There is a saying that happiness alone is not as good as happiness among everyone...
After hearing Zhang Chen's words, the fourth prince couldn't help but stand at the door of the clean room until Zhang Chen came back and saw clearly the man's limping posture. He was sure that Zhang Chen had not deceived him just now. He was definitely suffering.
I was beaten, and I'm afraid the beating was quite severe, and now I felt a little bit sad.
Although during the time he was in Banshan Hall, he did not have a good relationship with Zhang Chen, a chaplain who used Zhang Shou's ruler to show off his authority. After all, Zhang Chen was the only son of the Duke of Qin and was used to being unruly.
, but at least somewhat fair, neither looking down upon him nor scorning him, so at this time, both of them were fallen in the world, and he had some sympathy for life.
At that moment, a certain naughty kid grabbed Zhang Chen's arm very warmly and said: "What are you planning? Anyway, I have recovered from my injuries and I am a good man again! Besides, if you hadn't released Senior Brother Lu and the others from Banshan Hall that day,
, the teacher may even suffer a loss, Qin Guogong is too unreasonable..."
Before the fourth prince could finish his words, Zhang Chen sighed again: "My father said that if I didn't think I was helping the teacher, he would have beaten me at least forty. Now it's half, and I'll be beaten twice for being so careless."
Forget it if it’s ten!”
He has never been beaten by his father since he was a child, and this time he has suffered all the hardships he had not suffered in the past twenty years! But his mother, who has always loved him the most, not only did not stop him, but even looked at him with joy.
Zhang Chuan beat him personally. After the beating, his mother gave him medicine in private and taught him that dad beat him for his own good. This is how to be a father...
After hearing what his mother said, he really wanted to slap himself in the face. He used to feel that his father neglected him, but he didn't expect anyone to make up for it in this way. God knows, Zhang Chuan personally whipped him with a cane.
What a painful meal!
The fourth prince, who had also received twenty strokes from the ruler, suddenly felt sad when he heard what Zhang Chen said. He had never thought that it was precisely because of the lesson he received and what Big Mouth said.
The political consequences were serious, so Zhang Chuan, the Duke of Qin, who had always raised his son like a duck, went out of his way and gave Zhang Chen a hard lesson.
So, at this time, the big brother and the young boy, who were quite different in age, actually stood in front of the clean room and started talking - Zhang Chen naturally didn't like to lecture on serious things, and the fourth prince was not easy to learn either.
Master, he is willing to work hard on the things he is interested in. He yawns repeatedly on the things he is not interested in. He is happy to listen to Zhang Chen talk about the rumors outside these days.
After all, since that day, he has not been able to leave the palace for three or four days!
And when he heard that Zhang Shou's home was surrounded by people because of his incident being leaked, and there were countless people seeking apprenticeships, he couldn't help curling his lips and said: "Those guys have a pretty good idea, the teacher is so busy.
, where do you have the time to teach those mediocre people? Besides, the teacher has so many students, and besides me, I have never seen him get beaten for anyone else!"
It was a good thing that he didn't say this. As soon as he said this, Zhang Chen suddenly woke up and looked at the naughty kid next to him with a somewhat evil look. His father had always ignored him. In Zhang Shou's words,
That was to take care of children but not to raise them, and completely failed to fulfill the responsibility of a father. He greatly agreed with this.
And this time, if the Fourth Prince hadn't caused a huge disaster with his big mouth, would his father suddenly transform into a strict father?
"I'm going to beat you personally today because I want you to stop being so brave and don't cause a big disaster that even your father and I can't stop! If the person who said that in Wanping County Yamen today is
You, not the fourth prince, do not have a sister like Zhu Ying to intercede for you, nor do you have a good brother who can go around looking for people to intercede for you..."
"And if you want Zhang Jiuzhang to take the blame for you just like he did to the Fourth Prince, let alone the Fourth Prince being a child who is not sensible, but you are older than Zhang Jiuzhang, what face do you have to let him take the blame for you? Even
Didn't the fourth prince get a slap from the third prince for this? Don't always act like Mr. Guijie from now on, you are different from Zhu Ying!"
"Your grandfather was much older when he made great achievements, and now he is no longer here. Your father and I, the second-generation nobles, don't have the face of Zhao Guogong, and you don't have Zhu Ying's background to rely on!"
Thinking of what Zhang Chuan said when he scolded him that day, Zhang Chen just felt that the way he used to take advantage of his power was really stupid. Now he laughed and shook his head, and on a whim, he stepped forward and rubbed the fourth prince randomly.
His head immediately returned to its original place before his hair exploded.
"Fourth Prince, if you hadn't caused the trouble, I might not have received that beating. If it were in the past, even if you were a prince, I would have been wronged for no reason, and the Emperor would not be able to stop me from taking revenge. But now I think
I think it's not a bad thing if you get into trouble and I get beaten." Seeing the fourth prince dumbfounded, Zhang Chen shrugged his shoulders, ignoring his superiors and inferiors at all, and walked back with his arms around his shoulders.
Seeing this scene, the two chamberlains standing far away under the eaves couldn't help but look at each other. But seeing that the fourth prince seemed to have no objection or struggle, the two thought about Zhang Chen's identity, and finally pretended not to have seen him.
However, on occasions like the Wenhua Hall Sutra Banquet, most of the officials, the officials’ sons and daughters, who were attending the lecture, were holding back and refraining from going to the cleansing room to show that they were paying attention to the lecture.
He sneaked out to pay homage on occasion, and instead of going back immediately, he just chatted there. Forget about the fourth prince, Zhang Chen was really as wanton and reckless as the legend said!
While holding the fourth prince in his arms and walking forward, Zhang Chen whispered: "Everyone knows that you and your third brother are the best friends. After tomorrow, he will be the prince. You have to be careful about others taking advantage of you like this time...
... If others want to deal with him, you are the weak point."
Seeing the fourth prince suddenly getting angry again, Zhang Chen stroked the person's back twice and said calmly: "I'm not trying to scare you. Think about it, the third prince is such a stable person, and he will become the prince in the future.
, it’s not easy to get out of the palace. What flaws does he have that others can catch? You are different. If someone catches your fault and threatens him..."
The fourth prince's face was green with anger, but he learned a lesson and had to admit that Zhang Chen's words made sense. But he was not easily deceived. He glanced at the person suspiciously and hummed:
"Don't be alarmist! As long as I'm prepared, who can take my chances? But you just said that it's not a bad thing for me to get into trouble. What do you mean?"
"What do you mean? That's of course because of your situation. Every family is secretly checking the people around the young masters and ladies, for fear that Liu Feng will appear again! But luckily you are smart and keep saying what Liu Feng said!"
It was Liu Feng who said it!
The fourth prince was about to retort when he suddenly realized that if he had not emphasized the source of the information, the problem might have been more serious. His heart skipped a beat. But the next moment, he felt Zhang Chen leaning towards him and saying
One sentence.
"But if you really want to help your third brother, there is actually a way."
When Zhang Chen saw the fourth prince immediately turning his head to stare at him, he said in a very low voice: "That's when you usually pretend to be a good boy who knows your mistakes and can correct them, but when you are outside, you quietly reveal some flaws. You have to know,
Flies don’t bite seamless villains…”
You are the bad guy!
The fourth prince was so angry that he almost kicked Zhang Chen, but when he thought about it again, he suddenly felt that what Zhang Chen said was very reasonable. After what happened this time, many people may think that he is easy to coax and deceive, but
In this case, it is better to pretend to be an ignorant child and let people get close to him than to make people feel frustrated if he doesn't get in, so that he can figure out their purpose!
When Zhang Chen saw the Fourth Prince pondering there, and thought that he had actually fallen into trouble with the Supervisor of Ceremonies this time, he said in a seductive way: "If you don't tell me later, think about it, as soon as this incident comes out, the teacher will
I took the blame for you, so the beating hurts a lot, right? Don’t you want to find out the mastermind behind the scenes and let him know how powerful you are?"
"Don't say that it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge after ten years. The teacher is a gentleman, but we are not gentlemen! Besides, what I believe in is that a gentleman takes revenge from morning to night! And you, don't tell your third brother
And teacher, if you dare, just tell me now. If you dare, the two of us will do a big thing together!"
Seeing the fourth prince's obviously agitated expression, Zhang Chen took the opportunity to say: "You also know that I, Zhang Chen, am loyal and willing to spend money, but there is only one thing. I will retaliate! You were beaten because of the Supervisor of Ceremonies.
Wasn't it also because of the incident involving the Supervisor of Ceremonies that I was beaten? If you want to take revenge, can you do it alone?"
The fourth prince was finally persuaded, but he still expressed his last doubt: "Revenge is good, but why don't you tell the third brother and the teacher?"
"You are stupid. If your third brother protects you so much, he will let you take risks as bait? As for the teacher...he was also plotted this time. When we turn around, we will catch the mastermind behind the scenes and take him in front of him. Isn't this better than
It’s better to say a hundred nonsense words? It’s better to do it than to say it!”
Speaking of this, Zhang Chen laughed in his heart and had already thrown Zhang Chuan's previous warning into Java.
What's wrong with being so daring? In this world, the coward will starve to death, and the bold will starve to death! Although his grandfather is no longer here, and although the family is the Duke's Palace, his father is not in charge of the army, and he is not as tough as the Duke of Zhao's Palace, but if he is really
Because of this, Zhang Chen has lost his pride of establishing himself in the capital, so why should he be called Zhang Chen!
As a true naughty kid, the fourth prince finally put aside the steady mask he had just put on his body and said viciously: "Okay, I will listen to you and lure the snake out of its hole!"
"The Fourth Prince is really brave!" Zhang Chen praised the Fourth Prince without hesitation, and then said with a smile, "I have to go to Jiangnan in the spring next year. Before that, I have to go to Xingtai, Cangzhou, to avoid some guys.
It's a matter of fact, so I won't stay in the capital for too long. If we want to lure the snake out of its hole, we can't take a long-term approach. We have to do it quickly. I don't have the patience to delay it for a long time."
The fourth prince, who was also impatient, was convinced. He just listened to Zhang Chen, a gentleman's revenge, eight words from morning to night!
He tilted his head and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Then what do you think you should do? I'm telling you, don't fool me!"
Zhang Chen looked around and saw that the eaves on all four sides were clean and could not hide anyone, and the person closest to him was at least twenty steps away. He lowered his voice and said, "Well, you can find a chance."
, let’s do this…”
The two chamberlains under the eaves over there saw that Zhang Chen and the fourth prince were muttering incessantly, as if they had completely forgotten that the Sutra feast was still being held in the Wenhua Palace. They finally couldn't help it anymore. Fortunately, they just thought
One of the two took two steps forward, trying to be a villain and remind the two masters to hurry back to the Wenhua Palace, but the two of them suddenly left like this.
The relieved two chamberlains certainly would not have thought that in such a short period of time, the fourth prince and Zhang Chen would actually reach an alliance. After discussing the next plan, the two quietly entered the Wenhua Palace from the corner gate one after the other.
When they arrived, they thought they wouldn't attract any attention, but they didn't expect that several glances were directed at them immediately.
The first one is naturally the third prince who cares about his younger brother the most, and the second one is naturally Zhang Shou who realizes that the fourth prince has been away for too long. As for the emperor, he wants to be concerned about what the youngest son did after sneaking out during this feast.
What, but there were so many people downstairs, and he couldn't look at him sideways. He could only glance over at the fourth prince after he returned to the steps and stood still.
And when he looked at it, he discovered that the one who came back with the fourth prince was Zhang Chen who had slipped out with his stomach in his hands.
After thinking about it, he had never heard of any friendship or festival between the big naughty child of the Duke of Qin and his own small naughty child, so the emperor didn't take it too seriously. But Zhu Ying also caught a glimpse of Zhang Chen and the fourth prince.
It was the front and back legs that were coming back, and I couldn't help but feel moved in my heart.
After finally waiting until the end of the day's prayer feast, seeing all the officials leaving one by one, Miss Zhu grabbed Zhang Shou's hand in front of the emperor and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, A Shou is a very busy man.
, I’ll send him out of the palace first!”
Seeing Zhu Ying pulling Zhang Shou and hurriedly bowing and running away quickly, the emperor, who was about to ask Zhang Shou a few more questions, had no choice but to give up. He immediately summoned the fourth prince and asked him why he had been out for so long. Morning.
The fourth prince, who had already discussed it with Zhang Chen, calmly talked about Zhang Chen's beating, especially emphasizing Zhang Chen's frustration with Qin Duke Zhang Chuan's sudden change of character.
After hearing this, the emperor burst into laughter: "In the past, Zhang Shou said that Duke Qin was irresponsible and took care of Zhang Chen's children, but now it's better. Qin Guogong, a father, finally took responsibility, but now Zhang Chen
Is it time to regret it?”
Just as the fourth prince was racking his brains to use Zhang Chen's beating to cover up their big plans, Zhu Ying pulled Zhang Shou out of the Wenhua Palace and immediately said with determination on her face: "Ah Shou, I just saw
Zhang Chen walks in an unnatural way, he must have been beaten!"
"I have experience in this matter, because my second brother was beaten every three days in the past, and he walked exactly like him!"
Zhang Shou suddenly remembered that Zhang Chen opened the lock of Jiuzhangtang and let Lu Sanlang and others out to help, but he avoided seeing him. When he heard about being beaten again, he couldn't help but be puzzled. While he was thinking about it, he just heard Zhu Ying say
His words were shocking: "There must be something going on between him and the fourth prince!"