Chapter 651: People Change

After a heavy snowfall, the Jingshi was wrapped in silver, just as if heaven and earth were wrapping filial piety for Emperor Taizong Zhu Di. As a result, the officials who had such slippery whiskers and horses were praised in a letter, but who knew that such a twist and turn for the occasion was like a mud cow entering the sea without a trace, and it did not even cause a splash. Compared to these unrealistic things, the big people in the big positions are most concerned about the big things that are really substantial.

Since Zhu Di's death, for more than a month, what has happened in the capital is simply dizzying. From the canonization of the top heroes as the three princes and three orphans, to the impeachment of the imperial history of the civil ministers and military generals who were mourning and drinking, and then to Zhu Gaochi ordering the Ministry of Industry to build a palace for Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, in Zhangde Mansion, and finally to the rumors that Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, was shooting and hunting on the school field of the Han Mansion. Coupled with the immovable scenery of Jingwei Jingying and so on, who is not sweating in their hearts?

As a result, even in such a dripping weather, the Buddhist temple and Taoist temple are crowded with incense. The common people prayed to God and Buddha, that was to pray for peace in the world and not to fight; The official's family members offered incense to pray for blessings, but most of them were to ensure that the family enjoyed prosperity and wealth forever. Therefore, from the Qingshou Temple Lingji Palace below the Taoist temples in the capital, they simply arranged miscellaneous Taoist novices and the like in the spacious alleys outside the mountain gate, and refused to allow ordinary people to enter, and only let the officials and family members enter. Even so, there was still a carriage parked along the root of the wall outside the alley of Shanmen, and all the people who came and went all day were women wrapped in light makeup.

Chongguo Temple is located between Xuanwumen Street and Cotton Hutong, located in the northwest of the capital, and close to Shichahai, although not as grand and solemn as Daqingshou Temple, because it is the place where the eunuchs live, this time it is also closed to the people. Although this is very good for Zhang Yue, who is traveling with his family, it is rare to take his family out once, but he meets many relatives and elders he knows, and he has to ask and answer frequently, which is really a headache.

"I have to come to the house to sit down, my lord was still nagging at home a few days ago, if you are the son of an English duke, you don't have to work as hard as you do now." Mrs. Marquis An Yuan nodded with a smile as she spoke, "Don't care about the gossip outside, the noble family is all in the same spirit, and besides, the emperor has already asked Jinyi Wei to check before, and arranging your words is nonsense." You are from a family, how can you bother to get along with your own people? And your daughter-in-law, when you have time, you can walk around more. ”

Zhang Yue sent the Mrs. Hou away with a smile on his face, and was relieved when the people were far away. Looking sideways at Du Juan, he squeezed his eyes and smiled: "I always thought that it was extremely hard for the perfunctory boss to deal with his subordinates in the yamen, but now it seems that Sister Juan, you usually have to deal with these noble ladies of the command, this is the real hardship." Mrs. An Yuanhou is still good, but the sneering Mrs. Chengshanhou at first just didn't directly sarcastically mock me and forgot my roots. ”

"What do you have to do in what position, how many rich idlers can there be in this world?"

Du Juan now thinks of the life of himself and his mother in the countryside of Zhangyan, and he feels as if he is in a different world. That kind of indifferent and quiet Zhiyuan is completely different from the open guns and hidden arrows in Vanity Fair today, but now that you are familiar with it, the latter is the same thing, and it is not a big deal. Seeing that Zhang Yue's green silk cloak was loose, she turned around and naturally fastened it for him, and then quipped; "Besides, how many times have you ever been willing to be a rich idler?"

"Why wouldn't I? It's just that this rich idler is good for a day and a month, but if it is a year, ten years and a lifetime, wouldn't this life be boring? Zhang Yue looked left and right and found that no one was there, so he stepped forward and hugged Du Juan's slender waist, "The only thing I hate is to obey the rules outside, and I have to be sneaky to get close to my daughter-in-law." ”

"If you let others hear your nonsense, you have to stare your eyes out!" Du Juan couldn't help but shake her head, and when she saw that the autumn mark amber came out from the corner, she quickly patted Zhang Yue's hand heavily, and saw that he moved away, so she said with a smile, "Look, Amber and autumn mark are here." Autumn Scar had to sneakily pull Amber inside to ask for a signature, and he didn't know what medicine was sold in the gourd. Hey, why do the two of them have such expressions? ”

Because she is still in the national funeral, on this day, Du Juan and Amber Autumn Scars are both plain and light clothes, and Amber's knees are stained with a lot of plaster, supporting her Autumn Scars with a full face. When the two of them got closer, Qiu Zhen hurriedly said: "After I asked for a sign, I followed a little master to the back to find a master to unsign the sign, and I just left for a while, who knew that after I came out, I would see Amber like this." She said that she accidentally fell, and it was all my fault, and she shouldn't have been left alone......"

If it is said that Qiu Zhen fell carelessly, Zhang Yue would naturally not have the slightest surprise, after all, she is a little reckless. But amber has always been like a stuffy gourd, and it is cautious and cautious when going out, which is really strange. Looking down, Zhang Yue saw that Amber's hands were tightly clasped in front of him, and he couldn't help frowning.

Du Juan found that Amber's expression was wrong, so he didn't ask more questions at the moment, and simply suggested that everyone go back together. Although Qiu Zhen felt disappointed, half of this matter had to be attributed to himself, so he had to nod. Not long after, Cui's mother, who went to give incense money, also rushed back, and Zhang Yue was about to say that he would leave now, but Amber, who had been silent, suddenly opened her mouth

"Just now Qiu Zhen left, there happened to be a large group of people coming to offer incense, I heard that Xiao Shami said that it was the princess of Anyang, so I hurriedly avoided it first. Because I was in a hurry, I didn't see the direction for a while, but I walked to a retreat recklessly, and the result was ......"

Rao is the most common character she hides in her heart, and when she thinks of the scene at that time, she can't help but feel her heart pounding. Seeing Zhang Yue smiling, Du Juan also motioned for her to speak slowly, she took a deep breath, and then said: "There are about some female dependents living in the fine house over there, and there are some maids in the courtyard outside, I went in to ask for directions, but it happened that they were talking, and I heard someone coldly...... said that he wanted to return the capital to Nanjing. ”

As soon as these words came out, Qiu Zhen felt dazed, Zhang Yue and Du Juan glanced at each other, and they were all taken aback. Although Zhang Yue said that he had five or six hundred years of experience and knowledge in later generations, he remembered very limitedly, and he couldn't remember whether there was such a thing at all. Du Juan frowned, and asked in a low voice, "Since you heard this, how did the people in the courtyard react?" ”

"I knew it was bad when I heard that, but now that people had seen me, I had to go in and ask for directions. At this time, a middle-aged mother came out of a house, reprimanded them without saying a word, and then asked the person who talked nonsense to be punished, and asked me where I came from. I just pretended not to know anything at that time, admitting that I was a member of the Zhang family......"

With Amber's words, even Qiu Zhen noticed that she had met not an ordinary person, and she was nervous and regretful, and when she heard this, she couldn't help but instinctively grab her hand and interrupted: "Amber, how can you tell the truth at this moment, there are so many officials and dependents today, you can get away with just making up one!" ”

"Don't interrupt her, it's not wrong to say that she's right, since others have seen her, if she doesn't dare to admit her identity, wouldn't it be obvious that she has heard something terrible, and it will become more and more suspicious?" Zhang Yue glared at Qiu Zhen angrily, and when he saw that he suddenly realized, he shut up, and he ordered, "It doesn't matter, you continue." ”

"The mother asked me which Zhang family I was, and I knew that if people checked, they would never be able to hide it, so I told the truth. As soon as she said this, she changed her kind face, turned around and said something to the inside, and then let me in. I had no choice but to cautiously follow into the house. I saw a lady sitting in the center, although she was only dressed plainly, with no other accessories, and her speech was kind, but she was imposing. She just asked me a few casual questions, and gave me a jade ring when she left. The mother personally sent me to the door of the house, pointed me to the way, and immediately said that I was so lucky that I could cast the eyes of their wife, and then said that I should show the jade ring to the young master, and said that I would go back and let the young grandmother sit in it at her leisure. ”

Although Cui's mother is just a woman, after all, she has lived a long time, and she is already covered in cold sweat at this time. She held Du Juan's hand in one hand and couldn't help but use her strength, and Du Juan was listening attentively, but she didn't realize it at all. As for Zhang Yue, he listened attentively, and when Amber said the last sentence, he was stunned for a moment.

Sit inside?

After Du Juan married Zhang Yue, the most frequent contact was the minister, and the honorable man almost recognized it, and at first he always thought it was a figure such as a royal princess, but at this time there was already a guess. And as soon as that thought came to her, she felt a pain in her left arm. Turning her head, she saw Mother Cui beside her holding her arm with both hands, she was completely frozen, she only felt angry and funny, so she reminded her.

"Young master, young grandmother, this is the jade ring I got."

Cui's mother had just taken a step away, and was about to confess when Amber took out the jade ring. For a while, no one cared about anything else, and their eyes completely fell on this jade ring. Zhang Yue has seen a lot of good things over the years, took it and looked at it carefully, and immediately identified it as Khotanese jade - now most of the princes and nobles use Khotanese jade, and they can't tell anything just by looking at this decision. However, people said that they would show it to him, and they said that Du Juan would have to sit in it when he was free, and the meaning was very clear.

"Girl?"

"There shouldn't be anything wrong with that."

Zhang Yue heard Du Juan say the same, and his heart suddenly had a bottom. Seeing Amber's uneasy look, he comforted, "It's okay, since that lady treats you kindly, it is enough to see that there is nothing wrong." Now that you have this jade ring, you can keep it well. As for what you hear, just let the wind pass by and you don't have to think about it anymore. Okay, now that I'm here to relax in Chongguo Temple, I'll walk around next, and it's not in vain to come here. ”

Having said that, such a strange thing happened, and there was Princess Anyang in front, everyone muttered in their hearts, only in Chongguo Temple for more than half an hour, and then went out of the mountain gate to meet the entourage coachman waiting outside. When I got into the car and drove out of the alley of Chongguo Temple, with the sound of the car rolling over the stone slab, Amber, who was sitting next to Du Juan, suddenly asked in an inaudible voice.

"Young master, young grandmother, what I met today is ...... But the queen of the middle palace? ”

Du Juan saw that Qiu Zhen was leaning on Cui's mother's shoulder, and she was already asleep, so she gently patted Amber's hand, but did not answer her directly. Picking up the curtain and glancing at Zhang Yue who was riding a horse with the car, she couldn't help but think of the first few times she had met Empress Zhang. That one was sharp and knowledgeable when she was still the crown princess, and now as a queen, she is naturally not to be underestimated. It's just that how could Empress Zhang come to Chongguo Temple with a light car?

Like his wife, although he almost concluded the matter, Zhang Yue still felt that this matter was strange. Empress Zhang's visit to Chongguo Temple is a case, and the palace maid unintentionally leaked that she wants to move the capital back to Nanjing - it's just that the mouthy girl is probably going to be unlucky this time, and there is no place for such a big-mouthed palace maid.

When they returned home, the housekeeper Gao Quan immediately trotted up to meet them, and said with relief: "The young master and young grandmother have finally returned, and the envoy in the palace has just arrived, saying that he is here to present a reward." The little one inquired cautiously, saying that it was a reward for the merits of the previous young master from Emperor Taizong, and at this time, Lu Gongcheng of Dongchang was waiting in Ruiqing Hall. ”

Hearing that it was Lu Feng who came, Zhang Yue was stunned for a moment. It must be known that although only a few people have changed the heads and brains of the twenty-four yamen in the palace now, the favored ones around Zhu Gaochi have been placed in important positions. Just like the current celebrant eunuch Hou Xian is an old man of the Yongle Dynasty, but he has never taken care of things, but the newly promoted celebrant and young eunuch Fan Hong and the royal eunuch Jin Ying and others have held great power. Even Lu Feng, who is still the governor of Dongchang, is not as good as before.

Because Zhang Yue rushed back, this gift and so on naturally had to be a bit of red tape, and when they both returned to Ruiqing Hall and sat down, Lu Feng took the tea cup in one hand, and drove out the tea maid with the other hand, and then sighed: "Lord Xiao Zhang, look at these rewards for you now, ten stones of rice, 10,000 yuan of money, 100 catties of pepper, I heard that even the household Shangshu Xia Yuanji buried his mother, and it was only given these, and our family felt cold when they looked at it." The emperor is now changing the government decree and changing the personnel, and our family is worried all day long...... By the way, do you know that Zheng and Zheng Gonggong went to Nanjing to be eunuchs, how did our family hear that you are also going there? Isn't this idleness? ”

Zhang Yue had always known his temperament, so he pretended to be surprised. Sure enough, after Lu Feng complained for a while, he talked about those things in the palace, and then revealed that Zhu Gaochi frequently visited the concubines after the expiration of the decline on the 27th, and then shook his head: "I heard that many political affairs are handled by the queen on her behalf, and I don't know what the emperor thinks. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but sigh in his heart. People will change, Zhu Gaochi was afraid to be the prince at the beginning, so he was naturally cautious in everything; Now he is the son of heaven who holds the world, and as soon as the pressure is gone, he will inevitably indulge himself. Besides, the ministers and ministers are all shrewd and capable, and the nobles have all been promoted one by one, Zhu Gaochi is not afraid of Zhu Gaochu at all, so what else is there to worry about?