Since she had been in a coma for two days, Zhang Yanling's stomach was empty. Xing'er went to cook some meat porridge and brought it to her. Zhang Yanling ate two large bowls in one go. If it hadn't been for the fact that Dr. Li had not told her not to eat too much, she would have to eat smaller meals more often and take a liquid diet.
, Zhang Yanling can still drink three large bowls to avoid gastrointestinal discomfort.
After eating a full stomach, Zhang Yanling began to feel sleepy again. Her brain was still feeling vaguely uncomfortable, so she lay down again.
In a daze, Tao'er asked Xing'er about her injury, and only from their words did she know how she was injured. It turned out that she went to a brothel called Cuiping House the night before yesterday, and ended up talking to the young princess of Cheng Guogong's mansion.
I got into an argument over a girl. During the argument, I fell from the third floor of Cuiping Building and hit my head. I fell unconscious at that time.
After learning about this incident, Zhang Yanling was speechless. It seemed that the Jianchang Marquis he possessed was indeed not a cheap man. He actually quarreled with others over a brothel girl. This was a bit disgraceful. As for the man opposite him,
It seems that the young master is not a vegetarian. With his status, he still dares to steal a woman from him? As expected, the nobles of the Ming Dynasty are more powerful than each other. It seems to be true.
Zhang Yanling wanted to think about this matter carefully, but her mind became more and more confused, and she finally fell asleep again.
I don’t know how much time passed, but Zhang Yanling was awakened by a loud voice. Someone in the main room said loudly: "Is my brother awake? Hahaha, great, this is great. This is a great thing. Little brother
, little brother, are you okay?"
When Zhang Yanling heard this voice, an image of a person immediately appeared in his mind. That was his brother Zhang Heling, the emperor's brother-in-law, Shouning Marquis of the Ming Dynasty.
The door opened, and Zhang Heling came into the room with a gust of hot air. Zhang Heling was in his thirties, with a plump figure and a pampered face that was as white and clean as a freshly baked white bun without a single wrinkle. He was well-dressed.
wearing a silk gown and a shiny black 'Yishan Crown' with two small wings on her head. The whole person looked extremely wealthy, but there was a hint of nouveau riche temperament in the wealth.
"Brother, you're awake, hahaha, let's see. You're really awake. This is great. God bless you." Zhang Heling walked quickly to the bed, got closer to look at Zhang Yanling's face, and stretched out his hand.
, the huge red agate ring on her hand is very dazzling.
"Brother is here." Zhang Yanling sat up and said.
Zhang Heling said hurriedly: "Oh, be careful, be careful. You are weak now, so don't use any force. Hey, are you dead? Why don't you go up and help your Marquis?"
The first half of the sentence was gentle and considerate, and was spoken to Zhang Yanling, while the second half of the sentence, with fierce glares, was spoken to the two maids standing aside. Xing'er and Tao'er quickly stepped forward to help Zhang Yanling sit up, using pillows to support her back.
Let Zhang Yanling lean against him comfortably.
Zhang Heling stared at Zhang Yanling and said with a smile: "Brother, you scared us to death. You have been in a coma for two days. Doctor Li and the imperial doctors from the palace said that you will not wake up. The second sister even cried sadly for two days.
Oh my God, hahaha, you are finally awake. Have you reported the great news to the palace? Second sister is still not happy to death when she finds out? She loves you the most."
Zhang Yanling knew who he was talking about, and it was naturally his second sister who was the queen in the palace. There were four siblings in the Zhang family. The eldest sister was actually born to a concubine and was married to Xu Qiong, the Minister of Rites, as a concubine.
She is also very old. The real children born from the same mother are the three siblings Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling, so they have the closest relationship. However, in terms of ranking, the queen in the palace must be called the second sister.
"I'm afraid no one has gone to the palace to report it yet. Hey, my sister and brother are worried. I've caused trouble now, and I'm really ashamed that I've ended up like this."
Zhang Heling chuckled and said, "Brother, why are you talking about this? You look good, so you should be fine. What did Dr. Li say? Does he know you're awake?"
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "Yes, he said that I am fine and I just need to rest."
Zhang Heling nodded and said: "That's good, then take a good rest. This time you can be regarded as escaping from the catastrophe. As the saying goes, 'Surviving a catastrophe will lead to blessings later'. It will be smooth sailing from now on. By the way, what happened this time , we will never spare that Zhu Lin. You may as well wake up, just in time to tell you, I went to the palace yesterday to see the second sister, and the second sister also told the emperor that this time we will never spare that little brat Zhu Lin. This You bastards, do you think our Zhang family is easy to bully? Those bastards from the Chengguo Government and the British Government have been scolding us behind our backs all day long, looking down on us, saying that we got the title through nepotism. Seeing that our noses are turned up like elephants. This time, Zhu Lin almost killed you, we must kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, and teach them that the Zhang family is not easy to mess with. Then Cheng Guogong knelt on the ground and begged us, but it was impossible. .”
Zhang Yanling heard Zhang Heling talk about this incident and asked hurriedly: "Brother, how on earth did I fall off the Cuiping Tower? I don't remember clearly."
Zhang Heling said: "Don't you remember? It seems that you fell blind. It's like this. The night before yesterday, at Cuiping Tower, you and Zhu Lin, the young prince of Chengguo Palace, fought for a red shopkeeper named Qiuyue. As a result, during the quarrel, that bitch Zhu Lin actually wanted to harm others and pushed you down the railing on the third floor. That was the third floor. Didn't he mean to kill you? How brave is this bitch? But you are so fat, relying on his power as Duke, he actually dared to murder your life. Fortunately, you were lucky, so you blocked it on the railing, and blocked it again on the awning cloth on the first floor, so you didn't lose your mind on the spot. Burst. Even so, the bones on your head were shattered, and you were unconscious at that time. You were in a coma for two days and walked away from hell. You must not spare Zhu Lin this time. Even if he is the son of the Duke of the country, there is no chance that he will be spared. Even if he is spared the right to die, he will be deprived of his title and sent to the border town to guard the border. The Tatars will not be polite to him. Recently, the Tatars have been having a lot of fun. If they go to the border town and send this bastard to the battlefield, he will definitely escape death. Hahaha."
While Zhang Heling was laughing proudly, Zhang Yanling finally fully understood what had happened. "Brother, you are so resting and recuperating. I will go to the palace to see the Queen and tell her the good news. She must be very happy. I said it yesterday I have to come out of the palace to visit in person. If the emperor hadn't been unwell these past few days and needed her care, he would have come back to see you long ago. Now that she has received the news that you have recovered, she will be relieved. I will also go to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple for a walk later. Tomorrow morning, the three courts of the Dali Temple Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Ministry of Punishment will hear the case of Zhu Lin’s attempt to murder you. I have to go and say hello in advance. Don’t let these civil servants take advantage of the opportunity and spare Zhu Lin’s life. That’s not okay. "You rest, it's getting late, I have to hurry up." Zhang Heling stood up and was about to leave.
Zhang Yanling originally wanted to keep Zhang Heling to discuss with him whether Zhu Lin had to be operated on. After all, Zhang Yanling keenly felt that this matter might be an opportunity to change his image and improve his relationship with the nobles. However, seeing Zhang Heling's excitement, he also I didn't think about it well, so I had to take back the idea.
He just said: "Brother, thank you for your hard work, running back and forth on my affairs in the hot weather."
Zhang Heling said: "It is indeed very hot, but who calls you my brother? Our Zhang family cannot allow others to bully us like this. If we don't teach them a lesson this time, how can our brothers still have a foothold in the capital? The Queen's face is so angry
Is there any light? Have a good rest, I'm leaving."
Zhang Heling stood up, reached out and patted Zhang Yanling on the shoulder, turned around and walked away like a gust of wind with long strides.
The room fell silent, Zhang Yanling sat on the bedside, frowning in a daze. The slanting sunlight shone on the window lattice, and the long shadows of the flowers and trees outside the window swayed on the long window. The birds on the corridor were chirping, and everything
They all seemed quiet and peaceful. But Zhang Yanling's heart was not peaceful. He thought of the fate he would face in the future.
Although he traveled through time and became a top nobleman of the Ming Dynasty, his life did not seem so peaceful. Zhang Yanling's words just now made Zhang Yanling quite touched. As a Marquis of the Ming Dynasty and now the uncle of the country, not everyone bought it.
Some things must be re-understood and sorted out.
Zhang Heling said that those in the British government of Duke Cheng were unfavorable to the Zhang brothers. They believed that the two brothers relied on nepotism to get to the position, so they were not honorable, so they looked down on them. These people were nobles.
Disciples, it is reasonable to say that I am also a member of the Xungui group, but even they look down on me, which has to make people think deeply. In addition to the Xungui group, the Ming Dynasty also had civil servants and generals, as well as inner court forces. Zhang
The brothers are all marginalized within the same group of nobles, and other forces may not like them even more. This is obviously a huge hidden worry.
Now that his sister is the queen, Hongzhi only loves the queen, so he is partial to his brothers, and others may not be able to do anything to them. But it is Hongzhi's sixteenth year now, and according to the history he knows, in another two years
, Emperor Hongzhi is about to die, and Emperor Zhengde will ascend the throne. By then, the situation may be very different. When the queen becomes the queen mother, she may not be able to be the master of her own son. Zhengde is not the kind of master who is easy to talk to.
, by then I am afraid that my brothers will start to have their tails between their legs. Thinking about Zhengde's chaos in the past, all the forces were fighting against each other endlessly, and the situation of his two brothers will be extremely embarrassing.
For this matter at the moment, if we follow what Zhang Heling said and use this matter to severely punish Zhu Lin, we may be able to get a bad breath. In a short period of time, we can indeed be proud and proud, but this is tantamount to severing ourselves from the Xungui Group.
Completely broke with the Xunqi Group. From then on, wouldn't it be true that there would be enemies everywhere, and as long as something went wrong, wouldn't it lead to trouble from all forces? No one could reach out to pull him away.
Thinking about this, Zhang Yanling broke out in a sweat. Since he wanted to change his future destiny, how could he not consider this? Although there are still some years left before being 'killed in the West City', if he does not start to deliberately manage and control power and influence from now on,
After accumulating connections and reputation, how can you fight against the ungrateful and ruthless Emperor Jiajing in the future?
"We must start from now, start from what is in front of us." Zhang Yanling said to himself.