On the way here, Yang had already told him that today's main purpose was to see Zhang Chunrong, as she suspected that Zhang Chunrong was infertile.
He also analyzed his suspicions to him again, and Imperial Physician Wang believed it.
If the mistress is infertile, the man will definitely take in a concubine. Even if the wife's family is powerful, nothing can be said.
It was a big matter concerning the continuation of the family line, and there was no reason to do so. But Young Master Zhang was very clean and had no other women around him, so it was natural for the people in the Duke of the Guard to have such doubts.
He was also very curious about whether there was anything wrong with Zhang Chunrong's health.
He was waiting for Zhang Chunrong to come out and take his pulse, but he waited for a long time and no one showed up.
He drank a lot of tea and sat for a long time. It turned out that he had gone to his father's new concubine's house. The backyard of this gentleman's house was really messy.
Chu Zhiyin has no housekeeper, so no one can order her around, but she can still get her orders from the silly old woman at the back door.
I heard that this silly woman was not silly when she was young, and was even a maid of Master Zhang. Later, she was sent away and married to a lame old man on the farm.
The year Chu Zhiyin married, her husband died and she was always bullied by the people in the manor. That day, she came in through the back door to beg Madam Zhang to go back to the mansion.
She met Chu Zhiyin on the way and felt sorry for her, so she gave her some food and money.
After seeing Mrs. Zhang come out, the old woman was stunned.
She wasn't completely stupid, just half stupid and half not stupid. She refused to work even when she was told to go to the farm, and was finally assigned to guard the corner gate in the backyard.
Chu Zhiyin was in a bad mood and often went to the back garden for a walk, and she often saw the silly woman. Every time she saw her, the silly woman looked at her with sympathy, which she had never appreciated before.
Now that I think about it, the silly woman must have known something, which is why she showed sympathy to her. But she was so stupid that she couldn't say anything.
Someone was arranged to send the silly old woman to the door of the house where Lord Zhang and his wife were having a drink. The silly old woman did not rush in, but stood at the door and shouted at the top of her lungs.
"Master Zhang! Madam Zhang! Come home quickly! The eldest son and the new concubine were fighting in the bathroom and were caught by the eldest young mistress."
The gate was far from the drinking area, so the couple couldn't hear the shouts. The concierge saw such a silly old woman and would not let her in, not even asking a question.
The people passing by were very curious and asked the silly woman, "Who is the Master Zhang you are talking about? Why is the eldest son fighting with the new concubine in the palace?"
The silly woman answered seriously: "Master Zhang is our master. His name is...what is it? I forgot."
"Then do you remember the name of your eldest son?"
"Remember, his name is Zhang Chunrong. Oh! Our master is a third-rank official, Zhang... Zhang, Zhang, Zhang, Zhang Deji."
The silly old woman smiled foolishly with joy at remembering the master's name.
"Zhang Deji! Isn't that the third-rank Right Vice-Minister of the Inspectorate? His eldest son is having an affair with his newly-married concubine? Is this true?"
"Really, really." The silly woman shouted inside again, "Master Zhang! Madam Zhang! Come home quickly! The eldest son and the new concubine were fighting in the bathroom, and the eldest young lady caught them."
"It's no use shouting like that. Just tell us! How was the eldest son captured?"
The silly woman tilted her head and thought seriously, and recounted the whole process of how Chu Zhiyin caught the adulterer.
"What? People from the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion are here too? Oh my! Then this is most likely true."
"Why did the people from the Duke of Huguo's Mansion go to the Zhang family?"
The silly woman shook her head, then nodded: "I am going to see the eldest son, and there is also the imperial physician."
"See a doctor? What disease?" Someone was curious, "Is your eldest son sick? What's wrong with him?"
The silly woman answered seriously, "The eldest son can't have children. It was discovered when he was fifteen. The eldest young lady asked the imperial physician to see him."
"What? Your eldest son can't have children?"
"No way?"
"Why not? The second young lady of the Chu family has been married for so many years and has no children. Zhang Chunrong doesn't even dare to fart. She doesn't even want a concubine or a concubine. Isn't this obvious?"
"Yes, yes, this is inappropriate both emotionally and logically. Miss Chu can't give birth. If the Zhang family really cares about offspring, they will definitely move someone into the room. If they don't, then they have something to hide."
"If this is true, then the Zhang family is suspected of marriage fraud."
"This woman's words are crazy, how much truth is there in them? Do we dare to believe them?"
"Whether it's true or not, everyone should pay attention to it. The Duke of the Guardian will definitely not let their daughter suffer any loss."
The silly woman ignored them and shouted to the mansion, "Master Zhang! Madam Zhang! Come home quickly! The eldest son and the new concubine were fighting in the bedroom and were caught by the eldest young mistress."
Seeing that no one came out, she was very angry: "Humph! Just ignore me, I'm going back."
Not long after she left, the person sent by the Zhang family's housekeeper arrived, told the doorman, and asked someone to call out Zhang Deji and Madam Zhang.
The couple were called away halfway through drinking, and both looked unhappy, especially Zhang Deji, who was bragging to others, and before he had enough he said someone was looking for him at home.
He is so angry, can't you wait until he finishes bragging before looking for him?
The couple came to the door and saw the servant sent by the housekeeper. Zhang Deji asked unhappily, "What happened at home?"
The servant didn't dare to speak out loudly, so he leaned over and reported quietly: "The wife of the Duke of the Guard brought an imperial physician to the house. The eldest son and the new concubine were caught by the eldest young lady."
"What?"
Zhang Deji didn't react to the first sentence, but when he heard the second sentence, he immediately roared, his face turned ashen and he gritted his teeth.
"Evil! Evil!"
Mrs. Zhang, who was standing next to her, also heard it, and her eyes were terribly gloomy. She knew that the new concubine was a vixen.
Not only did they take away the old ones, they also started to take away the younger ones.
Just hook up! Why not be more careful? If Chu Zhiyin catches me, can my plan tonight succeed?
Bitch, you ruined my plan. I'll give her a good beating when I get home.
Just now, the silly woman came to call for help, but the couple didn't come out, so they didn't know anything. After listening to the report from the servant, he hurried back.
When some people who were waiting to see the show saw this, they knew that the silly woman was not lying and that something big had really happened in the Zhang family.
"Tsk tsk tsk! Who would have thought that Master Zhang's deep love for his wife was all fake. He doesn't like his aunt, he only likes his father."
"This is the biggest news of the year. It is rare to see such a disorderly backyard in the home of Mr. Zhang, the Right Vice-Chief Censor of the Third-Rank Inspectorate."
"Guess what the second young lady of the Chu family will do?"
"What else can I do? Just accept it! A woman has been married for eight years. Even if she divorces and returns home, who would want her when she is middle-aged?"
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