Chapter 6: Even if I don't come, will you not go?

  "It's not like I'd bother reminding you if it wasn't for the fact that you're under Lord Lao's jurisdiction. Lin Xiu's face was full of disdain, as if saying: 'Don't think about getting lucky, having the same surname and name is impossible!'"

  "Come, Jun Chen!" This time, Zhang Wen's heart was also greatly shocked.

  To talk about the most famous people before and after Wu Zetian's accession to the throne, apart from the royal family, of course, it would be Di Renjie, Lai Junchen, Zhang Yizhi, Zhang Changzong, and Wu Sansi. In later generations, whether in film, television or prose, as long as there is Wu Zetian, it is almost impossible to avoid these few people, so Zhang Wentai doesn't know Lai Junchen is not possible.

  Among these people, the most notorious and infamous was Lai Junchen. This man was of humble origin, and for most of his life, he only held minor official positions, but whether it was high-ranking officials in the court or royal nobles, they all treated him with caution and even feared him like a tiger. Several prime ministers had died at his hands. Even Di Renjie and Wu Zetian's youngest son, Li Dan, who had once been emperor, almost got killed by him. This also shows how ruthless this man was.

  As for Lai Junchen, the story that brought his reputation to its peak is "Please enter the jar". Once, Wu Zetian ordered him to interrogate his predecessor Zhou Xing. He quietly went to find Zhou Xing and asked for advice on how to extort confessions. Zhou Xing laughed: "This is easy, just set up a large jar, put the person inside, and then light a fire outside to roast them, whatever you want them to confess, they will!" Lai Junchen was overjoyed, immediately got a large jar and lit a fire, saying to Zhou Xing: "I have received an imperial decree to investigate you, so please enter the jar!" Zhou Xing was stunned, knowing he had no chance of escape, and could only honestly "confess".

  If Ji Junchen is a hungry tiger, then the people around him are vicious wolves, and it's understandable that they inspire fear.

  Lin Xiu saw that Zhang Wen's expression did not have the expected anxiety, and he was puzzled: "Zhang Wuge, aren't you afraid of Wei Su?"

  Zhang Wen also knew about Lai Jun Chen's great reputation, but after all, he had only "seen" him on TV and didn't have a personal experience, so he wouldn't be as afraid as Zhang Bao. Moreover, the person he offended today was just someone by Lai Jun Chen's side, not Lai Jun Chen himself. It seemed that leaders might not necessarily help their subordinates with personal matters.

  Moreover, being asked by Lin Xiu like this, he could only pretend to be fearless even if he was a little afraid. After all, isn't a man's life all about saving face?

  "Come soldiers, block; come water, cover with earth. What's there to fear? But you, how dare you associate with me, someone who has offended Wei Su, what a big nerve!"

  "Haha!" Lin Xiu laughed as if she had heard the most hilarious joke in the world, laughing more and more, leaning forward and backward: "Haha! Zhang Wuge actually said something so ignorant, it's laughable! If someone like Lord Shaofu wants to find trouble, they would choose a wealthy and powerful family, just like your Zhang family. Why would he bother with me, a scoundrel who relies on swindling and cheating to survive? What benefit could he get from finding me? And what benefit could he get from finding you? Isn't it obvious? As for gossip, there are many people in the world who gossip about him. If he had to deal with every single one of them, wouldn't he be busy to death? Would he still have time to deal with the chancellors and ministers in the imperial court?"

  Zhang Wen took a deep breath, and only then did he realize that Lai Junchen was the kind of person who bullied the weak but feared the strong. Thinking about his own family's grand mansion with its many buildings and courtyards, it was natural that they would have a lot of wealth, which would be just what Lai Junchen wanted. Although Zhang Wen had always wanted to meet famous people from history, he definitely did not want to receive Lai Junchen in prison.

  Just as he was hesitating, a pleasant female voice suddenly called out: "Gorō, you're here?"

  When Zhang Wen turned around, he saw a girl of about twelve or thirteen years old slowly walking towards him. Although she was still young, her eyebrows and smile already showed some charm. Especially when her eyes looked at Zhang Wen, they sparkled with a hint of flirtation.

  "My god, what a perfect loli!" Zhang Wen secretly swallowed his saliva. At the same time, he began to despise Zhang Yi even more. Just based on the way that little loli looked at him with sparkling eyes earlier, he once again lowered Zhang Yi's moral value in his heart: definitely has an illicit affair, definitely! Not even sparing such a cute underage girl, how inhumane! But, this guy has good taste though.

  "Little sister Moon, it's been a while since we last met, and you've become even more beautiful, don't you think?" By this time, Zhang Wen finally understood why he always felt that Lin Xiu was being lewd. It turned out that when this guy smiled, he looked just like a weirdo holding candy to lure little girls. And when he saw the real loli, his expression really did become more refined, and he truly became a weirdo.

  "That's absolutely right!" Zhang Bao and the other two also forgot the fear brought by Wei Xiu, nodding repeatedly.

  Zhang Wen only then realized that his idea seemed to be wrong. If this loli was Zhang Yizhi's person, there was no reason why these three underlings would dare to discuss her behind her back.

  "What brings you here?" Zhang Yi asked vaguely, unsure of how to address the little girl called Xiaoyue.

  Xiao Yue glared at Zhang Wen with her eyes, saying: "You still have the nerve to ask, you heartless and ruthless thing, I suppose you've already abandoned my family's daughter?"

  "How could I have forgotten? No one can forget her!" He added in his heart, "Of course not, because I never thought of it."

  Next to him, Zhang Bao hurriedly followed Zhang Wen's words to help him make up a lie: "That's right. Little Sister Yue doesn't know that my fifth brother has been feeling unwell for the past few days, but he has always been thinking of visiting Mu Da's residence. He mentioned more than once that as soon as his body recovers, he will immediately go to Feng Qi Building to visit Mu Da's residence."

  Zhang Wen nodded secretly, Zhang Bao this kid has a bad habit of flattering people, but sometimes he also knows how to talk.

  Xiao Yue's expression softened a bit, and she pulled out a note from her bosom and handed it to Zhang Wen, saying: "Since that's the case, forget it. This is something my wife gave me to give to you. I invite you to come over tonight to admire the moon. It seems you've recovered, would you be willing to grant me this favor?"

  Zhang Wen listened to the mention of "Feng Qi Lou" and "Mu Da Jia", and only then did he roughly understand. It seems that this Xiao Yue is a maid of the famous courtesan "Mu Da Jia". Judging from Xiao Yue's expression, Zhang Yi Zhi and "Mu Da Jia"'s illicit affair must be quite passionate.

  Appreciate the moon? Are you kidding me? The weather has been gloomy every day, where is the moon to appreciate at night? Besides, even if there was a moon, Zhang Wen couldn't go to appreciate it! In this era, famous courtesans should not only know how to untie their pants, right? They all seem to like doing something with zithers, chess, books, and paintings, reciting poetry and couplets... Zhang Wen can't do anything, is she going to watch her play alone?

  Zhang Wen held the heavy letter with some trepidation, secretly guessing how many characters he recognized were inside, and how much meaning he could grasp from the combination of familiar and unfamiliar characters. In this awkward unease, he gently opened the letter.

  Before he could clearly see the words on the letter, Zhang Wen had already caught a whiff of faint lotus fragrance. It turned out that this letter had also been scented with fragrance, and this Mr. Mu was indeed very thoughtful. At the same time, he was secretly shocked - since Mr. Mu was so considerate, if he didn't go, it would be hard to explain himself!

  The entire paper had only eight characters, although a few were traditional Chinese characters, which was okay, as Zhang Wenhao rarely recognized each one. The most fortunate thing was that these few characters combined to form a meaning that was quite straightforward, so Zhang Wenhao didn't have to worry about not having a dictionary of literary and vernacular words.

  "Even if I don't go, won't you come?"

  "Are you not going, then I won't come?" The tone was full of resentment. This seemed to be a line from some famous poem, but Zhang Wen couldn't remember which one it was.

  The answer is definitely yes. No matter what you say, I won't come!

  As a person who has survived for over 20 years in the 21st century, Zhang Wen naturally yearned for the legendary courtesans of ancient times. However, as a transmigrator, Zhang Wen's top priority now is to survive without revealing his true identity. Otherwise, wouldn't all those famous courtesans be just fleeting clouds?

  "What a miserable life!" Zhang Wen secretly lamented: "Others who cross over, relying on the knowledge of an extra thousand years, either become literary masters overnight or scientific giants. At the very least, they can use the memories of their predecessor's body combined with their own wisdom to make inventions and creations while having romantic relationships left and right, living a life that is truly exciting. But when it comes to me, why am I so unlucky? Not only can't I become a master, but I also don't have any memories from my predecessor's body. Every day, all I'm afraid of is being exposed, which is enough to make me worry about going gray!"

  Zhang Wen sighed and searched for an excuse to decline, when he suddenly saw Lin Xiu slowly approaching Xiao Yue, smiling and saying: "Sister Xiao Yue, Wu Lang probably can't attend the gathering today, he has promised someone that he would help with something, otherwise, tomorrow someone will take him together to pay respects to everyone, how about it?"