I swept the harem by pretending to be weak

When Liu Zhen saw that her father was really angry, she immediately admitted her mistake.

He had wanted to take this opportunity to plead for his daughter-in-law. No matter whether Gan had done anything bad before, she was at least his wife.

Moreover, Liu Zhen thought that these days of confinement would be enough to improve her character. As a couple, life is always bumpy. You can't just end your life because of a little dispute.

But it was obvious that he didn't care about Gan enough to go against his father's wishes.

"By the way, you haven't had any contact with anyone from Duke Deng's family recently, right?" Liu Ming suddenly seemed to have thought of something and immediately turned his head to ask.

"No, I haven't even seen my wife, don't you know, Daddy?" When Liu Zhen heard this, he thought he had gotten the chance and immediately raised this point.

It wasn't that he missed Gan that much. Gan was usually very serious at home, and she would advise her husband to make progress instead of sharing her feelings. Liu Zhen was quite impatient with her words, and there wasn't much affection between them.

But even though there was no love, she was his nominal wife after all. When Liu Zhen was young, he was taught by his grandparents. Although he had no skills, he was not taught to be a playboy. On the contrary, he valued friendship and loyalty, understood the rules, and understood human relationships.

"That wife of yours is a source of trouble. We can't keep her in our family. I will divorce her in a few days and marry you a better one!" Liu Ming felt a headache when he heard him mention Gan. But he couldn't tell his son directly that this woman had someone else in her heart and didn't love him, and was cheating on him. So he could only say a few words casually and try to fool him.

Liu Ming had a certain understanding of his son. Although he didn't have much ability, he had a certain temperament. He was usually respectful and polite and wouldn't cause any big trouble. However, if he really encountered such a situation, he would get angry.

The Gan family was finished. The Gan family, which had no value, could be disposed of. In such a huge mansion, the death of a few women was not something that would attract much attention.

But Liu Ming didn't want his son to get involved in such things.

They just need to stand aside and watch the big tree of Duke Deng fall down and break many small trees. By that time, the hopeless Gan family will not live long.

But he was also afraid that after telling his son the truth, his son would not be able to resist taking revenge himself, which would be troublesome.

Although his daughter was a pure concubine in the palace, she had lost her child after all, so her position in the palace was not particularly stable. Not to mention the favor, this thing was the most untrustworthy. On this point, Liu Ming and his daughter Liu Zhirou had the same opinion. Only if she gave birth to a true heir for the country, Liu Zhirou's position in the palace would be stable.

What Liu Ming is most worried about now is his daughter's health. He wants to find out something about her, but he is afraid of offending the emperor and bringing trouble to his daughter in the palace.

Liu Ming knew that when facing a superior, it is best not to be so bold. You should know what they want you to know, and pretend you know nothing about what they don’t want you to know. That is enough.

If they violated the taboo, they would not have a good ending given their size. As a businessman who could be easily replaced, he was very self-aware in this regard and did not think that without his family, the huge capital would not be able to move.

I have to say, this is also the cleverness of a small person.

Liu Zhen hesitated for a long time, but finally mustered up the courage to tell her father her thoughts: "The family just suffered a disaster, and we are in a hurry to divorce their daughter. This is not a good idea, and it will also affect our family's reputation outside..."

"What do you know!" Liu Ming scolded angrily.

"Although I am reckless and dull, I have heard from father before that the Gan family helped our family to gain a foothold in this prosperous capital city. It was they who introduced us to Duke Deng, which enabled us to have our current wealth. Now that they have suffered a great disaster, our family is certainly unable to rescue them, but at least we should not add insult to injury." Liu Zhen thought for a long time, with fear still lingering in his heart, but he still told his father what he was thinking.

He was prepared for his father's scolding, and the fact was just as he expected. Liu Ming was very angry, but after calming down, he still had to explain the truth to his son bit by bit.

"The reason why the Gan family agreed to help us with the introduction was not because they saw your father's talent, nor because of our previous friendship, but because I gave them a gift worth five thousand taels of silver! In other words, this was not a favor but a simple transaction. With this gift of five thousand taels of silver, even if I don't join Duke Deng, I can join another Duke's mansion!"

"The same goes for Duke Deng's favor. It's just a deal. He's responsible for protection, and I'm responsible for providing him with enough funds and handling some shady things! There's no so-called favor, it's just a deal. If Duke Deng is unwilling to protect me, I will invest my own assets in others, and others will be willing to protect me. As long as I get the protection from above, I will be able to earn back the money one day. Besides, don't you think Duke Deng's price is too high?"

"If your sister hadn't been so careful and clever after entering the palace, maybe the one pushed out to be the scapegoat wouldn't be the Gan family, but us! Our connection with Duke Deng is relatively weaker, so it's not easy to implicate them. You've already walked through the gates of hell because of this damn Duke Deng's kindness!"

Although Liu Zhen was still confused, she understood what her father said and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Dad, the capital is so dangerous, why don't we go back to our hometown? Aren't we living well there?" Liu Zhen pleaded.

He really thought so in his heart. Although the capital city was prosperous, it was also dangerous. They had lived a good life in their hometown before, so why should they ask for more?

"How could I have a son like you!" Liu Ming was so angry that he hammered his head and stamped his feet.

He was too lazy to explain to Liu Zhen anymore, and he also understood that even if he explained it today, Liu Zhen would forget all these things tomorrow.

In that case, it would be better not to waste the effort. He waved his hand weakly and blasted Liu Zhen out.