The Demon-Slaying Grandmaster

Chapter 67 Seizing the Weakness

There are some things Jia Zheng cannot say, but Jia Zhu's affection for Li Jingxiao, his savior, is as strong as that for his own father.

In addition, Li Jingxiao's daughter-in-law Li Wan was also deeply grateful to Li Jingxiao for saving her husband.

When chatting with Jia Zhu, he couldn't help but sigh that if the eldest daughter Yuanchun could marry Li Jingxiao, it would be a good marriage.

Li Wan's thoughts were simple. On the one hand, she felt that Li Jingxiao was indeed handsome and capable.

Although his status was a bit low before, he has now inherited the title of Xing'an Earl, and his descendants will not be demoted for three generations. He is a first-class general, which is perfect.

Secondly, Li Wan was really afraid that Jia Zhu’s old illness would relapse in the future. How could he become a widow at such a young age?
Or the beloved son Jia Lan, like the only son of the Lin family, just caught a cold and died at a young age.

After hearing the news from the Lin family, Li Wan became more and more frightened.

Not to mention, Li Wan almost lost her husband, and her desire to befriend Li Jingxiao had almost become an obsession.

If Li Jingxiao became her husband's brother-in-law and her son's uncle, he would definitely not refuse if someone asked him for help.

So Li Wan has been nagging so much recently that Jia Zhu himself is a little worried that his old illness will relapse.

Then, just like his father Jia Zheng, he strongly opposed his biological mother, Lady Wang, who was determined to send Yuanchun to the palace.

Reading a lot of books does have its benefits.

Throughout history, the risks and costs of harem struggles have been far greater than those in officialdom.

Moreover, being the king's uncle actually just sounds nice, and the actual benefits are far less than imagined.

For a scholar like Jia Zhu who was already a scholar, becoming the emperor's uncle was equivalent to ruining his future.

It has long been a rule that relatives by marriage are not allowed to interfere in politics.

Even if he became a Jinshi and an official, he would be just like his father Jia Zheng, an official with no real power and as insignificant as a clay Buddha.

Thinking of becoming a general or a prime minister is just a dream.

When Jia Zhu met Jia Lian and Jia Zhen, they had an awkward argument over the girl from the Li family.

Then he took the opportunity to say, "Instead of marrying a girl from the Xing'an Earl's family, it would be better to marry Jingyou a girl from the Jia family."

After saying that, he looked at Jia Lian again and thought to himself, I still have to give Brother Lian some hope.

Even pull him to stand on his side.

So Jia Zhu just thought about it and continued, “As for Lian’er’s thoughts, it all depends on Jingyou.

If he marries a girl from my Jia family, and he's happy, then who the eldest girl from the Li family marries is just a matter of Jingyou's words.

If it doesn't work," Jia Zhu said this, looked at Jia She, saw him frowning, and immediately added.

He intended to provoke Jia She, Jia Lian, and even Lady Jia.

"Baoyu and the third daughter of the Li family are close in age. If they have known each other since childhood, there might be more opportunities."

The meaning of this statement is very clear. If Jia She and Lady Jia do not agree, the second wife will plan to marry the third daughter of the Li family.

No matter how high Lady Jia's status in the Jia family is, when it comes to the marriages of her grandsons and granddaughters, it is actually Jia She and Jia Zheng who make the real decisions.

But in this case, if Li Jingxiao really married Jia Yuanchun, he would marry his third sister to Jia Baoyu.

Then he will definitely be surrounded by the second wife in the future, and Jia Zheng and Jia Zhu, father and son, will suppress Jia She and Jia Lian, the first wife, even more severely.

The first person to object might be Lady Jia.

Grandmother Jia, Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Zhen and Jia Lian were all stunned.

For the first time, I felt that Jia Zhu was such a cunning guy.

Jia Zheng looked at his eldest son with satisfaction, and when Jia Zheng looked at Li Jing with a filial look, even the three Jingxi sisters felt that she must be a good girl.

Moreover, his own son thought the same as he did, so the father and son made the decision together to marry Yuanchun off, and it would be useless even if Lady Jia objected.

But after being happy, he said regretfully, "Jingyou is already engaged to the daughter of Qin Ye, the head of the Ministry of Works. They will get married after the New Year. It's too late to think about it now."

"That's not necessarily true," Jia She originally strongly advocated for Yuanchun to enter the palace. But who can blame Li Jingxiao for having a life-saving medicine in his hands?

Compared with wealth, your own life is more important.

Besides, the purpose of sending Yuanchun into the palace was to gain wealth and honor.

Marrying Li Jingxiao can also help the Jia family maintain its status as a noble and in the court.

Moreover, Jia She is obsessed with money, otherwise in the original novel, he would not have sold his own daughter Yingchun to Sun Shaozu, the wolf from Zhongshan, for just five thousand taels of silver.

Jia She originally wanted to get some Ganoderma Lucidum Blood-Replenishing Pills, or later the Nine-Flower Jade Dew Pills, from Li Jingxiao.

If you resell one, you can make at least a few hundred or even a thousand taels of silver in profit.

It’s just that during this period of time, I haven’t found a suitable opportunity or reason, so this matter has been delayed.

If Li Jingxiao became the son-in-law of the Jia family, and if his son Jia Lian really married the eldest daughter of the Li family, it would be a close relationship.

As for Jia Baoyu marrying the third daughter of the Li family, Jia She's idea was the same as Jia Zhu's expectation, that is, this matter must not be facilitated.

Therefore, there is no problem for Yuanchun to marry him, but his son Jia Lian must also marry Li Jingxi.

By then, he would be both Li Jingxiao's maternal uncle and the Li family's father-in-law.

It's not in vain that I want those miracle drugs.

You pay the price according to the outside price.

I believe Li Jingxiao will still give this little face.

Then they would send it to border areas like Datong and Xuanfu to make a profit from the difference.

Even if you can only get ten or eight every year, that's still ten thousand taels of silver.

Even if you can only get three or five every year, it will still be three to five thousand taels.

This is extra income outside of the Rongguo Mansion's public account, enough for him to buy ten or eight beautiful concubines.

Thinking of this, Jia She immediately made up his mind to marry Li Jingxiao.

He looked at Jia Zheng, wanting him to persuade Qin Ye to cancel the engagement.

They helped him to use their connections and pushed Qin Ye to be promoted one or two levels from the position of director of the Ministry of Industry, which was considered a kickback.

But thinking about Jia Zheng's personality, although Jia She didn't like his second brother, he always felt that he was pedantic and hypocritical.

But deep down, I still have to admire my second brother for being a decent person.

If Jia Zheng were to try to persuade someone in this situation, it might even have the opposite effect.

Then he turned to look at Jia Zhen, "Zhen'er, don't think about Rong'er's affairs.

Li Jingyou has just inherited the title. If you ask him to become your in-law, he will be inferior to you for no reason. How will he deal with other noble families in the future?
You should think of a way and go find Qin Ye in person.

Just say that my family is willing to help him and transfer him to Jinling.

It is not impossible to guarantee him the position of Jinling Tongpan, or even the position of the fifth-rank Tongzhi.

After two or three years in office, even the prefect can sit at the table."

Jia She was not bragging. Jia Yuchun was demoted and then followed Jia Zheng's path. After being reinstated, he became the prefect of Jinling.

Qin Ye himself was a sixth-rank official in the Ministry of Works. It was customary for him to be promoted to a higher level when he was transferred to serve as an official in the local area.

The Jinling Tongpan and Jinling Tongzhi may not need the help of the Jia family.

If Qin Ye uses his connections and spends a large sum of money, there should be no problem.

But the fourth-rank Jinling prefect was already qualified to wear a scarlet robe, which required strong connections and relationships.

(End of this chapter)