Chapter 529 - 539: We’re Grasshoppers on the Same Rope
"I feel deeply ashamed!" he said again, "A man of such stature, yet unable to fully protect the woman he loves, always having you follow me and live in constant fear."
"It’s the pressure of the situation, and I don’t blame you. My only fear is that instead of being able to help you, I might hold you back."
This was the difference in their philosophies. Gu Youyou had always faced difficulties alone. When had she ever needed someone to protect her?
Even if she was scheming to have someone protect her, it was always within her control, merely a tactic for her.
"Good!" Jin Zijin chuckled, whispering softly, "You really do scare me."
He recalled what Xiao Jinyan had said about the affairs of the Jie Family’s young master’s inner house. Naturally, the matters of the inner house were best handled by the women within. He said, "When you have time, try to find out more about Zuo Zongzheng’s second son’s inner house."
"The inner house of Zuo Zongzheng’s second son?" Gu Youyou was startled.
"Yes," Jin Zijin said, "Zuo Zongzheng, Mr. Jie, holds a significant position in the Imperial Court. There might be times when we need him."
Gu Youyou was clever and understood Jin Zijin’s implication without further explanation.
Yet she couldn’t comprehend. Wasn’t Jin Zijin aiming to fight for the position of the State Preceptor? Shouldn’t he be scheming against those old men of the Sanqing Temple instead?
"So the State Preceptor... has already extended his reach into the Imperial Court?"