After rebirth, I became a national teacher

Although he felt very aggrieved that he had to rely on nepotism to get out of trouble.

But Zhang's current attitude undoubtedly soothed his damaged self-esteem.

The woman in front of him was stupid and had caused him great trouble, and she had also embezzled the money in the mansion.

But since the incident happened that day, she has been actively admitting her mistakes, making amends, and has no resentment when being punished.

She was so worried and haggard, which showed that she was really suffering day and night.

More importantly, even though she knew that she had to rely on the concubine in the palace to get out of trouble, she was not proud of it at all.

He had fallen into such a state that the concubines in his backyard had lost their loyalty and dared not come to him to show their affection.

Only Zhang still looked up to him as before, regarded him as everything, and was completely moved by his every emotion.

This is especially valuable for Pei Xiao, who is like a trapped beast at this moment.

As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed, and that's probably what it means.

Thinking of this, Pei Xiao's eyes softened and he reached out to pull Zhang up from the ground.

"You haven't recovered yet, what are you doing kneeling on the ground?"

Zhang burst into tears of joy:

"Master Hou!"

"I know I was wrong. I will never embezzle again. I will be careful and cautious in my actions. I will consult you for any undecided matters. I will never act on my own!"

Pei Xiao's expression and tone softened a lot:

"In the future, don't forget the lesson you learned from this time."

"Also, don't call me Marquis anymore, or else people will find you vulnerable."

Zhang quickly responded, and boldly snuggled into Pei Xiao's arms, looking at him sweetly and shyly:

"Then I will only call you husband from now on!"

Pei Xiao was very pleased to see the little lady full of admiration.

From then on, Pei Xiao not only lifted Zhang's house arrest, but also only slept in her room.

The housekeeping power was also returned to her.

The heavy stone in Zhang's heart finally fell to the ground. She felt that even if she was trapped in prison, it was not so frightening anymore.

She even felt that this time of sharing hardships had deepened the relationship between her and Pei Xiao, which was a blessing in disguise.

After all, although the marquis's title was stripped this time, the family assets of millions are still there.

As for the official position, as long as His Majesty has calmed down, Pei Xiao will definitely be reused with his ability.

As long as Pei Xiao's favor is there, she will definitely regain her former glory.

Having learned from past lessons, Zhang was no longer arrogant, nor was she overwhelmed by anger and shame. Instead, she calmed down and worked harder to build her image as a good wife and mother.

Although life was hard, we only had coarse grains every day and still could not feel full.

But Zhang was not only more gentle and considerate to Pei Xiao, she also treated her legitimate son Pei Jin as her own son.

He even showed great care and love to his other concubines' sons and daughters.

As for the concubines who dared to seize her favor and power during her loss of power, she did not care about suppressing them at all.

A gentleman's revenge is never too late. There is still a long time to go, so she will not rush.

Seeing that she was so virtuous and generous, and could accompany him through hardships without complaint, Pei Xiao became more and more satisfied.

Another month passed like this. The people who came from the capital city hit a wall several times and returned to the capital city for help. They were finally able to enter the mansion and bring them news from the capital city.

It was not until this time that Pei Xiao knew the whole story.

The reason why the Zhang family and Concubine Shu did not warn them in advance was mainly because His Majesty suddenly threw out the impeachment letter from the Right Censor-in-Chief of Nando City in the court and attacked the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion.

At that time, His Majesty threw out not only the petition, but also the evidence sent back by the Embroidered Uniform Guards from their investigation in the Southern Capital, forcing those who wanted to plead for the Marquis' Mansion to shut up.

Immediately afterwards, His Majesty announced the imperial edict to punish the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion with great force and issued a strict order that anyone who dared to leak the news to the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion would be punished for disobeying the imperial edict.

The main targets of this warning were the Zhang family, the relatives of the Jingnan Marquis, the concubine in the palace, and the two military generals in the court who were on good terms with him.