Chapter 38

　Following the maid around in the backyard of the governor's mansion, after about a cup of tea, Pang Jun came to a small building. The maid said to Pang Jun, "Sir Liu, your wife is waiting inside. Please come in." Pang Jun glanced at the maid and walked into the small building.

　　After entering the small building, I saw the inner hall, which was very spacious. There were many exquisite and small decorations hanging around it. In the middle was a round table with a wine pot and two glasses of wine on the table. Nan Xinzhao's wife, Wang, was sitting in the main seat, and Jinlan, the beautiful maid who had served him these days, was standing beside Wang.

　　Pang Jun walked forward, bowed to Wang and said, "Liu Ziye greets Madam Nan. I wonder what important matter has Madam Nan summoned Ziye to come here so late at night?"

　　Wang looked at Pang Jun for a long time before she said, "Master Liu..."

　　"Madam, just call me Ziye."

　　"Okay, Ziye, I'd like to ask you a question. Are you married?"

　　Wang's sudden question made Pang Jun feel confused.

　　He had no choice but to answer: "In response to Madam Nan's question, Ziye still has several concubines at home, but as for a wife, he has not yet had one."

　　Wang's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Oh? He already has several concubines? I never thought that Ziye, who was so young and was like a pillar of heaven on the battlefield, was actually such a romantic man." Pang Jun smiled and said, "Madam, you are joking. Everyone loves beauty. Although Ziye's family is a little famous, they have never done anything to rob women. The concubines in the family are all in love with Ziye. It's just that due to the rules of the family, they cannot be his legal wives. So Ziye has always felt guilty about them, but I treat them all equally."

　　The Jin Dynasty was engaged in continuous wars, and the young and strong were consumed greatly. The male-to-female ratio was originally 2 to 3 or even 1 to 2. In addition, childbirth was encouraged. Ordinary families would marry a concubine unless they were too poor. Not to mention the wealthy families, most of them would marry five or six women. Some lustful ones even had dozens of concubines. As for the age of marriage, it was even lower. The earliest person to get married was only about twelve years old. Pang Jun was sixteen years old, and it was common for him to have several concubines.

　　"Haha, that's true. Ziye, what do you think of Jinlan?" Wang asked this question at this time.

　　"Miss Jinlan is beautiful, kind-hearted and a good girl." Pang Jun already knew what Wang wanted to do. He glanced at Jinlan and saw that she had lowered her head shyly.

　　"I have been thinking that Ziye's great kindness to the Nan family is not enough to be repaid with just a thank-you banquet. If I had a daughter or granddaughter, perhaps I could marry her to Ziye. However, I am not a good person and did not leave a son or daughter for the master. Jinlan is the daughter of a maid who has followed me since childhood. These days, she has been serving you day and night. How about this? I will give Jinlan to you as a personal maid or concubine, and then add another one to your Liu family. What do you think?"

　　Pang Jun glanced at the charming maid Jinlan again and said, "Miss Jinlan is considerate, gentle and caring. She is a rare and virtuous wife. Ziye is very happy to have her favor. But in a few days, Ziye will return to the capital. I wonder if Miss Jinlan is willing to accompany Ziye on the tiring journey?"

　　When Jin Lan first saw Pang Jun, she was attracted to this young man, and he was a perfect match for her. Now that Pang Jun was sending her a courtship signal, she was naturally overjoyed and said, "Your servant, I am willing to follow you, my Lord, and I will never leave you."

　　Wang smiled at Jinlan and said, "Well, you look so happy, you got what you wanted, didn't you? You can go back first, I have something else to discuss with Ziye."

　　Jin Lan bowed and said, "Thank you, madam. I'll take my leave first." After that, she looked at Pang Jun lovingly and left the room.

　　After Jinlan left, Wang said to Pang Jun, "Jinlan grew up in the Nan family and was trained as a maid. Even if she didn't need to serve my nephews, she would still be taken care of by those old guys. Now, she belongs to you."

　　Pang Jun smiled and said, "Thank you Madam for your help. I am very grateful. I wonder if Madam has anything else you want me to do?"

　　Wang didn't say anything, but looked at Pang Jun with a smile. Suddenly, she stood up, pulled a jade belt around her waist, and the cumbersome clothes on her body were instantly removed, revealing her mature body in a lake green bellyband. Then she turned around in front of Pang Jun. Her skin was white and rosy, as smooth as fat, and her breasts were plump and perky like peaches. Especially her plump and big butt, which made Pang Jun's eyes light up. This fat butt was as big as Nan Xiangwu's!

　　"Zi Ye, what do you think of me?" The noble lady just now turned into a lustful and sexy woman in the blink of an eye, which made Pang Jun's heart startled.

　　"Madam Nan, what are you doing..." "Zi Ye, do you know who I was before?" She sat on Pang Jun's thighs, her plump and charming body close to Pang Jun, and asked with her arms around Pang Jun's neck.

　　"Ziye doesn't know, but Madam, your behavior makes Ziye very confused." "Hehe, I used to be a prostitute," she continued, seeing that Pang Jun's expression did not change, "I have a skill, which is to judge people. I can see that you, Liu Ziye, are a capable person, but also a lustful person. I can also see that you are a person with great ambitions, but you hide your ambitions very deeply, so deeply that almost no one can know."

　　"Madam Nan, you're joking. As a seven-foot-tall man, Ziye is certainly an ambitious person." Pang Jun said calmly.

　　"No, the ambition you mentioned is nothing more than serving the country with all your heart, expanding the territory, and becoming a high-ranking official. But I can feel that your ambition is the whole world!" Pang Jun was shocked. He stood up without caring about Wang, letting Wang fall straight to the ground. He squinted his eyes and looked down at her and said, "Madam, do you know that this is a high-treasonous thing? Ziye is a member of the Divine Cloth Guard. Just based on what you said, the Nan family will probably be implicated."

　　Wang didn't stand up either, but sat directly on the carpet, looking up at Pang Jun and said quietly: "I am 43 years old this year. Thirty-two years ago, my father sold me to a brothel to pay off his gambling debts. Thirty years ago, the madam sold my virginity to a fat old man for five hundred taels of silver, and then I began my life as a vulgar prostitute. Twenty-three years ago, during the chaos of the Thirteen Princes, I took advantage of the turmoil and escaped from the brothel. Then I took a boat to Jiangnan, where I met the down-and-out Nan Xinzhao who had been separated from his family."

　　Seeing that Pang Jun was still staring at her expressionlessly, she continued, "At that time, Nan Xinzhao was like a lost dog, with nothing. No one knew that he was a descendant of a Jiangnan noble family, but I saw it. He made me feel that he was a rich man who would be rich and prosperous in the future. So I took the opportunity to get close to him and pretended to be a good girl who had escaped to Jiangnan after her husband's family was killed. I shared the hardships with Nan Xinzhao, and after the world was pacified, he took me as a concubine."

　　"Pa pa pa..." Pang Jun clapped his hands and said, "Madam's experience is legendary, but what does this have to do with Ziye?"

　　"After I became Nan Xinzhao's concubine, he trusted me very much. When he couldn't make a decision or was in trouble, I took the opportunity to offer him advice. Soon I became his think tank. Twenty years ago, his wife passed away. He was determined not to marry another wife, but directly made me his wife. So I became Mrs. Nan."

　　Wang said quietly.

　　"So what? Madam, wouldn't it be better for you to just continue being Madam Nan? Why do you have to play tricks on Ziye?"

　　"Madam Nan? Yes, Nan Xinzhao trusts me, and I even help him make decisions on many political affairs, but so what? Including me, he has seventeen concubines, not to mention his mistresses, but he only has one son! He was born to him by his first wife, and the other women have no children. The elders in the Nan family mansion are already very dissatisfied with me. Nan Xinzhao's health has been deteriorating recently. What will happen to me once he dies? By that time, I don't want to go back to that humble life."

　　"So you let me..."

　　"Do you think I want to borrow your sperm? No, my ambition is bigger. I want to be your woman. When you soar to the sky, I will also rise with the tide. There is no need to worry."

　　"Why?"

　　"Why? I've said before that I can judge people very well. You looked at me secretly at the banquet, don't think I didn't know that you have feelings for me. More importantly, although you are a descendant of the Liu family, I heard that the Qinzhou Liu family has always produced many nerds, and people like you are rare. Not only are you weak in the court, you are also isolated and helpless outside. You have to rely on your own hands to fight for everything, and I just happened to solve your troubles outside. To be honest, Nan Xinzhao has been in poor health in recent years, and many political affairs are decided by me. In other words, I am the parent official of Zhejiang Province, and this is my basis."

　　Wang looked at Pang Jun confidently and said.

　　Pang Jun squinted his eyes and looked at Wang for a long time, calculating in his heart: This woman, let alone other things, she saw my biggest flaw at a glance, and Nan Xinzhao's performance at the dinner party was indeed not in good health. Coupled with the awe of other officials at the table for Wang, I believe most of her words are true. If I really get such a woman, it will indeed be like a tiger with wings and much easier. But if this is just a show, I will fall into an abyss of no return. This is a gamble.

　　"This is a big gamble," Wang suddenly spoke up when Pang Jun was still thinking, "Are you thinking about whether you should trust me? That's right, this is a big gamble. If you win, you will not only get my full support, but also my body and soul. If you lose, you will lose your head. But I guess you will gamble. Since you have such ambition and choose to become an official, you are a gambler. With your ability and family background, you can live well even if you don't become an official. Why bother to work hard to get a high position? If you don't gamble, then I have made a mistake. You can leave here immediately and I will pretend that nothing happened."

　　After Wang said this, a cold murderous aura completely enveloped her, and she looked at Pang Jun with a little horror, "A woman who is as smart as a demon. If I didn't believe it, I would really think that there is mind reading in this world," Pang Jun sighed secretly, and added in his heart, "Not only that, but you also complete the last chess piece in my plan to plot against the Yue family's industry." His expression changed, and it was obvious that he was struggling between conscience and desire.

　　At this time, Wang threw out an even more delicious bait: "Think about it, with my help, your resources outside the court will grow rapidly, which will help you climb higher and faster. When you finally achieve your ambition, think about my niece Nan Xiangwu who is far away in the Forbidden Palace in Tianjing. You should have seen her. She is so charming that I don't believe you won't be tempted!"

　　When Wang mentioned Nan Xiangwu, Pang Jun's mind exploded instantly. Nan Xiangwu's huge breasts, her ass as big as a millstone, and her fox-like charming face all called out to Pang Jun's soul, and it took him a while to calm down. He was not an indecisive person, but this woman forced him to be extremely cautious.

　　The room became silent. About a cup of tea had passed, which seemed like a year. Pang Jun suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and made a decision. He looked at Wang with a half-smile and said, "I've been talking for so long, but I still don't know your name. If I don't even know the name of my concubine, I feel like a failure."

　　When Wang heard what Pang Jun said, she smiled charmingly and said in a sweet voice, "My lord, I am Wang Fangmei."

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　　Wang Fangmei: Wife of Nan Xinzhao, the governor of Zhejiang Province. She was originally a prostitute and pretended to be a widow from a good family to marry Nan Xinzhao. She was smart and scheming. She seduced Pang Jun in order to get a higher position and helped Pang Jun manage resources and power outside the court. She was an excellent and virtuous wife.

　　Jin Lan: A maidservant of the Nan family who was responsible for taking care of Pang Jun during his injury. She fell in love with Pang Jun at first sight. After the battle of Jiangling, she was given to Pang Jun by Nan Xinzhao. She was the first virgin Pang Jun got and the head maid in Pang Jun's mansion.