At this moment, Zhou Yuanlang was already a 100% Han official.
He was originally a Han, but after being forced by Mr. Shen to become an official in the south, he is still being hunted by the Purity Department. He can only work wholeheartedly for Da Chen and run errands for the court.
He didn't even dare to go out to Jiankang.
For ten years, he struggled in the Chen court. Because of his status, he could only work hard and work hard on errands. No one was even willing to make friends with him. He could only be a loyal minister of Emperor Hongde, or Hongde. The emperor's lonely minister.
Of course, with his skill, ten years later, Zhou still made some friends in the court, or in other words, he also had some "disciples and former officials".
But now, Zhou Yuanlang, who had been working hard for ten years, finally got his chance. Just two days ago, His Majesty the Emperor almost made it clear that he would be promoted to the position of Zhongshu and become the Prime Minister.
But at this moment, Shen Yi fell ill!
It doesn't matter that Mr. Shen is sick, but falling ill at this juncture can easily make His Majesty the Emperor wonder if Shen Yi is dissatisfied with his promotion of Zhou Yuanlang, so he pretends to be sick in protest.
If this is the case, given Shen Yi's status in Emperor Hong De's heart, Zhou Yuanlang's promotion will definitely come to nothing.
Nowadays, Zhou Yuanlang has no other thoughts. He just wants to be an official in the imperial court, keep his family wealthy, and at the same time, kill the Purity Department outside the customs.
Therefore, he attached great importance to his promotion. After being hinted by Emperor Hong De, he rushed to the Shen family without stopping.
Mr. Shen rubbed his temples and took off the wet towel on his forehead. Zhou Yuanlang quickly reached out to take it and put it on the side of the basin. He squeezed out a smile and said, "Master Hou, we've been in love for a long time." It has passed, now we have no grudges, and I have always respected the Marquis very much."
Shen Yi half sat up and sighed: "Zhou Shangshu, there is no enmity between us. In the future, Zhou Shangshu may become the leader of the surrendered ministers of the old Qi Dynasty. Maybe I will ask Zhou Shangshu for help." "
"Don't dare."
Zhou Yuanlang stood up, bowed his head respectfully and said, "In the future, whenever the Marquis has any instructions, I will do my best to do it for the Marquis if I can do it."
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Shang Shu Zhou is still too polite."
He looked at Zhou Yuanlang and said, "I have been working for the past few days and caught the cold. It has nothing to do with anyone. This..."
Mr. Shen laughed at himself: "I'm afraid many people in Yanjing City have already seen the prescription the doctor prescribed for me. I don't need to say more."
When Emperor Hong De was still young, he once complained to Shen Yi that if the palace farted loudly, the noise would be heard outside the palace.
Now Shen Yi and Shen Houye have almost reached this point. Countless people are watching what he does. Even the prescription prescribed by the doctor has been spread out early.
Zhou Yuanlang's face was filled with joy, he cupped his hands and said: "In this case, I will pay my respects to Lord Marquis."
Shen Yi waved his hand: "It's out of the question."
"Shang Shu Zhou is too polite."
Zhou Yuanlang cupped his hands and said: "In this way, I will not disturb the Marquis' rest. I will take my leave."
Shen Yi said "hmm" and said lazily: "Shang Shu Zhou can take care of himself."
This sentence startled Zhou Yuanlang. After being stunned for a moment, he lowered his head and said: "I'm sorry to leave."
………………
During this day, Mr. Shen's fever still did not subside, but after taking the medicine, his mental state improved a lot. In the afternoon, Mr. Zhang also came to visit Shen Yi in person.
Zhang Jian stayed for more than half an hour before leaving. By now it was getting late, and a middle-aged man with a white face and a beard knocked on the door of Shen's house.
Being an errand in the Shen family, one naturally has a sharp eye. Soon, Shen went out in person to greet the middle-aged man. When he arrived, Shen raised his hands and said, "Eunuch Wei is here."
"It's not a slave here."
Eunuch Wei turned sideways, revealing a sedan behind him, and said softly: "Little Mr. Shen, please pick up the sedan."
These words of Mr. Shen were naturally complimentary, but Shen did not dare to be disrespectful. He quickly stepped forward, knelt in front of the sedan chair, lowered his head and kowtowed: "My lord, Shen, I respectfully welcome the Holy Master."
The curtain of the sedan slowly opened, and His Majesty the Emperor, who had dark circles under his eyes, got off the sedan, stretched out his hand to help Shen up, and said, "Brother, are you okay with this?"
Shen bowed his head and said: "Back to Your Majesty, my eldest brother has caught wind and cold this time and is seriously ill. The doctor said that it will take five days as quickly as possible and half a month as slowly as possible to recover."
"Um."
His Majesty the Emperor nodded and said, "I have nothing to do tonight, so I came here to take a walk."
As he said that, he looked at Shen and sighed: "You are here, it seems that he is really ill."
When he was in Jiankang, Shen lived with Shen Yi, but after moving to Yanjing this time, the court gave the Shen family a house. Although it was not far from Shen Yi's home, the brothers did not live there. Together.
Shen lowered his head slightly and said, "My eldest brother suddenly fell ill. I was worried, so I came over to see him."
While he was talking, Shen Yuan quickly walked out and knelt in front of the emperor: "Kowtow to Your Majesty."
Seeing the Shen family members walking out one by one, the emperor stepped forward, touched Shen Yuan's head, and said with a smile: "Don't make any noise. Let your family members go back to their respective places. I will take a look at your father and then leave."
"yes."
Shen Yuan took a deep breath, stood behind Shen, and whispered: "Uncle, take your majesty to see my father, and my nephew to evacuate the family."
"Um."
Nodding silently, he led His Majesty the Emperor all the way to Shen Yi's bedroom.
In the bedroom, Mr. Shen struggled to sit up and said with a wry smile: "I have alarmed Your Majesty. I am really frightened..."
"Just lie down, just lie down."
The emperor waved behind him, and soon only the two of them were left in the room, and even Lu Ruoxi also retreated.
His Majesty the Emperor looked at the pale Shen Yi and sighed: "You don't want to see any of my sons when they come over. I really can't trust you, so I came here to have a look. What do you think? Are you feeling better?"
"Much better than yesterday."
Shen Yi still sat up and forced a smile: "I'm getting sick like a mountain. I really didn't have any strength yesterday."
"I originally wanted to send the imperial physician over."
His Majesty the Emperor laughed at himself: "But I felt it was not appropriate, so I gave up."
He looked at Shen Yi, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Shen Qing, this is a critical time for the court. You must not have any problems with your body."
"Your Majesty, please rest assured."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "I will be able to be full of energy in three to five days."
"That's good."
His Majesty the Emperor said silently: "My health is getting worse day by day. Now that the country's capital has been settled and the crown prince is unstable, I place all my burdens on you, Shen Qing."
Shen Yi was silent for a long time, and then whispered: "Your Majesty, there are no outsiders here. I dare to ask you, what is wrong with your body?"
"Sometimes I feel dizzy and have heart palpitations."
The emperor's voice was low and he spoke slowly: "I often feel that I have no energy at all. I have taken medicine in the past two years. I am afraid that there are many things that I have no way to deal with."
Shen Yi was silent for a long time and then said: "His Majesty's Holy Will is no longer with the Third Highness?"
"yes."
Emperor Hong De answered simply, he said softly: "I have given him many opportunities, but now it seems that he is not suitable to inherit my position."
"That…"
Mr. Shen sighed: "The Third Highness became the Crown Prince solely for the purpose of moving the capital."
The emperor looked back and made sure that there was no one in the room, then he clenched his fist slightly and said in a low mood: "At that time, my mother was seriously ill. I found my mother in private and asked her to tell the third child's name in front of everyone."
really…
A mystery in Shen Yi's heart was finally solved.
He knew very well that although the Queen Mother Sun was a little biased towards the Sun family, she had always been very clear about right and wrong. She knew very well that she was the daughter-in-law of the Li family and would not make a fuss about such matters that were related to the core interests of the Li family. Not to mention risking his own life to make things difficult for his son.
Otherwise, she would not have simply returned to power as emperor.
Besides, Li Rong didn't even have the blood of the Sun family on his body.
Emperor Hong De sighed: "I was unfilial and caused her to suffer some criticism."
"This issue…"
The emperor said silently: "I have never told anyone."
"Your Majesty has good intentions."
Shen Yi coughed violently twice because of the cold wind, and then looked at the emperor with a serious look on his face.
"No matter who the future prince of Chen is, I will definitely support your majesty."
His Majesty the Emperor gathered his emotions and forced a smile.
"You, don't think about anything else."
"We'll talk about everything after recovering from illness."
