Imperial Study
After the court was dismissed, Jin Linlin sat upright at the desk and carefully reviewed the memorials.
Jin Nianchu was concentrating on practicing calligraphy at a small desk nearby. Due to her young age, her handwriting looked a little crooked.
Jin Nianchu noticed that Jin Linlin was looking at him, and muttered a little embarrassedly:
"Queen Mother, please don't laugh at me. The teacher said that my hands are weak, so my handwriting will definitely not look good. As long as I practice more, I will definitely be able to write beautifully in the future."
After saying that, she pouted and signaled Jin Linlin not to laugh at her.
At this moment, Qiuyu walked in quietly, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, Jiang Shiwei requested an audience. She was crying loudly outside the palace, as if she had suffered a great injustice."
Upon hearing this, Jin Linlin's lips curled up slightly, revealing a barely perceptible smile. She reached out and gently scratched Jin Nianchu's nose, then instructed Qiuyu:
"Let her kneel outside for half an hour. When her emotions stabilize and she stops crying, bring her in to see me."
After receiving the order, Qiuyu quietly left the room.
Time passed minute by minute, and half an hour later, Qiuyu walked into the room again, bringing in Jiang Shiwei, whose eyes were red from crying.
Jin Linlin looked at Jiang Shiwei expressionlessly:
"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't cry here and do all this nonsense."
She was quite disdainful of Jiang Shiwei's clever behavior.
When Jiang Shiwei heard Jin Linlin's words, she immediately stopped crying and sobbed:
"Second sister-in-law, my life is so difficult. My father-in-law is obsessed with restoring the country and doesn't care about my feelings at all. My mother-in-law always deliberately makes things difficult for me and bullies me in every way. And I don't know what happened to my husband. He suddenly became vicious and cruel, and beats me up at the slightest displeasure."
She couldn't help feeling stunned when she heard what her sister-in-law said.
"so what?"
Jiang Shiwei's voice trembled a little. She really couldn't understand why she was so miserable and she didn't have any sympathy or comfort at all. Instead, she said such words.
Jiang Shiwei was stunned. She widened her eyes and looked at her in disbelief, as if she didn't know her.
"Before my husband left, he told me to make sure you agree to the marriage between Nianchu and my son."
The sister-in-law's voice became smaller and smaller, and she seemed to realize that what she said was inappropriate.
Jin Linlin sighed inwardly. This sister-in-law's IQ was truly worrying! Given her appearance, it was truly a blessing that she wasn't tortured to death by her powerful mother-in-law.
"Nianchu is already a princess, and her future husband is no different from marrying into the family. After you send your son here, you probably won't see him many times in this lifetime. Are you sure you want to get engaged?"
Jin Linlin's words were like a sharp sword, piercing Jiang Shiwei's heart.
Jiang Shiwei's face turned pale in an instant, and her lips trembled slightly, obviously hit by Jin Linlin's words.
"I...I..." Jiang Shiwei was incoherent. She had never thought about this problem. She had always believed that letting her son marry the princess would bring honor to the family, but she had never considered the consequences of marrying into the family.
"If I remember correctly, your husband has many concubines in his house, but he just can't conceive. Your son is his only son, right? Are you sure you are his master and would let your son marry into his family?"
Jin Linlin continued to question, not giving Jiang Shiwei any chance to breathe.
Jiang Shiwei was speechless, her face turning pale. She had thought that if she cried and complained, Jin Linlin would easily agree to the marriage proposal, but she didn't expect that she could see through her thoughts in just a few words.
"Second sister-in-law, this... this is what my husband wants. I... I can't do anything about it." Jiang Shiwei said hesitantly, her eyes full of panic.
Jin Linlin sneered:
"Go back and tell your husband to forget about this engagement. I will make the final decision on the princess's marriage. Since you want to marry your son to Nianchu so much, I will give him the title of Liang Di."
Jiang Shiwei was so frightened that she fell to her knees and cried out:
"Second sister-in-law, please show some mercy. If my husband knew I didn't accomplish this, he would definitely beat me to death."
"How could you be so stupid? As soon as he heard his son was going to marry into his family, he would definitely not mention this matter again."
Jin Linlin looked at her pitiful appearance and felt a little annoyed:
"Get up. I'm going to give you an idea today. When you go back, divorce your husband. Your second brother will be back soon, and he'll be able to support you. Get out of here."
Jiang Shiwei was as if she had been granted amnesty. She kowtowed and thanked him, then crawled out of the imperial study. Jin Linlin watched her leave, shook her head slightly, and continued to review the memorials.
Jin Nianchu looked at her with his big dark eyes:
"Queen Mother, who is she?"
Jin Linlin didn't even raise her head:
"Your father's half-sister, you don't know her, you should call her aunt, but she has bad intentions, so bring more people with you when you go out, this couple is after you."
"Well, after my brother was held hostage by my aunt last time, he seemed like a different person. He practiced martial arts all day long and said that he would protect me in the future."
As soon as Jin Nianchu mentioned Jiang Jingxing, he started talking non-stop as if he had opened a box of conversation.
Jingxing must have been terrified after what happened to him last time. Although he inherited his mother's great strength, he was still young and had not learned martial arts systematically, so his strength was naturally a little weaker.
"Mother Queen, my brother said that our current status is different from before. Whether it's relatives, friends or other people, we must be more careful with them, just in case. I think what my brother said makes sense, so I must quickly become stronger."
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