Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 74: Conservatism and Rebirth

After leaving the main hall, Lin Zhiqing gave Aunt Mu a wink.

Aunt Mu understood, weighed the purse containing the silver and walked towards the east kitchen. She was going to have a drink with the old sisters.

After watching Aunt Mu walk away, Lin Zhiqing turned around and went to his cousin's yard.

My cousin hasn't woken up yet. The poison has seriously damaged her vitality. It's really a pity.

When Lin Zhiqing returned to the yard again, Aunt Mu came back within a meal's time.

After closing the door, Lin Zhiqing asked Aunt Mu to sit down and said while eating:

"The maid in the main hall said that she saw the Grand Master go there first, followed by the First Master and the Fourth Master. The three of them stayed in the main hall for about a cup of tea."

Lin Zhiqing nodded, knowing full well that today's incident was indeed provoked by Second Grandfather. "Didn't the servant in the main hall see anything?"

"No." Aunt Mu took a sip of the hangover soup. "But the maid who served the tea did hear some of it."

"The old master doesn't approve of you running the clinic on your own, Miss. He says you're too young, and if it gets out, your reputation won't be good, and it will affect your marriage with the Marquis of Zhenyuan."

Hearing this, Lin Zhiqing put down his chopsticks and said, "Second Grandfather really understands my uncle. The Zhenyuan Marquisate is such a prestigious place, and my uncle is eager for me to marry into it and promote the Lin family. How could he allow me to do something that goes against my marriage?"

Aunt Mu nodded in agreement, and then, not knowing what she was thinking about, a look of indignation appeared on her face:

"The Grand Master heard some rumors from somewhere and even told the First Master that you, Miss, have been too close to other men and are bringing shame to the Lin family. He wants the First Master to confine you."

"But the eldest master rejected this proposal. He mentioned the master in his words, saying that you lost your father at a young age and are quite slow in matters of sex, so you would not do anything that crosses the line."

Hearing this, Lin Zhiqing's expression paused, and he was a little surprised.

It seems that Lin Congli still cares about his younger brother. Although he did not discipline the original owner before, he still has some understanding of him.

Aunt Mu frowned. "Although he didn't agree to the proposal of house arrest, the old master said, both openly and secretly, that the young lady was too close to the Lu siblings, and he was worried that you, at such a young age, would be deceived and lose both your money and your life."

"The Fourth Master's point is that with your current intelligence, you will definitely not be deceived, but being too close to a man outside your family is indeed immoral, and the Lin family does not need a girl like you running around outside to make money."

Lin Zhiqing raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect that he would get such a wise comment from his fourth uncle. "After that, Second Grandfather will definitely not give up."

"That's right." Aunt Mu nodded and rubbed her temple. "The old master took advantage of your contact with men outside the family and suggested to the eldest and fourth masters that they send a reliable person to the clinic to assist you and protect you."

"Protect me? Not letting me have contact with other men is protecting me?" Lin Zhiqing smiled.

Aunt Mu nodded, seeming to be hesitant to speak.

Lin Zhiqing noticed that something was wrong with her expression: "Aunt Mu, do you also think that I'm too close to Lu Huai?"

Aunt Mu nodded and said, "I'm going to say something a little off-topic. Although you grew up with Master Lu and Miss Lu, you still have to be mindful of the rules of gender separation."

Aunt Mu thought it was very simple. Lin Zhiqing’s fiancé was Jiang Liuyun.

But no matter what happens, my young lady is used to making her own decisions and finding ways to solve them.

That would have been fine, but as for the matter of opening a clinic, Lin Zhiqing didn't even inform Jiang Liuyun.

Although Aunt Mu knew that the young lady had lost her memory, she couldn't help but feel anxious when she saw that the young lady was becoming more and more familiar with the young master of the Lu family, but not as close as Prince Jiang.

Lin Zhiqing was well aware of her concerns. In fact, the reason why her eldest uncle and fourth uncle agreed to let her second grandfather keep people by their side was also out of this concern.

However, Aunt Mu's worries were relatively pure. In addition to their guilt towards their father, the worries of the eldest uncle and the fourth uncle were that they did not want to lose the marriage with the Jiang family.

From their perspective, marrying Jiang Liuyun is a good thing for Lin Zhiqing and the Lin family as well.

Fundamentally speaking, this idea is indeed what they are planning for Lin Zhiqing.

But this plan is quite passive and unstable.

As the saying goes, if you rely on mountains, they will fall; if you rely on people, they will run away.

Lin Zhiqing never ties his fate to another person.

She felt the same way about the Lin family. If the Lin family wanted to break through, they couldn't rely on the Jiang family, because there were people with greater power above them. Her eldest uncle, Lin Congli, and her fourth uncle, Lin Congyan, were determined to revive the Lin family, but their methods and thinking were too old-fashioned and passive, and this wouldn't work.

Second Grandpa obviously has ulterior motives, and he definitely arranged people not just to protect himself.

Otherwise, they could just send Lin Shian or someone else. There was no need to insert people into the clinic.

He knew Lin Congli and Lin Congyan very well, so he took advantage of their weaknesses to plot against him.

Lin Congli and Lin Congyan were unaware of this and were persuaded.

Lin Zhiqing took a deep breath and finally understood that although the Lin family had three people in power on the surface, there were actually only two.

Second Grandfather counts as one, Lin Congli and Lin Congyan each count as half.

When it comes to the direction of major events, Lin Congli and Lin Congyan are easily led by their second grandfather.

Of course this is not possible.

When more than three people gather together, disputes are likely to occur.

With such a large family, there are naturally many conflicts of interest.

Some people care about her, while others hate her.

Lin Zhiqing knew how important the Lin family was to her, and she also knew that some people in the family sincerely wished her well, while others wished her ill.

For her, if she wants to gain a foothold in Dasheng, she cannot do without the Lin family.

If the Lin family wants to develop better, it is necessary to eradicate the cancer within it and unite the entire Lin family.

Only by putting your heart and strength into one thing can you have a chance to break out of the Dasheng area where there are many aristocratic families.

In the current Lin family, the second grandfather is obviously quite dissatisfied with Lin Zhiqing, and there is a conflict of interest between the two.

Now that he has to spend all his energy studying in this small medical clinic, he will inevitably give up the interests of his family for his own personal gain in the future.

This malignant tumor that holds us back must be eradicated!

As for the uncle and the others?

"Ugh……"

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing sighed softly in his heart.

As a psychology expert, she has witnessed the despicable nature of human beings.

But the more she understood the darkness and sharpness in the human heart, the more she felt the preciousness and brilliance of the light of humanity.

Military officials are in power in the current court, and with the reputation of being a traitor, judging from the development of the Lin family, it is basically impossible for them to soar to success in such an environment.

The situation was already bad. My uncle and fourth uncle were too conservative both in their ideas and in practice, and they always wanted to abide by the old system. The conservatives headed by them were a burden to the Lin family.

Not only will it prevent the Lin family from contacting and integrating into the general trend of family development, but it will also make the Lin family a cannon fodder for the court to kill the chicken to scare the monkey.

It is not possible to eliminate them directly, and it is even more unacceptable to let them continue to be in power and then lead the Lin family into the abyss.

It seems that the only thing I can do is to speed up the process of cultivating emerging forces as I had previously planned.

Lin Zhiqing's eyes were clear.

She had thought about it these days and decided that the only option now was to move all of the Lin family's former leaders behind the scenes to enjoy their retirement, and then let the descendants who could represent these people form a team and have them lead the way to the front.

Use such gentle means to replace the Lin family.

It not only prevented the sadness of people like her uncle who cared about the Lin family and her, but also prevented the Lin family from falling into the abyss.

Of course, if it is really impossible to do anything in the end, Lin Zhiqing will not show any mercy.

If gentle reforms don't work, then let's see who has the harder fist and who deserves to bleed and sacrifice!
(End of this chapter)