The most beautiful lady in the harem

Chapter 250: The Shocking Corridor

Zhuang Yan didn't know what happened to Zhang Lan today. She just said with red eyes and trembling voice, "Do you have any shame? What happened? Why did you suddenly treat me like this?"

Zhang Lan took the teacup from the table and drank the cold tea, thinking about what the emperor had said to him today.

It is said that if a man wants to achieve success in officialdom, he must first have a peaceful family.

At first, Zhang Lan didn't understand what Emperor Yongjia meant. But he understood it at first, because he wanted to use him, which was enough to make him happy.

But there is some mystery in what he said later.

Emperor Yongjia criticized him a few words, saying that his sons outside were all going to school, but were still outside and could not enter the family ancestral hall.

Zhang Lan finally understood and was shocked for a moment at the emperor's grasp of all matters outside the court. He even knew that his son born to a concubine needed to be initiated.

Zhang Lan couldn't help but have a little more respect for the current emperor. He spoke a few words to Emperor Yongjia and told him about Xue Niang's matter. Emperor Yongjia nodded after listening, meaning that he wanted to support him in this matter.

Originally, Zhang Lan was afraid that if he suddenly took Xue Niang home, because the marriage was ordered by the emperor, he was afraid that Zhuang Yan would report it to the Empress Dowager Dong.

After all, they were getting married by imperial decree, and it was the emperor's order. If things went wrong, they would be blamed.

But with Emperor Yongjia's words, she was no longer afraid. She had the imperial decree, but he had the imperial edict. She would have nothing to be afraid of when the time came.

However, Zhang Lan would not tell Zhuang Yan about this conversation with Emperor Yongjia.

He just made his attitude clear, put down the teacup, and left the main house. He didn't want to see Zhuang Yan's face for a moment.

The two of them argued for several days, but Zhuang Yan didn't see Zhang Lan lower his head. Seeing that he was very determined this time, she was ready to tell the Queen Mother Dong.

But when the invitation was delivered, it said that the Empress Dowager Dong was not feeling well and had not been seeing anyone.

When she returned home, Zhang Lan had already written the divorce letter. In the end, Zhuang Yan was so anxious that she went back to her parents' home. Her family couldn't stand her being so vain in face. They had been bragging to others for years that Zhang Lan didn't take a concubine. Now this was her retribution.

In the end, Zhuang Yan had no choice but to think that being embarrassed was better than being divorced.

I could only drink Xue Niang's concubine tea before the end of the year.

If Qin Liuse were to say, Emperor Yongjia was really good at manipulating people's hearts. He knew what others cared about and specifically stabbed them in the softest part of their hearts.

The Prince of Chu was a gambler who indulged in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. Shen Qi was very concerned about his reputation and liked to put on a brave face, so he sent people to their doorsteps to make trouble. Unfortunately, these people were real and really owed debts. Shen Qi and the Prince of Chu were helpless and could not report to the police.

As for Zhuang Yan, although she loves her reputation, her biggest concern is Zhang Lan, her snow mother. So she plans to have Zhang Lan bring her snow mother into the mansion and have her show up in front of Zhuang Yan all day long. How could this not make her feel uncomfortable?

I’m afraid Shen Qi and Zhuang Yan don’t know who they have offended. Why are they so unlucky at the end of the year?

But this is all for later.

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It was snowing heavily. On that day when Qin Liuse was eating mutton soup in Zhaoyang Palace, something new happened in Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

That day, Yan Shouyu came out of the palace and met his fellow disciple Zhao Han.

Zhao Han hugged Yan Shouyu and said, "Let's go, let's go drink some wine and enjoy the snow!"

Yan Shouyu didn't really like those places with strong rouge smell, so he broke away from Zhao Han's hand and said, "Get out of the way, grown men are hugging each other."

Zhao Han laughed, and his laugh was very obscene. "You don't like to hug men, so I let you hug beautiful women. In winter, you naturally need to drink some wine and move around to keep warm."

Yan Shouyu's expression remained cold, so Zhao Han sighed and said, "I've never seen a man as disgusting as you. For your sake, let's go to some quieter restaurants, okay?"

"I heard that there are some famous people from the south in Songyuan. It's a good opportunity to listen to some southern folk music. What do you think?"

Zhao Han knew Yan Shouyu's character, so he chose the lesser-known Songyuan. "For you, I have made such concessions, but you still don't go. This is not good enough, you grown man, why are you dithering?"

Normally, Zhao Han liked to go to the brothels where many prostitutes gathered, so this was really a concession.

Yan Shouyu has been in a bad mood these past two days. One reason is that he had a meeting with Concubine Xiao Defei a few days ago, which reminded him of many past events.

Secondly, because of the quarrel with Shi Qiuwu the night before, some things, once a gap is created, are very difficult to repair. What's more, his marriage to Shi Qiuwu was arranged by his parents and there was no basis at all.

So until I figured it out, I didn’t really want to go home.

So he followed Zhao Han to Songyuan.

Songyuan entertains powerful officials and elegant people, and its trademark is elegance.

So those who sing really just sing, and those who dance really just dance.

Zhao Han looked at the wine glass in his hand and complained, "Drinking, just drinking, it's so boring."

Those dancers have such great figures, with their waists, hips and breasts, swaying like that, all capturing Zhao Han's heart. And their eyes are so alluring, but they can only pretend to be handsome here. Zhao Han is very resentful.

I wish I could turn into candlelight and kiss the ups and downs of the dancer's waist.

He turned his head to look at Yan Shouyu next to him, who was drinking with great relish from a pot of wine. He shook his head, thinking that this man was really boring.

"After staying in the Northwest for too long, I only recognize sand, soil, grass and horses. I don't even look at women, right?"

In response to Zhao Han, Yan Shouyu waved his hand on his shoulder.

The two of them spent the entire night drinking and watching everyone singing behind the log door.

It was pitch black outside the window, and I couldn't see the snow even at night.

Finally coming out of Songyuan, Zhao Han felt that he had drunk the wine in vain.

Opposite Songyuan was the largest brothel in Shangjing City, Lanyifang. Zhao Han was looking at the courtesan waving a handkerchief on the opposite building and could hardly walk.

Yan Shouyu glanced at him and said, "Go ahead."

Zhao Han was already excited, and after hearing this, he did not hide it at all, and said to Yan Shouyu, "You are such a spoilsport, otherwise we could have appreciated it together. It's useless to have such a strong body, and those ladies are also unlucky."

With disgust, he walked away without looking back.

Yan Shouyu shook his head. He didn't understand why Zhao Han loved to hang out in places of fireworks. In his eyes, he couldn't bring himself to talk to strangers without any acquaintance. Therefore, he always sneered at Zhao Han's behavior.

He walked aimlessly out of this area full of brothels. No matter how many beautiful girls came up to him along the way, he didn't stop for a moment.

As we walked away from the area where taverns and brothels were concentrated, there were fewer people and the streets became darker.

Yan Shouyu searched his pockets. This place was far away from the Duke Dingguo's Mansion. He had sent the servant back to the mansion when he came here, and he had no one with him. He wanted to get some copper coins to rent a donkey cart to go back to the mansion, but after searching for a long time, he did not have a single copper coin.

We just had a drink. It's a rare opportunity for us to come here, so I didn't bring much money with me, so I spent it all.

"Whatever." Yan Shouyu said calmly.

This place is also far from the Duke's Mansion.

Fortunately, a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and the last thing Yan Shouyu lacks is a house.

He also had a private residence in the nearby neighborhood, so Yan Shouyu turned around and went straight to his own house.

Yan Shouyu was feeling irritable and walked slowly all the way. When he arrived at the door of the private residence, he found a girl lying at the door.

He strictly guarded this private residence. Although he seldom lived there on weekdays, he hired a special woman to look after it.

The old lady lived in the gatehouse inside and looked after the house for him every day and did some cleaning chores. Therefore, the lantern on the eaves of the door was lit and it was not completely dark under the door.

The girl was sitting at an angle by the door, leaning against the wooden door. Her clothes were not very neat and her face was covered with dust. She looked the best she could be described as being in dire straits.