Chapter 257: After all, no match for destiny

Author: Silent

Chapter 257: After all, no match for destiny

Ning Tong couldn't help but look curious when she saw this strange man smiling.

Do I look so funny?

How can any man be so rude?

Seeing Ning Tong's frown, Zhang Zhou understood that this woman had a competitive spirit in her heart. The emperor regarded her as one of his own, because in the emperor's heart, Zhu Feng saved the little princess no matter what, and was called "Loyal, honest and kind" high-quality young people of Ming Dynasty.

Even if you, Ning Tong, are just Zhu Zhijie's ex-wife, the emperor will still have a vague feeling that Zhu Feng should be credited with your contribution as a good wife.

"Come to meet this gentleman." Zhang Zhou said.

Ning Tong had never called Zhang Zhou sir once, and she would never do so to this man of unknown origin who smiled at her.

"I'm just here to talk to you about business matters. I'll leave after the conversation. What you want to talk about has nothing to do with me." Ning Tong looked very imposing.

"Ahem." Zhu Youtang coughed twice and said, "Bingkuan, what's the business?"

Zhang Zhou said: "It's like this. The reconstruction of Piantou Pass requires the transfer of a batch of earthworks and timber from the capital. It will be undertaken by the Dudu Mansion and Jingcang. It needs to be purchased from outside. It is a bidding process, but there may be people who interfere with it. She I want to find someone to help with activities to ensure that the bidding can be carried out within a reasonable range."

"Yeah." Zhu Youtang nodded.

Not to mention that Zhang Zhou did not admit that there was a private exchange, even if he did, Zhu Youtang would not mind it because of his protective mentality, and might instead support it strongly.

"What do you need? Money?" Zhu Youtang asked again.

Ning Tong was afraid that this man was trying to steal business from her, so she said, "We already have enough money to purchase wood and stone, but we also need the court to allocate the purchased money and grain in time."

Zhu Youtang felt a headache after listening to it.

He came over and whispered to Zhang Zhou: "You can discuss the details among yourselves. I have been out for a long time, and it is time to return to the palace. I should be able to communicate with the imperial grandmother now."

"I can do business now." Zhang Zhou was also smiling.

The monarch and his ministers seemed to have come to listen to a show just to deal with the Empress Dowager Zhou.

Zhu Youtang looked at Zhang Zhou with sympathetic eyes, then stood up and left with Xiao Jing and others, while Zhang Zhou accompanied them to the door.

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The emperor returned to the palace, and Zhang Zhou then turned back to the theater.

Ning Tong had also gone downstairs and asked with a frown, "Who is that?"

Even Ning Tong also noticed that the identity and status of the person who came was not simple. There were so many followers coming in and out, and there were people who looked like eunuchs blocking them before... Various signs showed that the person might not only be rich, but also have power, otherwise Why should Zhang Zhou be treated so politely?

"You really know how to choose a time to come. Who told you I was here?" Zhang Zhou asked coldly.

This woman had nothing to do and came to see him just to gain connections. She was bumped into by the emperor. The royal guards thought that she was a prostitute, so it would have been cheaper if they didn't kill her on the spot.

Ning Tong said: "What do you think?"

Zhang Zhou lightly snorted: "It's Zhu Zhijie again, haven't you already reconciled? Why do you still ask him for help now when you have nothing to do? Why, do you still want to rekindle the old relationship?"

Ning Tong was so angry that she didn't answer.

Zhang Zhou immediately went to the backyard of the theater. Ning Tong chased after him a few steps. Sun Shangqi came in at this time and did not dare to stop Ning Tong strictly.

Sun Shangqi and others all knew who Ning Tong was. Even though this woman was no longer a marquise, she was not something he, a member of the Imperial Guard, could dare to offend.

"my business……"

"Wait for now, I have more important things to do here. Let's talk about it later."

While Zhang Zhou was speaking, he had already stepped into the backyard, where Chang Ningbo Zhou Yu was already waiting, and behind Zhou Yu was a woman wearing a cloak.

This woman was no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, but there was a sense of vicissitudes in her deep eyes, as if she had seen through the changes in the world through decades of indifference, because there was no enthusiasm for life in her eyes.

, no matter how beautiful this woman is, she cannot inspire any protective or possessive desire in Zhang Zhou's heart.

After Zhang Zhou looked at those eyes, he quickly looked back at Ning Tong... But seeing Ning Tong's eyes filled with anger and questioning, she refused to lower her head to avoid his look...

Zhang Zhouxin said, This is still my taste.

At least this girl is passionate about life and doesn't make me feel like I'm about to become a monk.

"Mr. Zhang, I brought it to you." Zhou Yu said with a smile.

The woman bowed slightly and saluted Zhang Zhou.

Zhang Zhou nodded.

This woman was the woman that the Empress Dowager Zhou specially picked up from the Clothing Bureau. According to the Empress Dowager Zhou's previous description, this woman's sister had an "unknown past event" with Zhu Youtang. As for what the past event was, Zhang

Zhou didn't need to know in detail, but since then, the family behind this woman has encountered a great accident, her family members have been separated, and both sisters were assigned to the Huanyi Bureau, and the woman's sister had previously held a grudge in the Huanyi Bureau.

In the end, the corpses were transported to an unknown location and disposed of.

Originally, Empress Dowager Zhou disdained to use this kind of woman with "great bitterness and deep hatred".

But Queen Mother Zhou had no choice.

Empress Dowager Zhou knew that her grandson valued friendship, and it would be difficult for any woman she found to pry open her grandson's locked heart, so she had to find another way and use some unconventional means.

"Let her learn the basic drama and change her eyes. She should have a warmth and a woman's gentleness. Her singing voice and stage posture are not very important..." Zhang Zhou told Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu smiled and said: "Where is that person placed?"

Zhang Zhou said: "That's all right here. I will teach you some specific singing styles later. The script will ask the troupe to teach her more..."

For this woman to get close to Zhu Youtang, in addition to the basic singing, the more important thing is to make Zhu Youtang "see people and miss them" and make him "love the house and the night".

Create an environment and conditions for this woman to appear.

The rest also depends on how attached Zhu Youtang is to the past. If Zhu Youtang only regarded this woman as an ordinary actress, there would be no chance of success.

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After a rough layout.

Zhou Yu took the woman away, and Zhang Zhou didn't even ask her name, nor did he forcefully contact her with the historical "Zheng Wang's Demonic Words Case".

Then Zhang Zhou took Ning Tong upstairs and back to the previous box.

"Who was it just now?" Ning Tong asked.

"Uncle Chang Ning," Zhang Zhou said.

Ning Tong was puzzled and said: "As a great relative, why did Uncle Chang Ning want to meet you backstage at the theater? Where was that person in the first place?"

Zhang Zhou said: "Miss Ning, do you know that your arrival may have changed a lot of things? Do you have any plans to marry someone else?"

Ning Tong said angrily: "You know clearly what the Zhu family said about my marriage. Are you trying to amuse me by mentioning it like this?"

Zhang Zhou came forward and said with a smile: "If you really want to marry him, I believe that the Zhu family has no temper at all. You don't need to be my concubine, just change someone else... to be my concubine. Haha."

Ning Tong's arrival was indeed unexpected by Zhang Zhou.

Maybe there is some divine will?

However, it seemed that Zhu Youtang didn't have much interest in Ning Tong, also because Zhang Zhou was nearby and immediately explained that Ning Tong's identity was Zhu Zhijie's ex-wife.

Even if the emperor wanted to take a concubine, he wouldn't take a married woman, right?

"snort!"

Ning Tong felt that she was being amused by Zhang Zhou and didn't think deeply about it, so she just snorted and dismissed it.

Zhang Zhoudao: "I will pay attention to your affairs, but I dare not give you a guarantee. I am not completely sure."

Ning Tong said anxiously: "My dowry is all in it. You promised to help me, but you can't just sit back and watch."

"Wow!"

Zhang Zhou was also surprised by this, "Miss Ning, are you able to fight against all odds?"

Ning Tong said: "My sister from the Chen family is willing to give up all her family property to help me, and is even willing to share 30% of my profits. Why don't I show some sincerity? If someone treats me sincerely, I am willing to share the joys and sorrows with them."

These words probably meant that Zhu Feng didn't treat her sincerely, so she chose to jump ship halfway.

Zhang Zhou was quite speechless. This kind of woman... still lacked social polish. If she was sold, she might be given money.

"Actually, if you know him well, he will be very kind to you."

"Don't mention him!"

"Oh, then go back and wait. There will be confirmation in the next two days."

Zhang Zhou didn't mean to say good things about Zhu Feng, it was still the same problem. Zhu Feng had protected Ning Tong quite well before, letting Ning Tong always be a flower in the greenhouse. The large greenhouse of Chengguo Gongfu itself can also block the dangers in the world. of.

But now that Ning Tong has to show off her strength and come out on her own, she has to face many things by herself.

"We have to bid tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Are you asking me to go back and wait at this time?" Ning Tong was very anxious.

"What else? You want me to tell the Ministry of Industry that this business must be handed over to me? Don't worry, neither you nor the woman behind you will suffer losses, but in terms of specific implementation... shouldn't it be too much? Do you act arbitrarily? Since you are begging me, it is best to follow what I say! Otherwise, please ask someone else!"
To be continued...