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  As soon as the words came out, the guard with the surname Cheng stepped forward and bowed elegantly to Zhang Xiaozhi, saying in a gentle yet majestic tone: "Please call my wife Mrs. Gao Zhang."

  Zhang Xiao's face turned even uglier upon hearing this. She tossed the wooden box on the table to her maid, Ah Xiang, and coldly said: "It's just some trivial things, take it!"

  "Yes."

  A Xiang hastily and carefully caught it. Although she caught it quickly, the wooden box still fell to the ground with a "crack" sound, followed by a brittle sound, the lid of the box opened, and one of the hairpins inside flew out, spinning in mid-air before falling to the ground and breaking into two pieces.

  This action was a bit rude, and all the women lowered their heads at the same time, looking towards that wooden box.

  It was just a glance, but several stifled gasps and small cries of surprise and regret rang out simultaneously.

  It was not a few maids who made the exclamation, but several daughters of the Zhang family. Born into wealth and luxury, they recognized at a glance that this jade-inlaid phoenix hairpin was actually one that had been worn by Empress Zhang of the Han dynasty. Its value was beyond measure!

  Although the Zhang family is wealthy, the spoils of war seized by King Lanling and his subordinates from the Turks are all the accumulated wealth and treasures of several decades or even hundreds of years of rich families in Wuwei City. Therefore, this jade-inlaid phoenix hairpin among Zhang Xiao's dowry can be compared to the value of 56 bookstores.

  But all these stories, without seeing him in person, still make people shocked. This man walking under the sunlight, as dazzling as the sun, his every move, has a charm that makes people dizzy - for hundreds of years during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, in terms of personal charm, he is unparalleled, who else can compare to him?

  Watching Lang Ling Wang walk over, seeing his expressionless face when facing Zhang Gui, that hidden tenderness and doting gaze, seeing him lower his head, staring intently at the humble private-born daughter, watching him ask in a low voice, almost carefully trying to please her: "How did you end up coming out?"

  Facing this stunningly handsome man that everyone can only look up to, Zhang Shi's expression was light and she furrowed her brow and responded lightly. "I don't want to stay."

  "What's wrong?" The handsome man looked at her with a gentle smile, his eyes filled with concern, "Are you tired?"

  "Not really, I just want to leave."

  Zhang Qi replied, still with a carefree attitude that annoyed others.

  That stunningly handsome man seemed to be accustomed to it, he gazed at her seriously and gently stretched out his hand towards her.

  Zhang Qi's long eyelashes fluttered, and she gently placed her hand on his palm. Her expression was a bit complicated, everything today. The gift, the arrangement, even the guards' response. They were all arranged by him personally. To be honest, Zhang Qi didn't want her own family to be intimidated by him, but she also knew that this was the right thing to do.

  Under the sunlight, these two people who gaze at each other, standing together, form a breathtaking view. Such a view can even make any noble, wealthy, and arrogant aristocrat feel ashamed of themselves.

  At this moment, Zhang Xiao and others were also stunned, feeling as if their breath had been taken away and their spirits had dissipated.

  Before she knew it, Zhang Xiao woke up with a start and let out a heavy hum. Suddenly, she burst out laughing coldly.

  At this time, Langling Wang turned his head around.

  He glanced back at Zhang Xiao, and with a careless glance at the frail woman, he withdrew his gaze and said to Zhang Qi: "Qi, let's go."

  The disdain of the King of Lanling enraged Zhang Xiao, his mother-in-law. She coughed and raised her voice, calling out to the King: "King of Lanling Prefecture, although Ah Qi is only your concubine, my Lanling Zhang family is a high-ranking aristocratic family with a history of several hundred years. To be honest, our family's social status is even higher than that of the Qi State's Guo family. I've heard that your queen consort dislikes Ah Qi. I hope you will consider the face of the Lanling Zhang family and instruct your queen to tolerate Ah Qi a little more. I, Zhang Xiao, am showing respect to Your Highness and the Queen!"

  She said, proudly raising her head, with the dignity of a legitimate mother, she bowed slightly to Langling Wang.

  Then she stared at Lang Ling Wang and Zhang Yi, her expression seemingly mocking and sarcastic.

  The King of Lanling slowly turned his gaze back.

  He stared at Zhang Xiao, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and said lightly: "Madam is wrong, Ah Gui is in the state of Qi, not my concubine. She is my only woman." With an impatient tone, he said here, Lanling King's wife Zhang Xiao nodded and took Zhang Gui's hand to walk out.

  As for King Lanling, Zhang Gui and the guards all listened but didn't take it to heart: what he said was originally true, Zhang Gui was indeed his only woman.

  They could see them until they were far away, and Zhang Xiaoji and the other girls were still stunned there.

  This is the first time they heard a husband say that a certain woman was his only wife... Compared to the Qi state, the nobles of Southern Chen were also like this, and even the common people were too romantic. Even if he was a commoner, as long as he had some extra money, the first thing he would do might not be to increase his land, but to take on concubines and raise singing girls.

  Having many concubines is a matter of course for the aristocratic families of Southern Chen, and it is only natural. As time goes on, it has also become a matter of course for the noble ladies of Southern Chen.

  Therefore, they cannot imagine that there would be a man who would say with such confidence that a certain woman is his only woman. This is extremely humiliating and laughable for husbands, far more so than if he were to indulge in concubinage or if his concubine strongly demanded to be promoted to the status of legitimate wife.

  Moreover, the man who said this is so excellent that he is rare in the world! There is a saying "Under the sky, there are three countries, but Lanling has no match", everyone says he is one of a kind. How can such a unique and unparalleled man be satisfied with holding onto an insignificant illegitimate daughter?

  Looking at the couple walking in the sunlight, Zhang Jin suddenly covered her face tightly. And behind her, a legitimate daughter of the Eighth House said softly: "No wonder, with her background, she also thought about being a proper wife... She enchanted her husband so much that he only wanted to be with her, and was proud of it, Ah Qi, what a great skill!"

  Another legitimate daughter sighed, "Under the sky of three kingdoms, Lanzhou is unparalleled! Such a husband, such an unparalleled husband, what virtue does she have? What ability does she have?" Ah, what virtue does she have? What ability does she have? Each legitimate daughter thought so, what virtue does she have? Has heaven gone blind? A private-born daughter with such a low status, a private-born daughter who is treated as a commodity, if born beautiful, becomes a concubine, and if ordinary, marries a sickly or incompetent son of a large family's private-born daughter, what virtue does she have to be matched with such a good husband? And even monopolize him?

  The third legitimate daughter also sighed behind her back: "If I were her, I would give up Amo and take Gao Changgong. Under the vast sky, only this one person is so foolish."

  Their tone was filled with deep and unspoken envy and longing.

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  Thank you everyone, I didn't expect it but we really took sixth place on the popularity chart, thank you everyone.

  This book is nearing its end and will be finished around mid-January.