My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 134 The face maintained by lies

Navigation Marquis Mansion.

"Auntie, don't worry too much, the allocated places have not yet come down, maybe there is a turning point!"

In the living room of the inner house, Chang Sining comforted softly.

"That's what I said, but judging by the attitude of the princess and the conditions offered by each family today, our family background is really far behind. I'm afraid it's a little bit reluctant to share a spot with others."

Madam Chang sighed.

Mrs. Chang is in her 40s this year. As a member of the Chang family, she is not short, but she has a somewhat sad look on her face, which makes her look a few years older than her actual age.

"Auntie, why don't I go to the palace again, maybe I can see the eldest son, and then ask him for a favor, maybe I can increase the number of places."

At this moment, Chang Wei, who was sitting on the side, also suddenly spoke.

Today Chang Wei also went to Hanwang Mansion. Of course he was looking for Zhu Zhanhe, but he didn't expect that Zhu Zhanhe was not in the mansion. He went several times but didn't see anyone.

"Forget it, you haven't seen the prince a few times, maybe the other party deliberately avoided seeing him. After all, the prince may not be able to help such a big matter that concerns the interests of each family."

Mrs. Chang shook her head in frustration.

"No, even if the son can't help, he will definitely not avoid it. I believe in his character!"

Chang Wei shook his head and said.

"I also think that the prince is not that kind of person!"

Chang Sining also agreed with his brother's words.

"It's too late to say these things now. Although the princess didn't announce the number of places at the banquet, she probably already has some calculations in her mind."

Mrs. Chang sighed again, and the distressed look on her face became more serious.

"But……"

Chang Wei wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Chang Si Ning with winks.

At this moment, there was suddenly a sound of footsteps coming from outside, and then a fat middle-aged man walked in. He was the current navigation Marquis Zhang Rong.

"Meet uncle!"

Seeing Zhang Rong, Chang Wei's brothers and sisters immediately saluted, but Chang Wei's expression seemed a little reluctant.

"How is the matter going, has the quota been allocated?"

Zhang Rong ignored the Chang brothers and sisters, but asked Mrs. Chang directly.

Zhang Rong's expression was also very cold when he spoke, without any warmth between husband and wife.

Mrs. Chang did not answer immediately, but said to Chang Wei and Chang Sining: "You guys go down first, I have something to say to my husband!"

"aunt……"

Chang Wei didn't want to leave, but seeing Mrs. Chang's staring eyes, he didn't dare to say anything, so he left dejectedly.

Chang Sining looked at his aunt, sighed too, and after wishing well, he turned and left.

"The allocated quota has not yet come down, but depending on the situation is not good, we may share a quota with others."

Seeing her nephew and niece leaving, Mrs. Chang saluted her husband.

"Share a quota with others? Don't you know the current situation in the mansion? If we don't make money, I'm afraid our mansion will be eaten up!"

Zhang Rong slapped the table angrily when he heard his wife's answer and said angrily.

Facing her husband's anger, Mrs. Chang took it lightly, as if she had already gotten used to it.

Mrs. Chang's life was not easy these years. Her once prominent natal family collapsed, but her stomach did not live up to expectations, and she failed to give birth to a son and a half daughter. Therefore, Zhang Rong's attitude towards her became more and more bad, and he would always blame her.

Although Mrs. Chang has learned martial arts since she was a child, if she really wants to fight, two Zhang Rongs are not enough for her to fight, but without the support of her natal family, she has to raise Chang Wei brothers and sisters, so she has to swallow her anger.

This time Zhang Rong went too far and even threatened Mrs. Chang in advance that if she couldn't win a boat, he would divorce his wife and marry another, that's why Chang Wei and Chang Si Ning were so anxious just now.

After Zhang Rong lost his temper, Mrs. Chang said calmly: "Husband, I am very clear about the situation in the house. At today's banquet, I tried my best to help the family fight for it, but our strength is limited, and we really can't compare with those upstarts." , so it’s not easy to get a share.”

Mrs. Chang paused at this point, and then continued: "And I heard what the princess said, this voyage to the West is just the beginning, as long as you can get a little share and accumulate experience, there will be a second or third time in the future." , when the scale is getting bigger and bigger, we will naturally not have to worry about no money!"

"Hmph! Don't make excuses for me! I don't care what happens in the future. If you didn't make it this time, it's because you are incompetent. If you knew this earlier, you might as well let Xiao Qi go!"

Zhang Rong scolded again.

The so-called Xiao Qi refers to Zhang Rong's seventh concubine, because Mrs. Chang has no children, so he was allowed to take a concubine, and this seventh house's natal family is a businessman with very strong financial resources. Fang often used her natal family's money to subsidize the Hou's mansion, which also made Zhang Rong love Qifang even more, and even moved his heart to divorce his wife.

Hearing her husband say that she is not as good as a concubine, no matter how hard Madam Chang could bear it, she was trembling with anger at this moment. After all, she was also the queen of the general family, the daughter of King Kaiping, and a beggar when she was young. She lined up from the east to the west of the city. But I didn't expect that Blindly chose Zhang Rong, the white-eyed wolf.

"My husband really thinks that I am not as good as a concubine?"

Madam Chang took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart, and asked calmly.

"What? Do you still think of yourself as the daughter of King Kaiping? Don't forget, now is the Yongle Dynasty, and your Chang family has lost even your title. After leaving this Marquis Mansion, you are just a common man!"

Zhang Rong didn't give his wife any face, and pointed at her nose and cursed again.

"boom!"

Mrs. Chang couldn't bear it anymore, and finally angrily attacked the crime.

Zhang Rong stepped back a few steps in fright, and asked with panic on his face, "You...what are you doing, do you want to hit someone?"

Don't look at Zhang Rong being so arrogant just now, but he knows Mrs. Chang's superb martial arts skills.

"You can scold me, but don't insult my Chang family!"

Seeing her husband's timid appearance, Mrs. Chang couldn't help feeling contemptuous, and turned around to leave after speaking.

As for divorcing his wife, Mrs. Chang also looked away. At worst, it would be better for her to leave the Hou Mansion with Chang Wei brothers and sisters than to stay here to suffer.

But at this moment, Chang Sining suddenly walked into the hall with a happy face and said: "Aunt, the princess sent someone here!"

"What did the princess say?"

Mrs. Chang didn't care about being angry with her husband at this time, and asked very nervously.

"One boat, a whole boat quota!"

Chang Sining's eyes turned red when she said this, she knew very well the importance of this boat to her aunt, if there was no such boat, I am afraid that my aunt would suffer the humiliation of being divorced, and even be kicked out, facing homelessness Gui's embarrassment.

"Really! The princess actually gave us a place on a boat!"

Zhang Rong, who was next to him, immediately turned his anger into joy when he heard the good news. For the nautical Marquis, this boat was simply a life-saving straw, which made him so happy that he almost danced.

Chang Sining didn't like this uncle, so he ignored him at this time, but said to Mrs. Chang again: "Aunt, the person sent by the princess also said that she hit it off with you, so please go to the palace more often in the future! "

"Oh! Madam is the best. Since the concubine has said so, Madam, you can't be negligent. When you go to the palace, prepare more gifts. We should have some good things in the warehouse of the Houfu. Don't be stingy!"

When Zhang Rong heard that Princess Han valued his wife so much, his face immediately changed, and he said to Mrs. Chang very enthusiastically.

After all, the Hou's mansion turned around by pointing to the way of making money going to the West, and now that Princess Han has taken a fancy to Mrs. Chang, of course Zhang Rong dared not talk to her in the same manner as before.

Facing her husband who was arrogant but respectful, Mrs. Chang sneered in her heart, but she didn't say anything. After all these years, she had already seen through her husband's behavior. this level.

After the excited Zhang Rong left, Mrs. Chang suddenly asked Chang Sining in a low voice: "Sining, what you said just now is true?"

"The quota for a boat is real. As for the concubine asking you to go around the palace, I added it privately!"

Chang Sining replied with a sly smile.

It was precisely because of this sentence that Zhang Rong became so enthusiastic about Mrs. Chang.

"You girl!"

Mrs. Chang was both moved and sad. Who would have thought that the Chang family was in such a state of desperation that they needed to lie to maintain their last semblance of face.

(End of this chapter)