Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 395 It’s Time to Do Big Things

When Zhang Luan came out of the mansion of the cabinet chief Wan'an and got into his own carriage, he couldn't help but mutter, "How hypocritical!"

It is unclear whether this statement was an evaluation of Wan'an or of himself.

"Master, where are you going?"

Chang Shun, who was driving the car in front, turned around and asked.

Zhang Luan opened the air curtain, looked out at the street, and asked, "Didn't my son ask you to bring more people?"

"Bring someone here? What for?"

Chang Shun was very puzzled.

Zhang Luan said, "Just to prevent me from getting stuck in Wan Mansion, and you bring people in to rob people or something?"

"Master, have you drunk too much in there?"

Chang Shun smiled and said, "Didn't the young master say when you came here that we need to keep a low profile on this trip... Besides, isn't the person you are meeting an important figure in the court? He will only invite you to drink, why would he detain you in there? Haha..."

Zhang Luan was a little disappointed: "It seems that the guy just wants me to take risks without making any contingency plans... If I really die in it, will he come back and wait for my body to be collected?"

"Master, you are really drunk."

Chang Shun whipped his whip and said, "Then let's go back home first, and you can figure out where to go after we get back."

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into the night.

Zhang Luan stayed at the new house and did not go home. He drank a little wine in the evening and slept alone at night. He did not do anything out of his mind, but was woken up when he was half asleep.

"Sir, there is a guest outside. He said it is a certain senior official in the court. Please go out and chat."

The maid entered Zhang Luan's room.

Naturally, the maids who could enter Zhang Luan's room had a special status. At least in the new house, Zhang Luan was only concerned with stuffing women in there, so that there was not even a servant here. From serving people to going out to buy things, to cooking in the kitchen, to daily cleaning and washing clothes, and even moving things, all were done by women.

Zhang Luan rubbed his sleepy eyes and arrived at the front yard, where he saw Li Zisheng and the eunuch Wei Tai, who was in charge of the Imperial Household Department, standing there, looking at him with worried eyes.

Zhang Luan quickly stepped forward and asked, "You two, what are you doing...?"

Wei Tai sighed and said, "Mr. Zhang, I'm afraid you won't be able to rest at home these days."

"what?"

Zhang Luan didn't understand at first.

Li Zisheng frowned and said, "Laizhan, why are you still confused now? I'll let you live in the palace!"

"I...I enter the palace?"

Zhang Luan became nervous. In fact, he had already vaguely guessed what had happened, but he didn't want to admit it, and he didn't dare to think about it too deeply.

Li Zisheng said, "We're leaving right away... Do we need to give you time to prepare?"

"I want to see the dog."

Zhang Luan said directly to Li Zisheng, "It's my second son Yanling... Minister Li, you know the situation of my family."

Wei Tai frowned and said, "After entering the palace, it's not that you, Zhang Taichang, are not allowed to contact the outside world. It's just that you need to stay in the Qianqing Palace. The matter is urgent, so we can only talk on the way, you see..."

"In this case……"

Zhang Luan looked back towards the bedroom, thinking, is this the last time I see this colorful world? Will I never come back?

Li Zisheng said: "If you have something to say, please say it now. Why are you dragging your feet?"

Zhang Luan said, "Can I leave a few words for my family and have them take them back?"

"This... is fine."

Wei Tai made a gesture of invitation and urged, "There is no time to lose. Please leave your message quickly and we will go to the palace later."

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Zhang Luan wrote a note and asked the maid to give it to Zhang Yanling.

He had no idea when his son would come or whether the letter would be delivered.

Even after picking up the pen, he hesitated, as if he was leaving a suicide note. He couldn't put pen to paper for a while. For a moment he had no idea what to write. In the end he just scribbled a few sentences, which roughly meant to ask his son to contact him immediately if anything happened, and then to tell him that he would enter the palace to accompany the emperor.

"With my son's wisdom, he should know what happened!"

Zhang Luan was very pleased when he thought of this, but then he felt a little frustrated. "Oh no, this kid can even accurately predict what will happen in the future, let alone what is happening right now? I'm afraid that the reason why I didn't see him today is because he wanted to avoid me. If I can get out of the palace safely, I will definitely teach him a lesson."

Thinking of this, Zhang Luan felt a little sad. "I don't know if I will have the chance to chat with him again in the future. Entering the palace feels like entering the gates of hell."

After putting down the note, Zhang Luan followed Li Zisheng and Wei Tai into the palace without waiting for the ink to dry.

On the way, Zhang Luan was still complaining: "After entering the palace, I don't know if there is a place to rest. Also, I can't sleep well in a strange place."

Wei Tai glanced over, shook his head and smiled bitterly, but said nothing.

Li Zisheng leaned over and whispered, "You still want to rest? Now no one dares to close their eyes... What are you doing tonight? Don't you know?"

"know."

Zhang Luan looked solemn, "That's why I'm so nervous. Do you have something to tell me on the way?"

Li Zisheng sighed, "Do I need to be told specifically? What don't you know? We've done so many things before, but there was no effect. Now that it's come to this, do you still need to...come up with new tricks?"

What you mean is that when the emperor was in good health before, you didn't find a way to make his condition better. Now that he is in a terminal state, do you still want to turn the tide?
"Besides me, who else is summoned to the palace this time?" Zhang Luan asked.

At this time, the group had already entered the Meridian Gate. Li Zisheng deliberately tugged at Zhang Luan's clothes, slowed down his pace, and deliberately moved back a distance.

Wei Tai also understood the situation and walked faster on purpose to give the two a chance to talk alone.

After Li Zisheng was sure that Wei Tai in front of him couldn't hear him, he whispered, "Laizhan, don't be confused at this time. It's not time to entrust the orphan to your care. I just want you to stay in the palace at all times and pay attention to the changes in the emperor's condition... At this moment, who else can you summon to the Qianqing Palace except the doctor?"

"Oh." Zhang Luan felt a little relieved for no reason after hearing this.

At least the emperor is not in a state of worry about his future, and he can probably live for a few more days. In this way, his own doomsday can be postponed a little longer.

Li Zisheng reminded again: "You are just a doctor, you have tried your best to treat patients and save lives, no one can force you. Besides, your daughter is the Crown Princess, what are you afraid of? Oh, I really made you anxious! If you have anything to say, you must tell me, don't hide it."

Zhang Luan said helplessly: "Minister Li, it has come to this. I won't hide it anymore. In fact... it's just what happened in the past few days."

"Okay, okay, don't say it."

Li Zisheng seemed to have expected this and was not surprised at all. He said softly, "I know you are honest with me, and I am willing to be open with you, but when is this? You have to hold back! Come on, follow me. You may be disappointed when we enter the Palace of Heavenly Purity."

"Why?"

Zhang Luan asked.

Li Zisheng sighed, "Because His Majesty is already... unconscious."

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The note was delivered to Zhang's house that night and handed to Zhang Yanling.

Knowing that Zhang Luan had entered the palace overnight, the whole family became a little nervous. Even Jin and Tang came out of their rooms and asked Zhang Yanling what had happened.

Zhang Yanling saw that even the young Zhang Yi was standing there with eyes wide open, and knew that the whole family was actually concerned about Zhang Luan, but he just nodded slightly and said, "The big thing may happen in one or two days."

Tang asked, "What's the big deal?"

Zhang Heling warned: "Aunt, don't ask. Dad and my second brother said that if this matter gets out, it will be a capital crime!"

Hearing this, Jin quickly pulled Tang aside and said, "There are some things that women like us shouldn't say casually."

"Dad went to the palace to treat His Majesty." Zhang Yanling didn't think much of it and patiently explained, "Your Majesty's condition is actually being monitored by the Imperial Hospital. In the past, father only went to the palace every day to treat His Majesty, but now, he must stay in the palace and be with the emperor all the time. You should know what's going on, right?"

"That means... the person is almost dead?"

Zhang Heling asked curiously.

Jin slapped her eldest son on the back of his head and cursed, "Just now I told you not to talk nonsense, but look at your stinky mouth, it's time to rip it off!"

Zhang Heling complained, "Damn it, Mom, can you give me a heads up before you hit me? It doesn't hurt, but it's scary."

When Zhang Yanling saw the family's reaction, he knew that they were destined to be nouveau riche. They had no aura of those in power and were only concerned with the tiny benefits in front of them.

A hint of surprise flashed in Tang's eyes, and she asked, "Does that mean that Miss will soon be..."

"Correct."

Zhang Yanling took the initiative to continue the conversation, "Just as Auntie said, if everything goes well, the Crown Prince will probably be promoted in a few days, and then Sister will also... become a big shot that we can't reach."

Zhang Heling curled his lips and said, "You talk as if my sister is someone we can marry now... But my brother-in-law doesn't look like an emperor at all... If the old emperor looked as timid as him... Wouldn't the Ming Dynasty be finished?"

"Shut up!"

This time, Jin did not attack again, but instead reprimanded him severely.

Zhang Yanling said, "Don't worry, Dad entered the palace only to treat illnesses... Whatever happens to this patient, it can't be blamed on the doctor. You should put your minds at ease first."

"Who said no?"

Jin said worriedly, "This time we are treating the emperor, how can the situation be the same? My son, I know you want our family to be at ease, but at a time like this, who has the heart to rest?"

Zhang Heling was heartless and smiled to comfort her: "Mom, listen to the second son. You can't do anything now even if you want to. Besides, Dad has already entered the palace. I think with his carefree attitude, he will definitely be able to leave the palace in one piece."

Tang said, "I've never seen the master treat anyone before, how come he even asked the emperor to treat his illness? Is he reliable?"

This is what Tang couldn't figure out.

She was quite familiar with what her man looked like. In the past, when someone in the family was sick, they would rush out to find a doctor. Zhang Luan never showed off his skills in front of his family.

But now that he has arrived in the capital, he has suddenly become so powerful that he even asked Zhang Luan to stay by the emperor's side to treat him when he was sick and dying? !
Jin rolled her eyes at Zhang Yanling and said, "I don't know what the father and son are up to... They are so mysterious all the time. But now that Yu'er is the Crown Princess, our family is no longer the same as before, and it's hard to say what's right or wrong. Yanling, are you going out next?"

"Yes, mother, I may want to take my eldest brother with me." Zhang Yanling said cautiously, "This way it will be more convenient for father to discuss something with me. I will also try to contact father as soon as possible."

"Isn't your father staying in the palace? Can we contact him this way?" asked Jin.

Zhang Heling said, "Mom, you don't understand this, do you? Dad will ask someone to pass the message out... I will go with the second son, you all can relax. If there is anything, I will come back and tell you in person... Second son, let's go, it's time for us to do something big."

Zhang Yanling frowned when he heard this.

Why do these words sound so awkward coming from Zhang Heling's mouth?

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"Second brother, where are we going?"

Zhang Heling asked after he left the house.

Zhang Yanling said, "Let's go to our new house."

"What!?"

Zhang Heling asked in surprise, "When did our family get a new house?"

Zhang Yanling smiled.

The main purpose of his old father buying a new house was to house his beautiful mistress, and he certainly didn't want more people in the family to know about it. Zhang Heling has been kept in the dark until now.

However, because the house was close to the palace gate and had a superior location, and it was very convenient for talking and doing things, Zhang Luan might have been afraid that he would die in the palace, so he specifically asked Zhang Yanling to go there to "inherit the family property."

In general, Zhang Yanling was to live there for a few days, and if there was anything happening in the palace, he could send word out.

Zhang Yanling took the initiative to take his elder brother with him into the carriage.

"Once you get there, don't mess around."

Zhang Yanling warned, "You can't afford to offend the woman in there!"

(End of this chapter)