The woman in front of me who calls herself "Zhang Yu'er" has a beautiful figure, exquisite facial features, bright eyes, and a beauty mole between her eyebrows, which adds a lot of charm. It is indeed as described by Emperor Deqing.
A one-in-a-million beauty.
However, although she is wearing a palace maid's costume, who is she if she is not Chen Zhirong?
After meeting Chen Zhirong, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be stunned. He vaguely felt that this matter was more complicated than he imagined. Maybe he had been tricked by Chen Zhirong.
However, Zhao Junchen quickly came back to his senses, and the surprise on his expression just flashed by, and he soon returned to his usual calmness. After looking Chen Zhirong up and down, Zhao Junchen slowly asked: "Zhang Yu'er?
"
Chen Zhirong smiled as bright as a flower and nodded: "This was my original name. Later, after I was adopted as an adopted daughter by the Duke of Jing, I changed my name to Chen Zhirong. But from now on, there will only be Zhang Yuer in the world, and there will be no more Chen Zhirong!"
The implication of this sentence is that Chen Zhirong has completely separated from Chen You, the Duke of Jing, and Zhao Junchen does not have to worry about the seventh prince Zhu Hejian's plan to use Chen Zhirong to infiltrate the "Zhao Party".
From now on, we will call her "Zhang Yu'er".
After hearing what Zhang Yu'er said, Zhao Junchen nodded thoughtfully and said, "Miss Zhang suddenly appeared here and became the maid given to me by His Majesty. The story must be very interesting, but people nearby
Du Jianzai, let’s discuss it in detail after we return home.”
After saying that, Zhao Junchen lowered the sedan curtain in his hand, covering Zhang Yuer's face and sight.
When talking to Zhang Yu'er face to face, Zhao Junchen's expression was warm, even with a smile, but after lowering the sedan curtain, Zhao Junchen's expression suddenly became much gloomier.
At this time, Xu Qingyan quickly walked up to Zhao Junchen and said: "Master, this sedan was arranged by the palace. It is said that the people in the sedan will accompany you back to the palace. It is a reward from His Majesty. I don't know what it is."
What's going on? I don't dare to explore who is inside at will..."
Before Xu Qingyan finished speaking, Zhao Junchen stretched out his hand to interrupt.
"The person in the sedan is Chen Zhirong. Of course, her name is Zhang Yu'er now, and her identity is no longer the second lady of the Duke of Jing's Palace, but an ordinary palace maid!" Zhao Junchen said slowly.
Just now, after Zhao Junchen had a few words with Zhang Yu'er, he immediately lowered the curtain, so Xu Qingyan did not see what was going on in the sedan. After hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, he couldn't help but be stunned and felt incredible.
"What...is going on?" After a long time, Xu Qingyan came back to his senses and hurriedly asked Zhao Junchen.
Zhao Junchen's face was still a little gloomy, and he said slowly: "I don't know what's going on... Since you don't know, then go find out!"
After saying that, Zhao Junchen turned to Xu Qingyan and ordered: "Don't go back to your home yet. Stay here and ask the informants in the palace to ask about the situation in detail and find out what is going on! Try to be as detailed as possible!...
...Also, send someone back to the house in advance to tell Ru'er about this so that she can be prepared..."
After hearing Zhao Junchen's instructions, Xu Qingyan quickly nodded in agreement.
Zhao Junchen, on the other hand, returned to his sedan chair and sat down expressionlessly.
Then, the two sedans left the Meridian Gate one after another and headed towards Zhao Mansion.
*
In the sedan chair, Zhao Junchen secretly thought about Zhang Yuer's affairs.
Nowadays, although it is not known what means Zhang Yu'er used to escape from the control of Chen You, the Duke of Jing, and even asked Emperor Deqing to personally help her enter the Zhao mansion, it is foreseeable that with Zhang Yu'er's character and ambition,
, Zhao Mansion may not be very peaceful from now on!
This is something Zhao Junchen absolutely does not want to see, so he must find some way to deal with Zhang Yuer!
However, Zhang Yuer was personally gifted to him by Emperor Deqing. Even if Zhao Junchen was unwilling to accept her at all, due to Emperor Deqing's face, he could not treat Zhang Yuer too coldly in a short period of time...
Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen frowned lightly, his eyes kept fluctuating, and sometimes there was a hint of evil.
While Zhao Junchen was thinking secretly, Zhang Yuer was sitting in the sedan chair with the same expression on his face.
She knew that the detailed process of how she used Emperor Deqing to enter the Zhao Mansion would soon be discovered by Zhao Junchen.
At that time, Zhao Junchen will find out that Zhang Yuer is secretly plotting against him!
Ever since Zhang Yu'er met Zhao Junchen, everything she did was to win Zhao Junchen's trust and show her worth. But after this incident, Zhao Junchen's unstable trust in her will inevitably be destroyed.
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Therefore, although Zhang Yu'er has now entered the Zhao Mansion and became one of Zhao Junchen's side chambers, the price is also very serious, that is, she has lost Zhao Junchen's trust, and will be rejected and suspected by Zhao Junchen in the future!
However, Zhang Yuer wanted to marry Zhao Junchen, not because she loved Zhao Junchen, but just to realize her ambition!
Zhang Yuer's ambition seems trivial. She just wants to join Zhao Junchen's various plans, participate in temple games, and influence the situation in the court. But in this era, her ambition is shocking. After all, she is only a girl.
Rejected by nature, only Zhao Junchen can satisfy her ambitions and intentions.
But now, although Zhang Yu'er has entered the Zhao mansion, after losing Zhao Junchen's trust, she is further away from her goal.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yu'er sighed softly: "It's easy to destroy trust, but it's hard to establish it. It's even more difficult to re-establish it after it's destroyed... Hey, if
It's not that you are too heartless, I won't use this method to enter the Zhao family, and I will just become a side chamber... Fortunately, for His Majesty's sake, you won't do anything to me in a short time, but you are.
Find ways to gradually restore trust during this time..."
When Zhang Yu'er sighed, there was not much embarrassment in her expression, because she already had specific countermeasures, so Zhao Junchen had to reuse his own method!
Zhang Yuer believes that for a utilitarian like Zhao Junchen, as long as he has shown sufficient use value, Zhao Junchen will never give up on him!
In fact, as long as the value of his use becomes higher and higher and he provides more and more help to Zhao Junchen, sooner or later, Zhang Yu'er can become Zhao Junchen's true confidant like Fang Ru, or even replace Fang Ru.
status and participate in Zhao Junchen’s real plan!
Zhang Yuer is convinced of this!
*
Just when Zhao Junchen and Zhang Yu'er were each thinking, two sedan chairs had arrived outside the Zhao mansion.
Because of Emperor Deqing's wishes, Zhang Yu'er has now become Zhao Junchen's side chamber, but she is not Fang Ru after all. Zhao Junchen does not intend to hold a large-scale entrance ceremony for her, but just orders the bearers to carry the sedan from
Entering through the side door means that she is officially admitted into the side room.
But he said that after Zhang Yuer entered the Zhao Mansion from the side door in a sedan, Fang Ru had received the news in advance and had been waiting there for a long time.
Originally, Fang Ru's expression was even more gloomy than Zhao Junchen's, which frightened the surrounding maids. However, when Zhang Yu'er stepped out of the sedan, Fang Ru's expression changed and she changed into a smiling face, and she quickly walked towards Zhang Yu'er.
Welcoming her, it was as if she welcomed Zhang Yuer's appearance.
After meeting Fang Ru, Zhang Yuer also greeted her with a smile, and the two women soon came together.
"After hearing the news from my husband, I still couldn't believe it. I didn't expect that Sister Chen, you really entered the Zhao family... So, you and I will become real sisters from now on?"
Fang Ru looked at Zhang Yuer's palace maid's clothes, her eyes flickering, but on the surface her smile grew stronger.
Today is different from usual, Zhang Yuer is no longer the second young lady of the Jingguo family, but just an ordinary concubine of the Zhao family.
Therefore, in front of Fang Ru, Zhang Yu'er behaved quite respectfully and said: "From now on, there will be no more Chen Zhirong. My sister is now named Zhang Yu'er... Yu'er first entered the Zhao Mansion and was not familiar with the place.
It's all up to Sister Fang to protect her, and all the affairs of Yu'er in the Zhao Mansion are all arranged by Sister Fang."
Zhang Yu'er's words were obviously an attempt to please Fang Ru. She did not intend to show an attitude of competing for favor until she established a firm foothold.
After seeing Zhang Yuer's behavior, Fang Ru was noncommittal. She just took Zhang Yuer's delicate hand and walked toward the backyard. At the same time, she said: "Come on, sister will arrange a place for you. We don't have many women in the Zhao family, but it's okay."
Arrange a separate courtyard for you..."
However, before Fang Ru finished speaking, she saw a maid from the Zhao family walking quickly not far away.
This maid was Bi'er, Fang Ru's confidant. After she came to Fang Ru, she reported to Fang Ru in a low voice: "Madam Ru, something happened in the house."
Fang Ru's eyes flashed and she asked: "What happened? Do you have to report it now?"
Bi'er reported: "Zhao Shun, the steward of the mansion, molested a maid in the mansion, and the maid was very frightened by him... However, this Zhao Shun is an old man in the mansion, and he has a close friendship with Mr. Xu Qingyan.
, so I don’t know how to deal with it..."
After hearing Bi'er's report, Fang Ru suddenly raised her eyebrows, with an angry look on her face, and said coldly: "Since I took charge of the Zhao Mansion, I have set rules for the mansion. If Zhao Shun really likes that maid,
, as long as I say it clearly, I will naturally lead the red line for him, why do I have to tease him in private? Does he completely ignore the rules I set? "
At this point, Fang Ru snorted coldly, already making a decision in her heart, and said: "Let Zhao Shun be tied up, whipped ten times in public, and then driven out of Zhao's house!"
Bi'er hesitated and said, "But the relationship between Zhao Shun and Manager Xu..."
Before Bi'er finished speaking, Fang Ru said coldly: "Now everything in the house is decided by me. He violated the rules of the house, let alone having something to do with Xu Qingyan. Even if it is Xu Qingyan himself, I dare not
Punish him! Why are you standing there in a daze? Why don't you just follow my instructions!"
Naturally, Bi'er didn't dare to disobey, so she quickly followed the instructions of Zeng Zi.
Soon, the sound of a man crying and howling could be heard in the Zhao Mansion. It was obviously Zhao Shun who had been whipped.
Seeing Fang Ru deal with a steward of the Zhao Mansion so resolutely, everyone present trembled and looked in awe.
At the same time, Fang Ru's expression changed, she took Zhang Yu'er's hand again, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that sister Yu'er would encounter such a thing when she first entered the Zhao Mansion, but she was just punishing some restless servants.
That’s all, sister Yu’er, don’t take it to heart.”
Zhang Yu'er naturally knew that this was Fang Ru's deliberate attempt to show off her power, and took the opportunity to show her status and power in the Zhao family, saying that she was the real controller of the Zhao family, and warning Zhang Yu'er not to be restless in the future!
However, Zhang Yu'er's expression remained unchanged, and she just smiled and said: "A servant who is restless like this should be severely punished as a warning to others! My sister is clear about rewards and punishments, and Yu'er admires her."
Seeing that Zhang Yu'er had no abnormality at all and didn't care at all about her power, Fang Ru's eyes flashed with helplessness, and she felt that this Zhang Yu'er was more difficult to deal with than she imagined!
But then, Fang Ru never showed any abnormality. She just arranged accommodation, maids, and daily food and clothing for Zhang Yuer in a friendly manner. Not only did she not show any unfair treatment, she even deliberately treated Zhang Yuer better.
After everything was over, Fang Ru told Zhang Yu'er to rest temporarily, and she hurried towards Zhao Junchen's study.
*
After bidding farewell to Zhang Yu'er, Fang Ru's expression returned to gloominess again, full of upset.
This Zhang Yu'er is, in a way, Fang Ru who is better in appearance and intelligence. Now that she saw Zhang Yu'er entering the Zhao Mansion, Fang Ru naturally felt quite pressured, fearing that Zhang Yu'er would shake her position in the future.
But when entering Zhao Junchen's room, Fang Ru restrained her emotions again. She still couldn't figure out what Zhao Junchen was thinking, and she didn't even know the reason why Zhang Yu'er entered Zhao's house, so Fang Ru still forced herself to endure it.
At this time, Xu Qingyan had already found out the details of the incident and had just rushed back to Zhao Mansion.
When Fang Ru entered the room, Xu Qingyan was telling Zhao Junchen the information.
"...In short, Chen Zhirong is plotting against the young master. Her secret meeting with the young master last night was deliberately arranged in order to let His Majesty know the news and mistakenly think that the young master had a secret tryst with her, and then add another
Due to Li Jiamin's constant temptation, His Majesty came up with the idea of bringing the young master and Chen Zhirong together... During today's morning court, because he was worried about the Queen's punishment, the Duke of Jing's Chen family had completely severed ties with Chen Zhirong. Now, unknowing people are
It seems that Chen Zhirong has been demoted to the dressing room and narrowly escaped death, and Chen Zhirong took the opportunity to change his appearance and became the current Zhang Yu'er, and entered the Zhao Mansion openly..."
After listening to Xu Qingyan's information, Fang Ru knew that Zhang Yu'er was plotting against Zhao Junchen. She finally couldn't bear it anymore and suggested to Zhao Junchen: "Mr. sir, this Zhang Yu'er is definitely a hidden danger. Maybe he will be there soon."
It will cause bad things, so you must not stay!"
As she spoke, Fang Ru's almond-shaped eyes flashed with murderous intent, and there was no longer any cover!
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