latelenovela Chapter 398 Taking the opportunity to escape
Chapter 398 Taking the opportunity to escape
Because Lord Zhang was demoted, their lives became much worse than before, so they thought Zhang Ran was the reincarnation of a calamity star, brought to bring disaster upon them.
"No, your misfortune is caused by your own failure to manage your life properly. It has nothing to do with Zhang Ran. She was born into a good family and has done nothing wrong. If you truly feel that Zhang Ran is unlucky for you, you can send her to a temple and let the nuns raise her. That's better than having you and your wife raise her like this."
[It really is true that putting all the blame on others makes you feel better. ]
[Master Zhang and his wife contacted the wealthy lord and his wife. The couple had very high standards for women, so they followed Master Zhang to his home and secretly took a look at Zhang Ran. Seeing her beautiful and graceful appearance, they were immediately attracted to her. Even the lord's wife was attracted to Zhang Ran and signed an agreement with Master Zhang and his wife on the spot: if Zhang Ran gave birth to a child, they would be responsible for throwing Zhang Ran away and not appearing in front of the child again.]
[They are not good people, they are all from the same nest. ]
After Mr. Qian and Mrs. Qian signed the agreement, they gave Mr. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang a deposit of 30,000 taels. The remaining money would be paid after Zhang Ran gave birth to the child. If it was a girl, 20,000 taels would be given, and if it was a boy, the full amount would be 100,000 taels. Mr. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang were instantly delighted when they heard the 100,000 taels. This money was enough for their son to marry, and they could also negotiate to get their son a better position. Although he had a position now, it wasn't very good. If he had more money, he could negotiate for a higher position.
[Speechless, even if the money from selling a daughter is spent without any moral integrity, it is not a concern.]
[Diplomatic officer Qian gave Master Zhang a bottle of medicine and asked them to send Zhang Ran over that evening.]
After receiving the money, Master Zhang was very efficient. He forced the medicine into Zhang Ran's mouth, and she instantly fainted. Master Zhang then took the opportunity to find a carriage and sent Zhang Ran to Mr. Zhang's residence, or rather, to Mr. Zhang's bed.
When Zhang Ran woke up the next day, she not only found herself in an unfamiliar place, but also lost her innocence. The servants of the Zhang residence even came to give her medicine every day. When she woke up the next day, her body would feel strange. Zhang Ran knew exactly what she had been through.
Fortunately, Zhang Ran had never been spoiled since childhood and had a strong character. If someone else had experienced this, they would have committed suicide long ago. She knew that if she wanted to survive, she needed to save herself. The prerequisite for self-rescue was to let the other party down, so that she could escape and seek help from the Dali Temple while they were not paying attention.
In order to allow Mr. and Mrs. Zhang to relax their vigilance and not have to have a whole courtyard of people watching her every day, she resisted for two days, then slowly agreed, showing that she was not fighting against her fate and had compromised.
[Mr. Zhang and Mrs. Zhang were very satisfied with Zhang Ran's compromise.]
[She gradually relaxed her vigilance against Zhang Ran, transferred half of the people in the courtyard away, and even arranged for a maid to come and serve Zhang Ran personally. It would be more accurate to say that Madam Zhang sent the maid to monitor Zhang Ran rather than serve her personally. Other than that, she was there to help Zhang Ran get pregnant as soon as possible.]
Although Zhang Ran was purchased by them to bear their child, Madam Zhang felt uncomfortable watching her and Mr. Zhang sharing the same bed every day, so she began to torture her both openly and covertly. Even after she learned she was pregnant, Madam Zhang didn't let her off. She fed her good food to nourish her fetus and punished her in various ways, but the premise was that she wouldn't harm the baby in her belly.
Zhang Ran could only endure these injustices silently.
In fact, besides Mr. Zhang, the Zhang family's housekeeper also had a crush on Zhang Ran, and even frequently made advances on her. At first, Zhang Ran resisted, even hitting him with a vase. But gradually, Zhang Ran came to her senses. She wanted to escape, but she couldn't escape the mansion alone. There were servants watching her everywhere, and Madam Zhang's spies were watching her closely.
[Zhang Ran initially resisted, but gradually accepted the housekeeper's harassment. She even took the initiative to show her affection to the housekeeper when no one was around. The housekeeper was naturally delighted to see Zhang Ran being so proactive.]
After Zhang Ran gave the housekeeper some sweeteners, she began using him to gather information about the mansion.
From the housekeeper, Zhang Ran learned that Madam Zhang was going up the mountain to worship Buddha and would not be at home today. Even Mr. Zhang was going to the dock to check out their new shipment. Zhang Ran knew that with both of them away at the same time, this was her only chance. So she lied to the housekeeper, saying that she liked him and wanted to have sex with him, but only when Madam Zhang and Mr. Zhang were not home.
Men have always been unable to control their lower bodies, and the butler was no exception. After hearing Zhang Ran's words, he had been looking forward to Madam Zhang and Mr. Zhang going out at the same time. Finally, today, Zhang Ran told the butler to transfer the people in the mansion away. Otherwise, if they discovered their improper relationship and told Mr. and Mrs. Zhang, they would all die. The butler immediately felt that what Zhang Ran said made sense, and it was indeed true. If he slept with Zhang Ran and was discovered, the master would definitely not forgive him. After all, Zhang Ran was used to bear their children.
[At least before Zhang Ran gives birth to the child, no one else can touch her.]
With the master and mistress away, the housekeeper was the only one in charge. He easily dispatched the guards from the courtyard and then hurried over to Zhang Ran's courtyard.
When Zhang Ran was forced to drink the medicine by Zhang Yuanwai before, she had been cautious and quietly spit out the medicine in her mouth, and had been keeping it in case of an emergency. Unexpectedly, she would actually need it today. Zhang Ran took the initiative to pour a cup of drugged tea for the housekeeper.
Zhang Ran had been confined to the courtyard, with food and drink provided by the mansion. The housekeeper had never thought that Zhang Ran would drug her, so she drank the tea without any precautions.
After drinking, the housekeeper felt dizzy and soon fainted in the room. Zhang Ran then called the maid who was waiting outside in the room. When the maid went to check on the housekeeper, Zhang Ran took advantage of the situation and knocked her unconscious from behind. She then changed her clothes, hid the maid and the housekeeper under the bed, and slipped out of the yard when she was not paying attention.
The servants in the courtyard had been sent away by the housekeeper in advance, so Zhang Ran's escape was relatively smooth. She knew she wouldn't be able to get out through the main gate, so she knew there was a dog hole in the backyard, so she quietly escaped through it. As soon as she ran out of the mansion, accidents soon followed.