Eunuch Zhong was puzzled: "It's just a nurse, although my brother is attached to her now, but after my brother's marriage in a few years, she will leave the palace, how can it help the miscellaneous family, and even if she can continue to stay in the palace, but my brother has a biological mother Wang Cairen, and an adoptive mother Li Shixuan, what status can a village woman who can't read big characters in Keyinyue have!" ”

Eunuch Zhong discriminated against illiterate, Wei Zhongxian was also illiterate, and later became a eunuch with a pen, Zhang Yuan smiled and asked: "Gonggong Zhong, yesterday at the dock outside Chaoyang Gate, I saw a ten-year-old boy in the same car with this guest, who is that?" ”

Eunuch Zhong said: "It is the eldest grandson of the emperor, called brother in the palace, two months ago he climbed a tree and stepped on a broken branch and fell down, fortunately Da Wei reached out to hug it below, but he was frightened, otherwise the inner servants who were waiting for his brother would suffer, and Ke Yinyue said that it was the blessing of Emperor Dongyue, so yesterday he said that he went to Dongyue Temple to repay his wishes——"

Speaking of this, Eunuch Zhong shook his head again and again, and sighed: "Brother is too playful, that is, the general children of good families, eleven years old should also start reading four books, brother, just read the "Three Character Classic", the miscellaneous family now teaches him "Hundred Family Names", which are all learned by six or seven-year-old children, but he still refuses to study hard, every time he just plays cats, hide and seek, cockfighting, cricket fighting, especially ridiculous, he learned to do carpentry without a teacher, the axe and chisel do not leave his body, often make some small wooden tools to play, but exquisite - Zhang Gongzi, the miscellaneous family and you are heart-to-heart words, Do you think that my brother's surname can really have the body to become a treasure? "Zhu Youxiao is not like a human king, and Eunuch Zhong really lacks confidence in such an emperor's eldest grandson.

Zhang Yuan said affirmatively: "Of course, he is the eldest son of the East Palace, who will succeed him if he succeeds to the throne, the battle for the country has been for thirty years, and King Fu has not yet left Beijing to become a vassal." ”

Eunuch Zhong said in a low voice: "The East Palace is not having a good time, all the gifts that should be given by the ancestral system over the years have been reduced, even if it is such a thing as going out of the pavilion to study, it has been intermittent for nearly 20 years, and there have been few times when he has gone out of the pavilion to study. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Because of this, I want my father-in-law to burn this cold stove, the mediocre people only know that they tend to be inflammatory, and they can only see the situation in front of them, but where do they know the truth of a son of heaven and a courtier, once the East Palace is enthroned, those hot and cold faces are completely different, do you say that the East Palace will reuse his old people in the East Palace or the people who were indifferent to him before?" ”

Eunuch Zhong said: "Then there is no need to say, it's just that now Zheng Guifei is favored, the master himself is trembling, who dares to stick it, Zheng Guifei doesn't dare to do anything to the master, but it's not easy to deal with me and other people." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "The prince is on the cusp, but the eldest grandson of the emperor is relatively stable, and serving the eldest grandson of the emperor is the safest way to enter the celebrant eunuch. ”

Eunuch Zhong naturally knew that Zhang Yuan was reasonable, but this cold stove was really cold, I don't know how long it would burn, even if the master ascended the throne safely, it would be the turn of his brother to be the emperor, how to say it would be twenty or thirty years later, of course, this is not good to say to Zhang Yuan, there is a suspicion that the long live master and the young master will die early, and said with a smile: "Zhang Gongzi is right, the miscellaneous family understands that Zhang Gongzi is thinking about the miscellaneous family, and from the matter of the Gem Mountain Ancestral Hall, I know that Zhang Gongzi really regards the miscellaneous family as a friend." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "By the way, the late life is about to tell his father-in-law about the ancestral hall-"

Eunuch Zhong said: "The miscellaneous family has already learned from Gonggong Xing, the miscellaneous family has only left Hangzhou not long ago, if it weren't for Gongzi Zhang, the ancestral hall of the miscellaneous family would have been occupied by the dead ghost Niu Gao, it is really angry, the world is hot and cold, which shows that Gongzi Zhang's favor is even more valuable." "Don't say it's Niu Gao, even if Yue Fei occupies his ancestral hall, he will also scold.

Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "Jinyiwei and Dongchang are everywhere, if you want to investigate something, there is nothing you can't understand, amazing, amazing." Said: "The ancestral hall was built by the late life suggesting that the stone pillar native people were built by the father-in-law, and the father-in-law left Hangzhou. ”

Eunuch Zhong was in a happy mood, and leisurely recalled: "I think three years ago during the Lantern Festival, the miscellaneous family watched the lanterns in Longshan, Shaoxing, when Zhang Gongzi was still a young man, and the miscellaneous family had already seen Zhang Gongzi's extraordinary. ”

The carriage galloped through the long street, turned to the south, not far from the East Fourth Archway, Zhang Yuan opened the thick curtain and looked out the window, in the night, Mu Zhenzhen walked quickly on the side of the carriage, holding the skirt slightly in one hand, the two long legs moved rapidly, light as a deer, hearing the sound of pulling the curtains, Mu Zhenzhen had already looked at it, and smiled at Zhang Yuan in the car, his blue eyes were faint, and his snow-white teeth reflected the lights on the street - Zhang Yuan smiled and nodded, put down the curtain, and said to Eunuch Zhong: "Father-in-law is willing to accept the words of his late life to burn the cold stove in Cining Palace, Just listen to the advice of the late birth again, try to be friendly with the Hakka family, this should not be a difficult thing, from yesterday I saw the intimacy between the emperor's eldest grandson and the Hakka family, I dare to conclude that the status of the Hakka family in the eyes of the emperor's eldest grandson is better than Li Shixuan and even his biological mother Wang Cairen, this kind of person is the father-in-law must be good friends, and the emperor's grandson is greedy for play, his grandfather is indifferent, and his father lives in fear, although the emperor's grandson is young, he will also feel this depression, so the father-in-law must really care about him, as for whether he reads or not, this does not have to be forced, Ming Jun ruled with a bow, and what he wanted was to be assisted by virtuous ministers. ”

Eunuch Zhong suddenly brightened, he always wanted the emperor's eldest grandson to read and write, Zhu Youxiao didn't like to read made him very worried, he felt that he didn't teach well, now listening to Zhang Yuan say this, the mouth suddenly opened, the emperor bowed and ruled, wonderful, said: "Isn't that miscellaneous family the same as Da Wei, playing with my brother all day!" ”

Eunuch Zhong finally got his senses, Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "Father-in-law is a talented man among the internal officials, he should know how to play better than Wei Jinzhong, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, which is not playing, for the emperor's grandson loves to play, his father-in-law should be guided first, don't persuade hard, that's useless, of course, the necessary persuasion is also necessary, such as climbing trees and rowing boats, those things that are prone to danger must be persuaded, in short, to make the emperor's grandson feel that his father-in-law is really good for him, neither flattering him nor restraining him, but to have a sense of closeness, teenagers know how to be bad, Don't look at his usual ignorance when he plays, he knows very well who is really good to him. ”

Eunuch Zhong sighed in his heart: "Zhang Yuan is really a very smart person, figuring out people's hearts, and watching fire. Zheng nodded and said: "The miscellaneous family has been taught, and the miscellaneous family listens to Zhang Gongzi, the Hakka family, hehe, the miscellaneous family also goes to flatter." As he spoke, he laughed too.

Zhang Yuan remembered something and said: "Father-in-law, there is still something to ask for in the later life, it would be better if the father-in-law could help each other, and don't force it if it is inconvenient to help, so as not to cause trouble to the father-in-law." ”

Eunuch Zhong saw that Zhang Yuan said solemnly, it must not be a trivial matter, and said: "Zhang Gongzi, please say, the miscellaneous family will do their best." ”

Zhang Yuan immediately said that he had gone to the household department in the morning to write a letter for disaster relief, and asked Eunuch Zhong if there was a way to approve this chapter in the palace as soon as possible, if the famine in Shandong blocked the transportation of Cao, it would cause chaos in the prices of the Beijing Division, and he should issue an order as soon as possible to exempt the tax and help the victims. ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "I can't talk about how worried about the country and the people, but I just saw it, and I have to do my best within my ability, otherwise I will be uneasy." ”

Eunuch Zhong said: "The miscellaneous family can't promise you anything about this matter first, but the miscellaneous family will take it to heart, and they will definitely help each other if they have the opportunity." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "That's it, prudence first, I will never do anything that risks death, and I never want my father-in-law to do it." ”

Eunuch Zhong laughed and patted Zhang Yuan's leg: "The miscellaneous family likes Zhang Gongzi's surname, he is smart and accessible, not pedantic, and humane." ”

The carriage has entered the north gate of the East Fourth Archway, which is less than two miles away from the Shang Zhou Zuo Mansion, and suddenly heard Mu Zhenzhen shout: "Milk Tea Girl——"

Zhang Yuan hurriedly stopped the carriage, looked out the window, and saw Qingmoshan and Dong Milk Tea walking briskly along the street, so he said to Eunuch Zhong: "Father-in-law will be sent here, I have met a fellow villager, and my father-in-law must rush back to the palace as soon as possible." ”

Eunuch Zhong left the palace twice today, and he was afraid of gossip from the palace people, and he talked with Zhang Yuan on the last trip, and his confusion was solved, so he said: "Okay, the miscellaneous family will no longer send it." ”

Zhang Yuan got out of the car, leaned close to the window and said to Eunuch Zhong: "If your father-in-law has something to tell your late life, you can send your confidants to tell you, or you can wait for your late life in Shichahai first, and besides, it is not appropriate to publicize the good things between your late life and the bus, so it is good for your father-in-law and your late life." ”

Eunuch Zhong said: "The miscellaneous family knows, so don't pass it for the time being." Just about to put down the curtains, he probed and said: "Zhang Gongzi gave the Shaoxing Tuyi Miscellaneous Family to the miscellaneous family and said that Xiao Gao would come here to get it, and Zhang Gongzi would run again, haha, the miscellaneous family cares about Zhang Gongzi's gift very much." ”

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "Late life can not afford to give expensive gifts, are Shaoxing and Hangzhou specialties, wine, plum vegetables, West Lake lotus root powder, Tianmu Mountain bamboo shoots, etc., as well as the late life specially invited Zhuji Xiucai Chen Hongshou for his father-in-law to paint the "Wuji Immortal Map", this Chen Hongshou is not famous now, but he thought that his figure painting Ming Dynasty has been unsurpassed in the past two hundred years. ”

Eunuch Zhong smiled: "The miscellaneous family believes in Zhang Gongzi's vision. Arching his hand in the window, the carriage turned and galloped away.

The Qingmo Shanren were waiting on the side of the road, and then came over to Zhang Yuan and said: "The Shanren is coming out of Zhang Gongzi's brother-in-law Shang Yushi Mansion, and after waiting for more than half an hour, he was afraid of the curfew, so he came out, and he was happy to meet Zhang Gongzi." ”

Dong Milk Tea was dressed thickly, wrapped in a headscarf, only showing a small face, obediently following behind Qingmo Shanren, smiling slightly.

Zhang Yuan asked the people of Qingmoshan who lived in an inn called Jiangnan Water Town, which was opened by Jiaxing people, and was half a fellow countryman, and the store money was one or two or two dollars of silver in January, and the people of Qingmoshan only had five taels of silver that Zhang Yuan gave him yesterday, so making a living was a very urgent problem, Zhang Yuan did not plan to raise Qingke, and the people of Qingmoshan still had to make a living on their own, and Dong Milk Tea wanted him to raise it by himself - Zhang Yuan said: "Jiangnan Water Town, okay, I wrote it down, I will come to you if I have something to do in the future, if you have any difficulties, just come to me, go back quickly, It's almost time to beat the curfew drum. Xiang Qingmoshan and Dong Milk Tea arched their hands, and Mu Zhenzhen and the two walked back to Shang Zhouzuo's courtyard, Shang Zhouzuo was still waiting for him to have dinner, asked him to know that he had eaten at Eunuch Zhong, nodded, and said: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate also has a chapter today to request Shandong disaster relief, it depends on when it will be approved." ”

After Zhang Yuan took a bath, he returned to the bedroom to grind ink and paper, and began to write a letter to his parents four thousand miles away, informing him that he had arrived in the capital safely, and asked his parents not to worry - Mu Zhenzhen also took a bath and sat on the side to dry her hair, her long wet hair reflected a not very bright light, there was a pale golden color, and her blue eyes watched Zhang Yuan write a letter intently - Zhang Yuan's letter to his parents was written, folded and packed in an envelope, and took a piece of lead bamboo paper to write a letter to his wife Shang Tanran, and saw Mu Zhenzhen looking at him infatuatedly, Mu Zhenzhen did not tie his skirt, Wearing thick cotton trousers, his legs are very long, and he scratches his calf with one hand, Zhang Yuan smiled: "I ran more than 20 miles today, I'm tired, my leg hurts?" ”

Mu Zhenzhen said with a smile: "The maid is not so delicate, you don't have to run dozens of miles one day before." He hesitated for a moment and asked, "Young master, can you write a letter to my father in the capital?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Not for the time being, but I can ask Qi Huzi to help me inquire about the current situation of Yansui Counselor General Juniper, Qi Huzi's father is from the military department." ”

Mu Zhen said happily: "Thank you, young master." He asked again: "Young master, how many roads does Yansui have from the capital?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Yansui is one of the nine sides, and the seat of governance is in Yulin, which is about 2,500 miles away from the capital. ”

Mu Zhenzhen was speechless: "It's so far away." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "Of course, if it's close, I will consider taking you to see Uncle Mu, don't worry, I can always find a way to contact Uncle Mu." ”

While he was talking, he heard someone muttering outside the door covered with the heat insulation curtain, which seemed to be the voice of a little girl, Zhang Yuan got up and went to open the door, but saw Xiao Jinghui holding his sister Jinglan's hand, as if Jinghui was going to pull his sister in together, Jinglan was a little shy and refused - "Xiaolan, Xiaohui, please come in, I am writing a letter to your little aunt." Zhang Yuan invited with a smile.

"Okay." Xiao Jinghui came in happily, Jinglan hesitated for a moment, and then followed in, and then Fanghua and another maidservant also came in.

Xiao Jinghui ran to the bookcase to take a look, and said: "I only wrote two lines - my beloved wife is like a meeting, hee-hee, beloved wife-" said to Shang Jinglan: "Sister, Zhang Gongzi's brother calls his little aunt his beloved wife." ”

Shang Jinglan pursed her lips and smiled, reminding: "As my mother said, I can't call Zhang Gongzi's brother anymore, I have to call my uncle." ”

Xiao Jinghui grinned: "I can't call my uncle, I'll still secretly call Brother Zhang Gongzi, sister don't tell my mother." ”

Shang Jinglan snorted lightly.

Zhang Yuan listened to Xiao Jinghui's speech and slurred words, and asked with a smile: "Xiao Hui, why are you leaking when you speak, are you losing your teeth?" ”

When Xiao Jinghui's Zhang Yuan asked, he exclaimed "Ah", quickly covered his mouth, and didn't say a word, looking funny and cute.

(To be continued)