Chapter 302: Lucky Friend

Although it was most appropriate to send the drunk and unconscious Fang Ling home directly, Zhang Yue thought about it and decided to send people to the house in Xipailou Lane for the time being. It is difficult for the Qing official to decide the family affairs, even if he has an opinion on Fang Ling's father and brother, it is not appropriate to meddle in the family affairs of the Fang family casually, so it is better to expect Wan Shijie and Xia Ji, the two most optimistic guys, to persuade Fang Ling, and at the worst, he can gather the three stinkers to think of a way together.

At that moment, he sent Lian Sheng to hire a car, and drove Fang Ling straight to his own three-entry courtyard in Xipailou Lane, and when he got off the car at the door, he happened to see someone going out. As soon as the two sides looked at each other, he recognized that the young man who still showed a trace of shyness was Fang Jing, who had lived in the British Mansion. He just wanted to say hello, but he saw Fang Jing staring at him with wide eyes for a while, and then suddenly turned around and ran inside, shouting loudly in his mouth.

"Fourth Brother Zhang, your third brother is here!"

Zhang Yue, who was originally confused, heard this, and only then did he understand what was going on. Together with Lian Sheng, he helped Fang Ling left and right to enter the door, and he saw Zhang Zhen who hurriedly came out to greet him. The little guy who used to love luxury a lot is now much more restrained, wearing only a half-worn and new cocoon silk robe, and his hair is tied with a red velvet rope on his head.

"Why is the third brother here? Hey, isn't this Brother Fang? ”

"Fourth brother, Lao Wan and Xiao Xia are not here?"

Hearing Zhang Yue's question, Fang Jing hurriedly replied, "Brother Wan and Brother Xia are both in the Hanlin Academy. They had a day off on the five days, and they lived in a courtyard outside the Donghua Gate on weekdays, and they had just left the day before yesterday and had to wait until the day after tomorrow to come back. Is Third Brother Zhang trying to find a place to sober him up? I'm going to ask Wenbo to boil water! ”

Seeing that Fang Jing was leaving, Zhang Yue hurriedly stopped him. After looking around, he suddenly saw some doorways, and couldn't help frowning and asked: "So, Lao Wan and Xiao Xia are studying hard in the Hanlin Academy all day long, and they can only come back once every five days, and you live here on weekdays?" Damn, it's all my foolishness, these two guys should also talk to me, how can you do it when you are young and no one takes care of you! ”

Fang Jing was originally a little ignorant when he saw Zhang Yue asking, but when he saw that Zhang Yue seemed to be annoyed, he was startled, and hurriedly waved his hand again and again to explain: "Third brother, I am willing to live here." Although the British Mansion is very good, it is too deserted there, and the subordinates speak and do things according to the rules, as if they are separated by a layer. Brother Wan and Brother Xia will bring me a lot of good things every time they come back, and Fourth Brother Zhang also comes over from time to time to teach me to read and write, and often brings snacks from home, I am very good here. ”

As soon as these words came out, not only Zhang Yue was stunned, but Lian Sheng, who was holding Fang Ling's arm on the other side, was also stunned, and his four eyes were staring at Zhang Zhen's face, as if there were flowers carved on it. Zhang Zhen didn't expect Fang Jing to pour out these words in one voice, and Zhang Yue looked a little embarrassed, so he had to say honestly: "I'm just bored from reading, because it was the third brother you promised, and my grandmother also wanted me to socialize with people more, so I would come here every once in a while, and sometimes Brother Wan and Brother Xia came back, and would take me and Brother Fang out to visit friends." ”

At this moment, Zhang Yue couldn't help but feel that he was right to entrust people to Wan Shijie and Xia Ji, although these two guys love to talk and laugh, they are indeed reliable friends. At that moment, he instructed Zhang Zhen to ask someone to boil water, but Fang Jing refused to be idle, and trotted to the west wing to vacate a clean room. After the drunken Fang Ling was set up and Lian Sheng was instructed to guard by the side, Zhang Yue came to the outside room and saw two young men of the same age standing there with their backs to him talking, and his heart did not make a sound.

"Xiao Fang, did your eldest brother really come before?"

"Well, I don't know how he found out I live here. He gave me a large bag of clothes, all good materials like cocoon, silk and crepe, and gave me a bag of silver. I asked him where he was now, and he said that he was helping the big man now, and he was going to Jiangnan now, and said that he would pick me up if he developed in the future...... Big brother has always been strong, and I'm really worried. ”

"I think you should tell the third brother about this, the third brother has always been smart, and he may be able to give you ideas."

"But the eldest brother said some nonsense in front of me, what will he regret in the future...... Since I moved out of the British Mansion to live here with Brother Wan and Brother Xia, I knew that the British Duchess treated me very well, but as soon as I defended myself, the eldest brother forgot my roots, and then turned around and left, I couldn't catch up at all! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Yue naturally understood what was going on, and simply coughed lightly. Seeing Fang Jing and Zhang Zhen turn their heads together, he smiled and said, "I heard what you said just now. Fang Jing, your eldest brother is just talking angry, don't keep it in your heart, just study hard and do your duty. By the way, did your eldest brother ever say who that big man is, and what happened to him in Jiangnan? ”

Fang Jing is only thirteen years old now, he has been protected by his eldest brother since he was a child, even if he encounters great changes, he is still protected by Mrs. Wang, and he has been taken care of since he moved here, so he naturally won't think about it so much. With Zhang Yue's comfort, he immediately felt a lot more at ease, and when he heard that question, he told the truth.

"The eldest brother just mentioned that he is now taking care of the business for that nobleman. The eldest brother was extremely good at settling accounts at the beginning, and he once worked as a pawnshop as a bookkeeper, which was enough for us to come to Beijing, so now it is very important. As for the reason why he went to the south of the Yangtze River, he only mentioned that the nobleman's foundation was originally in Nanjing, and he had to send a proper person to take care of it, and the eldest brother was automatically invited. No matter how much I asked, my eldest brother wouldn't say. ”

Although this was only vague information, and it was not a big deal where Fang Rui worked, out of caution, Zhang Yue still wrote down Fang Jing's words one by one, and then diverted the topic. After sitting idle and talking for a while, Zhang Zhen and Fang Jing brought the window textbook to ask for advice, and he had to do his best to be a good brother. If it was a whole afternoon, seeing that it was getting late, the drunk Fang Ling finally woke up, but no matter how much he persuaded him, he refused to go home, and tried his best to stay here for a few days, and in the end Zhang Yue could only reluctantly agree.

At the end of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, Beijing is naturally considered to be in winter, so the sky is dark very early. After lifting the curtain and leaving the hall, Zhang Yue felt a cold air rushing to his face, and when he looked up, he saw scattered snow beads floating in the sky. At this point, he suddenly regretted that he should not have rushed to send the hired carriage before. Hurried outside side by side with Zhang Zhen, he shrunk his neck and was about to send Lian Sheng to lead the horse, but he saw a car parked in front of the originally empty door, and the appearance of the driver was very familiar.

"Fourth young master, it's cloudy and snowy this day and it's hard to ride a horse, so the old lady ordered the little one to pick you up. Hey, the third young master is also here, it's just a coincidence! ”

Knowing that Gu was worried that Zhang Zhen would freeze on a snowy day, Zhang Yue nodded and then pulled Zhang Zhen into the carriage, and ordered Lian Sheng to tie the two horses to the back of the carriage. The cold wind was howling outside, and there was a small stove in the corner of the carriage, but it was sheltered and warm, Zhang Yue often discussed with Du Juan a few nights ago until late at night, and today he was rushing to and fro, even if the carriage was bumpy in the drive, he still fell asleep unconsciously.

Zhang Zhen sat in a daze with his arms in his arms for a while, and suddenly heard a bang, and turned his head to look only to find that Zhang Yue, who was asleep, hit his head on the wall of the carriage, but even then he still didn't wake up. Thinking that a few days ago, he heard the girls say that the lights in Zhang Yue's yard would be on until the second or third watch every day, and he immediately bit his lip.

Although there were some things that his grandmother had not told him, he often went out now, so naturally there was a place to inquire. Jiaozhi is now rebelling everywhere, and this year alone, there are four Zhixian and Zhizhou who have been killed, and even the generals of the counterinsurgency army have suffered considerable losses. Even though the British Gong Zhang entrusted Li Bin, the chief military officer of Jiaozhi, to take care of him, his father was still in danger.

Everyone said that the emperor was majestic and unsmiling, but he had never seen it. If he had the talent of his third brother Zhang Yue and the opportunity to face the saint like Zhang Yue, would he also be able to plead and ask the emperor to pardon his father Zhang Xin?

"Stop!"

One of the two brothers dozed off, the other was stunned, and when they heard this shout, they all woke up in shock. Zhang Yue didn't even care about the dry and uncomfortable eyes, and directly lifted the curtain of the carriage, and when he was about to ask a question, he saw that the person who stopped the carriage was a brocade guard officer wearing a waist knife. Although it was snowing and dark, he still recognized that this was the street in front of Zhang's house. Except for the officer in front of him, at a glance, there were countless Praetorian guards standing motionless in the snow like nails.

His heart was beating wildly, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then he calmed down, and immediately jumped out of the carriage. Seeing that the guard took a step back vigilantly, and pressed the waist knife with his right hand, he hurriedly identified himself: "In Xia Zhang Yue, the Zhang family who lives in this alley with his younger brother has just returned from visiting guests outside, and dare to ask what is going on with this sudden road closure?" ”

"Zhang Yue?" The officer looked at Zhang Yue, and suddenly recognized him, and the hand holding the knife immediately drooped, because he smiled, "It turned out to be Lord Xiao Zhang, but I didn't recognize him." Today, the emperor visited the Baoding Marquis Mansion, the Taining Marquis Mansion, the Anyuan Marquis Mansion and several other meritorious mansions, and now this street is because the emperor has just arrived at the Wu'an Marquis Mansion. Although the lowly duty recognizes you, this martial law guard should not be neglected, and the lowly duty must leave you for a while, and please let the coachman stop the carriage here. ”

Knowing that it was the emperor who went to the Wu'an Hou Mansion next door to the Zhang family, Zhang Yue was suddenly surprised. However, he did not dare not believe the explanation, so when the officer had left these words, he would have quarreled with each other, so he politely thanked him, and when he had entered the carriage, he commanded the coachman to follow the officer's instructions. Just as he was pondering, Zhang Zhen next to him suddenly asked in a low voice: "Third brother, since the emperor has arrived at the Wu'an Marquis Mansion, will he go to our house?" ”

Seeing Zhang Zhen's expectant look, Zhang Yue really couldn't dampen the interest of the little guy - Zhu Di's visit today is all some knighted heroes, if the Zhang family is replaced by the British Mansion, the Son of Heaven will definitely go in and sit, but the Zhang family doesn't seem to have such a big face now.