Above the main hall, Zhang Yuhang and his son were attentively facing each other.
Zhang Zongning said calmly: "No matter what, the blood of my Zhang family flows through you. You cannot deny this at any cost."
"No matter what you do, in the end, it will definitely implicate our Yongchang Marquis Mansion and the Zhang family, and this is precisely the thing that I cannot accept the most."
Zhang Yuhang sneered: "How long has it been since you were still here thinking that it has nothing to do with you?"
"Don't forget, you are the Marquis of Yongchang, but the premise is that you must be loyal to His Majesty in order to be the Marquis of Yongchang. The one you can be loyal to and the one you must be loyal to is His Majesty."
"Anyone who dares to be an enemy of His Majesty is your biggest enemy. What does Your Majesty want to do most now, and who is the most difficult problem to deal with in front of His Majesty. I believe you should know this better than me. , Lord Marquis?"
Zhang Zongning's expression changed, but he still affirmed: "That's natural. Loyalty to the king, the country, and your majesty is the duty of a minister."
With a hint of curvature at the corner of his mouth, Zhang Yuhang stepped towards him and said in a deep voice: "It's good that the Marquis knows, but there is one more thing. I want to ask the Marquis clearly on top of the Golden Palace.
I believe that in a place like this, the Marquis would not dare not tell the truth. "
Zhang Zongning frowned slightly, looked at Zhang Yuhang, and said calmly: "I have always been upright and upright in my work, and I have nothing to say to others. If you have anything, just ask."
"Very good." Zhang Yuhang smiled calmly, and then asked: "I want to ask Lord Marquis, do you still remember Tao Shulan by the Jiangnan Lake?"
When Zhang Zongning heard this name, his expression couldn't help but change, his face was full of gloom, and he said in a deep voice: "What exactly do you want to do?"
"What do I want to do?" Zhang Yuhang said directly: "I want Mr. Hou to fulfill his promise to that poor woman and give her a status.
Listen clearly, this is not me begging you, but you owe her.
Not only do you owe her a promise, you also owe her a life. Without her, there would be the now arrogant Yongchang Hou. You should have died more than twenty years ago.
But what about you? How did you treat her? You deceived her with false love, making her think that she had found true love, and she did not hesitate to escape thousands of miles to come to this strange Kyoto with you.
But in order to be your heir apparent, you not only married a legitimate daughter from another family, but you even kept her in your mansion so that no one else would know about it.
Later, she couldn't control herself, gave birth to me, and made me an illegitimate child with no sense of existence. Is this the reward you gave her? "
A trace of guilt flashed across Zhang Zongning's expression, and then he said: "I told her that I could send her back to her hometown in Jiangnan, but she didn't want to go back. She would rather stay in the Hou Mansion without a name or status."
I gave her a quiet courtyard and a place where she could live her old life, and we could see each other from time to time. Your mother didn't have any objections, so why do you want to make trouble now? '
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Hearing Zhang Zongning's words, Zhang Yuhang couldn't help laughing. He sometimes shook his head and sometimes sighed.
It's because he feels unworthy of his mother, and he also feels sad for himself.
He really didn't understand that his mother had to be blind to fall in love with such a person. She was so stupid.
"That's enough." Zhang Yuhang was furious: "If you let a girl who fled thousands of miles away with you return to her hometown, are you asking her to go back and die, or are you trying to give yourself some comfort?
Elopement, pregnancy out of wedlock, any of these are going to be criticized by people and put in a pig cage, don't you know?
Mother once regarded you as the most important person in her life, and she did not hesitate to leave her hometown to be with you. She gave up everything for you, but what about you, do you know how much the things you did made him? Chilling?
Have you ever thought about how she feels when she sees her most beloved man sleeping with someone else, and seeing the son she gave birth to through hard work being just an illegitimate child who cannot be seen in the light? "
Zhang Yuhang poured out all his dissatisfaction over the years at this moment, without any reservation.
"Yes, she is blind, she brought it upon herself, and she brought the result upon herself, and I do not object to this.
But don’t forget, the reason why she did all this is because of you, because he loves you, because he believes in you, so she can give her all, but obviously, you made her lose completely and finally caught up with you. He took his own life and died in a foreign land.
I am her son. She gave birth to me and raised me. She is the closest person to me in this world. Therefore, I want to give her justice. I want you to fulfill your promise to her. At the very least, give her a status.
Let her soul rest in peace, let her enter your Zhang family's ancestral hall, and enjoy the incense offerings from your Zhang family descendants. These are what she deserves and what you owe her. You have no right to refuse. "
In the main hall, Zhang Yuhang faced his former father without any retreat and was extremely powerful.
That miserable woman was the most unbearable pain in his life. In both lives, he had failed to fulfill the responsibilities of a son.
In this life, there is no way out.
From the moment he first confessed everything about himself to King Zhou, his fate was already in the hands of King Zhou.
What he did to the people in the Hou Mansion was very clear to King Zhou.
This is his biggest leverage against Zhang Yuhang. As long as she is willing in the future, she can use this matter to pinch him to death at any time.
Zhang Yuhang naturally knew it, so he made a lot of arrangements.
Xiao Ma's departure was the biggest backup he left for himself, but Xiao Ma was not the only one. He was an extremely insecure person, so naturally he had other arrangements.
But for now, he and King Zhou are still on the same front. As long as their interests and goals are consistent, Zhang Yuhang is not worried about his relationship with King Zhou in the short term.
On the contrary, with this in mind, I can gain more of his trust.
In this case, he will not let go of this opportunity. He will naturally do what he can and must do heartily.
Giving your mother a title is something you must do as a son of man.
When Zhang Zongning heard this, it was as if he had heard a fairy tale. He smiled and said: "Ignorant people are really fearless. Do you think that just because you can force my Houfu to bow down now, you can make Mrs. Zhang agree to such a shameful and humiliating thing?" , you are simply dreaming."
"Whether it is a dream or not, we will wait and see." Zhang Yuhang chuckled and said: "But in the future, please Lord Marquis to restrain the people in your clan, because in order to achieve my goal, I will keep an eye on all of you at all times.
I will use any means necessary to suppress the power of your Hou family, target the blood of your Hou family, and the Zhang clan, until you agree to my conditions, bow to me, and give my mother a title.
Even if my reputation is ruined because of this, I will not hesitate to be criticized by thousands of people! "
At this moment, hearing such cold and ruthless words from Zhang Yuhang's mouth, he felt troubled for the first time.
The timid, shy young man before seems to have really changed completely.
And their relationship between father and son, with this conversation, completely dropped to the freezing point.
In the Jinluan Palace, father and son broke up.
