"So..."
After hearing Xiao Jinfeng's words, Jiang Xiaobai frowned slightly. "His Majesty was pulling the strings behind this?"
"Heh, that doesn't matter!"
Xiao Jinfeng shook his head. "What if he was? What if he wasn't?"
"As far as His Majesty is concerned, as long as something suits his wishes, he'll turn a blind eye to it, no matter who's responsible!"
At this point, something else occurred to Xiao Jinfeng, and he smiled. "Take this marriage alliance between the Chancellor's Residence and the Marquis's Residence, for example."
"One heads the entire civil administration, while the other commands the troops. A union between your two families is an absolute taboo in the Imperial Court!"
"But His Majesty paid it no mind."
"For him, an excuse to take back military command is enough!"
"Then isn't His Majesty worried that, once our families are united, we might instead..."
Before Jiang Xiaobai could finish, Xiao Jinfeng burst out laughing. "If His Majesty were worried, he wouldn't have made this move!"
"He knows your father's temperament. Your father would never do that!"
"Though you, brat, have become something of a wild card!"
Xiao Jinfeng shook his head helplessly. "In short, His Majesty... isn't nearly as simple as you think!"
With that, Xiao Jinfeng said no more. He picked up the tea a servant had brought and slowly sipped it.
Jiang Xiaobai sat there, his expression growing steadily graver.
In truth, he knew Xiao Jinfeng must have left a great deal unsaid.
For instance, if Xiao Jinxuan really did successfully reclaim the Marquis's Residence's military authority, wouldn't both the Chancellor's Residence and the Marquis's Residence be in danger?
By then, the Marquis's Residence would have lost its military command, and the Chancellor's Residence would have lost the value of its marriage alliance with them.
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