Lin Jiuxi was surprised: "Other families celebrate birthdays with full years, why do they have both partial and full years? Or is the custom in Hezhou different?"

Xiao Wu shook his head and said, "That's not the case. It's just that their family has suddenly become wealthy, and they want to take the opportunity to collect the gift money."

"The Zhang family has now taken over the entire Hezhou, right? How come they are still so poor that they have to rely on this method to accept gifts?" Lin Jiuxi originally thought that Princess Xuan was brave and resourceful. She even dared to murder her own husband and seize power. She was a powerful woman.

But I didn't expect that he was so shallow that he would even take advantage of his mother's birthday.

At present, their family is as prosperous as the sky, so naturally everyone flatters them. Those who want to give gifts are worried about not finding a way to get in, so this is an opportunity for them. But to be honest, this is not nice, they are not willing to let go of even such a small amount of money.

However, this was an opportunity for Lin Jiuxi and the others. It was a birthday party, so there were so many people coming that it was naturally chaotic. They could just take the opportunity to blend in. Nangong Jing could also find a chance to go in and see his brother, just as if it was the last time he saw him. Lin Jiuxi was willing to help him do this.

A few days later, Jiale also sent a message and he followed Zhang Chen to Anyang City.

Later, Zhang's father died, leaving only his only son and his widowed mother in the Zhang family.

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But the Zhang family refused, especially Zhang Jin, who loved Zhang Lihong very much and even threatened to commit suicide.

With the help of his sister, Zhang Lihong also became the head of the Zhang family.

It was because of this incident that Zhang Jin later felt that it was better to rely on herself than on her husband. She directly drugged Nangong Xuan and gained the right to control Hezhou.

As an elder sister, Zhang Jin certainly provides a lot of help.

They almost divided up the entire Hezhou, but they were forcibly divided into two factions. Although Zhang Jin loved her brother, she had already tasted the power, which was more addictive than poison.

Nangong Xuan had no choice but to agree to let Zhang Lihong go, but he said that there would never be a next time.

Even if Zhang Jin was forced to tolerate his brother because of Madam Zhang, he would still be angry. If he could exaggerate the situation and make the brother and sister fall out, they would be able to reap the benefits.

However, as the brother and sister rapidly amassed power and money, the conflicts between them also intensified.

He never thought that his rights came entirely from Zhang Jin, and he just felt that what Zhang Jin gave him was not enough.

Lin Jiuxi gave Jiale some instructions and asked her to arrange a position as a maid for him so that she could take him in.

Later, he even beat a man to death in the street and was reported to the City Lord's Mansion.

"Oh, such a useless guy. If he killed his sister, did he think he could still have the power he has now? He is so arrogant that his eyes are blind." Lin Jiuxi took a bite of the osmanthus cake and found it a bit too sweet.

Lin Jiuxi shook his head and didn't know.

Zhang Lihong, the youngest brother of the Zhang family, grew up under the indulgence and favoritism of his sister and mother. He is stubborn and selfish. Because Nangong Xuan is his brother-in-law, he is also a well-known dandy in the whole Hezhou City.

Jiale also nodded repeatedly, "That's right, luckily Zhang Chen follows Zhang Jin's faction."

Logically speaking, Jiale was just a concubine, not qualified to attend such a birthday banquet. But the Zhang family loved money, and Zhang Chen was stingy, so he even wanted Jiale to pay the gift money for him, so he brought her here specially for this reason.

However, the more stupid the Zhang family is, the better it is for them.

Jiale quickly said, "Do you know why Zhang Jin continued to indulge Zhang Lihong even though he had already killed someone?"

Nangong Xuan didn't care about it and mostly indulged him.

"It's because of Old Madam Zhang." Jiale explained, "Just like when Zhang Jin cried and begged Prince Xuan, her daughter was about to be killed by her son, and Old Madam Zhang also cried and begged for her life, not allowing her daughter to touch her son at all."

Nangong Xuan originally wanted to put the man in jail, both to educate his brother-in-law and to show justice.

Perhaps women are more soft-hearted. Although Zhang Jin was coerced by her mother, she was still willing to hold Madam Zhang's birthday banquet in the palace, just to make Madam Zhang more glorious.

Jiale took the opportunity to meet Lin Jiuxi and talked about the Zhang family.

After hearing this, Lin Jiuxi glanced at Jiale with a smile.

If it was a brother-sister relationship, they had already broken up. No matter how deep the brother-sister relationship was, the brother had already tried to kill her, and anyone would be disappointed. But Zhang Jin continued to indulge her for some reason, which was indeed strange.

It turned out that the Zhang family was just a family of minor officials. Although they were a family of scholars, they lived in poverty. Nangong Xuan did not want to show anything that would arouse the suspicion of the current emperor, so he decisively married this beautiful woman who would not be of any help to him.

Jiale went out under the pretext of buying gifts, but Zhang Chen, the stingy guy, refused to pay, so of course he made excuses and was unwilling to go along.

Jiale also felt that the Zhang family was really different from others. She whispered to Lin Jiuxi: "I heard from Zhang Chen that the two siblings had a big fight. Zhang Lihong even wanted to kill Zhang Jin."

Zhang Lihong was originally a selfish person. He had some feelings for his sister when she was kind to him, but now her sister was actually trying to seize his power. Zhang Lihong began to resent the person who had helped him.

"Ha, then Zhang Jin is not passively being beaten? His son is allowed to bully his daughter, but the daughter doesn't even have the chance to retaliate. If I were to say that loving mothers often spoil their children, this is absolutely true for Madam Zhang." Lin Jiuxi couldn't help shaking his head after hearing this.

The entire Zhang family was divided into two factions, one following Zhang Jin and the other believing in Zhang Lihong.

Of course Jiale agreed immediately.

Worried that if he stayed too long Zhang Chen would become suspicious, Jiale did not sit for long. He just bought some things and took them back.

Lin Jiuxi accidentally saw a dark rockery stone in the Duobao Pavilion of the inn. He could vaguely see a layer of blue-green color on the surface.

Lin Jiuxi quickly called the waiter and asked him, "What is this?"

"This was picked up by our boss in the mountains of his hometown. He thought it was pretty, so he placed it here specially." The waiter said casually.