Chapter Seventy-Seven: Joy Descends from Heaven
Update today's first chapter, and there will be another chapter later
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As the saying goes, "spring rain is as expensive as oil", and now it is the end of spring, and this rain can be regarded as the countdown of spring. Passers-by on the street hated the rain, which was so small that it drifted wildly with the breeze and stuck to people's clothes, rendering the umbrellas useless.
Zhang Fan liked this feeling, and he was now sitting in a window seat on the second floor of a teahouse facing the street. Tasting the tea in his hand and looking at the figures of pedestrians passing by in a hurry on the street, Zhang Fan didn't care about the drizzle outside the window floating on him.
Wang Meng has always been by his side, and now although he has reluctantly listened to Zhang Fan's orders, he has no intention of tasting tea absent-mindedly, just holding it in his hand and making a look, his eyes are still looking around.
"Wang Meng, don't be so vigilant." Zhang Fan glanced at him and said, "Although I am in charge of the Jinyi Guard now, I have not yet reached the point where I have countless enemies, and no one will target me." ”
"The status of an adult is noble, not to mention that it is the duty of subordinates to protect the adult." Wang Meng disagreed with his statement and said, "No matter what, the subordinates must ensure the safety of the adults, and there must be no negligence." ”
Zhang Fan only talked about his stubbornness, so he didn't say more. Looking at the hurried pedestrians on the street, the troubles in my heart gradually receded. Zhang Fan is not sitting here now, he is not waiting for anyone, or he is bored, he is here to avoid trouble.
Originally, it was a good thing to stay at home at this time and accompany my wife. But Zhao Xue's girl became more and more entangled with herself, plus Yingyue didn't care, and her wife even had a hint of encouragement, which frequently created opportunities for the two to be alone. Zhao Xue was even more energetic, and her words to him were also very bold, and even had the meaning of using both hands and feet, which made Zhang Fan unbearable. That's when Wang Meng was called, and despite the fact that it was still raining outside, he escaped without even an umbrella.
Now that it is the end of March, thinking that he will set off for the land south of the Yangtze River next month, Zhang Fan has no waves in his heart. In his previous life, he spent a lot of time in Shanghai, which was an international metropolis, but now it is just a small fishing village.
Thinking of Shanghai, Zhang Fan couldn't help but think of Songjiang Mansion again, and had another headache, because Xu Jie's home was there. Although Zhang Juzheng did not have the hindrance of his mentor Xu Jie, the reform plan had been put on his private agenda, but Xu Jie, as his teacher, still made him respect very much. Zhang Juzheng is also a secondary assistant, and he is very busy with things in the DPRK and China on weekdays, but he has no leisure. Now that Zhang Fan is going to Jiangnan, he is passing by there, so Zhang Juzheng asked him to visit Xu Jie.
Thinking of this, Zhang Fan couldn't help but feel upset again. He was not upset by the hostile relationship with Xu Jie, but because Xu Jie was now in a deep predicament. This matter is because of one person, Hai Rui, a famous Qing official in the Ming Dynasty and even in Chinese history. After the predicament of the Jiajing Dynasty, Hai Rui was finally released from prison in the year of Longqingyun. Hai Rui also relied on Xu Jie's strength to save his life, and he was very grateful to Xu Jie. But Hai Rui is a little dead-eyed, in his eyes, a corrupt official is a corrupt official, and he can't talk about the word human affection. Gao Gong is now in power, and he has gone to Xu Jie's heart disease, but he doesn't plan to let Xu Jie. He ordered Hai Rui, who was now the governor of Yingtian, to check the place, and ordered the local tyrants to give up the encroached land, and Xu Jie's family was the main target. Although Zhang Juzheng is in the position of second assistant, he cares about the reform, and it is not good to turn his face with Gao Gong, but he wants to help his teacher, so he entrusted Zhang Fan.
Zhang Fan is embarrassed, not because of Xu Jie, although he hates Zhang Fan very much, but after all, he is already a person of Zhishi, and no matter how high the honor is, it can't hinder Zhang Fan's affairs now. But if Zhang Fan was so clear to help Xu Jie, wouldn't he openly oppose Gao Gong? Although he is now in the ascendant of the Holy Family, holding the brocade guard, he does not want to set up a great enemy for himself in the position of first assistant. But he couldn't refute the name of the teacher Zhang Juzheng, and he ignored Xu Jie, which gave him a headache.
But he thought of Hai Rui again, this person's character is really speechless, but he is a little stunned and stupid, can't he see that Gao Gong is using himself? Zhang Fan thought about it and felt that it was not, the local wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River occupied a lot of land, which was definitely the target of Hai Rui's attack. However, he couldn't help himself to deal with Xu Jie, otherwise he would have to be finished even if Longqing was appreciating him.
It's hard! Zhang Fan sat here for a few hours and didn't come up with any good solution. "It seems that there is only one step at a time, and we will talk about it when we get there!" Zhang Fan thought in his heart.
His preparations for going to Jiangnan have almost been completed, and this time he went to Jiangnan as a Longqing Qincha, and the pomp was not small. The officials in the court can probably guess where he went and what he did, and those important people in Jiangnan also contacted their connections in the capital to inquire about Zhang Fan's situation, and these naturally could not escape the monitoring of Zhang Fan's huge brocade guards. However, Zhang Fan couldn't cry or laugh when he saw these news, not only his age and appearance in the hall, but also those who asked him if he liked money, and even asked him if he was married and what kind of woman he liked! It seems that his trip this time is quite a bit of a sword and silver mountain, accompanied by the smell of incense powder.
The sky gradually darkened, and after drinking the tea in the cup that had been brewed like boiled water, Zhang Fan felt that he should go back. Dropping down the broken silver, he was just about to get up and reply, when he suddenly saw the little colonel of the brocade guard under him coming to look for him, seeing his anxious expression, he couldn't help but be a little puzzled, could it be that something big happened again?
"Your Excellency!" The man came to Zhang Fan and saluted, panting and saying, "Big ...... My lord...... The "
"Slow down, drink a glass of water." Zhang Fan saw that his words were intermittent, and he didn't know whether he was in too much of a hurry or too urgent, so he couldn't say clearly, and ordered.
The man thanked him, didn't use a cup, grabbed a teapot and poured it into his mouth, and then said: "My lord, the old lady also asks the adult to go home quickly, the lady doesn't know what's wrong, she is unwell." ”
"Ru Xue!" Zhang Fan screamed, ignoring him, and rushed down the teahouse, thinking about his own house. Wang Meng followed him all the time.
Quickly returning to his home, Zhang Fan, who had never done such a drastic exercise, was already out of breath, panting constantly in his mouth, but Wang Meng's face behind him was red and his heart was not beating. Zhang Fan ignored the salutes of the people in the family and ran straight to the inner hall.
When he came to the door of his room, he saw a lot of maids waiting there at the door, and saw Zhang Fan saluting him in unison. Zhang Fan didn't care about them, so he opened the door and walked in.
There were many people in the room, mother Zhao, Zhaoxue, and Yingyue were all there, and Ru Xue was lying on the bed, her face was good, and she even had a hint of blush. thought that the elderly Lang Zhong was exploring her pulse.
Ru Xue was very happy to see her husband coming back, and the blush on her face deepened, and she said, "Xianggong." "Although the voice was as soft as ever, it was not unusual.
"Ru Xue, how are you?" Zhang Fan hurriedly ran to the window and looked at his wife, with a nervous expression, and asked, "When I heard the news, I was startled, thinking that something had happened to you." ”
Seeing that his beloved wife was well, Zhang Fan was relieved, but he didn't dare to disturb Lang Zhong's checking, but he found that everyone else in the room looked at him with some strange eyes, and Ru Xue was even more shy. Zhang Fan was indeed even more confused.
"Fan'er, you come with your mother, don't disturb Lang Zhong to see Ru Xue's illness." Zhao opened his mouth and said, and instructed the other two daughters in the room, "Zhaoxue, Miss Li, please watch more." ”
Zhaoxue and Yingyue hurriedly said yes.
Zhang Fan followed Zhao Xiang to the living room with a puzzled face, Zhao didn't say a word along the way, and he didn't want to ask. The mother and son came to the living room and sat down, and Zhao asked the maid to bring tea. Zhang Fan drank a few sips, and saw that his mother had been silent, and Xiangmei, who was beside his mother, also looked at him with a funny expression.
Zhang Fan couldn't help it, and was about to ask, but that Lang Zhong walked out. He came to Zhao's side and saluted, saying, "Congratulations to Madame, the daughter-in-law's pulse is stable, her body is safe, and the mother and son are safe." I have a prescription for the fetus here, and I can give her one dose a day. ”
"Thank you, sir." Zhao was even more happy when he heard this, and his face bloomed with a smile, and he said, "Xiangmei, give the ten taels of silver to Mr." ”
Na Langzhong thanked him very much, and then left.
Zhang Fan was stunned when they spoke, until Na Langzhong left for a long time, then he reacted and said happily: "Mother, this is ...... This is, Ru Xue she ......"
Seeing his son's joy, Zhao nodded with a smile. After receiving his mother's reply, Zhang Fan happily ran around the house, didn't he jump a few steps, and looked even happier than when he won the champion. The maids on the side also looked at him with a smile.
"Alright, alright." Zhao waited for him to go crazy for a while, and then he spoke to stop him, "A big man, or an earl of the imperial court, how can he be so unreserved!" Although it was blame, his eyes revealed joy.
Zhang Fan listened to his mother's words, and then stopped his movements, but the joy in his heart was still tumbling violently, and he said: "Mother, I'm so happy." I...... I'm going to see Ru Xue. ”
Zhang Fan was about to walk backwards, but he couldn't help but be shocked when he saw Ru Xue walking out supported by Zhaoxue and Yingyue. Zhang Fan hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed his wife's arm, and said with concern and blame: "Xue'er, now that you are pregnant, you should rest more, how can you walk around." ”
Ru Xue knew that her husband cared about her, but she still said: "It's only been two months, where do you need to be so nervous." ”
"That's not going to work, if something happens, I'm not going to forgive myself." Zhang Fan said anxiously, "Hurry up and go back to the room and lie down, it's still raining outside, be careful of the wind chill!" As he spoke, he helped her to walk towards the room, as if he was protecting some fragile treasure, for fear of a slight omission.
Zhao Xue and Yingyue did not follow, but stayed to accompany the Zhao family. The three of them watched Zhang Fan help Ru Xue away so preciously, Zhao's eyes showed relief, while Zhao Xue and Yingyue's eyes were full of envy.