Chapter 14: Divorce Concubine (Part 2)
Even if she is the legal wife, if she has no children for several years, she will have committed one of the seven grounds for divorce. You should know that the second of the seven grounds for divorce is childlessness, which is only below "unfilial piety to parents" - the continuation of the family is considered the most important purpose of marriage, so if the woman you marry cannot give birth to children, the marriage loses its meaning, and the woman even has no human value. Don't think it sounds cruel, this is the reality of this world.
Not to mention the concubine, it is the eldest wife's natural privilege to beat and scold Yu Zhen's wife. Even Old Feng himself can hardly intervene, and outsiders can't say anything.
"Well, stop talking. I'll give you a task. Find a way to make Old Feng divorce Sister Zhen. If this succeeds, you will benefit." Zhang Xuanning said decisively after hearing almost everything. Seeing that she looked embarrassed, he snorted coldly, "Don't you want to?"
Seeing the cold light in his eyes, Han Niang shuddered and forced a smile: "Since it is Master Zhang's order, leave it to me."
"Well, go and do it. I'll give you ten days." He casually took out the ten-liang silver note from his pocket and said, "Take it first. When you're done, there will be a big reward."
Although the world was in turmoil, it was not to the point of collapse. Ten taels of silver was still quite valuable, and could buy two thousand kilograms of rice, enough for a family to live on for a year. Even in the city, an ordinary family would only have an income of ten taels of silver a year. Han Niang immediately showed a hint of joy and took it: "Oh, it's Master Zhang's reward, then I will accept it. Master Zhang, don't worry, I will take care of this matter."
After she left, Xing Rong came up to him and saw Zhang Xuanning still drinking tea, seemingly thinking about something. He found a seat and sat down. The store owner, Boss Sun, served him tea and snacks.
After waiting for a while, I heard Zhang Xuanning say, "Xingrong!"
"Yes, what do you want, Master Xiang?"
"If Lao Feng divorces, the matter will be over. If he doesn't, or keeps pestering her, you should make preparations first. Once I give the order, you can get rid of their whole family, as long as it's not too direct or too obvious." Zhang Xuanning made a head-cutting gesture, and then said calmly: "Also, no matter which way, Sister Zhen is leaving the house, you can find a suitable location and help her open a bun shop. This matter is up to you!"
"Yes, Master!" Xing Rong was also a smart man. He knew immediately that this was the consideration. Although he trembled in his heart, he did not hesitate at all. He responded and then walked out.
He won the last war and received a silver note worth five hundred taels of gold. Although major disturbances are not frequent now, and the credit of the Chamber of Commerce's money house is still relatively strong, he still took out gold of the same price continuously as a reserve.
The gang leader not only rewarded him with the position of chief incense master, but also rewarded him with a fine long sword and a set of inner armor. If one takes into account Xiangkou's monthly income and reserves, as well as his fifty younger brothers, it can be said that in this year, he has initially established a foundation, but he is not as happy as he expected.
Unlike many people who are sentimental, I remember Kou Zhong in the book, who was the young commander of an army, once said with a wry smile after a battle: "Don't you think it's strange? When I was fighting just now, I never thought of them as human beings, but now that I see them lying in the wilderness, I suddenly remember that they are also human beings like me, with their families and relatives. I even hope that they will return to Khitan and care about their wives and children."
This kind of commander is unable to regard war as something as natural as breathing, is unable to adapt to brutal killing, and is even more unable to put the interests of the entire group first. It can be said that anyone who follows him will inevitably face destruction.
Treat the world as a game, play when you want to, and stop when you want to. What do such people regard the lives and blood of the people, their subordinates, and their enemies as?
As for Xu Ziling, he was even worse. He was extremely weak-willed and had no opinions of his own. He even forgot his friends for the sake of a beautiful woman. He advised Kou Zhong to join the Li family. In fact, there was nothing wrong with joining the Li family, but the key point was that Kou Zhong had occupied one-third of the world at that time, and there was a trend of confrontation between the north and the south. If they joined the Li family, their subordinates would be implicated along with their entire clans - who would allow such a political and military group to exist in the South?
Thinking of this, he immediately made up his mind to eliminate the last bit of restraint he had on these two people in his heart. This world no longer needed these two people who were more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything to appear on the world stage.
After thinking this through, his heart became peaceful. He no longer had any hesitation or killing intent. At this time, he heard the voices of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling asking for a meeting outside.
"Come on, follow me!" Zhang Xuanning walked out leisurely, looking around as he walked.
Yangzhou is an extremely prosperous place, with clear rivers, people coming and going, and a gentle breeze, which makes people open-minded, refreshed, and invigorated.
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling exchanged glances and followed.
After they reached the bridge and faced the crowd below, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling walked side by side, while Zhang Xuanning walked in front. After waiting for a while, two boats passed by side by side under the bridge. Then he spoke softly, "I was rescued by Sister Zhen in this river. I remember that when I opened my eyes for the first time, I saw Sister Zhen holding a bowl to feed me. I will never forget this scene. I vowed to repay her and not let her suffer. Later, when I worked as a waiter in her house and didn't have enough food, she often secretly gave me buns to eat."
Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling felt for the first time that Zhang Xuanning was like an ordinary person with feelings. They were the most easily influenced people, and such words really resonated with them, so they said: "I was the same. I was hungry and cold at the time. I hadn't eaten for several days. I ran to many places and was beaten and scolded. Only Sister Zhen secretly brought me buns to eat."
"Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, do you think I am unfair and are dissatisfied with me? That's why you don't want to tell me anything?"
"No, that's not the case. You are very fair, much better than Boss Yan. We all admire you, Master Xiang." After hearing these words suddenly, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling exchanged glances again, and Kou Zhong stepped forward and said.
"If that's the case, then please tell me. I asked you to take care of Sister Zhen, why didn't you tell me that Sister Zhen was bullied by the eldest wife?"
"I once beat up Lao Feng and his wife and warned him not to abuse Sister Zhen anymore. But this is their family matter. If we do this, it will make Sister Zhen suffer even more!" The two were very embarrassed, but seeing that he was friendly, they unconsciously told him the whole situation.
"We were all small hooligans originally, and only got ahead this year. No matter what, we are brothers and depend on each other. You and Sister Zhen have a good relationship, so what do you think we can do to help Sister Zhen? You have to know that once beating and scolding become a habit, it will only get worse." Zhang Xuanning did not act arbitrarily, but pondered for a while and asked.
"There's nothing we can do about this. After all, Sister Zhen lives in his home. We are family after all, and we can't stay at their home all the time." Xu Ziling said distressedly.
"Then, let's find a way to get Old Feng to divorce Sister Zhen, and then we can help her open a new steamed buns shop. What do you think? After all, it's not a good idea to live like this." Zhang Xuanning asked sincerely: "Although this may hurt a little, it's better to suffer a short pain than a long one. You may not know that a few days ago, the first wife beat her with a stick!"
Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong both frowned and thought for a while before shaking their heads and sighing, saying in a low voice: "If that's the case, then that's the only way."
"Han Niang knows the inside story and she is the matchmaker, so let her come forward. You two, just help her. This is not to help me, but for the poor sister-in-law Zhen!"
"Don't worry, Master Xiang. We brothers will take care of this matter and will definitely resolve it properly."
"Okay, we are brothers, I believe you!" Zhang Xuanning nodded and smiled, and as he looked at the two of them leaving excitedly, his smile grew bigger and bigger.
These two people are indeed very talented, and can even keenly sense whether the other party is hostile. However, this talent is not omnipotent. With good self-cultivation and deep cultivation, they can completely conceal the past and not let others know their inner world - not to mention Li Shimin, the Four Great Monks, or Shi Feixuan , even Xiangyushan can play with them at will.
Before, it was because of them that the two of them felt some subtle and unspeakable hostility towards themselves, which created a sense of isolation and alienation.
But now, it was completely different. Today was the first time that he calmly contained all his psychological activities, as deep as an abyss, concealing the extraordinary feelings of the two and even misleading their intuition.
Things are almost done just like that, and I have made a step forward. Maybe this is God's will!
