This year was not a peaceful one. It snowed heavily for several days in a row. The snow was up to a foot and it was difficult to go out. Jiang Lin knew that this was a disaster year, but he didn't expect it to start so soon.
He sent a letter to the Yun family, asking them to advance their plan. He also arranged to start purchasing grain and asked Wei Yunzhao to find many of his former subordinates to build a warehouse. In addition to buying grain, Jiang Lin also planned to take out the grain grown in his space and put it in the warehouse.
He had seen too many scenes of people killing each other and turning against each other for a bite of food in the last days, and he didn't want to see it again in this era, so he wanted to do his best.
Jiang Lin was busy going out early and coming back late every day, and the only time he spent with Wei Yunzhao was when he was sleeping. Wei Yunzhao was also busy as a war broke out at the border in the north where the eldest prince was stationed. When sending troops reinforcements, people from the crown prince's faction also submitted a memorial asking Wei Yunzhao to lead the troops, but there were also many people who spoke up for Wei Yunzhao. After all, he had a disability and that war was not a joke. They couldn't joke about the lives of common people and soldiers.
Therefore, Wei Yunzhao was not allowed to lead the troops on the expedition, but he had to keep an eye on the emergency reports from the border every day, analyze the battlefield situation, and discuss tactics with the eldest prince from a distance.
Without them realizing it, it was already late spring.
Zhou Chengwang and Du Yuling invited Jiang Lin and Wei Yunzhao to go to Hanshan Temple to appreciate the peach blossoms. Only then did Jiang Lin learn from them that the candidate for the Crown Princess had been decided.
But when Jiang Lin heard the name of the candidate, he scratched his ears, thinking he was hallucinating, "Who did you say?"
Zhou Chengwang shouted at him, "You heard it right, it's Yin Feifei, the daughter of Yin Ji."
Jiang Lin couldn't help but slander, wondering how much these people wanted to win over Yin Ji, as they were all eyeing his daughter.
Jiang Lin asked, "Did the Yin family agree?"
"The Crown Princess is naturally a marriage granted by the Emperor. The Crown Prince has already chosen her, so it's not up to the Yin family to decide whether to agree or not. All they have to do is wait for the Emperor's decree."
Jiang Lin frowned. He really didn't like the feeling that the imperial power controlled everything. And from what he heard from Wei Yunjia, Yin Feifei didn't want to marry into the royal family, no matter if the other party was the crown prince or any other prince.
Zhou Chengwang added, "The imperial decree will probably come down in the next two days. Master Yin is doing a good job as the prefect of Shengjing. My father said that the emperor intends to let him hold two posts at the same time and promote him to the third rank."
Zhou Chengwang pointed at Wei Yunzhao who was carried by Jiang Lin, indicating that Yin Ji's rank would be the same as Wei Yunzhao's.
Yin Ji was now deeply loved by Emperor Changde. The Crown Prince and the Empress might have noticed this, so they wanted to make Yin Feifei the Crown Princess.
"I know you have a good relationship with the Yin family, but you can't stop this." Du Yuling advised Jiang Lin when he saw that he was frowning.
Jiang Lin knew that he couldn't stop it, but, "Even if the marriage is granted, it won't happen so soon, right?"
"That's right. It will take at least a year or so to prepare."
Jiang Lin's expression eased, and he even looked a little gloating, "Then he won't be able to marry the daughter from the Yin family this year." To be more precise, it's impossible for him to do so in this lifetime.
Zhou Chengwang and Du Yuling didn't understand what Jiang Lin meant. When they asked Jiang Lin, he didn't give them the answer and just laughed. Zhou Chengwang was so angry that he raised his fist to hit him.
Jiang Lin ran very fast with Wei Yunzhao on his back, giving Zhou Chengwang no chance to catch up with him.
The weather was cold this year, and the peach blossoms bloomed later than in previous years. The peach blossoms all over the mountain behind Hanshan Temple were in full bloom. Jiang Lin was about to praise the peach blossoms when he saw two people.
A man and a woman, and they knew each other.
Jiang Lin asked Xun Qi to bring the wheelchair over. He put Wei Yunzhao on the wheelchair and rubbed his eyes. "Am I seeing things? The Sixth Prince and Su Qiao?"
Wei Yunzhao shook his head, "It's indeed them." Wei Yunzhao was also surprised. When did these two know each other? They seemed to be very close.
The appearance of Jiang Lin and others quickly attracted the attention of the Sixth Prince and Su Qiao. The Sixth Prince covered his mouth and coughed twice, then directly pulled Su Qiao over.
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