Die, princess, the devil is mine!

Chapter 41 Taking advantage of the situation
"That's not the case..."

“Very serious!”

Vivian looked at her father in surprise. She knew that her father doted on her and always treated her as his precious baby, but it was too much for him to give up the noble title that could be passed down from generation to generation just to slow down the relationship between her and Lin En.

After all, the person she was being forced to marry was Lin En, not a man she couldn't accept. Although it was abrupt to speed up the process so much, if you think about it carefully, this was countless times better than a purely political marriage.

At least she really likes Lin En... Well, it's not like she likes him, she just likes him and is willing to get closer to him. The possibility of them getting together in the future is relatively high, probably over 90%...

This was the first time she had developed feelings for a man, and Vivian considered herself a loyal person. Unless there were any major setbacks in her and Lin En's relationship, it was conceivable that she and him would embark on a travel marriage after dating for more than half a year or a year or two.

"You only need to do what you want to do. If you want to date Lin En, then date him. If you want to test him, then set the conditions and deadlines carefully. Don't compromise yourself because of anyone's orders. There's no point in being a Marquis. At most, I can join my son-in-law two years later. With his strength, he should be able to thrive in any country except the Heavenly Mandate Empire."

Marquis Jones put his hands on Vivian's shoulders, glanced sideways at his wife who had come over at some point, and then spoke earnestly to his beloved daughter.

He said this not entirely to comfort his daughter. In fact, he was really bored as a marquis. He knew what kind of people the wealthy nobles around him were. He felt ashamed to be associated with them. If it weren't for the fact that his family's foundation had been passed down from generation to generation and was not easy to come by, he would have wanted to quit long ago.

"You said you'd quit being a marquis, but can you still support so many women?"

The Marquise rolled her eyes at her husband. It wasn't that she was vain and unwilling to give up her luxurious and affluent life, she was just greedy. She wanted her daughter's happiness and her current life, all of them!

"I told you you're a blockhead. Since you've already dared to disobey orders and even abandoned your title and fled to another country, why can't you be a little bolder and use Lin En's power to put pressure on the emperor in return?"

When the Marquise said this, Marquis Jones immediately understood what she meant, but after being a minister for so many years, he had never thought about it in this way.

"You're saying... that he's taking advantage of Vivian and Lin's close relationship, being arrogant and showing off his power, and directly disrespecting the Emperor. He's saying that our daughter can date Lin however she wants, and if he has the guts, he'll send someone to attack us?"

Marquis Jones said this with a frown, and he himself felt that he was being a bit rebellious, but he had to admit that this approach was feasible.

Given the Emperor's timid nature, as long as Lin En was still in the Tianming Empire and as long as Lin En and Wei Wei were still in close contact, he would never dare to touch their family. Even if others gave him three times the courage, he would not dare. After all, besides being timid, he was also very suspicious... "That's right, if Lin En really left with Wei Wei, he would be relieved and would at most maintain superficial respect for us. But if Lin En didn't leave and Wei Wei and him really got together, then he would not only respect us three points, but he would also eagerly promote you to a noble title!"

At this point, the Marquise can even see the day when she will be called the Duchess. As long as she acts according to her ideas, this day will come with the naked eye.

"But using Lin En's influence like this is completely taking advantage of him. This is not good..."

After all, the Marquis Jones was a highly educated aristocrat. Although what his wife said sounded promising, he always felt that it was not a good idea to take advantage of his future son-in-law in this way.

"It would certainly be bad if we used his influence to do evil, but if he and Weiwei really became a couple, even if we didn't want to, we would inevitably have to bear the title of his parents-in-law. We only rely on this to maintain our proper lives and not use his influence for personal gain or to oppress the good. What's wrong with that?"

The Marquise just had bold ideas, and she herself was not an unscrupulous aristocrat. She wanted to use Lin En's power just to intimidate the emperor of the Tianming Empire. As for other unnecessary things, she had no intention of doing them. She relied on her son-in-law's support just to prevent her family's life from being interfered with by the emperor. How was she unfair to Lin En in this?
It's impossible that after giving you my precious daughter, our family wouldn't even be able to maintain their normal life. Given the emperor's suspicious nature, as long as Lin En survives, even if he really settles in another country, how could he not be suspicious of the Jones family? Isn't he worried that they will plot a rebellion with Lin En's back?
What a joke! Everyone in the Destiny Empire knew what kind of person the emperor was. He didn't even trust the National War Saint, whom the previous emperor relied on the most, and sent him to the anti-demon front, fearing that he would use force to disobey the imperial power. And after the National War Saint left, the emperor still closely monitored his family. That family was also a duke's family, and had a National War Saint of level 725 backing them, but they lived a life of fear.

Lin En now seems to be no weaker than the National Protector War Saint. The emperor said that if Weiwei leads him to settle in another country, he will be rewarded handsomely, but the reality is very likely... no, it is 100% certain that he will be rewarded openly but guarded against secretly.

On the surface, their family might be promoted to a title, and becoming a duke would not be a problem, but secretly, they would definitely be strictly guarded against and closely monitored, so that the Jones family would live the same life as the St. Leonard family during the National Protection War.

Rather than living in fear of being treated as a traitor, it would be better to actually rebel... No, it would be better to intimidate the emperor and make him live in fear!

Although this would involve great risks, young Lynn would certainly outlive the current emperor. As long as his character was trustworthy, there would be no problem for the Jones family.

As for whether his character is reliable... well, even if they don't have much contact with Lin En, they can conclude from their first impression that he is a hundred times more reliable than the Emperor of Heaven's Mandate.

It wasn't that Lin En performed so well or was so trustworthy, but the Emperor of Heaven's Fate was just too weak to be compared with. No matter who he was compared with, they would be dozens or even hundreds of times stronger than him at the very least...

There has never been a worse monarch in the world than the Emperor of Heaven's Mandate, at least not in the past five hundred years, and it is estimated that there will be no such monarch in the next five hundred years.

(End of this chapter)