And getting rid of a useless chess piece is obviously more beneficial than keeping it.
Moreover, Emperor Yong was obviously not a generous person.
From her limited contact with Emperor Yong, she could also discover Emperor Yong's cold side.
From Concubine Zhang back then to her aunt and even Zhao Yanzhen, all the things he did were nothing but heartless things.
It doesn't matter if he is the most favored, once these people threaten his interests, what he will get in the end is death.
Jiang Nianjiao didn't understand this before, but she only realized this now that she has learned more about it.
The cunning rabbit dies and the lackey is cooked.
She always thought that her father should understand this, but now it seems that he is obviously not aware of these crises.
Jiang Nianjiao could only say softly, "I'm not talking nonsense. The Holy One is not tolerant of others. My aunt has dedicated enough to him in this life. The son of the Gao family is willing to play chess for his future. My aunt will spend her whole life for him." There is no heir, but what will happen in the end? In the end, a foot of white silk will not ruin your life!"
"My aunt is still like this..."
Hearing Jiang Nianjiao suddenly mention Concubine Yuxian, Jiang Fang immediately yelled, "Shut up! Is this something you can discuss without permission?"
Jiang Nianjiao was not afraid of his roar. She just continued to say calmly, "Father should know that my intention is not to pursue this matter. I just don't want our Jiang family to be ruined."
"Father, you are in your prime. Instead of continuing to look for your place in the court, it is better to retreat. You can marry another wife and concubines. Naturally, the Jiang family's incense will not be ruined in the future."
"And I asked myself to marry a dead person. Even though that person is of high status, when a person dies, there is nothing. Besides, I have no heirs from that person. The Holy Spirit has given me this grace, as long as I keep it. It will be fine. No one can touch me, and as long as my father doesn’t advance rashly, he may be able to retire safely."
"But if I get married again, to another big family, my father thinks that His Majesty can trust you and other big families?"
Jiang Nianjiao's expression was too calm, and because of this, Jiang Fang even felt at a certain moment that he who was arguing with her seemed like an unreasonable person.
Bystanders are clear, but the authorities are confused.
Jiang Fang naturally understood that what Jiang Nianjiao said was actually very reasonable.
He didn't want to marry those big families, so he calmed down and said, "I never planned for you to marry those big families from the beginning. I had already identified the heirs of the Lu family for you before. Their foundation Not strong, but deeply loved by the Holy Heart, now Lu Zhizhang is working beside King Liang again, and if there are no accidents in the current situation, King Liang will ascend the throne."
"If we can get you to marry him, our Jiang family can also rely on this relationship to successfully stand beside Prince Liang. By then our Jiang family will also be able to stand firmly."
"Besides, you are my daughter after all. I still hope that you can find a good home, instead of observing the festival for a dead person. Our Jiang family does not need to be reduced to a marriage that sacrifices our own daughter."
Hear this. Jiang Nianjiao felt a little shocked. This was probably the first time she heard such positive feedback from her father. Unfortunately, this positive feedback only led to a negative ending.
Especially after tonight, she thought that Lu Zhizhang would definitely hate her. People like him would definitely retaliate. If she fell into his hands, the result would not be better than her previous life. .
Therefore, even if she was a widower for the rest of her life, she did not want to have anything to do with Lu Zhizhang.
"What my father thought of, couldn't Emperor Yong have thought of it? Besides, does my father definitely think that Lu Zhizhang is a trustworthy person?" Jiang Nianjiao asked rhetorically.
Jiang Fang did not answer immediately. He pondered for a moment, and then just said, "I have observed that child many times. I think he can be trusted."
can believe? Jiang Nianjiao didn't expect that even her father thought so.
But then she also thought that this was Lu Zhizhang's strength. He was accustomed to showing off in front of others, and only in front of himself would he reveal his truest side.
Even if he said these words, his father would not believe him.
Therefore, Jiang Nianjiao is not in a hurry to argue with Jiang Fang on this issue.
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In addition, she has been in contact with Qi Peipei during this period of time, so she naturally knows that Qi Peipei is going to see Lu Zhizhang today.
By then, their true and false rumors were flying everywhere, even though his father still considered Lu Zhizhang.
With the Qi family's attitude of not letting go of a piece of meat, and Lu Zhizhang's consideration for his own reputation, he may not be able to consider himself at that time.
Figure out the joints.
She was not in a hurry to criticize Lu Zhizhang's behavior. She just whispered, "Father thinks very well, but Lu Zhizhang has a better choice. If we really want to discuss it, it's not my turn. Besides, I heard that he actually I already felt like I belonged."
Hearing this, Jiang Fang was obviously very dissatisfied and said, "Who does he belong to? He came to ask for this marriage in person. If not, I would not have arranged it like this."
When Jiang Nianjiao heard this, she already had other plans in mind.
Although she really wanted to say Qi Peipei's name, Aunt Du was still here. If she said Qi Peipei's name at this time, when the matter between Qi Peipei and Lu Zhizhang gets bigger in the future, Aunt Du would be suspicious if she thought about it even a little bit. Make your own decisions.
Therefore, Jiang Nianjiao only said vaguely, "I just heard that there is such a thing, but I don't know who it is."
"Since it's something unclear, you can't use it to slander others." Jiang Fang reprimanded in a low voice.
Jiang Nianjiao only whispered, "That's what father said."
Jiang Fang saw that she was rarely well-behaved, so he said again, "Okay, Gillian, I have inspected Lu Zhizhang. His knowledge and character are very good. Although he is not as noble as King Jin, at any rate, if you have What, you can have someone around you who knows the difference between hot and cold."
Jiang Nianjiao said, "Since Dad said so, I can't consider him, but I still have some grudges in my heart. After all, people like him are among the best, and there must be many suitors. Since there are rumors, there will be no such thing." It's just groundless, I hope dad can make an agreement with me."
"What agreement?" Jiang Fang asked.
"If he really wants to marry me, then I will listen to my father and marry him. If he has no intention of marrying me, my father will agree to my request today."
Hearing Jiang Nianjiao's request, Jiang Fang was obviously hesitant.
Jiang Nianjiao continued, "What? Daddy doesn't believe in his character now?"
When Jiang Fang heard this, he only glanced at Jiang Nianjiao, "Who said that! Since you can take a step back, it's not like I can't take a step back."
The father and daughter reached a reconciliation for the first time, and Jiang Fang naturally said no more. He just glanced at Jiang Nianjiao and said, "Okay, you should get up too. It's getting late, so you should rest early."
Jiang Nianjiao nodded.
However, she had been kneeling in the ancestral hall for a long time, so when she was about to stand up, she felt that her legs were extremely numb. If Aunt Du hadn't helped her up, she would have fallen to her knees again.
Aunt Du helped her sit down on the futon first, just waiting for the numbness to pass.
Jiang Nianjiao then turned to look at Aunt Du and said, "Aunt, I really want to thank you for speaking up for me today. Otherwise, with my father's temper, we, father and daughter, would have had another big fight today."
Aunt Du only smiled and said, "Your father is a bit rough and impatient, but he actually cares about you."
Jiang Nianjiao was noncommittal about this. After all, her aunt had not been in Shangjing for more than ten years. She even eloped with someone and got married early. She had never even met her own mother.
Therefore, she probably doesn't know the relationship between her father and mother, let alone the grudge between her former mistress Yu Se and herself.
Therefore, she has no intention of blaming those who do not know.
Of course, she may not be able to deeply identify with her father.
After all, if you give yourself things that you didn’t have before and don’t need them now, she actually doesn’t need them anymore.
And she knew very well that if Yu Se was still alive, and if Jiang Zhi was really her child, she would not get this kind of attention as long as one of the two was still here.
So when Aunt Du said this, she just smiled and listened to Aunt Du say this.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Aunt Du just sighed quietly and said nothing more.
At this moment, outside Jiang Mansion, in the market of Wangliufang, a white snow willow firework exploded.
Then light up the night sky.
Although the fireworks were fleeting, their presence still attracted the attention of people in the yard.
Aunt Du looked at the fireworks and murmured, "Now more than ten years have passed, and the fireworks in Beijing are becoming more and more beautiful."
Jiang Nianjiao saw that Aunt Du was interested in the fireworks, so she changed the topic, "By the way, today is Tiancheng Festival. It's rare that there is no curfew today. Your Majesty is enjoying it with the people. Why didn't Aunt go for a walk outside?"
Aunt Du looked at the fireworks rising one after another in the night sky outside the house, and then said with a smile, "Auntie is old, but she doesn't have the energy of you young people. Besides, can't I also see these fireworks in the house?"
Aunt Du spoke calmly, but Jiang Nianjiao could still feel her loneliness.
"You can't see clearly from the street in the mansion. It's so lively." Jiang Nianjiao said with disapproval.
"On days like this, you should ask your cousin to accompany you for a walk."
Then Jiang Nianjiao asked the people around her about the time and saw that it was just after eight o'clock in the evening. I guess the street should still be very lively at this time.
Therefore, she also wanted to ask her cousin to come over and accompany Aunt Du out for a walk.
But Jiang Nianjiao just asked Lianying beside her to find Du Zechi.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Du stopped her and said, "It's better not to look for him. Zechi went out this evening and his friend invited him."
Hearing this, Jiang Nianjiao couldn't help but subconsciously frowned.
Du Zechi did seem to be a bit uninterested in recent times, and Beijing was used to being prosperous, so she couldn't help but prepare to remind Aunt Du to keep a close eye on him, but she hadn't figured out what he was doing. Instead, I made a bunch of bad friends first.
