jdhmnovel Chapter 402 This is a false accusation
Chapter 402 This is a false accusation
[Although the elders are sworn enemies, Boss Zhang and his wife grew up together as childhood sweethearts. How could this not be considered a match made in heaven? And yet the elders are trying to stop them.]
These two were clever. After some discussion, they each went home to visit their parents. Boss Zhang told his parents that he wanted to marry Miss Bai so that they could eventually take over her restaurant. Furthermore, the Bai family only had one daughter, so if they married her off, the restaurant would eventually belong to them.
Boss Zhang knew his parents very well. With a single word, he had a firm grasp on their lives. Boss Zhang's father had long wanted to take over the Bai family, but the two restaurants were equally powerful, neither able to defeat the other. They could only compete for each other's customers daily, occasionally engaging in dirty business warfare.
If they could form a marriage and take over the Bai Family Restaurant, it would be a great opportunity for Boss Zhang's father. With this in mind, Boss Zhang agreed to let his son marry the young lady from the Bai Family and even took the initiative to arrange their marriage.
Miss Bai wasn't idle after returning home. She also knew her parents had long planned to wipe out the Zhang family, so she told them she was marrying into the Zhang family to serve as an undercover agent, hoping to dismantle the Zhang family from within. Sooner or later, the Zhang family restaurant would become theirs. Her parents were delighted upon hearing this. After all, they had fought for so many years, with neither side winning. They had previously tried to send an undercover agent into the Zhang family, but were quickly discovered. This time, they could openly send an undercover agent and completely destroy the Zhang family. The thought of this made them excited.
Bai's father and mother also agreed to the marriage. The two families, in a rare moment, sat down at the same table for a meal. Afterward, each family arranged their own weddings. After the wedding, to avoid being controlled by their parents, the two decided to move to the capital together and opened Zuixianju.
[Oh my god, what kind of mortal enemy literature is this, shining into reality.]
Gu Jianchu couldn't help but praise, "It seems that Boss Zhang's wife is really a wonderful person. I really want to meet this wonderful person when I have time."
"It is truly a blessing for me and my wife to be favored by the Empress." The owner of Zuixianju's fingers were trembling with excitement, and he could only try hard to control them.
Before Gu Jianchu could continue to say anything, there was a knock on the closed door, and Wen Zhu's voice came from the corridor, "Your Majesty, the Empress, Master Zhang and Madam Zhang are here."
"Bring it in." Gu Jianchu straightened his clothes.
At the same time Wen Zhu brought the people in, Boss Zhang led his people out of the room tactfully.
Lord Zhang was just a minor official in the Sinong Temple and had no chance to meet the Emperor and the Empress. If it weren't for the obsessive desire of the Minister of Rites to insert someone into the palace, their daughter would have had no chance to enter the palace.
Today, the couple was having dinner in the mansion when Wen Zhu brought people in to open the door to see the emperor and the empress. They were both startled. Along the way, the two people happened to ask Wen Zhu indirectly why the emperor and the empress wanted to see them, but who knew that Wen Zhu's mouth was harder than that of a rock. No matter what they asked, Wen Zhu refused to say anything. A bad premonition had been lingering in their hearts until they saw the emperor and the empress. They suppressed the bad premonition a little because of panic.
The two were just brought before the Emperor and Empress, and before they could react, Wen Zhu pushed them from behind, and the couple almost knelt in front of the Emperor and Empress, "Your humble servant greets the Emperor and the Empress."
Without the consent of the Emperor and the Empress, the two dared not stand up and could only kneel quietly. However, they had been kneeling for half a cup of tea and still saw no movement. Madam Zhang bravely raised her head and looked in the direction of Gu Jianchu.
But he saw Gu Jianchu eating milk skin.
The milk skin was sticky and Gu Jianchu accidentally ate the outer layer of his lips, which looked like he had grown a cute white beard.
As she looked over, Gu Jianchu had just finished eating the milk skin in his hand and put it down, looking in their direction with burning eyes. For some reason, Mrs. Zhang immediately lowered her head guiltily.
Gu Jianchu tapped his fingers on the table and spoke slowly, "Master Zhang and Madam Zhang are smart people. Do you know why I summoned you?"
Lord Zhang was just a minor official. Normally, he didn't even have the chance to see the emperor and empress. Moreover, he had been working diligently during this period and had not made any major mistakes. After thinking about it, Lord Zhang didn't think that he had made any mistakes.
Lord Zhang knelt on the ground and spoke cautiously, "Your humble servant is ignorant and does not know why the Emperor and the Empress have summoned you. Please explain clearly."
"Is Lord Zhang really stupid?" Gu Jianchu's voice sounded slowly, with an aura of pressure greater than that of the emperor and Nie Ren.
Hearing this, Lord Zhang couldn't help but shudder. His body shook with fear, and he banged his head heavily, his forehead instantly red and swollen. "Your humble servant is terrified. I really don't know why the Queen summoned you."
"Even if you really don't know, I might as well remind you. Not long after the Emperor ascended the throne, he warned against buying and selling decent women. I wonder if Lord Zhang, as an official in the court, has taken the Emperor's words to heart."
Gu Jianchu said this and slapped the table hard.
A slight sound instantly spread throughout the room.
Gu Jianchu didn't use much strength, so the sound wasn't very loud, but it was enough to make Lord Zhang and Madam Zhang tremble all over, and their hands, which were supporting themselves on the ground, were shaking violently because of fear.
Lord Zhang quickly defended himself, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager understands. I have always taken your words to heart. As an official appointed by the court, I would never have the audacity to commit such a crime. I wonder which villain would have made such a false accusation before Your Majesty and Your Majesty."
"I think Lord Zhang is really brave. Why don't you take a look for yourself to see whether what he presented is slanderous or not." Gu Jianchu pointed to the side.
Lord Zhang and Madam Zhang followed the direction of Gu Jianchu's finger and saw Zhang Ran standing nearby. They stepped back in fear as if they had seen something fatal.
As soon as they entered the room, Wen Zhu pushed them to kneel in front of the emperor and empress, and they had no chance to see that there was anyone else in the room.
What is going on? This disaster is clearly in Mr. Zhang's house, how could it get in front of the emperor and the empress?
Madam Zhang quickly explained, "Your Majesty, I and your husband have never sold or bought women. This wicked woman must be resentful of me for arranging a marriage for her, so she deliberately went to the Emperor and Empress to frame us."
"Ever since the Emperor ordered the concubine to leave the palace, my wife and I have welcomed her home, treating her to good food and drink. We have never treated this evil girl unfairly."