The Farm Girl's Charismatic Fortune-Chapter 384 - 380: Fight

Feng Jingzhong was a man without roots, and Zhang Rui had not told her family about him.

The Zhang Family was unaware of this matter.

Zhang Chengye disliked this son-in-law, and his displeasure with the Feng Family stemmed from the fact that after the two families were connected through marriage, the Feng Family always inquired about the Ruo Family’s affairs and made excessive demands, all of which were troubling.

At one point, Feng Jingzhong complained that the Master at the Academy was not knowledgeable enough and instead chose to study under Master Han.

You should know, the Master he was dismissing was Zhang Chengye’s father-in-law!

How could Zhang Chengye and Lady Liu not be angry?

After they rejected him, Feng Jingzhong then said he wanted to study at an Academy in the Capital City, but since he knew no one there, he wanted to stay at Princess Wuyou’s residence.

Utterly preposterous!

Naturally, Zhang Chengye paid him no mind!

Luckily for Feng Jingzhong, he later passed the examination to become a Scholar, and then he said that he was not young anymore and did not know how many more years he would have to study to become an Imperial Scholar. He wanted the Ruo Family to help arrange a modest official position in Capital City, a fifth or sixth rank would suffice.

A fifth or sixth rank a modest request? Ruo Shui was a Top Scholar, and he only started as a fifth or sixth rank minor official in the Hanlin Academy.

The Zhang Family was thoroughly disappointed with this son-in-law.

He simply was not a down-to-earth person!

At that moment, a maid came in to ask when they should serve the meal, and Granny Lei cheerfully said, "It’s time for lunch, let’s eat first."

Thus, that topic was dropped.

To avoid Feng Jingzhong making an inappropriate remark, they did not separate the dining tables for men and women during the meal.

Ruo Xuan, Xuanyuan Que, and Granny Lei, along with their brothers and sisters, sat together.

Ruo Shui and Lady Liu sat with relatives from Lady Liu’s side.

Ruo Shui’s brothers were also seated with their wives alongside their in-laws.

After the meal, everyone sat together for a while and chatted, then Lady Liu asked Ruo Xuan to take Xuanyuan Que to her courtyard for a rest.

Lady Liu knew that Xuanyuan Que preferred quiet, and being with everyone all morning was hard on him.

Other guests were staying at the Princess Residence as well, and everyone retired to their individual guest rooms to rest.

The Princess Residence was quite large, with many rooms suitable for the guests.

Zhang Rui and Feng Jingzhong returned to their room.

Feng Jingzhong looked at Zhang Rui and said sarcastically, "And you say the relationship between the Ruo Family and your family is good? I don’t see it!"

Zhang Rui didn’t speak.

Feng Jingzhong continued, "You all claim that the Ninth Prince treats your cousin well? I see it’s nothing special! If he really cared, why wouldn’t he agree to my small request?"

Zhang Rui still said nothing.

Seeing her unresponsiveness, Feng Jingzhong became angry, "Why are you not speaking? Have you not talked to your cousin and your aunt for me, to have the Ninth Prince help me secure a position?"

Zhang Rui remained silent.

Feng Jingzhong was angered by her silence, raising his hand as if to slap her.

Zhang Rui looked up directly at him, defiantly staring him down.

Feng Jingzhong’s raised hand paused, then he lowered it.

He couldn’t hit her, not here at the Princess Residence!

Sarcasm edged into Zhang Rui’s eyes.

Stung by her reaction, Feng Jingzhong grabbed her chin forcefully!

"Do you think I asked you to speak to your cousin about getting me a position for your sake? Look at your sisters’ husbands, all holding official positions, and here I am, your husband, with nothing. Don’t you feel inferior in front of them?"

Zhang Rui pushed his hand away and said coldly, "I don’t feel inferior! If it’s for me, you really don’t need to bother! Your actions only make me feel more inferior, more unable to hold my head high. So, my only request is that you stop bothering my family!"

All she wanted was for him not to trouble her family and her aunt’s family!

Zhang Rui looked at him coldly and continued, "My cousin has known the Ninth Prince since they were children, and the Empress Dowager even treats her like her own granddaughter! But do you know about me? My aunt’s family has never asked the Ninth Prince or the Empress Dowager for any favors? Everyone in my aunt’s family has earned their official positions through their own efforts!"

"So it’s you and your mother shamelessly begging others to arrange an official position for you that really makes me unable to hold my head up high! You don’t feel ashamed, but I do! It’s utterly nonsensical!"

"Slap!" Unable to restrain himself, Feng Jingzhong still slapped Zhang Rui across the face!

Yet strangely, when the slap landed on Zhang Rui’s face, it hurt him instead!

Zhang Rui’s face turned red, but she felt no pain.

Feng Jingzhong’s face, however, was burning with pain!

He looked terrified!

Zhang Rui couldn’t bear it either, as she had never been hit by anyone from childhood!

She lunged forward and slapped Feng Jingzhong back!

It seemed that one slap was not enough to vent her anger, so she forcefully slapped his face repeatedly.

It was as if she wanted to take out the frustrations she had faced at the hands of Feng’s mother-in-law during these days, all on him.

Actually, Zhang Rui had never really suffered much; she only remembered how much her parents loved her when she was a child. Although her grandmother was not kind to her and her two sisters, always mocking and calling them worthless, and giving all the good food to her younger uncle’s two sons.

But the grandmother never hit the three sisters, and later when their mother was pregnant with their brother, she became very nice to them!

Moreover, the Zhang family owned a general store, and she never lacked food or drink. Later because of the Ruo family, life became increasingly prosperous for Zhang Chengye, who then opened general stores in every city within Shengping Prefecture.

Apart from the Governor’s Office and Ruo Family grain shops, only Zhang family’s general stores could sell grains, and the mushrooms cultivated by Xuanbao were also sold only in Zhang’s general stores. As a result, their business thrived, growing better and better.

Zhang Rui’s life over the next eleven or twelve years was smooth sailing, and she truly lived like a pampered young lady.

Her biggest setback was not marrying the man she loved but ending up with Feng Jingzhong.

After their marriage, when she learned that Feng Jingzhong was castrated, she was secretly relieved, glad that she didn’t have to live as a real wife with him and could live a peaceful life.

She paid respects to his parents and pretended to be loving with him.

But the Feng family was too greedy and disgusting!

Feng’s mother-in-law even wanted her to conceive a child with her young son to pass it off as Feng Jingzhong’s child, claiming it would provide her support in her old age!

After her stern refusal and threatening them that Xuanbao would never let them off if they dared such a thing, they finally backed off.

Yet they still demanded that she ask her family to help them with this and that!

Zhang Rui ignored all of it, but Feng’s mother-in-law, relying on her status, began to make life difficult for her by imposing rules.

Zhang Rui didn’t really care about that as long as they didn’t bother her family and relatives.

But today was Xuanbao’s big day, and they had the audacity to make such shameless demands!

They made her parents and herself lose face!

The more Zhang Rui thought about it, the harder she hit.

Feng Jingzhong was extremely afraid; he couldn’t resist at all, as if he had lost all his strength, unable to exert any force and could only let Zhang Rui hit him.

"Stop hitting me!"

"Stop hitting me!"

...

Feng Jingzhong had no choice but to beg for mercy.

Feng’s mother-in-law heard the commotion between her son and daughter-in-law, ran over, and was shocked. She rushed forward and grabbed Zhang Rui’s hair, "You hussy! What do you think you’re doing? You’ve gone against the heavens, daring to hit my son! Let go of my son!"

Zhang Rui was pulled away, and Feng’s mother-in-law raised her hand to strike Zhang Rui’s face!

But her hand was suddenly caught by someone.

"Who? Let go of me, old woman! I’m going to kill this hussy for daring to hit my son!"

Feng’s mother-in-law turned around angrily, only to meet a pair of icy eyes.