Uncle from a poor family

Chapter 476 Return
It was the third day after Zhang Luan was injured.

The area in front of Zhang's house suddenly became lively.

The new captain of the Imperial Guard, Tan Yun, came with a large group of people, holding lanterns and colorful silks, and tidied up the nearby streets, focusing on the area around Zhang's mansion.

Zhang Yanling came out of the mansion upon hearing the news and asked curiously, "Captain Qin, what are you doing? Is there anything big happening in our Zhang family?"

"Second Master, I greet you... I was ordered by my superiors to come and make preparations. I don't know the specific situation, but I will do whatever they tell me to do."

As Qin Yun spoke, he directed his men to hurry up and make arrangements.

Zhang Yanling was muttering to himself when, at that moment, a sedan chair came over and stopped in front of the Zhang residence. A person got off, and it was Huai En.

Huai En walked up to Zhang Yanling and greeted him respectfully.

"We have long heard that the second son of the Zhang family is truly an outstanding person. It is an honor to see him today and he is indeed so!"

Wynn complimented with a smile.

"Eunuch Huai, you are joking. I am just an ordinary child... Are you here to see my father? He is recovering from his injuries inside. Please forgive me for not being able to come out to greet you..."

Zhang Yanling responded with a smile.

In front of an old fox like Huai En, he tried his best to look like a harmless and innocent young man.

Huai En turned his head and looked at the streets near and far. At this time, there were more and more Jinyiwei around Zhang Mansion, setting up checkpoints at various intersections. Then he smiled and said, "No hurry, no hurry, let's wait a little longer!"

After waiting for a while, another large group of Jinyiwei arrived, followed by two or three hundred palace guards.

A luxurious carriage with a large crowd of people stopped in front of Zhang's house. As the door opened, a young woman with a beauty so stunning that she could captivate all women came down, supported by two palace maids. It was Zhang Yu, who had been in the palace for a long time and had never returned home.

"elder sister?"

Zhang Yanling looked shocked.

Because Zhang Yu was leaving the palace to visit her relatives, no advance notice was given.

Huai En reminded: "Second Young Master, you have to call her the Queen Mother... Everyone in the palace has changed the name. If Mr. Zhang hadn't been injured, the canonization should have been completed in the past two days, including his status as the father-in-law..."

After Zhang Yu got off the carriage, he saw his younger brother at a glance.

She didn't stick to the etiquette, and unlike most people who always had a tense face, she walked over with a smile and said in surprise: "Second brother, come here and let me see you."

"Greetings to the Queen."

Zhang Yanling saluted with a smile.

Zhang Yu touched his brother's head and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for just a few days, but I feel like you've grown a lot taller? Have you sent someone to the mansion to inform everyone about your pregnancy?"

"not yet."

Huai En smiled and replied, "How about waiting a little longer?"

When Zhang Yanling heard that he had to wait a little longer, he knew that it was not just Zhang Yu who came out of the palace. It should be Zhu Youtang and his wife who came together to visit Zhang Luan who was injured.

He couldn't help but think.

How happy is our unreliable father?
Not only does his daughter take care of him, but his son-in-law is also so considerate and treats him as his own family member. He would come to visit him in person even when he was injured.

It was a great honor for an ordinary minister to have the emperor send someone to his home to express his condolences.

Zhang Yu waved her hand and said in a tender voice, "No need. When I left the palace just now, His Majesty told me that he couldn't leave until noon, after all, court affairs are more important. Let's go in first... Hey, I haven't been back for a long time!"

As he spoke, Zhang Yu raised his head and glanced at the lintel of the Zhang family's door.

Of course, she did not feel very familiar with it. After all, this was not the Zhang family's old house in Xingji, nor was it where she had lived since childhood. It was just that after the family arrived in the capital, Li Zisheng gave them such a house to live in because of Zhang Luan's series of actions.

She just moved in at the beginning of the year and was married into the palace in February. She only lived there for more than a month.

But for her, what happened in the past month is very worth recalling. After all, this is the beginning of her beautiful life. Especially during this relatively limited time, she lived here as the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace, hoping to marry into the palace as soon as possible and fulfill her dream of becoming a phoenix since childhood.

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The Zhang residence became lively.

When Zhang Luan heard that his daughter had returned home, he wished he could take off his splint immediately and go out to greet her in person.

"Old lady, ma'am...where are you?"

Zhang Luan did not forget to call his wife to come and take care of him.

It was also because Jin was keeping a close eye on Zhang Luan now, fearing that he would mess around at home, that she did not allow the maids to serve him, and many things had to be done by her herself.

This really made Zhang Luan very upset.

In the past few days, his heart had already become wild. Who knew that now he had to return to his family and abide by the strict rules and regulations as a monk? How could he bear it?
He didn't want to live this kind of hard life for even a single day, but he had to.

"Dad, stop shouting. Mom and my second brother have gone out to welcome my sister! I heard that my brother-in-law will be here soon! The house is going to be lively now!"

Zhang Heling stood at the door, as if watching the fun, and from time to time he threw a melon seed into his mouth, playing the role of a spectator so vividly.

Zhang Luan asked angrily, "Why don't you go?"

"Oh, I came over to take a look. I was afraid you were worried." Zhang Heling said with a smile, "...By the way, I'll explain to you what happened ahead so that you can put your mind at ease."

"roll!"

Zhang Luan cursed, "You little bastard, are you here to make fun of your father? He is here to visit me, and the person he is visiting is me. Don't you think I can't see him? Humph, you are such an ungrateful person!"

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In the Ming Dynasty, the emperor personally visited ministers at their homes to see the sick, which was an unprecedented treatment.

Shen Lu and other relatives related to Zhang Luan did not know about this at first, but the noise caused by the Jinyiwei blocking the street was too loud. When they heard the news and rushed over, the gate of Zhang's mansion was already surrounded by people. Countless Jinyiwei were lined up in two rows, with the front row holding hands and the back row fully armed, guarding the place strictly and not allowing ordinary people to approach at all.

In this way, Shen Lu and others had no chance to get close to the Zhang family.

At this time, in the inner courtyard of the Zhang family, Zhu Youtang and his wife were visiting Zhang Luan in the master bedroom, with the two sons of the Zhang family standing beside them. Jin, as the hostess, did not appear on such occasions, but Zhang Yu had told her in advance that he planned to take her, the mother, to have a good chat after visiting his father's illness.

"Father-in-law, you don't have to get up... I just heard that you were injured and I was worried about you... Actually, I wanted to come yesterday, but I was delayed by an important matter, so I delayed it until today to come with the Queen."

Zhu Youtang seemed very easy-going.

He is not a person of high rank.

In the past, no one respected Zhu Youtang even though he was the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. They all thought that a crown prince like him, who was weak and had extremely low abilities, would hardly survive his father even if he had not been deposed, and it would be impossible for him to stand out.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Chenghua died at the age of forty. The originally inconspicuous prince suddenly became the emperor. Not only did others fail to accept this huge gap in status, even Zhu Youtang himself felt it was unreal.

Be an emperor?
I never even dared to think about it before!

What can you do as an emperor?
Probably because he was busy with state affairs, he had to be dedicated to the public and not care about his children’s personal feelings… He had to sacrifice himself to illuminate the Ming Dynasty…

These are what the teachers in the East Palace taught him before. They are the attitudes of the people he relies on most and the life creed he firmly believes in.

Zhang Luan was lying there, looking very excited: "Your Majesty, you really don't have to come in person. I just fell into the ditch due to carelessness... It's no big deal."

The emperor spoke in a casual manner and his subjects' responses were also very calm.

Qin Ji and Huai En, who were watching from the sidelines, were thinking that this father-in-law and son-in-law were truly unique. They were just like ordinary relatives chatting about family matters, but they didn't know that their every word and action was related to the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youtang said, "I have already asked Wang Ji from the Imperial Hospital... He said that my father-in-law's injury should not be serious and he may not need to rest for a hundred days. He may be able to recover in ten days or months."

"Yes."

Zhang Luan nodded in agreement.

Huai En smiled and reminded: "Your Majesty, our Mr. Zhang is the most brilliant doctor in the Ming Dynasty. How could he not understand his own condition?"

"Right."

Zhu Youtang smiled and said, "It seems that my father-in-law knows what's going on. I've been talking too much... Yanling, you must take good care of your father and fulfill your responsibilities as a son."

"As ordered."

Zhang Yanling accepted the order with a smile.

Zhang Heling next to him had an eager expression on his face, as if saying, "What about me? Your Majesty, please look over here and give me some advice?"
Unexpectedly, after Zhu Youtang glanced at his other brother-in-law, he skipped over him, as if he was selectively ignoring him, and finally cast his gentle and compassionate gaze on his wife.

Zhang Yu asked sternly, "Father, how could you be so careless? You could fall while walking? And you even fell into a ditch... No one else can do that!"

Zhang Luan was very embarrassed.

I thought to myself, look, as a daughter, your attitude towards me is even worse than that of the emperor's son-in-law.

Zhu Youtang said, "Queen, you can't say that. After all, my father-in-law doesn't want this to happen... Who would want to let themselves suffer from illness?"

"Humph, he was just too careless in his work... Shouldn't he learn from his experience and try not to make the same mistake again?"

Zhang Yu glared at his father again and said, "You are so careless when you walk outside... Fortunately, the ditch beside the road is dry and flat. If the ditch is deep and full of water, or full of sharp gravel and other sharp objects, wouldn't your life be in danger?

"Father, you are old now, please be more careful!"

Zhang Luan got angry when he heard this.

I thought to myself, you little girl are really different now, do you dare to teach your father a lesson in person?
If my son-in-law wasn't here, I would... I would have to argue with you.

But it's only in theory.

There's no way. You're in such a high position now that I can't teach you a lesson.
"What the Queen said is..."

Zhang Luan said with a bitter face, "I will remember this. I will be very careful when I go out next time. I will keep my eyes and ears open and try not to fall into the ditch again."

Zhang Yu turned to look at his second brother and said, "Yanling, when father goes out in the future, you should follow him. Especially if there are people who want to dig a hole in front of him and wait for him to jump in, you should pay special attention... And father, you should also be self-disciplined. Don't forget your duties as a man after being an official for a few days."

Zhang Yanling gave a thumbs up and said, "Sister, you said it very well."

Zhu Youtang didn't think there was anything wrong with hearing his wife bossing him around at home. It was his business to respect Zhang Luan, but as the queen, his wife represented the face of the royal family, so nothing she did was excessive.

Zhang Luan, lying on his back on the couch, couldn't help but look at his son-in-law for help, thinking, seeing your wife being so arrogant, aren't you going to do anything about it?
Zhu Youtang looked back with a calm and natural look, as if to say, this is your family affair, and it is not appropriate for me, as the emperor, to interfere.

Besides, even if she is in the palace, Yu'er can do whatever she wants and I can't control her.

(End of this chapter)