Chapter 112

“Are those your mothers too?” Xue Keren asked, pointing to a group of young and beautiful women playing near Zhang Weihua’s courtyard, each accompanied by a personal attendant.

“Not really. They were all head maids, or you could say concubines or mistresses without official status. If they had children, it was better. If they couldn’t, they would usually be given some money to send them away when they got older, or they would be arranged to live out their old age.”

How many children does your father have?

“I’m the only one listed in the family genealogy with a proper name; there aren’t even any illegitimate sons, let alone any illegitimate or family-born children.”

“Then wouldn’t you be an only child?”

“Just one or two, whose fault is that?”

Zhang Weihao certainly understood the reason. The logic was simple: losing one’s virginity too early meant incomplete development. While one might be young and strong enough to cause pregnancy, as one got older and engaged in too many sexual activities, one would become infertile.

The most typical example is Jia Zhen. This old philanderer had many shameless women and was very promiscuous. He even coveted his own daughter-in-law, but he didn’t have a second child. He only had Jia Rong as his sole heir. This kind of thing is really inexplicable.

“So your dad is healthy?”

“That’s not your concern. Well, we’re here. This is my residence, Tianrenju. You can go in first. I’ll let my personal maid, Qianxun, know, and she’ll make arrangements for you. I’m going to my father’s place now to say hello.” After Zhang Weihao finished speaking, he greeted Xue Qianxun, who had been waiting at the entrance of the residence for a long time, and instructed her to make arrangements for Lin Shiyin and Xue Keren, and also to arrange for Li Xunhuan, Shixu, to stay at their Zhang residence.

The Zhang Mansion covers a large area, comparable in scale to the Pingnan Prince’s Mansion. Therefore, even when entertaining guests, it is a separate courtyard with a three-story building, which is no less impressive than the Lengxiang Xiaozhu in Li Garden. The experience is far superior to staying in a hotel.

Of course, due to institutional issues, there are many restrictions on the residences of merchants, even if they are from a prominent family but not purely merchants.

However, there are always ways to circumvent policies. For example, the Zhang Mansion is a combination of several adjacent residences that were opened up and rebuilt. Zhang Weihua’s Tianrenju actually has a separate main gate, while the back gate is connected to the main residence. You could say that these are two separate residences, not one, so it would be more appropriate to call it a complex of buildings.

Simply put, it means buying up the entire area and connecting it together to create a super luxury mansion consisting of more than a dozen luxury homes.

Li Xunhuan had visited the Zhang residence before, but that was more than a decade ago. Back then, when he went to the capital to take the imperial examinations, including when he first stayed in the capital as an official, although he lived in the Li residence, he also frequently visited the Zhang residence. Naturally, he knew which way the gate to the Zhang residence opened and was quite familiar with it.

Xue Qianxun hadn’t gone to watch the battle, but she had been communicating with her young master and knew about Lin Shiyin and Xue Keren’s existence, so she immediately made arrangements.

Xue Qianxun was not worried about the so-called trap she had been set up.

Although she wasn’t sure what her young master’s strength was, without a Grandmaster of the Innate Realm, her young master was invincible. The latest battle report confirmed this, showing a one-sided massacre.

“Sister Bai, what’s wrong? You look a little pale.” Yue Lingshan is currently living in a separate courtyard with her mother, Ning Zhongze. Next door lives Sister Bai, who is said to be her junior brother’s head maid.

Because they lived close by, and because this Sister Bai was very skilled in martial arts and swordsmanship, Yue Lingshan got along very well with her after she moved in, and they had a good relationship.

This “Sister Bai” is none other than Dongfang Bai, who is ranked second on the martial arts ranking list as Dongfang Bubai.

However, the Eastern Cult Leader, who was feared by countless people in both the righteous and the wicked in the martial arts world, did not look good at this moment. She had just gone to watch the battle and was truly stunned by the terrifying strength that Zhang Weihai had unleashed. At the same time, she began to regret her actions.

Unlike her younger sister Xue Qianxun, Dongfang Bai only began cultivating the Sunflower Manual after reaching the Core Formation stage, starting directly with Sunflower True Qi. Therefore, as a fellow Innate Grandmaster, she could call herself “Invincible.” As long as no Innate Grandmaster appeared, she would be the one who dominated the martial world and called herself “Invincible.”

Dongfang Bai had always been very confident because of this, until he saw Zhang Weihao, the young master, make a move just now, and only then did he truly understand the huge gap between the two sides.

He is even more terrifying than his own master of the same age and realm. If there is no doubt, he has reached the legendary realm of “unbreakable in the face of gods and breaking through the void”. Moreover, he has reached a level comparable to a Grand Master in terms of pure physical realm. No wonder he values ​​this “fellow Daoist” so much.

“It’s nothing. I just went out to see some excitement. You’ll find out soon, Lingshan. By the way, you should have met those two from earlier, right?” Dongfang Bai was well aware of the relationship between Lin Shiyin, Xue Keren, and Zhang Weihai, so he teased Yue Lingshan.

“Hmph, what kind of reaction can there be? Just wait for my junior brother to introduce me. By the way, am I considered to have a title or not?” Not only her mother, but also Sister Bai has been educating her on these common sense things recently. Coupled with the real situation at the Zhang family, Yue Lingshan now understands the importance of a title and naturally cares a lot about it.

“Of course she has a title. She should at least have the position of a concubine, otherwise it wouldn’t make sense. Besides, you and your daughter are now living in a separate building. I just asked Qianxun for you, and they don’t live with us.”

“Alright then, I’ll ask my junior brother after he’s done with his work. My mother also wants to have a good talk with him about this.”