Those things about the Zhang family are considered amusing topics of conversation in teahouses in the capital.

Whether it was Mr. Zhang's wife who gave him a cuckold, or the Mr. Zhang's resignation, he still raised those children who didn't know if they were of his own kind.

In recent days, it has also been reported that the Zhang family is going to sell their house in the capital and return home with their family. I don't know if it is true or not.

For these good people, the government is too far away from them, and all they care about are these rumors.

"Father." A clear female voice sounded,

Hearing the second daughter's voice, Zhang Liangchen put the brush aside, got up and opened the door, "Yao'er, what's wrong?"

The girl outside the door was only thirteen or fourteen years old, with a handsome appearance and a slender waist. The cardamom years should have been a carefree time, but the little girl's temperament was full of melancholy, as if she was weighing down a lot of worries.

"Father, brother vomited blood again, sister said brother's medicine is only enough for tomorrow, what should I do?" Yao'er was about to cry as she spoke.

"Brother Yao vomited blood again?" Hearing this, Zhang Liangchen's heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly walked towards Brother Yao's house, and said to his second daughter, "Let Brother Shun get the medicine, your elder brother's medicine Can't stop."

"You know where the money is. Take the money and ask your second brother to go now. It's best to invite the doctor over."

Yao'er nodded quickly, looking at the figure of her father going away, she wiped away the tears gushing with her sleeve, sniffed, turned and went into the study.

Father is a clean and honest official, except for the monthly salary, he has never collected any money from the servants.

The Zhang family has no shop business, and since my father ceased to be an official, the family has no income. The eldest brother is sick, and the money is used to buy medicines. Now there are only 20 taels of silver left.

20 taels of silver are enough for a family of five to live for seven or eight years, but only if no one in the family is sick.

Yao'er took out five taels of silver from the place where the money was saved, and tears came out of her eyes again. She closed the cabinet and ran to the backyard to find her second brother.

***

"Master, it's Zhang's house." Eunuch Zhao's voice came from outside the carriage.

Lu Chen hummed and got out of the carriage.

Eunuch Zhao ouched a few times, fearing that the emperor would be injured accidentally, he hurried forward to help, while scolding the little eunuch next to him to knock on the door of Zhang's house.

The height is less than one meter, and it's not disabled, so there's no need for help, Lu Chen shook his head slightly at him, and got out of the car lightly.

The little eunuch at the door called for a long time, but there was no movement inside.

Eunuch Zhao followed closely behind Lu Chen, and said to the little eunuch in a high-pitched voice, "It's been a long time, and you haven't knocked on the door yet?"

The little eunuch's forehead was sweating, and he said in a trembling voice, "It's useless to be a slave."

It was the first time for the little eunuch to serve the emperor, and he didn't even knock on the door, so scared that the two sides fought, fearing that he would be punished if he returned to the palace.

"Go and ask the neighbors about the Zhang family's situation." Lu Chen glanced at him, and after the little lady listened in, she was relieved, and hurriedly apologized and left.

Eunuch Zhao only thought that the emperor wanted to know the recent situation of the Zhang family, and he didn't think about it because he sympathized with the little eunuch.

"Why don't you go back to the carriage, Your Majesty, the sun outside is too poisonous."

It's already autumn, how can the sun be poisonous?Eunuch Zhao is also talking nonsense with his eyes open.

Lu Chen wanted to laugh, but just as he was about to speak, there was a movement at the door of Zhang's house, the sound of wooden bolts creaking, and a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy came out of the door.

The young man saw people standing at the door of his house and a carriage parked not far away, his eyes were a little wary, he subconsciously asked the younger sister behind him to step back, and asked: "Who are you?"

Just as Eunuch Zhao was about to speak, Lu Chen on the side stopped him. He took a step forward and smiled at the young man in front of him. His eyes were bent into crescent moons, the tails of his eyes were slightly upturned, and there was light in them. He was wearing light The cyan brocade robe and the light-colored belt around his waist made him tall and straight. At first glance, he felt that this man had a good temper.

"I'm an old friend of Mr. Zhang. This time I'm here to do business in the capital, and I'll visit my old friends along the way."

Lu Chen's appearance is first-class, and his temperament is outstanding. He doesn't look like a villain at all. Zhang Tianshun believed it without much doubt. He opened the door and said with a smile: "my father is in the room, you come in first, I Go tell your father."

The lord of a country made a private visit in micro-clothes, and secretly protected many guards, but on the surface there were only three or four servants. Lu Chen asked them to guard outside the door, and only brought Eunuch Zhao into Zhang's house.

Zhang Tianshun brought Lu Chen to the main room, made a cup of tea, and said to him: "Uncle, my sister has gone to call Father, and Father will be here soon."

Lu Chen took the teacup and thanked him, and accidentally saw Zhang Tianshun's hand, with several small scars and calluses on the fingertips.

The kind of calluses that only people who often chop wood and burn fire can have.

Lu Chen took a sip of tea, and said gently to Zhang Tianshun, "It's okay."

Although he smiled on his face, Lu Chen scolded Yuan Chen again and again in his heart.

Entering Zhang's mansion and walking to the main room, there was no servant girl on the way, and the green plants in the yard hadn't been pruned for a while, plus this young man's hands, it was almost impossible for Zhang's family to live well.

"You are Tianshun, right?"

***

"Friend?" Zhang Liangchen frowned, unable to figure out which friend was looking for him at this time.

Zhang Tianyao leaned against the head of the bed with a pale complexion, a few drops of blood oozed from the quilt, he smiled at his father and said, "Father, go and have a look, don't make that uncle wait."

Zhang Liangchen nodded, tucked the quilt for his son, and said to the two daughters: "Take care of your brother, I'll go and see."

He got up and left Brother Yao's bedroom, thinking about which friend came. He didn't have any friends in the capital, but he did have friends in the countryside, but they were all older. Where could there be any young friends?

Four or five meters away from the main room, one could hear the laughter coming from inside, Zhang Liangchen was startled, always changing from home, his brother Shun had laughed so happily for a long time.

It seemed that the friend who came over was a wonderful person. Zhang Liangchen opened the door happily, with a smile on his lips. Just as he was about to say something, he saw the person sitting in the guest seat, and his smile froze all of a sudden. ! ! !What kind of friends and enemies are about the same?

What was the tyrant who was supposed to stay in the palace peacefully doing here? !Are you full enough to come to his house? !

Most importantly, how did the tyrant get on so well with his son? !

"Brother Shun, I'll catch up with your uncle, you can go buy medicine." Zhang Liangchen said to his son.

After sending his son away, Zhang Liangchen was silent to the man sitting in the guest seat, and in the next second, he was going to kneel on the ground to salute.

"Zhang Aiqing doesn't need to be too polite." Lu Chen said.

Zhang Liangchen was not polite at all, he didn't intend to continue to act, and said directly, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

With such a pull, it's no wonder Yuanshen doesn't want to see this person anymore.

Lu Chen was thinking about what he was going to say later, and said to Eunuch Zhao beside him: "Zhao Quanxing, go and watch outside."

"Follow the order." Eunuch Zhao closed the door, leaving only the emperor and Zhang Liangchen in the main room.

Zhang Liangchen glanced at the door, then looked away, his mind was spinning very fast, thinking about the tyrant's intention for coming here.

"Have you thought about why I came here?" Lu Chen changed his position and thought about it, and he knew what Zhang Liangchen was thinking.

"The grass people don't know."

Lu Chen didn't believe it, the officials who can be in the officialdom are all smart people, how can they not guess his intentions, Lu Chen asked back: "You really don't know?"

Zhang Liangchen pursed his lips and remained silent.

"Why did you not return to your hometown after you resigned? That's why I came here."

After drinking the potion, Lu Chen felt that his mind became clearer, and he had more angles to think about problems.

The cost in the capital is very high. Zhang Liangchen is a foreigner who raises a few children and doesn't have any extra income, but he insists on refusing to go back to his hometown. You know, Zhang Liangchen has his own land in his hometown.

After analyzing it, Lu Chen concluded that there were three most likely reasons.

One is that Zhang Liangchen may feel that he lost face when he lost his official position and returned to his hometown, and he was ashamed to see his elders in his hometown.

Second, Zhang Liangchen was reluctant to part with the prosperity of the capital.

The third is that Zhang Liangchen still wants to plead for the people and continue to be an official.

Among them, one and two can be ruled out. If he was so concerned about face, he would not have resigned himself, let alone take care of the child of the woman who cuckolded him without any grievances.

It is even more impossible to be reluctant to part with the prosperity of the capital. When Zhang Liangchen was an official, he even refused to ask for offerings from his subordinates. What is the prosperity of the capital to him?

Then the most likely only the third point.

"Your Majesty is really good at joking." Zhang Liangchen said, "Caomin has decided to return to his hometown recently."

"Do you have no money to stay in the capital?"

Zhang Liangchen who was hit: ...

What's the matter with this tyrant?Check him so detailed? !

"Since Your Majesty knows, the grass people will not say more." Zhang Liangchen said.

Lu Chen put away the smile on his face, and became serious, "I'm afraid I can't do it if I don't say anything, Zhang Aiqing, what happened in the past was my fault, and you must be aware of the current situation. I'm guilty, but the people of Great Yan Kingdom are Innocent."

Zhang Liangchen was taken aback when he heard that, he never thought that the tyrant would apologize to him.

"Ten cities have suffered from disasters, but the left and right sides are fighting for power. The neighboring army is stationed on the border. Please return to the government."

"Your Majesty, the grassroots people have meager abilities, and I'm afraid they will fail His Majesty's expectations."

Lu Chen smiled, "If you really think so, it's time to return to your hometown, why stay in the capital all the time?"

Zhang Liangchen's heart skipped a beat, his face was full of shock.

It is undeniable that he really wanted to be an official again.

Before his mother died, he asked him to be a good official, but he resigned just because he was angry. If he really saw his mother when he went to hell one day, his mother might not recognize him as a son.

The officials have already resigned, and there is no other way, Zhang Liangchen gave himself a deadline, when the silver is about to run out, and he has not yet returned to his official position, that is the time for him to leave the capital.

However, when it was time to become an official again, Zhang Liangchen hesitated, because he was ashamed in the court before.The humiliation is still vivid in my mind, and the tyrant speaks nicely now, but when the official returns to his post, I'm afraid there will be some disgusting things waiting for him.

"I want to ask you something, do you still want to be an official in the court?" Lu Chen looked at him and sighed, "If you don't want to, I won't stop you, and I will ask someone to give you a sum of money as an official. It's an apology for the past."

Zhang Liangchen didn't answer, and Lu Chen didn't urge him any more, time passed little by little, the sun ran from the sky to the west, finally, he made up his mind.

"willing."

Zhang Liangchen gritted his teeth, not only was it his mother's last wish, his elder son's illness was most likely to be cured only in the capital.

For his mother and his children, he was ashamed.What is humiliation?

Anyway, he looks ugly, and his wife steals it.Love is a fact, and talking about it will not lose a piece of meat.

Hearing these words, Lu Chen heaved a sigh of relief, and his eyes couldn't help but smile, "That's good."

Now that the matter came to an end, Lu Chen and Zhang Liangchen began to discuss some government affairs in the court.

As the sky was getting dark, Eunuch Zhao urged the emperor to return to the palace outside the door.

When getting into the carriage, Zhang Liangchen suddenly remembered the happy conversation between his second son and the emperor, and couldn't help asking curiously: "I don't know what your Majesty was talking about with my second son not long ago?"

Lu Chen raised his eyebrows, "Ai Qing really wants to know?"

"Yes." Zhang Liangchen was a little puzzled, couldn't he hear these words?

Lu Chen smiled, "Of course it's the embarrassing things you did in court, Aiqing."

He didn't have much to talk about with other people's sons, he could only talk about his father, the original body was at odds with Zhang Liangchen, and there were a lot of embarrassing things about him in his memory, and if he picked out any of them, he could make everyone laugh out loud.

Although not authentic, but the effect is really good.

Zhang Liangchen: ...! ! !His embarrassment? ? ?

Seeing Zhang Liangchen messing around in the wind, Lu Chen suppressed the desire to laugh out loud.Look, quickly got on the carriage.

The purpose of leaving the palace was achieved, and Lu Chen was in a good mood all the way. At this time, he had no idea what was going on with that green-eyed little bastard in the palace.

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