I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 407 The luckiest thing
There are many rivers around Kaifeng, including the Yellow River, Ji River, Jing River, Huai River, etc. There are also many rivers that flow directly into Tokyo, including Bian River, Cai River, Wuzhang River, Jinshui River, etc.

With these four rivers as the main channels, nearly three hundred ditches were constructed. These rivers and ditches have good positive effects on cargo transportation, drainage, and urban beautification, but they also have negative effects. Many ruffians and criminals hide in them, calling them "Worry-Free Caves", and even traffick and hide women there.

But in general, the positive effects of these rivers are greater than their negative effects. Take the Bian River as an example. This river transports one million dan of grain every year. The capital and Hebei both rely on this river for their food.

On the bank of the Bian River, there is a street called Linji Street, which is a gathering place for major rice shops.

As the head of one of the twelve trades in Tokyo City, Chi Pan was busiest during the late autumn and early winter, because the autumn grain had to be transported to Kyoto and he was needed to arrange and dispatch the various rice shops.

Ever since Yong'an Tower became popular, Chi Pan's reputation has become even more famous, so he has been very proud during this period of time, and he was even more arrogant when arranging the various rice shops. After all, he has hooked up with Zhao Pan'er, a big Buddha. He is now more proud and arrogant than before, walking with a step that does not recognize any relatives, and parading around the city with his subordinates Lu Wu, He Si and others.

"Yanei, Yanei, look, look quickly."

He Si, who was chewing on a snack, suddenly widened his eyes, then stopped Chi Pan and shouted anxiously, while pointing forward.

Chi Pan held a folding fan in his hand and hit He Si on the head: "Why are you screaming like a ghost? You scared me. What are you looking at?"

He Si's fat face was full of grievance: "Yanei, it's Sister Haohao, I saw Sister Haohao."

"Zhang Haohao?"

Chi Pan's face changed. He and Zhang Haohao had not seen each other for a long time since they met at the dock that day, and they had no contact.

Not to mention the account hacking, as soon as it was mentioned, he suddenly felt quite uncomfortable.

"where is it?"

Chi Pan stretched his neck to look around, and He Si quickly pointed to a rice shop in front.

"There, young master, Sister Haohao is at the door of Zhou's Rice Shop."

Chi Pan seemed not to care on the surface, but he was actually quite concerned in his heart. He looked in the direction of He Si's finger, and then saw the familiar figure.

Although he hadn't seen Zhang Haohao for several months, he still recognized him in the crowd at a glance. At this time, Zhang Haohao was saying goodbye to the owner of Zhou's Rice Shop, and there were several people following him.

Seeing that Zhang Haohao seemed to be coming towards them, Chi Pan hesitated for a moment and wanted to leave, but was reluctant to do so. In the end, he took a step forward and walked over.

Zhang Haohao didn't pay attention to the front, but calculated how much food he needed to buy while walking. Naturally, he did not fail to notice Chi Pan walking towards him.

Just as the two were about to pass each other, Chi Pan finally couldn't help but shout.

"Zhang Haohao."

Zhang Haohao has known Chi Pan for many years and can tell them apart just by listening to their voices.

She raised her head and saw Chi Pan and the familiar He Si and others.

But before Zhang Haohao could say anything, the two guards who had been following her quickly walked in front of her.

Although Zhao Wei had used Shen Ruzhuo's case to clean up the so-called Wuyou Cave, due to various reasons, mainly time constraints, he did not completely eliminate this cancer. The two guards did not know Chi Pan, so to be on the safe side, they secretly protected Zhang Haohao behind them and stared at Chi Pan and his group with vigilance.

Chi Pan looked at the two guards in surprise and was about to speak, but he suddenly discovered that there was something wrong with Zhang Haohao's bun.

"Zhang Haohao, you...you are married?"

There were certain rules for how women in the Song Dynasty tied their hair. Unmarried women and married women had different buns, so it was easy to tell them apart.

Looking at Zhang Haohao with her hair in a bun, Chi Pan ignored the two guards standing in front of Zhang Haohao and stared at her in disbelief. It was not that he didn't know about Zhang Haohao and Zhao Huai'en, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.

He Si, Lu Wu and a group of followers were also finding it hard to believe. They had always thought that their own son and Zhang Haohao were a couple. When the two broke up, they privately felt sorry for their son.

But it has only been a short time and Zhang Haohao has already married. Isn't this too fast? !

Zhang Haohao walked past the two guards and stood in front of Chi Pan, looking at him calmly: "Chi Yanei, whether I get married or not seems to have nothing to do with you, right?"

When she suddenly saw Chi Pan just now, she felt nervous for a moment, but it was only a moment. She and Chi Pan had broken up a long time ago, and now she was a third-rank lady. Even if she saw Chi Pan, there was no need to be nervous, as she didn't owe Chi Pan anything.

Hearing this, Chi Pan was stunned. Although he had broken up with Zhang Haohao, he still couldn't accept that Zhang Haohao had forgotten him so completely so quickly and married Zhao Huai'en.

"How could you be so..." Chi Pan was a little excited and a little angry, but then he thought of Zhao Huai'en, whom Zhang Haohao married, and he suppressed all his emotions and said, "It doesn't matter, but I didn't expect Zhao Changshi to really marry you..."

What do you mean you didn’t expect Zhao Huai’en would actually marry her?

Zhang Haohao's face changed and he interrupted, "Chi Yanei, I know that I am of low status and unworthy of my master, but the marriage between me and your master was granted by the emperor."

"No, that's not what I meant." Chi Pan explained hurriedly, "I just didn't expect you to get married so soon. I haven't heard any news at all."

Zhang Haohao and Zhao Huai'en's wedding was not a grand affair, probably for two reasons.

First, Zhao Huai'en really didn't have time to worry about the wedding.

With Zhao Wei going to the border, Zhao Huai'en had to take charge of coordinating the logistics affairs of the Northwestern Border Army and was simply too busy to handle it.

Second, Zhang Haohao himself didn't want to hold a grand ceremony.

Although to some extent, she and Zhao Pan'er are somewhat similar, both of them were from lowly families who became good women.

But few people knew that Zhao Pan'er was a woman of low birth who became a good woman. People only thought that Zhao Pan'er was a merchant woman, not to mention that Zhao Wei overturned the case of Zhao Pan'er's father, allowing Zhao Pan'er to jump from a merchant woman to the daughter of an official.

But she was different. Everyone knew that Zhang Haohao was a singing girl from the Music Bureau. With such an identity marrying the chief historian of the royal palace, there were already many rumors. If the wedding was held in a grand manner, who knows how many people would secretly mock Zhao Huai'en.

So when the two of them got married, they only invited people from Prince Han's mansion and some of her good sisters from the Music Bureau.

Although their wedding was not a grand affair, it was of high standard.

Not only did Princess Han attend on behalf of the Han Palace, but even the Emperor and the Queen were present in person.

With this specification, there is no other example in the entire Song Dynasty.

Not only that, the emperor also bestowed upon her a third-rank lady, which was something Zhang Haohao had never dared to imagine before, and she was secretly happy about it for a long time.

Zhang Haohao didn't plan to tell Chi Pan about these things, but just said lightly: "Chi Yanei, we have no relationship for a long time. I am married now and have a husband who loves me, so there is no need for us to contact each other in the future. My husband is very stingy."

Zhang Haohao no longer had any feelings for Chi Pan, and now he didn't want Zhao Huai'en to misunderstand him, so he didn't want to have any contact with Chi Pan. So after saying this, Zhang Haohao called all the guards to leave, without any nostalgia for Chi Pan and others. Chi Pan just stared at Zhang Haohao leaving, and didn't come back to his senses until he completely disappeared from his sight.

"Yanei, Yanei."

While shouting, He Si waved his hands vigorously in front of Chi Pan's eyes, finally bringing Chi Pan back to his senses. However, his expression became very decadent and he looked sad.

"She's married. Doesn't that mean there's really no possibility for me and her?"

He Si couldn't help but muttered in a low voice when he heard this: "When you had the chance before, you didn't go to apologize to Sister Haohao. Now that Sister Haohao has been granted marriage by the government and married to Zhao Changshi, there is naturally no chance."

"Snapped!"

Lu Wu slapped He Si on the head and shouted, "He Si, how can you talk like that? Yanei is already so upset, and you are rubbing salt into the wound. Is Yanei wrong? Yanei is not wrong at all."

Then, Lu Wu smiled and said to Chi Pan, "Yanei, do you think I am right?"

Chi Pan, who was secretly feeling sad, was so angry at the two followers that he hit each of them.

"Stupid, idiot, I'm so mad, I'm so mad."

He Si held his head, looking aggrieved: "We didn't make you angry, why did you hit us!"

"what……"

Chi Pan yelled angrily. He really didn't want to waste any more time talking to these two idiots, so he just kicked them, scaring He Si so much that he ran away.

"He Si, you still dare to hide, dare to run, you stop right here..."

I don’t know whether Chi Pan has really let it go completely, or he is just emotionally indifferent and heartless, but after a few words and jokes, he recovered from his sadness and no longer thought about Zhang Haohao.

That night, at the Zhao Mansion in Anyefang.

The couple fought for nearly an hour. Zhao Huai'en felt refreshed, while Zhang Haohao leaned tiredly on his chest, unable to muster any strength in her body.

Zhao Huai'en stroked her hair and asked softly, "Did anything happen today?"

The two have been married for some time. Zhang Haohao was particularly proactive today, and it was obvious that something had happened.

"I went to buy food and grass today, and I met Chi Pan on Linji Street." Zhang Haohao did not hide anything, nor did he explain too much. He just hugged Zhao Huai'en tightly and said emotionally: "My lord, meeting you is the luckiest thing in my life."

At first, Zhang Haohao thought that Zhao Huai'en just wanted her body, and at most he would give her the status of a concubine. After all, she had been in the Music Bureau for so many years, and she knew very well how others viewed women from the Music Bureau.

Especially for those high-ranking officials, even if they redeemed them, at best they would become concubines without freedom. Even worse, they might be treated as commodities and given away at will.

However, what she didn't expect was that the third-rank chief of the royal palace, who had a promising future, wanted to marry her as his principal wife.

After marrying Zhao Huai'en, she was ready to be a canary, but on their wedding night, Zhao Huai'en said that he would not restrict her freedom and let her do whatever she wanted.

If she married Zhao Huai'en just out of gratitude and for the purpose of finding a good way out, then the moment Zhao Huai'en told her to do whatever she wanted, Zhang Haohao was really moved.

Later, Zhao Huai'en said that he wanted to have children with her and pave a bright future for their children. She knew that she was completely conquered by Zhao Huai'en.

For these women who came out of the Jiaofangsi, most of them were confused about their future and had no plans at all.

Even if she was redeemed and taken home to be a concubine, she would still be living under someone else's roof and would not have freedom.

Even if you redeem yourself when you are old enough, the future will be difficult.

Not to mention offspring, for them, it was simply unimaginable. After all, who would look down on the descendants of official prostitutes?

But Zhao Huai'en was willing to have children with her and guaranteed that their children would have a bright future. For Zhang Haohao, this made her happier than if Zhao Huai'en helped her to renounce her citizenship and married her.

Which woman doesn't want to have her own children?

Which woman doesn’t want her daughter to be successful?
Although these are still a bit far away for Zhang Haohao, they do not prevent her from imagining a bright future.

However, what made Zhang Haohao truly fall in love with Zhao Huai'en was another matter.

Zhao Huai'en did not ask what happened between Zhang Haohao and Chi Pan today. He just hummed lightly and stroked Zhang Haohao's smooth back: "You have worked hard these days. The head of the family sent a message to let me thank you on his behalf."

"It's not hard. I can help you a little bit, which is what I wish for."

Zhang Haohao naturally knew what Zhao Huai'en meant by hard work. These days, Zhao Huai'en had been busy with the logistics of the border troops, and she was the one handling all the affairs in the Zhao Mansion.

In addition, Zhao Huai'en also assigned her the task of purchasing grain and fodder for the Prince Han's Mansion in Tokyo City. For two consecutive months, she had not had a good rest, and most of the time she was so tired that she didn't even want to talk.

But she likes this kind of tiredness.

It was also because Zhao Huai'en completely handed over the affairs of the Zhao Mansion's rear house to her, and not only did he not look down on her because of her background, but instead entrusted her with important tasks, that made her truly fall in love with Zhao Huai'en.

Now, Zhao Huai'en's words of thanks for his hard work and Zhao Wei's thanks made Zhang Haohao feel an unprecedented sense of happiness and satisfaction.

Although she had been praised by the emperor and the empress, the praise she received for singing for a living was not at the same level as the hard work and thanks she received for doing practical work.

"I am lucky to be able to marry you. If Li Junxin and the others knew, they would be so envious." Zhao Huai'en smiled gently and said, "There will be no results at the border in a short time, so I will have to ask you to work harder in the future."

Zhang Haohao is an ambitious woman, or to be more precise, a very career-oriented woman. She is even more career-oriented than Zhao Pan'er and has always hoped to make a career of her own.

In the past, he could only sing for a living, but now he can contribute to the Song Dynasty. Even if he only does something insignificant that will not be passed on, it is enough to make Zhang Haohao excited.

After all, there is no comparison between personal career and national career.

Therefore, Zhao Huai'en's words directly hit Zhang Haohao's excitement point.

Zhang Haohao's body trembled slightly, and he suddenly tried hard to hold Zhao Huai'en, and said in an excited and crisp voice: "My lord, thank you!"

"You and I are husband and wife, no need to thank me."

Zhang Haohao hummed, looked at Zhao Huai'en with tenderness in his eyes, and whispered: "My lord, I have rested well, I want a child, um..."

(End of this chapter)