Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 191: Acceptance (Vote Request)
Deng Chang'en was ordered to leave by Li Zisheng.

I waited in vain for the whole morning.

Deng Chang'en came out of Li's house. Before he even got into the carriage at the door, he began to see stars, his body swayed, and he almost fell to the ground.

Besides being extremely hungry, he was also pissed off by Li Zisheng.

"Fuck him! Your kindness is taken for granted!"

Deng Chang'en was so angry that his teeth were itching and he kept cursing.

Ai Yu hurried forward and asked cautiously, "Sir, I wonder how Lord Li is doing...?"

"What did you eat? Why do you smell so good?"

Deng Chang'en did not answer, but looked at Ai Yu with a hungry green light in his eyes.

Ai Yu thought, your focus is very special, I asked one thing and you asked another, it's totally unrelated, but he still replied respectfully: "I just went to the restaurant for lunch, how about you eat something too?"

"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and lead the way... I'm going to his grandma's Lizi Province, I'm wholeheartedly joining him and want to help him get to the top, and this is how he treats me? Ahem, I'm so hungry that I almost don't have the strength to speak."

Deng Chang'en looked annoyed and regretful.

Ai Yu hesitated and said, "Then...what should we do about the medicine donation?"

Deng Changen retorted: "Is he the only one who can offer medicine? Is there no one else?"

Ai Yu thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "Except for Lord Li, it seems that no one else is suitable at the moment... Concubine Wan just passed away, and Your Majesty doesn't even trust the doctors in the Imperial Hospital, let alone ordinary people? Perhaps only you can try it yourself..."

Deng Chang'en thought to himself, if I can see the emperor smoothly, why would I need to bother looking for Li Zisheng? But he couldn't say that he couldn't do it, so he could only pretend to be arrogant and sneered: "If asking outsiders to offer medicine doesn't work, can't we change our thinking? Can't those ministers in the court offer medicine?"

Ai Yu's eyes lit up and he blurted out, "Oh, and Elder Wan!"

"Humph."

Deng Chang'en snorted, as if he thought so too.

Because Wan'an is the most famous person in the court who is knowledgeable about the art of sex, who says that one can only find Taoist priests to offer elixirs as tribute?
It’s the same when looking for Wan’an.

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The twenty-sixth day of the first lunar month is the day of "submitting the betrothal gift, announcing the date of marriage, and enthroning the crown prince," one of the six rites for his marriage.

The day before, the curtains, case, memorial case, and book case had been prepared in front of Zhang's house, and the craftsmen sent by the Jinyiwei, the Imperial Household Department, and the Internal Affairs Department had been busy for a long time.

The chief envoy representing the imperial court who came to the Zhang family today was Duke of Yingguo Zhang Mao, and the deputy envoy holding the imperial seal was Wan'an, the Grand Secretary of the Huagai Palace.

"…On that day, the chief and deputy envoys went to the Crown Princess's home, took out the imperial edicts, books, jade and silk from the carriage and placed them on the table, waiting for a while.

The deacon first set up the crown and clothes of the Crown Princess and other gifts in the main hall, and the eight horses were arranged at the foot of the hall.

A ceremonial officer enters the main hall first, and the master of ceremonies comes out in court robes.

The ceremonial officer said: "According to the decree, the Crown Princess will be enthroned. An envoy will be sent to perform the ceremony of paying the betrothal gift and announcing the date of enthronement."

The officiant of the wedding came out to greet them, and the stewards carried the jade, silk, and bookcases and walked forward...

The chief envoy takes the imperial edict and the betrothal document from the table, and the deputy envoy takes the document notifying the date of marriage. They hold them in their hands and proceed in turn, with the person in charge of the marriage following behind.

When they reach the main hall, the chief and deputy envoys each place the imperial edict on the table, and then stand on the left and right of the table, facing east and west; and place jade, silk, and books on the south side of the imperial edict table.

This is the record in history books about the day when Empress Zhang was enthroned.

Zhang Luan was wearing a brand new court robe. When he saw Zhang Mao and Wan'an, he bowed four times respectfully.

The difference from the last time was that this time the Crown Princess Zhang Yu had to come forward in person, so the palace specially sent more than a dozen female officials to assist.

"The female official presented the jewellery, crown and clothes to the Crown Princess.

The eunuchs brought the Crown Princess's procession to the front of the central hall.

The official in charge of ceremonies came forward to receive the imperial edict, and the chief and deputy envoys took the imperial edict from the table and handed it to them, then stood in front waiting.

Two eunuchs led the supervisory officials holding the imperial edicts into the front of the central hall and placed them on the table. The Crown Princess came out of the hall in full mourning clothes, accompanied by the female officials and palace maids, and stood in front of the incense table facing the palace.

The female official in charge of ceremonies assists in the four bows, the reading of the edict, and the kneeling.

The Crown Princess knelt down, and the female official who announced the book took the book and announced it to her left.

Praise for receiving the book and praise for holding the jade tablet.

The official who announced the decree presented the decree to the Crown Princess, who received it and handed it to the female official, who knelt on the right and stood on the west.

Praise the jade, rise, bow four times, and the ceremony is over.

The Crown Princess entered the palace. The official holding the imperial seal came out from the main gate, gave the chief and deputy envoys, and announced: "The ceremony of receiving the imperial seal is over."

After going through a set of tedious procedures, the ceremony of receiving the title was finally declared over, which meant that Zhang Yu had officially become the Crown Princess. The specific date of the wedding would be announced soon after the ceremony - the date would still be selected by the Imperial Observatory and would be officially confirmed after reporting to the Emperor.

When Zhang Yu, dressed in formal attire and receiving the imperial decree, returned to the inner hall, he was already sweating profusely.

Zhang Yanling had been guarding the inner hall. As the chief military advisor for his sister's wedding, he was responsible for relaying the booklets of etiquette issued by the court to Zhang Yu one by one, and instructing her to complete a series of etiquette steps. Although she had rehearsed it countless times in advance, she was still exhausted after following the same routine today.

"Sister, is it hot?"

When Zhang Yanling saw Zhang Yu coming back, he stood up and asked with a smile.

Zhang Yu took the handkerchief handed over by his brother, wiped the sweat off his face, and shook his head, saying, "I don't know why... I still get nervous when I see so many people around me... I'm afraid I won't perform well and bring shame to our Zhang family."

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "Sister, you are not nervous when you see those powerful ministers, are you? You should think like this: you will be the queen in the future, you are the master, and they are your subjects, and they have to curry favor with you in the future... Wouldn't you feel better if you think like this?"

Zhang Yu frowned: "How can it be as easy as you say? I am just a crown princess, not a queen. Even if I were the queen, the harem cannot interfere in government affairs. How can I control them?"

"hehe."

Zhang Yanling shrugged and said with a smile, "Just complete this tedious process, and let Dad handle the rest. He likes dealing with this kind of situation the most."

After saying that, Zhang Yanling poked his head out of the window and looked toward the front yard.

Zhang Yu smiled and said teasingly, "I've never seen someone like you. Others poke through the window paper to look inside, but you do the opposite... What can you see from this?"

Zhang Yanling explained: "I'm looking for where my eldest brother is."

"Big brother? Didn't you arrange for him to go out and do something?"

Zhang Yu looked at his brother in confusion.

"I didn't arrange for him... He disappeared this morning. He must have gone out to show off to his friends. He was told to go with me to clean up the workshop in the afternoon. Alas, I can't count on him."

Zhang Yanling felt a headache when he thought of his unreliable elder brother.

Zhang Yu said, "You are to blame for what you did. You insisted on doing business for no reason. If you make a profit, it's fine. But what if you lose money?"

Zhang Yanling grinned and said, "If there is profit, I will get the lion's share. If there is loss, the Huizhou merchants will cover us. What is there to be afraid of? When I make money, it will be the same as the prince making money.

"Sister, tell your brother-in-law that I will never let his wallet go bankrupt as long as I am here."

"Humph!"

Zhang Yu shook his head: "You make it sound like you are richer than the imperial court. Is that possible?"

Zhang Yanling said: "This is my life goal... I told my father, but he didn't believe me. But if I put all my energy into making money, you will know how capable I am.

"Now that I have attracted investment, all that's left is for me to do something big. Just wait and see. I guarantee you will be astonished!"

"fine."

Zhang Yu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether you make money or not. When I enter the palace, I will ask the prince for money and give it to you."

"what?"

Zhang Yanling was stunned at first, then he suddenly realized.

really……

My sister is still very considerate of her family!
This is her true character. After all, countless facts in history have proved this.

At critical moments, she can distinguish between those who are close and those who are distant.

Zhang Yu put his hands on his waist and asked, "Why, you don't believe me? I just don't believe that the prince will be poor... If he is rich in the future, you will be rich. I think that the royal family should move money out of the palace instead of moving money from outside the palace into the palace, otherwise what will happen?"

"Alas! My dear sister, you don't know that even the crown prince is poor. Especially after becoming the emperor, he needs money everywhere. And my brother-in-law has been used to suffering since he was a child. I'm afraid he will be very frugal in the future... Your life may not be easy!"

Zhang Yanling first gave Zhang Yu a shot of prevention.

Zhang Yu curled his lips and asked, "No matter how bad things are, can they be worse than when our family was in Xingji?"

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "Of course that's different... No matter what, you are a noble lady. I originally planned to follow you and enjoy the good life, but the prince is not in power yet, right? Maybe you need me to give you some money for your daily expenses. No matter what, you must help me to talk to my husband about my kindness and ask him to protect me in the future."

"Ah."

Zhang Yu nodded and said, "You helped me before, so I will help you. Also, Yanling, please go out first. I need to change my clothes. This outfit is really uncomfortable to wear...

"You don't need me to show up anymore, right?"

Zhang Yanling nodded: "Yes, sister, I'll ask the maid to come into the room to help you change your clothes... I just want to sneak out through the back door to take a look. There are too many people at home today, and I can't go anywhere. I'm really bored."

(End of this chapter)