Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 127 Frankness and Compensation

"What? Did it scare you? My thoughts are a little weird." Zhang Heng said with a smile.

"No, it's not weird at all. On the contrary, I think it's very good. It's really, really good. You know, officer, actually I don't want to be like this."

"I actually know what my reputation is among the ladies in the capital, and the reason why I do this is actually just to be able to marry low."

"After all, people with my background can only live a more comfortable life by marrying low, so I deliberately indulged my nanny and asked her to do some things for me."

"Then I got the fame I have now, but it turned out that God didn't like it, and I ended up marrying a high-ranking man. But I don't regret it at all. I think you are very good, Guanren." Gao Hui said
"Haha, okay? Madam, actually I'm not good at all. You were deceived, do you know? There's actually something I haven't told you."

"Before you married me, I thought I wouldn't care, but now I can't. I have to tell you because you are my wife, the woman I truly recognize." Zhang Heng said
"Officer, why are you talking like this? What on earth is going on?" Gao Hui said
Zhang Heng was just about to speak, but the carriage stopped. Zhang Heng could only wink at his wife, then got off the carriage first, and then helped her down.

The couple just walked into the Hou Mansion. Instead of going anywhere else, they went directly back to their yard and entered the room.

After the couple sat down, Zhang Heng looked at the lady in front of him and said, "Madam, do you know why I insist on bringing Zhao Pan'er into the house?"

"Um, officer, what else could it be for? It's just, it's okay, officer, haven't we already agreed on this? It's not a big deal." Gao Hui said
"No, you don't know, and you didn't agree. This is what I just said, that you were deceived by me. In fact, the one I promised Zhao Pan'er was not a concubine, but an equal wife." Zhang Heng said directly
"What? My wife? Officer, are you kidding me? This, this?" After hearing this, Gao Hui could no longer hold back and stood up directly to question

"Madam, please calm down first. Since I have chosen to tell you, I will definitely make it clear to you, so listen to me slowly and I will tell you all your questions."

"Madam, in fact, I didn't plan to marry her as an equal wife at the beginning, but I couldn't refuse the conditions she gave, or the Zhang family couldn't refuse." Zhang Heng said slowly

After hearing this, Gao Hui said nothing more, but quietly waited for her official to speak, because she suddenly realized that this matter might be far beyond her imagination.

After all, although the Zhang family is powerful, she is the legitimate daughter of the Gao family. For things like equal wives, an imperial edict must be requested, and then there is no way to hide it from anyone.

And their family is not vegetarian. After all, they are in the palace now, but their aunt is still there. Under such circumstances, the Zhang family actually plans to do this.

That proves that the conditions given by Zhao Pan'er are enough for the Zhang family to offend her Gao family, so she is now curious about what Zhao Pan'er paid to make the Zhang family not hesitate to offend her own family.

"Madam, you must be aware of Zhao Pan'er's family background. If it hadn't been for that covenant, nothing would have happened to her father. Her father had many friends back then who were the backbone of the local army."

"Those friends have taken good care of her over the years. Even when she was released from prison, it was because of the efforts of these people. Before Zhao Pan'er entered the house, she had already written to these people."

"And she only entered the Hou Mansion after these people replied to the letter."

"You must also know, Madam, that our family looks good, but in fact it is full of crises. The official family has been in poor health in the past few years. I don't know when it will happen."

"And this is also the reason why my father-in-law agreed to let you marry me in the first place. Once His Royal Highness ascends the throne in the future, what will happen to your family and our family?" Zhang Heng shook his head and said
"But, as you said, officer, those people only helped her a little bit. If anything happens in the future, they may not be able to help?" Gao Hui said.
"Yes, madam, you are right. Those people are indeed like this. When the critical moment comes, you may not be able to count on them, but this is a way out after all."

"The most important thing is that Zhao Pan'er's conditions are not just for these people. In addition to these people, she also prepared a painting. The name of this painting is called Night Banquet Picture." Zhang Heng said
"What? The Night Banquet Picture, what's so special about it? Wait, officer, are you talking about the painting about the saint?" Gao Hui said with a surprised look on his face.

"That's right, it's the picture of Wang Ai's night banquet. There are portraits of saints on it. There are some things about this that even if the officials know it well, they cannot make it public."

"Because of this picture, the whole Yangzhou transfer envoy was killed, and it was the Imperial Army who took action. The most important thing is that Yang Zhiyuan's night banquet picture is a fake."

"The original painting of this painting has always been in Zhao Pan'er's hands, and she used this as part of the conditions to exchange for the status of equal wife with my Zhang family." Zhang Heng said
After hearing this, Gao Hui didn't come back to his senses for a long time. After a while, he said: "So, this matter was already decided before we got married, right?"

After Zhang Heng heard this, a trace of distress flashed in his eyes, but he nodded directly.

After getting the answer from his official, Gao Hui said sadly, "Official, I want to know, how are you going to convince my father to accept this?"

"Madam, that night banquet picture was prepared for my father-in-law. With this merit, I can definitely get the position of infantry commander," Zhang Heng said.
"Haha, commander, commander? Yes, compared to the commander, what is an average wife, and what is my daughter?" Gao Huidao
"My wife, the reason why I tell you this is to tell you that you are my wife, the woman I truly recognize, so I don't want to hide it from you anymore."

"Even if these things are ready and even the compensation has been calculated, I still want to tell you that this compensation is for the Gao family, not for you, so I have to compensate you." Zhang Heng said
Gao Hui's mood was very complicated at this time, because she was already disappointed, but she was already prepared to be disappointed. After all, women from their background would always have the same life after getting married.

But unfortunately, this man still wants to give himself a little hope. Why?Why do you still do this when you have already done so?
"Madam, the compensation I will give you is that apart from the ones I have in my house, I will not take any more concubines in the future. This is my promise to you, Zhang Tinghe." Zhang Heng said seriously.
After hearing this, Gao Hui was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that her official would say this, which made her forget her sadness for a moment.

In fact, what she wanted to pursue was never to be faithful until death, but to be like her mother, so that this man would leave this position vacant even if she died.

The reason why she was so sad just now was because she felt that her hope was shattered, and it seemed that she could not be like her mother.

After all, if Zhao Paner becomes an equal wife, is it entirely possible for her to wait until she dies in the future?After all, my officials have her in their hearts.

But after hearing this, she suddenly felt a lot more relieved, and the reason why she felt relieved was not because of the so-called promise of her official.

After all, you cannot believe what this man said when he made an oath to you. What she cares about is the attitude, or the heart, of her officials towards Zhao Pan'er.

Zhao Pan'er's appearance was outstanding, but she knew that she was far inferior to her. But if her official status was only because of her appearance, there would be nothing to worry about. After all, this woman would eventually lose her beauty in old age, and her love would fade away.The most important thing is that she actually doesn't have any methods at all. If she dies, she will have no way to achieve her goal.

Then simply take away the people who are most likely to threaten your purpose, so that no one can threaten you.

At this time, Zhang Heng didn't know that his wife had such terrible thoughts in her heart. He was still looking serious at this time, waiting for his wife to speak.

Gao Hui, who had an idea in his mind, also knew that the time was almost up. It would not do him any good to continue making trouble, so he cried, "Guanren, I, I believe you."

After listening to his wife's words, Zhang Heng finally breathed a sigh of relief. He swore that he would never do this kind of thing again in the future. It was too torturous.

"Madam, don't worry. I will keep my promise. I will definitely do what I promised you. Well, madam, it's getting late. Do you think we should do it?" Zhang Heng said.
Gao Hui was a little stunned after hearing this. She never expected that an official of hers could say such words at such a time.

This made her not know what to say for a moment, but Zhang Heng would not give her so much time, but started to act directly.

And the reason why he did this was entirely because of a sentence in a book written by a female gentleman in his previous life, and he felt that sentence was very reasonable.

The time soon came to the second day, and Zhang Heng got up after three poles for the first time in the day. As for the reason, it was naturally to cultivate feelings.

The moment Zhang Heng woke up and stood up, he felt sore all over his body, which made him feel a little emotional. It seemed that it was really not good to charge too many times.

After punching him hard, he went directly into his father's study.

When Zhang Chenglu looked at his son, he frowned and said, "I say Erlang, it's okay for you to be young now. If you don't exercise restraint now, you will regret it when you get old."

"Dad, I'm your biological son, can you say something nice? Do you really think I don't know? I can't help it, right?"

"I told my wife about the matter yesterday. Why can't I coax her about such a deceptive matter? And now you tell me to control myself?" Zhang Heng said angrily.
"Wait, what did you say? Did you tell your wife yesterday? What did she say?" Zhang Chenglu was still a little relaxed, but after hearing this, he immediately asked

"What else can you say? Of course I agree, otherwise your son and I would be so "unrestrained"!" Zhang Heng said emphatically.
"I said you're almost done, but why don't you talk about it anymore? You've already done everything and you still don't want anyone to talk about it? Tell me about this from the beginning. Is it your kid's fault?"

"Now I'm letting you handle it. Do you have any objections? I'm telling you, if you have any objections, just keep it to yourself. Who allowed you to be obsessed with beauty?" Zhang Chenglu said.

After hearing what his father said, Zhang Chenglu was overwhelmed for a moment. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to refute, so he could only choose not to speak.

When Zhang Chenglu saw that his son stopped talking, he knew that it was almost over. After all, this incident would be good for the Zhang family.

"Okay, okay, it's not easy for you as a father. Okay, so you don't have to worry about your father-in-law. Go talk to him as a father. Is this enough to take care of you?" Zhang Chenglu said.

After hearing this, Zhang Heng could only shake his head helplessly, and then left his father's study. What's wrong with this? He was really unlucky.

Looking at his son's somewhat embarrassed back, a smile appeared on Zhang Chenglu's face. It was really not easy. His son also had his moments of failure.

And while Zhang Chenglu was lamenting his son, Qi Mu, who was far away in Xijing, was cursing Zhang Heng.

"It's unreasonable, it's simply unreasonable. What is the Zhang family going to do? It's simply lawless!" Qi Mu cursed angrily.

At this time, Ouyang Xu was kneeling on the ground with a look of pleading. He was not idle at this time, but he was scolding Zhang Heng and Qi Mu together.

After all, after he came, no Taoist temple in Xijing paid any attention to him. He tried various methods to no avail.

Finally, when I was desperate and disheartened, I learned that Qi Mu had returned to Xijing, and shamelessly came to ask for help. Only then did I have the good days before.

Originally he thought he would finally see the light of day, but unexpectedly, a letter from Zhang Heng actually brought him back to his original state. No, this time he was even worse than before.

The reason is simple. He was a bedbug before, so although those people were unwilling to deal with him, no one wanted to deal with him, but it was different now.

He used Qi Mu's power to take revenge, but now he has offended all those people before. If the curtain is unreliable at this time, then he will be in trouble.

"Ouyang Xu, you told me before that the Night Banquet Picture was robbed by some bandits on your way here, but after so many days, my people have never found those people."

"The bandits have captured a lot, but there are not those bandits you mentioned, nor have they lost anything you lost. How do you explain this?" Qi Mu suddenly said.
"Ah? Sir, everything Xianguan said is true. Xianguan's things were indeed stolen by a group of thieves. Xianguan's book boy can testify, sir."

"Xiaguan's current wealth and life are all determined by your thoughts, sir. How can I have the courage to deceive you? I hope you will investigate clearly." Ouyang Xu hurriedly kowtowed.

(End of this chapter)