Chapter 90: You Will Thank Me.
After Wang You’s son suddenly became smart, he naturally wouldn’t stay with the conservative faction anymore. Instead, he jumped to the reformist faction without any burden.
The ministers from the conservative faction spent several days speaking ill of him as a group, but they couldn’t get the once important minister to return. Instead, the reformist faction used this as a breakthrough and directly attacked the conservatives, leaving them speechless.
What else could they say?
After all, Wang You’s “betrayal” was real, not part of any scheme.
However, this was just one instance.
The conservative faction still had over a dozen ministers, and they didn’t believe the reformist faction could poach them all.
With this thought in mind, the conservative faction didn’t realize that the tightening net was rapidly closing in on them.
…
“Outrageous! Wang You, that traitor! When his foolish son wasn’t cured yet, he swore he would always support the conservative faction. But now? He’s directly thrown himself to the reformist faction. It’s truly despicable!”
At Chunxiao Restaurant, Zhou Li, one of the three elder ministers of the conservative faction, was drinking alone and scolding Wang You. Li Fei, who was drinking with him, also looked helpless, having never expected Wang You to directly betray the organization.
Originally, the conservative faction was already in a precarious position. With Wang You’s “betrayal” added to it, it was impossible to imagine how things would develop.
Thinking about the future outcome, Li Fei felt extremely distressed. He picked up his wine glass and took a big gulp, ready to drink until he dropped.
As a strong young man in his prime, Li Fei joining the conservative faction had shocked many. No one expected such a young minister to be so conservative; he truly seemed too rigid.
After all, young scholars in Linfeng Kingdom were more unrestrained than one another, and rigid scholars had become very rare.
However, was Li Fei truly rigid?
As someone with no significant background or influence, Li Fei reaching his current official position proved he wasn’t rigid at all. On the contrary, he was a young man who knew how to adapt.
So, why did he join the conservative faction…
This all stemmed from the matter of love. Since ancient times, heroes have found it difficult to resist the allure of beauties, and sentimental scholars were even more so.
The person who made Li Fei fall into the trap of love was no other than Zhou Li’s daughter, Zhou Feifei…
When people learned the reason for Li Fei joining the conservative faction, they sighed in disbelief that Li Fei would make such a great sacrifice for romance.
After all, if the conservative faction failed, he would face reassignment and a difficult path in his official career.
However, Li Fei had no regrets. For the woman he loved most, even paying a painful price was acceptable.
Thinking of Zhou Feifei’s affectionate gaze towards him, a slight smile immediately appeared on Li Fei’s lips. The wine that originally tasted bitter now seemed sweet.
Zhou Li, drinking beside him, saw the budding love on Li Fei’s face and felt very satisfied with his capable daughter, who could so thoroughly captivate Li Fei. She was truly his good daughter.
After all, in this day and age, it was still necessary to use strategies involving beauties to organize a faction well.
“Uncle Zhou, although Wang You has left the conservative faction, there are still many capable ministers! For example, Wang Suili. He’s only a bit older than me, but his talent is incredibly impressive. If we can keep him in the conservative faction, we will definitely be able to change the Empress’s mind!”
When Li Fei saw Zhou Li lost in thought, he didn’t want his future father-in-law to overthink things. So, he immediately spoke up to persuade him.
Although Li Fei was not optimistic about the future, he couldn’t say so to Zhou Li.
After all, his future father-in-law was the founder of the conservative faction and strongly opposed the reform of the imperial examination.
“Haha, Li Fei, you always say such pleasant things! That’s right, let’s not think about that traitor anymore. Let’s drink.”
Hearing Li Fei’s words, Zhou Li felt a surge of comfort. He thought that Li Fei was indeed very eloquent.
Although Li Fei was ordinary in appearance and not worthy of his beautiful daughter, his eloquence was very pleasing.
“By the way, I heard that the restaurant is holding a dance competition today. Uncle Zhou, shall we go and watch?”
As the two continued to drink, Li Fei suddenly seemed to remember something. After pouring Zhou Li another glass of wine, he casually mentioned it.
This was the restaurant’s first event, and it had been heavily advertised for the past two days, piquing his curiosity.
“Dance competition? That’s quite rare. Let’s go and see!”
Not only was Li Fei curious, but so was Zhou Li. After hearing this, he didn’t say anything further and pulled Li Fei out of the private room.
As they walked towards the event hall, the crowd around them began to grow, causing Li Fei and Zhou Li to lose their footing and be swept away by the surge of people.
Li Fei frowned, not expecting so many people to be there. If his future father-in-law were to get hurt, Feifei would never forgive him!
Now, he had to find Zhou Li quickly!
However…
With so many people here, he couldn’t shout loudly without losing his dignity…
Thinking about this, Li Fei looked around. Seeing that there were few people by the railing on the second floor, he immediately decided to use his position to observe the entire venue and find Zhou Li in the crowd.
Thus, Li Fei pushed his way through the crowd with all his might, causing his face to turn red. Fortunately, he successfully completed his plan and reached the railing on the second floor.
Looking down from here, Li Fei quickly spotted Zhou Li’s figure.
And also Zhou Feifei…
Looking down at Zhou Feifei’s interaction with a man, Li Fei’s heart turned ice-cold. He never expected the woman he had given his heart to to trample on his feelings like this.
Not only was she ambiguous with him, but she was also involved with another man.
Was she toying with him?
For such a woman, he had ignored the advice of his friends and relatives and insisted on joining the conservative faction… Thinking back now, he was truly foolish to the point of pity!
Zhou Feifei wasn’t worth such a sacrifice from him!
Thinking of this, Li Fei stared intently at the man interacting with Zhou Feifei. When the man turned his head, Li Fei suddenly realized it was Wang Suili…
It seemed he wasn’t the only fool who had fallen for a beauty trap.
Li Fei was not a foolish person. After discovering Zhou Feifei’s true colors and seeing Wang Suili’s presence, he quickly figured everything out, knowing that he had fallen into a trap that had been set long ago.
However, it wasn’t too late.
He could still leave in time, and he also needed to have a talk with Wang Suili.
But who could have known all of this in advance and sent him this note… Li Fei took out a piece of paper from his arms, looking at the handwriting, and fell into deep thought.
[Chunxiao Restaurant, dance competition event, you will thank me.]
