Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 156: Clever Ghost (asking for monthly ticket)
The back hall of Zhang’s mansion.

Zhang Luan became even more nervous after hearing his son's words and asked, "So... that means Concubine Wan's condition has improved greatly and she doesn't need anyone's help to celebrate the wedding?"

Shen Lu was also confused, and said tremblingly: "If this is true, things... will be very bad... After all, even Minister Li is helpless... It's only the seventh day..."

The words don’t express my meaning!

People who didn't know would be absolutely confused when hearing this, but Zhang Yanling knew that what his stepfather and uncle meant was that the evil fog on the ninth day had not arrived yet, and now that Concubine Wan's illness had suddenly improved, wasn't it a little too early for the palace to show such a cold attitude?
But does this have anything to do with Li Zisheng’s prophecy?
The real test has not yet come!

Zhang Yanling put forward his opinion at the right time, saying: "What if some people feel that the East Palace wedding will not bring them happiness, but only sadness?
"You know, things like getting married requires a certain attitude...

"Besides, the noble lady in the palace seems to be getting better, and it seems that there is no need for a wedding. But as the saying goes, illness comes like a mountain and goes like a thread. Have you ever seen a thread suddenly disappear while being pulled?"

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Luan asked in astonishment.

Zhang Yanling shrugged: "In this situation, the possibility of the thread breaking is greater."

"What? Siduan... My dear nephew, what you said... sounds... very profound..."

Shen Lu thought about it for a moment. The so-called breaking of the thread meant that Concubine Wan was going to die, right?
Look at this riddle...

He is no different from an old official.

Zhang Luan continued to ask in a tone of inquiry: "Then...what should we do?"

Zhang Yanling said bluntly: "We just need to wait patiently... As long as the thread is not broken, the wedding will be postponed indefinitely. But the problem is... Isn't the day when the thread breaks just around the corner? What is there to worry about?"

After listening to Zhang Yanling's analysis, Shen Lu quickly turned his curious eyes to Zhang Luan.

His eyes seemed to be asking.

Come and see.

What is going on?

Why does your child talk differently from other children of his age? He says things like "If you are sick, you will get a lot of silk." "If you break the silk, good things will happen." Are you sure you can understand what he is saying?
Zhang Luan seemed to have not noticed Shen Lu's curious look at all. He frowned and thought for a while before asking, "Yanling, you mean, we don't need to do anything, just wait for the ninth or tenth day of the first lunar month, and everything will be back to normal, right?"

Zhang Yanling smiled but said nothing.

This is a good time to play charades.

If you say it too bluntly... for example, say in front of Shen Lu that we just need to wait for Concubine Wan to pass away and everything will be fine, wouldn't that be tantamount to exposing your own shortcomings in front of others?
You can't let yourself be bullied by others, even if that person is your uncle.

Shen Lu said: "But, will those things really happen on the ninth and tenth days? If nothing happens, doesn't it mean..."

Zhang Yanling smiled and consoled him, "Uncle, you are really worrying too much... The prince is old, can he still not get married? As far as Your Majesty and the nobles in the palace are concerned, choosing a concubine for the prince again, after all the hassles, seems to have no benefit other than being tired, right?"

"This one……"

Shen Lu thought about it seriously and nodded, "Your words are not unreasonable. After all, the court only said to postpone it, not anything else, and there is no reason to cancel it. Probably we have to wait until Concubine Wan's condition improves before the wedding can be held."

Zhang Luan asked with a dark face: "Ruxue, do you really think Wan Fei's illness can be cured?"

Zhang Luan was actually a little anxious.

The underlying meaning of this statement is, Shen Ruxue, which side are you on?

I told Concubine Wan would die soon, but you insisted on waiting until her condition gets better. You clearly don't believe me and my son!

Shen Lu smiled bitterly and said, "Laizhan, at this point, do you still want me to speak without restraint, even to the point of violating taboos?" "No, you misunderstood."

Zhang Luan finally understood that Shen Lu was speaking in a sarcastic way, and immediately laughed, saying, "Didn't Yanling say that in a few days, things will become clear?"

Shen Lu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, after the ninth and tenth day of the first lunar month, as long as Concubine Wan can get through this smoothly, then the prince's wedding will be settled. You don't need to tell me anything else, we have to look at things in a positive direction."

Zhang Yanling said cheerfully, "Yes, uncle, the disaster on the ninth and tenth day of the first lunar month was sent down by heaven. Some people are disrespectful to heaven and spend the whole day thinking about things that go against heaven's will. They still refuse to change and are asking for trouble. What can we do?
"After all, the noble's illness was not caused by us, so why should we feel guilty? In fact, we are all ordinary people, and we all hope that the noble in the palace can be safe and sound. What do you think?"

Shen Lu felt ashamed after hearing this.

He couldn't help but glance at Zhang Luan, as if to say: Lai Zhan, when it comes to pretending to be confused, you may not be as good as your son.

This kid...

What a clever little guy!
If you hadn't told me in advance how capable your son was, I wouldn't have believed that he could say such things at his age.

"Yeah."

Shen Lu said loudly, "We will all pray for the noble lady in our hearts and wish her a long life... Then I will ask around for you later and let you know if there is anything.

"Also, you have to calm down and take care of yourself recently. Don't go to the Li Mansion again. You and I are relatives by marriage, so there's nothing wrong with having close contact. But if people knew that you often go in and out of the Li Mansion, and gossip spread, we don't know when the wedding date will be."

"understand."

Zhang Luan did not seem discouraged and personally escorted Shen Lu out.

……

……

Zhang Luan intended to let Zhang Yanling stay at home, and he went out to see the guests off by himself.

Before leaving the door, Shen Lu looked back and asked curiously, "Laizhan, what's going on? Yanling, this kid, speaks in a set way. Who did he learn this from?"

"I don't know either, whatever."

Zhang Luan looked nonchalant. "Speaking of which, he seems to have had auspicious signs these days. He speaks differently than before. On the surface, he still looks naughty, but his speech is very logical and he is more eager to learn. That's why I want to find him a teacher as soon as possible so that I can fully tap his potential."

Shen Lu asked curiously, "The child has changed so much, and you are so indifferent?"

Zhang Luan sighed, "How can I care about that? Besides, he is just a child, not a monster. He has not done anything to harm the Zhang family. How can I care about him?

"The child has grown up and has shown some talent. He is much smarter than the eldest child in the family and can help me with ideas. As a father, I am very happy. Why do you have to question all this? You must be bored..."

"hehe."

Shen Lu could only respond with a wry smile.

I thought to myself, I thought your son was very open-minded before, but it turns out that you, as a father, are even more open-minded.

If this was my child, I would definitely worry that he was possessed by some evil spirit.

But on second thought, he felt that what Zhang Luan said made sense. After all, even if his children's knowledge suddenly improved, he could only regard it as the awakening of his innate wisdom. After all, some children are still snotty at the age of ten, while others can take the imperial examinations or even pass the examinations for Juren.

The Ming Dynasty has always been full of legends about child prodigies. Besides, Zhang Yanling only suddenly improved in knowledge, but he did not improve much in scholarship. It makes sense that Zhang Luan did not care.

At this moment, Shen Lu couldn't help but wonder, why didn't such a genius appear in my family?
(End of this chapter)