Yan Lin didn't see the emperor, he was angry and panicked, he felt that it couldn't go on like this, he had to think of something.

He hurriedly returned to the house, found the residence of the second princess, and said to Zhang Wan: "You wrote a letter to your father, have you replied?" ”

Zhang Wan shook her head, "Not yet." ”

Yan Lin's face was not good, "How long has it been?" Why haven't you replied yet? Did you not receive it? ”

Zhang Wan also felt that it shouldn't be, and guessed: "Your Highness, did you say that my letter to my father was stopped halfway?" Father didn't receive it at all? ”

Yan Lin suddenly frowned, "Is it possible?" ”

Zhang Wan said: "Although it is the dark pile of the Zhang family, there has never been a mistake, but now it is different from the past, in the past two months, King Ruian, Donggong, and Su Rong's people have conducted a thorough investigation, stirring the capital upside down, it is difficult to ensure that the hidden pile of the Zhang family has also been touched, I am afraid that my letter to my father will be stopped, otherwise my father will not reply for so long." ”

After all, what she said in her letter was a very important matter.

The capital is far away from the north of Hebei Road, if no one deliberately transmits the news from the capital to the north of Hebei, it will take a year and a half for the news to spread.

Yan Lin also felt that what Zhang Wan said made sense, and immediately said: "Send people to northern Hebei and send a few more people." ”

Zhang Wan nodded.

Yan Lin walked back and forth in the room, "Now that my father doesn't know which tendon is wrong, he trusts the prince more and more, so what is it for him to support me and my eldest brother to fight against the prince all these years?" I entered the palace several times to ask to see me, and I was obviously waiting outside the Heart Cultivation Palace, but I couldn't see my father. ”

Zhang Wan comforted him, "Your Highness, the more this time, the more your heart can't be messy, you can't be impatient, you have to calm down." Think about the prince, how many times before, was he also the one who was stopped at the door? He can endure it, and now you have to endure it too. After all, the case of the precious concubine has little to do with ours. ”

Yan Lin stared at her when she heard this, "Is it really okay?" ”

"It's okay, Your Highness rest assured." Zhang Wan affirmed.

Yan Lin's unsteady heart became a little more down-to-earth because of Zhang Wan's affirmative answer, "Then what do you say I should do now?" I don't do anything? Wouldn't it make Yan Echo even more powerful? ”

"Now that the crown prince has gained power, what you do will not be of much use. Now you have to do nothing, you won't be wrong, and you won't give the prince a handle. The more this time, the more you have to lie dormant. Zhang Wan said: "You have to remember what your father told you, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry." With your father behind you, what are you afraid of? ”

Yan Lin thought about it, his father-in-law was in his hands, but he was holding the soldiers and horses that were not inferior to the Protector's Mansion.

When the old protector heard that the emperor had woken up, he took Zhou Gu and went into the palace to visit the emperor.

The emperor can hang a group of princes and princesses and concubines who are not implicated in the case, or he can hang the courtiers and disappear, but he can't hang the old protector.

So, the old protector and Zhou Gu just arrived outside the Heart Cultivation Palace, and after being passed on, they were invited in.

The emperor sat up from the bed with the help of someone, and said to the old protector: "Don't worry, the old man, I am fine, but I left the palace late that night and accidentally contracted the cold, it doesn't matter." ”

The old protector looked at the emperor's sick face and the strong smell of medicine in the room, and thought that he had been in a coma for two days and nights, and said that it didn't matter, but he would not pierce the emperor, and nodded, "This winter is indeed colder than in previous years, a heavy snowfall, it is true that many people are infected with wind cold, Your Majesty must take care of the dragon body carefully." ”

The emperor bowed his head," the old prince said. ”

The old man said again: "According to the old minister, Your Majesty, you have exercised too little, which has caused your body to be poor." If you are like Lao Chen, get up early every day to play a big knife for an hour, strengthen your body, ensure your health, and do not like to make trouble. ”

The emperor coughed: "The court is heavy on affairs, and I have indeed neglected to exercise over the years. ”

"The crown prince and the princes are already adults, why does Your Majesty need to be too tired alone? Let them share more of the court's chores. The old protector said: "Your Majesty's dragon body is the most important thing for our beam." ”

The emperor didn't like to listen to the first half of the sentence, but the emperor liked to listen to the second half of the sentence very much, so he didn't refute the old protector, and coughed and said: "What the old prince said is that the recent court affairs have not been handed over to the prince." I am sick now, and I have more than enough heart, but I also lack strength. ”

The old protector stroked his beard and worked hard for the prince, "Hey, the prince has been busy these days, and His Second Highness and Fourth Highness are idle." When the old minister entered the palace just now, he saw them. Your Majesty should let them share in the burden. ”

The emperor glanced at the old protector suspiciously, thinking that all the things were shared by the crown prince, isn't it in the heart of your protector's mansion? Why did he run to him instead and say what did Yan Lin and Yan Shen share with him?

He couldn't get the idea of the old protector for a while.

The old protector knew what he was suspicious of, so he said directly: "The prince has not closed his eyes for two days and nights, His Majesty is sick, and he can't see it, but the old minister has just seen it, hey, although the prince has a big responsibility, but he can't exhaust people, the old minister just thinks that the second and fourth highnesses are too idle." ”

The emperor thought to himself, Yan Li and Yan Shen are not idle? Who got their mother involved in the case? Is there a more idle Yan Li in the Great Prince's Mansion? He finally understood, where did the old protector say that Yan Lin and Yan Shen were too idle, and he was clearly reminding him that the case had dragged on for too long.

He nodded, "Indeed, in that case, I'm going to send them something to do. ”

The old protector bowed, "Yes, you can't be tired alone." ”

The two of you come and go, and they talk for a long time, and Zhou Gu listened to the university questions in the words of the monarch and the minister.

After a while, the emperor's gaze turned to Zhou Gu and said with a smile: "Stinky boy, I didn't expect to win the first place, not bad." Fight for Mrs. Qin's face, and fight for your grandfather's anger. ”

Zhou Gu reminded the emperor, "It's tied for first place." ”

The emperor said: "I naturally know that it is still very good after all. I have seen the two volumes of you and Su Xingze, and it is indeed difficult to distinguish between them, which is very rare. ”

Zhou Gu smiled, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment." ”

The emperor said: "Beware of arrogance and rashness, and don't be complacent just because you have passed the scientific examination." There is also the palace test, if you are extremely successful in the palace test, Su Xing will perform well, and I will not ask you to be the champion. ”

Zhou Gu didn't say anything when he heard this, and looked at the old protector.

At this time, the old protector sighed and said: "Hey, Your Majesty, the old minister has something to ask for, and it is for the sake of the old minister's mischievous grandson." ”

The emperor looked at the two of them, and had expected that the two of them would come to see him, it should not be as simple as visiting, there should be something, so he said, "What's the matter?" Go ahead! ”

The old protector sighed again, "He said that he was young, and for many years, he had stayed in the East Palace to study, and he had never gone out to practice, and his knowledge was still too little. In order to be a better official in the future, he wants to travel for three years, so he will not participate in the palace examination and occupy the quota of the students' palace examination. ”

The emperor frowned and looked at Zhou Gu, "Why haven't I heard of you having this idea before?" ”

"Lao Chen also knew. This little thing didn't dare to say it before, after all, Taifu Qin had high hopes for him. The old protector said: "After he mentioned it to the old minister, the old minister thought about it for several days, and felt that his words were not unreasonable, so he came to ask to see His Majesty." ”

The emperor asked, "The crown prince agrees?" ”

Zhou Gu met the emperor's gaze and nodded, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agrees." ”

(End of chapter)