Zhang has been wandering around with her father Zhang Xiu since she was a child, and rarely lives a stable life, let alone a harmonious family life.
In ancient times, the status of women was low. Her father, Zhang Xiu, was away from home all the year round. He treated Zhang like a cat. He would give her something to eat if he thought of it, but if he didn't, Zhang would be hungry for several days in a row and had no choice but to find food by himself.
But since coming to Cao Mansion, I witnessed with my own eyes the kindness of father and filial piety between Cao Ang and his son, and the kindness of mother and filial piety between mother and son. This scene made Ms. Zhang jealous.
Especially when Cao Ang asked her to commit suicide, Zhang was moved to tears.
Mrs. Ding probably also saw Zhang's tragic life experience, so she treated Zhang as her daughter-in-law and only gave her kind words and advice:
As long as she serves the young master well, Mrs. Ding will treat them all equally, no matter whether they are wives or concubines.
Mrs. Ding herself was deeply touched by this.
When she first married Cao Cao, the maid Liu who accompanied her was just like the Zhang family today, with a low status.
However, Mrs. Ding was unable to give birth. On the contrary, Mrs. Liu gave birth to Cao Cao's son, Cao Ang.
Then by chance, Mrs. Liu died early, so Mrs. Ding naturally adopted Cao Ang.
In the end, Mrs. Ding's mother was more valuable than her son, thus completely establishing her family throne as the head wife and mistress.
Cao Ang asked Zhang, who was his concubine, to commit suicide together. Mrs. Ding just let it go for such an unreasonable move.
After all, as long as her precious son likes him, she, as a mother, will also stick to Cao Ang.
After all, the world is uncertain, who can know who is not a dark horse?
After eating together, it was getting late.
Mrs. Ding warned them repeatedly and left alone, leaving only Cao Ang and Zhang in the bedroom.
After driving for several days, they were all a little tired. Zhang waited on Cao Ang and lay down on the bed. Seeing no one around, he finally relaxed.
Mrs. Zhang couldn’t help but sigh:
"Young Master... I'm really happy. The Prime Minister is so kind to you and has such a good mother."
Cao Ang suddenly felt strange and said:
"Are your parents treating you badly?"
Suddenly, Mrs. Zhang's expression dimmed and she said:
"I don't have a mother..."
Cao Ang smiled and said:
"Nonsense, without a mother, where did you come from?"
"My biological mother passed away early, and I was raised by my stepmother."
Hearing this, Cao Ang couldn't help but be stunned.
There is a saying that a child with a mother is like a treasure, and a child without a mother is like a grass.
It is not difficult to imagine what kind of inhuman life Zhang has lived since childhood.
Zhang Xiu is a big man, how could he take good care of this weak daughter?
Thinking of this, Cao Ang waved to Zhang and asked her to come over.
Seeing this, Mrs. Zhang hurriedly came to Cao Ang's bedside.
Cao Ang reached out and touched her face.
Still carrying some baby fat.
At the same time, Mrs. Zhang still had a bit of mutton smell on her body.
Zhang was born in Xiliang. She grew up eating mutton and drinking mare's milk. Her body was quite strong. No wonder Mrs. Ding said she was easy to give birth to.
Mrs. Zhang saw Cao Ang looking at her with a look of love on her face, and said doubtfully:
"Master... do you want me to sleep with you?"
Cao Ang laughed dumbly and said:
"I'm still injured, so I don't dare to do that."
Mrs. Zhang was stunned for a moment, and her whole face turned red instantly.
Zhang seemed confused, but she roughly knew what that meant.
"Then...how do we sleep?"
Cao Ang pointed to the other end of the bed and said:
"How about... you can sleep on that side, I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself in the middle of the night."
Mrs. Zhang burst out laughing, then blew out the candle, began to undress carefully, and then carefully got into the bed at the other end.
Just under the quilt, Mrs. Zhang got down and then reached out to touch Cao Ang's feet.
Then she found that his feet were a little cold, so Zhang hesitated for a moment, then hugged Cao Ang's feet in her arms and used her own body temperature to warm them.
This scene greatly moved Cao Ang.
In ancient times, there was a clear distinction between wives and concubines.
But this is only relative to ordinary people.
Real emperors, generals and ministers can do whatever they want.
Whichever one you like is the one, no matter how high or low it is.
The only difference is that the head wife's position cannot be moved at will.
Especially the difference between direct descendants and concubine descendants.
But even so, it is not absolute.
Just like Cao Ang.
He was obviously a concubine, but no one could shake Cao Ang's identity as the eldest son.
The next day, Zhang got up early, and then served Cao Ang to get up and wash himself.
Lying in bed for days made Cao Ang miserable. Anyway, the injury was only on his shoulder, so it was not serious, so he walked back and forth in the house.
The Cao Mansion was specially built by Prime Minister Cao for Mrs. Cao Angding and her son.
A place that can be luxurious is never simple.
The mistress must never do anything that can be done by a slave.
Because she had to prepare for Cao Ang's wedding, Mrs. Ding arranged for everyone in Cao's house to start cleaning the courtyard again early in the morning.
Looking at the busy scene of everyone, there was no need for Cao Ang to intervene. He was just about to go out to the Prime Minister's Mansion, when he saw a group of imperial guards barging in directly.
The leader was wearing all black official uniform, holding an imperial edict in his hand, and said loudly:
"The imperial edict has arrived, Cao Ang will receive it!"
Cao Ang heard the sound and hurriedly walked over, knelt on his knees and said:
"I accept the order!"
"The Emperor said that Cao Ang made a clever plan and performed extraordinary feats, which enabled the Prime Minister's army to completely defeat Wancheng. I am very pleased. The special officer worships Cao Ang as Jinwu, with a rank of two thousand stones. From today on, he will lead the Imperial Forest Army to inspect the capital."
After the official in black clothes finished reading the imperial edict, he quickly took out the seal ribbon and said with a smile on his face:
"Young Master Cao, please get up quickly. This is the emperor's imperial edict, along with the gold seal and purple ribbon. Please accept it, Mr. Cao."
Hearing the sound, Cao Ang was about to get up, but the pain in his back was unbearable. Upon seeing this, the official in black uniform hurriedly ran over, helped Cao Ang up with his own hands, and then put the gold seal and purple ribbon neatly around Cao Ang's waist, smiling with him. Said:
"Young Master has accomplished such extraordinary feats at such a young age. It is a great blessing for me as a man and for the whole world! Your future is limitless!"
Cao Ang received the imperial edict and hurriedly said:
"Thank you for your hard work, please come in and have a cup of tea."
The envoy quickly said politely:
"I can't help it. I don't dare to disturb you. I have to return to the palace to recover."
After saying that, the envoy waved his hand and led the imperial guards to leave.
Seeing this, Cao Ang quickly took out all the gold he had prepared in his arms, stuffed it all into the envoy's hands, and said with a smile:
"Make it hard for you."
Weighing the heavy gold in his hand, the envoy's face suddenly burst into laughter, and he hurriedly whispered:
"Young Master, please rest assured. When I return to the palace next time to meet the Emperor, I will definitely speak kindly to him."
Then, the envoy did not dare to stay in Cao Mansion and left directly with the imperial guards.
After watching the envoy leave, Cao Ang lowered his head and looked at the seal around his waist, and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
From now on, I can be considered a prominent figure in the court.
