Different from the hostility and hatred between Zhang Minhua and his concubine Zhang Yiyi, as the eldest son of the Zhang family, Zhang Minxian has almost no contact with Zhang Yiyi. He is ten years older than Zhang Yiyi, and he has been in front of her since she was born.
I studied with my master in the courtyard.
By the time Zhang Yiyi reached the age where he could remember, Zhang Minxian was already a young man of fifteen or sixteen years old. He was studying in the academy and preparing for the imperial examination, and only came back once a month.
In addition to visiting his mother and two biological sisters in the back house, he also asked Magistrate Zhang for advice in the study room in the front yard. Magistrate Zhang also analyzed the people and events in the officialdom, as well as the imperial newspapers, one by one for Zhang Minxian.
Therefore, I only met my concubine a few times a year. By the time Zhang Yiyi grew up, Zhang Minxian had already married, established a business, and was serving as an official.
Whether it was Zhang Yiyi who married into the general's palace and became a young lady, or later when the Yang family was in trouble and Zhang Yiyi defected to the Zhenbian Hou Mansion, what Zhang Minxian and the Zhang family did was in line with the situation. He and Zhang Yiyi could not talk to each other.
He had a grudge against him, but he did add insult to injury to the General's Mansion back then.
After putting down the teacup and thinking for a long time, Zhang Minxian finally spoke: "With the way Old General Yang behaves, he will not retaliate against our Zhang family. Firstly, our Zhang family is not qualified for the Yang family to retaliate. Secondly, the Yang family has just recovered, even if
The person who wants revenge is also the enemy who framed the Yang family for collaborating with the enemy and treason."
Zhang Minhua's expression suddenly turned ugly. The Zhou family she married into was a close match. Both families were from official families. Likewise, Zhang Minhua's father-in-law was now the prefect of the fourth rank, and his husband-in-law was also a direct descendant of the Zhou family.
The eldest son, like his eldest brother, is now a fifth-grade intellectual.
But once the general's palace is restored, it will be a first-class one! And it is a first-class one with 200,000 troops. In comparison, the Zhang family is just a humble existence like ants, and it is indeed not qualified for the Yang family to take revenge.
But when he thought of that bitch Zhang Yiyi who gave up on the General's Mansion and now became a prisoner, and the Marquis' Mansion on the edge of the town also gave up on her, Zhang Minhua couldn't help but reveal a smile on her tense and majestic face, and she felt extremely happy.
"Brother, it's not surprising that there are many people giving gifts! Our Zhang family also wanted to protect ourselves back then. As in-laws of the Yang family, we would definitely be implicated. Now we sincerely apologize. We don't seek to have a relationship with the General's Mansion, we only want a
Peace of mind.”
What's more, the reason why the Zhang family attacked the General's Mansion back then was because that bitch Zhang Yiyi used the name of the General's Mansion to do evil to the Zhang and Zhou families.
"Moreover, Zhang Yiyi betrayed the General's Mansion and cuckolded Yang Shoucheng. We are now taking action against Zhang Yiyi, which shows our sincerity." A murderous look flashed through Zhang Minhua's eyes. Back then, this bitch went to the Hou Mansion and the Zhang family.
Not only did he not dare to take revenge, he was also afraid that this bitch would pretend to be powerful and use the name of the Hou family to deal with the Zhang family and the Zhou family.
Fortunately, this bitch had a dishonest reputation and followed the Marquis of Zhenbian. In the past eight years, he had not lived up to expectations and had not given birth to a single bitch, so he did not dare to act in the name of the Marquis.
Zhang Minxian nodded in agreement and lowered his voice a bit, "You have to be more careful in your actions and don't leave any clues."
Zhang Minxian doesn't care about the life and death of a concubine. This is the sincerity of surrendering to the General's Mansion, but at the same time, it will also indirectly offend the Zhenbian Hou Mansion. As the saying goes, a camel that dies after a good death is bigger than a horse. Zhenbian Hou Mansion
No matter how weak it is, it will still be easy to clean up the Zhang family.
"Brother, don't worry. I know what I know. Even if the Hou Mansion sends people to investigate, nothing will be found." Zhang Minhua's tone was calm. The daughter of an official family didn't have the secret medicine at the bottom of the box. Otherwise, how could it be done?
She has been holding her position as the head wife for decades.
The brother and sister ended their conversation and waited for Yang Shoucheng to come to the appointment. No matter what, they were Yang Xu's uncle and aunt. Zhang Yiyi should die, but this blood relationship could not be broken.
At this moment, in the lobby downstairs.
"Wait!" Zhou Shuyao, who had returned from selling roasted chestnuts, suddenly spoke and said to the maid aside: "Qiao'er, go and see if that is my mother's favorite top-grade Hongque."
There is already less black tea than green tea, and in Longyou Road, all the good tea is shipped from Jiangnan Road, and the quantity is not large. When tea comes on the market every year, the supply exceeds demand, and you may not be able to get it even with money.
Buy the best quality tea.
Red sparrow is a treasure in black tea. There are tea gardens all over the south of the Yangtze River, but there are very few red sparrows, let alone in Longyou Dao. However, Zhang Minhua cannot drink green tea due to her health. Her favorite is red sparrow, so she travels all the way.
During the seven or eight days since arriving in Xiangwu County, Zhang Minhua had not had any tea.
"Yes, Miss." As Zhou Shuyao's maid, Qiao'er is responsible for taking care of these things on weekdays. This flying bird-shaped jar is the unique symbol of the red bird. A jar can only hold one or two tea leaves, which can be found in Jiangnan.
Sell it for thirty taels and transport it to Longyou Road for at least fifty taels of silver per jar.
The teahouse waiter paused, and before he could speak, Qiaoer quickly walked over, snatched the tea jar from his hand, opened it, took a look, and then said happily: "Miss, it's Hongque, but it's a pity that there aren't many.
Okay, at least make a pot."
Zhou Shuyao nodded with satisfaction, "Just enough to satisfy my mother's craving."
"Miss, the tea belongs to the guests at this table, and the money has been paid." The waiter hurriedly replied, looking at Zhan Feiyu at the table by the window.
Since there was no need for Dr. Tea to make tea, the waiter brought the tea jar over. The charcoal stove was already lit on the table. Looking at the dried longans, red dates, and dried fruits placed in the small plates, they were clearly meant to be cooked.
Tea.
Of course, in the opinion of the waiter, using the five taels of red bird to make tea is a waste of money, but this little girl is not short of money, so the teahouse naturally doesn't care how the other party drinks tea.
Zhan Feiyu actually doesn't care what kind of tea she drinks. She doesn't pay attention to it, and she doesn't notice much difference in the tea she drinks. Except for those from well-established families, the younger generations of the family have been nurtured since childhood. Otherwise, ordinary people really can't drink middle-grade tea and fine-grade tea.
Subtle differences in tea leaves.
But what Zhan Feiyu now uses are all sent from the capital by Bachelor Gu or Yin Wuyan, many of which are tributes from the palace. Her taste has also improved a little, and it can be regarded as arty at best.
"Which country bumpkin deserves to drink Red Bird? Don't waste this tea." Zhou Shuyao sneered.
Although she is a half-year-old girl, she only brought a maid with her when she went out to the teahouse. She was just shabby. The key point was that it was not in line with the rules. She probably came from a merchant's family. She smelled like copper. She probably didn't even know what kind of tea Hongque was.
, but I just ordered whatever tea was expensive.
If the other party is nice to talk to, Zhan Feiyu won't mind changing the tea leaves, but looking at Zhou Shuyao with a face full of contempt and disgust, Zhan Feiyu said loudly: "Don't say it's a waste, the tea I bought with my money is just for feeding."
Giving it to dogs to drink is also my pleasure."
Zhou Shuyao's pretty face suddenly sank, her eyes bursting with cold light and anger, "Mommy, slap your mouth!"
"Yes, Miss." Nanny Zhang walked over to the table quickly and gloomily. The elderly nanny, with wrinkles all over her face, looked fierce and mean when she looked down. When the little maids in the Zhou Mansion saw it,
Nanny Zhang’s sullen face would make her cry.
"Okay, I said the wrong thing." Zhan Feiyu rolled her eyes. She really didn't mean to humiliate Mrs. Zhou Zhang Minhua. She was just making an analogy. Can I feed the things I bought to the dogs? I can't buy them with a lot of money.
willing.
He Nuan stood up and stopped the fierce Granny Zhang. Not to mention that the young lady just said it casually, so what if she really scolded her?
"Get out of the way, you dare to insult my wife, not to mention you are a little girl, even if your wife is here, you have to kowtow and apologize!" Grandma Zhang spoke sternly, her dark and cruel eyes fell on Zhan Feiyu, but the little bitch
If you take good care of it, your white skin will be so tender that you can squeeze water out of it.
Grandma Zhang has never been married. The older she gets, the more perverted her mentality becomes. Especially when she sees those delicate little maids, she wants to torture them to death. She has become an old woman, and they are all young and tender. Looking at
Just bored.
He Nuan stood still and suddenly thought about whether he should bring a nanny with him when traveling in the future. Otherwise, he would have to follow him. The ten people would all be young ladies and were merchants, and they wanted to step in a few steps.
"Shameless!" Nanny Zhang didn't have any anger towards He Nuan, who had ordinary features, but she dared to block her, which made Nanny Zhang suddenly feel angry in her heart.
On weekdays, Aunt Zhang always speaks the same words to the servants of the Zhou Mansion. As the head wife, Auntie Zhang is considered half a mistress in the Zhou Mansion. If anyone is disrespectful, even the master’s housekeeper will call her Sister Zhang.
As a result, a maid from a humble merchant's family dared to disobey him.
At the same time as the angry scolding fell, Nanny Zhang suddenly raised her hand, and her palm as big as a cattail fan immediately slapped He Nuan's face. Compared to those old ladies who like to pinch people, Nanny Zhang likes to slap her servants the most.
The slap came down without saying anything, and seeing her delicate face getting red and swollen from the slap, Grandma Zhang felt an indescribable sense of relief.
He Nuan raised his hand to block it, then pushed it back, and slapped her directly on the wrinkled and rough old face of Grandma Zhang.
Huh! Not to mention that Nanny Zhang was stunned after being beaten. Zhou Shuyao and two maids who were standing aside were also dumbfounded. After all, she was Zhang Minhua’s nanny. Zhou Shuyao usually gave her some respect and half the power.
An elder.
But what now? Whether in Zhou Mansion or Linzhou Mansion, the somewhat thin-faced Nanny Zhang was actually slapped in the face. This is definitely an unprecedented thing. Beating a dog to look at its owner, beating Zhang
Mammy slapped Zhang Minhua in the face, which meant that she did not take the Zhang family and the Zhou family of Linzhou Prefecture into consideration.
"You little bitch, how dare you take action?" She was so angry that her voice was sharp and harsh, like an enraged tigress, with a ferocious face, and then she rushed towards He Nuan.
Zhou Shuyao frowned. Nanny Zhang's shrew-like behavior had brought shame on the Zhou family, but she couldn't watch her being beaten without fighting back. She said with a cold face: "Qiao'er, go and call a guard."
Zhou Shuyao couldn't do anything, and naturally her personal maid couldn't do anything either. The only way to do this was for the guards to come over and capture the person. Not to mention a slap, Granny Zhang would just smash the maid's face.
It doesn't matter, it's just a maid, the most I can pay is thirty or fifty taels of silver.
If you really wake up, you should come to the teahouse. You can watch the excitement here. Zhan Feiyu slowly threw the longans and red dates on the plate into the teapot to cook. He said to the stunned waiter on the side: "Send some more black tea, no?"
Choose quality, as long as it’s black tea.”
Suddenly coming back to his senses, the waiter looked at Zhan Feiyu stupidly. How big-hearted is this girl? Is she still in the mood to make tea at this time?
Zhan Feiyu grinned, "I gave you five taels of silver, why don't you go quickly."
"Yes, little one, let's go right now." The waiter nodded. He couldn't get back the jar of red bird. He had to bring tea to the little girl. He would have to pay back the money later. A pot of ordinary black tea only costs
Two hundred texts.
Even though Grandma Zhang is tall, burly and fierce, for a practitioner like He Nuan, she would be knocked down with just one kick and would not be able to get up without help.
Zhou Shuyao glanced towards the stairs, her strong-featured face covered with frost. Although Nanny Zhang had lost face by taking action, she was justifiable.
But she dared to kick Nanny Zhang to the ground. This meant that she didn't care about the Zhou family. If the news came back to Linzhou Mansion, her father would have no face in the Yamen.
"Do you know who I am? You dare to do something, I think you are tired of living!" Zhou Shuyao scolded angrily, stepped forward, looked at Zhan Feiyu who was making tea, and said angrily: "I don't want to cause trouble to your family.
If it's a big disaster, just obediently kowtow to Aunt Zhang to apologize, otherwise don't blame me for being rude!"
The Zhang family and the Zhou family are both official families, and their in-laws, relatives, and friends are all over the officialdom of Longyou Road. And because the real power in Longyou Road is the generals who lead the army in battle, the imperial officials in each state capital are all twisted into one.
Strands and ropes are both prosperous and prosperous.
Therefore, in Zhou Shuyao's view, no matter which state Zhan Feiyu came from or what kind of business his family was doing, he would never dare to offend local officials. Then the Zhou family would only need to send a letter, and someone would naturally step in to deal with him on behalf of the Zhou family.
And similarly, if the other party has enemies in Linzhou Prefecture, they can also send a letter, and Zhou's father will also help as a fellow acquaintance. Here, they exchange their needs and help each other.
"This is Xiangwu County. Magistrate Zhu has governed well. I heard that the wife of the Zhenbian Hou Mansion is still being held in the county jail because she committed a murder case." Zhan Feiyu spoke slowly, with a small voice.
He dragged on for a long time, "No matter who you are, you can't be more powerful than the Marquis of Zhenbian."
If people sit at home, disaster will come from the sky! Magistrate Zhu, who only likes to eat, drink and have fun, has no idea that he has been tricked by Zhan Feiyu. How dare he imprison people from the Marquis Mansion at the edge of the town? Even if he has a few heads, it is not enough
Cut that.
This is not because Dou Qianhu of the Wei Station ordered people to be arrested. Magistrate Zhu did not dare to offend the Wei Station, nor did he dare to offend the Zhenbian Marquis Mansion. In the past few days, he was worried about hair falling out.
"Don't compare me to that bitch!" Zhou Shuyao said angrily. As Zhang Minhua's daughter, she naturally knew the hatred between her mother and that bitch Zhang Yiyi. She was just a shameless woman, and now she is in trouble.