serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 181
Dongcheng
Zhen's old house
The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, and Zhen Yingjia was so tired that she fell asleep while sitting on a chair in the study, snoring like thunder.

Suddenly, a thunderous thunder rolled across the roof.

Zhen Yingjia woke up with a start, a flash of lightning illuminated the inside and outside of the study pale, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat, he was stunned, and wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead with his shirt sleeve.

At this time the door was pushed open, and Mrs. Zhen came in with a food box. Looking at her emaciated husband, she felt sore. It had only been over a month, and her hair was all white, and she had lost a lot of weight. He sank deeply, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Zhen Yingjia stood up: "I'm a little hungry, do you have anything to eat?"

Madam Zhen put the food box beside the desk, opened the lid, took out a porcelain cup from inside, lifted the lid, and handed it to Zhen Yingjia.

Zhen Yingjia took a look and sighed softly, "From tomorrow onwards, except for the old lady's daily expenses, all expenditures will be reduced, and all the saved money will be repaid to the national treasury. Don't make this lotus seed soup in the future." .”

Mrs. Zhen: "Yes", she put down the bowl and turned her head.

Looking at Mrs. Zhen's sobbing back, Zhen Yingjia's eyes were full of sadness: "I'm sorry for you."

Madam Zhen looked back with tears streaming down her face. Seeing that Zhen Yingjia's eyes were also red, she hurriedly stopped her tears, "Master, you have been busy for a long time, drink up."

Zhen Yingjia nodded, and drank the bowl of lotus seed soup with both hands.

Madam Zhen stretched out her sleeves to wipe her tears, and said, "The people who went to Ningguo Mansion haven't come back after so long, they must have accepted the gift."

Putting down the bowl, Zhen Yingjia looked at the continuous rain outside the house. Apart from not being able to leave the city, the emperor did not restrict the movements of the Zhen family too much.However, after handing over the sign several times, he was not allowed to enter the palace.

Not seeing the old concubine, the whole Zhen family suddenly lost their minds, and visited several old relatives one after another, but they couldn't see the heads of each family.

Jia's family met Jia's mother, but Jia's mother directly stated that she no longer cared about outside affairs.

If the Ningguo Mansion does not accept the gift, the Zhen family will be in real danger.

At this moment, the butler came in through the courtyard door with an oil-paper umbrella, stopped outside the door, and said, "Master, this old slave is back."

Zhen Yingjia walked over quickly and asked anxiously, "How is it?"

The butler replied: "The Ningguo Mansion accepted the congratulatory gift, and agreed with the third and fourth girls to be guests, and said that the Zhenjia family are old relatives, so there is no need for such a relationship."

Zhen Yingjia was excited: "Good! Good!"

Mrs. Zhen quickly asked: "Is this the words of Grandma Zhen, or that Miss Lin?"

Butler: "The old slave asked specifically, it was Miss Lin's meaning."

Zhen Yingjia and Mrs. Zhen looked at each other, and then said: "It's been hard work, let's go down and rest."

Butler: "Yes." Turned around and walked out.

Watching the butler disappear, Zhen Yingjia went back to the desk and sat down, thought for a while, and asked Mrs. Zhen: "This attitude has changed too quickly!"

Mrs. Zhen was startled for a moment, then smiled and said, "It must be a letter from Lord Jia."

Zhen Yingjia's eyes lit up, and she stood up immediately: "Go, go see the old lady."

It was raining heavily, and before it was dark, the two vermilion gates of the Prime Minister's Mansion were closed.

In the heavy rain, a heavily covered carriage drove over and stopped in front of Xiangfu's gate.

The driver in the cloak jumped out of the carriage, then opened the curtain, and a man wearing a hat and raincloak came out.

The coachman stepped forward and patted the door knocker, the small door on the left gate opened, a young man came out, and the coachman took out a token from his pocket and handed it over.

The boy glanced at it and immediately invited the two of them in.

First, he was exposed to the sun for half a day in the Temple of Heaven, and then had a heavy rain. Song Chengliang, who was already old, fell ill.

At this moment, Song Chengliang was lying on the bed with a towel on his head, and his eyes were staring at the top of the bed in a daze.

Song Chengliang's eldest son took the medicine from the side: "Father, drink the medicine."

Song Chengliang came back to his senses, took the towel from his head, sat up against the head of the bed, took the medicine and drank it in one gulp.

The wind picked up again, and the door of the outer room was rattled. Song Chengliang's eldest son walked out immediately, and shouted in a low voice, "What's going on?!"

Suddenly he was stunned, an old eunuch in a big red python robe was standing by the door, with a smile on his face, he said: "I heard that the first assistant is ill, and the miscellaneous family ordered to come and see."

Song Chengliang's eldest son was surprised, and it took him a long time to answer: "Father is inside, please." Then he led the old eunuch in.

The smell of medicine filled the room, the old eunuch frowned slightly, then walked to the side of the bed, and said softly: "Shoufu, Zajia came to see you on the order of the Supreme Emperor."

Song Chengliang: "I can't get out of bed, I can't thank you"

The old eunuch was unhappy, but still had a smile all over his face, "The miscellaneous family will report to the Emperor Mingtai on behalf of the first assistant." After finishing speaking, he looked at Song Chengliang's eldest son and asked seriously, "How is the first assistant's illness?"

Song Chengliang's eldest son immediately replied: "The wind and cold are not in the way, just take some medicine and you will be fine."

The old eunuch nodded, and then said to Song Chengliang: "The Supreme Emperor has a saying to Shoufu: Don't worry about everything, and don't worry too much. Some things should be more for the sake of the royal family, take a long-term view, and don't care about temporary gains and losses. "

Song Chengliang was surprised.

The old eunuch continued: "The Supreme Emperor advises you to take good care of your illness at home, and don't get involved in the affairs of the south, let alone submit a memorial."

Song Chengliang was stunned there.

Seeing that Song Chengliang was in a daze, the old eunuch hurriedly persuaded him: "Just say something, some things should not be too serious, otherwise it will hurt the peace. After all, the surname of Jiangshan Sheji is Wu. If you don't listen to the persuasion, you can change to an obedient person Come preside over the cabinet!"

Song Chengliang finally understood, fell silent for a while, and replied: "As the chief assistant of the cabinet, I naturally want to solve problems for His Majesty the Emperor, and do my best for the country and society! The Supreme Emperor has already made abdication, so I should not interfere in the government anymore."

The old eunuch's face darkened for a moment, and then he became solemn again: "As long as you agree to rest at home, the miscellaneous family can pretend that you haven't heard anything."

Song Chengliang had a struggling expression on his face, and then closed his eyes: "Please tell the chief supervisor to play the Supreme Emperor, please think more about my country and society, and the common people in the world. Let go and take care of your life. "

The old eunuch stared at Song Chengliang quietly, after a while, he persuaded again: "It's still the same as before, as long as you agree to rest at home, the miscellaneous family will still not hear anything."

Song Chengliang still closed his eyes.

With a helpless sigh, the old eunuch took out a brocade box from his sleeve, opened the lid, and said, "This is the medicinal material that the Supreme Emperor bestowed upon the Chief Assistant." He handed it over.

Only then did Song Chengliang open his eyes, and when he took a look, he was slightly taken aback, ginseng?No, not ginseng.

Looking at the medicinal materials in the brocade box, Song Chengliang's pale face immediately became paler, and he said in a trembling voice, "This, what is this?!"

The old eunuch replied: "Looking back at the first assistant, it's Angelica."

"Angelica."

Song Chengliang's face was as white as paper, he stared at the angelica in the brocade box, took the brocade box drowsily, and froze there.

Song Chengliang's eldest son was anxious: "Father?"

The old eunuch also noticed it and looked closely at Song Chengliang.

At this moment, Song Chengliang's face gradually turned from white to red, and then his face twitched in pain, and blood slowly flowed from the corner of his mouth.

Song Chengliang's eldest son was shocked and shouted, "Come on!"

With a sound of "Wow", a mouthful of blood gushed out from Song Chengliang's mouth, and then his body softened and he fell down.

"Father! Father is here!"

The old eunuch was also dumbfounded. He didn't expect this situation to happen, so he ran out in a hurry and shouted: "Bring the imperial physician! Pass the imperial physician!"

Under the spread of the people with good intentions, all the nobles, princes and ministers in the city knew about it.

Everyone understood that this pair of monarchs and ministers who had been together through wind and rain for more than ten years finally broke up.

(End of this chapter)