Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 333 - 319: Qiong’s True Identity

Chapter 333: Chapter 319: Qiong’s True Identity

Zhang San initially just smiled when he heard what Lady Yu said, but soon, he could not smile anymore.

What Lady Yu had just mentioned was not "Kaihuang" but "Yang Jian"!

This was actually the taboo name of Kaihuang; who would dare to call him that directly?

Yet his sister had just called him that directly.

Could she be Yang Jian’s concubine?

Zhang San had heard that Kaihuang and Empress Gudu were deeply in love.

When they had their grand wedding, Kaihuang had pledged his fidelity to only the Gudu Clan for this lifetime.

Was his sister really that audacious?

That couldn’t be right!

If that were true, how could Empress Gudu possibly refrain from taking action while allowing the Yu Family’s business in the Capital to grow so large?

For a moment, Zhang San was unsure of what relation his sister actually had with Kaihuang.

"By the way, brother, I recently met a Taoist who predicted that I would face a disaster of fire soon. Do you know any way to ward it off?"

Zhang San frowned and said, "I really don’t understand these divination methods, and naturally, I don’t know how to counter them, but no worries, I have something here. Wait a moment, sister."

As he spoke, Zhang San took out a wooden plaque amulet from his Gluttonous Bag.

"Sister, this plaque can protect against fire. Within a two-hour period, flames will hardly come near you."

With those words, Zhang San then took out some other wooden plaque amulets from the Gluttonous Bag.

"Sister, this one is for water avoidance. Then this one is a decoy straw man, which can transform into a double that looks exactly like you to protect you in danger, and this one..."

Zhang San took out various wooden craft amulets he had made earlier and gave them all to Lady Yu.

He then took out an equal number and tossed them to Big Head Wang.

"These can save your life at critical moments, precious beyond measure and particularly difficult to make. Keep them safe, understood?"

Zhang San gave Big Head Wang a meaningful glance.

Big Head Wang got the hint.

At that moment, Wang Ziteng said, "Brother San, I want some too."

"What do you want? You want everything. Are you even of age?"

Wang Ziteng was left speechless by Zhang San’s retort.

If you’re not giving, just don’t give; why ridicule me?

Then, Wang Ziteng saw Big Head Wang stuffing the tokens he had just received into the hands of Qiong who was standing nearby, realizing that having these items was indeed pointless for himself.

After all, he had no one to give them to!

Qiong blushed as she took the wooden plaque amulet from Big Head Wang, then mounted the carriage.

Lady Yu also got into the carriage, preparing to leave from the front of the Pei Family’s house.

Watching the departing figure of Lady Yu’s carriage, Zhang San more and more felt that his sister’s identity and stature were extraordinary.

Including that girl Qiong, she must be someone significant too.

He could tell that Qiong had intended to support him today.

If she were merely an ordinary maid of the Yu Family, where would she get the courage to support him?

Moreover, he had just noticed Qiong’s hands when taking the wooden plaques, clean and fair, clearly not those of a working maid.

Her identity, if said to be a close sister to Lady Yu, would easily be believed.

Then, Zhang San suddenly noticed a person standing behind them, drenched in sweat, it was Baili Chengfeng.

"So it’s Chengfeng, the brother who is about to join my Town Martial Office. Brother Chengfeng, do you know the true identity of my sister, Lady Yu?"

Zhang San simply did not believe that Lady Yu was the only identity of the sister he knew.

Baili Chengfeng immediately knelt down to Zhang San.

"Brother San, I was wrong. Please don’t ask anymore, I’m afraid I’ll be beaten to death by my grandfather when I return home today. If I reveal any more about... Lady Yu’s identity, I’m afraid I wouldn’t even know how I died."

Zhang San whispered, "But no matter how high my sister’s status is, she’s just a merchant. Could she really be rich enough to rival a country?"

As Zhang San spoke tentatively, he carefully watched Baili Chengfeng’s expressions.

He noticed that Baili Chengfeng was incredibly shocked when he heard him call her ’sister’.

"You call her... call her sister?"

Zhang San nodded and said, "The sister I recognized before I entered the Capital. Is there a problem?"

"That... Brother San... would you accept me as your younger brother? Um... even as a son is fine!"

"Scram, scram, scram!"

Zhang San kicked Baili Chengfeng away with one foot.

Baili Chengfeng immediately crawled back on his knees, pleading pitifully, "Then, after I join the Town Martial Office, can I hang out with you, Brother San? Don’t worry, I can do anything!"

Zhang San looked at Baili Chengfeng with disdain and whispered, "Honestly, I’m even afraid you’re here to act as an undercover agent!"

"Undercover, such an ungrateful task. Believe me, not just me, even a dog wouldn’t do it! Don’t worry, Brother San!"

For some reason, although Baili Chengfeng clearly wanted to prove that he truly intended to join the Town Martial Office and had no ulterior motives, Zhang San’s gaze towards him grew increasingly colder.

"Fine! If you truly join the Town Martial Office, follow me well, and I’ll definitely ’take good care of’ you!"

"Thank you, Brother San! Thank you, Brother San!"

Excited, Baili Chengfeng knocked his head against the ground several times in front of Zhang San, then stood up, turned around, and sprinted in the direction of the Baili Family.

Zhang San frowned slightly and asked someone beside him, "Does this Baili Chengfeng have some kind of problem with his brain?"

...

Aboard the departing carriage, Lady Yu, while looking at Qiong who was still examining the wooden amulet in her hand, asked with a smile, "Sister, how was your harvest from attending the birthday celebration at the Pei Family today?"

Only then did Qiong realize that her sister was still beside her, and she put away the wooden amulets.

"What harvest could there be! But Father really exaggerated about that Zheng Poyue from the Zheng Family before! Praises like ’one of the Four Young Masters of the Capital, a fine young man picked out of a thousand! Claims of facing hardships on the northern frontier for years, a peerless true man!’"

"Seeing him today, he was just like any other spoiled scion from the noble families, an insubstantial figure. He really thinks he’s something because he’s from the Zheng family, with a bit of skill and too high an opinion of himself! His heart already categorizes people into hierarchies and ranks himself at the top."

"Such a superficial person, if he doesn’t die at the hands of a powerful foe in the future, will likely die at the hands of those he deems inferior. How could such a worthless individual be a suitable marriage prospect?"

Lady Yu nodded slightly; she had been thinking the same.

Although a nation has its rulers and subjects, there inherently exists a hierarchy of respect.

However, as with Kaihuang, a sovereign of a nation who holds the Imperial Path, should naturally possess great character, and must learn to accommodate all under heaven, preventing the people from turning against him.

If one stands high and regards those below as insignificant ants, such an ignorant person, throughout history, rarely meets a good end.

"But concerning your marriage, it’s good that Yang Jian has allowed you to choose."

Qiong glanced at her sister.

All these years, her sister still refused to address the emperor as ’Grandfather’ or ’Father,’ even directly using his name in conversation.

"Sister, recently I’ve had some free time. Why don’t I move out of the palace and live with you for a while? I could spend more time with you."

"Yes. Surely, my little sister must want to spend more time with me, and it couldn’t possibly be because she’s waiting for Wang Junwu from the Town Martial Office to show up at the Yu residence."

"Sister, he has a name, it’s Wang Junwu."

"Oh my, you do remember his name so clearly."

"Sister!"