Chapter 114 A bolt from the blue

Due to the strict rules of the Imperial College, Gu Bin was not a descendant of Miao Hong, so he could not be as carefree as Fang Ling and Sun Han. He had been living in the Imperial College since he was imprisoned and never came back. Zhang Yue knew that he was aloof and arrogant.

, so I asked Fangling Sunhan to take care of me, and after a month I heard that everything was fine.

Only Gu Bin was missing from the family, and his father Zhang Zhuo was there again in the dark, composing essays one after another. From time to time, he would go out to meet with other candidates who had rushed to the capital early to prepare for the exam. He was either bored in the study, or there was no one around. As a result,

It makes Zhang Yue carefree and carefree, as if he is lazy all the time. But he likes this kind of unrestrainedness the most. In addition to writing articles in his small study, he almost visited the streets and alleys of the capital in his free time.

Even those who are doing business have inquired about it.

But in the end, he discovered that five of the ten shops in the capital were operating at a loss and frequently changed hands. Among those who made profits, 20 to 30 percent were dependent on officials, while the rest were merely living with subsistence and clothing.

It is extremely rare for giant businessmen.

After returning from Du Mansion that day, he had just dismounted in front of the door. Gao Quan, who was usually busy outside, came out like a gust of wind. Before he could stand still, he said with a smile: "Third Young Master, I am very happy!"

Before Zhang Yue could stand still, he heard the word "happy" and was immediately confused: "What great joy?"

"It's a double happiness this time!" Gao Quan cheerfully asked the boy to take the reins and whispered as he walked, "Firstly, Bachelor Shen has been holding back for many years in the Hanlin Academy, and this time he will go to Henan to preside over this year's provincial examination.

; These two are... Hey, evil comes with evil. The Kaifeng Jin Prefect was accused of corruption and perverting the law. I heard that not only was he dismissed from his post, he was also taken to the Dali Temple in the capital for questioning. I think our eldest son was also because of this.

He was imprisoned for the crime, and now he is also suffering this retribution. Doesn't he deserve it?"

Zhang Yue was indeed happy about the previous news. He was not someone who pretended to be aloof. He had already deeply experienced the advantages of having someone in the court who could do things easily. It is naturally impossible to rely on Shen Can to cheat, but under the same conditions, priority should be given

There is always a chance of admission.

But he didn't feel happy about the last piece of news about Magistrate Jin's misfortune. Although the Zhang family breathed a sigh of relief, the marriage was broken and they couldn't come back. Without the twin sisters Jin Heng and Jin Su, he would have

It doesn't matter how miserable the Jin family is, but after all, they have been raised on behalf of their relatives.

"The old lady also said in the letter that the provincial examination is coming soon, and she asked the third young master to plan his time and go back early. After all, he has to leave plenty of time to socialize with the students and other people in the government school, and he also needs to pay a visit to the academic government office.

Other gentlemen."

This was all as it should be. Zhang Yue listened to it one by one and asked Zhang Zhuo if he had received the message. Gao Quan said that Zhang Zhuo had not come back yet, so he had not yet decided on the date. So he counted on his fingers for a while, and then

The departure date is set for the end of June. It is expected that it will take half a month to arrive when the waterway is open, and half a month will be left to visit relatives and friends.

When Zhang Zhuo came back and found out about this, he naturally agreed with Zhang Yue's decision.

As a result, the father and son continued to live the same life day after day. The two of them just heard about the news that the Northern Patrol had arrived in Beijing, the great victory in Cochin's suppression of the rebellion, the Western tribute items, and so on.

After all, they are still quite far away from that high-rise superstructure.

Both father and son were quite concerned about the news about Zhang You's meritorious service in Jiaozhi's counterinsurgency and Zhang Chao's military exploits against the Japanese pirates. After confirming that Zhang Xin was safe and sound, the two of them had nothing to deserve.

Don't worry anymore - the British Duke Zhang Fu is following the Northern Patrol instead of going to fight, so naturally nothing will happen to him.

However, Youdao is not as good as God. Although Zhang Yue planned everything in an orderly manner and followed Du Wan or Du Zhen's instructions to have less contact with the two most popular left-behind senior officials, Yang Shiqi and Liang Qian. But at that time

At the end of June, when he was preparing to return to Kaifeng, he received the most unexpected news.

The British Duke Zhang Fu, who had always been skilled with bows and horses, and who had fought four times in ghostly places like Cochin without any damage, was actually seriously ill in Beijing and could not afford it!

When he hurried to the British Duke's mansion and saw Mrs. Wang who looked like a clay and wood sculpture, even though he was usually praised for being young and mature - in his own opinion, she was young and mature - he was a little confused at this time.

Square inch.

Of course Zhang Yue knew that the British Duke Zhang Fu died in the Tumu Fort Incident in history, which means that he still had at least thirty years to live, but since he was able to travel through time and space and come to this world, if he blindly believes in those histories, I'm afraid.

He didn't even know how he died. After pondering for a long time, he took two steps forward and knelt down.

Mrs. Wang held in her hand a letter from home written by the housekeeper Rong Shan. Her eyes were red, and she tried her best not to shed tears. She didn't know whether it was grief or sadness in her heart. A good person has always been able to win.

Zhan, how can you get sick just by saying you are sick? This

Now her husband is thousands of miles away, and she won't be able to get there for a while. What if there is an emergency? Also, if the two brothers-in-law find out about this matter, what kind of fuss will it cause? She is getting more and more excited.

The more I thought about it, the more I panicked, so I didn't see Zhang Yue at all.

"Uncle mother!"

Startled by the suddenly raised voice, she loosened her hand and the family letter suddenly fell to the ground silently. Looking at Zhang Yue's raised head, thinking of Zhang Fu going out to fight, she forced herself to manage the inner house.

frightened; thinking of one's own closeness

She has no heirs, and if something happens, she still has to look at his heir's face; thinking that her husband has made great contributions to the country, but he has no biological son to take care of him even in the most dangerous time... For a moment, she felt sad, and she felt sad again.

She no longer has the calmness of the housewife she used to have.

Of course, Zhang Yue was not the only one who was shocked by Mrs. Wang's loud lamentation. At this moment, whether it was Biluo Xiyu, who was usually the most favored, or the other little girls, they were all in a panic, and neither

She didn't know what to say, but she didn't know what to do. In the end, the little girl knelt on the ground with a plop, and everyone else followed suit and didn't dare to say a word. One Biluo Xiyu handed over the handkerchief, and the other said something beside her, but

But it has no effect at all.

"Mother, my uncle has always been in good health. His sudden illness this time is probably due to working too hard or being infected with the weather. Now you are in a state of despair. Now that there is news, how about I accompany you and leave for Beijing immediately?

."

After hearing Zhang Yue's timely words, Mrs. Wang finally suppressed her uncontrollable tears and cheered up a little. However, she remembered that to get to Beijing, she had to go through the canal and then take the land route, which would take half a month.

There was no one in charge of the family, and she didn't know what it would be like after she came back. Besides, the other side of the palace was not doing well either, so she was immediately in trouble again.

"Brother Yue, what you said is right. But what about this family? Empress Zhang's illness in the palace is getting better and worse now, and I'm worried about such a day. Although your second cousin and third cousin are all here, but for

But I don’t care about this matter. Your second aunt and third aunt both have a temperament like the Clay Bodhisattva, and they can’t stand up to the wall at all. What if there is an emergency?”

Since Concubine Zhang is a palace concubine, even her direct nephew may not be able to see people, let alone Zhang Yue's nephew who is further away. He had long heard that this eldest aunt was because of Zhu Di's sympathy for the Zhang family.

She has just been admitted to the palace as a concubine. She is well-loved, but her health has not been stable for more than ten years. She has almost always relied on precious medicinal materials to survive, and now it is even more difficult to do so in the hot weather. When he was hesitating, outside

Suddenly a girl's voice rang out.

"Madam, there is a report from outside that the second lady is here!"

The upper room was in chaos. When Mrs. Zhang Yue came, not to mention the girls looked at each other. Mrs. Wang was also stunned. After being stunned for a moment, Zhang Yue stood up in a hurry and asked a girl in a deep voice to go.

After fetching water, he went to the door and told the little girls who were making the rounds to pay attention to Mrs. Deng's footsteps over there.

After receiving such a reminder, Biluo Xiyu just came back to her senses and hurriedly went to the inner room to get the towel. Not long after, a girl came with a basin, and Biluo personally served Mrs. Wang to wash her face. Xiyu was busy washing Mrs. Wang's face.

After combing the scattered hair and applying a layer of powder on the face, everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law!"

Mrs. Deng had not come in, but this crying voice came in first. For a moment, everyone including Zhang Yue felt tense. Mrs. Wang even looked around the girls in the room, thinking who had leaked it.

The wind blew quickly. The curtain outside was raised high, and Mrs. Deng, who was dressed elegantly and elegantly, rushed in with her feet empty. Before she could stand still, she shouted: "It's not good, it's not good... In the palace

Our mother-in-law is in bad shape!"

Her repeated misfortunes made others panic when they heard her, but when she said the words "our mother-in-law is bad", Zhang Yue couldn't help but take a breath, and Mrs. Wang almost knocked over the tea on the small table next to her in panic.

Zhan, the girls who had been frightened just now looked even more frightened. There was even a little girl whose legs gave way and fell to the ground with a thud.

There is a British father-in-law outside and Zhang Guifei inside. This is a major prerequisite for the Zhang family to maintain the reputation of the first-class family. Now there has just been news that the British father-in-law fell ill in Beijing, and Zhang Guifei happened to be in bad condition too.

, could it be that God and the Zhang family are at odds with each other?

At this time, Zhang Yue deeply realized that compared to the time when Jin Yiwei came to pick up his uncle Zhang Xin, if one thing goes wrong this time, then the sky will really fall, and the whole sky will fall.

Mrs. Wang's words already had a trembling tone: "When I went to visit my mother-in-law yesterday, she was fine. How could she suddenly become bad?"

"I..." Mrs. Deng hesitated, and after a while she muttered, "I just vaguely heard a piece of news from the master this morning, saying that my uncle seemed to be seriously ill in Beijing, and he was in a hurry today.

I mentioned it in front of the empress, but who knew that the empress would immediately vomit blood..."

"You...you bastard!" At this moment, Mrs. Wang could no longer maintain the dignified expression of the elder sister-in-law in the past. She stood up and scolded sternly, "My mother has been in poor health for more than a day or two. Even if you want to know

You can just ask me directly, why bother asking the empress! If she has any shortcomings, you... what will you use to compensate? "
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