Chapter 233 Domineering and Fierce

Wedding night.

A night of dancing with fish and dragons.

The maid held two red candles and placed them on the candlestick, and a faint halo spread out.

Two other maids brought in a bathtub, put in hot water, and waited for the two masters to bathe.

Seeing Zhang Jingshu lying limp on the bed, the maid Zhuier immediately muttered in shame and annoyance: "This is too cruel..."

This sentence directly choked the fierce Zhongshan Marquis.

Zhang Jingshu was sore and weak all over, and was served by Zhuier to prepare for a bath. Hearing this, he stretched out his hand to pinch her cheek and chuckled: "Little Zhuier, you can't escape this day..."

Zhuier was her personal maid, and because of the unfair treatment since childhood, she and Zhang Jingshu were like sisters.

Now that Zhang Jingshu married into the Zhongshan Marquis's mansion, Zhuier naturally married with her and became the Zhongshan Marquis's maid.

Zhang Jingshu did not dislike this result, and she even felt a little relieved.

Because compared to being a servant for a lifetime and finally marrying a servant, she hoped that Zhuier could be taken into Tang Hao's room. At that time, she would be a concubine, at least changing the fate of the servant.

In fact, Zhang Jingshu is a soft-hearted person. She seems to be delicate, but she is very strong-willed.

Otherwise, she would not have refused to bow to Zhu Zhang and silently endured the humiliation and beatings of this so-called sister!

But it is precisely with this kind of character that once conquered by a man, she will be devoted and become soft.

What's more, what is there to be dissatisfied with when meeting a man like Tang Hao?

Zhuier blushed with shame and lowered her head and dared not speak.

Seeing this, Tang Hao immediately sent the three maids away.

In fact, he was still not used to the lifestyle of these ancient people. It was such a private matter, but there was a third person present, because when the ancients had sex, there had to be a maid to serve on the side, such as wiping sweat.

There were even eunuchs who helped the emperor push his butt in the palace. Tang Hao felt his scalp tingling when he thought about it.

Tang Hao's hands climbed up to the soft spot dishonestly. Zhang Jingshu was soft all over. She leaned on Tang Hao's chest with a "moan". Her pretty face was like a red sunset. She was so beautiful that she gasped and begged: "... Husband, please spare me tonight?"

"Or... let Zhuier serve you?"

Zhuier, who was standing outside the house, heard this suddenly and felt even more ashamed. She stamped her feet in shame and anger, wishing she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into and never come out.

However, I don't know why, I have some expectations. What's going on?

Tang Hao was shocked when he heard this.

It's worthy of being an evil feudal society. No wonder so many people miss it.

Zhang Jingshu's idea is very simple. After being educated by the queen and the old nanny in the palace, she deeply understood a truth. If she wants to sit firmly in the position of Zhongshan Marquis's wife, she must ensure that the eldest son of the Marquis is hers.

But no one can guarantee such a thing, so the only feasible way is to feed your man so that he has no spare energy to vent on other women.

However, Zhang Jingshu overestimated her ability, or underestimated the ability of Zhongshan Hou.

It was just the wedding night, and she was defeated, which made the first-rank imperial lady feel a sense of crisis and wanted to help Zhuier get the position immediately.

After all, they are sisters who grew up together since childhood, and they are not outsiders after all.

He pinched her unhappily, causing the beauty to complain constantly, and he stopped.

"Your husband is not an animal, how can I do such an outrageous thing!"

"But you, Madam, I heard some rumors, you don't seem to be happy in the Duke of England's mansion?"

Hearing this, Zhang Jingshu trembled.

Her beautiful eyes turned and looked at her husband in surprise.

After thinking for a moment, she did not hide it, but told her miserable first half of her life in detail.

Because, from this moment on, she, Zhang Jingshu, is the wife of the Marquis of Zhongshan. She will no longer have any relationship with the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion. Zhang Jingshu doesn't even want to maintain the so-called etiquette and decency.

She wants to see if the man in front of her will be disappointed after losing the support of the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion, and will he regret marrying her... a money-loser, a cheap bone?

Zhang Jingshu spoke calmly and expressionlessly as she recounted her tragic experience, as if she was narrating something insignificant and had nothing to do with her.

Tang Hao looked at the beauty in front of him quietly, subconsciously reaching out to stroke her hair, his eyes full of heartache.

"Shu'er, does your bastard father have other brothers?"

"Of course there are, but he is the eldest son, and he married the sister of the Duke of Dingguo, so this title belongs to him!"

Zhang Jingshu explained with a little curiosity, and was very puzzled by Tang Hao's question.

Could it be that he wants to...

"That's not necessarily true!" Tang Hao chuckled, "What if his leg is broken, or if the emperor decrees to abolish him?"

"Duke Dingguo's nephew, so what? Can he be greater than His Majesty?"

At this moment, Zhang Jingshu finally felt the tyranny and ferocity of the Marquis of Zhongshan!

But instead of feeling scared, the beauty felt a sense of security she had never experienced before!

"My husband, you don't have to be like this."

"In fact, everything is over."

"I don't hate them, I even have to thank them."

"If it weren't for my good sister, I wouldn't have married you, my husband!"

Zhang Jingshu was really touched, and her heart was filled with sweetness she had never experienced before.

In this society where men are superior to women and classes are strict, she can meet a husband who treats her well sincerely, which is simply the greatest luck in the world.

Why can't Zhang Jingshu stay in her own home and want to marry into the Zhongshan Marquis's Mansion?

It's because girls are money-losing goods, and concubines are even more money-losing goods!

Her father never treated her as a relative, and even wanted to sell her like a commodity in exchange for a sum of money!

Judging others by herself, Zhang Jingshu was really shocked and moved by Tang Hao's behavior.

How lucky she was to meet such a different species who respects women?

When she thought of this, Zhang Jingshu subconsciously reached out and hugged Tang Hao's neck, and then gave him a kiss affectionately.

Tang Hao felt the tenderness of the beauty like water waves, and felt a heat rising from his dantian, evaporating all the moisture on his body, and then greedily sucked the liquid in the beauty's red lips.

The next moment, the beauty screamed.

"Husband, don't!"

However, it was useless.

Then, the lewd sound rang out again in the house.

Zhuier at the door had been relieved, but when she heard the movement coming from the house again, which was much more intense and fierce than the previous time, her face instantly turned red all over her neck, and her legs were unconsciously pressed together...

The next morning.

Zhongshan Hou rarely got up early.

It was not until Zhuier's voice came from outside the door that a guest came to visit that Tang Hao reluctantly sat up from the beauty's side.

Then he turned his head and saw that the beauty was still sleeping soundly, obviously because she was too tossed last night.

Seeing this scene, Tang Hao slowed down his movements, got out of bed and put on his clothes, and tucked the quilt for the beauty intimately, and then left with peace of mind.

After he left, Zhang Jingshu slowly opened her eyes.

Feeling the meticulous warmth of her husband, her eyes suddenly moistened.

Those were... tears of happiness.

When she came to the lobby, she saw that it was already full of people.

Duke of Ying, Zhang Mao, Duke of Ding, Xu Guangzuo, Duke of Cheng, Zhu Fu, Duke of Wei... All the nobles of the Ming Dynasty who are now famous are here.

Even Tang Hao couldn't help but admire it after taking a look.

Are the nobles efficient in handling this matter?

Tang Hao gave Tang Yu a reassuring look, and the latter withdrew at ease.

After all, the hall is full of nobles, and he, Tang Yu, is not qualified to sit here and talk.

In the entire Zhongshan Marquis's Mansion, the only person who is qualified to sit in it, and is also sitting on the main seat, is only one person, the emperor's confidant, Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan in the Ming Dynasty!

"Tang boy!"

"How is it? Is your body not hollowed out?"

Zhang Mao spoke first, but he made a dirty joke.

All the dukes and marquises present were born out of women, so there was a burst of laughter.

Tang Hao also nodded with a smile and patted his chest to show his strength.

"Don't worry, old man, I'm always in good health!"

"I have to warn you, although Shu'er is a concubine, I have always cherished her. If I know that you have done something to let her down, don't blame me for turning against you!"

Zhang Mao's words were not only to support the platform, but also to show his position and attitude to Tang Hao.

He is Zhang Jingshu's grandfather, so now he is naturally Tang Hao's grandfather.

So, Tang Hao is naturally one of the nobles!

This is the significance of this marriage!

In fact, the dukes and marquises have long been tied together as a whole of interests through marriage.

For example, Zhang Mao's granddaughter married Zhu Qi, the son of Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo; another example is the sister of Xu Guangzuo, the Duke of Dingguo, married Zhang Lun, the eldest son of Zhang Mao; or the sister of Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, married Chen Xiong, the Earl of Pingjiang...

In short, with the gradual decline of military generals and nobles, these nobles have long been combined into a whole through various means to protect their vested interests and to share a share of the power of the government controlled by civil officials and gentry!

What Tang Hao has to face now is the conditions proposed to him by the Ming nobles group.

In this case, Tang Hao is too lazy to flatter these guys. Anyway, except for Zhang Mao, he is not familiar with the others, and it is even the first time they meet.

"Your Majesty means that as long as you pay for the ticket, you can get on board."

"But after getting on board, you are naturally responsible for all the goods you want to sell, and the royal family will take 50% of the profit from it!"

"What? 50%?" Xu Guangzuo, Duke of Dingguo, exclaimed, expressing strong dissatisfaction!

It's not that he cares about such a small amount of silver and gives up the opportunity to do business with His Majesty the Emperor.

It's really that this commission ratio is too exaggerated!

50% profit, plus the loss of goods transported to Shandong and labor costs, is equivalent to the profit that will not exceed 30% in their hands in the end. This is no different from them helping His Majesty the Emperor to do business and His Majesty the Emperor is responsible for collecting money!

How can it be so bullying?

A group of dukes and marquises also talked about it, and most of them held opposing opinions.

After all, their silver was not blown by the wind, not to mention that every household had bleed a lot in the early stage to buy this so-called ticket.

The Duke of the State contributed 100,000 taels, and the Marquis contributed 50,000 taels. This is the marked price!

Do you really think that this silver is not silver?

If the commission rate is based on this, these dukes and nobles, let alone making money, may not be able to earn back the "ticket money" in ten years of doing this business!

Zhang Mao also frowned and knocked his cane subconsciously.

"Tang boy, it's too much, we can't agree to it!"

"After all, there are hundreds of people waiting to support their families in each duke's mansion. Are you really going to let us all go to drink the northwest wind?"

As soon as the old Duke of the State spoke, everyone agreed.

Tang Hao put down the teacup in his hand heavily and sneered: "If you think it's too much, you can choose not to do it!"

"No one is begging you to participate in this business, and no one is putting a knife on your neck to force you to do this business!"

"Don't forget, it was you who begged me, so I went to discuss it with His Majesty!"

As soon as this was said, the whole audience was in an uproar.

The nature of this ferocious Zhongshan Marquis was exposed instantly!

The people present were either Dukes or Marquises, and their titles were equal to Tang Hao's. In addition, they were basically the second generation of the rich and powerful, and had never been treated like this before, so they all glared at Tang Hao instantly.

Only Zhang Mao looked at Tang Hao with an uncertain expression, and couldn't help but remind him: "Tang boy, don't forget that you are also a member of the nobles!"

This sentence was equivalent to saying it clearly.

Unfortunately, Tang Hao didn't buy it.

Tang Hao shrugged indifferently, and then sneered: "It's as real as it is!"

"Where were you when this marquis was suffering? Even Zhu Hui took advantage of this marquis' misfortune and sent a servant to humiliate and break off the engagement. Is this what you call advancing and retreating together?"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned and their faces were not very good.

To put it simply, the Zhongshan Marquis was angry with the nobles because of the actions of Zhu Hui, the Duke of Baoguo, and he has not vented it yet.

To put it bluntly, the Zhongshan Marquis has completely decided to side with the emperor, willing to be the dog of the little emperor, suppress the nobles and plunder their wealth!

In the final analysis, everything is because of that damn idiot Zhu Hui!

Zhang Mao keenly discovered that even if this damn savage let him sleep with his precious granddaughter in vain, he would still not be loyal to him, and even showed a hint of hostility towards the nobles, and he panicked instantly.

After thinking about it, Zhang Mao could only say weakly: "Tang boy, what Zhu Hui did was just because of his own stupidity."

"And he has paid the price for his stupidity. He is still in prison. Isn't that enough?"

"I believe that going to sea is a matter of great importance. If it is only relying on the power of Your Majesty, it will definitely not be completed in a short time. But with the power of our nobles, it will naturally be different."

"So whether it is from the overall situation or from personal feelings, you should not refuse the joining of the noble group because of Zhu Hui's affairs!"

These words are pertinent.

After all, he is Zhang Jingshu's grandfather, and Tang Hao doesn't want to make things too serious.

"It can be reduced to 30%, but there are two conditions."

"First, the lineage of the Duke of Baoguo is not allowed to join the sea trade."

"Well, they are not qualified to join. Your Majesty has confiscated most of their property. Even if all the remaining properties are sold, it may not be possible to collect 100,000 taels of silver, right?"

When these words came out, all the dukes and marquises changed their faces.

What is this?

Is it a fair revenge?

But no one can say a word of opposition!

Because Tang Hao said the truth, the Duke of Baoguo's mansion was confiscated by the Jinyiwei, so where can Zhu Hui find 100,000 taels of silver to buy a boat ticket?

Could it be that everyone should share one or two for him?

Don't be funny, who would talk about feelings at this time and offend the Marquis of Zhongshan for no reason?

The dukes and marquises exchanged opinions, and finally Zhang Mao made the final decision.

"Okay, the Duke of Baoguo will not be involved!"

"The second condition!" Tang Hao looked at Zhang Mao expressionlessly, "Break one of your son Zhang Lun's legs!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was silent.

Zhang Mao was stunned at first, then he became furious, stood up and shouted: "Tang Hao! Don't go too far! What does this have to do with my son?"

"Yes, it doesn't matter!" Tang Hao chuckled, "But your son makes me very unhappy, so he must pay the corresponding price!"

"Either you break one of your son's legs, or I break one of his legs myself, and then let His Majesty issue an order to abolish your son's position as the crown prince, you choose one!"

"This is impossible!" Duke Dingguo Xu Guangzuo was also anxious. Zhang Lun was his brother-in-law, the next Duke of England, and his sister's eldest son was aiming for this title. How could he change because of a word from Tang Hao?

"Marquis Zhongshan! Don't think that you can do whatever you want just because you are favored by His Majesty!"

Xu Guangzuo slammed the table and shouted: "Believe it or not, even if you really set up a fleet, we have plenty of ways to prevent your fleet from going out to sea..."

"Duke Dingguo!" Tang Hao looked at him coldly, "Are you threatening me?"

As soon as the voice fell, Tang Hao suddenly stood up, grabbed Xu Guangzuo's neck, and slammed him hard on the table!

With a loud bang, the table instantly broke into pieces!

This sudden change frightened all the nobles and dukes to pale as paper!

Even Zhang Mao did not expect that this "Tang boy" who was usually respectful to him would actually attack so violently!

This is simply a madman!

Xu Guangzuo spurted out a mouthful of blood, and seeing Tang Hao approaching him, he struggled frantically to retreat.

"Spare my life!"

"Zhongshan Hou, spare my life!"

"I was wrong! I was really wrong!"

However, Tang Hao just bent down and stretched out his hand to him, and then pulled him up.

"Don't be so scared, this is just a lesson for you, you shouldn't threaten me!"

"The thing I hate most in my life is that someone threatens me, remember?"

"Remember! Remember!" Xu Guangzuo nodded repeatedly in a hurry, without any dignity of a duke.

In fact, all the nobles and dukes present were all children of the rich and powerful, and they were all good-for-nothings who had never fought in battle!

It was too easy to deal with them.

Tang Hao looked at Zhang Mao coldly and said in a deep voice: "I respect you, but this does not mean that I can tolerate Zhang Lun, the waste who dared to attack Shu'er!"

"If you can't bear to do it, then I will do it myself, and His Majesty will also issue an order. By then, the Duke of Ying will have no face left!"

"Grandfather, do you understand?"

All the dukes and marquises looked at this scene and took a breath of cold air.

They finally understood one thing.

Zhongshan Marquis is not going crazy for no reason today, but is trying to seize power!

From today on, the first noble of the Ming Dynasty will change from Zhang Mao to Tang Hao!