The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, Becomes a Disciple of Yue Buqun

“This little fish cares.”

Jiang Ning said.

"what?"

Zhu Shou was subconsciously stunned.

Jiang Ning picked up other fish.

"I care about this one, and I care about this one too."

Every time Jiang Ning said this, a small fish on the shore would be released back into the water.

Zhu Shou understood.

At this moment, the people who had been following Zhu Shou hurried over.

"Master, it's getting late. We have to go back."

Someone hurriedly spoke to Zhu Shou with an anxious look on his face.

Only then did Zhu Shou notice that it was already dark, and if he didn't go back, the palace gate would really be closed.

Zhu Shou couldn't help but frown when he thought that if the news of his absence from the palace were leaked, it would probably cause a lot of trouble.

"Brother Jiang, it's getting late. I have to leave first. I will come back tomorrow to continue touring the capital with Brother Jiang."

Zhu Shou said to Jiang Ning.

He had already asked about the location of the inn where Jiang Ning was staying.

Several people left in a hurry.

Jiang Ning looked at the backs of the people leaving, with a thoughtful look in his eyes.

He chose to say this to Zhu Shou because he felt that Zhu Shou was different from other dignitaries. He might be a member of the royal family and seemed to have some sympathy for the common people. He did not expect Zhu Shou to bring benefits to the people when he said this to him. He just wanted him to treat the people better in the future.

Jiang Ning turned and left.

After returning to the inn, Jiang Ning had his meal and went back to his room to rest. He continued to tour the capital the next day, but Zhu Shou did not come to see him the next day as he said.

There must have been something delay.

Jiang Ning didn't care about this, as he couldn't stay in the capital for long.

Jiang Ning wandered around for the rest of the day until the third day when there was a knock on his door. It was Zhu Shou.

"Brother Jiang, I'm sorry."

As soon as they met, Zhu Shou expressed his apologies.

"I had something to do at home yesterday, so I didn't come."

"It doesn't matter."

Jiang Ning smiled.

Zhu Shou added: "Then let me take Brother Jiang to tour the capital today."

Jiang Ning had no objection to this, and the two of them went out immediately.

……

Zhang Mansion.

"master."

A maid walked carefully into the hall carrying tea.

Lord Zhang was in a bad mood at the moment. He casually waved his hand and asked the maid to leave, his face gloomy.

Not long after, a noble lady walked in. It was the wife of Marquis Zhang.

"You're back? What did the Queen Mother say?"

Seeing his wife coming back, Lord Zhang asked hurriedly.

The lady sat down at the side, and when she heard her husband's question, she said, "I have already gone to the palace and told the Queen Mother today. She said that we are all family, and there is no big hatred. She will tell His Majesty to lift your house arrest."

Hearing this, Lord Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The lady was puzzled and asked, "How did His Majesty know that you rode a horse on the street a few days ago? And he even mentioned it in the morning court?"

"how could I know."

Lord Zhang said this unhappily.

Yesterday was the day for the morning court, and he went to court. He originally thought that the court would be adjourned soon, but he did not expect that during the morning court the emperor suddenly asked him why he rode his horse on the street a few days ago, which confused him.

He didn't know why the emperor knew about this, but the emperor used this matter to scold him harshly, and asked him whether the Ministry of Justice's prison was his, and whether the officials of the Ministry of Justice listened to him and could put people in jail whenever he wanted.

This series of questions made him terrified. The emperor even said that he would strip him of his title. If some civil officials had not thought that the punishment was too severe and pleaded for him, he might not even have been able to keep his title. Even so, the emperor fined him three years' salary and confined him to his home for half a year, not allowing him to leave the palace.

In the end, Lord Zhang even forgot how he attended the morning court session. He only remembered that his legs were weak when he came back.

Chapter 420: Do you know Zhu Shou?

Chapter 420: Do you know Zhu Shou?

"It must be Chen Qingyuan who reported me to the emperor!"

Lord Zhang gritted his teeth and said.

The lady asked, "Is it the new Minister of the Ministry of Revenue who took office not long ago?"

"it's him!"

Lord Zhang seemed to understand everything and found his target. He could not help but angrily said, "This old man, his nephew stopped my horse, and I was generous enough not to argue with him, but he complained about me in front of the emperor."

The lady was a little worried: "Is it a mistake?"

"It must be him!"

Lord Zhang said bitterly, "Only Chen Qingyuan knew about my riding a horse on the street a few days ago, and he was the only one who knew it so clearly."

Lord Zhang became angrier as he spoke.

"I'm not done with him!"

Seeing her husband so angry, the wife didn't say anything else.

Lord Zhang cursed for a while and then his expression became depressed again.

"The emperor is really something. I am his uncle after all, but he is so cruel that he wants to remove my title. Doesn't he have any affection for my family at all?"

Lord Zhang complained.

The lady also said, "When the late emperor was still alive, Your Majesty was still the crown prince. At that time, I advised you and your brother to have a good relationship with the crown prince, but you didn't listen. Now the crown prince has ascended the throne, and you two don't have a deep relationship. He doesn't like you two brothers and is trying to find a way to deal with you."

Lord Zhang looked even more depressed upon hearing this.

"Who knew the late emperor would pass away so early?"

He also has a brother who is also a marquis. The two of them entered the palace and married the late emperor because their sister entered the palace and the late emperor had only their sister in the harem. They were the only ones favored by the emperor, and were especially favored after giving birth to the prince, who is now the emperor.

He and his other brother relied on their sister's favor to act recklessly. No matter what they did, they could get away with it. They were also awarded two marquises. Even when the late emperor was still alive, they did more outrageous things, and the late emperor was furious and wanted to punish them, but they were fine after their sister pleaded for them.

Originally they thought that after the crown prince ascended the throne, they, as the crown prince's uncles, would be able to live more comfortably than before. However, who knew that after the young emperor came to power, not only did their lives not get better, but they were even less comfortable than before.

Ugh.

Lord Zhang couldn't help but sigh.

Who would have known that the naive little kid from more than a decade ago would become the emperor so quickly.

The lady added, "I think you should be quiet recently. The emperor is already unhappy with you and will scold you for any reason. Don't let the emperor find any evidence against you and really remove your two brothers' titles."

Lord Zhang's eyes widened when he heard this.

"I don't believe he can really remove the titles from me and Yanling. The Queen Mother is still here!"

"After all, I am his uncle. If he is really so cruel to us, who would dare to work for his Zhu family if he attacked his own uncle just a few months after he ascended the throne? What would his uncles think? What would so many princes think? I don't believe he dares to do this!"

Seeing her husband still stubborn, the lady couldn't help but frown deeply.

The most ruthless imperial family.

Perhaps it was because the late emperor was too tolerant of the three siblings that they could not see the current situation clearly. They also thought that the current emperor would let them do whatever they wanted, which would cause trouble.

The emperor has only been on the throne for a short time, but he has already expressed his disgust for the two brothers. If they continue to act so unscrupulously and do not restrain themselves at all, the emperor will sooner or later deal with them.

"Well, the Queen Mother is my sister after all, and she is also the biological mother of the little emperor. Even if she doesn't like us two uncles, she probably won't really do anything to us, don't worry."

Lord Zhang stood up and said to his wife, "You must be tired after coming back. Take a rest first."

After saying this, he left straight away, heading towards a deep courtyard in the mansion.

Seeing the direction where Lord Zhang left, the lady's eyes turned cold.

How could she not know which vixen Lord Zhang had gone to again?

"Humph!"

The lady snorted coldly, then stood up and left.

……

"Ah!"

Chen Qingyuan sneezed. At this time, he was heading towards the inn where Jiang Ning was staying.

"Why are you sneezing all of a sudden? Do you have a cold?"

Chen Qingyuan frowned, checked his body and found no symptoms of a cold. He was puzzled, but he didn't care much and walked away in a hurry.

He had originally planned to visit Jiang Ning yesterday, but was delayed by work and only found the time now.

"I don't know if Master Jiang is in the inn."

Chen Qingyuan was thinking as he walked, getting closer and closer to the inn.

"Brother Jiang, it's getting late today."

At this time, Zhu Shou and Jiang Ning were outside the inn preparing to say goodbye.

Jiang Ning smiled and bowed: "Thank you, Brother Zhu, for taking me to appreciate the scenery of the capital these days."