85: Chapter 85 Living Better Than You: The General Male Supporting Character 3

Inside the main hall.

By the time Nan Jin arrived, everyone else was already present.

At the head of the table, Prime Minister Nan Ling sat upright, while The Old Matriarch sat to the side, fingering her prayer beads.

Below them, Lady Liu was whispering to her daughter, Nan Li, as if comforting her not to be afraid.

Nan Li wore a pale pink dress, her eyes cast down, appearing proper and docile.

Nan Jin swept a glance over them, her expression unchanged as she calmly greeted everyone.

"Jin'er, you're here. Sit."

Prime Minister Nan Ling's expression was gentle as he pointed to an empty chair.

Today's matter was actually quite simple. In her previous life, marrying Prince Yu was something Nan Jin had begged her grandmother for. This time, she only needed to do nothing.

Sure enough, just like in her previous life, Prime Minister Nan Ling brought up the proposal on the spot.

He coughed lightly and took a sip from his teacup.

"I called you sisters here today regarding your lifelong matters. His Majesty intends to bestow a marriage and has sent two marriage contracts."

He paused, his gaze sweeping over Nan Jin, putting on an appearance of deep consideration.

"Jin'er, you are the legitimate daughter. General Meng has achieved great military feats, is steady in character, and has a boundless future. You must shoulder the responsibility of the legitimate daughter of the Prime Ministers Manor and win him over for our manor. In the future, you will be the General's wife."

"As for Li'er, although Prince Yu has a noble status, he holds no real power. You must support him well in the future, and you will naturally enjoy glory and wealth."

Once these words were spoken, The Old Matriarch's hand, which was fingering the prayer beads, paused slightly, and she frowned, but said nothing.

Nan Li's expression remained calm, as if what had just been spoken was not about her own marriage.

Always pretending to be high and mighty. When Prince Yu becomes a monk later, let's see if you can still keep up the act.

Nan Jin looked at her and sneered inwardly.

Then, Nan Jin suddenly stood up and bowed obediently.

"As the legitimate daughter, I am willing to shoulder this responsibility. Everything is up to Father to decide."

Prime Minister Nan Ling was stunned; the teacup in his hand almost slipped, and he hurriedly set it down.

Tapping his fingers on the armrest, there was a look of astonishment in his eyes.

This was completely different from what he had expected.

Why didn't she cause a scene?

With His Majesty bestowing the marriage, Prime Minister Nan Ling had no other choice. But if he had to push one daughter into the pit of fire, he could only choose to sacrifice Nan Jin.

In his view, Nan Jin should have caused a scene today and snatched Prince Yu's marriage contract.

But Prince Yu was actually not a good match.

This was due to the current situation. Among the princes, the only ones qualified to vie for the throne were Prince Yu, Prince Jing, and Prince Liang, but Prince Yu was the weakest of them.

Qualified, yet the weakest—this type is often the first to be eliminated and suffers the worst fate.

On the contrary, General Meng, with his high martial arts skills and great military achievements—currently being deliberately suppressed by The Old Emperor—would soar to great heights once the new dynasty was established and the new monarch sought to win him over.

He had originally thought that his legitimate daughter, Nan Jin, had loved to compete with Nan Li since childhood, but he hadn't expected things to turn out like this.

For this reason, he had even specially invited The Old Matriarch over.

As long as Nan Jin begged her grandmother, then in the future, when Prince Yu was purged, no matter what Nan Jin's fate was, it could not be blamed on him, Prime Minister Nan Ling.

It must be said that Prime Minister Nan Ling was truly a hypocrite.

But, it was fortunate that he was a hypocrite.

Now that he had used the responsibility of the Prime Ministers Manor as an excuse, and his legitimate daughter had obediently agreed, how could he change it?

Thinking it over, Prime Minister Nan Ling froze.

"You… you agree? As the legitimate daughter of the Prime Ministers Manor, marrying down to a general from a humble background, do you feel wronged?"

Prime Minister Nan Ling still wanted to try, but his voice was already somewhat unnatural.

"Father has considered things thoroughly for your daughter. Since I was born in the Prime Ministers Manor, how could I not know how to be grateful?"

Nan Jin lifted her head, a smile on her face.

This time, it was a genuine smile.

Although she didn't understand all the twists and turns, through the answers from her previous life, she knew that Prime Minister Nan Ling actually hoped she would cause a scene and then marry Prince Yu.

Now that the old fox had lifted a rock only to drop it on his own feet, she was happy from the bottom of her heart.

Thinking of this, she added another jab.

"Daughter has also heard of General Meng. He is talented in both civil and military arts and has a dignified appearance. Daughter does not feel wronged to be able to marry him."

"Li'er, what about you?"

Nan Li stood up and bowed, indifferent in her heart.

Prince Yu had a woman hidden in his heart, and Meng Zhu also had a childhood sweetheart.

They were both superficial marriages anyway; what difference did it make who she was with?

Moreover, the status of a Princess Consort might even allow her to live better than in her previous life.

Therefore, she did not hesitate and nodded directly in agreement.

"Everything is up to Father to decide."

Prime Minister Nan Ling's face changed unpredictably; he opened his mouth but, for a moment, was unable to speak.

After pondering for a long time, he ultimately could not find a reason to go back on his word.

Should he support Prince Yu?

But Prince Yu seemed to have no heart for the throne.

Forget it. With the power of his Prime Ministers Manor, at worst, when the new monarch ascended the throne, he would find a way to keep Prince Yu as an idle prince.

"Then let it be so."

The matter was settled.

[This old guy's expression looks like he ate something nasty.]

[Normal. A Prime Minister of a country is usually so calculating; it's natural for him to feel uncomfortable when he hits a snag for the first time.]

[Sigh, watching the female supporting character so happy makes me feel a bit sad.]

[Yeah, she's happy too early. Although she's marrying Meng Zhu, the little girl Meng Zhu is thinking of is the female lead, and he will awaken his memories of his previous life later.]

[I have a thought. I think with Meng Zhu's character, he shouldn't divorce his wife, right?]

[So what if he doesn't divorce her? Women in ancient times had it very miserable. If their husbands don't love them, they could easily die from depression.]

[Indeed, the female supporting character's mother was like that. A broken heart is an incurable disease in ancient times.]

[Sigh, I just hope Meng Zhu goes easy on abusing her in the future.]

Generals Mansion.

Meng Zhu was currently sipping tea and reading a book.

Seeing the comments saying this, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

He hadn't expected that at just the beginning, the audience would already feel such pity for Nan Jin.

This also made him somewhat curious about Nan Jin.

I wonder what kind of woman she really is when getting along with her in person?

Setting aside his wild thoughts, things were not over on the other side.

"Father."

Nan Jin's voice rang out again.

"Although your daughter is marrying down, I am still the legitimate daughter after all. My dowry should be a level higher than my sister's, which would also better show the importance attached to General Meng. What do you say?"

Prime Minister Nan Ling frowned, subconsciously wanting to retort, but he was stuck again.

The boomerang had struck back.

It was he who said the legitimate daughter should marry down to win over Meng Zhu.

This was no different from selling his daughter, and he was even begging others to take her.

How could the dowry be small?

Furthermore, Nan Jin was indeed the legitimate daughter; there is a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate.

While he was still thinking, Nan Jin looked towards the head of the table again.

"Grandmother, what do you think?"

The Old Matriarch opened her eyes and looked at Prime Minister Nan Ling.

"Jin'er speaks with reason. Rules cannot be discarded, and the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate status cannot be muddled."

Prime Minister Nan Ling only felt his chest tighten, but in the end, he could only bite the bullet and agree.

How satisfying.

Nan Jin looked around at everyone, her gaze resting on Nan Li's face.

She was waiting, waiting for Prince Yu to become a monk, waiting for Nan Li to live as a widow while her husband was still alive.

After thinking this, she turned around and looked at the two marriage contracts on the table.

She directly wrote her name on one of them and picked up the cyan jade pendant that represented the token of betrothal.

Then, she took another object out of her sleeve—it was a gold and jade hairpin.

This was prepared for her by her mother before she died, hoping she could marry into a good family and not end up like her.

She didn't know that when Nan Li behind her saw the hairpin, her eyes were cold and sharp.

Nan Li had also been reborn, and she remembered even more clearly that it was this hairpin that had killed her at Fahua Temple.

But she was not in a hurry; the status of Princess Consort was even more convenient than in her previous life.

In her previous life, before she died, she had even faintly seen the ordained Prince Yu running towards her corpse.

Tears were streaming down his face, and he kept saying something, but unfortunately, she hadn't heard it clearly.

But from this, it could be seen that Prince Yu was not a heartless person.

He could even become a monk; perhaps he was kind-hearted.

Nan Jin couldn't stand a superficial marriage with Prince Yu, but she was happy with it.

There was nothing wrong with treating each other with the respect due to a guest, as long as Prince Yu gave her basic respect.

So, dear sister, marrying someone else makes no difference.

I will still be the same as in my previous life, perhaps even living better.

When you discover that you and Meng Zhu are also just a superficial couple, I wonder if you will still be able to accept it?

Both of them harbored their own thoughts, but neither wanted to expose them, and thus they successfully started a new life.