Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 484 I Follow the Second Young Master’s Lead

When Qi Niang heard this, she felt speechless.

This young man is not very old, but why does he always say shocking things and never consider other people's feelings?

You come up with this sentence and lay off everyone. Are you going to make me unemployed?
Why are you so proud?

"Master Zhang, I'm afraid this is inappropriate. They are all convicted and are not under our command. I also don't have the power to decide whether they stay or go. Should I ask your father for advice on this matter?"

Qi Niang said this out of consideration for her young master.

Zhang Yanling smiled and looked at Qin Yun beside him, and asked, "Captain Qin, what do you think?"

"Everything will be subject to the Second Young Master's arrangements."

Tan Yun was not at all vague.

Even the whole Zhang family listens to Zhang Yanling, why should I be different?

Otherwise, how do you think I got the position of Captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?

Everyone thinks that I am the nephew of Eunuch Tan, so I have the opportunity to be promoted today. However, they don’t know that the reason why my uncle, Eunuch Tan, who is now the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Depot, is so polite to me is only because I am close to the Zhang family.

In this way, no matter what wind the Zhang family blows, I can just go with the flow.

I will follow the Second Young Master's lead in everything!
Qi Niang became very angry after hearing this, but she finally held back because she felt that there was no point in arguing like this.

You are only responsible for giving suggestions. It is my business whether to listen to them or not. Anyway, you, a little kid, don't have the final say.

Zhang Yanling saw that Qi Niang didn't want to listen to him, so he stood up and said, "Qi Niang, you were first hired by Li Zisheng, and then he gave you to my father. You may not really agree with me in your heart. I'm afraid that what I say won't work...

"But you might as well ask Li Zisheng himself, or his staff, such as Butler Pang Qingpang, to convey my words and see if they are willing to follow my arrangements."

"Second Young Master, do you also know Minister Li and Mr. Pang?"

Qi Niang was very surprised.

In Li Zisheng's eyes, Pang Qing was a typical out-of-touch person, and now even Zhang Luan began to not take Pang Qing seriously.

However, as the most capable aide to Li Zisheng, Pang Qing's power in the capital at the end of the Chenghua period was boundless. As the saying goes, he could do everything a prime minister could do, and he could also take on things that the prime minister could not do.

Holding enormous power, he does not have to follow the rules like Li Zisheng, so the results are naturally very different. This is also his unique skill for survival.

Whenever Li Zisheng had something that was difficult to do openly, he would arrange for Pang Qing to do it. In this way, Pang Qing's power became even greater, and Li Zisheng's reliance on him became even deeper.

Therefore, in the eyes of Qi Niang and others, Pang Qing is like a living devil.

How could she not be shocked when the young man in front of her asked her to go and talk to the King of Hell?

Qin Yun added: "Sir, you'd better follow the Second Young Master's instructions. He must have his reasons for doing so. If you don't tell Mr. Pang what he said today, Mr. Pang will definitely blame you later, and even bring you unpredictable disasters. Treat it with caution."

"Then... I don't know what to tell me to say?"

Qi Niang actually also wanted to know whether the title of "Second Young Master of the Zhang Family" would work well with Pang Qing.

Zhang Yanling said, "Let's just send everyone back for the time being and wait for the outcome of the case before dealing with it. Otherwise, if it drags on for a long time, my father will not be able to bear it...

"Back then, my father was able to respect them only because they were the relatives of the Lord. But now Lord Peng's case could be overturned at any time. How can my father not know when to proceed?

"This is both a matter of courtesy and a matter of reason."

Qi Niang thought about it and nodded helplessly.

There was still suspicion in her eyes, but when she thought that even a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was so respectful to the second young master of the Zhang family, there was really no reason for her to keep this matter secret.

just in case……

She was thinking, what if I don’t say it and Mr. Pang blames me?
I'd better go and talk about it. It's a good opportunity to meet Mr. Pang more and listen to his advice.

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After Qi Niang saw Zhang Yanling and Qin Yun off, she immediately took a sedan chair to Pang's house to deliver a visiting card.

Pang Qing lived in an inconspicuous small courtyard in the capital, but no one knew where he lived except his close relatives and friends.

On East Chang'an Street, there is a large house that is like a fortress. People often visit there, but you can hardly see anyone there.

The small courtyard was very close to Li Zisheng's mansion, making it convenient for Pang Qing to enter and exit the Li mansion at any time.

Pang Qing has accumulated a lot of wealth in the past few years, but he is very frugal in spending, living like an ascetic monk. Most of the time, he goes out on his own to find some food, and he doesn't even have a personal attendant with him. Instead, he often goes in and out with Li Zisheng.

Qi Niang thought that her visiting card would fall on deaf ears and was preparing to leave in a sedan chair.

Unexpectedly, the door was soon opened from the inside, and Pang Qing came out in person. He looked around vigilantly, and then invited Qi Niang into the yard.

"Mr. Pang."

Qi Niang respected Pang Qing very much.

The reason why she had the opportunity to serve Li Zisheng was because she was first appreciated by Pang Qing - and at that time Pang Qing was just invited by someone to have a drink at the Jiaofangsi and just chatted with her casually.

From then on, Pang Qing felt that Qi Niang, who was eloquent, was a top figure, so he recruited her and recommended her to Li Zisheng, and eventually got her the opportunity to redeem herself and be reborn as a good person.

Pang Qing can be considered a noble person in her life.

Pang Qing seemed very flustered and asked, "Have you met the Second Young Master?"

"You mean... the second young master of the Zhang family?"

Qi Niang asked.

"Hey, why are you pretending to be confused here? You sent the visiting card yourself, saying that you came to see me about the second son of the Zhang family... and you told me that you didn't know who I was asking about?"

Pang Qing was quite speechless.

After being in contact with Li Zisheng for a long time, Pang Qing felt that he was a little neurotic.

But he still had to maintain his dignity in front of his subordinates, but the way he spoke was more or less influenced by Li Zisheng's temperament, and he couldn't change it no matter what he did.

Qi Niang was startled at first, then nodded heavily: "Yes, I have seen it."

Pang Qing sighed slightly, asked Qi Niang to sit in the room, and then asked expectantly: "So...what did he say...?"

Qi Niang said, "The Second Young Master said that he was going to the courtyard where we live on behalf of his father, Zhang Guozhang, to see if there is anything we can help with...

"I told him that Mrs. Peng had been there to discuss the redemption of a man. He asked me if I had heard of the story of 'Fan Li saving his son.'"

"really!"

Pang Qing slapped his thigh suddenly, with a look of sudden enlightenment.

"You mean...?"

Qi Niang seemed very puzzled.

Pang Qing said excitedly: "The case has finally been solved... The Taoist has been wondering why His Majesty suddenly changed his mind and summoned important officials to the inner court to discuss how to exonerate Peng Hua and others.

"After listening to the Second Young Master's words, I finally woke up from my dream... This is obviously because Your Majesty visited the Zhang Mansion a few days ago, and Zhang Guozhang personally came forward to plead with Your Majesty, so he deliberately arranged this situation... And the Peng family is ungrateful, and I'm afraid it will backfire in the end."

Qi Niang was horrified and asked, "Sir, what you mean is that it seems that your majesty is magnanimous and summoned ministers to the Qianqing Palace to discuss pardoning the crime of Lord Peng, but in fact it is just Zhang Guozhang who is pleading for him behind his back. Your majesty really can't resist the request, so he did this?"

Pang Qing snorted and said, "The actions of Zhang Guozhang are so wild and unrestrained that he never follows common sense... Logically, he would not plead for the family of Peng Gelao who once offended him, but who knows what he is thinking?
"Perhaps this matter was instigated and arranged by the Second Young Master behind the scenes."

Having said that, Pang Qing's face was full of smiles, and he was obviously certain that this was the case.

When Qi Niang saw this, she was shocked and couldn't help thinking: I can understand why you said that it was Zhang Guozhang who did it, but why did you involve that kid from the Zhang family?
And he said that everything was planned by him?
Even if his father listened to him, would the emperor listen to him?
What a joke!
This is probably the biggest joke I have ever heard!
(End of this chapter)