usatvline Chapter 208 Almost Marrying General Zhang
Chapter 208 Almost Marrying General Zhang
[I really have plenty of free time.]
Gu Jianchu complained silently in his heart, but he didn't dare to speak out so boldly, "Perhaps it's because the emperor's government is clear and rational, and those court officials have nothing to report, so they only bring this kind of thing to the emperor."
Xie Ci'an lowered his head and glanced at the person in his arms.
When did the Queen learn to be so hypocritical?
But compared to those ministers who flattered the emperor, even the queen's flattery was good.
Xie Ci'an pinched Gu Jianchu's face and said, "Achu's little mouth is as sweet as honey."
"No, I'm telling the truth." After Gu Jianchu finished speaking, her hand that was playing with Xie Ci'an's purse suddenly tightened.
[Truth be told, the Censorate certainly didn't just casually submit memorials to the Emperor.]
Xie Ci'an frowned.
I'm afraid there's some other hidden secret.
[The Censorate used the flattering term "taking a concubine" to describe it, but in reality, they reported to the Emperor that he was favoring a concubine and abandoning his wife.]
Gu Jianchu knew about this young General Zhang, who was young and promising. His father often praised the young general as a talented person with great potential. Before the imperial edict from Xie Ci'an allowing her to enter the palace was delivered to the Nanping Marquis' Mansion, his father had wanted her to marry this young General Zhang and even arranged for him to come to their house for dinner so that they could have more interaction.
That young General Zhang was indeed a handsome man. Although he was a military general, he behaved in a gentle and courteous manner and was very careful in his work. Knowing that she liked to eat snacks from Baiweizhai, he would queue for a long time every time he came to buy food for her. Her father and elder brother were even more optimistic about this young General Zhang. Even she had a slight affection for him, after all, he often bought food for her.
Later, when the new emperor ascended the throne, in order to control the Gu family's military power in Liaodong, he asked her to enter the palace as queen. As soon as this imperial edict came down, her ill-fated relationship with General Zhang, which had never begun, was broken.
Gu Jianchu didn't dare let Xie Ci'an know about this matter, not because he was worried about what Xie Ci'an would do to the young general, but because he was more worried about himself.
She remembered that later General Zhang married the daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. She still had some impression of that daughter. She was not particularly outstanding in appearance, but she was pretty, steady in her behavior, and a very good wife.
How could he favor his concubine and kill his wife?
Xie Ci'an still had some impression of this young General Zhang. He had achieved what he had today thanks to the support of the Gu family. Although this young General Zhang had some outstanding abilities, due to his temper, he could easily be stepped on by the ministers in the court.
I didn't know that memorials from the Censorate are written in such a roundabout way nowadays.
【It’s funny. 】
While pursuing the Tartars, General Zhang fell into a trap set by the enemy. While fleeing, he accidentally fell off a cliff and was later rescued by a nearby villager. The villager's daughter, seeing General Zhang's handsome appearance, diligently brought him medicine and took care of him every day.
General Zhang had already been shot by an arrow, and later fell off a cliff, seriously injuring himself. He recuperated at a villager's home for over a month. During this time, he unexpectedly developed feelings for a villager's daughter and even had sex with her. General Zhang promised the girl that he would marry her.
[Funny, when you said that, did you forget that you have a wife at home?]
[And there are many ways to repay a favor. You can give them money, or give them food, or gold, silver, and jewelry. They live in a remote area and lack everything, but they can't think of these things. Instead, they think of sleeping with them and then marrying them. If they don't have a wife at home, it would be fine, but the key is that they already have a wife at home.]
[It's not that I can't think of any other way to repay you, I just want to hug you left and right.]
I didn't expect this young General Zhang to be quite capable. He managed to get the girl pregnant on his first try. This time when he returned to the capital, he brought her back with him.
【I really have eyes. 】
[She is not a concubine at all, but is being promoted to a co-wife.]
[General Zhang really has the potential to be a whore, and he plays both the role and the role to the fullest. How did he manage to be so refreshingly unworldly, and how did he come up with the idea of having a wife as a concubine?]
It turned out that the young girl had come up with this idea. She wasn't a good person. While caring for General Zhang, she realized he must have a wife. The scent sachets he wore were obviously made by his wife or a beloved woman, and General Zhang's clothes were obviously extraordinary. Determined to live a good life, the young girl didn't care whether he had a wife or not, and even thought that a mother's status depended on her son.
Luckily, she did become pregnant. With the child, she asked the general to bring her back to the capital. After meeting General Zhang's wife, the young girl came up with the idea of a concubine. General Zhang readily agreed and brought it up with his wife upon returning home. His wife was furious and started arguing with General Zhang. She could agree to a concubine, but not a concubine.
A concubine is a concubine. I don't know who came up with the term "equal wife."
Although there are concubines, there have been few cases of concubines being promoted in the capital in recent years.
The daughter of the Minister of Rites was so enraged that she returned to her parents' home. Upon hearing his daughter's words, the Minister was trembling with rage. That's why he paid the Imperial Censorate to find a way to submit a petition to the Emperor, asking the Emperor and me to discipline General Zhang, so that he would give up the idea of taking a concubine. Putting his daughter's well-being aside, they would also be embarrassed if word got out.
What misled the Minister of Rites into thinking that the Emperor would definitely intervene in these matters?
"Oh, it's because the Emperor and I have been meddling in other people's affairs too much lately, which is why the other party has this misunderstanding."
Although General Zhang wanted to take a concubine, he didn't dare to completely break up with the Minister of Rites. This morning, he went to the Minister's house with gifts and apologized with his wife, but General Zhang still didn't give up the idea of taking a concubine.
[General Zhang's character is worrying. Fortunately, I didn't marry him then, otherwise I would be the one suffering today.]
When Gu Jianchu thought of this, goose bumps appeared all over his body.
Xie Ci'an's brows furrowed even tighter.
He didn't even know that his Ah Chu almost married that young General Zhang.
If he had issued the imperial decree a little later, Ah Chu would have married that bastard.
Nanping Hou and Gu Jianbai were both very famous in Liaodong, but unexpectedly, their eyesight was not very effective and they were attracted to a guy like General Zhang.
This also explains why the Gu family provided more support to General Zhang. It was simply because they felt a little guilty towards General Zhang because their daughter did not marry him.