In just the time it took to have a meal, Lin Ruhai was promoted to study attendant.

That day, he had the opportunity to meet the Emperor.

And he had a good chat with His Holiness.

The news that he was only allowed to go home to rest after he had lectured for an entire morning had reached the ears of those who were well-informed.

Jia Jing was one of them.

But as Lin Ruhai's brother-in-law, he was not happy at all.

Ever since they decided to marry Lin Ruhai, Second Uncle had looked for him and the two of them discussed.

They had decided on how to cultivate Lin Ruhai as soon as possible to become the backbone of the Jia and Lin families.

Even if there were some unforeseen events,

Their arrangement with Lin Ruhai had not changed. The arrangement for his first step in the officialdom had always been to promote Lin Ruhai to the position of study attendant at the end of the year.

But now, under the circumstances that no one had told him at all, this plan was suddenly disrupted by Second Uncle himself.

Lin Ruhai did not have the ability to get the position of study attendant by himself.

Lin Ruhai had only joined the Hanlin Academy for less than a year.

He had jumped from a mere seventh-grade official to a sixth-grade study attendant.

Looking carefully,

Lin Ruhai seemed to have only been promoted by two grades.

But the position of study attendant was special because he needed to study history for the Emperor.

The uniqueness of listening to doubts and answering questions. If he was really capable and gained the Emperor's favor,

His future career would not be worried at all.

After this position was vacated,

Countless people were staring at it.

In the end?

Before the others could unblock the joints,

This position was taken by a young boy who had just entered the imperial court.

No matter how Jia Jing thought about it, he could not figure it out. Was it really good to give Lin Ruhai the position of study attendant when it had just been vacated?

Wouldn't he have many more political enemies in the officialdom in the future?

Therefore, after he was dismissed, he immediately rushed to Rongguo Province.

When Jia Daishan saw him, he sighed and said, "Jing 'er is here. Come and sit down!"

Jia Jing pursed his lips and sat down directly beside Jia Daishan. "Second Uncle, I don't understand why you gave the position of reading attendant to Ruhai so early."

They had clearly agreed to wait for the others to finish fighting before making a move.

The Saint Emperor of Qi had always been willful, especially when it came to his attendants. The selection of officials for the two positions was completely based on his mood, and no one could control his thoughts.

As for Jia Daishan, because of his understanding of the Holy Emperor of Enlightenment, he more or less knew the standards of the Holy Emperor of Enlightenment when it came to choosing his attendants.

He was good-looking, well-versed in the classics and history, and could speak in a way that was easy to understand.

When Jia Jing first heard this standard, he rejected it. "Could it be that I was able to defeat other competitors and win His Holiness's favor only because I'm good-looking?"

"What else do you think?" Jia Daishan glanced at him, and the teasing look in his eyes made him blush.

At that time, Jia Jing had just entered the imperial court, and his eyes were still a little naive. He was very open in front of his uncle, Jia Daishan.

"His Holiness likes men?"

Jia Daishan almost beat Jia Jing to death. "What nonsense are you talking about?

His Holiness just wants to listen to you talk about the classics and history from time to time. If you're good-looking, even if you don't speak well, he won't dismiss you on the spot for your sake. "

Therefore, when the position of reading attendant became vacant, after excluding Lin Ruhai, Jia Jing began to search for qualified competitors. Unfortunately, in the end, no one could fight.

Therefore, Jia Jing thought that he wouldn't make a move for the time being. When the final result was out, he would find a way to ask his second uncle to pull Lin Ruhai to His Holiness. Then, the position would be settled.

Other people couldn't say anything. After all, the Jia family didn't "take a fancy" to this position before.

Lin Ruhai was lucky enough to win His Holiness's favor.

In the officialdom, wisdom and strategy were important, but luck was also indispensable.

Didn't you see how many talented and knowledgeable people failed in their official career because of a little bit of luck?

Now that there was a better arrangement, why did he let Lin Ruhai walk the thorny road?

Jia Daishan smiled bitterly. "I have other arrangements for Ruhai."

Lin Ruhai was a key figure in the Jia family's transformation. Now, he had become the husband of that evil spirit. How could he cultivate Lin Ruhai according to the original plan?

Moreover, that evil spirit should be able to find out the person behind it soon. At that time, those who belonged to the Crown Prince's faction would have to change their follow-up plans. Then, they would have to speed up the cultivation of Lin Ruhai.

Jia Daishan didn't mention Jia Su's identity. He said, "I have other ways to find out who is behind Hu Yao as soon as possible. Therefore, I have to speed up the cultivation of Ruhai. At least, I have to let him see and face all kinds of conflicts in the officialdom as soon as possible. I also have to let him learn to stay true to himself in the midst of others' isolation and rumors."

"He's too young. I can't let him become a weakness for others to attack the Jia family."

But this statement was immediately refuted by Jia Jing. "Second uncle, I believe that you do have such considerations.

But second uncle, Ruhai is only the pillar of the Jia family to abandon Wu Congwen. As for other things … "

"Didn't we agree from the beginning that Ruhai won't be involved in the fight for the throne? We only need to protect him on his way to a high position."

"I was wrong before. I always thought that the Crown Prince would be able to ascend to the throne. Naturally, I felt that I could protect Ruhai.

But now, the Jia family can't even protect themselves. How can we be sure that we can protect him? "

"Isn't it better to use Ruhai as the backup for the Jia family?"

Jia Daishan's eyes flashed. This plan could only come true if Jia Su was really his daughter.

He waved his hand. "That's impossible."

Jia Jing wanted to ask more, but was stopped by Jia Daishan. "His Holiness is now in the prime of his life. He has already been crowned as the Crown Prince. Therefore, he never thought that there would be a fierce fight for the throne like the previous generation of Princes."

They knew, but because they were too confident, they didn't care before.

"Under such circumstances, the Crown Prince, who has a stable position, will inevitably be secretly targeted by all the other Princes who want to participate in the fight for the throne. But the Emperor doesn't know, and the Crown Prince's complaint will be regarded as sophistry and intolerant of his brothers."

"The Crown Prince can only swallow his losses. And the Emperor will only be more disappointed in the Crown Prince."

The fight for the throne was extremely difficult. Naturally, one wrong step would lead to many wrong steps. There was also a group of people who targeted the Crown Prince as the target of public criticism.

"No matter how good the Crown Prince is, he will lose his mind in the end."

What's more, although the Crown Prince was an excellent Crown Prince, he was protected by His Holiness since childhood. He grew up smoothly. His temper was really not good.

"Then what should we do?" Jia Jing just realized how dangerous their situation was.

"Of course, it's to remind the Emperor that the fight for the throne has begun."

"But what does this have to do with Ruhai?"

Jia Daishan lowered his eyes. "Because I chose him to send this message to the Emperor."

"Why him?

Second Uncle is deeply trusted by the Emperor. If you mention it, will His Holiness not believe it? "Jia Jing was puzzled.

It was understandable that Jia Daishan did not ask him to do this. First, although His Holiness valued him because he was a member of the Jia family, he had never asked him to meet the Emperor. Second, His Holiness did not necessarily believe him even if he told His Holiness.

But Lin Ruhai had more disadvantages than him!

Wasn't the best candidate Second Uncle himself?

Jia Jing almost disrespectfully thought that Jia Daishan was old and confused.

Jia Daishan looked at Jia Jing and sighed. "Although the Emperor trusts me, Jing 'er, the Jia family and the Crown Prince are already tied together. I can't leave the Jia family alone."

If he said that his words were mixed with interests, the Emperor would not completely believe him.

The Emperor was always suspicious.

Similarly, as a member of the Jia family, Jia Jing could not do this.

"But the Lin family and the Jia family are also tied together." Jia Jing felt that he had been arguing with Second Uncle all day. This had never happened before.

"But Lin Ruhai is still young!"

This was Lin Ruhai's biggest disadvantage in the officialdom, but it was also his biggest advantage in front of the Emperor.

Because he was young, he was still hot-blooded. His pure heart had not been stained with dust, so he was not good at hiding his emotions. Whatever he was thinking in his heart could be seen through at a glance.

The Emperor had seen a lot of thoughtful people, including his children who were only seven or eight years old. Naturally, he could tell what kind of person Lin Ruhai was. He could also tell whether or not he was sincere when he spoke, and whether or not he had other interests mixed in.

The most important thing was that Lin Ruhai was the beginning of the whole thing. If they had not targeted him before, they would not have found out that among the princes who coveted the position of Crown Prince, there was someone who had used so much power.

Of course, Lin Ruhai was not the only one who met this condition, but he was indeed the most suitable.

However, there was another reason why he chose Lin Ruhai that he could not tell Jia Jing.

Even though Jia Su did not seem to care about Lin Ruhai in the last confrontation, he still had doubts.

Or rather, he did not want to believe this.

Therefore, he chose Lin Ruhai to test Jia Su's attitude.

"But …" In this way, Lin Ruhai had made too many enemies in the officialdom. Not to mention that other people were targeting him. It could be seen last time that Lin Ruhai was calm and smart enough. There was no need to worry too much about this. However, would he really not be affected by other people's gossip?

After all, Ruhai was young and his mind was easily influenced. In the past, he was addicted to reading and had almost never encountered this kind of thing.

Everyone said that he relied on his wife to marry Rongguo Province to get to his current position. Could he really learn to ignore it and not be affected at all?

Did Second Uncle not think of this?

Not long after, this point was confirmed.

Lin Ruhai was seventeen years old when he took the third place in the imperial examination. He entered the Hanlin Academy and worked as an editor for less than a year. After that, he married the daughter of the powerful Duke Rongguo. Then, he became the Emperor's study attendant.

He was simply a winner in life.

Not to mention the Jinshi who entered the Hanlin Academy at the same time as him, many of his colleagues who became Jinshi before him were now officials with lower ranks than him.

In this kind of situation, whether it was out of jealousy or contempt for "nepotism," other people's attitude toward Lin Ruhai could not be considered good.

It was not like the Emperor would make him read history every day — —

In addition to study attendants, the Hanlin Academy also had study attendants. Above them, there were also study attendants and lecture attendants.

If the Emperor did not specifically summon them, everyone would take turns to read history and lecture for the Emperor.

Working in this kind of environment, Lin Ruhai's mental state visibly withered even though he was intimate with Jia Su every day and worked out with her every day.

On this day, it was time to sleep at night.

When Jia Su saw that Lin Ruhai was in a bad mood, she wanted to tease him and make him forget about his troubles during the day.

She never liked to beat around the bush, so she directly threw herself at Lin Ruhai and hugged him tightly. Then, she raised her head and kissed him directly on the Adam's apple.

It could be said that the teasing was very straightforward.

If it was before, Lin Ruhai's face would have turned red and he would have stuttered.

But now, he was staring blankly ahead, as if he did not notice Jia Su at all.