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Chapter 444: The Benefits of Dividing the Rong Family [Thank you! Goodbye! 38k version is owed]

Listening to the conversation between the Chai brothers and sisters in front,
Yunmu, the maid who followed Chai Zhengzheng respectfully, couldn't help but look up.
In Yunmu's field of vision, he could not see Chai Zhengzheng's expression, he could only see the corners of Chai Zhengzheng's lips slightly pursed.

Yunmu, who had served Chai Zhengzheng closely for some time, knew what decision his girl had made in her heart.

Not yet in the lobby,
In front of the crowd, a young man with wrinkled and torn clothes was walking towards them while talking to a servant.

Chai Jin looked at the redness and swelling at the corner of the man's mouth and frowned, "Erlang, why are you so embarrassed?"

Chai Bo came over and smiled at Chai Zhengzheng, then looked at Chai Jin and said, "Brother Xi, when I was going home just now, I saw a few of Zhang's followers at the door, and I was itching to have a fight with them."

Chai Bo said as he smoothed the tear on his clothes, then endured the pain and did not twitch his swollen mouth.

Chai Jin looked at the servant who was bowing behind Chai Bo and said, "Don't you know how to stop him? Zhang's brother is a guest from afar! How can you fight with his men?"

The servant hurriedly bowed and said, "Yes, sir! I know I was wrong!"

"Did he win or lose?" Chai Jin continued.

"Brother, it has nothing to do with him. It's me, your younger brother."

Chai Bo, who was defending the servant, suddenly became speechless.

Chai Jin glanced at him, shook his head, and continued walking towards the front hall with Chai Zhengzheng.

When Chai Zhengzheng passed by Chai Bo, he wrinkled his nose and rubbed his cheek with his white fingers: "Second brother. Wow, really..."

"Little sister, I."

Chai Bo was speechless for a moment as he looked at Chai Zhengzheng who walked away without paying any attention to him and just waved at him.

It was his fault that he lost the sparring match with the other person!
Thinking about this, Chai Bo sighed and continued to walk towards his yard. The servant behind him said, "Sir, those guys were too ruthless."

"Stop talking, it's just that I'm not as skilled as others."

Chai's front hall,

Mrs. Chai had a standard and polite smile on her face.

He looked at the young man sitting on the chair in the hall with a rather serious look in his eyes.

Seeing the young man looking over, Madam Chai held out her hand and said, "Pan'er, have some tea!"

The young man nodded with a smile on his face, picked up the teacup on the table beside him, took a sip and said, "The tea is good, and the tea-making skills are even better."

Madam Chai smiled and said, "Pan'er, you are too kind! How is Mr. Zhang doing recently?"

"Madam, my father is in good health and can eat two bowls of rice every day!"

"Being able to eat is a blessing! How long will Brother Pan stay in Beijing on this business trip?"

"Madam, I heard that I was allowed to wait for His Majesty to serve as his personal guard. How long I have to stay depends on His Majesty's order."

Madam Chai nodded: "Being a personal guard beside His Majesty is the first step to being valued by the court. Brother Pan has a promising future."

"I would like to lend my wife some kind words."

"The eldest son and the third daughter are here."

After the voice of a maid was heard, the Chai brother and sister walked into the hall.

Zhang Shipan stood up from his chair and looked at Chai Jin who was walking in front of him without any surprise.
But when he saw Chai Zhengzheng half a step behind Chai Jin,

Zhang Shipan's eyes were full of amazement.

"Pan brother, long time no see!"

"I've met Brother Shi."

Looking at the brother and sister who were greeting him, Zhang Shipan hurriedly bowed in return, and his eyes uncontrollably swept across Chai Zhengzheng's face again.

Everyone sat down again.

Chai Jin looked at Zhang Shipan and asked, "Did Brother Pan go to the capital to see the emperor this time?"

Zhang Shipan straightened his body and bowed, saying, "I'm still waiting for the palace to summon me."

Chai Jin nodded: "I just heard from Brother Bo that Brother Pan's followers are quite capable."

Zhang Shipan said with a smile on his face, "Erlang, you are exaggerating. Those guys are just warriors from the north. They often follow me around to handle official business in the office. They have seen many scenes, big and small."

After saying this, he took the opportunity to drink tea and nodded to Chai Zhengzheng who was looking at him.

"Then these brave soldiers must be highly skilled in martial arts!" Chai Zhengzheng agreed politely.

"To be honest, they had previously fought against the four brothers from General Zheng Jun's family in the Northland, and they were not at a disadvantage in a head-on fight."

Chai Zhengzheng thought for a moment and said, "Are they the four brothers Jianghe, Huhai and Hai from the Zheng family?"

"Yep!"

Chai Zhengzheng nodded: "It's quite impressive."

We talked for a while in the hall.
During this time, Chai Bo, who had changed his clothes, also came into the house.

When the sun sets,
The young man from the Zhang family in Beizhou then stood up and said goodbye.

Madam Chai and Chai Zhengzheng escorted the person to the second gate.
Looking at Zhang Shipan, who was greeting his two sons at the gate, Madam Chai whispered to Chai Zhengzheng, "This Zhang family boy is 22 years old and still unmarried. What do you think, Zheng'er?"

Before Chai Zhengzheng could answer, Madam Chai continued, "He can become an attendant to His Majesty's personal guards, so his future will definitely be good."

Chai Zhengzheng at the side shook her head, causing the jewelry on her hair to tinkle. Amid the crisp tinkling sound, Chai Zhengzheng said, "Mother, my daughter doesn't look good!"

Madam Chai glanced at Chai Zhengzheng in a reproachful manner:

"What do you mean by not so good? I think Pan'er's appearance is worthy of being praised as a handsome and talented person!"

Looking at Zhang Shipan who glanced at the second gate again before leaving, Madam Chai said, "Speaking of which, the favorite concubine of the Zhang family of Beizhou who entered the palace before was the aunt of Pan'er! I heard that Pan'er looks a bit like that concubine."

Chai Zhengzheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh! No wonder it looks a bit feminine! My daughter doesn't like it!"

Having said that, Chai Zhengzheng was about to turn around and go back to the inner courtyard.

Madam Chai sighed helplessly, grabbed Chai Zhengzheng's sleeve and said, "Zheng'er, don't always compare others with Xu's brother. There are not many handsome and cheerful young men like him in Tokyo!"

Chai Zhengzheng smiled and said nothing, but his steps seemed to be much lighter.

The mother and daughter walked.

Chai Zhengzheng looked at the scenery in the courtyard on a spring afternoon and suddenly said, "Mother, don't you feel that there is something different between the young man from the Zhang family and the fifth son from the Xu family?" "The two people are just different!" Mrs. Chai frowned and said in confusion.

"Mother!"

Chai Zhengzheng shook Mrs. Chai's sleeves and continued, "My daughter is not talking about appearance. It's... a feeling!"

Mrs. Chai thought as she walked.
For a while, the mother and daughter were silent.
When entering the inner courtyard, Madam Chai said, "The Xu family's son is pleasant to look at, but the Zhang family's son doesn't feel that way."

"right!"

Chai Zhengzheng agreed with a smile, his eyes shining.

Looking at her daughter's appearance, Mrs. Chai shook her head helplessly.

Small paper mill,
Xie family,

Flying in the air, Xu Xingdai looked up at the roof of Xie's house.
I haven't seen clearly whether there is grass on the roof.
Xu Xingdai fell down.

Soon, when it was still some distance from the ground,
His butt was cushioned by someone.
Then Xu Xingdai flew upwards again.
After flying like this for more than ten times,

"Okay, today's call is up, go find your mother on behalf of my brother."

"Oh"

Xu Xingdai reluctantly moved down from Xu Zaijing's instep.

The brother of the Yi family, who was standing by, smiled as he watched his nephew walk over the threshold and toward the inner courtyard, and said, "No wonder Dai brother is so close to you!"

"Just having fun! By the way, Brother Yi, did you say that among the Imperial City clerks who came to the capital with you, there were any who had fought against the Northern Liao spies?"

"Yes, they are the ones from Beizhou that I told you about. The leader, Zhang's brother, also has a very famous ancestor."

"Oh?"

Seeing Xu Zaijing's expression, the brother of the Yi family looked around and saw that there was no one in the yard, so he whispered: "Wu Lang, did you know that when His Majesty first ascended the throne and wanted to appoint a queen, the candidates at that time included the one from the deposed Guo family and another one named Zhang Meiren?"

Xu Zaijing shook his head with a curious look in his eyes and said, "I've never heard of this."

The Yi family's brother-in-law whispered, "If the Empress Dowager hadn't intervened at that time, the current emperor's empress would have been that Concubine Zhang!"

"and"

The Yi family's brother-in-law said in a lower voice: "It is said that the reason why Concubine Rong was able to enter the palace and be so favored is that she is somewhat similar to Concubine Zhang!"

Xu Zaijing looked at his brother-in-law Yi with horror and disbelief.

"Don't believe it? Then, Wulang, why do you think Concubine Rong was born into a family of bricklayers in Bianjing, yet was able to receive such honor?"

Xu Zaijing hesitated and said, "Although she is somewhat similar to that person, it is also because Empress Rong is very talented, otherwise she would not be able to do so just by being similar in appearance..."

"Well, Goro has a point."

Xu Zaijing said with a sigh: "I grew up in Bianjing, but no one has ever mentioned what Brother Yi said."

"If it weren't for that Beizhou Zhang family kid coming to Beijing to start a conversation, I wouldn't have said anything more."

"Don't worry, Brother Yi. I won't say anything more since you told me this."

"Hey, it's okay. Everyone older in Bianjing has heard about what happened back then. It's just that Empress Rong is in the most favored position now, so people don't want to talk about it too much."

at night,

The Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty,

Queen's bedroom,

The queen was holding the princess and listening to the report from the lady-in-waiting.

"That's good. After she marries into the Lu family and gives birth to six daughters, the Duke's Mansion and the palace can help her. Then she will have more money in the future."

"That's what the Queen said."

At this time, a young eunuch walked in with a bow.

After whispering a few words to the queen's personal maid, he walked out.

"what happened?"

"Your Majesty, His Majesty said to come to the palace later tonight."

"Who do you want to see?"

"Your Highness, yes! He is said to be a descendant of the Zhang family in Beizhou."

The queen was stunned for a moment and then nodded: "Okay, I understand."

After the princess fell asleep,
Zhao Fang walked into the bedroom with his personal eunuch.

"Fang'er, why did you come here tonight? Didn't you say you wanted to sleep alone?"

"Mother, my father sent someone to ask me if I want to change the attendants who are guarding me, but I don't want to change."

The Queen narrowed her eyes and asked, "Who does your father want to replace you with?"

"It is said that he is a powerful person who has made great contributions in Beizhou in the north. How powerful can he be? Is he more powerful than Jing Ge'er?"

"Humph!"

Then the Queen frowned and said, "Fang'er, just tell your father what you think!"

Zhao Fang nodded hurriedly, walked up to the queen, looked at his sister, and then said goodbye to the queen.

Watching Zhao Fang leave, the Queen frowned and said, "Tell Concubine Rong about your Majesty's meeting with the Zhang family's children."

"Send a message outside the palace, and let the Dou family of Fuguogong know about this!"

"Yes, ma'am."

The female official bowed and left the palace.

The queen walked to the bedside, looked at her daughter sleeping under the candlelight, and whispered to herself: "From now on, it will be the Rong family's benefits that will be divided."

“Oh, maybe we have to separate now.”

(End of this chapter)