Soon, Zhang Ning and his son were surrounded by layers of people as soon as they arrived at the palace gate, with swords pointed at their throats. Just when Zhang Li thought that his life would be lost.
Suddenly a burst of applause was heard, and the officers and soldiers on both sides automatically separated into a lane. The person's bright yellow clothes were particularly eye-catching.
"Okay, okay, the Zhang family is really powerful. They even dare to force the palace. Do I, the emperor, have to give in to you?"
The emperor looked at the two people sarcastically, and the displeasure on his face was self-evident. As soon as he saw the emperor, the patriarch quickly pulled Zhang Li to kneel down and said, "Unworthy minister Zhang Yan and his son Zhang Li, long live my emperor, long live him.
." If it were before, they would have just walked down the steps. Today, the emperor insisted on them kneeling to speak.
"Long live my life, I'm afraid it will be gone today!" Although there was a smile on his face, there was no atmosphere of laughter at all. The surrounding temperature dropped sharply, making the people around him tremble.
"What are you talking about, Your Majesty?" the patriarch stretched out his hand to wipe away the non-existent sweat and said with a sorry smile. After all, his life is still in his hands.
The emperor looked down at the two people with undisguised disgust, which everyone in the palace knew. This is why the guards could bully Zhang Li and his son.
The group of people were in a stalemate for a while, until the patriarch's body was about to collapse, and the emperor waved his hand to let them get up.
"Tell me, what's the matter?" The words could not be shorter, giving Zhang Li a glimmer of hope in his heart.
"Your Majesty, my wife is having a difficult delivery, can I borrow the help of the imperial doctor?" Zhang Li said cautiously, looking at the Emperor's face.
"Your wife? A commoner? Borrowing an imperial doctor? What do I think it is? I thought your family had no offspring, so you want me to grant you a marriage!" The emperor was very disapproving after hearing this, as if that person was not his biological sister, and he was very angry.
Li was shaking all over. Fortunately, he was supported by the patriarch.
"That's it, I take my leave!" The patriarch stared at the emperor and said angrily. He pulled Zhang Li and wanted to go back, but was stopped by a knife.
"What do you mean by this, Your Majesty?" Zhang Li was puzzled and refused to give them a medical doctor and stopped them from leaving.
The emperor turned his back to them this time, was silent for a while, and then spoke slowly, "Tell An Ning that she chose this path, and it is also the choice of your Zhang family. If the Zhang family is extinct today, then there will be no Zhang family in the future!"
Regardless of whether Zhang Li and the others understood it, the emperor walked inside after he finished speaking. Zhang Li was about to shout, but saw the emperor waving back, signaling for the officers and soldiers to pass.
Zhang Li and his son left the palace gate and rode home like crazy. After passing through the market, there was no one there. It was almost evening at this time, and they didn't know what the situation was like there.
When Zhang Li and his son rushed to the small door, it was as quiet as a pool of stagnant water inside. Zhang Li was stunned. Zhang Li slowly opened the door, only to find that his wife, who had been lying on the bed, had gotten up.
Zhang Li rushed to greet his wife, fearing that something would happen to his wife. The strange thing was that his wife had a rosy face and a smile on her face, but she didn't look like she had given birth to a child at all.
"A Ning, what's wrong with you?" Zhang Li was a little panicked. He didn't want anything to happen to his wife again.
Unexpectedly, his wife held his hand in turn and said, "Are you stupid? I am doing very well! Not only me, but also the child."
While they were talking and laughing, an old man walked out of the back room. He was holding a child in his arms and was very quiet. His big eyes kept turning, which was very endearing.
"This is...my child?" Zhang Li smiled, and the child laughed with him. The Zhang family was once again filled with laughter because of the arrival of this child.