Zhang Yanling went to the back hall, quickly changed her clothes and came out. She ordered people to prepare horses and went out with Li Zhi. She hurried to the palace all the way.
On the way, Li Zhi told some stories intermittently. It turned out that after he left, Zhou Ying and others were beaten by angry people and people from the Jianchang Marquis Mansion. The beating seemed to be serious. However, under the desperate protection of his entourage,
He escaped from Xishan Manor.
This week Zhou Ying returned to her home in the capital and cried out to Zhou Shou, the Marquis of Qingyun. The Marquis of Qingyun, Zhou Shou, immediately took her to the palace to see the Empress Dowager Zhou to seek justice. The Empress Dowager Zhou was of a very high rank, and that was the current Emperor Zhu You.
Tang's imperial grandmother, Empress Zhang, could only accept her with a smile because of the old empress dowager's face. After hearing what she said, she felt unclear, so she ordered someone to call Zhang Yanling into the palace to ask questions and find out what happened.
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Zhang Yanling sneered in her heart. The Zhou family was insisting on arguing with her. It just so happened that she also wanted to cause trouble for them. Zhou Ying went to his village to beat someone, and if Axiu hadn't suffered that for herself today,
With a stick, I might die if my old injury relapses. I haven't even gone to them to settle the debt, but they have complained first. It's just the right time to give me a pillow for my sleepiness.
Soon after, Zhang Yanling arrived outside Kunning Palace. Before entering the palace gate, he heard bursts of loud noises coming from the corridor in the courtyard of the front hall. After entering the palace gate and walking a few steps, he heard loud noises coming from the corridor platform in the atrium.
There was an old man's voice speaking loudly.
"Empress, I definitely didn't come here to quarrel with the Queen, but this matter is really outrageous. Look, what a beating my son Zhou Ying got. The Marquis of Jianchang is too merciless,
Why do we say that we are also royal relatives, and Zhou Ying is two generations older than him in terms of seniority, so how could he be so harsh on us even if we disagree? He also encouraged the tenants in his manor to beat people. This is too outrageous. This
The Queen must handle this matter fairly and give an explanation. Otherwise, I’m afraid it won’t be justified.”
Another old woman's voice came and said: "Queen, the Ai family is not trying to favor anyone, nor is it relying on the old to oppress you. But this matter cannot be condoned. It is not okay to bully my Zhou family when the Ai family is old.
.The Ai family is not blaming you, the Ai family is just here to tell you that some things should not be done too much. In the future, when you are old, other people will come to bully your mother's family. What should you think? Comparing your feelings, you have to give me some advice.
To put it another way, poor little Zhou Ying was beaten like this, tsk tsk tsk, the Ai family felt heartbroken just looking at it..."
Empress Zhang's voice came: "Old ancestors, please don't be angry on this hot day. Your health is more important. Didn't I ask someone to send someone to send my younger brother to the palace to ask questions? I can't just listen to your words, right?"
You have to ask clearly before you can know the right and wrong. Ancestor, Lord Zhou, do you think this is true?"
"What are these words? Queen, people are beaten like this, right in front of you, and you still say that the right and wrong are unclear? The bridge of the nose is broken, and the imperial doctor in the palace just confirmed it, can this be false? Is it possible?
Or is it blackmail? Otherwise, please ask the emperor to judge." The old queen mother's voice came excitedly, and the dragon-headed stick clanged on the ground.
Empress Zhang apologized and said with a smile: "The emperor works hard every day to manage state affairs. At this moment, he is still summoning several cabinet ministers to discuss matters in Qianqing Palace. I'm afraid it's not good to bother him with such things."
"In this case, the queen needs to give an explanation. If you hit someone, can you just let it go?" Zhou Shou said loudly.
Before Empress Zhang could speak, she heard someone in the corridor say loudly: "Zhou Ying is getting beaten, it's his own fault, he deserves it! He ran into my manor and acted wild. If he doesn't get beaten, who will?"
Everyone on the corridor and terrace turned their heads in surprise when they heard the sound, and saw Zhang Yanling striding along the corridor with a sneer on her face.
A smile appeared on Empress Zhang's face, which was pale with anger. She turned around to greet him and said kindly: "My little brother is here. Are you injured? Let me see if you are injured."
Zhang Yanling hurriedly followed the instructions and said, "I'm fine. I've worried the queen and caused trouble for my second sister."
Empress Zhang pulled him up and laughed softly: "You don't get into trouble just once or twice. As long as you are not hurt, it will be fine."
The rest of the people in the corridor were so angry when they heard these words that the Queen said she wanted to deal with him fairly, but judging from her attitude towards Zhang Yanling, it was very likely that she was showing favoritism.
Zhang Yanling walked into the terrace and saw Zhou Ying standing huddled behind an old man in colorful clothes. He wrapped his head with a large piece of white cloth, only showing his two eyes. He looked really ridiculous. There were some blood stains on the white cloth, which seemed to be real.
The injuries were serious.
In the blink of an eye, he saw a silver-haired old woman sitting on a chair, holding a crested crutch in her hand. She was elegantly dressed and extremely luxurious. Zhang Yanling knew her, she was the mother of the late Emperor Xianzong and the grandmother of the current emperor.
Queen Mother Zhou. At this moment, Queen Mother Zhou was looking at her with an angry face.
"Yanling has met the old Queen Mother." Zhang Yanling stepped forward and saluted.
"Don't dare! The Ai family don't dare to accept the courtesy of your Jianchang Marquis. How great is your Jianchang Marquis, who dares to offend you? The stick hit my Zhou family on the head. They are very powerful. They can't be offended, and they can't be offended.
Get up." The old lady pouted as she held a gun and a stick.
Zhang Yanling still saluted, stood up and explained: "Old Queen, you can't blame me for this matter. It was Zhou Ying who came to trouble me first. He led people to my Xishan Manor to cause trouble, injured the tenants of my manor, and caused
A commoner woman was seriously injured, which aroused public anger, and she was beaten. The old queen knew clearly that he caused trouble in the first place."
Before Empress Dowager Zhou could answer, the silver-haired old man beside her said loudly: "That's nonsense. My Zhou Ying was beaten like this by you, and you still made up his fault. According to what you mean, it's our turn to apologize to you, the Marquis of Jianchang."
Is it?"
Zhang Yanling raised his head and looked at the old man. He was Zhou Shou, Empress Dowager Zhou's natal brother, who was awarded the title of Marquis of Qingyun. Zhang Yanling was not polite to him. The two brothers Zhou Shou and Zhou Yu were also domineering and arrogant, taking advantage of Empress Dowager Zhou's influence.
Disciples, Zhang Yanling remembers things about the Zhou family in his memory. They had the same virtues as the previous Zhang brothers and did a lot of extraordinary things. Relying on the protection and old face of the Queen Mother Zhou, the two brothers had thousands of hectares of fertile land at home.
, also runs several businesses in the capital, and is famous for being rich and unkind.
In Zhang Yanling's view, although Zhou Shou has a higher seniority, in terms of title, Zhang Yanling is a marquis like him, and they are both relatives. And how can Zhou Shou's patron, the Queen Mother, compare to his sister who is the current queen and the emperor's sole
Favored. However, the status of the old queen mother is actually not low, especially in the heart of the emperor. It is because of what happened a long time ago, otherwise the Zhou family would not have such a status.
However, Zhang Yanling doesn't care about this at the moment.
"Mr. Zhou, this is your fault. Your Zhou Ying is not sensible, how can you be so ignorant at your age? Your Zhou Ying and I did have a conflict, but you deserve to run away.
Come to the palace to complain, and move the old queen mother to the queen for judgment? This is the Kunning Palace, the residence of the queen, the place where the mother worships the world. You and Zhou Ying came to ask for help, shouting and screaming,
Do you still understand the rules?" Zhang Yanling sneered and scolded.
Zhou Shou wanted to refute, but he knew that he was wrong. Indeed, it was a bit too much to go to Kunning Palace to ask questions. When Zhang Yanling said this, he felt a little timid. So he did not dare to say anything for a while.
The Empress Dowager Zhou said in a deep voice: "Jianchang Hou, please stop putting these scary labels on others. The Ai family came here, and it has nothing to do with them. You guys had a conflict and Zhou Ying was beaten like this. Is it possible for the Ai family?"
Should I come and ask? Is it possible for the Ai family to come? Queen, tell me."
Empress Zhang smiled and said: "Of course you can come. Our ancestors would never invite you here."
Zhou Shou became bolder and raised his chest and said, "Did you hear that? The Queen Mother led us here. We just went to report the matter to the Queen Mother, but we did not come to the Queen to ask for punishment. We, the Zhou family, abide by the rules very well."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "That's all, we've already come, what's the use of pursuing this? Zhou Ying is injured? Let me see where the injury is."
Zhang Yanling walked towards Zhou Ying who was huddled by the railing. Zhou Ying glared at him and said, "Why are you pretending to be kind now?"
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Master Zhou's injury looks serious, let me take a look."
After saying that, he stepped forward and took action. He stretched out his hand and pinched Zhou Ying's head hard, and then pinched the bridge of Zhou Ying's nose. Zhou Ying suddenly screamed like a killing pig, crying out in pain.
. He was indeed beaten badly by the tenants of Xishan Manor, Ma Quan and others. The bridge of his nose was broken by a punch from Zhao Yuancheng, the son of the old blacksmith. Fortunately, his subordinates fought hard to protect him and escaped, otherwise he would have been beaten.
He died in Xishan Manor. The slap he received from Zhang Yanling on the mouth was not light, so when he returned to the capital, his head and face were swollen like a pig's head. After entering the palace, the imperial doctor bandaged him with medicine.
Zhang Yanling grabbed it so hard that it naturally hurt like hell.
"What are you doing? Do you dare to commit murder in front of the Queen Mother? Is this okay? Is this okay?" Zhou Shou scolded loudly.
The old queen mother was so angry that she was shaking all over and almost fainted.
"Queen, Queen, why don't you take care of it? Are there any rules or royal laws? In front of the Ai family, this is too much."
Empress Zhang was also dumbfounded. How could she not understand her brother? What he did did not surprise Empress Zhang at all. People like the old queen mother and Zhou Shou would not be taken seriously by her little overlord-like brother.
, this is his consistent style.
But for Empress Zhang, the old Empress Dowager still has to give her face, and this is because of the Emperor. It is said that Empress Dowager Zhou took great care of the current emperor back then, and she was very kind to the current emperor.