Chapter 21: The Troubles Brought by the Profligate Young Master?

  Liu's family suddenly had a shock, and was frightened. Seeing Zhang Jiuyi brothers' angry appearance, Liu's family instinctively felt that Zhang Xuan had caused no small trouble this time.

  The whole family hastily sat down in the living room, and after Zhang Jiuling briefly told the story of how Zhang Huan had insulted Li Linfu at a poetry and wine party by the Qujiang Pool, Madame Liu's face turned pale.

  But Song Shi was so angry that she almost fainted on the spot. Her own husband was already in a precarious situation, and now Zhang Huan had offended Li Linfu again, which was like adding fuel to the fire. In Li Linfu's great anger, how could Zhang Huan possibly escape unscathed?

  Zhang Ning's face turned red, and if there weren't two elders by his side, he would have exploded in anger.

  "This scoundrel! This cursed thing! He's not just seeking his own death, he's pushing our whole family into the fire pit!"

  Zhang Ning shouted in a hoarse voice and stormed out of the hall, loudly scolding, "Come on, go find that dog Zhang Xuan and bring him back!"

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  Zhang Xuan did not return home directly, because she was invited by Wang Wei and Qiu Wei again on the way, and stayed in a villa located in the suburbs of Wang Wei for an hour.

  Wang Wei and the other person went to him in the past, firstly because they loved his talent, and secondly because of their old friendship with Zhang Jiuling, wanting to secretly give him advice and help Zhang Xuan and the Zhang family resolve this great disaster caused by a momentary impulse and youthful arrogance.

  But after talking for half a day, they suddenly realized that Zhang Xuan seemed to be distracted and not listening carefully, which made them somewhat disappointed. They felt that although Zhang Xuan was talented, he was too arrogant and stubborn, as the saying goes "excessive rigidity leads to fragility", and probably wouldn't go far in the future.

  Leaving Wang Wei's mansion, Zhang Xuan did not take the carriage driven by Zhang Li, but instead walked slowly and alone into the city, returning to his residence at a leisurely pace.

  He certainly knew the concern of Wang Wei and others, but he had his own ideas and didn't want to explain to the other party, so he could only hum and haw to get by.

  Zhang Xuan did not enter the mansion through the main gate. He knew that his "actions" at today's poetry and wine party had already stirred up a huge storm within the Zhang family, and the elders in the house were definitely going to interrogate him.

  He was unwilling to confront the crowd head-on, so he chose to temporarily avoid them.

  But just as he slipped back into his own courtyard, he heard a sorrowful sobbing sound coming from inside the house.

  He furrowed his brow and walked into the main hall to take a look, where Ruyan and Ruyu, two pretty maidservants, were kneeling on the carpet in the middle of the hall with their clothes disheveled, their faces red and swollen, palm prints clearly visible, obviously having been beaten.

  Next to him, a middle-aged servant woman stood fiercely on one side, scolding something.

  Hearing Zhang Xuan enter the house, the two little maids immediately turned their heads and cried out, "Third Master! Save us, slaves...!"

  "What's going on?" Zhang Xuan furrowed his brow and asked.

  The maid hastily made a bow and loudly said, "Third Master, Second Master has given orders that these two maidservants have committed a serious error and should be properly punished by you before being driven out of the manor..."

  Once a maidservant from a wealthy family is expelled with a guilty name, she is actually sold into prostitution, which is basically a dead end.

  Zhang Xuan was startled, "What did they do wrong?"

  She shot Zhang Xuan a glance, thinking to herself: isn't this all because of your reckless and dissolute ways? The second young master was furious, and even if he couldn't drive you, the third young master, out, why take it out on these two maids?

  The Zhang family, from top to bottom, including the servants, now all have a lot of resentment towards Zhang Xuan. So naturally, this servant woman's attitude is not so respectful, and when she heard Zhang Xuan's question, she said disapprovingly, "Second Master said that they didn't take good care of Third Master, letting him go out and cause trouble, which is a great crime. Not killing them on the spot would be leniency."

  As soon as the servant woman finished speaking, Zhang Xuan understood what was going on. With him around, he wouldn't let these two innocent little girls suffer, but the current attitude of this servant woman made him a bit angry.

  Moreover, Ruoyu and Yuyu were his personal maidservants in the house. Zhang Ning did not consult with him and ordered to deal with them by replacing the cooking vessel, Zhang Xuan was also very dissatisfied in her heart.

  "Like smoke and jade, you get up." Zhang Xuan calmly waved his hand, "With me here, no one can move you."

  Like smoke and jade, she heard the words with joy, but looked at the maid with a fearful look, seemingly very afraid.

  Zhang Xuan coldly gazed at the maid, "You can go now, I have my own way of handling this matter."

  "But the second master said..." The servant was about to make some excuses, but Zhang Xuan couldn't help but shout angrily, "Get out!"

  "If you utter one more useless word, I'll take charge and have this stupid woman thrown out of the house and sold into a brothel!"

  Zhang Xuan's tone and expression were both severe, sweeping away his usual gentle elegance, making him appear extremely powerful.

  When Zhang Xuan scolded and uttered harsh words, the servant's heart was frightened and she knelt down on the ground with a thud, repeatedly begging for mercy. Although she relied on Zhang Ning as her master, Zhang Xuan was after all the real master, if Zhang Xuan really made up his mind to punish her, a lowly servant, Zhang Ning would not dare to offend Zhang Xuan for her sake.

  "Get out!" Zhang Xuan squeezed out a cold "get out" from between his teeth.

  Didn't dare to stay any longer, hung his head and hastily retreated in disarray. However, she must have gone to "vent her grievances" to the Liu family and Second Master Zhang Ning. At this moment, Zhang Jiuyin and Zhang Jiu'ao, two senior members of the Zhang family, were still present, and this arrogant troublemaker would definitely not have a good ending.

  My wife muttered to herself as she walked.

  Inside Chang'an City, there are eleven north-south main streets and fourteen east-west main streets. Among them, the six main streets that run through the three city gates on the south side and the six city gates on both the east and west sides are the main roads, known as the "Six Streets".

  The three major north-south streets are Qixiaomen Street, Zhuque Avenue and Anhua Gate Street, all of which are over 100 meters wide. Zhuque Avenue is as wide as 150 meters, the widest street in the city. Zhuque Avenue connects Zhuque Gate to the north and Mingde Gate to the south, running through the heart of Chang'an City from north to south, serving as the main axis of the entire city.

  At dusk, a mighty procession of carriages and horses came in from the Zhuque Gate and proceeded along the Avenue of Heaven to the Xingqing Palace.

  Dozens of slaves and guards led the way, in the middle was a super luxurious carriage, behind which were dozens of beautiful maids holding various household items slowly following. This kind of lineup and array, even the current powerful minister Li Linfu couldn't match it.

  In the spring, summer and autumn of the three seasons, Emperor Li Longji usually lived in Xingqing Palace inside the palace city for "work" or drinking and entertainment, while in winter he went to Huaqing Palace on Mount Li to avoid the cold.

  Inside the Nanxun Hall, the palace music is melodious and elegant, with fragrant incense wafting through the air. Dozens of dancing girls dance gracefully to the beautiful and pleasant music, while on the left side sit a row of musicians, and on the right side stand many palace maids and eunuchs.

  On the central dais, a precious red carpet from Persia was laid out. Behind a wide and large purple sandalwood table, Emperor Li Longji was embracing his beloved concubine Yang Yuhuan, watching the singing and dancing with a drunken and bewildered expression. The empty palace was filled with an atmosphere of indulgence and extravagance.

  If Zhang Huan were here, he would surely discover that this historically famous "beauty who brought disaster" and the peerless beauty who co-authored "The Song of Everlasting Sorrow" and the tragic tale of Ma Weipo with Li Longji had a heavenly beauty and national color, as well as an elegant and noble demeanor, far surpassing what was recorded in history books.

  Yang Yuhuan's figure is slightly plump, which doesn't quite conform to modern people's aesthetic standards. However, her plump figure sets off Yang Yuhuan's unique charm even more.

  The music was in full swing. Li Longji was so enchanted that he pushed away the beauty in his arms, got up and started dancing with abandon. He was not only an emperor, but also a master of music, whose musical skills were beyond ordinary people's reach.

  Yang Yuhuai was leaning lazily on the brocade cushion, smiling and gazing at the somewhat dissolute Emperor.

  A palace maid came forward quietly and knelt down at the feet of Yang Guifei, reporting softly, "Your Ladyship, Madame Guo requests an audience."

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