Bai Residence.
As the sun climbed higher, the temperature slowly rose with it.
"Jiang, did you say goodbye to Prefect Wang's eldest daughter?" Bai Luoyu could not help smiling when he saw Jiang Ning appear.
Jiang Ning nodded. "I did!"
"Patrol Envoy Jiang made a special trip to bid farewell—don't tell me you've taken a fancy to Prefect Wang's eldest daughter! If you truly have, why don't I act as the middleman and speak of marriage for you?!" Zhao Yulong, standing off to the side, also spoke up with a laugh.
Jiang Ning shook his head. "Prefect Zhao, there is something you do not know. The Seventeenth Princess once had an agreement with me and asked me to go to the Royal Capital to find her."
At those words, Zhao Yulong was instantly stunned.
"The Seventeenth Princess?"
"The Seventeenth Princess of Great Xia, Ji Mingyue??"
Jiang Ning nodded slightly. "Yes!"
Then he sighed. "Through a twist of fate, I didn't have time to make things clear back then. How could I still have such thoughts now?"
"Patrol Envoy Jiang, the position of imperial son-in-law is not an easy one!" Zhao Yulong frowned and continued, "As an imperial son-in-law, you cannot hold any real post above the Second Grade. In particular, you cannot command troops!"
"This position of imperial son-in-law is truly very hard to occupy! Especially for someone like Patrol Envoy Jiang, who has both strength and talent, it is even harder!"
Bai Luoyu, at the side, also nodded in considerable agreement.
"Prefect Zhao is right! Being an imperial son-in-law is no easy thing! If I were brother Jiang, I would not choose to become one."
"I understand!" Jiang Ning nodded.
A moment later, the party of three walked out of the residence.
"Jiang, have you really thought this