Among the food stalls in the South Gate Market, Old Feng's vegetable and meat buns were the most famous. In addition, Old Feng's concubine Wei Zhenzhen, who specialized in selling buns, was born with the beauty of flowers and the moon, and became a living signboard to attract business.
It was a pity that her family owed money, and her father valued money as his life, so he sold her to Old Feng as a concubine. Not only did she have to work early and late, but she also suffered from the beating and scolding of Old Feng's first wife.
Wei Zhenzhen was considered a woman with a hard life in the original Tang novel. She was beautiful, gentle, and kind. She often helped Kuo Zhong and Xu Zhiling. She was one of the closest people to the two main characters in the original novel.
Who knew that Hongyan was so unlucky. Before the two main characters had risen to power, she had accidentally become Yuwen Huaji's Consort Zhen, but in the end, she ended up with a tragic end.
Song Yang, who was determined to benefit the people of the world, naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity to save Wei Zhenzhen. Moreover, Wei Zhenzhen was clever and had a gentle personality. Taking her into the harem was definitely a good deal…
Wei Zhenzhen was sweating profusely as she busied herself. When she suddenly saw a large group of soldiers in front of the bun shop, she was so frightened that the customers who were buying buns hurriedly hid far away.
They were all people who were used to traveling in the martial world and could see that most of these soldiers were burly men wearing the official uniforms of the imperial guards. Unless they were desperate, who would dare to offend these most overbearing imperial guards from the Imperial City?
These imperial guards were arranged on both sides. Song Yang, who was dressed in plain clothes, walked out from the middle, followed by Dugu Sheng, Lai Hu 'er, and a few other escort experts who were loyal to the Great Sui royal family.
They were all trusted generals of Yang Guang and had followed Yang Guang to the north and south. They had helped Yang Guang resist many assassinations, so Song Yang was relatively trustworthy to them.
His gaze fell on Wei Zhenzhen's face. Her jade-white skin was flushed red, probably because of nervousness.
Wei Zhenzhen seemed to have noticed Song Yang's gaze and felt uneasy. She didn't know what to do as she pinched the corner of her clothes. She had the temperament of a little girl from a humble family that made people want to protect her.
"This... Sir, what's the matter?" Seeing the situation outside, Old Feng and his wife who were busy in the kitchen hurriedly walked out and said respectfully.
"I want to buy her. This is her ransom.”Song Yang threw 20 gold taels on the table and said in an unquestionable tone.
He was the emperor, so he couldn't do something like kidnapping a girl on the street. Therefore, he could only use money to " buy " her.
Wei Zhenzhen looked up at Song Yang in surprise. Twenty taels of gold was equivalent to two hundred taels of silver. When Old Feng bought her from her gambling addict father, he only spent fifty taels of silver.
Old Feng greedily glanced at the gold on the table, but he was reluctant to part with it.
This Wei Zhenzhen was a concubine he had bought recently. Although Old Feng coveted her, he had a shrewd and capable wife. He only wanted Wei Zhenzhen to work for them to earn money, so he kept a close eye on her, so Old Feng hadn't found a chance to eat her up. Moreover, Wei Zhenzhen was a free labor and a signboard money tree. Old Feng couldn't bear to sell her.
"Sir, Zhenzhen, she…" Old Feng said reluctantly.
Before he finished, Old Feng's wife, a tough woman who was even more muscular than Old Feng, hurriedly pulled Old Feng's ear and said with a smile,"Okay, okay, okay. Please wait a moment, my lord. I'll let Old Feng give you Zhenzhen's contract.”
After saying that, the strong woman pulled Old Feng's ear and walked into the house to take out the inddeed.
She was not a one-track minded person like Old Feng. She saw the Lord Garrison of the city trembling and bowing behind them. She did not dare to hesitate and immediately made a wise choice between life and interests.
The strong woman shivered when she saw Song Yang's calm gaze. She quickly handed the contract to Song Yang and said with a smile,"Haha, it's her fortune that you like Zhenzhen. Please take her away.”
After receiving the contract, Song Yang opened the paper and looked at it. This was the legal contract of selling oneself in ancient times. A person was actually bound by a piece of paper. It had to be said that it was the tragedy of the poor people in this era.
"I'd rather be a dog in peace than a man in troubled times..."
In this chaotic world, human lives were not as good as pigs and dogs. The fate of women was even more tragic. They often valued boys over girls and sold their daughters to raise their children. This had always been a common problem in ancient times. Even the daughters of wealthy families had no choice but to be political bargaining chips for the interests of their families.
Wei Zhenzhen watched with mixed feelings as her contract fell into Song Yang's hands. Although she really wanted to stay far away from Old Feng and his wife, she thought about how she was being bought and sold like an object.
She couldn't help but feel her heart ache. She whispered,""In the future, Zhenzhen will be Daren's servant. I hope Daren doesn't mind.”
Song Yang looked at this delicate and delicate beauty and could not help but sigh. The current chaotic world was mostly caused by him. It was the cause of Yang Guang and the effect of Song Yang. He had to bear the responsibility of saving the world.
He exhaled a breath of air from his hand, and the contract immediately turned into a pile of shredded paper and scattered with the wind. Song Yang looked down. What attracted him wasn't Wei Zhenzhen's graceful figure, but her calloused hands, which made him feel a little sorry for her. Clearly, she had suffered a lot.
Looking at the broken contract, Wei Zhenzhen was stunned. In her confusion about her fate, she suddenly knelt in front of Song Yang and said,"Lord, Zhenzhen has nowhere to go. Please take Zhenzhen in!”
Now that the flames of war were everywhere and thieves were everywhere, her family had long disappeared. How could a weak woman like her survive in this chaotic world? Although Wei Zhenzhen was infatuated, she was not stupid.
She had just seen Song Yang buy her for a few hundred taels of silver. Although she no longer had to suffer the wrath of that woman, seeing Song Yang casually destroy the contract after taking a look and give her freedom, Wei Zhenzhen's heart was stirred and she could not help but have the idea of following Song Yang.
"Come with me…"
Under Wei Zhenzhen's shocked gaze, Song Yang grabbed her hand and turned to leave.
Although the imperial guards didn't know why the Emperor had mobilized so many people to buy a woman, they knew where their duty lay. They immediately changed their formation, turning into a team that led the way and a team that brought up the rear, protecting Song Yang and the others in the middle.
Wei Zhenzhen stood there in a daze as Song Yang held her hand and walked with tears in her eyes…
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