The Zhang family is the mother's family of the Queen Mother.
When the late emperor was still alive, he was quite dissatisfied with the Zhang family, and the Queen Mother almost cut off all contact with the Zhang family. Therefore, few men from the Zhang family entered officialdom, and the entire Zhang family did not look like royal relatives at all.
It wasn't until the late emperor was seriously injured and the King of Wei rebelled, and the Zhang family led troops to kill the King of Wei, that the fate of the entire Zhang family was reversed. After the death of the late emperor, the current emperor ascended the throne, and the Zhang family was even more relied upon by the Queen Mother.
In recent years, many children of the Zhang family have gradually entered the court as officials.
This Miss Zhang is Zhang Jingshu, the daughter of Jianguo Gong Zhang Yucong, the youngest brother of the current Queen Mother.
Zhang Jingshu was extremely beautiful, with skin as good as snow and a smile on her face. The Zhang family also dressed her up in every possible way. From washing up in the morning to going out to meet guests, it took an hour. She often stayed with the Queen Mother in the palace for half a month.
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Everyone knows that the Zhang family's move is to ask the emperor to accept Zhang Jingshu as his concubine, so that the queen can take charge of the Sixth Palace in time. In this way, the Zhang family's position in the Great Zhou Dynasty will be more stable.
In her previous life, Zhang Jingshu was named a noble concubine and was one step away from the position of queen. At that time, the status of the Zhang family was far less than before. Although the queen died of illness, the emperor seemed to have no intention of supporting Zhang's daughter.
When the marriage between the Zhang family and Song Chengxuan failed, Concubine Zhang lamented: No daughter in the Zhang family is like me.
It seemed that as long as it was her, she would definitely be able to make Song Chengxuan nod.
In her previous life, when she was left in the capital, Concubine Zhang held her hand and said, "I and Qing Huan have had the same temperament since childhood. I am very happy to have her come to the palace to accompany me from time to time."
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When Zhang Jingshu saw that Xu Qinghuan was silent, she frowned: "I asked you, did you hear it? If there is anything shady about the Wang family, please tell me."
Xu Qinghuan looked at the beautiful daughter of the Zhang family, stretched out her hand to cover her mouth and yawned: "Miss Zhang, you are in the wrong place. Turn right when you go out and go straight ahead. You will find the prison of the Ministry of Punishment a few blocks away.
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Zhang Jingshu couldn't help but be surprised when she had ever been so neglected.
After Xu Qinghuan finished speaking, she turned and walked towards the corridor: "Miss Zhang didn't send the message in advance, and I didn't prepare it. Now there are important things in the house, so I won't accompany you."
Xu Qinghuan had only taken two steps when he suddenly turned back to look for Xu Qing'an and found that Xu Qing'an had already fled away with the fat bird in his hands. His brother had made some progress and knew when to avoid suspicion.
"Any outsiders are not allowed to enter the house at will." Anyihou Mansion is not a broken bamboo basket with ventilation everywhere.
Zhang Jingshu was so angry when she heard Xu Qinghuan lecturing her servants: "Xu Qinghuan, I came to you today to give you face."
"I'm afraid not," Xu Qinghuan turned around, "Miss Zhang wants to hear some news from me to mock Miss Wang. No matter what purpose you want to achieve, it has nothing to do with me. Don't drag me into the water."
Zhang Jingshu was shocked, Xu Qinghuan seemed to understand what she was thinking.
"Miss Zhang still has something to do. I'm afraid it will be too late if we don't leave," Xu Qinghuan looked at Zhang Jingshu's anxious-looking housekeeper's mother, "What's more, it's a banquet with elders. Being late may not be good for Miss Zhang's reputation."
Zhang Jingshu covered her mouth: "You know everything."
Seeing this, the steward's mother stepped forward and whispered: "Miss, Madam must have been waiting impatiently. It's hard for the old Madam to explain, and there is also Young Master Biao..."
Zhang Jingshu bit her lip then, turned around and walked out the door. She came excitedly, but she didn't expect that she was aroused. She should not have made this trip if she had known earlier.
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Zhang Jingshu's carriage stopped in front of the Ding Mansion.
"My eldest lady, you have finally arrived. My wife is already very busy. If you are too late, you will be anxious to death."
The steward waiting at the door immediately came forward.
"Who else is not here? Are my aunt and cousin here?" Zhang Jingshu asked.
"We are all here. We are sitting in the old lady's room. Now the second uncle is nowhere to be seen."
The second uncle in the steward's mouth was naturally Zhang Jingshu's uncle, Mr. Sun.
The Ding family is the natal family of Zhang Jingshu's mother. Mrs. Ding gave birth to three sons and two daughters. The eldest daughter married Zhang Yucong, the third master of the Zhang family, and the second daughter married the Sun family, a prominent family in Huguang.
Mrs. Ding's birthday will be in two days, and her second daughter's family also came to Beijing from Huguang. Ding held a grand banquet to welcome her uncle and his family.
In fact, the Sun family has often come to the capital in recent years. The eldest son of the Sun family, Sun Runan, is very good at studying. He comes to Beijing Academy for three to five months every year to study. Zhang Jingshu has met this cousin several times and feels deeply about it.
Quite profoundly, this cousin was very polite and his eyes never stayed on her face for a moment every time they met. Even if she deliberately talked to him, he would not say a word more.
The more her cousin behaves like this, the more uncomfortable she feels. No man has ever treated her like this.
But she was indescribably happy to meet today, because her cousin had always admired Wang Yun. When Wang Yun was in Beijing, her cousin often went to Wang's house. At that time, she said that Wang Yun looked noble on the surface, but he might not be a good official.
, although she deliberately discredited Wang Yun, but now that everything has become a fact, she can naturally show off her power in front of her cousin.
Zhang Jingshu thought about Xu Qinghuan's appearance just now, and an unpredictable look appeared on her face involuntarily.
"I'm going to pay my respects to my aunt."
Zhang Jingshu said and walked quickly into the main room.
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Mrs. Ding is talking to her two daughters.
Mrs. Sun's second wife had been traveling all the way and looked very haggard. She heard about Wang Yun's incident just after she arrived in Beijing, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat: "If this incident hadn't happened, Run'an would have wanted to join Wang Yun.
I'm scared just thinking about it, if I go, I will be implicated."
Mrs. Ding nodded: "So my grandson is also a blessed person," she said, turning to look at her second daughter carefully, "How are you living in Huguang?"
"Okay," Mrs. Sun Er lowered her head and hesitated, pursed her lips and said, "It's just that there are many things at home, otherwise she would have left for Beijing long ago."
Mrs. Ding heard something strange: "What do you mean? There are no outsiders here, so what else is there to hide?"
Mrs. Sun Er's eyes turned red when she heard this: "Mom, I won't hide it from you. There have been troubles in the Sun clan in the past six months. They all said that King Wei was unwilling and came to claim his life. The master has often said this recently.
Nonsense, he often got up and walked outside in the middle of the night, not to mention seeing King Wei.
This time we went to Beijing together and wanted to find some holy hands to treat the master."
As soon as Mrs. Sun Er finished speaking, she heard someone say from outside: "The eldest lady is here."
Mrs. Sun Er raised her head and saw Zhang Jingshu walking towards her. She immediately wiped away her tears and put on a smile: "This is Jingshu. She is getting more and more beautiful. No wonder the Queen Mother loves you. In the future..."
There is no need to say what follows, everyone understands it.
Zhang Jingshu stepped forward to salute. Mrs. Sun Er turned her head to look at the hourglass and told the steward: "Go and see if the master is here? He is the only one missing from this banquet."
The steward nodded and headed out.
Suddenly there was a burst of panicked footsteps outside: "It's not good, old lady, something happened to my uncle..."
Mrs. Sun Er's expression changed and she immediately said: "Master... what's wrong, master?"
"My uncle fell into the water... The Yamen came to ask... let someone go... to... identify the body..."
Mrs. Sun Er collapsed in her chair, and sure enough... "I can't escape..."
