Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 498 Action-Oriented vs. Idealistic

Surely no one would intentionally lead him to cause trouble for Lin Zhiqing?

Is there anyone in Dasheng who still hates Lin Zhiqing to the core?

Various thoughts flooded the mind of the Liang envoy, causing him great confusion.

The pressure from the newspapers during this period also resurfaced in his mind.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chongzheng immediately slammed his gavel, ending the farce.

Putting everything else aside, if the Liang envoy doesn't take the initiative to find a way to back down, he really doesn't know how to judge this case.

He glanced at the Liang envoy and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He looked up as soon as he finished the action, because he noticed someone staring at him.

But upon closer inspection, it becomes impossible to spot.

At the same time, the Crown Prince stood up and walked towards the back hall of the Dali Temple.

This means they want to return to the palace.

The crowd knelt to see them off, and only stood up again after Zhou Chongzheng and the Crown Prince had left.

Wang Shuyi didn't even glance at the Liang envoy, but went straight to Lin Zhiqing and thanked him in a low voice.

The Liang envoy, having met with a rebuff, narrowed his eyes, walked towards Wang Yuan, and then spoke:

"Lord Wang, please forgive me, today's matter was just a misunderstanding."

He was still relatively clear-headed. Wang Yuan was an official who supported the marriage alliance, so he had to maintain a facade of peace no matter what.

Wang Yuan simply nodded slightly, without making any other reaction.

The Liang envoy gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.

Meanwhile, Wang Shuyi had already walked hand in hand with Lin Zhiqing outside the Dali Temple.

Seeing that the surroundings were relatively safe, Wang Shuyi subtly tapped Lin Zhiqing's hand.

This means that she succeeded.

Lin Zhiqing smiled slightly.

From the moment Wang Yuan appeared at the Dali Temple, Lin Zhiqing knew that Wang Shuyi had succeeded.

As expected, the bond of kinship is hard to sever.

Wang Yuan still couldn't bear to see Wang Shuyi suffer.

"Miss Wang, thank you for your help." Lin Zhiqing's words had a double meaning.

The two women exchanged a smile; they had won a great victory.

"Shu'er." Wang Yuan, who was walking in front, turned around and called out.

Wang Shuyi stuck out her tongue at Lin Zhiqing and Lin Yangyang, the meaning of which was quite obvious.

Others might believe her story about going to burn incense, but how could her own father be so easily fooled?

As Wang Shuyi boarded the carriage, Lin Yangyang turned to speak to Lin Zhiqing:
"Sister Qing, now that Lord Wang knows Miss Wang went to the bookstore, could he be assuming we've been involved?"

"This has nothing to do with us. Whether Miss Wang offered incense or not, we only met with the Liang envoy after his actions," Lin Zhiqing replied.
"This is not our fault. We should hurry back. Grandfather and the others must be very worried."

Nowadays, the Lin family members are all doing their own jobs, and they have less time to get together.

Apart from Lin Jiusi and Lin Qingshou, all the other members of the Lin family entered the court as officials, and naturally had official duties to perform.

The timing of the Liang envoy's attack was also well chosen, deliberately avoiding the time when Lin Qingshan and his group were at the Lin family's residence.

Only in this way could he sever Lin Zhiqing's arm.

But only Lin Zhiqing herself knew that she could protect herself even without the Lin family.

Lin Jiusi had actually notified the rest of the Lin family.

As expected, after Lin Zhiqing returned to the mansion, the Lin family members were hurriedly heading out.

When the two groups met, Lin Zhiqing remained remarkably calm, while the others were extremely anxious.

Lin Yangyang recounted the entire incident to the Lin family, and everyone found it extremely dangerous.

Lin Zhiqing was in a good mood, though. Wang Yuan bowed his head to Wang Shuyi, which meant he had changed his mind about the marriage alliance.

In just two days, Lin Zhiqing solved the major problem of the Censor-in-Chief.

To say I'm not happy would be a lie.

Wang Shuyi is an extremely crucial figure.

Before carrying out the plan, Lin Zhiqing saw a father's love in Wang Yuan's strictness towards Wang Shuyi.

That's why she dragged Wang Shuyi and the Liang envoy into her plan.

As long as Wang Shuyi is determined to go to Daliang, even if Wang Yuan agrees, Madam Wang will not agree.

These conflicts and contradictions all stem from the perspective of love.

Isn't this also a kind of game?
Wang Shuyi returned in triumph, and Lin Zhiqing also returned in triumph.

Lin Qingshan was shocked when he heard Lin Zhiqing recount the entire process of formulating and implementing the plan.

The reason is simple: this plan was extremely risky.

The first thing is speed.

In just two days, there was no time for any reaction, discussion, or arrangements.

A plan was carried out based solely on a promise made by two women and the loss of a life.

Even though Lin Qingshan had lived half his life, he couldn't help but marvel at Lin Zhiqing's boldness and meticulousness.

But he greatly admired this bold personality.

The fact that he directly ordered the execution of the treacherous Liang people was enough to gain Lin Qingshan's approval.

Even though he had trusted Lin Zhiqing before, this time was different.

Only a blade that has drawn blood is truly sharp.

Throughout the whole affair, Lin Zhiqing thoroughly understood human nature.

She accurately predicted Wang Shuyi's feelings of being sidelined and her yearning for women's freedom, and made an agreement with her to work together to find a way for women to succeed.

This is called following one's own preferences.

She calculated that Wang Yuan still had some sense of reason and pity for the young girl. She took advantage of Wang Yuan's soft heart to make him reconsider the marriage alliance, thus changing Wang Yuan's opinion on the marriage alliance.

This is called using someone else's strength against them.

She calculated that the Liang envoy was narrow-minded and harbored a long-standing grudge against the Lin family, so she deliberately provoked the Liang people to attack her in order to separate the Wang family from the Liang envoy.

This is called getting involved.

Every step of the process seemed so perfectly timed, achieving the goal without sacrificing a single soldier.

Lin Qingshan couldn't help but admire that even the best strategist in the world paled in comparison to Lin Zhiqing.

She is like Lin Congrong.

However, Lin Congrong is an idealist. His smooth-sailing life from childhood has made him lack some caution.

That is why they are so easily trusting and thus betrayed.

Lin Zhiqing possesses both Lin Congrong's intelligence and his mother's sensitivity.

She's a woman of action; once she's made up her mind to do something, she'll spare no effort to find a way until it's accomplished.

This mindset kept her striving for advancement.

The student surpasses the teacher; this was the only phrase that came to Lin Qingshan's mind.

The same thought wasn't limited to Lin Qingshan.

From poverty to prosperity, every member of the Lin family admires Lin Zhiqing.

Even Lin Qingshan couldn't pull the Lin family out of the mire, but Lin Zhiqing did.

Lin Yangyang and Lin Shi'an both looked at Lin Zhiqing with pride and admiration.

It's been a long time since anyone has mentioned the Lin family's former "three-nothing" heiress.

In Shengjing City, who doesn't call Lin Zhiqing "Second Miss Lin"?