Chapter 60: Precarious
It may be that he caught a cold when he met Huai En in the palace that night, Zhang Yue contracted the wind chill on the second day, took leave from the Qintian prison, and rested in the Li Mansion for a few days.
In the past few days, Zhang Yue repeatedly recalled what Huai En told her, although she was very touched by Huai En's loyalty, but she couldn't think of how she could be favored by Huai En and have the ability to help the prince.
On this day, Zhang Yue got up early in the morning and had breakfast, felt that his body was very relaxed, his head was not dizzy, and he felt that the wind and cold had been removed, so he put on a loose coat and took a walk in the garden of Li Mansion.
Zhang Yue rested in the room for a few days, and at this time, with the breeze blowing on his face, the depression of the past few days dissipated a lot. At this moment, her left shoulder was gently patted, she subconsciously looked behind the left, there was no one, a familiar voice came from the right side,
"I had typhoid fever, and my reaction became slower and slower."
When Zhang Yue heard the familiar voice, his heart was hot, but his face was stiff,
"What is the big boss of Yuan, Shenlong sees the head but does not see the end." As she spoke, she slowly turned her figure to the right, and it was Yuan Mo standing behind her.
Yuan Mo listened to Zhang Yue's words, but he was surprisingly angry, and smiled slightly,
"I've been out of Beijing to do some business these days, and I've already asked Shopkeeper Fan to tell you. I only came back late last night, and I came to look for you early in the morning, and I saw my sister-in-law in the house just now, saying that you have contracted a cold these days. Is it better? ”
Zhang Yue pursed her lips, "I'm all right!." ”
Yuan Mo glanced at her, "I have never seen you sick in the academy, and when you arrive in the capital, you are either injured or sick, it seems that the feng shui of the capital is not in harmony with you!" ”
Zhang Yue said hesitantly, "I've been lazy lately, and I haven't practiced the boxing techniques taught in the academy for a long time, so I will pay attention to strengthening my body in the future." ”
Yuan Mo opened his mouth and wanted to say something again.
Zhang Yue rushed before and said, "I was afraid of passing on my illness to others, I haven't seen Xian'er and Tong'er for several days, but now the wind and cold are better, I want to go and see those two little guys, you can accompany me." ”
Yuan Mo narrowed his eyes, "Okay." ”
The two went to Liu's yard, and Liu and the two children were playing in the yard, when they saw the two coming in, they called, "Xian'er, Tong'er, who do you see coming?" ”
The two children raised their heads, and the first child shouted loudly, "Little Uncle Five! Then he ran over and hugged Zhang Yue's thigh, and looked at Zhang Yue and his brother, clapping his hands, hehe.
Xian'er let go of Zhang Yue and turned his head to look at Yuan Mo, "Uncle Yuan, you're here too, you haven't come to see me for a long time, what fun do you bring to me and my brother this time?" ”
With a bright smile on his face, Yuan Mo reached out and took out a small version of the Nine Rings from his arms, and handed it to Xian'er, "This is a new gadget given to you by Uncle Yuan." ”
"Thank you, Uncle Yuan, Uncle Yuan is the best!" Xian'er took it excitedly, and then ran to his younger brother's side, and the two of them began to study the Nine Links.
Zhang Yue looked at the two happy children, and pouted, "Yuan Mo, you are so treacherous, you actually use toys to buy children." ”
Yuan Mo snorted, "This is called caring about the growth of the next generation." ”
"You-"
Liu Shi watched the two of them bickering from the side, showing a helpless smile, "You two! It's really a happy couple born together! ”
Yuan Mo listened to Liu's words, and seemed to be inexplicably happy, glanced at Zhang Yue a few times proudly, and sat next to his sister-in-law.
The three of you say a word, and I start chatting one by one. In the blink of an eye, it was almost noon, and Li Dongyang got out of the court, wearing a light green official uniform and a gloomy face, and walked in from outside.
When Liu saw her husband coming back, she stood up, walked over to her husband, and took the official hat that her husband had taken off. Zhang Yue and Yuan Mo also stood up and shouted in unison,
"Third Senior Brother!"
"Third Senior Brother!"
Li Dongyang glanced at Zhang Yue and Yuan Mo, nodded, his face softened slightly, and sat down, Zhang Yue hurriedly poured tea for his senior brother, Li Dongyang took a few sips of tea, stabilized his mind, and said, "Yuan Mo also came over today?" ”
Yuan Mo said obediently, "Well, Third Senior Brother, I went out of Beijing a few days ago to do some business, and I only came back last night. Let's take a look at Senior Brother today. ”
Li Dongyang nodded and said no more.
Yuan Mo saw that Li Dongyang's face was not good, and asked, "Senior brother, but what happened?" Your face isn't so good? ”
Li Dongyang let out a long sigh, "Lord Huai'en was demoted by the emperor to the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum to do hard labor today. ”
Zhang Yue was shocked and blurted out, "Huaien? Is that the eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant eunuch? ”
Li Dongyang was stunned, "How do you know him?" ”
Zhang Yue hurriedly explained, "Oh, I mentioned him to my colleagues in Qintian, and he seems to be quite powerful. ”
Li Dongyang did not doubt it, and nodded, "Lord Huai has served the emperor of two dynasties, his qualifications are very old, and he is deeply trusted by the first emperor and the current emperor, so he was appointed to such an important position as the eunuch in charge of the seal." ”
Yuan Mo said in a somewhat sarcastic tone, "The royal family is really ruthless! Eighty percent of this person has committed the emperor's taboo, right? ”
Li Dongyang's face immediately became even more ugly, "Alas! Today, several people in the court, led by Wan An, told the emperor that the prince had misbehaved and had no talent for the prince, and asked for the abolition of the prince and the appointment of the four princes as the crown prince. Although in the end, the emperor did not depose His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in court, but he dismissed Huai'en from the position of eunuch in charge of the seal and was demoted to the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum to do hard labor. ”
When Zhang Yue heard this, he was shocked, could it be that Huai En knew that he would be demoted, so he said those words to himself a few days ago. Thinking of this, Zhang Yue felt a cool breeze on his back.
Yuan Mo looked indifferent, and said in a cold tone, "Huai En has always been the mainstay of the court's support for the crown prince Zhu Youzhang, if it weren't for him over the years, Zhu Youzhu would have been deposed seven or eight times, it seems that this time the emperor has made up his mind to abolish the crown prince." It is estimated that the will of Zhu Youzhu's abolition will come in the next few days. Saying that, he glanced at Zhang Yue gloatingly.
Li Dongyang's face was gloomy, "Alas~, this time Your Highness may be more auspicious." Today, the emperor has asked the cabinet to draft a charge for the prince's misconduct. ”
Zhang Yue asked eagerly, "Senior brother, is there no other way to help the prince?" ”
Li Dongyang lowered his head slightly and was silent.
Yuan Mo looked at Zhang Yue's anxious appearance beside him, and a sour feeling rose inexplicably in his heart, and he said sarcastically,
"Zhu Youjiao's abolition is a sure thing, and no one can change it! I want to save him, unless God can show his spirit! Huh! ”
After speaking, he rolled his eyes, picked up the tea on the table and drank it leisurely with a look of schadenfreude. Several people had their own hearts and fell into a long silence.
A few leaves on the trees in the courtyard were swept into the air by the wind, sometimes high and sometimes low, making people unpredictable.