In the midst of lightning and thunder, Shang Ran got up and said, "I'll go see the child." ”。

Zhang Yuan put down the pen and followed his wife out of the study, which sat in the north and south of the main room four, the study is on the far left, and then the dining room, the dining room used to be Zhou's mother and Xiao Hongji's room, and then Zhang Yuan, Shang Ran and his wife's bedroom, Zhang Yuan entered Xiao Hong's room, Zhou's mother was closing the window, Shang Ran picked up the gauze tent to look at Xiao Hongji, Zhang Yuan leaned over to look, the oil lamp wick was short, the light was dim, Xiao Hong gradually fell asleep with his hands and feet crossed, Shang Xiangran chuckled: "Hong gradually slept so soundly. Asked Zhou's mother: "When did you put the pee?" ”

Zhou's mother said: "Half an hour ago. ”

Shang Shuran touched his son's forehead, a little sweaty, the rain didn't fall, the room was stuffy and hard to get rid of, so he said to Zhang Yuan: "You go to see Qian'er, I'll fan Hong gradually to cool down, and then go back to the study to copy after the rain falls." ”

Mu Zhenzhen lived in the west wing, and was sitting with the maid Yumei by Xiao Mingqian's sleeping basket and talking softly, a white porcelain lamp was far away, seeing Zhang Yuan coming in, Mu Zhenzhen and Yumei hurriedly got up to give a salute, and the rain poured down at this time, and the sound of the rain filled the room.

Zhang Yuan asked: "Are you afraid of Ming Qian thunder?" When he went to the cradle to look, the little baby looked left and right with big black eyes, and smiled in surprise: "Qian'er is awake." ”

Mu Zhenzhen moved the white porcelain lamp closer so that Zhang Yuan could see his son, and said, "I woke up before the thunder, and I wasn't afraid when I heard the thunder." ”

Zhang Yuan looked at the quiet Xiao Mingqian and asked, "Don't you cry and hug each other?" ”

Mu Zhenzhen said: "Ming Qian rarely cries, and when he wakes up, he only laughs and laughs by himself, and does not cry. Very well-behaved. ”

Zhang Yuan sat down at the small pestle by the cradle. Reach out and gently pinch Xiao Mingqian's baby fat cheek. smiled: "Silly son, if you want to cry, don't cry or make trouble, otherwise no one will hold you to play, stay in the cradle and sulk, too well-behaved and suffer yourself." As he spoke, he picked up Xiao Mingqian from the cradle.

Yumei giggled when she heard this.

Mu Zhenzhen smiled: "Ming Qian is like when I was a child, my father said that I was very well-behaved when I was a baby, and my father and mother were busy walking in and out, and I only opened my eyes in the sleeping basket and watched." didn't cry, and later heard my father say that if I cried, he would take the time to hug me for a while, but since I didn't cry, I wouldn't hug him, and he was busy - Ming Qian didn't cry or make trouble, and someone hugged him to play, I can't compare. As he spoke, he stroked his son's hair with his hand and said, "Mingqian's hair doesn't look like mine, which is good." ”

Mu Zhenzhen's hair is slightly yellow and slightly curly, although Xiao Mingqian's hair is also a little yellow, it is straight, and the child's hair is already a little yellow. Xiao Hong is gradually yellow, yellow-haired children, yellow-haired girls. The reason why Mu Zhenzhen didn't want her son to look too much like her was because she felt that her yellow hair and white skin were a sign of a fallen people, and she didn't want her son to be branded as a fallen people.

Zhang Yuan didn't know Mu Zhenzhen's thoughts, and said, "Like you, you're also very good, I like it." ”

Mu Zhen was really ashamed and overjoyed, and lowered his head.

Yu Meituo withdrew from the room so that Zhang Yuan and Mu Zhenzhen could say something considerate, Zhang Yuan teased his son, stretched out his right index finger for Xiao Mingqian to hold, and then pulled back to test his son's grip strength, the four-month-old baby's strength is not small, and praised: "Good son, have strength." Asked, "Really, is there enough milk?" ”

Mu Zhenzhen lowered his head and said, "It's enough to eat, I can't finish it." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled "hey", looked at Xiao Mingqian in his arms and said, "Are you hungry?" He looked up and said, "Qian'er is hungry, let's breastfeed." Looking at Mu Zhenzhen's bulging chest, there are still two wet marks under the thin summer shirt, is it the overflow of milk?

Mu Zhenzhen smiled shy and smiled, and said, "I have just fed it, and I am not hungry." ”

After laughing a few words, Zhang Yuan got up and said, "Your mother and son should go to bed early, and I will go back to the study to copy for a while." He kissed Xiao Mingqian's fat cheek and handed his son to Mu Zhenzhen.

The heavy rain fell for half an hour, the stuffy air was swept away, Zhang Yuan and Shang Ran copied a total of nearly 10,000 words, and after the self-striking bell in the study rang eleven, the two of them packed up their pen and ink and prepared to rest, and the rest will be copied tomorrow morning.

After the rain, the climate is fresh, the clouds have dispersed, the sky above the square patio reveals the half-missing bright moon, it is very bright, Zhang Yuan and Shang Ran are not sleepy, the couple walk hand in hand in the patio, a thin layer of water on the green brick floor reflects the moonlight, the sky is clear and clear, the temperature is simply two worlds compared with the evening, which is difficult to experience in the south of the Yangtze River -

Shang Ran told Zhang Yuan about the things in the house these days and the operation of the book club and shop, the second elder of Shanyin had a letter from his family, Zong Yishan also wrote a letter, and Zhang Rulin, the ancestor of Xizhang, also wrote a letter, and Zhang Yuan's friends and members of the Han Society sent more letters, there were dozens of letters, these letters were not opened, and Zhang Yuan came back to read and deal with them-

Shang Ran also has a very good memory, and retold the letters she had read to Zhang Yuan, and told her brother Shang Zhouzuo about leaving Beijing, Shang Zhouzuo also left a letter to Zhang Yuan before leaving, and Shang Ran did not open it-

The bright moon moved across the west eaves of the patio, and the self-striking bell in the study rang twelve, and Shang Yanran said: "Let's get up early tomorrow and look at it again, it's late at night, rest early." Suddenly, he laughed in a low voice and said, "You go to sleep in the real room." ”

Zhang Yuan was dumbfounded and said: "It's not too virtuous!" ”

Shang Ran couldn't help but laugh and said in a low voice: "I'm here for the moon, so I can't wait for you." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled: "Zhang Jiezi only focuses on those." ”

Shang Ran said, "I mean you've been these days—" Stop talking, laugh.

Zhang Yuan said with a smile: "I've survived so many days, don't fight for this day." ”

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Last night, an autumn rain swept away the heat, Zhang Yuan slept very sweetly, and the road was running for four months, and now he finally slept peacefully, which is a blessing.

Zhang Yuan is accustomed to getting up early, getting up and washing up and practicing Tai Chi in the big patio, this is authentic Tai Chi, taught by a famous teacher, not the kind of simple flower frame he used to practice, he can hear the self-striking bell in the study "Dang Dang Dang Dang" struck six rings, this bell will be almost fifteen minutes a day, to be calibrated frequently, and then I heard someone moving this self-striking bell, is Mu Zhenzhen?

Someone pushed open the wooden window of the study, and a voice as crisp as a warbler said happily: "Good morning, little uncle." A beautiful little face was revealed in the window, which was Shang Jinghui.

Zhang Yuan smiled and responded: "Xiao Hui is early." "Concentrate on boxing.

Shang Jinghui in the study sharpened the ink and began to copy the book. When Zhang Yuan came in. She's copied several lines. Tilting his head, he said, "Little uncle, you rest, or read the letter first." After that, he continued to copy carefully, and he was full of interest.

Zhang Yuan sat on the side of the bookcase and began to open the letters in the bookcase, read a few letters, raised his eyes and saw Shang Jinghui stopping his pen and looking at him, so he asked with a smile: "What are you seeing, don't you know?" ”

Shang Jinghui's face used to be a little baby fat, but now he is thinner. has not yet begun to grow up, still childish, and then said: "My little uncle went to North Korea very hard, right, I didn't see it clearly last night, but now I see that my little uncle is black and thin." ”

Zhang Yuan smiled and said: "It's difficult to walk, it's windy and sunny, but it's okay, I finally came back safely - Xiaohui, why are you sick?" ”

Shang Jinghui said: "I don't know why I'm sick-"

Shang Ran came in and answered, "There have been days of high fever that has not gone away, and we are all frightened. ”

Zhang Yuan said: "In two days, please ask a famous doctor to have a follow-up consultation." ”

Between words. The servant woman came to report, and Lu Tao and Zhang Ruoxi and his wife came.

Lu Tao and Zhang Ruoxi live in the shop of Shengmei Firm on Dengshi Street. I only got the news of Zhang Yuan's return to Beijing yesterday evening, and it was late at that time, so I came early this morning, and Xiaohong gradually saw Zhang Ruoxi was the most excited, and shouted repeatedly: "Aunt, aunt." He staggered forward, his arms outstretched, and he smiled.

Zhang Ruoxi picked up Xiao Hongjian and said to Zhang Yuan: "Since you have returned safely, then Lu Lang and I will leave for our hometown tomorrow, our bags have already been packed, and the weather has turned cold, so we are in a hurry." ”

Zhang Yuan said: "My sister and brother-in-law will go back to Jiangnan after the Mid-Autumn Festival in Beijing, and the Mid-Autumn Festival will be on the road if you leave now." ”

Zhang Ruoxi said: "Your brother-in-law and I are also like arrows, and I am pure and clean in Shanyin, I haven't seen his two brothers for more than half a year, and I miss him very much." ”

Zhang Yuan didn't hold on anymore and said, "Then let's go to the bank of the Paozi River for a reunion today, Brother Zongzi invited me yesterday." ”

Zhang Ruoxi asked: "Won't Xiao Yuan go to the Yamen today?" ”

Zhang Yuan said: "According to the custom, the envoys who have sent envoys to distant countries have ten days off after they come back, and I don't have to go to the Hanlin Academy or the Zhan Mansion these days. ”

After breakfast, Sun Chengzong, the neighbor on the left, personally sent a copy of the original manuscript and transcription of the first half of the "Ding Si Joseon Chronicles" to Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yuan asked about the lecture in the East Palace, Sun Chengzong smiled and said: "His Royal Highness the Emperor Sun is kind-hearted and affectionate, and has asked you several times when you will come back - but in the past two months, due to the hot weather, the daily lecture has been suspended, and now the weather is getting cooler, it should be resumed to give lectures, and the East Palace will pass on the decree." ”

Sun Chengzong resigned and went to Zhan Shifu, Zhang Yuan asked his sister and brother-in-law and Shang Yuran and Mu Zhenzhen to go to Zhang's residence on the bank of the Baozi River first, although he didn't have to go to Hanlin Academy to sit in the hall today, but since he came back, he always had to go to meet Guo Shu, a bachelor in Hanlin Academy, and he was now also serving as the right Chunfang Right Zanshan of Zhan Shifu, so Qian Longxi, the young Zhan Shi of the palm print, must also go to visit-

Shang Jinghui reminded: "Little uncle, the diary hasn't been copied yet." ”

Shang Ran asked his brother-in-law Zhang Ruoxi and brother-in-law Lu Tao to help, as well as Xiao Jinghui, the four of them copied together, and it took half an hour to transcribe the rest of the diary.

Shang Ran, Zhang Ruoxi and they took the car to the bank of the Paozi River, Zhang Yuan left Yuan Chaonian and Wuling to proofread the diary in the house, he took Laifu and Wang Da Hammer to Hanlin Academy, Sheba and Ma Kuoqi also had to follow, and were stopped by Zhang Yuan, which is in Beijing, two stone pillar soldiers will be criticized all day long, Zhang Yuan is ready to send these two back to Sichuan in the near future.

Zhang Yuan's master and servant just walked to the east end of Li Ge Lao Hutong, but saw the servant of Ciqing Palace, Gao Qiqian, with a small fire, hurried along the gray factory street, Gao Qiqian as the emperor's eldest grandson Zhu Youxiao's companion, has been promoted from the ebony card to the rank of the long follower, the long follower is the seven-rank internal official, and then go up is the six-grade book, Gao Qiqian is only sixteen years old this year, it can be said that the official luck is prosperous, this is the benefit of relying on the great eunuch, Eunuch Zhong since last year's attack case, not only the head of the East Palace, the eunuch Wang An, treats him differently, Even the crown prince Zhu Changluo also relied on Eunuch Zhong quite a lot, in the past, everything was discussed with Wang An alone, but now Eunuch Zhong can participate, in the East Palace, he is already the real power eunuch second only to Wang An, Gao Qiqian As the godson of Eunuch Zhong, the tide naturally rises, and his status rises sharply-

Gao Qi dived to Zhang Yuan to give a salute, saying that Gonggong Zhong and Mama Ke already knew that Zhang Yuan had returned to Beijing, and asked Zhang Yuan to take the time to meet Gonggong Zhong in Shichahai's outer house, and said that His Royal Highness the eldest grandson also wanted to see Mr. Zhang, and asked Mr. Zhang when he would enter the Wenhua Hall to give lectures?

Zhang Yuan has been extremely busy in the past two days, and he will send his sister and brother-in-law back to Jiangnan tomorrow, so he said: "I will come to visit Gonggong Zhong the day after tomorrow, and in the afternoon, Gonggong Zhong will also have time in the afternoon." ”

Gao Qi sneaked back to Ciqing Palace to resume his life, Zhang Yuan went to the Hanlin Academy to meet with his colleagues, and then went to visit the head of the academy Guo Shu Guo Bachelor, Guo Bachelor is still quite protective of Zhang Yuan, after greeting him, he handed him a Di newspaper, and said: "Zhang Xiu, you see, this is a new Di newspaper, which has the note of Governor Li of Liaodong." ”

Zhang Yuan had already read this piece of music yesterday in Wu Ge's old office, and when he read it again, he was surprised: "Why Governor Li blames the lower officials like this is simply inexplicable. He immediately explained to Guo Shu the points that Li Weihan accused him of one by one, and said: "Bachelor Guo, the lower official sent an envoy to North Korea, and it lasted 119 days from leaving Beijing to returning to Beijing, and there was a diary every day, and the things recorded were all testified by the entourage, and the North Korean envoys could also testify to it. ”

Guo Shu nodded and said, "That's very good." ”

Zhang Yuan implored Guo Shu to write a preface for "Ding Si Joseon Chronicles", this was not Zhang Yuan's temporary idea, but it had been thought about a long time ago, it was not appropriate to ask Wu Daonan or other high-ranking officials to write a preface, Guo Shu was the most suitable, because Guo Shu was the official of the Hanlin Academy, and he was neither Donglin nor the three parties-

Guo Shu paid attention to self-protection, and said cautiously: "You send the diary to me to read first, if there is nothing wrong, I will make a preface." ”

Zhang Yuan said that he would send the original manuscript of the diary to Guo Shu's mansion in the evening, bid farewell to Guo Shu, Zhang Yuan went out of the Hanlin Academy to visit the young Zhan Shi Qian Longxi, and talked with his senior brother Xu Guangqi for a long time, and then went to the bank of the Baozi River to meet with his sister Zhang Ruoxi, and asked people to invite Ruan Dacheng to drink together, and Ruan Dacheng did not have to go to the pedestrian department to sit in the office these days.

In the afternoon, Zhang Yuan and Ruan Dacheng went to the Ministry of Rites and the Huitong Pavilion, respectively to visit He Shilang and the Korean envoy Yu Yan and others, when they came out of the Huitong Hall, they saw that the hour was still early, and it was the time of Zhengshen, so the two went to the Jinyi Wei Yamen to visit Luo Sigong, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, and after some greetings, Luo Sigong said: "The two Nalan Bakshi have been interrogated overnight, and they have all confessed. ”

Sixty-one Jinyi guards who accompanied Zhang Yuan's envoy, including Zhen Zidan, were responsible for detective, Luo Sigong had already learned the details of Zhang Yuan's envoy from these brocade guards, Jinyiwei suffered heavy casualties this time, Luo Sigong of course had to protect the interests of his subordinates, Jinyiwei directly obeyed the emperor's orders, and was not subject to the control of the cabinet and the six ministries, so although the three parties were in power, Luo Sigong did not have many scruples, and Jinyiwei was afraid of the eunuchs in charge of the East Factory.

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