Chapter 271: Bullying the Princess Jiacheng, a Member of the Royal Family

In the main hall of Zhongyonghou Mansion.

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

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

Qin Jianjia said: "Sister Zhang invited the cook from Fan Lou. She was so full that she ran out of food at noon."

Chen Daniu suddenly wondered, "Why did you eat all the pieces of meat with bones? These boneless ones are the most delicious."

Qin Jianjia smiled and said, "As the New Year is approaching, you can still buy lotus leaf chicken. It is extremely troublesome to preserve the lotus leaves. Without the lotus leaves, it is difficult to ensure that the meat is delicious. This lotus leaf chicken must be worth a lot of money." ?”

Chen Daniu was stunned for a moment, 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 your money to buy yourself two more clothes or send them to your family."

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

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

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

Seeing this, Qin Jianjia said earnestly: "There's no one to grab it for you, so slow down."

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

Chen Daniu said: "I was woken up by the guards early in the morning and said that Commander Wei was coming to the army. I didn't even have time to eat breakfast, so I went to see Commander Wei. I'm a little hungry now."

Qin Jianjia thought thoughtfully, "Did Marquis Wei ask you to come here to look for me?"

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

Qin Jianjia asked with a smile: "Who else could it be if he wasn't him?"

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

Qin Jianjia glanced at the pieces of meat and said, "Eat it quickly, it will be really cold later."

Chen Daniu said "Hey" and ate the pieces of meat.

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

Before she could say anything, Qin Jianjia immediately said, "Sister, if you don't come, I will suspect that you went outside the city to buy gifts for your sister."

Chen Daniu bowed and said, "I've met my sister-in-law."

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

The latter opened the box, and what he saw was a crystal clear hosta, "It looks good, I like it."

Zhang Guifen said earnestly: "Of course I have to carefully select the gift for you, so I missed it for a while."

"When did Brother Daniel come? Why didn't anyone inform him?"

Qin Jianjia rolled her eyes at her and said, "Good sister, stop pretending. I'm so tired. General Chen told me everything."

Um?

Zhang Guifen glared at Chen Daniu.

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

Qin Jianjia smiled and said, "Idiot, I already vaguely guessed you when you came. Why do you need to say more?"

Chen Daniu was a little embarrassed.

Zhang Guifen said: "Brother Daniel, do you still have business in the army? You go back for now."

Chen Daniu hesitated to speak, not daring to disobey his sister-in-law's order, so he left unwillingly.

Zhang Guifen looked at his leaving figure and asked specifically: "How is it?"

Qin Jianjia pretended to be stupid and said, "What?"

Zhang Guifen knocked her little head and said, "Just now you asked 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 works, it works. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. What does it mean to be okay?" Zhang Guifen asked forcefully.

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

Zhang Guifen shook her head, "If you don't think it's possible, I won't help Daniel propose marriage to your family after the new year."

Qin Jianjia said: "Oh, General Chen and I have only met a few times? Wait a minute."

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

Qin Jianjia said: "I don't know, just wait."

Zhang Guifen probably understood what she meant, and said with a smile: "You can afford to wait, but he can't. In the past few days, he has tried every means to go to your house to propose marriage."

Qin Jianjia said seriously: "It's just because he is impatient, so he has to wait. He can't just marry me if he says he wants to. I am also the daughter of the Duke of the country."

Speaking of which, it is already very clear.

Whether it was Chen Daniu who fell in love with her at first sight, or whether he later revealed this idea to the Qin family, he was too impatient.

Qin Jianjia is a proud daughter of heaven and cannot just get married in a daze.

At the very least, Chen Daniu's heart needs to be verified again.

After all, getting married as the children of high-ranking officials like them is not a simple matter of one or two sentences, let alone a literal marriage.

It is a tilt and exchange of resources.

Qin Jianjia must ensure that Chen Daniu likes her. Only in this way can she dare to marry Chen Daniu and then use the Qin family's political resources on him.

She is a woman with no bad intentions. In Zhang Guifen's eyes, she has always been innocent.

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

For example, how to shine the lintel of the family, how to make the family prosperous and prosperous.

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

The rise of the Wei family also foreshadowed that the power of the Zhang family reached an unprecedented peak.

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Around the New Year's Day, two major events happened in the court. One was that Ouyang Yongshu was seriously ill and could not get up, and the other was that Fu Yanguo retired and returned home.

Wei Yuan didn't care much about the things in their circle of civil officials. After all, no matter who replaced them, they would not be too friendly to military merits.

The day after the New Year, Wei Yuan was at home. While taking care of the two children, he also talked about a family matter with Zhang Guifen,

"The old prince in Jiangnan sent 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 in the future, we will give the marquis's mansion to Zhuang Ge'er, and we will go to Jiangnan or go north to retire."

House?

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

"It's just that His Royal Highness King Wu gave the official a house, and the official took it. Once those imperial censors know about it, I'm afraid the official will be in trouble."

While teasing Sister Jing, Wei Yuan responded, "It doesn't matter. King Wu's house is registered under a merchant, and we bought the house from that merchant."

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

Wei Yuan said, "King Wu has extraordinary power in Jiangnan, and we also have private business dealings with him in the southeast, so it's not easy to refuse."

Accepting the house is to deliberately give King Wu a handle. Only in this way can the two be forced to trust each other.

There is no absolute trust in the personal relationships in the officialdom, but there is relative trust.

There is no communication between military merits and clan 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 the King of 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 was not important, because it was just a superficial article.

If the Ministry of Justice investigated the house, no matter how much work and precautions were done, it would be useless, but as long as it was acceptable, even if the censors knew about it, they would not say anything.

After dinner, Wei Yuan went to Guangyuntai on purpose, and Wei Xingshou invited the village chief here.

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 those who were interested could still tell that she was a woman after staring at her for a few times.

Wei Yuan looked at her curiously and asked, "Why do you want to see me?"

Since she came, Wei Xingshou and others withdrew.

She knelt down to Wei Yuan directly and gave him a great gift, "I hope General Wei can give me a way out."

Way out?

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

This Zhao Xiangzhu told the whole story, "Not long ago, the government issued an order to let my three brothers go to Yanbian to join the army and guard Helan Mountain. Although I am a woman, I also know that it is a place of hundreds of battles."

"The government asked my three brothers to join the army and serve the country at this time, obviously to kill the grass. Even if my three brothers can arrive at Helan Mountain safely, I am afraid they will not live long."

"Now, only Lord Wei can save my three brothers' lives!"

This is a common political tactic.

When the case of the two kings ended, the government only punished the main culprit, but was more tolerant of the descendants of the two kings and spared their lives.

Now, the storm of the two kings case has completely passed, the people are no longer paying attention to this matter, and Zhao Zhen can also prepare to cut the grass and eradicate the roots.

As Zhao Xiangzhu said, now the only one who can save them is Wei Yuan.

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

But

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

Zhao Xiangzhu looked up at Wei Yuan, bit her lips lightly, and suddenly knelt down as if she had made a decision:

"As long as Lord Wei agrees to save my brother's life, I am willing to be a slave and serve Lord Wei!"

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

Zhao Xiangzhu pleaded: "As long as Lord Wei agrees, I am willing to do anything!"

"Anything?" Wei Yuan asked curiously.

He didn't have any feelings for Zhao Xiangzhu, and it could even be said that he was a little tired of Zhao Xiangzhu who was in power before.

But now, he does have a job that needs Zhao Xiangzhu 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?"

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

Zhao Xiangzhu'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 has no habit of killing women, so letting them return to Jiangnan to live out their lives is the best outcome for them.

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

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

Zhao Xiangzhu was stunned.

Although she had thought about using her body to win Wei Yuan's favor, it was too sudden in Guangyuntai at this time.

But this was her only chance.

She took off her coat, leaving only her underwear covering her bulging figure.

Wei Yuan looked up and down and said, "Keep taking it off."

Village leader Zhao lowered his head and did not dare to speak.

As a descendant of the clan, when have you ever experienced such humiliation? But today, after all, I have something to ask for from 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 the initiative to take off his clothes, leaving nothing behind.

At this moment, Miaoman's body was completely exposed in front of Wei Yuan's eyes.

"Turn around."

Wei Yuan spoke.

Xiangzhu Zhao was stunned again and had no choice but to follow his instructions.

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

"My appearance is average and my figure is acceptable."

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

She originally thought that Wei Yuan would pounce on her like a tiger pouncing on food, or let her take the initiative to serve him. It would be great if that was the case. After all, this was her plan.

But he didn't expect that he would take off his clothes, just look at them for a few times, and then put them on?

She was completely stunned on the spot.

Wei Yuan stopped looking at her.

At this moment, Xiangzhu Zhao truly felt the great humiliation.

Her appearance was average and her figure was acceptable. After just one glance, she put on her clothes. Obviously, she had never taken a fancy to her.

As her last trump card, her proud figure and face were so nakedly despised. This sense of humiliation made her, a descendant of the clan, feel like she wanted to die for the first time.

If Zhao Xi didn't exist, she might become a princess in the future!

She put her clothes back on one by one, especially in front of Wei Yuan. At this moment, her heart was already dead.

The feeling of humiliation that was deeply rooted in her heart made her want to abuse herself in every possible way.

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

Village leader Zhao said unwillingly: "Does the Marquis dislike me?"

Wei Yuan smiled and said: "In my eyes, you are not even a plaything, so why should I dislike you?"

"Go to Jiangnan, get in touch with a person, and become the closest person to him. When I need you, you will know."

Hearing these words, how could Country Master Zhao not know that Wei Yuan was going to 'send' her out like a chess piece.

No matter what, she is a daughter of the clan, how can she really be like a commodity?

She gritted her teeth and said, "Master Wei, you are going too far!"

Too much bullying?

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

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

Zhao Xiangzhu was stunned on the spot. When Wei Yuan was about to open the door, she suddenly smiled sadly and said:

"I promise Lord Marquis!"

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 had been when King Yong had just fallen, Wei Yuan would never have dared to bully a clan woman like this.

But now, he has the leverage of Xiangzhu Zhao, and his status is not what it used to be.

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

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

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "If we don't let her go, how can we let you go?"

Wei Xingshou's face turned pale, and he lowered his head and pinched his leg, "The Marquis is joking, everyone in the capital now knows that the Nu family belongs to the Marquis."

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

"Since you are my person, don't you understand what you should and should not ask?"

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

Now, she has a handle on Wei Yuan, and this handle was given to him by Zhao Zhen.

As long as a person arrives at Helan Mountain, his life or death will not be counted even by Zhao Zhen.

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