Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 247 I can't keep up with the writing

Qin Chang then received instructions from Zhu Jianshen and went to the East Palace to urge for the manuscript.

Zhu Youtang was in urgent need of the manuscript, so he had to quickly send Qin Ji out of the palace again to the Zhang family to ask Zhang father and son for the sequel to "The Scholars".

When Qin Ji hurriedly arrived, the door of Zhang's house was not open yet. He looked around and vaguely felt that someone was following him, but he could only bite the bullet and go forward and knock on the door.

When the servants of the Zhang family learned of his purpose, they quickly invited him to their main hall. Only then did Zhang Luan, dragging his tired body from a hangover, hurried out to meet the guest.

"Eunuch Tan, what are you doing..."

Zhang Luan thought he had been through enough, but when he saw Qin Ji's bloodshot eyes, sunken eye sockets, dark circles under his eyes, and his pale, wrinkled face, he realized what real fatigue was like.

Qin Ji waved his hands, as if he couldn't bear to look back. "Don't say anymore. From yesterday till now, I haven't even had a chance to close my eyes. The same is true for the Crown Prince. His Majesty is urging me to submit the manuscript, and now... I don't have much manuscript left, and the Imperial Household Department has sent people to the East Palace to urge me. The Crown Prince has no choice but to ask me to come again..."

"Have you finished reading it?"

Zhang Luan looked puzzled, then realized something and asked, "Who saw it...?"

Qin Ji smiled bitterly and said, "The Crown Prince has read it, and then presented it to His Majesty, who has also read it."

"I……"

Zhang Luan couldn't help but be shocked.

Can we still do this?

My daughter just wanted to find some books to kill time, and I felt it was inappropriate to bring one to the prince. Why is even the emperor alarmed now?
It is said that it is extremely difficult for people to have a relationship with the royal family. I thought so half a year ago. How come I am so closely connected with the royal family now? I can even send some things to the emperor casually?

"Dad, is Eunuch Tan here to ask for the manuscript?"

Zhang Yanling's voice came.

Tan Ji's eyes lit up.

Seeing Zhang Luan's gaze, Qin Ji said with emotion: "I don't know why, but hearing your son's voice at this moment is so kind and pleasant."

Zhang Luan rolled his eyes and thought to himself, your Eunuch Qin is also very snobbish. He didn't flatter me like this when he met me, but now he praises my son for his nice voice when he meets him?
Zhang Yanling is a good child who is knowledgeable and interesting.

Even though Qin Ji would come long ago, he had already prepared what Qin Ji wanted. The only difference from last time was that the manuscript he gave this time did not appear messy. Instead, the handwriting was extremely neat, and punctuation marks were specially added.

"Second Young Master, this is..."

Tan Ji examined it carefully.

Those who don’t know the inside story might think that the two manuscripts were written by different people.

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "The initial draft must be written by the Crown Prince himself. Only in this way can the Crown Prince's benevolence and filial piety be reflected. But if Your Majesty wants to read it later, how can you ask the Crown Prince to copy it personally every time? Just do your best... You don't have to spend so much effort all the time. Your body can't bear it."

"puff……"

Qin Ji almost vomited blood.

Does this sound like something a ten-year-old would say?
Zhang Luan thought Qin Ji didn't understand, so he explained: "My son means that if Your Majesty wants to read it again in the future, just give my son's manuscript to him. This way, the Crown Prince can save himself a lot of trouble."

Qin Ji smiled bitterly and thought that as a father, you have a really strong ability to summarize.

Do I need you to explain?

Qin Ji received the manuscript and immediately felt that it was extremely precious, even beyond his ability to bear...

Zhang Luan asked, "Eunuch Tan, is it because of staying up late that you have a fever and your internal qi is not in good condition? Come, come, sit down and I will feel your pulse. Son, ask your mother to prepare something delicious so that Eunuch Tan can eat before leaving."

"No, I'm fine and I'm not hungry."

Qin Ji said, "Before coming out, I just had breakfast."

"Then you still..."

Zhang Luan thought to himself, I finally met a patient with the "hypoglycemia" symptoms that my son described, and you tell me you are not?
Qin Ji was very excited and praised: "I didn't expect that you two, young master... were so well prepared. You took into account the position and situation of the crown prince, and also took into account the crown prince's studies. You two are really... I am not very knowledgeable and can't describe it."

Zhang Yanling asked with a smile: "When Eunuch Qin came in, did you feel that someone was secretly watching you?"

"It seems... someone is... following..."

Qin Ji really didn't know what to say, so he could only say apologetically, "Is it because I've been visiting so many times that the thief has become suspicious?"

Zhang Yanling smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay...If you are not envied by others, you are mediocre. My father has always taught us this, and I have always practiced it and have the courage to take on responsibilities."

"is it?"

Qin Ji couldn't help but look at Zhang Luan, as if to say, you have a very broad mind.

Zhang Luan straightened his back and said, "After all, I am not yet in the court, so I can't say that anyone is jealous. I just want to do something practical, but I don't want to be targeted so quickly..."

Seeing his old father bragging without restraint, Zhang Yanling quickly joined in: "The Crown Prince has done his best this time, and Your Majesty should get rid of your prejudice against the Crown Prince. If someone else adds fuel to the fire, it may... backfire."

Qin Ji asked in confusion: "What do you mean by adding fuel to the fire?"

Zhang Yanling said, "This is a dialect from my hometown, which means to sow discord and cause a specific person to get angry or even more angry. When used on the crown prince and your majesty, it means that someone is waiting for an opportunity to cause trouble and impeach the crown prince to please your majesty, with bad intentions."

Hearing this, Zhang Luan rolled his eyes at his son and said, "How could such a witty remark as "adding fuel to the fire" come from in Hejian Prefecture?

Seeing that Qin Ji seemed to be thinking about something, Zhang Yanling said, "Eunuch Qin should go back to the palace earlier. You can have a good rest today after the manuscript is handed in. I have been very busy recently, and I am afraid that my writing speed cannot keep up with the speed of Your Majesty's reading... If it really can't work, let the prince bring "Journey to the West" to Your Majesty for your reading. Maybe it can help for a while. I also have some manuscripts on hand."

"understand."

Qin Ji said respectfully, "Then I will go back first. You and your son are really good people. You helped the prince win the heart of His Majesty, and you also understand the hard work of the prince and us... If you two can't accomplish great things, who can?"

In front of the Zhang residence, Zhang Luan watched Qin Ji's back as he left. He still didn't understand. He looked at his son and asked in a low voice, "What did he mean by what he said before?"

Zhang Yanling said: "He said that he finally doesn't have to copy books for the prince anymore. He can sleep well when he returns home. He is free from this!"

"Oh."

Zhang Luan finally understood. It turned out that Zhang Yanling's move was indirectly helping Tan Ji, which was why Tan Ji was so excited.

"Humph, you guys are taking it easy, but only my son is suffering, right?"

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The news that Qin Ji had come to Zhang's house soon reached Liang Fang's ears.

Liang Fang was angry about the previous plot against him by Qin Ji, and this time he almost ordered the people to be stopped and taken back... but he finally held back.

"Eunuch Liang, Qin brought another book back to the palace this time, and it seems to be a leisure book specially prepared for the prince. Do you think he is crazy? Knowing that the prince will delay his studies by reading leisure books, why does he do it again and again? I heard from Deng Changen that the prince has not even paid attention to his lessons in the past few days, and all the lecturers in the East Palace are dissatisfied."

Wei Xing took the opportunity to stir up trouble.

Liang Fang was also a little confused, so she thought for a while and asked, "Has His Majesty made any moves in the past few days?"

Wei Xing replied helplessly: "Since the last incident, it is difficult for us to even approach the gate of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. Your Majesty probably doesn't know about the prince yet."

"Why hasn't the memorial about the Crown Prince not paying attention to his studies been sent to the Emperor yet? And why hasn't the memorial about the Crown Prince being asked to hold court in Wenhua Palace been sent to the Emperor yet?"

Liang Fang was a little anxious.

It's a rare opportunity now, if you miss it, you will never have this shop again.

The prince has been slacking off in his studies, which has exposed his flaws. He must seize the opportunity.

Wei Xing frowned and said, "All of them have been submitted, but there has been no reply. You also know that the memorials are first sent to the Yintaisi, which is now controlled by Li Zisheng, and the two people in the cabinet are not doing anything. The Silijian may not report this kind of memorial when they see it. It's difficult!"

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That morning, Zhu Youtang was studying in the Wenhua Hall, copying books as he had done in the previous two days.

At noon, Qin Ji came back with the treasure. After handing the book to Zhu Youtang and telling him roughly what Zhang Yanling had asked of him, Zhu Youtang seemed to have finally put down a huge burden on his mind and became much more energetic.

"Don't you want me to copy it again?"

In fact, Zhu Youtang was also very tired.

Not only was he tired, but he also delayed his studies. Not only did he neglect his young wife, but he also made her stay up late with him.

The entire Eastern Palace was in a state of unrest day and night over the copying of these few things.

Tan Ji said: "That's what the second son of the Zhang family said."

"But I'm still worried."

Zhu Youtang said, "Come back with me, I will ask the Crown Princess."

After hearing this, Qin Ji couldn't help but frown, thinking to himself that you are really a henpecked husband.

But he still followed Zhu Youtang closely and returned to Duanjing Hall together, where he saw Zhang Yu sitting there copying books.

"Yu'er, didn't you take a rest? You didn't sleep well last night. You didn't even close your eyes for an hour in total, right?"

Zhu Youtang's face was full of heartache and care.

"It doesn't matter."

Zhang Yu's eyes were also red, and he said softly, "You are still blaming me. Didn't the prince sleep a wink last night? Go get a good night's sleep later, and I will call you when the afternoon class starts. I will copy the manuscript from now on, so don't let your body get exhausted!"

Zhu Youtang stepped forward and said affectionately, "Look, a new manuscript has arrived."

"..."

Zhang Yu was speechless for a moment.

So I married into the palace just to help you copy books?

This is much more tiring than when I, Yunying, was alone and unmarried, and what am I doing?

Zhu Youtang said, "But I heard from my wife that your brother Yanling asked us not to bother copying it this time, and we can just present the manuscript directly. If the emperor needs it again in the future, we can ask him directly for it."

Zhang Yu asked doubtfully, "Aren't we supposed to be filial?"

Qin Ji leaned forward and whispered, "It's like this, the second young master said that as long as we do our best in the beginning, it's fine. The health of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess is also very important, they can't be tired."

“Phew…that’s great.”

After hearing this, Zhang Yu finally breathed a long sigh of relief, stood up, opened his arms, stretched lazily, and then covered his cherry lips to prevent yawning.

Qin Ji quickly turned his head away, pretending not to see this indecent scene.

Zhu Youtang did not think there was anything wrong with Zhang Yu's behavior. He said, "Yu'er, you should have a good rest this afternoon. We can study together tonight."

Zhang Yu said, "You still have the energy to study? You should take a good rest, Prince... There is more to do than just reading right now."

"Yep."

Zhu Youtang seemed to remember something at this moment and nodded repeatedly.

Before getting the script, the couple spent every day together. Zhu Youtang was afraid that he would neglect his little wife one day. But after getting the script, their life became weird these days.

"Let me rest and recuperate."

Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "We'll talk about it tonight..."

Qin Ji couldn't help but cover his ears again, thinking, is this something a mere servant like me can hear?
You two really don't care about the situation when you talk and act. I can't even turn my head away, and you really want me to turn a deaf ear to you? This is too difficult!

(End of this chapter)