Prince Linjiang had indeed known about it a long time ago. When he entered the room, he asked Shen Chen to sit down, and then he sat down behind the desk and opened the official documents to read. After about half an hour, he asked Shen Chen: "What time is it?"
Shen Chen answered, and when he saw Prince Linjiang stand up, he knew that he was going to change clothes and go to the back, so he stood up as well.
King Linjiang stretched out his hand and shook it at him, motioning him to sit down. He only stood up and moved around for a moment before sitting back at the desk. He looked at Shen Chen and asked him, "What do you think about what happened today?"
Seeing Shen Chen was about to speak, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't play tricks in front of me. I know you. You already knew about this matter a long time ago. There is no need to implicate your future daughter-in-law. But you still asked your future daughter-in-law to go on such a journey. She was almost tricked. This is not like your style. Why did you do this?"
Shen Chen smiled. He was always at ease in front of King Linjiang, and he was no different now. When he heard King Linjiang ask this, he sighed with a sad face, "Speaking of which, I have to ask you, Father. Isn't Father very dissatisfied with my future daughter-in-law?"
Is that even necessary
Of course she was very dissatisfied, otherwise she would not have kept dragging her feet in the beginning and not submitting a petition requesting to hold the wedding ceremony as soon as possible.
He snorted.
So what if he doesn't like it
He didn't like it, but this bastard still used connections to get things done? !
He was not in a good mood when this matter was mentioned.
I have raised my son sincerely for so many years, and I have really been thinking about the best for him, but he still treats me like this at the last minute. Anyone would be angry.
Shen Chen then went up to him and poured him a cup of tea, calling him "Father".
He had always addressed him like this in private. Even after the family split up and he was already the Marquis of Pingxi Marquisate, he still called Prince Linjiang "father". When Prince Linjiang heard him call him that, his attitude softened a little. He reached out and patted Shen Chen on the head, warning him: "Don't give me that. What's going on?"
"Nothing." Shen Chen was smiling frivolously, but at this moment he suddenly became sincere and looked at King Linjiang and said, "I just want you to see what kind of character the Xu family has."
After he finished speaking, seeing that Prince Linjiang seemed to be thinking about something, he immediately said, "Let me show you whether my son has chosen the wrong person."
Prince Linjiang was stunned.
Wei An's performance at the Xu family today was indeed brilliant.
Such a girl who has not even reached the age of marriage, handled the seduction and harassment of the Xu family with ease and without any inappropriate behavior. What is rare is that even though her relationship had clearly fallen out, she was still able to pull Madam Qin and others to her side, and put Madam Xu and others on the spot, revealing her true face.
It’s hard not to like such a smart girl.
Especially in the eyes of King Linjiang, the person who is paired with Shen Chen cannot be a fool.
I didn't like Wei An before, because the number of girls in the Wei family who got divorced was too high. How many girls were married? There were actually two who got divorced and went home.
In addition, Princess Changning died in the same way, and Mrs. Wei's own life was not good either. Her family died out, and she lost her husband and son in her middle age...
But now seeing Shen Chen say this, and thinking back to Wei An's actions today, he suddenly understood Shen Chen's intentions, so he raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you deliberately letting me see how capable she is?"
"I have this idea." Shen Chen did not deny it, and said honestly: "Father is just worried that Wei An has a bad fate and is too irritable. Isn't there a saying that goes "Gossip can melt gold and slander can destroy bones"? There is also a saying that seeing is believing and hearing is false. Your impression of Wei An in the past was mostly heard from others, which was not always accurate. So today I will let you see what she is really like and whether she is worthy of my son's sincere marriage proposal."
It looks like a perfect match.
King Linjiang didn't say anything. He was silent for a while before he laughed again and glared at Shen Chen: "Now that you mention it, aren't you scheming your father? Just because I don't want you to marry her, you have to let me see how smart she is, afraid that I will make things difficult for her in the future?"
Shen Chen scratched his head as if he was a little embarrassed, and said cautiously: "It's not completely like that, but it's almost like that. My son always feels that getting married is a big deal... Mother and the others passed away too early. You raised me. It is said that marriage is a matter of matchmaker and parents' decision. If you don't like it, why should I be happy?"
These words really moved Prince Linjiang. He was indeed very angry because Shen Chen went to ask Emperor Longqing for help privately, and felt that Shen Chen did not take him, his adoptive father, seriously. But now that Shen Chen confessed his inner thoughts, all the previous grudges disappeared.
He hummed, his tone much more relaxed, and nodded, "She is indeed a good child. I think she is reliable. You are right. Your vision is not bad. Since you think she is good, she is really good. I should respect your opinion."
Shen Chen couldn't help but feel happy, and nodded somewhat proudly: "Of course not, don't you still not believe in your son's vision? Since I think so highly of her, she is definitely worthy of me treating her like this!"
Prince Linjiang glared at him unhappily again. He had just started to show some color, but he really wanted to open a dyeing factory. He sneered, then laughed and shook his head, no longer entangled with this issue: "You did a great job today. Xu Anying, that old fox, has always controlled the cabinet and refused to give up power. Chen Ying's problem could never be solved. Now that Master Xu has made such a fuss, even if he doesn't want to give up power, it's impossible. This is a great opportunity."
Although Emperor Longqing is no longer able to do his job, one still has to be on guard against him having a seizure at any time so as to cut off the chance of the minor clan succeeding the major clan. There are also ministers who oppose this. Recently, many of them have submitted memorials to the emperor, spreading rumors and asking him to appoint a crown prince as the crown prince in order to consolidate the foundation of the country, regardless of whether the Sixth Prince can be raised.
It is selfish to the point of losing people's hearts. Prince Linjiang did not dare to gamble on Emperor Longqing's feelings, let alone whether he could stick to the previous agreement and ideas.
People always forget the pain once the wound has healed. Emperor Longqing's health has improved a little recently. If he really thinks he can live for another ten years, what if he wants to pave the way for the Sixth Prince
Then aren’t I just the fish on the chopping board
The necessary preparations should be made, so as not to become cannon fodder without knowing it.
What Shen Chen did this time was just the right thing to solve his biggest worry. (To be continued)