Do you know: I have a different surname: Wang, uncle Minglan.

Chapter 271: Bullying the Imperial Family's Children, Princess Jiacheng
In the main hall of Zhongyonghou Mansion.

After about a cup of tea, Qin Jianjia was half full and said to Chen Daniu, "I'm done."

Hearing this, the latter turned around and saw that there were still a lot of chicken pieces wrapped in lotus leaves. "Why did you only eat so little?"

Qin Jianjia said, "Sister Zhang hired the chef from Fanlou, and we ate too much and had no more food to enjoy at noon."

Chen Daniu suddenly realized, "Why did you eat all the meat with bones? These boneless ones are more delicious."

Qin Jianjia smiled and said, "The New Year is coming, and you can still buy the lotus leaf chicken. It is very troublesome to preserve the lotus leaves. If you don't use the lotus leaves, it is difficult to ensure the freshness of the meat. I guess this lotus leaf chicken is very valuable, right?"

Chen Daniu was stunned, then nodded subconsciously and said, "The price is about two taels of silver."

Two taels?

Qin Jianjia said, "Although you are the commander of an army, your salary is not much. Don't spend so much in the future. Save the money and buy yourself a few more sets of clothes or send it to your family."

Chen Daniu chuckled and said, "I don't feel bad spending money on you."

Qin Jianjia covered her mouth and smiled, "Eat it quickly, it won't taste good if it gets cold."

Chen Daniu nodded, put a few pieces of meat into his mouth and started chewing.

Seeing this, Qin Jianjia said earnestly: "No one is snatching it from you, go slowly."

As he spoke, he poured him a cup of tea.

Chen Daniu said, "I was woken up by the guards early in the morning, saying that the commander was coming to the army. I didn't even have time to eat breakfast before I went to see him. I'm a little hungry now."

Qin Jianjia seemed to be thinking about something, "Did the Marquis of Wei ask you to come here to look for me?"

Chen Daniu nodded first, then realized something was wrong and quickly shook his head, "No, no."

Qin Jianjia asked with a smile: "Who else could it be if not him?"

Chen Daniu touched the back of his head, feeling a little overwhelmed.

Qin Jianjia took a look at the pieces of meat and said, "Eat them quickly, or they will get cold."

Chen Daniu uttered an "ah" and then ate the pieces of meat in big mouthfuls.

Behind the screen in the main hall, Zhang Guifen heard that they had almost finished talking, so she appeared in front of the two of them, holding a box in her hand.

Without waiting for her to say anything, Qin Jianjia immediately said, "Sister, if you don't come again, I will suspect that you went out of the city to buy a gift for your sister."

Chen Daniu bowed and said, "Hello, sister-in-law."

Zhang Guifen nodded at him and handed the box to Qin Jianjia, "Open it and see if you like it."

The latter opened the box and what came into view was a jade hairpin, crystal clear, "It looks good, I like it."

Zhang Guifen said earnestly, "I have to choose the gift for you carefully, so I was late for some time."

"When did Brother Daniu come? Why didn't anyone inform us?"

Qin Jianjia rolled her eyes at her and said, "Sister, stop pretending. You're really tired. General Chen told me everything."

Ok?
Zhang Guifen glared at Chen Daniu.

The latter was a little at a loss, "Ah? I didn't say anything."

Qin Jianjia smiled and said, "Fool, I had already guessed it when you came here, why do you need to say more?"

Chen Daniu felt a little embarrassed.

Zhang Guifen said, "Brother Daniu, you still have some matters to attend to in the army, right? You should go back for the time being."

Chen Daniu was hesitant to speak, not daring to disobey his sister-in-law's order, and left unwillingly.

Zhang Guifen looked at his departing figure and asked, "How was it?"

Qin Jianjia pretended to be dumb and asked, "What?"

Zhang Guifen tapped her little head and said, "Just now you told me to stop pretending, but now you are pretending."

Qin Jianjia smiled, thought about it seriously, looked at the remaining chicken nuggets on the table, and said seriously: "It's okay."

good?

"If it's OK, it's OK. If it's not OK, it's not OK. What do you mean by OK?" Zhang Guifen pressed.

Qin Jianjia picked up another chicken nugget and put it in her mouth. After chewing and swallowing, she said, "It's okay, it's okay."

Zhang Guifen shook her head. "If you think it's not possible, I won't help Daniu propose to your family after the New Year."

Qin Jianjia said, "Oh, I have only met General Chen a few times. Wait a little longer."

"What are you waiting for?" Zhang Guifen was puzzled.

Qin Jianjia said: "I don't know, let's wait a little longer."

Zhang Guifen probably understood her intention and said with a smile, "You can wait, but he can't. He has thought of every possible way to come to your house to propose marriage these days."

Qin Jianjia said seriously, "It's because he's impatient that we have to wait a little longer. We can't just let him marry me because he wants to. After all, I'm the daughter of a duke."

Having said that, it is very clear.

Whether Chen Daniu fell in love with her at first sight, or later intended to reveal this idea to the Qin family, he was too hasty.

Qin Jianjia is a favored daughter of heaven, she can't just get married without thinking clearly.

At the very least, we need to verify Chen Daniu's kindness.

After all, for children of high-ranking officials like them, getting married is not a simple matter of a few words, let alone a marriage in the literal sense.

It is a tilt and exchange of resources.

Qin Jianjia had to ensure that Chen Daniu loved her, only then would she dare to marry Chen Daniu and then use the Qin family's political resources on him.

She was a woman without any bad intentions. In Zhang Guifen's eyes, she had always been very innocent.

But growing up in an environment like the capital, even the simplest person will have some thoughts in his heart.

For example, how to bring honor to the family and how to make the family prosperous.

The marriage between the Wei and Zhang families, like a textbook, gave an answer to the children of nobles in the capital.

The rise of the Wei family also foreshadows that the Zhang family's power has reached an unprecedented peak.
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Around the New Year's Day, two major events occurred in the court. One was that Ouyang Yongshu fell seriously ill and was unable to get up, and the other was that Fu Yanguo retired and returned home.

Wei Yuan didn't care much about what was happening in their circle of civil officials. After all, no matter who replaced their positions, no one would be too friendly to military heroes.

The day after the Chinese New Year, Wei Yuan was at home taking care of his two children while talking to Zhang Guifen about a family matter.
"The old prince from Jiangnan sent me a letter a few days ago, saying that he had built a house by the Taihu Lake and wanted to give it to me. I accepted it."

"In Daizhou, I plan to have someone build a house. When we are old, we will give the mansion to Zhuang Ge'er and live in the south or north."

House?

Zhang Guifen frowned and said, "You made your fortune in Daizhou, which is half your hometown. And our family paid for the house, so there is nothing wrong with that."

"It's just that His Royal Highness the King of Wu gave me the house, and I accepted it. If those imperial censors knew about it, I'm afraid I would be in trouble."

Wei Yuan teased Sister Jing while responding, "It's okay. The house of King Wu is registered under a merchant. We bought the house from that merchant."

Zhang Guifen said: "If we want to live in Jiangnan in the future, we can really spend money to buy a house."

Wei Yuan said: "King Wu has great influence in Jiangnan. We also have private business dealings with him in the southeast. It is not easy to refuse."

Accepting the house was intentional to give King Wu a handle. Only in this way could the two be forced to trust each other.

In the interpersonal relationships in official circles, there is no absolute trust, but there is relative trust.

No contact is allowed between military heroes and royal family members.

The King of Wu needed Wei Yuan's help, and Wei Yuan also needed the King of Wu's concessions, but the alliance between the two was not solid.

The house that King Wu gave to Wei Yuan was actually to consolidate the alliance between the two.

As for how the house was transferred to Wei Yuan, it is actually not important, because it is just superficial.

If the Ministry of Justice were to investigate the house, no matter how much work and precautions were taken, it would be of no avail. But as long as it looked good, even if the censors knew about it, they would not say anything.

After dinner, Wei Yuan made a special trip to Guangyuntai, where Wei Xingshou invited the village chief.

It was inconvenient for a woman to come to Guangyuntai, so she dressed as a man.

However, the rouge on her body was very strong, and if someone looked at her carefully, they could still tell that she was a woman. Wei Yuan looked at her curiously and asked, "Why do you want to see me?"

After she arrived, Wei Xingshou and others withdrew.

She knelt down before Wei Yuan and paid him a great tribute, "I hope General Wei will give me a chance to live."

Way out?

Wei Yuan frowned and said, "Your path is not with me, how can I give it to you?"

The village head Zhao explained the whole story, "Not long ago, the government issued an order for my three brothers to go to Yanbian to join the army and guard the Helan Mountains. Although I am a woman, I know that this is a place where there have been many battles."

"The emperor asked my three brothers to join the army and serve the country at this time. It is obvious that he is trying to kill us. Even if my three brothers can reach Helan Mountain safely, I am afraid they will not live long."

"Now, Lord Wei, you are the only one who can save the lives of my three brothers!"

This is a common political tactic.

When the case of the two kings came to an end, the government only punished the main culprit, but was tolerant of the two kings' descendants and spared their lives.

Now, the controversy over the Two Kings Case has completely passed, the public is no longer paying attention to the matter, and Zhao Zhen can begin to prepare to eradicate the problem completely.

Just as Village Master Zhao said, the only one who can save them now is Wei Yuan.

After all, he has the final say in the Helan Mountain area.

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"Why should I save them at the risk of offending the government?" Wei Yuan asked.

Village Master Zhao raised his head and looked at Wei Yuan, biting his lips lightly, as if he had made a decision, and suddenly knelt down and said:
"As long as Lord Wei agrees to save my brother's life, I am willing to be his slave and serve him!"

Wei Yuan sneered, "I don't lack servants."

Village Master Zhao pleaded, "As long as Lord Wei agrees, I'm willing to do anything!"

"Anything?" Wei Yuan asked curiously.

He had no feelings for Village Master Zhao. It could even be said that he was somewhat tired of Village Master Zhao who was in power before.

But now, he does have an errand that needs Village Master Zhao to do.

"Anything!" she responded firmly.

Wei Yuan asked, "Your brothers have all gone to Yanbian, what about you and your mother? I'm afraid you can't stay in the capital, right?"

Village Master Zhao nodded and said, "The government said that my mother and I should be sent back to our hometown."

Lady Zhao’s hometown is in the capital, after all, she is a member of the royal family, but her mother’s hometown is in the Jiangnan area.

Zhao Zhen had no habit of killing women. Letting them return to Jiangnan to live out their lives was the best outcome for them.

However, Lady Zhao seemed unwilling to accept this. She placed her hopes on Wei Yuan, praying that through him she could continue to stay in the capital.

Hearing this, Wei Yuan nodded, glanced at her, half-lying on the rocking chair, and said, "Take off your clothes."

Village Master Zhao was stunned.

Although she had thought about winning Wei Yuan's favor through her body, it was too sudden at this moment in Guangyuntai.

But this is her only chance.

She took off her outer clothes, leaving only her underwear on, which covered her curvy figure.

Wei Yuan looked her up and down and said, "Keep taking off your clothes."

Village Master Zhao lowered his head and dared not speak.

As a child of the royal family, when had I ever suffered such humiliation? But today, after all, I had something to ask of Wei Yuan.

And he never thought that one day he would be able to do such a thing to a woman named Zhao.

This is power.

Village Master Zhao slowly closed his eyes and took off all his clothes.

At this moment, the beautiful body was completely exposed in front of Wei Yuan.

"Turn around."

Wei Yuan spoke.

Village Master Zhao was stunned again, and had no choice but to do as he was told.

At this moment, Wei Yuan saw her naked body and fair skin.

"She's average looking, and has a decent figure."

Wei Yuan made a brief comment and then asked her to put on her clothes.

She had thought that next, Wei Yuan would pounce on her like a tiger pouncing on its prey, or let her take the initiative to serve him. If that were the case, it would be fine. After all, this was what she had planned.

But I didn't expect that he made me take off all my clothes, and just looked at me for a few seconds, and then made me put them on?
She was completely stunned.

Wei Yuan no longer looked at her.

At this moment, Village Master Zhao truly felt extremely humiliated.

She was average looking and had a decent figure. He took one look at her and asked me to put on my clothes. It was obvious that he didn't like me.

Her figure and pretty face, which were her last trump card, were blatantly despised. This feeling of humiliation made her, a member of the royal family, want to die for the first time.

If Zhao Xi didn't exist, she might have become a princess in the future!
She put her clothes back on piece by piece, especially in front of Wei Yuan. At this moment, her heart was dead.

The feeling of humiliation that penetrated her heart so deeply made her want to humiliate herself in every possible way.

After she put on her clothes, Wei Yuan suddenly said, "Go to Jiangnan with your mother. I will send someone to find you. As for what to do next, he will tell you."

Village Master Zhao said unwillingly, "Does the Marquis despise me?"

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "In my eyes, you are not even a plaything, so how can I despise you?"

"Go to Jiangnan, meet someone, and become the closest person to him. When I need you, you will know it."

Hearing these words, how could Village Leader Zhao not know that Wei Yuan was going to "send" her away like a chess piece.

No matter what, she is a member of the royal family. How can she be treated like a commodity?
She gritted her teeth and said, "Lord Wei, you are going too far!"

Deceiving too much?

Wei Yuan laughed and said, "If you don't want to, you will have to watch your brothers die in Yanbian."

After saying that, Wei Yuan was about to get up and leave.

Village Master Zhao was stunned in the spot. When Wei Yuan was about to open the door, she suddenly smiled miserably and said:
"I promise, sir!"

Wei Yuan slowly turned around, looked at her, and said, "If you want to live well after rebelling against the king, you should know what to do."

If it was when Prince Yong had just fallen, Wei Yuan would never have dared to humiliate a royal family woman like this.

But now, he has the leverage over Village Master Zhao, and his status is no longer comparable to what it used to be.

If Village Master Zhao is used properly, he will be a good chess piece.

Half an hour later, when she left Guangyun Terrace, Wei Xingtou came to Wei Yuan and asked in confusion: "Why her? There are countless beautiful women in the world."

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "If I don't let her go, will I let you go?"

Wei Xingtou's face turned pale, and he lowered his head to massage his legs. "My Lord, you are joking. Everyone in the capital now knows that I am your servant."

Wei Yuan sat up, pinched her chin, smiled and said:

"Since you are mine, don't you understand what you should and shouldn't ask?"

In fact, the reason why Wei Yuan asked Lord Zhao to go was very simple.

Now, she has the leverage over Wei Yuan, and this leverage was given to her by Zhao Zhen.

As long as people reach Helan Mountain, their life or death, even Zhao Zhen’s words have no effect.

The only person who has the final say is Wei Yuan.

(End of this chapter)