CHAPTER 327: CHAPTER 278: IS HE HIDING SOMETHING FROM ME?_2

Fu Zhen nodded, "So it seems that Princess Rong secretly contacting the officials’ families to help Yongping is something Mrs. Zhang is still unaware of."

"She probably doesn’t know." Guo Song shook his head. "If Princess Rong dares to act like this and it gets to the palace, she would definitely be reprimanded. She wouldn’t dare to make it public. Mrs. Zhang has not been attentive in the mansion lately, so unless she’s extra careful, it’s unlikely she’ll hear about it."

Fu Zhen then gave him a look, "Why not quickly send a message to Prince Rong’s Mansion?"

Guo Song acknowledged and swiftly withdrew.

Fu Zhen stretched his waist, gazing at the kite flying in mid-air, and thought of Liang Xuan, whom he hadn’t seen for days, and said, "Let’s visit the Liang Family."

...

Princess Rong’s years of rivalry, Mrs. Zhang was very much aware of it.

In this world, for a woman to establish herself in a large family, how can it be done without reliable support? And no matter what kind of influence, none is more reliable than one’s own family, as their fates are intimately tied together.

But Princess Rong insists on dominating her, wanting the future mistress of the Prince Manor to bow and yield, and also plots to bring down the Zhang Family. How could Mrs. Zhang tolerate this?

Does Princess Rong wish to hold power, while Mrs. Zhang should submit and be obsequious?

If she can’t rise above, must she not at least protect her own territory?

Zhang Shicheng snatched the official position from Zhe Yu, which was decided by Prince Rong, not a result of any maneuvering from the Zhang Family. Princess Rong and her daughter have targeted her for years, which is intolerable enough, but for Yongping and his wife to also aim at the Zhang Family, how could this be endured?

After being beaten by He Qunying, Zhang Shicheng recuperated for a period and is now much better. Upon hearing that Xu Yin orchestrated all these things from behind the scenes, the Zhang family father and son naturally became very angry. Zhang Feng could not sit still, urging Zhang Shicheng to quickly resume his position.

Mrs. Zhang was summoned back in the morning, and the family discussed behind closed doors, deciding they must find a way to extricate Zhang Shicheng from the drill ground case, as this was the only way for him to have a chance to regain an official post later.

After returning to the mansion, Mrs. Zhang went to Yang Zhan’s room.

Yang Zhan, who was previously beaten by Pei Zhan and Fu Zhen’s couple, had recovered. Having long heard from Mrs. Zhang about Xu Yin’s framing of the Zhang family, upon hearing Mrs. Zhang mention overturning the case today, he clasped his hands together and frowned, "Indeed, what Xu Yin did was unethical, but the Pei couple first attacked Yongping and then moved against me. Although Xu Yin’s attack affected Zhe Yu and the Zhang Family, it is not closely related to us at Prince Rong’s Mansion.

"Father has also been reprimanded by the Emperor recently, and he certainly wouldn’t approve of stirring up more trouble. Let’s leave it at that. No more fussing!"

Mrs. Zhang naturally disagreed, "How can you say that? My father and brothers have supported things here for years. If it weren’t for my father, could you as the princely heir have been so secure in the Prince Manor?"

Even though Yang Zhan was frustrated, he was displeased with these words, "You are indeed a person of the Prince Manor, the Zhang Family is merely your maternal family, so who are you ultimately siding with?"

Mrs. Zhang wanted to argue further, but Yang Zhan noticed a concubine coming to deliver soup outside the door and motioned for her to enter.

Mrs. Zhang, gritting her teeth in anger, brushed her sleeves and moved to the door, giving the entering concubine a slap across her face, "Inconsiderate fool, how dare you step in before I’ve crossed the threshold?"

The concubine immediately covered her face and knelt down to beg for mercy.

Yang Zhan said, "You too, why provoke her? Touch anything but her bad luck..."

Mrs. Zhang no longer paid them any mind, crossed the threshold, and left the courtyard.

Upon returning to her room, the matron inside came up to her, "Did the princely consort just come from the heir’s side?"

Mrs. Zhang felt disgruntled, "What is it?"

The matron hurriedly said, "There’s a message from Princess Rong’s side, saying she has been frequently meeting with officials’ families lately, with the intention of releasing Mrs. Xu!"

"What?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhang halted her steps abruptly, "Releasing her?!"

She suddenly let out a cold chuckle, "Isn’t it already lenient enough that she isn’t being sent to a temple to become a nun, yet they want to release her? Are they really disregarding others completely?"

She turned to look at the people around her, "Who has Princess Rong been contacting lately?"

The matron replied, "It’s those few families like Zhang, Li, and Qi, who have always supported Princess Rong."

"Very well!" Mrs. Zhang sneered again, "Find me the weaknesses of all these families! I want to see who dares to venture into this mess!"

"Yes."

After the matron withdrew, Mrs. Zhang lifted the curtain and entered inside the room.

Princess Rong had someone tidy up the courtyard where Zhe Yu used to stay in his youth and let him live there again. Also, she called for the imperial physician to change and apply his medicine, acting as if those previously harsh words had never been spoken.