Ming Dynasty: My Father Zhang Juzheng

Chapter 69: The wind in my ears is not bad either!

The process of selecting a son-in-law was carried out in full swing. Because Feng Bao was away, Emperor Wanli had little free time.

After dealing with state affairs every day, his first pleasure was to play with Concubine Zheng Defei.

Only with her can he experience the joy of being a man.

This woman seems to have magical powers. Talking to you can make you happy, and being with you in bed can make you feel relaxed and happy.

As long as she was there, the three thousand beauties in the harem immediately lost their color.

As soon as noon passed that day, there was a burst of laughter in the Imperial Garden.

Emperor Wanli was seen hugging Concubine Zheng De and sitting on the stone bench in the pavilion. Concubine Zheng De did not shy away from it either. She hugged Emperor Wanli's neck with both hands and bit the emperor's cheek with her cherry lips.

"Look at you, you're so chubby, just like a big fat cat."

Emperor Wanli chuckled, stretched out his finger, lightly touched Concubine Zheng De's nose, and joked: "If I am a big fat cat, you are a little female cat, and a clingy little female cat at that."

"Your Majesty, you are so mean. I won't talk to you." Concubine Zheng De pouted and turned her head away angrily.

"Don't be angry, my beloved." Emperor Wanli was a little flustered and was about to say, "I know I was wrong," but when he thought of the emperor's majesty, he could only stand there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

Just at this moment, Zhang Jing stuck out his butt and walked into the imperial garden happily.

Emperor Wanli let go of Concubine Zheng De and said sternly, "You dog, do you still have any rules? Who allowed you to come in and disturb me without permission?"

"Wei Qing, Wei Qing, and how did you, an old dog, get a job?"

???

Zhang Jing was full of questions. Didn’t you say before that I could enter without asking for permission?

Although he thought so, Zhang Jing could only step back and said respectfully: "Old minister Zhang Jing, please see the emperor."

"Come here." Emperor Wanli waved his hand impatiently.

Taking a few steps forward, Zhang Jing carefully took out ten silver notes from his pocket and said in a flattering tone, "Your Majesty, I took a look and found that the wedding banquet cost 300,000 taels, and I bargained it down to 200,000 taels. I will return the 100,000 taels to you first."

"You are such a fool, you are such a blockhead." Emperor Wanli put away the banknotes and cursed with a frown.

"This is what I should do, not worthy of Your Majesty"

Zhang Jing thought he had received a round of praise from the emperor, but he was actually scolded. He was stunned and looked at the emperor in astonishment.

"It's obvious that you've been cheated. When bargaining, you should cut the price in half. You only bargained down 100,000 taels. If you're not cheated, what is that?" Wanli glared at Zhang Jing and said logically, "You should learn more from Zhang Yunxiu in the future, so as not to be cheated and count money for others."

hiss.
Does the emperor know everything?

Zhang Jing was shocked. The original cost of 300,000 taels was reduced to only 100,000 taels after he bargained.

Including the bribes he received, he made 180,000 yuan on this trip alone.

After a moment of silence, Emperor Wanli waved his hand impatiently and said, "Alright, alright, you go down first, take that beam..."

"Liang Bangrui." Zhang Jing reminded.

"Yes, Liang Bangrui!" Emperor Wanli nodded vigorously and ordered, "Bring him to me in a few days. I want to see my brother-in-law first to see if he is as good as you say."

"what?!"

"What? Hurry up and go!"

Emperor Wanli roared and kicked Zhang Jing to the ground. Zhang Jing struggled to get up from the ground, then nodded like a sieve: "Yes, yes, I'll go right away." After that, he crawled away.

"Puchi." At this time, Concubine Zheng De on the side laughed out loud.

"You smiled, you smiled, hehe, smiling means you are not angry with me anymore." Emperor Wanli felt relieved, and took Concubine Zheng De into his arms again, saying playfully.

"No, I just thought of something funny." Concubine Zheng De smiled and shook her head.

"What's so funny?" Emperor Wanli asked with interest.

"I think that Your Majesty has been deceived by Zhang Jing." Concubine Zheng De thought for a while and spoke softly.

Wei Qing, who was standing by, was startled and thought to himself: Shouldn't I be the one to say this? Could it be that Zhang Yunxiu was afraid that I wouldn't dare to offend Zhang Jing, so he found this upstart?

While he was thinking, Concubine Zheng De continued, "Your Majesty also said that the price should be cut in half. Think about it, Zhang Jing was so generous just now, he must have taken more money. Your Majesty, you will know if he is cheating next time you see him."

Emperor Wanli stared with wide eyes, and was silent for a while before gritting his teeth and cursing: "What a son of a bitch, he even dares to covet my money. I'll see how I deal with him next time I see him."

"Your Majesty, please don't say that it was I who said it." Concubine Zheng De curved her eyes and said pitifully.

"Why?"

"When I entered the palace, I knew how powerful this eunuch Zhang was. There was not a single palace maid or eunuch who was not afraid of him. I was afraid that he would know it was me who instigated him, and I would definitely be retaliated against by him afterwards." As she said this, she buried her head in the arms of Emperor Wanli, revealing only a pair of big watery eyes.

Emperor Wanli's heart was about to break as he watched, and he shouted angrily, "That dog dares!"

"He is a powerful eunuch. Although I am a concubine, I am already envied. If the emperor goes to court that day, I am afraid that I will die in the palace without knowing why."

"woooooo"

When it came to the touching part, Concubine Zheng De cried like a pear blossom in the rain.

There are at least dozens of concubines in the palace, and each of them longs for the emperor's favor.

She was the only one favored by the emperor, and although she enjoyed great glory, she was envied by all the concubines, and even she felt a chill.

Emperor Wanli was in a panic and tried to comfort her: "Don't worry, that bastard won't dare to do anything to you. Besides, I have the final say in the harem. If anyone dares to touch you, I will fight him to the death."

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Concubine Zheng De stopped crying, raised her red eyes, and replied in a soft voice.

"You are my dearest. Without you, what's the point of me being the emperor?" Emperor Wanli asked with a smile.

Concubine Zheng De smiled and returned to her previous cheerful look.

She doesn't like Zhang Jing, and she also doesn't like Feng Bao. Both of them are ruthless characters and she can't control them at all.

However, Wei Qing, who was recommended by Zhang Yunxiu, is currently in a neither-high nor low position.

Although the eunuchs in charge of the Qianqing Palace are noble in the palace, there is still some gap between them and the eunuchs in charge of the Silijian.

If we can get rid of Zhang Jing first this time, we can promote Wei Qing to be the Chief of Staff of the Imperial Household.

As soon as Feng Bao left, Wei Qing would take the position of the seal holder again. In the inner palace, except for the two empress dowagers, who would dare to turn a blind eye to her?

Now that I have entered this palace with strict restrictions, I have to be the woman who is second only to the man and above everyone else!
After figuring this out, Concubine Zheng De smiled charmingly and said, "Your Majesty, it's getting hot. Why don't we go back to my bedroom and rest?"

"Oh, okay, okay."

(End of this chapter)