Fu Jun snorted coldly, "And you still have the face to ask ? Have you not gone to find out how the matter on the mountain that day has been talked about outside?"
Mrs. Fu closed the register of nas, "So what? I rember Zhen Er told you early on, this matter is for you to handle. You’re a grown man, are you going to go back on what you said in front of your daughter?"
"I can handle the rumors outside, but what if the Assistant Minister of Rites has inquired into this matter and wants to write it up for his records?" Fu Jun clenched his teeth in a huff, "They all say a wise wife brings fewer troubles to her husband. But look at you, Zhen Er’s arrogance and disrespect have brought sha even to the governnt offices; this is how you taught her, right? Do you think you can still claim wisdom?"
"As a wife, you were supposed to assist your husband and educate your children, but you failed in raising the children, and now you’ve even jeopardized my career! If I can’t get through this, let alone getting promoted, I’m likely to lose even my current position as a capital official!"
"At present, the court is widely recruiting talents, and the additional sessions of the imperial examinations have made promotion particularly difficult. Talents from north and south have all flocked to the capital city upon hearing of the emperor’s frequent new policies. In the blink of an eye, I can be pushed aside. Not helping is one thing, but you’re actually dragging down!"
Mrs. Fu initially dismissed his words as nonsense, but upon hearing this, she was taken aback.
The involvent of the Assistant Minister was indeed unexpected.
Rank has its privileges, and how much more influential is the Assistant Minister compared to a departntal head?
Moreover, this Vice Minister Xu is a favorite of the emperor; if he really wants to accuse Fu Jun, it could be settled in just a few words!
Fu Jun is practically useless, but after all, Fu Zhen and Fu Jia are still his children. As a mother, she could endure so hardship, but not her children. With Fu Jun’s identity as an imperial official backing them, they still have so standing when they go out, especially since Fu Zhen is already of age for marriage negotiations. Thus, Fu Jun’s official path is not rely his own concern.
However, thinking this through, she glanced over, "If it weren’t for my father, you wouldn’t even be a capital official. If you really can’t hold onto it, what right do you have to bla ?"
"You always point fingers at this or that, but as a husband and a father, have you fulfilled your duties responsibly?"
"Moreover, throughout history, it’s always been said that the man leads outside and the woman inside the ho. In matters of the officialdom, what gives you the right to demand my help so righteously?"
"Fine! Then let’s say this has nothing to do with you!"
Fu Jun slapped the table and stood up. "If I’m demoted in the future or sent to an external post, I’ll take you with ! Zhen Er and Jia Ge will stay in the capital city.
After all, as long as you are my wife, you have to obey the marital hierarchy! Wherever I say you go, you have to go!"
Mrs. Fu was so upset that her teeth were chattering. "Even if you talk about marital hierarchy, you have to be reasonable first! The laws of the court and the king are not just for show; do you think they can be used to arbitrarily bind people?"
Fu Jun simply smirked sideways without replying.
Mrs. Fu couldn’t suppress the anger in her heart.
After considering for a mont, she put down the register of nas.
"What do you want to do?"
In a cold voice, Fu Jun said, "This whole ss ca from your side. Now, Vice Minister Xu needs to be sorted out with so money. You know what to do!"
It wasn’t surprising that Vice Minister Xu wasn’t impressed with his cinnabar stone. What kind of figure is he? What kind of excellent items hasn’t he seen? If the cinnabar stone doesn’t work, then spend more money to deal with him!
Even if it ultimately fails, at least he can get so silver coin from Mrs. Fu to ease yesterday’s humiliation a bit!
Mrs. Fu snorted coldly in her heart but remained calm on the surface, "How much do you need?"
Fu Jun extended his fingers and showed her a number.
Mrs. Fu felt a surge of anger within her.
After a pause, she looked towards the door and said to Jin Zhu, "Go see if the eldest girl has returned yet? I’m a bit tight on cash right now, if she’s back, have her return those silver notes I gave her yesterday."
She gave a knowing glance while she spoke.
Vice Minister Xu is indeed soone neither she nor Fu Zhen could provoke. If spending money can ensure peace, then it’s worth it.
But who knows if this scoundrel’s words are true or false?
Moreover, she had promised Fu Zhen that she would let her handle these matters. Thus, she couldn’t hastily hand over the money!
She wouldn’t confront Fu Jun head-on, opting instead to delay until Fu Zhen returned to see what she thought.
Upon hearing this, Fu Jun panicked. "What are you seeking her for? It’s your money; can’t you decide on your own?!"
"Father, as they say, the more people contributing ideas, the better, don’t you agree?"
Just as Fu Jun finished speaking, a voice from the doorway made his heart skip a beat.
He turned to see Fu Zhen walking in leisurely under the curtain lifted by Jin Zhu, calmly surveying him before sitting in the chair he had previously occupied. "I didn’t quite hear earlier, what business does father have with mother?"
Fu Zhen genuinely did not know the details of their conversation yet. The mont she stepped into the estate, Shun Er told her that Fu Jun had stord into the main courtyard angrily.
When she reached the door, she just happened to catch the tail end of their conversation.
She asked, "Why is father seeking more silver again?"
At this point, Jin Zhu approached her and quietly explained the whole situation in detail.
Halfway through listening, a sharp look shot towards Fu Jun—
Fu Jun felt inexplicably nervous, as this sudden sharp look carried with it a nacing severity that almost seed murderous!
He was rely trying to swindle so silver, but could it truly warrant such a deadly gaze?!...
"Is father’s superior Vice Minister Xu Yin?"
While his heart was still pounding, Fu Zhen spoke again, every word she uttered seed to weigh a thousand pounds.
"You’re just finding out?!"
Fu Jun, unwillingly suppressed by this rebellious girl, naturally had no pleasant tone.
Fu Zhen smirked and turned her head, her hands resting on the armrests, unconsciously gripping the wood beneath them.
Hearing from the storyteller about Xu the scoundrel still using her to polish his image posthumously, she was angry, to be sure, but only to a certain extent. Because hearsay never felt as intensely real as facing the situation firsthand.
But Fu Jun’s current crisis was a blatant truth. Xu the scoundrel, with apparent purpose, was making an issue of the mountain affair not against Fu Jun — he wasn’t worthy. It was because that brute wouldn’t miss any chance to take advantage of her, seizing the mont to use Fu Jun!
There is a plan from above!
How could the one surnad Xu have imagined that the person he continued to exploit after death would now coincidentally be Fu Jun’s daughter?
Turning her gaze back to Fu Jun, she stated, "Since Vice Minister Xu is blaming, what’s father’s plan?"
Fu Jun gnawed his teeth in frustration, "What plan could I have? Nothing more than finding sothing valuable to sell and appease him!"
Fu Zhen leaned back against the chair, smiling as she looked at him, "Father is mistaken."
Fu Jun shouted angrily, "And what do you know!"
Fu Zhen took the soup Jin Zhu handed her, sipped it, and looked up at him, "I may not know much, but I do understand the ambitions of scholars from humble backgrounds well enough. For instance, you are a perfect example, aren’t you?"
Fu Jun, caught off guard, felt pricked once again.
But before he could respond, Fu Zhen continued, "For soone like Vice Minister Xu, what kind of gold, silver, and jewels hasn’t he seen? Even if you gift him the most precious items, he may not even care."
This rebellious girl was accurate with her words; even the attendants of Vice Minister Xu had disregarded his cinnabar stone!
"Assistant Minister’s aspirations lie in his official career, he already has a renowned reputation, almost everyone praises his character and talent. Although he beca the son-in-law of Prince Rong’s Mansion, the world knows it was the Prince Manor who approached. Thus, how could he be willing to let people talk about him climbing the social ladder for marriage? Naturally, he wouldn’t want people looking down on him as soone greedy for wealth.
"Don’t you think so?"
Fu Jun frowned, involuntarily asking, "Then what do you think should be done?"
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