Chapter 108 Hongmen Banquet (Part 1)

After Yang Guifei's guard of honor left Shangyang East Palace in a mighty manner, Concubine Mei slowly collapsed on the cold palace with a pale face.

Zhang and several palace maids rushed out of the back hall. Seeing Concubine Mei’s face, she couldn’t help but exclaim, “Empress!”

Several palace maids carried Concubine Mei to the bed. After a long time, Concubine Mei slowly came to her senses, but there was endless hatred and obvious fear and anxiety in her eyes, but she couldn't say a word.

"Empress!" Zhang shouted softly.

Concubine Mei slowly looked up at Zhang and sighed quietly, "I have said that I have been frightened and uneasy these days. It turns out that disaster has really come from the sky... I hate this vixen, and I still refuse to let me go!"

"Send someone to the Rong Prince's Mansion to inform Li Wan, saying that the emperor wants to pardon me and ask me to leave Shangyang East Palace to return to Xingqing Palace and serve the emperor at any time!" A nearly crazy sneer appeared on the corner of Mei Fei's mouth, "I don't want to have a flash of years, but the emperor actually thought about the broken willows of my family!"

"I inform King Rong, let's see how King Rong settles my family. Tell him that if it's too late, I will never see him again... I have committed endless evil in my previous life, and I have been entrusted to live in this palace to pay off my debts in this life - go quickly!"

Concubine Mei suddenly shouted loudly, and then she burst into tears hysterically.

Zhang's face changed and he immediately stood up and went to the outsider of the hall.

Zhang Mansion.

Zhang Xuan stood alone at the door of the mansion, staring quietly in the direction of the imperial city. The servant Zhang Li and a few other servants were serving him honestly. He actually couldn't figure out why his young master stood silently at the door of the mansion since the afternoon, as if he was waiting for someone, but no one came.

Zhang Xuan now has absolutely supreme authority in the Zhang Mansion, and his status in the minds of the servants is far surpassing that of the old lady Liu, the eldest son Zhang Huan, and the second son Zhang Ning. Therefore, Zhang Xuan did not say anything, and none of the servants dared to ask.

Dada!

Zhang Li and others were already drowsy when they were there for a long time. Suddenly, the clear sound of horse hooves rushing in their ears. They were filled with energy and quickly looked at them.

I saw a cavalry flying from the direction of the imperial city.

Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and took a step forward with a stern look.

A small eunuch in the palace in his early twenties walked up to the front, turned over and dismounted in a scattered dust, bowed to Zhang Xuan and smiled, "Mr. Zhang, do you still remember our family?"

Zhang Xuan smiled loudly, "Eunuch Zhang, the official has been waiting for my father-in-law for a long time - please come to the mansion and speak!"

This person is Zhang Defu, the confidant eunuch next to Yang Guifei.

Zhang Defu laughed, "Mr. Zhang, please!"

The maid from the mansion saw Zhang Xuan and a palace eunuch walking in hand in hand, and was extremely intimate. He was shocked, but he avoided it from afar.

The two went straight into the living room and after they sat down, Zhang Xuan did not continue to be polite and asked directly, "Eunuch Zhang, where is the Empress..."

Zhang Defu smiled, took out a letter from his arms and handed it over, and said softly, "Mr. Zhang, I have a secret letter, and I told my family to be close to the adults and ask them to take a look."

Zhang Xuan took the letter, smiled apologetically to Zhang Defu, and then opened the letter and started reading it. After reading Yang Guifei's handwritten letter, Zhang Xuan sighed in her heart: Yang Yuhuan really chose the worst strategy he gave. In this way, the difficulty of the operation has obviously increased a lot, and some variables have also been added.

But at this moment, Zhang Xuan had no choice. Yang Yuhuan was born with this kind of temperament. To put it nicely, he was kind-hearted and soft-hearted, but to put it bluntly, he was indecisive and kind to women. Zhang Xuan knew in his heart that if he didn't give a second choice, he might not be sure that Yang Yuhuan would not cooperate with his actions.

In Zhang Xuan's plan, Yang Yuhuan's actions are an extremely critical link. If Yang Yuhuan does not cooperate, it will be difficult for his follow-up plan to be carried out.

Fortunately, although it is a "bad strategy", it is not an unacceptable result.

Zhang Xuan's thoughts were flashing, but she did not show it on her face, and she still smiled and was calm and composed.

After pondering for a while, Zhang Xuan stood up and smiled at Zhang Defu, "Dadfather-in-law, wait for a while and wait for the official to write a reply letter to the empress!"

"Please give me some advice."

Zhang Xuan walked over with a smile, but gave Zhang Li a wink. Zhang Li smiled knowingly. When Zhang Xuan's figure disappeared into the living room, he went forward to bring a generous gift that had been prepared - ten taels of gold leaves, and smiled respectfully, "Eunuch Zhang, this is my son's wish, so please accept it!"

Zhang Defu was stunned, then laughed, and didn't hesitate, so he accepted it with a smile. Zhang Xuan had a close relationship with Yang Guifei, and most of the people who conveyed the information were Zhang Defu. Zhang Defu has also taken many benefits from Zhang Xuan these days, and he has long been accustomed to An Zhiruosu.

Soon, Zhang Xuan turned around and smiled and handed a letter to Zhang Defu, "Eunuch Zhang, please leave it to the Empress in person to disassemble it!"

Zhang Defu nodded, "Okay, let's rest assured, Lord Zhang. Our family will definitely hand over the letter to the empress in person."

"So, thank you for your father-in-law." Zhang Xuan bowed.

"Our family has been in contact with Lord Zhang for a long time, so there is no need to be polite about these things! Lord Zhang please stay, let's say goodbye and return to the palace!"

Zhang Defu hurried out, and Zhang Xuan had to deliver it to the door.

Zhang Defu turned over and disappeared from Zhang Xuan's vision. Behind Zhang Xuan, Xiao Shisanlang's low voice came, "Brother, what's important, can this little eunuch trust or can't trust this? Do you want someone..."

Zhang Xuan turned around and stared at Xiao Shisanlang deeply, bowed a long body, and said in a low voice, "I bother brother and follow me again to see if something goes wrong in the middle! What if..."

Zhang Xuan's cold eyes flashed.

Xiao Shisanlang smiled indifferently, his figure flashed and flew away, and his ethereal voice came from mid-air: Brother, wait with peace of mind, and some family will come!

At dusk, the originally clear sky suddenly became dark clouds, and then the wind was howling, and the black clouds came over and covered the sky above Chang'an City.

Zhang Xuan stood silently in the yard, looked up at the dim sky, and let the cold wind blow his hair.

"The dark clouds are crushing the city and want to destroy..." Zhang Xuan sighed softly.

He turned his head and looked forward. Zhang Li hurriedly rushed from the front yard against the wind, ran to the front and gasped, "Three Young Master, Your Highness, the Crown Prince, send someone to send a message, Your Highness is going to come to the mansion..."

"Oh? Is it coming?" Zhang Xuan was silent for a moment, then lightly waved in the wind, "Okay, I understand, I'll go now."

After saying that, Zhang Xuan walked back to the bedroom.

Cui Ying was taking Ruyan Ruyu and her two dowry maids to clean up the house. When she saw Zhang Xuan coming in, she couldn't help but turn her head and smile to meet her, "Husband, look at the weather, it seems that it will snow!"

Zhang Xuan nodded silently, "Well, it's going to snow."

Speaking of this, Zhang Xuan suddenly grabbed Cui Ying's smooth and pink little hand and stared at her deeply.

Although the two are called husband and wife, they have not actually fulfilled their families. These days they have lived together under the same roof, and they are inevitably blindly dating their skin. However, Zhang Xuan has always respected her very much. It is the first time she has been like now in front of several maids.

Cui Ying's pretty face was flushed, and endless red clouds rolled in her deep eyes.

"Ying'er!" Zhang Xuan lowered his voice, "I want you to stay in Yuzhen Temple for the time being!"

Cui Ying was shocked, suddenly looked up at Zhang Xuan, and said in surprise, "Husband, why is this? I have said a long time ago that since I have married into the Zhang family, I am the wife of the Zhang family, and I won't..."

Zhang Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "Yinger, you misunderstood what I mean. I just want you to stay at Your Highness Yuzhen for a few days. After a while, from one to two months to half a month, I will come here to pick you up in person!"

Cui Ying's face changed, and suddenly "turned on the back" and took the initiative to hold Zhang Xuan's hand and said tremblingly, "Husband... I will never leave!"

Zhang Xuan glanced at Ruyan and Ruyu. The two little girls tactfully took Cui Ying's two dowry maids out and closed the door for Zhang Xuan and Cui Ying.

"Yinger... I can't tell you about some things in detail, nor can I tell you. I asked you to stay in Yuzhen Temple for a temporary stay, just to prevent it..." Zhang Xuan lowered his voice and said softly, "It's not only you, my mother, two brothers, and other inner relatives, I have already arranged for them to go to the farm outside the city to stay temporarily."

"Don't worry, I won't have any trouble. I have my brother Xiao next to me, and he will protect me... Ying'er, you go to Yuzhen Temple and take my sister-in-law to the Li family."

"Yinger, no worries, is the greatest safety for me." Zhang Xuan gently hugged Cui Ying in her arms, gently stroked her gentle back, and said softly, "After the festival, I will pick up my wife and give her a grand wedding!"

"Okay, that's it." Zhang Xuan suddenly let go of Cui Ying, took a step back, and then shouted, "Ruyan Ruyu, help me change my clothes!"

The honor guard team of Prince Li Heng left the East Palace in a low-key manner and rushed straight to Zhang's mansion in the south of the city.

The door of Zhang's family was open, but only Zhang Xuan was greeted by the door. The mansion was empty, and the servants and maids who had been constantly traveling around were nowhere to be seen at this moment.

"My minister Zhang Xuan, pay homage to the Crown Prince!"

Li Heng was in a mess and didn't care about these details. He got out of the carriage and saw Zhang Xuan greeting the door, so he hurried over and lowered his voice, "Zizhan, I have something to discuss with you."

After saying that, no matter whether it is appropriate or not, he took Zhang Xuan's arm and walked into Zhang's mansion with Zhang Xuan in the stunned eyes of the eunuchs and guards.

Seeing that the Zhang Mansion was so big that there were only three or five maids, Li Heng was a little surprised, but he didn't ask anything. He just shut up the servant and took out the invitation from King Rong Li Wan.

"Zizhan, King Rong suddenly invited me to the banquet. I was hesitant and could not make up my mind, so I went out of the palace to discuss with you--King Rong now regards me as an enemy, and he must have bad intentions to invite me to the banquet, but--"
Chapter completed!