The daily life of the prime minister of the Qing Dynasty, thick black

Chapter 101 Returning With Sleeves

Zhang Tingyu's illness was much more serious than before entering the examination room.

Originally, when I entered the examination room, I had to hold on to it. I thought hard and did the answer sheet. As soon as I came out and heard the news, I fell down.

Once in a coma, it lasted for half a month, and even when he woke up, he was still in a daze, often half dreaming and half awake, so it lasted for a month.

Ade was so frightened that he hurriedly sent a letter to the capital, Liao Fengyuan, Shen Yang and others also came to visit frequently, but the most important thing was not with Zhang Tingyu, but with...

Gu Huaixiu disappeared.

"Second master is awake! Second master is awake!"

Duofu suddenly lifted the curtain and came out to shout, he didn't know whether he was happy or sad, but his face was full of tears.

Ade went in quickly, shouting repeatedly.

Zhang Tingyu fell to the ground after waking up, and only asked, "Where's Huaixiu?"

Ade seemed to have something stuck in his throat, and he lost his voice.

He buried his head deeply.

Zhang Tingyu didn't know what was going on in his chest at that moment, and his whole body almost exploded.

He gritted his teeth and said coldly, "Say."

Ade kowtowed: "...the second young lady was washed away by the water, and she hasn't been found yet..."

After speaking, he stepped his face into the carpet, and his shoulders loosened.

After Zhang Tingyu heard this, he wanted to go outside, and Ade hurriedly rushed forward and hugged his leg: "Second Master, Second Master! The doctor said that you are weak and cold, so you can't go out! Second Master, you can't go out yet, Second Master—— "

At this time, Zhang Tingyu would not listen to him, but kicked him away and said sharply: "Don't block the way of the master!"

The whole yard was in chaos, the people inside ran outside, and the people outside squeezed in...

On the Jiangnan side, many people looked up at the sky and looked down at the water.

When God is happy, he will reward you with a bite of food, but when he is unhappy, he can kill someone.

There was no singing in Shen Chao's garden for a while, even when Liao Fengyuan came to discuss business with him, he couldn't cheer up.

"Second Young Mistress Zhang, haven't you found her yet?"

Liao Fengyuan sighed: "Where is it so easy? Back then, the water flowed fast and it only rained a few times, and the place was near the mouth of the Outer River. Once it rushed into the Outer River, it was difficult to find it. I went down at that time A few good hands didn't catch anyone, but a boy grabbed a piece of the sleeve of Mrs. Zhang Er, but she disappeared..."

All the people around were rescued, only Mistress Zhang Er was missing.

Shen Chao didn't want to gamble too much in his heart, he threw the account book on the table: "Talk about what kind of business we are talking about at this time!"

It's not that Liao Fengyuan is ignorant of Shen Chao's shady thoughts, but seeing him like this now, he doesn't know what to say.

He just came back from Zhang Tingyu's side, didn't go in at that time, saw the commotion inside, said that Zhang Tingyu woke up, and didn't know what face to use to see him, so he simply came back.

"Now the manpower has been sent out, if you can't find it, you will die..."

"Life?"

Shen Chi sneered, turned around and left the living room without knowing what to do.

Being thrown away in the garden of the master's house, Liao Fengyuan was a boring guest.

He simply got up and went, and continued to send people to investigate along the banks of the river.

After leaving the Qinhuai River, it is the mighty Yangtze River. How can it be so easy to find someone?

Liao Fengyuan was worried and full of sorrow, so he left anyway.

In the study, Shen Chao saw Zhong Heng, and after entering, he stood there for a long time, and finally said to Zhong Heng: "Take me to seal the letter, and go to the Governor of Water Transport and the leader of the Water Gang, relying on us alone, we can't find anyone."

Zhong Heng frowned, but shook his head: "You have only made three bets with the governor and the gang leader, and you used it once three years ago. How can you use up a promise for this mere woman today? Lord Shen, Don't be so confused!"

"If you are told to go, you can go, no more nonsense..."

He squeezed his fist, but finally endured it, and calmed down his voice: "Listen to me, go."

Zhong Heng was not reconciled, and after all had no choice but to turn around and go to work in anger.

Shen Chao supported the table case with his hands, but annoyedly flipped the ledger off the table and threw it away.

Gu Huaishu was taken away by the water, Zhang Erye fell ill, the news spread all the way back to the capital, everyone in the house was worried, Zhang Tinglu was fine, and came to the south of the Yangtze River under Zhang Ying's order.

At this time Zhang Tingyu had already woken up, but he had no news about Huaixiu, so he sent people everywhere to look for it, and almost the whole of Jiangning was not safe.

Jiangning Township Examination results are coming soon, but Zhang Tingyu doesn't care at all, and no one cares.

Only countless writers from Jiangning suddenly discovered that Zhang Tingyu, an unfamiliar name, was at the top of the list on the day the list was released!
Who is Zhang Tingyu you ask?
Why is this name familiar?

When I met Zhang Tinglu's second brother with a good memory, I realized it was Zhang Ying's little-known second son.

Jiangning is the center of the entire south of the Yangtze River. To be able to win the first place in the Jiangning Township Examination, not to mention the number one scholar, at least be on the gold list of the imperial examination.

All of a sudden, everyone rushed to visit Zhang Tingyu, but they were all turned away.

People think that Zhang Hengchen is arrogant and does not get along with others. Since he won the first prize, his three answer sheets were published in "Jian Ke Taboo Mo" and were widely circulated. Being able to refute is the first almost undisputed first place in the Jiangning Township Examination.

The examiners Zhang Pengguang and Lu Zhen both sighed.

Zhang Tingyu didn't show up at all the poetry receptions after the exam. Many people were famous and never met, and they suspected that this person was really arrogant. Later, the examiner Yang Yishen spoke about his wife Zhang Gu. Everyone cleared up their doubts and sighed again. Of.

After a ten-year cold window, it has been a long time without flying, and it has soared into the sky; it has been a long time without singing, and it has become a blockbuster.

But if you throw away the remaining years of this life and fame and wealth, you can change him to do it again, but if you don't lose it, Gu San is afraid that even if he has ambitions that cannot be concealed, he is willing to bear the pain and let go.

The township examination was held in August, and the results were released in September. Zhang Tingyu's name was passed down from north to south.

But October, November, December...

Zhang Tingyu didn't hear any more, didn't visit anyone, didn't write any articles, and didn't see anyone.

He is just waiting for news...

In the blink of an eye, Gu Huaishu disappeared for almost four months, and then it was Chinese New Year.

Zhang Tinglu came to Jiangnan and was ordered to persuade Zhang Tingyu to leave, but Zhang Tingyu didn't listen at all.

Everyone knows, how can a living person disappear for so long without hearing from him?Mrs. Zhang Er's wife was already in danger, and she might have been buried in the rushing water.

How many heroes have died in the rolling waters of the Yangtze River?
How easy is it to swallow another mentally handicapped woman?
The streets and alleys of Jiangning are full of red lanterns hanging high, and the sound of firecrackers is heard every year.

But Zhang Tingyu sat alone in the study, with a single lamp, accompanied by his cold scroll and ink, his hands were already frozen, Zhang Tingyu didn't feel it at all.

Ade didn't dare to go outside, Qingdai got up after being rescued and recuperated for two months, but she didn't dare to see Zhang Tingyu, for fear that seeing her old friend would cause a lot of sadness.

Everyone dare not go in on this New Year's Eve.

Zhang Tinglu brought a jar of hot shochu, and she was already near, but she retreated after all.

It was rare to see snow outside, and the 35th year of Kangxi's New Year's Eve was even colder than those years in the capital.

The news from the Cao Gang came on the ninth day of February. At that time, Shen Qi was still sitting in the room flipping through the account book. He flipped through a page twenty times, but he couldn't read a single word.

When Zhong Heng came in, he was as calm as a pool of stagnant water: "Master Shen, I've been found...it's just..."

With a pause of his fingers, Shen Qi slightly hooked his lips, "If you don't find it, keep looking, look, keep looking..."

Zhong Heng was startled, only to realize that Shen Qi didn't hear what he was saying clearly at all.

The news reported in the past few days has been missing, but now I suddenly found it, even Zhong Heng himself couldn't believe it, not to mention that Shen Chi was tortured day by day, he was used to hearing bad news, and had already become numb Woolen cloth?

Unfortunately……

That's it.

He reminded again: "Master Shen, the man has been found."

Just as Shen Chao wanted to reprimand Zhong Heng, he hurried to do things after receiving his orders, but he was still standing there, but he suddenly came to his senses and raised his eyes to look at him: "You...what did you say?"

Zhong Heng said: "I found it."

I found it...

The ledger slipped from his hands, and Shen Qi somehow became extremely complicated: "I found it..."

Before Zhong Heng finished speaking, he felt a little embarrassed. After all, this is not good news, even for Zhang Tingyu.

"Master Shen, there is something wrong with Mrs. Zhang Er Shao..."

The news that Mrs. Zhang Er had found it was passed to Zhang Tingyu on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year. The sick man said that he was still on the way back and was escorted by a big boat from the Cao Gang.

"...It's just that the news over there said that the Second Young Mistress soaked in the water for a long time in the cold weather and broke her leg, so she can't get off the ground for the time being."

Zhong Heng told the news in person, but his grandfather didn't come.

Thinking about it, most likely he didn't want to see Zhang Tingyu.

Zhang Tingyu looked at Zhong Heng for a long time, and Zhong Heng asked: "Master Zhang, do you want Zhong to say it again?"

Zhang Tingyu sat for a long time without speaking.

Zhong Heng didn't listen to Zhang Tingyu asking himself, so he backed out slowly.

Zhang Tingyu just sat in the room for a whole day.

Today, Zhang Ying served as the chief examiner of the examination, and Zhang Tingyu avoided suspicion and did not participate in the examination, so he was free for a while.

But the news of Gu Huaixiu came back early, but Keren didn't come for a long time.

All the way up from the Yangtze River estuary, it was the twelfth lunar month of winter, the water flow was too little, and the boat was difficult to travel. In the beginning of spring, there was no water from the upper reaches, and the speed of the boat was very slow. It was faster than the Cao Gang's boat, and I was afraid of missing it, so the left and right people persuaded Zhang Tingyu, but he was still waiting in Jiangning.

But that feeling is tormenting, it is better to let him run around along the way.

When the boat from the Cao Gang arrived at the boundary of Jiangning, everyone received the news and went out and waited by the pier. In the distance, they saw a big black boat coming from a distance, moored in the bay.

As soon as the plank of the boat was set up to the shore, Zhang Tingyu went straight up, unable to pull back.

His heart was beating wildly in his chest, and every step he took was like being stabbed on the tip of a knife. The gang members on the boat looked at this man who was as thin as a bone, only to find that he suddenly stopped in front of the cabin. down.

There was a sparse straw curtain outside, Zhang Tingyu lifted the curtain and went in, and found a reclining chair by the window, Gu Huai's sleeves were hanging down on his legs, covered with a thick blanket, he turned to look at him when he heard the sound.

He has lost a lot of weight, his eyes are inset, they are frighteningly big, his face is abnormally pale, and he seems to be dazed when he sees him.

Zhang Tingyu had never seen such Gu Huaishu.

She didn't speak, but suddenly smiled.

He went up to shake her hand, and the ecstasy of finding it again dilutes everything: "Huanxiu..."

(End of this chapter)