The bright moon was hanging high, and several guards holding lanterns stood upright on the stone steps in front of the main house of the Zhang family.

Zhang Yian looked at the main house of the green tiles and red tiles in front of him. This place he had been extremely unfamiliar and feared since childhood. Although he was the young master of the Zhang family, this kind of place was never something he, the unpopular concubine, could come.

Now that he can get inside, Zhang Yian knows that all this is not because of how hard and excellent he is, he is attracted by his father.

It was just because Gu Shun came to find him today and his father wanted to inquire about some situations that he called him to come.

He was just an insignificant piece in his father's ambition. Everything about him was thanks to Gu Shun, which has to be said to be a kind of sorrow.

Zhang Yian didn't even bother to think about it, so he hid the lunch box under the steps next to him. Then he brought the tea, sorted out his clothes, and entered the house.

In the main hall, Zhang Peien and his wife Li sat on the chair of the Grand Master, while Li was still holding their youngest daughter back in his arms.

"Zhang Yian met his father, mother, and saw his younger sister."

"Yi'an is here, hurry up and sit down."

The servants in the house heard the order and brought in a chair and asked Zhang Yian to sit down.

Zhang Yian hurriedly waved his hand and refused, "Just stand. This is the Lingnan Maojian that Mr. Gu asked me to bring to you. The new tea that has just been produced this year. I heard from the owner of Yuelai Teahouse that it was transported from Lingnan by Shunfeng Escort Agency thousands of miles away."

As he said that, Zhang Yian handed the tea wrapped in a brocade porcelain jar to his servant, and the servant handed the tea jar to Zhang Peien.

Zhang Peien uncovered the luxurious brocade covered outside and opened the lid on the jar. The room was filled with a faint fragrance of tea. He kept nodding and said:

"Well, the aroma is elegant and fragrant, and it is the taste of the top Lingnan Maojian. I heard that Lingnan has been raining continuously this year, and the tea production has been severely damaged. It took a lot of effort to transport it to Jiangnan. This can of tea is worth a can of gold. My son-in-law is really willing to give it up."

Zhang Peien has long regarded Gu Shun as his son-in-law, and every day he hopes that his daughter will marry him in the future and that the Gu family and the Zhang family will truly become in-laws.

By then, the head of the Zhang family, he, as Gu Shun's father-in-law and the grandfather of Gu Shun's children, could also board the Gu family's big ship.

Even the huge Zhang family will benefit greatly from this.

Thinking of this, Zhang Peien sealed the tea jar again and smiled and said, "Yi An, my father has not read the wrong person. You must have a good relationship with the Gu family's son at all costs, and bring him home to play as soon as possible, so that he can meet more with Gui Jia and cultivate his feelings."

Mrs. Li said threateningly: "That's right, don't forget that the task assigned by your father to you is to pave the way for the return.

You are from the Zhang family, and we raise you so old. Don’t think that you can be superior if you make friends with your son-in-law. He is the son-in-law of the entire Zhang family. He is very precious, and you are just a concubine. Please consider your identity."

"How do you, a woman, speak? I believe Yi An will definitely complete the task. Isn't he doing a good job? He can ask our son-in-law to come to the door to wait for him. I believe that it won't take long to invite him to sit at home."

Zhang Yian hurriedly said, "The child dare not forget the instructions of his father and mother. Yian knows his identity and will definitely complete the task as much as possible."

Although he said this, Zhang Yian knew in his heart that his mother and father were both sings with black faces and sings with white faces. He was just a tool they had just found to get close to Gu Shun.

Li's impatient attitude just now was not so pretentious, but rather a true portrayal of her inner heart.

As the head wife of the Zhang family, she is almost the same as her father. She is both snobbish, stubborn and extremely small-minded. It is not that the whole family doesn't join the family, but that's probably the case.

As a person who calls his mother, Li never looked at him in person, nor did he regard him as his son, and he was even more contemptuous of Zhang Yian's biological mother.

No matter how much Zhang Yian's biological mother is, she is also a concubine of the Zhang family. She is famous in the family, but she is not as good as an ordinary servant.

The young Zhang Yian saw everything, but he knew that he could not change anything, so he could only choose to endure silently.

And now, he finally had the opportunity to change all this, and Gu Shun gave him the possibility of realization.

However, Zhang Yian felt very guilty. After all, this friendship was mixed with too many interests and calculations, but Gu Shun could still trust and value him so much, which made him panic and blame himself.

He was afraid that all this would be like the sun and moon in the mirror, just a bubble, and he would wake up from a dream at any time.

He is the concubine of the Zhang family, and Gu Shun is the legitimate son of the Gu family. It is no exaggeration to describe the identities of the two as vastly different.

Gu Shun is the most dazzling young man in Jiangnan City. He is attracted by thousands of people and has a glory. He is just an unknown ordinary person and is in power in the family, let alone being known to people outside.

But they can talk and laugh like friends, which really makes him feel frightened and worried about gains and losses.

For Gu Shun, Zhang Yian is just an optional subordinate.

But for Zhang Yian, Gu Shun is his entire hope for changing his life.

"Yi'an, tell me about it quickly. What did the young shopkeeper of the Gu family say to you today?"

Zhang Yian certainly could not tell the truth about his surrender to Gu Shun, but said half-truely: "Young Master Gu came to me today because he wanted me to study and get fame."

"Reading? It's so good, why did he let you read?"

"Mr. Gu said that his godfather, the Tartar magistrate of Jiangnan City wanted to pass the position of Jiangnan Prefect to him in the future, but he did not want to be the prefect of Jiangnan City, so he was preparing to give this position to me.

However, in order to convince everyone, Mr. Gu asked the child to study and gain fame, so he could just pass the post of prefect to the child with justification."

Although the Daqi was a court established by the Hu people, it still continued many of the old systems of the previous dynasties.

For example, in order not to fall behind by the Han people, important official positions in the Great Qi adopted the hereditary inheritance system, and the son inherited the father's throne. In this way, for generations, the great power can be firmly grasped in the hands of the Xianbei people.

However, some official positions are due to certain special reasons, such as family promotion, violation of the law and punishment of the clan, or sudden death in office, without children and no heirs.

When the above situations occur, they themselves or the court will select or appoint other officials to fill the gap. All selected officials must have military achievements or fame. This is also to select talents and ensure the overall quality of the new officials.

Because the Tartar prefect in Jiangnan City had no son, Gu Shun was his only godson. According to the hereditary official system of the Great Qi, it would be almost certain that Gu Shun would take over as the prefect in Jiangnan City in the future.

There is no need to ask about this matter specifically, it has been rumored in Jiangnan City for a long time.

Now that Zhang Peien heard about this from his son, he was surprised no less than Zhang Yian's appearance at that time.

Gu Shun's words meant that he personally admitted that the rumors in Jiangnan City were actually true.

What shocked Zhang Peien the most was that his son had lost his luck and Gu Shun actually wanted to give him such an important position as the prefect.

Zhang Peien stood up in disbelief and asked again, "What you said just now is true. Gu Shun really wants to pass on the position of prefect of Jiangnan City to you?"

"The child dared not say a word of lies, it was said by Mr. Gu in person."

Zhang Yian could not hide this matter without hiding it. The news that Gu Shun might take over as the prefect of Jiangnan has long become a hot topic on the streets and alleys.

When he goes to study, he always has a convincing reason to tell the matter up, so that he can test his father's attitude.

Zhang Peien danced excitedly and said happily: "It's great, it's really great. I'll say that it's definitely right to ask you to make friends with the young shopkeeper of the Gu family. Once this matter is done, the Zhang family can go a step further and become a powerful person from a big clan."
Chapter completed!