Ming Lingyi let out a soft breath. "What if I told you that being with me would bring you trouble?"
"What kind of trouble?"
"Your official career might hit a ceiling," Ming Lingyi said. "Or worse, not only would it stagnate because of me, but it might even regress. If that were the case, would you still be willing?"
Jiang Yuchuan furrowed his brow at her words. "What does this have to do with my career?"
'He couldn't understand.'
"What if that's simply the case?" Ming Lingyi asked.
But Jiang Yuchuan's thoughts went to another possibility. "Are you the descendant of a disgraced official? Even if you are, it was your ancestors, your father's generation, who made a mistake. It has nothing to do with you. The fact that you're independent now is impressive in itself, and it won't affect me. And even if it does, that's my problem to deal with. You don't need to worry about it."
If she were the descendant of a disgraced official, it might indeed cause him some trouble.
