Bachelor

Chapter 331
The matter of the pharmacy of "Rejuvenation Hall" is over, and the witness crisis has finally passed smoothly.As far as Sun Dan is concerned, there is nothing important at the moment.Although Lu Fang was still locked up in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, he didn't know whether he was alive or dead, but in order to avoid suspicion, it was not convenient to see it.

I can't get involved in this matter, so I can only delay it slowly until it gets completely cold.

Sun Dan thought about this matter in this way, if he wanted to save the life of Lu Fang, the favorite student, he even let him return to the palace.Perhaps, there are only two ways.

One, find a way for the emperor to have children, like the later Emperor Kangxi, who gave birth to forty or fifty children in one breath.The price of goods is cheap, so the fetus that Concubine Zhang died in her stomach will not look so expensive.However, Sun Dan also felt that this kind of thing was not easy to deal with. Emperor Jiajing was obviously a religious fanatic, who devoted himself to cultivating Taoism and becoming immortal, but he didn't pay much attention to matters between men and women.He even once told Taoist Wang Li that the so-called womanizers are sent by the heavens to kill him, and he must never succumb to such demons.Facing the emperor's strange thinking, Sun Dan gave up the idea of ​​being an andrologist and a sex psychologist for the emperor while smiling wryly.

Second, find a way to make Concubine Zhang fall out of favor and make the emperor treat her ruthlessly.In this way, the fact that the child in Concubine Zhang's stomach was drugged and killed was not so serious.In fact, Sun Dan is now assisting Queen Chen and is about to do the same.Perhaps, this is the only thing Sun Dan can do right now?

"It's really a helpless thing. I think I, Sun Dan, can be regarded as a famous person, but I have participated in this kind of palace dispute, and I won't ruin my reputation." Sun Dan said to himself with a wry smile, but then he thought Thinking: "When Wu Zetian was fighting for favor in the inner palace, he had counselors like Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu on his side, while empress Wang had famous people like Changsun Wuji and Shangguanyi on his side, so they didn't feel inferior.

Thinking of this, Sun Dan was relieved.

Now that they are in the middle of the game, it is impossible to take a step back. If Huang Jin and the others gain power, they will not let themselves go.For a hundred years, to live this life safely, we can only face up to the difficulties.

As for how to make Concubine Zhang fall out of favor?

Sun Dan scratched his scalp for a long time, but he didn't think of a good way.

Perhaps, in the current situation, they really can't catch Concubine Zhang and the others' pigtails, maybe it's time to use external force.As far as the present is concerned, Concubine Zhang has had a miscarriage, and Sun Dan has successfully transferred the emperor's suspicion to her.But Sun Dan also lost a Lu Fang here, and did not cause a substantial blow to Concubine Zhang.From this point of view, the two sides are just fighting for a normal time, each has its own losses, and the flags and drums have died down, just waiting for another opportunity for a decisive battle.

Thinking about it gave me a headache, so I simply didn't think about it.

Sun Dan still has more important things to do now-will try.

Although he has also squeezed into the officialdom now, he has the qualifications of civil servants in the Ming Dynasty.But after all, it is just a job title, and the future achievements are limited.If you want to enter the cabinet as a prime minister in the future and live in a first-rank official position, you have to gather your energy and get out of the Jinshi examination.

For Sun Dan, relying on the huge amount of information in his mind, he already knew the exam questions of this subject before the exam, and this exam naturally did not have any difficulty.

However, don't be too careless.

Sun Dan used this time to carefully sort out what he had learned before, and wrote seventeen or eight model essays, which he memorized repeatedly.

There is nothing to worry about in Fangshan. Now that the weaving bureau is operating normally, there is no need to keep an eye on it all day.And Fangshan's government affairs are also very simple, even if Sun Dan sits in person, he doesn't get up early every day, and then goes to the weaving bureau to collect the taxes that should be drawn from the daily accounts.After lunch, go to the yamen to sit and work, collect some commercial tax and real estate transaction tax, and the day passes like this.

In fact, these daily chores can be done well by a few masters under him, and there is no need for him, Sun Dan, to do it himself.

So, Sun Dan was lazy and hid in the capital to study.

Everyone in the family knew that Sun Dan was going to take the test soon, so they didn't dare to disturb him. No one spoke loudly and forcefully in the yard all the time, and even their footsteps became much lighter.

But the food was much better than before, all day long stewed pig's trotters with chicken, duck, fish and soybeans, which made Sun Dan fatter, so he hurriedly asked Zhiniang what was going on, did any happy events happen at home?
Zhi Niang replied, Master, you are going to take part in the examination, this is the biggest event in my Sun family, studying takes a lot of brains, so naturally you have to eat better.Unlike in the past, master, you eat simply, with only three vegetarian dishes and two meat dishes in one meal, no different from ordinary people.

"A person has only one mouth, but they only eat three meals a day, and they can't eat that much." Sun Dan smiled and hugged Zhi Niang into his arms: "Actually, the more exams, the less you can eat too greasy. Eat big Greasy things make my brain not flexible. Madam, if you feed me like this, won't you be afraid that my name will be ruined?"

Zhi Niang was hugged by her husband, and her whole body became limp. She was startled when she heard Sun Dan say this: "Really, then I will tell the kitchen not to make so many dishes."

"Also, the sky here in Beijing is really too dry, why don't you buy some fruit?" Recently, Sun Dan has fallen in love with Shaoxing rice wine, and he doesn't need to eat food, just eat fruit, which tastes good.

However, he blindly saves, but he doesn't think that in early spring and February, and it's not the south, fresh fruits are much more expensive than chicken, duck and fish.

In this way, ten days passed.It was the end of the first month, and there were not a few days left before the exam.

Since the last battle with Huang Jin, spring has finally arrived, and the sun has been shining for days, making it so warm that people can't get excited.

On this day, Sun Dan had just drank half a jug of rice wine and ate a plate of oranges, when someone reported that it was a visitor surnamed Si, who seemed to be an official.

Sun Dan thought for a long time, but he didn't remember that he knew someone surnamed Si.But since he could come to the door, it must be a big deal, so he said "please."

It didn't take long before I heard a sharp male voice shouting outside: "Mr. Sun is safe and sound, do you still remember my boss?"

As soon as Sun Dan heard the familiar voice, he hurriedly looked out, but this person was Si Dacheng, the horse supervisor in the palace: "So it's the old Si, why did you come to me when you have time?"

Si Dacheng still had the bitter face, but he still showed a rare smile when he saw Sun Dan: "Mr. Sun, let's stop gossip. My master invites you to have an audience. Come with us."

When he heard that the emperor wanted to see him, Sun Dan hurriedly changed into his official uniform and went out with Si Dacheng. There were already several carriages waiting at the door, and several eunuchs were guarding there.

After getting into the carriage, Sun Dan asked, "Is Your Majesty still in Yuxi Palace?"

"Let's not talk about that, thank you for my brother-in-law last time." Si Dacheng cupped his hands at Sun Dan.

It was only then that Sun Dan remembered that he had done Si Dacheng a small favor last time, helping him fish his brother-in-law out of the Beiya.Sun Dan pretended to be nonchalant: "It's such a trivial matter, it's nothing to worry about."

Si Dacheng: "Although it's not a big deal, but if I really want to come forward in person, I can't hold back my face. In any case, I really have to thank you for this matter. By the way, Long Live Lord is not in Xiyuan. You are going to Forbidden."

"Go to the inner palace?" Sun Dan was shocked. To be honest, Sun Dan was very familiar with the two emperors.But every time I met them, I always met them in Xiyuan, but one was in the Leopard Room, and the other was in Yuxi Palace, I had never been to the imperial palace.And in the entire Ming Dynasty, the number of ministers who could be seen in the forbidden area could be counted with two hands.

Jiajing suddenly invited himself to meet in the inner palace, which seemed a little strange.

Probably seeing the doubts in Sun Dan's heart, Si Dacheng explained: "Since Concubine Zhang had a miscarriage ten days ago, His Majesty has stayed there on weekdays because of his love for Concubine Zhang, and he has rarely visited Xiyuan. However, Zhang Concubine Concubine Concubine is a miscarriage, and people after miscarriage are not very good-tempered. You also know that Concubine Zhang is a narrow-minded person. When someone beats her child, she looks for death and life. The idea is to make Concubine Zhang happy. This concubine doesn’t have any hobbies during the day, she just likes to watch operas and listen to music. It’s a pity that Zhan’s class is forbidden again. Besides, Concubine Zhang’s body is so empty, It's not appropriate to let the theater troupe play in front of her. So, someone gave Concubine Zhang an idea, saying that Mr. Sun wrote the script for the plays performed by the Zhanjia troupe. Since the empress wants to listen to the plays to relieve boredom, why not invite them? Mr. Sun came in and told her the story of the general. In those days, Emperor Zhengde Wuzong also loved to hear your stories, sir, but now, there are many manuscripts of the stories you told in the palace?"

Having said that, Si Dacheng laughed softly.

But Sun Dan frowned when he heard this: "Old Si, everyone is your own, so just tell the truth, is the person who came up with the idea Huang Jin?"

Si Dacheng is well aware of the factional disputes between Sun Dan and Huang Jin. Both of them are old ministers of Long Qianshi, and they are not easy to mess with.

He just smiled: "Our family doesn't know who said it. We only heard people say it, and that person said to the Lord Long Live, Mr. Sun, you are a master of health preservation. Didn't you write a book "Eating Diseases Out of You?" Do you want to take it back? Now, Concubine Zhang is weak after giving birth, but after this miscarriage, she can’t eat nourishing food. I have to ask Mr. Sun to go and see for yourself how to take care of the body, and then come out with a recipe. The people in the imperial dining room will do the same."

"Then it must be Huang Jin." Sun Dan shook his head helplessly. He also knew that this time he went to see Concubine Zhang, but he didn't want it to be as simple as it seemed on the surface.The most poisonous woman's heart, I am afraid that Concubine Zhang may not take this opportunity to find trouble for herself.

Sun Dan asked Si Dacheng again: "Old Si, is the empress also there?"

"It's there." Si Dacheng said: "By the way, this empress is really real, since she moved to Concubine Zhang to take care of her daily life. I really can't think that empress has such a bodhisattva heart."

"Fortunately, Empress Chen still did as I said. The empress has a violent personality, and today she can put down her figure and hide her minions to endure it. It seems that my words, Sun Dan, still have some weight in her mind." Sun Dan nodded secretly. However, he was still a little worried, and he didn't know how Concubine Zhang would make things difficult for him later.

(End of this chapter)