Upon hearing the news from Concubine Xu, Xu Jin hurried into the palace. He looked at his charming daughter with excitement, his heart filled with joy.
He had already known the news that the emperor would stay overnight in his daughter's bedroom again. What made him even more excited was that today, his daughter finally took the first step to cooperate with him.
"Father, the emperor may come over in the evening, so let's make it short." Concubine Xu said anxiously as she looked at the sky which was already darkening.
She really didn't expect that her calm father would be so eager to enter the palace. She was even more worried that her father would enter the palace secretly, and if he was caught by the emperor...
After last night's long lovemaking, she was looking forward to tonight even more.
Looking at the lingering joy in his daughter's eyes, Xu Jin, who was filled with joy, felt a little annoyed in his heart. He thought his daughter had thought it through, but he didn't expect that she was still obsessed with the emperor.
What he fears most now is that his daughter still has feelings for the emperor. If that happens, his plan...
Xu Jin felt that he should think of a way to make Concubine Xu give up on the emperor. Only if she gave up would she be useful to the family, and their Xu family would have a chance to move to a higher level.
"The Emperor's heart is with the Queen. Don't fall too deeply in love, or you will be the one who gets hurt." Xu Jin's words were filled with deep worry, just like a father worrying about his daughter.
"Father, the emperor is very good to me now, you don't have to worry." Thinking of last night, Concubine Xu's words were full of confidence. If the emperor didn't like her so much, how could he have been entangled with her all night.
"I am sending you a letter about the marriage between General Anguo's Mansion and Princess Jinxiu. Father, do you think we should promote this matter or..."
"What do you think?" Xu Jin asked instead of answering.
"Father, Princess Jinxiu is a troublemaker. If she really marries into the Zhen family, the Zhen family will have no peace. Princess Jinxiu is not satisfied with the Zhen family's neglect. I think we can take this opportunity to ruin this marriage."
Concubine Xu was thinking about the relationship between the Xu family and the Zhen family. The two families were closely related, so she naturally didn't want a woman who would cause trouble to marry into the Zhen family.
Xu Jin didn't say anything, but just looked at his daughter with a faint smile, his weathered eyes full of scrutiny.
Concubine Xu had one more concern that she didn't say out loud. If she could ruin this marriage, she could avoid a lot of entanglements in the future. The Zhen family, the Xu family and the royal family were in a relationship of monarch and subject, and there was no need to be torn apart by family ties and blood.
Concubine Xu was indeed doing this for the good of the Zhen family and the royal family. After all, she still considered herself to be Concubine Xu.
Concubine Xu felt uneasy when her father looked at her. She lowered her head and said nothing more, but she knew in her heart that her father knew what she was thinking.
"Father, I do have my own thoughts, but they are also for the good of our family and the Zhen family."
Concubine Xu was silent for a long time before she looked up and spoke righteously.
Xu Jin looked at Concubine Xu's expression, and his smile deepened. He nodded and said, "This is indeed the best of both worlds."
"With what father said, I feel relieved. If the emperor comes over tonight, I will tell him your intention. I..."
After receiving her father's affirmation, Concubine Xu was still a little excited. She smiled and spoke, her words full of impatience.
"When the emperor comes, you must persuade him to continue this marriage."
Xu Jin's words caught Concubine Xu off guard. The joy and excitement she had just felt disappeared without a trace because of his words.
"But, you just..."
"Your method just now has the best of both worlds, but what I asked you to do will be of great benefit to my Xu family."
Xu Jin still spoke with a smile, but Xu Fei looked at him and for the first time felt the sharpness in her father's words.
She didn't know how to persuade her father, so she could only look at him, seeing the smile on his face and the plan in his eyes.
(End of this chapter)