?"

Her emotions were too intense yesterday, and she had to be on guard against being overheard by others, so she couldn't say many of the things in her heart.

Today, she finally found the opportunity.

Lin Jinshu looked up at the two people's tightly clasped hands with a cold look in his eyes, then lowered his head again and said in a cold voice: "Of course it is much more comfortable than following you."

Fang Siwan was stunned.

She knew that Jinshu must have resentment in his heart, but hearing such words in person was different...

Her heart felt like it was being stabbed by needles, and even the warmth in her fingertips gradually faded away. In just a moment, it became colder than the icy weather.

She suddenly stopped, turned around, and stood in front of Lin Jinshu: "My mother had her own reasons for doing what she did back then..."

She wanted to talk about Concubine Rou Gui's tyranny and despotism in the past, and about Fang Yiwan's sweet words and flattery, but in the end, she swallowed all the words back.

Ultimately, I can only blame myself for not being strong-minded enough to overcome all difficulties and keep Jinshu by my side.

Lin Jinshu raised his head and waited for a long time, but Fang Siwan didn't say anything next. The expectation that had just lit up in his eyes dimmed again.

"Master Liu is very good," Lin Jinshu suddenly changed the subject, "Thank you mother for giving me the opportunity to go to the palace and listen to Master's lectures."

"It's not me..." Fang Siwan replied subconsciously, and halfway through her words, she suddenly remembered something.

If some words came out of her mouth, Jinshu would definitely not believe them easily, but what if, what if he could also hear Yingcheng's voice that knew everything?

Fang Siwan's heart was beating fast, and hope was rekindled in her eyes: "It's your sister, Yingcheng. Yingcheng saw that her mother wanted to be close to you, so she took the initiative to ask to go to school, and then brought you into the palace as a companion!"

Lin Jinshu was stunned.

Although he had only been in contact with Jiang Yingcheng for two days, her studious look was deeply engraved in his mind.

Would a person like that take the initiative to ask to study in order to create an opportunity for the two of them to get in touch?

No matter how he thought about it, he found it incredible.

Fang Siwan saw Lin Jinshu's suspicious look. She didn't say anything more, turned around and continued to lead him forward.

In my heart, I was silently making a plan.

She wants to bring the two little guys closer as quickly as possible!

It became more and more difficult for Jiang Yingcheng to get up every day.

In the first two days, she could still get up with difficulty due to the novelty, but on the third day, no matter how Fang Siwan shook her, she refused to open her eyes.

The eunuch Changshun who was in charge of picking her up would be waiting outside the palace gate on time after an incense stick of time. Fang Siwan frowned and gritted her teeth and ordered Qingbi: "Change her clothes like this."

The two of them personally changed the delicate little guy into a complete set of clothes, but they had trouble with the washing and dressing.

The little girl nodded her head sleepily. If I rashly started to comb her hair, I might hurt her.

Fang Siwan frowned and thought for a moment, then leaned close to the boy's ear and whispered, "Your seventh brother is here to pick you up~"

Jiang Yingcheng was startled and his eyes widened instantly: "Where is that? Where is my seventh brother?!"

"..." Fang Siwan said with a smile, "He is in the academy. You can see him after you accompany your father to the court meeting."

Jiang Yingcheng was startled again and looked at her mother with disbelief.

[My mother has learned bad things! ! ]

Fang Siwan reached out and pinched the soft flesh on the boy's cheek, and smiled gently, "Okay, cheer up, you can see your seventh brother later."

Jiang Yingcheng's depressed expression carried all the way to the court.

She supported her face with her hands on her knees, like two leaves, and sighed continuously.

[At such a young age, I have to work with so many uncles. Life is not easy. Cheng Cheng sighs...]

Jiang Yanchuan didn't even move his eyes, as if he couldn't hear the boy's complaints at all.

All the ministers and Eunuch Changshun had a hard time suppressing their laughter.

Jiang Yanchuan suddenly tapped the dragon throne several times with his index finger, three long and three short taps. Someone in the audience received the signal and immediately stepped out of the line, proposing to send troops to Beiming.

The court officials were immediately furious.

"I object. Although Beiming's military strength is not as strong as ours, our country has been at war for several years and the people have many complaints. Your Majesty, please give the people more time to recuperate, Your Majesty!"

"I reconsider! Let's not talk about the affairs of the people. Even the territory we just conquered last year still has many problems that have not been resolved. Now is definitely not the best time to start a war again!"

"Yes..."

There was a great deal of uproar in the court, with many opponents and few supporters.

Jiang Yanchuan sat on the golden platform, watching the quarreling group of people calmly, as indifferent as an outsider.

Jiang Yingcheng's sleepiness was driven away by the deafening noise.

[Well, Bei Ming took away half of the treasure map from my aunt's country, aren't you guys tempted at all? ]

The quarreling sounds below suddenly became much weaker.

Treasure map? ?

Yes, there is indeed such a saying in the market.

It is rumored that there is a secret place in Linyue Kingdom where countless treasures are buried. The location of this secret place is drawn on a map and divided into two parts. Bei Ming destroyed Linyue in one fell swoop just for this treasure.

They thought it was just a joke before, but it turns out it really exists?!

[I never thought that the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty would value loyalty over wealth! ]

The ministers who could hear Jiang Yingcheng's inner voice: "..."

I'm not, I don't!

"I support the attack on Beiming!"