Making you a son-in-law is not about making you conquer the world.

Guest advisor?

Lin Ping was a little flustered when he heard this term. According to his understanding of history, "guest minister" meant an honored guest, equivalent to a staff member.

However, the guest ministers of the Wu Kingdom were more prestigious than those of any previous dynasty. Not only were they of high status and high salaries, but they also had the right to refuse some requests from the heads of families.

In other words, once Lin Ping becomes a guest retainer of the city lord's mansion, he can openly act arrogantly without having any obligations.

When he's in a good mood, he offers advice and strategies to the city lord's mansion; when he's in a bad mood, he abandons his post and leaves.

Because of their special status as guest advisors, the selection criteria were extremely high, and an outstanding guest advisor could even influence the strength of an entire country.

It is said that the reason why the Jiang family was able to achieve what it has today is because it recruited an outstanding guest advisor. Apart from this person, the city lord's mansion only recruited another guest advisor once a hundred years ago, which made the city lord's mansion powerful for a time.

The fact that the city lord has now extended an invitation to Lin Ping to be a guest advisor is enough to demonstrate how much he values ​​Lin Ping.

Jiang Yunying secretly gave Lin Ping a wink, feeling as if she had achieved her goal.

In the past few days, she had a lot of contact with Lin Ping and secretly discovered many of his good qualities. She even felt that his playboy behavior was purely an act.

"Second brother, you should think this through!"

Jiang Xiuwen hurriedly reminded him.

He naturally knew what a guest minister meant to the city lord's mansion; it was equivalent to handing over half of the country.

Before his death, the old city lord repeatedly emphasized the importance of guest advisors and forbade his descendants from easily recruiting them.

In Jiang Xiuwen's eyes, Lin Ping was an absolute spendthrift, completely unrelated to the role of a guest elder. However, he respected Jiang Xiuwu's decision, since the latter was the city lord.

The city lord nodded firmly and continued, "Jiang Xiuwu earnestly requests that Young Master Lin serve as a guest elder of the city lord's mansion!"

At this point, the city lord's attitude became even more respectful, and his waist formed a right angle.

The city lord almost laughed out loud when he realized that the son-in-law he had casually grabbed possessed such talent. It was as if he had stumbled upon a wonderful unexpected success.

Jiang Yunying pinched Lin Ping's waist hard with her jade-like hands, making him wince in pain.

Jiang Yunying naturally hoped that Lin Ping could become a guest advisor to the City Lord's Mansion, so that he could confidently offer advice and strategies to the City Lord's Mansion.

If Lin Ping were to display his talents as a son-in-law, people would mistakenly believe that he was trying to seize the heir's right to succession, and the city lord would certainly be on guard at all times.

A qualified son-in-law must be mediocre, idle, or even a playboy like Lin Ping.

However, Jiang Yunying did not want to bury the talent of Lin Ping, so she praised him extensively in front of the city lord, and finally achieved her goal.

Lin Ping was presented with two choices: one, accept the city lord's request to become a guest advisor in the city lord's mansion, and then squander his fortune.

Secondly, they helped the city lord up and politely refused.

However, this way of refusing will make the city lord think more highly of him, thus making him even more eager to recruit him.

Therefore, regardless of which choice he makes, Lin Ping will become a guest advisor in the city lord's mansion.

Become a guest retainer? What a joke! If that were the case, no matter how much he squandered his wealth, it would be considered perfectly acceptable, and he wouldn't be punished at all.

Although he didn't want to complete the mission in the short term, he wasn't going to leave it unfinished forever.

Lin Ping made a firm vow in his heart that he would never become a guest retainer who neglected his duties, so he shrugged, puffed out his chest, raised his head, and asked with his nostrils pointing to the sky, "Does becoming a guest retainer mean I can consummate my marriage with my wife?"

poof...

Everyone knelt down, even the chubby boy hiding behind the screen was not spared, and the city lord's wife was so shocked that she jumped up and down.

Jiang Yunying's dashing figure was gone, and her cheeks were flushed beneath her stern face.

She thought to herself: Is there really poison in my husband's mouth? Next time, please take the antidote before speaking...

The city lord was discussing with him the most important matter in the city lord's mansion over the past century, a position that many young talents dream of. Lin Ping actually said something so profound. You must be possessed by something... thinking about consummating your marriage every day.

Just looking at Lin Ping's unruly demeanor, Jiang Xiuwen was already furious. Upon hearing these words, he trembled with rage, wishing he could kill the man with a sword, yet he dared not bear the guilt of killing a guest elder of the city lord's mansion.

After all, with just a nod from Lin Ping, his status would be equal to or even above his own.

What else could the city lord do? He couldn't very well lose his temper at this critical juncture. So he said seriously, "Once you become a guest of the city lord's mansion, you will have to break off your engagement with Yunying. Naturally, you can't... you can't consummate the marriage..."

The city lord felt embarrassed to utter such inappropriate words with such a formal attitude.

"Cancel the engagement?"

Lin Ping's expression immediately turned rather unpleasant.

"Don't worry, Young Master Lin, it was you who divorced your wife, not the City Lord's Mansion that expelled you..." the City Lord quickly explained.

Hearing this, Jiang Yunying's expression became somewhat complicated. In this era, it was extremely shameful for a woman to be divorced by her husband. Not to mention remarrying, she would be gossiped about behind her back even if she went out.

However, Jiang Yunying had already made preparations.

After all, the guest elders of the city lord's mansion have a high status, so they can't just be a son-in-law who has been divorced by a woman, can they?

Therefore, the moment Jiang Yunying decided to defend Lin Ping, this outcome was inevitable.

Now, she admires Lin Ping, but doesn't really like him. This marriage is optional. As long as it can help the city lord's mansion retain talent, it's worth it even if people talk behind her back.

Lin Ping glanced at Jiang Yunying, feeling a pang of bitterness in his heart, wishing he could immediately give the chubby boy a good beating.

If it weren't for his incompetence, Jiang Yunying wouldn't have had to bear so much responsibility, or even ruin her own reputation.

"improper!"

Lin Ping pouted and said firmly, "Unless my wife consummates our marriage!"

Everyone glanced sideways at Lin Ping, their hearts burning with hatred. They even felt that Jiang Yunying's assessment of him was somewhat exaggerated; this guy was even more of a playboy than a spoiled brat, and no matter how you looked at him, he didn't seem like a talent at all.

Just as the city lord was realizing he had made a mistake, Jiang Yunying approached and said solemnly, "As long as Young Master Lin is willing to become a guest elder of the city lord's mansion, Yunying agrees to consummate our marriage with Young Master Lin..."

Everyone was stunned, looking at Jiang Yunying in astonishment. They never expected that she would be willing to offer her body for the future of the City Lord's Mansion.

Lin Ping initially thought it was a benefit, but the more he listened, the more something seemed off. Jiang Yunying clearly addressed him as Young Master Lin, which meant that once he became a guest, the two would still have to break off their engagement, but the other party would be willing to offer her body.

Lin Ping wanted to slap himself for making jokes about what Jiang Yunying valued most.

This is a threat. Even if the two of them actually consummate their marriage, the other party will only make a few token moans.

After spending these days together, Lin Ping was attracted by Jiang Yunying's interesting personality and...perfect figure. He dreamed of having a relationship with Jiang Yunying, but not taking advantage of her vulnerability.

At this moment, Lin Ping glanced at Jiang Xiuwen and even understood his predicament. He himself wanted to speak out for Jiang Yunying.

"Fine, fine, let this flower bloom even more beautifully. When the time comes, Master Ping will show no mercy!"

Lin Ping shook his head inwardly, clearly rejecting Jiang Yunying in his heart.

Then he arrogantly declared, "Want to annul the engagement? No way! My engagement with my wife is protected by law!"