After Ling Jinhua finished speaking, and when he returned to his seat, he was still assisted by Huang Chen and Ling Mingrui.
The fact that Ling Jinhua’s secretary Huang Chen has been appointed to a position in the war zone is known to everyone in the military.
But today Ling Jinhua still had Huang Chen accompany him, assisting him on and off the stage, which should be a clear signal.
Zhao Guosheng, who is responsible for daily affairs in the military, is also considered a figure of power and influence among today’s wedding guests. However, he was not qualified to sit at the table headed by Ling Jinhua and accompanied by other bigwigs.
But today’s events, he saw clearly.
Both Ling Jinhua and Ling Mingrui showed great favor towards Ling Ruonan, conveying to everyone their intention to strongly promote her.
He guessed that Ling Jinhua and Ling Mingrui would definitely push Ling Ruonan’s husband, Luo Xusheng, strongly upward, and Ling Jinhua’s former secretary Huang Chen, would undoubtedly be used as a trusted aide for strong promotion. After understanding these things, he already knew what few things needed to be done next.
Luo Xusheng is currently only a colonel, and he has held the rank of colonel for some time now. If his military achievements are satisfactory, there would be no issue with upgrading his rank and changing positions.
Huang Chen’s rank was also promoted a few years ago, and it is only natural to rise one more level.
This is something that must be done quickly.
The thoughts of others varied.
Lin Zeping and Wang Zhengqiang had similar thoughts, which was that among the two children of the Ling family in the future, Ling Ruonan might have more potential than Ling Zhengping.
Ling Jinhua and Ling Mingrui might also want Ling Ruonan to create a history of women entering politics, which was quite possible.
They felt fortunate that the direction of what they had been doing recently was not wrong, and getting closer with Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling’s mother and son would certainly bring benefits.
Yang Yuanshan and Fang Xiang’s thoughts were the most complicated.
Yang Yuanshan did not expect that Ling Ruonan would receive such affection from Ling Jinhua and Ling Mingrui.
These two elders displayed a special attitude during their speech at the wedding today.
Furthermore, they mentioned past grievances.
This made Yang Yuanshan feel very uncomfortable, but he was also helpless.
He knew that in the future, the resources Ling Ruonan would receive would only increase, and the same would go for Luo Ziling.
The two main heads of the Ling family regarded Luo Ziling as an outstanding talent to nurture.
If Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling both worked hard to maintain the Ling family and do things for the family in the future, then even if Ling Jinhua and Ling Mingrui both passed away, there would be no problem. Moreover, with Luo Ziling and Luo Liansheng around, Ling Jinhua and Ling Mingrui would not die so quickly.
The influence of the Ling family is getting bigger and bigger, which is a foreseeable thing.
It seems that relationships with the Ling family must be further fostered.
Yang Yuanshan looked at Luo Ziling and Yang Qingyin on stage, sighed lightly in his heart: "It’s time to give them some recognition!"
The one most uncomfortable, of course, was Yang Yunlin.
If not for his father’s instructions and considering the occasion, he might really have stood up and said something.
After thinking calmly, he also felt the situation was a bit frightening.
Ling Jinhua and Ling Mingrui’s strong promotion of Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan was clearly targeting the Yang family.
Ling Ruonan would not show mercy to the Yang family, and Luo Ziling would be the same.
If they further gained power, the Yang family’s troubles would only increase, and his and Yang Qingye’s days would become more difficult.
If Yang Yuanshan really wanted to arrange for Luo Ziling and Yang Qingyin to be engaged or married, what should he do?
Should he oppose or support?
If he opposed, it would certainly anger his father Yang Yuanshan, and further father-son conflict would be inevitable.
But asking him to support an engagement between Luo Ziling and Yang Qingyin was something he could not do right now; he simply could not bring himself to do it.
He truly regretted not having eliminated Luo Ziling sooner.
If he had killed Luo Ziling when he first arrived in Yanjing, there wouldn’t have been so many troublesome matters now.
Suddenly, he thought of a point.
Using Yang Qingyin to deal with Luo Ziling, or borrowing Yang Qingyin’s hand, to kill Luo Ziling.
Although this would be a bit cruel on Yang Qingyin, it was the easiest way to succeed.
"Preserve the possibility of this course of action!" Yang Yunlin was still relatively calm and did not make a decision impulsively.
Fang Xiang’s feelings were even more complicated than that of Yang Yuanshan and his son.
He genuinely felt the growing influence of the Ling family during this period.
This was a scenario he didn’t want to see, hence he wanted to suppress it.
But he didn’t expect that the plan to restrain the Ling family, as well as Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling, would not go smoothly, and it might even go wrong.
The explicit or implicit hints from Luo Liansheng and Ling Ruonan made him feel uneasy.
He also knew that the consequences of falling out with Luo Liansheng and Ling Ruonan would definitely be very serious, and the losses faced by the Fang family would be huge.
Especially in this move against the Chen family, aiming to completely bring down the Chen family, any careless mistake by the Fang family might lead to losses.
Failure to secure more benefits is a type of loss.
If Ling Ruonon and Luo Liansheng publicly acknowledged their conflict with the Fang family or took measures for revenge, the loss would be even greater.
During the wedding, Ling Jinhua and Ling Mingrui’s strong backing of Ling Ruonan was beyond imagination.
He felt that the people of the Ling family wanted to use Ling Ruonan and Luo Liansheng’s hands to deal with their Fang family, which worried him.
If Ling Ruonan’s influence increasingly grows and her status rises higher, the damage caused after they fall out with the Fang family would also increase.
The terrifying degree of Luo Liansheng was something Fang Xiang knew more clearly than the others.
If Luo Liansheng wanted to kill someone, he could definitely do it, and no evidence would be left.
He could make a death seem natural, without any unreasonable events appearing.
For example, the changes in Chen Ruchang’s illness.
Fang Xiang regarded the changes in Chen Ruchang’s illness as a retaliatory means by Luo Liansheng, thinking it was Luo Liansheng’s doing that left Chen Ruchang in his current state.
He feared becoming a second Chen Ruchang and also felt Luo Liansheng’s anger, even knowing that Luo Liansheng had already taken action against the Fang family.
Several important figures in the Fang family mysteriously died, without any signs or evidence, he guessed it was also the result of Luo Liansheng’s actions.
Therefore, after feeling the Ling family’s support for Ling Ruonan today, he was already reflecting on the strategies of this period.
A change of strategy was necessary, and he should no longer take measures against Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan — this was the conclusion Fang Xiang arrived at after carefully thinking for a few minutes.
On stage, Luo Ziling naturally did not expect that the thoughts of these bigwigs in the audience below would be so complicated, and that after the speeches by Ling Mingrui and Ling Jinhua, so many ideas would arise.
With a somewhat annoyed mood, after sending Ling Jinhua, Ling Mingrui, and Xie Enhua off stage, he continued to host.
Yang Qingyin reacted quite well and after Ling Jinhua finished his words, she followed with many words of blessing for Ling Ruonan and praises for the several elders of the Ling family. Her words quickly adjusted the atmosphere back.
After exchanging a few glances with Luo Ziling, the two simultaneously announced, inviting the groom and bride to enter!
The wedding entered its most grand and lively phase!