The Ming Dynasty has two capitals and thirteen provinces, three years out of a champion, the emperor hand-picked, the first place in the gold list, the praise of the street, with great honor, even if calm as Zhang Yuan, can not help but flutter, from the left gate of the imperial city of Chang'an to the east four archway, the feet can not touch the ground as if the feet are everywhere, everywhere there are people hugging and coaxing, smiling faces, ears full of words, dizzy, unable to calm down, until Shuntianfu Yin Li Changgeng left with the umbrella cover instrument from the drum music, Zhang Yuan's floating heart was put back into his heart, he is still Zhang Yuan, did not become someone else, It's just that since then, there has been an extra halo on his head - the champion of the Bingchen family.

Wearing a lake green gown, Jing Hui held his little hands behind his back, his eyes were shining, he looked at Zhang Yuan carefully, and when he saw his father leaving the hall, he hurried up and asked: "Brother Zhang Gongzi, did you marry my little aunt last year and say that you are so vigorous now?" ”

On the night of the candles in the cave room, when the gold list was inscribed, Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "Are you so spirited?" ”

"Yes." Jing Hui lowered the small head of the shawl a little, and affirmed: "Very spirited." He smiled and asked, "Then Brother Zhang Gongzi thinks it is better to marry my little aunt, or is it better to live in the champion?" ”

Children always like to compare, Zhang Yuan smiled and was about to answer, when the servant woman came in and reported that a young man named Xiao Gao asked to see his uncle, and the young man had been here before-Zhang Yuan said in his heart: "Gonggong Zhong will give me a good day." Out of the foyer, the little chamberlain raised his face and smiled and said, "Godfather asked the little one to come and say justice to the champion." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you, thank you, how is Gonggong Zhong lately?" ”

Xiao Gao said: "It's all good, Gonggong Zhong really wants to meet with the champion duke, and he will celebrate with wine in front of the champion duke, I don't know when the champion duke will be free?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "My friendship with Gonggong Zhong is not ordinary, I don't see my father-in-law, and I also want to have a wine with him, but I have to go to Honglu Temple to learn etiquette, and I have to express gratitude, sacrifice holes, and send off friends Many things, I can't spare time for the time being, and I annoyed that Gonggong Zhong went back to tell Gonggong Zhong that at the end of this month, either on the twenty-ninth or on the thirties, Zhang Yuan must visit him in Shishahai." ”

The little waiter Gao Qiqian got Zhang Yuan's sure reply, left a congratulatory gift to say goodbye and went out, got into the carriage and drove towards Xifangmen, and saw a big carriage coming, eight healthy servants followed quickly, and one of the healthy servants said to the people in the carriage: "Uncle Xiaoguo, the first Shang Imperial History Mansion has arrived." ”

Hearing the words "Uncle Xiaoguo", Xiao Gao asked the coachman to park the car aside for the time being, he looked at the golden pillar gate of the courtyard of Shang Zhouzuo from the car window, and saw that the big carriage stopped in front of the door, and a man aged thirty years old came down, this man wore a beard with his feet stretched out, wearing a silk disc collar right robe, medium size, and a short beard on his chin, Xiao Gao recognized this man, and thought: "What is Zheng Yang doing here, is it to see Shang Yushi or Zhang Gongzi?" ”

Emperor Wanli favored Zheng Guifei the most, after the death of Zheng Chengxian, the father of Zheng Guifei, Zheng Guotai inherited his father's title, and served as the commander of Jingwei Tongzhi, and the Zheng Yang surname in front of him is Zheng Guotai's son, the current Yulin Wei Qianhu, the Zheng family is the most powerful relative in Beijing - Zheng Yang's surname is often on duty in the imperial city, Xiao Gao of course recognized, seeing Zheng Yang's surname into the door, he couldn't get out for a while, so he went back to Ciqing Palace to reply to Eunuch Zhong, 1510 repeated Zhang Yuan's words, and said that he saw Zheng Yang's surname, Eunuch Zhong said: " Of course, Zheng Yang's surname went to visit Zhang Yuan, the new champion is very hot, how could Zheng let go of the opportunity to make friends. ”

Xiao Gao asked cautiously: "Then did the godfather say that Zhang Gongzi would make friends with the Zheng family?" ”

Eunuch Zhong's eyes widened, and he said in a low voice: "Is this what you should ask!" ”

Inside and outside the palace, Zheng Guifei has a lot of eyes and ears, and there are also many in Ciqing Palace, the crown prince Zhu Changluo is suspicious and suspicious all the time, how dare Eunuch Zhong say these things in the palace, Xiao Gao is also a smart person, he was stared at by Eunuch Zhong like this, and immediately woke up, didn't dare to say it anymore, and withdrew.

Eunuch Zhong said in his heart: "If Zhang Yuan is willing to make friends with the Zheng family, then wouldn't it be a deliberate harm to the miscellaneous family to suggest that the miscellaneous family come to serve the emperor's eldest grandson." Smiled, went to the Liyuan Gate to find the emperor's grandson Zhu Youxiao to study, out of the Liyuan Gate, I heard the laughter and noise by the Xiangxiang Pavilion, but it was Zhu Youxiao and the seven-year-old brother Zhu Youzhen on the swing, surrounded by a group of waiters and palace maids on the swing frame, the emerald palace skirt, the skin like snow Ke Yinyue clapped his hands and laughed below, and when he saw Eunuch Zhong coming, they all saluted - Eunuch Zhong used to look like a Confucian and strict teacher, but now he is much gentler, and he looked up at Zhu Youzhen and Zhu Youzhen on the swing frame with his hands, and said loudly: "Don't swing too high, be careful." ”

Twelve-year-old Zhu Youxiao looked wilted and dead when he was reading and writing, and he was so skinned that he could jump, and when he heard Eunuch Zhong say this, he deliberately used his strength to swing the swing higher and higher, which frightened his seven-year-old brother and screamed, and grabbed the rope - Eunuch Zhong asked two sturdy chamberlains to come forward to stop him, hugged Zhu Youzhen, and said, "Brother, it's time to study today." Looking at Ke Yinyue, he motioned to Ke Yinyue to help persuade Zhu Youxiao to study.

Ke Yinyue ignored Eunuch Zhong, sat on the swing board by herself, swinging leisurely, Ke Yinyue, who was twenty-eight years old in the New Year, had fair skin and tender skin that surpassed twenty-eight girls, and the emerald shirt and skirt on her body were even more white and bright, and the whole person was like a big white fruit wrapped in tender green leaves, which made people want to peel off the ** to eat, but in a group of eunuchs, Ke Yinyue was a pearl secretly cast, and there was no fiery and hungry eyes staring at her, Eunuch Zhong was looking at her, but still with gentle eyes, A look that once the sea was difficult to water, in fact, it was not for nothing, but it was also impossible - the time ago in the Shisha overseas house, Eunuch Zhong listened to Zhang Yuan persuade him to flatter the Hakka more, and it was best to fight against the Hakka family, so these eunuchs Zhong also tried their best to please the guest Yinyue, and the guest Yinyue also felt the kindness of the eunuch Zhong, but he didn't seem to appreciate it very much, how it was before, and how it is now, poor Eunuch Zhong is nearly forty years old but has never had experience in this area, and he doesn't know how to please a woman, and wants him to be jealous with the Wei Dynasty. It's really hard for him.

Zhu Youxiao, who was wearing a willow branch hat, clapped his hands and laughed, and shouted: "Mama, swing higher, swing higher-" His eyes stared at the emerald Luo skirt of the nurse Ke Yinyue, when the swing was swinging, the hem of the Luo skirt floated, and you could see Ke Yinyue's strong and round thighs, and the twelve-year-old boy was already a little cute-In this situation, Eunuch Zhong said: "Mama Ke, the miscellaneous family will give you a poem." ”

Ke Yin Yue said happily: "I knew that Gonggong Zhong was a talented man among the internal officials, and he could even write poems, although he wrote poems specifically for me?" The swing slowed down, and Luo's skirt hung down.

Eunuch Zhong said: "It was written especially for Mama Ke." Yin said: "The golden flower official hat is woven with willow branches, and the new Luo Yi is sent to the front of the emperor." The color frame looks out of the sky, and the six palaces all teach the play swing. ”

Zhu Youxiao praised: "Good poems, good poems, Gonggong Zhong writes good poems." "Actually, he doesn't make sense.

Keyin Yuecuiyu's eyebrows were raised lightly, and her charming eyes squinted at Eunuch Zhong, and said: "It's really a good poem, everything has been written, but I can't swing that high." As he spoke, he got off the swing, walked to Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youzhen brothers, took off the willow hat and threw it aside, Gong E came over with two winged crowns, and Ke Yinyue put them on for the two imperial grandsons, and said: "I have had a lot of fun today, it's time to go back." He looked back and smiled at Eunuch Zhong.

Eunuch Zhong was secretly happy in his heart, and at the same time had a strange feeling: this Ke Yinyue does not look like an illiterate woman, although this poem is relatively easy to understand, but he has not yet explained, Ke Yinyue can understand it, isn't it unusually smart?

Before the two imperial grandsons of the palace people came to the Liyuan Gate, a group of palace attendants also came, and Ke Yinyue said softly: "Li Xuanzhi is here." Zhu Youxiao, who was beside him, had already changed color, and his previous cheerfulness was swept away, and he looked dejected.

Zhu Changluo, the prince of the East Palace, has two candidates surnamed Li, who are distinguished by their residences as East Li and West Li, and this one is West Li, and the selection is not a formal concubine title, but can only be regarded as a title of a palace maid who has been favored by the emperor and the prince, in order to show that it is different from ordinary palace maids, Zhu Changluo has the title of concubine only the crown princess Guo, Zhu Youxiao's biological mother Wang Cairen and Zhu Youzhen's biological mother Liu Lady These three people, Wang Cairen and Lady Liu got the title because they gave birth to the emperor's grandson, and now the crown princess and Lady Liu have passed away, and Wang Cairen is also lingering on the sickbed, So Zhu Changluo handed over his two sons to be raised by Dong Li and Xi Li, Zhu Youxiao followed Xi Li, Zhu Youzhen followed Dong Li, Xi Li was quite obedient, she had a daughter of her own, and she had no title for giving birth to a daughter, so she was jealous of Zhu Youxiao's biological mother Wang Cairen, and she was not very good to Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Youxiao was quite afraid of Xi Li - Li Xuanzhi stopped, looked at Zhu Youxiao coldly, and said: "I only know how to play, right!" ”

Keyin Yueping said that she was very flattering to Xi Li, and Xi Li was okay to her, so she stepped forward and explained: "Niangniang, my brother has only come out for a short time." "To call Niangniang is to flatter Li Xuanzhi, and only the queen and concubines are qualified to call Niangniang.

Li Xuanzhi said that he didn't know where the anger came from, and said to Zhu Youxiao: "Your mother is about to lose her breath, you are still playing here, you are so unfilial, what is the use of giving birth to a son like you." ”

Zhu Youxiao was taken aback, and wanted to rush to see his mother immediately, so he immediately asked Li Xuanzhi, because his father Zhu Changluo did not allow him to go to see his mother Wang Cairen privately, and he had Li Xuanzhi's permission. ”

Zhu Youxiao immediately burst into tears, and seven-year-old Zhu Youzhen also cried.

Eunuch Zhong bowed down and said: "Li Niangniang, my brother came out with the miscellaneous family to enjoy the beautiful scenery of spring, and by the way, I learned the verses of the former sages chanting Wing Chunguang, and asked Li Niangniang not to blame my brother." ”

Zhong Benhua is a four-rank eunuch, except for Wang An in Ciqing Palace, even if Zhong Benhua can speak in front of the prince, Li Xuan's service to a palace person who has not been officially titled is nothing more than the prince's favor, seeing that Zhu Youxiao was scared to cry, his anger also disappeared a little, and he said to Zhu Youxiao: "Okay, then spare you for the time being, I will take you to see your mother now, you should know how to speak, right?" ”

Zhu Youxiao sobbed and said, "I know, Xili's mother is very good to the child. ”

Li Xuanzhi said that the reason for his anger today was that he heard that Wang Cairen asked Gong E if she was good to Zhu Youxiao, and it was normal for a mother to care about her son, and it was very obvious to Xi Li that Wang Cairen thought that he would abuse Zhu Youxiao, and he was very angry, and he scolded Wang Cairen violently, Wang Cairen was already sick, and he fainted with anger, and when he woke up, he called out to see his son - Li Xuanzhi is now taking Zhu Youxiao to see Wang Cairen, the cold palace is lonely, the palace people are cold, Wang Cairen touched his son's hand and asked softly: "Son, How does that Si Li treat you? ”

Although Zhu Youxiao is young and ignorant, and his surname is playful, but now he looks at his mother, who is skinny and yellow, and he is also very sad, and he holds back his tears and says: "Xili's mother treats her children very well, just like her own." ”

Wang Cairen knew that Li Xuanzhi was outside the door, sighed, and said: "Son, since Xi Li regards you as his own, you must also be filial to her, and you must not be disobedient, my son will always grow up to be honest and benevolent, and my mother is afraid that she will not survive that day." ”

Li Xuanzhi turned out to the door, and when he saw Wang Cairen holding Zhu Youxiao's hand, he immediately reprimanded: "Wang, how do you pull his hand, didn't the master order you not to contact your brother, do you know if you are sick." ”

Wang Cairen hurriedly retracted his hand and said to Zhu Youxiao: "Okay, my son will go out with Xili's mother." He waved his hand and told his son to hurry up.

Zhu Youxiao left, Wang Cairen heard the door "pounding" shut, slept straight, looked up at the ceiling, the light of his eyes dimmed, waiting for death to come—who can understand the pain in this deep palace?

…… As soon as Zhang Yuan sent away the waiter Xiao Gao, before he entered the second door, the old man shouted: "Aunt Zhang, there is a distinguished guest visiting." Immediately walked over to present the worship post, Zhang Yuan looked at it, "Yousheng Zheng Yang's surname worship" - the old man was afraid that Zhang Yuan would not know who Zheng Yang's surname was, so he said in a low voice: "Uncle, this Zheng Yang's surname is Zheng Guifei's nephew, and he is currently a thousand households." ”

Of course, Zhang Yuan knew about Zheng Guifei's nephew, and said in his heart: "Zheng Yang's surname is unknown to me, and he is much older than me, but he used a friend post to see me, why?" Although he did not plan to make friends with the surname Zheng Yang, but people came to the door for the first time, there was no reason to turn away, some things can be done tactfully, and now is not the time for tension - Zheng Yang first congratulated Zhang Yuan on the top of high school, and then asked Zhang Yuan about the situation when he took the exam, and was very indignant at Dong Qichang and Zhou Yingqiu framing Zhang Yuan, and then looked at the courtyard of the hall and said: "Do you live with Brother Ling Shang Yushi, there must be a lot of inconvenience, There is a courtyard house in Yongfang in the next year, which has never been inhabited, so it will be given to the champion of the princess, and it is also touched with the joy of the new champion. ”

Dashi Yongfang is on the west side outside the Daming Gate, which is the official settlement area of the capital, and is very close to the Liubu Yamen and the Imperial City, where the courtyard is hard to find, and someone sent the mansion on the first day of Zhang Yuanzhong's champion - "Zheng Qianhu, this late life will never dare to be, never dare to be." Zhang Yuan refused.

Zheng Yang's surname also knew that he suddenly gave a big gift, and ordinary people did not dare to accept it, so he said: "In the next respect to the character and knowledge of the champion of the prince, there is no other intention, since the champion is unwilling to accept, it is better to be like this, it is lent to the champion to live, the champion is said to serve in the Hanlin Academy, living there is also close, and the daughter of the champion is also in Beijing, also needs a spacious and comfortable residence, it is always inconvenient to send people under the fence, the courtyard inside and outside the three in, than the Shang Yushi this place is more magnificent. ”

Zhang Yuan refused: "I really don't dare to be, the family of the late born is not large, it is enough to have a small courtyard to live, and the late student works in the Hanlin Academy, and the Ministry of Industry will choose the nearest house for the late student to live in, and I dare not bother the thousands of adults." ”

Zheng Yang's surname persuaded for a while, and when he saw that Zhang Yuan just refused to accept, he left in a reluctant.

(To be continued)