Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 154: Making Trouble Unreasonably (asking for monthly ticket)

In Anxi Palace, Zhu Jianshen heard Concubine Wan's terrible curse and asked coldly, "Concubine Wan, do you want to interfere in government affairs?"

Concubine Wan didn't fall for it. Having lived with Zhu Jianshen for decades, she knew her husband's temper very well and had mastered the PUA technique to perfection.

She said sadly, "Whether the Crown Prince is good or not has nothing to do with me, but if he is allowed to get married just to bring me good luck, and then asked to take care of the court affairs and assist Your Majesty, I can't bear it... Humph, I'm so angry, let alone letting me recover, how can it be called a good thing?"

Zhu Jianshen fell silent for a moment.

He had worried about this issue before.

Concubine Wan had never considered the prince as her son. When she found out that the prince was going to get married, she was not happy but angry. So...how could she celebrate this?

"But...it's already been decided..."

Zhu Jianshen shook his head and said helplessly, "I have asked my sister's son-in-law to go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices. Everything is going on in an orderly manner. It is very difficult..."

Concubine Wan interrupted the emperor and cried, "Your Majesty, is it really impossible to take back what happened?"

"Ugh!"

Zhu Jian sighed deeply. It was obvious that the matter had not really reached the point where it was a fait accompli. For him, there was still room for maneuver.

But Zhu Jianshen also felt that doing so was too unfair to his son.

The concubines have all been chosen for him, and he has always been told to proceed as quickly as possible. Now he wants to interrupt it?

This would make him seem too inhumane as a father!

The main reason was that the matter had already been known to the court and the public. The subjects felt that the prince was about to get married and start to take on responsibilities, so they submitted memorials to congratulate him. It was obviously inappropriate to cancel the agreement hastily.

Concubine Wan seemed to realize this as well, and immediately said, "I am not asking Your Majesty to cancel the marriage completely, but I am asking you to wait until my condition gets better before arranging the marriage in the palace. Isn't it okay to wait until then?"

"oh!?"

Zhu Jianshen did not expect that his beloved concubine would be so "reasonable".

What he didn't know was that Concubine Wan meant that when I recover from my illness, I will personally take care of that cowardly prince, and Your Majesty won't have to worry about it.

Concubine Wan said earnestly: "I hope Your Majesty will consider my serious illness and not make me feel upset."

Zhu Jianshen had no choice but to nod and say, "We can put this matter aside for now, but your condition... Alas! There is something I don't know whether I should say or not...

"Li Zisheng told me before that you might encounter a disaster in a few days, on the 9th or 10th day of the first lunar month. At that time, the heavens will send down evil fog as a sign, so I want to complete the marriage of the Eastern Palace as soon as possible, so as to meet the will of heaven and solve your problems."

Concubine Wan Guifei didn't care and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, even if we rush, do you think it is possible to finish everything for the wedding in two days?"

"This……"

Zhu Jianshen thought about it carefully and realized that even if the Donggong's wedding date was accelerated, it would be impossible to complete all the wedding procedures in just four days.

In this case, the so-called use of the East Palace wedding to bring happiness to Concubine Wan is indeed not that important.

Zhu Jianshen further explained: "The earthquake at Mount Tai was reported to me by the Inner Spiritual Palace. It is a sign from heaven to the East Palace. Everyone in the court and the public has heard about it. Now it is extremely difficult to change the crown prince. The subjects are afraid of going against the will of heaven and fearing that heaven will bring down a greater disaster. Whether I believe it or not, the officials in the court will definitely use this to obstruct me."

He knew that Concubine Wan's purpose was to insist on deposing Zhu Youtang from the position of crown prince, so he said that.

Concubine Wan smiled faintly and replied: "Your Majesty, people are forgetful, and who can tell what God's will is?"

"oh!?"

Zhu Jianshen's old face was full of wrinkles.

Concubine Wan was reminding him that the Taishan earthquake was a thing of the past, and as long as there was no second earthquake in Taishan in the short term, the storage project could still be carried forward.

"Your Majesty, don't you think that Youluo is a smart, lovely, obedient and sensible child? If you train him carefully from now on, he will be able to assist you well in the future?" asked Concubine Wan.

Zhu Jianshen nodded slightly.

They are all his sons, so he can't treat them equally! Zhu Youlu is Concubine Shao's child, and he can see him often. In addition, Zhu Youlu is indeed smart, and Concubine Wan keeps whispering in his ear, so he naturally feels that Zhu Youlu is more like himself.

As for Zhu Youtang...

What kind of thing is that sickly thing?
He was born by his mother but not raised by her, and his mother was a criminal of a foreign race. How could such a person with impure blood be qualified to be the crown prince, let alone the emperor in the future?
"Is that so? Then I will consider this carefully... Let's put the Crown Prince's wedding on hold for now..."

After a long time, Zhu Jianshen finally made the final decision.

……

……

Zhang Mansion.

Zhang Luan went out drinking and did not return home all night. This was the first time he did this since coming to Beijing.

The next morning, when Zhang Luan returned home exhausted, Jin didn't even look at him in a good mood.

"A few classmates have made an appointment to hold a literary gathering... It just so happens that the New Year's Day holiday is about to end, and we are about to return to the Imperial College to study..."

Zhang Luan continued to weave his extremely unreliable excuses.

Zhang Yanling teased, "Dad, you are already an official, right? Why do you want to go back to the Imperial Academy to study? What kind of study can make you a fourth-rank official?"

Zhang Luan's face darkened, but he hurriedly defended his behavior: "Reading can help people understand the world and know right from wrong. Don't you even understand this?
"Hmph, I will find a teacher for you after the new year. You must study hard and don't let me down."

"Eat."

Jin almost threw the food onto the table.

What I mean is, you go out and have a good time, while I stay at home cooking for you. How hard can it be for me?
Zhang Luan sat down and smiled: "With a virtuous wife at home, what more could a husband ask for?"

Zhang Yanling thought to himself, his old father has a strong desire to survive. It seems that for the sake of family harmony, he will have to lie. He will come up with similar excuses one after another. It will be interesting to see.

"Yanling, where is your brother?"

Zhang Luan changed the subject and asked.

Zhang Yanling replied, "He went out early in the morning. My mother asked him to buy some soy sauce, but I don't know where he went. I haven't seen him since then... Maybe he went to someplace to have fun?"

"Does he really need to go out in person to buy the soy sauce? Go and find him back."

Zhang Luan ordered.

Jin complained: "Can you blame the children for this? They are almost going crazy staying at home all day... Ever since our family came to the capital, you didn't let the two brothers go to school, and you didn't find them a decent job. When they heard that there was an opportunity to go out, they fought hard for it...

"Oh, by the way, there were government officials setting up things outside early this morning. I couldn't understand what they were doing. Do you know what they were doing?"

“I don’t know the specific situation.”

Zhang Luan replied nonchalantly: "The process for my daughter to enter the palace is very complicated. I guess she will have to go through the ceremony of accepting the marriage proposal and asking for her name. There may be other rituals later..."

Jin asked, "Why didn't you come back earlier? Are you still out there having a good time?"

"Isn't this... I just had a few extra drinks with some classmates? Women who keep nagging only make people dislike them... Look at my body, are you afraid that I might do something outside?"

Zhang Luan said with a dark face.

Zhang Yanling was listening and couldn't help but feel happy.

Dad, it seems that you are in poor health. It turns out that you can’t handle two people at home?

But how can domestic flowers be as fragrant as wild flowers?
Whether your health is good or not, it still depends on whether the wild flowers outside can be so fragrant that they can induce your body's instinctive impulses and make you unable to stop.

(It’s halfway through the month, please give me some monthly tickets, thank you!)

(End of this chapter)