Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1166 Father-in-law Visits
Ever since Liu Yunxiang embezzled her sister-in-law's dowry and the Lin family split up, Minister Liu and his son have not been promoted for many years.

Although he had thought of some dirty tricks to get Concubine Liu into the Prince's Mansion, a concubine's daughter in exchange for a better future was worth it. But for some reason, by mistake, the person he calculated became Chu Chengyao.

Although he entered the Prince of Jin's mansion, the Ministry of Revenue was after all under the jurisdiction of the Crown Prince, and the Prince of Jin could not reach out to it.

Especially when he saw that his current superior Han Qingru had jumped from being the top scorer in the imperial examination to a high-ranking official of the second rank in just six years, Minister Liu became extremely jealous.

Before going to court this morning, the prince suddenly found him and ordered him to discuss the salt tax affairs with Lord Tang. The neglected Minister Liu excitedly accepted the order.

I thought things would finally turn around, but I didn't even get into the house of Tang Ge Lao. I couldn't help but get anxious. Anxious to show off in front of the prince, Minister Liu actually came to the Lin's house with gifts.

He did enter the Lin family mansion, but stayed there for just a stick of incense. Then he was politely escorted out by Lin Shun, holding the gift.

After failing to persuade Lin Yanqing, Minister Liu was unwilling to give up. He turned to the second branch of the Lin family to find Lin Siran and his son, hoping that his son-in-law and grandson would go and persuade them.

Lin Siran's family had moved here a few years ago, but this was the first time Minister Liu had visited them.

Liu Yunxiang had just sent a letter to her parents' home, saying that Lin Siran had beaten her and wanted to divorce her. When she saw her father coming here, she thought he was supporting her. Her originally aggrieved and sad look instantly became bright. She walked forward and knelt at Minister Liu's feet, calling him "Father" repeatedly in a very aggrieved manner.

Not only Liu Yunxiang thought so, Lin Siran also thought that his father-in-law came to call him to task, so he stood awkwardly beside Minister Liu as if he had done something wrong.

Although Minister Liu was anxious, seeing his own daughter crying so aggrievedly, he patiently coaxed her a few words.

Liu Yunxiang was coaxed by her father, and her sorrow and grievances were like a flood that could not be controlled. Minister Liu ran out of patience and scolded her harshly before she stopped crying. Hearing that his daughter was like this because she had an argument with Lin Siran, Minister Liu thought that he had something to ask of his son-in-law, so he gently persuaded his daughter to control her temper.

Ignoring Liu Yunxiang's sad and disbelieving sobs, Lin Siran heard the tone and knew that his father-in-law was not here to settle accounts with him, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and raised his head.

After talking about family matters, Minister Liu stated the purpose of his visit.

Lin Siran had been afraid of Lin Yanqing since childhood, and now the old lady was not as indulgent and tolerant to him as before. After hearing his father-in-law's request, he was worried about how to refuse politely, and Lin Jinyun, who had been out for a while, happened to return home.

When he saw Minister Liu when he entered the room, he was too guilty to dare to look him in the eye. He bowed, called him "Grandfather" and sat down a little further away. Knowing that Minister Liu was here for government affairs, he immediately calmed down.

From the tone, it was clear that this matter could not be refused. In order to get rid of Minister Liu, Lin Jinyun winked at Lin Siran and agreed to the matter vaguely.
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Before Minister Liu left, Lin Jinyan had already received the news that Lin Jinyun had gone to Zhou's house to find Zhou Huaili.

Can't help but sneer:

"I thought my eldest brother was careless, but I didn't expect him to be so meticulous and careful with my cousin. I'm afraid my cousin from the Liu family will have a hard time in the backyard of Prince Jin's mansion."

As Lin Jinyan expected, after Zhou Huaili met Lin Jinyun, he passed the news to Zhou Yuexue under the pretext of sending food.

Upon learning that Concubine Liu was trying to bring Lin Wanrong into Prince Jin's mansion in order to win his favor, Zhou Yuexue hated Concubine Liu in her heart.

It was just that after returning from Ronghua Hall, Chu Chengyao treated her coldly and stayed in the study at night. Zhou Yuexue was determined to repair their relationship with her husband, so she suppressed the matter for the time being and did not take any action.