Chapter Seventy-Five: The Malice Surrounding Zhang Yan
"Sister Rose, what do you think it tastes like?" Zhang Lu leaned back on the dining chair, her legs swinging in the air, and asked like a diligent host, "I think Sister Yue is the best chef in Damask City, and her cooking skills can simply tempt the gods." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
"Well, it's not delicious. Rose picked up the hot tea on the table, blew away a few tea leaves floating on the emerald green water, and said lightly, "However, it has a southern flavor and is unforgettable." ā
"Haha, Sister Rose's mouth is really tricky, but it's almost the same, Sister Yue knows that you came from the west and specially prepared it for you. Zhang Lu said with a smile, "Just like this bowl of honey-made lotus seed soup, it takes at least seven or eight hours from the selection of ingredients to the cooking, and Sister Yue has been preparing since last night." ā
"Oh, no wonder she didn't rest so late yesterday. For an ability of Rose's strength, as long as she wanted, she could hear clearly what everyone in every room of the City Lord's Mansion was doing, so she naturally said, "I still wonder why your maids go to bed earlier than the maid chief." ā
"Thank you, Sister Rose. Zhang Lu was silent for a moment, then raised her head and smiled, "Thank you for your trouble." ā
"Oh, take people's money and eliminate disasters with people. Rose said nonchalantly, "Since you have received such a high reward, of course you have to do your best to complete the task, otherwise you will have the face to continue to be a mercenary." ā
"Hey, okay then. Zhang Lu held her chin and looked at the rose for a long time, and suddenly said with a smile, "In order to repay you, let me finish what I just said." ā
"Wait. Rose narrowed her eyes and sniffed gently in the direction of the tea, and after a while she said, "No one, let's start." ā
"Ha, Sister Rose, your abilities are so convenient. Zhang Lu said enviously, "In the past, my brother and sister often listened to the voice to find someone, every time I played hide and seek, they could find out where I was hiding, and I always felt so angry at that time, I was really unwilling." Unfortunately, until one day, there was no one to play hide and seek with me anymore. ā
"I'm sorry. Rose sighed, no one better understood the feelings of the girl in front of her who missed her sister, thinking of the freezer stored in the secret room, Rose said with a wry smile, "It seems to bring back your bad memories." ā
"It's nothing, I've gotten used to it for so many years. Zhang Lu shook her head, her smile as bright as a crow, "Let's continue with my sister." ā
"Hmm. Rose gestured, leaned back in her chair, and made a gesture of attentive listening.
"My sister is like a fire, and she attracts more than just eyes. Zhang Lu said proudly, "In the brocade city, countless people are attracted to her and gather around her. Not only did the Li family follow her with all their hearts, Fujiwara Yushi favored her, the head of the Sun family attached great importance to her, and a small half of the younger generation of the four pillar families were attracted to her and regarded her as an absolute idol. ā
"Sister has seen Du Ming, hehe, I'm afraid it's hard for you to think that even Du Ming, the old fox, is sometimes moved by his sister, and he is very helpless to compromise like his sister, but you can imagine the attitude of other people. ā
"Not only officials, but also the people, almost every resident, when talking about his sister, will express heartfelt admiration. Oh, Du Yan, that idiot, imitated his sister to make a look of being dedicated to the people, but in fact, he painted a tiger and did not become an anti-dog. ā
"My sister's prestige can be said to be in full swing more than five years ago, and even officials in several surrounding cities praised my sister at that time. For a while, some people even said that if my sister said a bad word, she would be despised by others until my brother stood up. ā
"My brother adheres to a completely different concept from my sister, and is very serious about opposing my sister in all fields, heh, he uses killing and gore as a means to suppress all opposing voices, and he has really formed a force that can restrain his sister. ā
"The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy it. Rose sighed and said, "The crow is indeed protecting Zhang Yan. ā
"Of course I do. Zhang Lu sneered, "However, my brother told me in private that he was still too young at that time, and his thinking was too simple, and he didn't expect that even if he did this, he couldn't stop the malice around his sister." ā
"At that time, many high-level officials were already scared, especially the leaders of the pillar family. Many of their children have fallen to their sister from their hearts, and in the long run, it will destroy the situation of 'branches and leaves, and respect one flower' in Dacade City for two hundred years, and then destroy the foundation of the pillar family. ā
Zhang Tong was also scared, his sister's existence seriously threatened his status, and he was worried every day, in case his sister raised her arms, it was likely that she could directly overthrow his rule, which he would never tolerate. ā
Therefore, he cautiously greeted his sister with a smile on the surface every day, but secretly hated his sister. So, under his push, the malice began to spread. ā
"Wait, ask a question. Rose interrupted Zhang Lu, "How is the relationship between your brother and sister and your uncle?"
"The relationship between my brother and my uncle is very cold, many times it's like a stranger, tsk, the family that controls a city, it's often like this, Sister Rose, you should have seen a lot. ā
"Hmm. Rose nodded, "That's normal." ā
"But my sister is different, my sister really respects her uncle from the bottom of her heart. Zhang Lu sighed and said, "Filial piety comes first in everything, and my uncle will be consulted before taking action on big and small matters, most of my uncle's orders will be carried out unconditionally, and only a few orders that go against her philosophy will be fought for." ā
But the more she did this, the more her uncle felt that she was dangerous, and that she was hiding her ambitions in disguise, and that she was not so defensive against her brother, who did not pay much attention to his orders. It is estimated that it is also because my sister's strength is too strong for Brocade City, and my brother's strength is well hidden, so it is not so much of a threat to him. ā
"In this case, led by his uncle Zhang Tong, some people secretly planned this conspiracy against his sister. ā
"Judging by your brother's attitude towards the Song family and the Du family, I'm afraid both of them are involved. ā
"Heh, except for the Li family, at least more than half of the officials who could participate in the city council at that time had a share. Uncle Zhang Tong was the leader, Song Wu, the head of the Song family at the time, and his brother Song Bin fully supported it, the Sun family had an ambiguous attitude, and the grassroots officials of several real power departments at that time were also supporters, and only the Li family did not know about it. ā
"I didn't hear you mention the Du family. Rose asked, "But I remember that you just said that Du Yan is the direct executor, and the Du family's participation is indispensable." ā
"Du family, it was an accident. ā