After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen-Chapter 194 - 193: Who Knew He Would Be an Uncle?

"What?!"

There was a sudden sound, and three people simultaneously jumped up from their chairs, then turned into three stone pillars.

"That’s impossible!" Liang Chen looked to his right at Liang Zhi, "I must have heard it wrong!" frёeωebɳovel.com

"Right!" Liang Zhi slammed the table, "There’s absolutely no way I heard the Fifth’s name at this moment! Aunt, say it again! Who did you propose to?"

Whether it was voluntary or not didn’t matter, anyway, his aunt had always been like this since she was a child.

What mattered was the person, the target!

Su Xinger couldn’t wait any longer, she dashed to Fu Zhen’s side: "Tell us quickly! Who exactly are you marrying? Is it the Fifth?!"

Fu Zhen looked at them: "You didn’t hear wrong, an hour ago, I proposed to Zhan Er."

Her words barely landed when there were two more loud thuds. The two men simultaneously plopped back into their chairs, turning from stone pillars into stone stools!

Su Xinger, being the closest, didn’t fall, but she was dumbfounded, her eyes glued to Fu Zhen’s face!

Suddenly, Liang Zhi let out a strange cry, holding his head and wailing: "I don’t believe it, this isn’t real! The Fifth ranks lower than me, how can he become my uncle-in-law! I absolutely won’t bow down to him or kowtow when I see him!"

Liang Chen quickly downed a cup of tea, and after it went down, he looked at Fu Zhen and said: "You—you’re being too impulsive!"

The aunt who raised him since childhood was still his aunt, the nephew who had once led the troops held back and didn’t flip the table, showing some restraint.

Su Xinger glared at the two of them: "What are you doing? Listen to what Aunt has to say!" Then she shook Fu Zhen vigorously: "When did you set your sights on the Fifth? How did I not know?"

But that’s her nephew, she’s just too inconsiderate!

Okay, inconsiderate or not, the key is such explosive news and she didn’t let her know first!

Fu Zhen poured herself a cup of tea: "You’re all worrying too early, I made this decision to resolve a crisis. We were all troubled by my identity before, now if marrying can quickly get me an identity, then why not choose someone powerful?

"Among the young generation in the court that meets this condition and is not yet married, only he fits. Since he also has his own troubles, wouldn’t it be a mutually beneficial solution? Once this is over, naturally there will be an explanation for my relationship with him."

They all exchanged glances, then Liang Zhi wailed again: "But wouldn’t he still be the uncle-in-law!"

Su Xinger shot them a sympathetic look.

Fu Zhen said: "Has he asked you if I’m Liang Ning?"

"No, he hasn’t." This brought Liang Chen back to some semblance of sense, he frowned and said: "We’ve been together quite casually and intimately, the Fifth is always meticulous, yet he never expressed any doubts."

Fu Zhen looked over: "If your only concern is about seniority, then as long as he doesn’t force you to call him uncle-in-law, isn’t that fine?"

"Right!" Su Xinger agreed, "Regardless of whether the Fifth is suspicious or not, as long as you don’t make things clear, who knows Aunt is marrying someone younger?

"To be honest, even though the Fifth’s temperament is a bit annoying, with his looks, physique, and capability, I can’t think of anyone else in the whole capital city, or the entire Great Zhou, who matches him. So, in a way, you’ve scored too!"

"Xinger..."

Liang Chen was speechless, at a time of discussing serious matters, what was she focusing on?

He inhaled deeply and then looked at Fu Zhen again: "So, after you told him, how did he react?"

"He said it was a good proposal."

"Of course he thinks it’s good!" Liang Zhi jumped up, "He’s an old bachelor, getting up there in age! Our aunt is young and beautiful, even just as a front, she’s a first-rate front! All the advantages go to him, who wouldn’t be secretly delighted behind closed doors? And he still wants to pick and choose!"

Liang Chen took a deep breath, then asked: "So is this matter settled? Did you tell him it’s a temporary measure?"

"Naturally," Fu Zhen said, "I asked him to help."

Liang Chen slumped in his seat for a while, wiped his face, and said: "Alright, —No, not alright!"

He had just given up but then stood firm again: "Shouldn’t I keep an eye on the Fifth? Even if it’s a marriage just for help, I can’t let that kid be an uncle-in-law for nothing! I must oversee the wedding affairs to ensure he doesn’t brush it off!"

"So you’re agreeing?" Liang Zhi, still resisting and struggling, said with a mournful face, "How can you abandon the line so quickly?"

"Enough!" Fu Zhen said, "Stop howling, the matter of marriage is minor, ridding villains is major. This move is merely for the convenience of revenge and ridding villains, it’s not worth getting tangled over. Once married, I could even stay overnight at the Liang family with no problem, which can only benefit us. Let’s discuss the situation I learned from Xu Yin last night."

Hearing that marrying meant she could stay overnight at the Liang family, the brothers’ spirits somewhat revived.

Fu Zhen continued: "That Lian Rong beside Xu Yin, are you familiar with him?"

After exchanging looks with each other, Su Xinger, who had stayed in the capital city the longest and interacted with Xu Yin the most, said: "Not familiar. I know he’s a confidant of Xu Fa, this person is well-read, proficient in literature, and often liaises with officials in the government office on behalf of Xu Yin, he can be considered his advisor. But every time Xu Yin comes to the Liang family, he only brings a personal attendant, not Lian Rong, so I don’t know much about him."

Fu Zhen said: "The guards Xu Yin brought out last night were obviously not ordinary guards, I suspect these people, along with Lian Rong, were accomplices in the arson that tried to kill me six years ago. Or rather, they were subordinates who assisted Xu Yin in perfectly covering up the matter of burning me to death."

Liang Zhi frowned: "I’ve seen Xu family’s guards multiple times, didn’t find anything particularly peculiar. Either it is some separate group Xu Yin secretly raised, or he deliberately didn’t bring them when he came to the Liang family."

At this point, he said: "I’ll have someone keep an eye on that surnamed Lian!"

"Don’t act rashly!" Liang Chen said, "It’s not time to watch yet. That Xu Yin, with his immensely deep thoughts, when he clearly was the one who personally killed Aunt, and even examined Aunt’s remains at the scene, such certain facts, he still needs to personally confirm with Aunt, shows his heavy suspicion.

"Aunt just agreed to the marriage with the Fifth, there’s still some time before the wedding, if anything is perceived by Xu Yin during this time, it might lead to new complications."

Liang Zhi said: "So no covert investigations either?"

Fu Zhen thought for a moment, then said: "Last night I used the excuse of returning a favor to him for protecting me in the temple, and offered a whole set of headpieces as compensation to Yongping, he didn’t refuse.

"As I expected, such things are naturally beneath the Assistant Minister’s dignity to personally handle, he gave it to Lian Rong, so next, I plan to have some direct dealings with this person."

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