Bachelor

Chapter 433
Seeing her son's body swollen like this, Ting Lan felt extremely distressed, and said: "Returning to the master, I have seen the doctor once in Japan a few days ago, took two doses of medicine, and it seemed to be healed, but today it relapsed. It looks like , the doctor found in the yard is also a mediocre doctor."

Ting Lan said angrily, "Today we have to find someone to take down his signboard."

Seeing Ting Lan say that, Sun Dan was even annoyed.My own children are naturally very distressed.Although he is only in his early twenties, according to the actual age of later generations, his mental age is almost 30 now, and it is time to have children.

To put it bluntly, after traveling to the Ming Dynasty, he still worried that he would be infertile like the protagonist in "Looking for the Qin Dynasty".But I didn't expect that after the two wives consummated their marriage together, they were both hit by one hit.Zhi Niang gave birth to a daughter, and Ting Lan gave birth to a son. Both son and daughter are very healthy.Thinking about being a soul wearer, there shouldn't be any physical problems.

Also because he is a modern person, Sun Dan believes that as a boy, he should be released into the wild and let him experience the wind and rain by himself.And girls, they should be pampered.The so-called boys should be raised poorly, and girls should be raised richly.After a boy knows the hardships of life, he will grow into a qualified man.And after a girl becomes extravagant, she will naturally not be coaxed away by a glib rogue.

Before he knew it, Sun Dan felt that his mental age suddenly matured at the moment his children were born.

Sun Dan said with a calm face: "Ting Lan, don't be impulsive. I have also read the doctor's prescriptions. They are all medicines for clearing away heat and fire. The left and right are just mild things like honeysuckle. Just like what you said just now Xiaojue's illness has been cured a few days ago, but it relapsed today. It seems that the problem is not with the doctor. I think you don't bother the doctor, and you don't need to give him medicine. Such a small How can you afford to take medicine bowl by bowl?"

Ting Lan is impatient, but she was a little unconvinced when she heard what Sun Dan said.He couldn't help but said: "Master, how can the disease be cured if you don't take medicine? What responsibility do I have, my son, don't I know how to feel distressed?"

Hearing that Ting Lan's voice was a little loud, and Sun Dan's expression was not good-looking, Zhi Niang hurriedly took her daughter down from Sun Dan's arms, and said softly: "Luo Yi, can you go to the yard with your brother to play?"

"Okay." Roy responded in a milky voice, took his younger brother's hand and walked out of the house with a maid.As soon as she reached the door, she suddenly turned her head: "Father, you are not allowed to quarrel with your aunt."

Sun Dan nodded: "Be careful when playing in the yard with my brother. There is a pond in the yard, so be careful not to fall into the water."

Sun Luoyi rolled his eyes: "Daddy, what is being careful. What if you fall into the water?"

Hearing what his daughter said, Sun Dan couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Haha, your heart is falling into the water, are you trying to quarrel with me on purpose?"

The maids in the room also covered their mouths and laughed.

When Luo Yi led his dull-looking brother out, Sun Dan turned his eyes away from his daughter, with a smile on his lips: "This girl, this girl, is really tricky and weird!"

Zhi Niang smiled and said: "It's not just following your temperament, as the saying goes, like a father, like a daughter."

Sun Dan laughed and said, "I wasn't such an elf when I was young."

From the beginning to the end, Sun Dan never said a word to his son.Ting Lan felt jealous when she saw it. She thought that after she gave birth to a son, her position in Sun Dan's heart would be very different.But I didn't expect that Sun Dan was so weird that he regarded his daughter as a treasure and objected to his son's lukewarmness.

Speaking of which, my son doesn't know what's going on, he seems a little stupid, and he doesn't talk to others on weekdays, and he always likes to play with mud in the yard by himself.

Zhiniang said softly to Sun Dan: "Nobody gets sick when you are young, you don't have to worry about it, master."

"What am I worried about? I never had any illnesses when I was a child. However, this child is sick, so he can't take medicine indiscriminately. He has to find the root cause." Sun Dan asked Ting Lan: "Let me ask you, what is the problem in your yard? Are the doors and windows closed?"

Ting Lan replied: "Yes, Xiaojue is not feeling well recently, I was afraid that he would catch a cold, so I asked him to stay indoors all day."

"That's it. This house has just been built, and the whole room smells of paint. You shut him in the house, and he won't be poisoned?" Sun Dan was even more annoyed: "When you go back, open the doors and windows, but let the wind blow. Blow. Boys, you have to look like a man, a little wind is nothing to be afraid of. If you don’t experience wind and rain, how can you see a rainbow.”

"Yes." After hearing what Sun Dan said, Ting Lan realized that she had made a big mistake.Unexpectedly, I was so proud of my son that I was afraid that he would be blown by the wind, so I locked him in the house all day and hurt him: "However, Xiaojue has so many red spots on his body, let the doctor come and take a look, it's really not possible, go ask Wang Xianchang to come over? "

Sun Dan: "No, Wang Taoist has been serving His Majesty recently, and he can't get away. Besides, if you have such a minor illness, you can invite him over, and you won't be afraid of being laughed at."

"But...don't worry about it?" When Ting Lan thought of the red spots all over her son's body, she became anxious and her eyes turned red.

Seeing Ting Lan sad, Zhi Niang held her hand and looked at Sun Dan: "Master, if you are sick, you have to be cured." Speaking of which, since Ting Lan gave birth to Xiaojue, according to the rules of Huichang Hou Mansion, , the concubine's remaining children must be carried to her to raise.Personally speaking, Xiaojue and Zhiniang are much closer.

Seeing Xiaojue's body become like this, Zhiniang is also very distressed.

Sun Dan: "I don't care, my son is mine. In fact, I really don't need to take medicine. He is poisonous, and the most important thing now is to detoxify. In this way, you didn't find some milk to feed him. You drink half a catty a day, less than three pounds. It will be completely healed within one day.” In fact, drinking milk to detoxify is also the most commonly used method in modern medicine.

"Really." The two ladies asked at the same time.

Sun Dan nodded: "That's it."

"Okay, then I'll invite the two nanny back." Ting Lan replied hastily.

Sun Dan chatted with the two wives for a few words, and suddenly said: "In the next few days, I may have to go on a long trip."

Zhi Niang hurriedly asked: "Where is Master going?"

Sun Dan said with a smile: "Maybe I will go to Huai'an, come and go, no matter what, it will take two months."

Zhi Niang asked again: "What is Master doing so far away?"

Sun Dan said: "I am now an editor of the Imperial Academy. According to the rules of the imperial court, I have to be sent to the local area to learn Taoism and preside over the government examination. This year is the third year of Jiajing, which happens to be the period of the grand examination. The imperial court sent me to Huai'an Mansion as the chief examiner. "

"Oh, so it is like this." The two wives are very happy, this is a serious matter, besides, it is a very honorable thing for Sun Dan to become the chief examiner and become someone else's tutor: "Then, let's go Packing for the master."

Sun Dan nodded slightly. To be honest, since he traveled to the Ming Dynasty, he has been active in Shandong and Beijing, and he has been yearning for Jiangnan for a long time.Now I finally have an opportunity to travel to the South at public expense, which is something worth looking forward to.

As he was talking, he suddenly heard Sun Luoyi shouting in surprise in the yard: "Uncle Feng Zhen, Uncle Feng Zhen, father, mother, Uncle Feng is here."

"Ouch, my little baby!" Feng Zhen's hearty voice sounded: "Roy, Brother Jue, come and let uncle hug you."

As soon as the words fell, Feng Zhen had already entered the house with two children in his arms.

However, he was dressed in a military officer's uniform of the sixth rank, with a happy expression on his face.

He was originally from the Sun residence, but when he came to Sun Dan, he didn't need to be notified, so he just walked in.

After entering the room, Feng Zhen put the two children on the ground and saluted respectfully: "Feng Zhen has met the master and the wife."

Sun Dan smiled: "Get up, Feng Zhen, you are now a sixth-rank military officer, higher than mine, and I should be the one to salute you."

Feng Zhen was a little embarrassed; "Master, Feng Zhen's wealth today is not all rewarded by the master. If you say that, you are not a villain. I just bumped my head to death here."

As he said that, he made a gesture to hit the wall: "Give way, ladies, this villain will find a stronger wall. Otherwise, the villain's head is as hard as steel, and if one head knocks your house down , Even if you kill me a thousand times, you still can’t forgive me.”

Hearing what he said was funny, both Zhiniang and Ting Lan couldn't help laughing.Even Sun Dan smiled and shook his head: "Forget it, Feng Zhen, don't mess around with me, why do you want to go back to the capital?"

Feng Zhen hurriedly said: "The villain has stayed in the south of the Yangtze River for the past two years, thinking about the master and the mistress all the time. Originally, during the Chinese New Year, I should go back to the mansion to pay New Year's greetings. Unfortunately, the military affairs are so busy that I have not been able to make it. In fact, the villain was also planning There are a lot of new year's goods, but I have never had the opportunity to send them to the mansion. No, the villain just happened to return to the capital to report on his work, so he brought them here. Fortunately, the weather is not too hot, and everything is not broken. "

Ting Lan interrupted and said with a smile: "Feng Zhen, who cares about your Jiangnan rice dumplings, salted duck eggs, ham, etc. My family still lacks you. We will be very happy if you can go home for a walk."

Feng Zhendao: "Madam Ru has taught you the lesson. No matter where the villain goes, he always remembers that this is the villain's home! If I don't even know this, am I still a person? Madam is really right, the villain will come back this time. He really brought a lot of duck eggs from Gaoyou, ham from Jinhua and zongzi from Huzhou.”

"Haha." Both Sun Dan and Zhi Niang laughed.

Ting Lan also smiled and said: "Feng Zhen, don't tell me, the master is going to Huai'an in a few days, that is your territory, and I will hand over the master to you. If he has something good or bad, I will give it to you." Do not follow."

Feng Zhen's expression changed, and he suddenly asked, "Master, are you going to Huai'an?"

Ting Lan replied: "Going to learn Taoism and preside over this year's government examination in Huai'an, that's just a matter of these few days."

Feng Zhen: "That's not a coincidence, the villain may have to stay in the capital for ten and a half days, and he will not be able to go back until some time in the evening." He was a little hesitant: "Master is going to support the government examination, but in fact...you are doing it for that matter." And went to..."

Sun Dan's face straightened, but he didn't speak.

Ting Lan knew what was going on, and quickly said to Niang Zhi: "Madam, why don't we go around the yard and don't disturb the master to talk about business."

Zhi Niang nodded and took the two children out.

When the room became quiet, Sun Dan nodded towards Feng Zhen: "I mean, recently an imperial envoy impeached Nan Hehe to the governor He Gong and the water transport king Shu for being greedy for ink, so that he was rich in his own money for the Suining River embankment project. , Your Majesty asked me to go and investigate."

Feng Zhen: "I also heard about this in Dahewei, but the army doesn't care about local affairs. Besides, I don't have evidence, so I dare not speak nonsense." Feng Zhen worked as a guard and housekeeper for Sun Dan for several years. Two years ago, with the support of Sun Dan, he went to a thousand households in Dahewei and became an officer of a thousand households.And this Dahewei happened to be located on the edge of Huai'an City, and he was quite familiar with the situation in Huai'an Mansion.

Sun Dan: "Now, there is evidence."

Feng Zhen was taken aback: "Your Majesty Wang Shu probably doesn't know him very well. Although he is not a high-ranking man, he is a man with all-hands and eyes on the Grand Canal. Now there is Huang Jin who is attached to him, and he is in the river and water transport yamen. He is domineering. It is said that his family has a huge amount of money, and each meal costs at least two or thirty taels of silver. From the perspective of a villain, this person is richer than Old Xier. But it is strange to say that the river workers and water transport yamen are Wang Shu He has been an official for so many years, and he has made a yamen like an iron bucket, so who can catch him."

Sun Dan smiled and said nothing, in fact, rivers and water transportation are Huang Jin's purse.Eunuch Huang and Concubine Zhang make money on that river every year.The reason why Sun Dan recommended Xia Yan to Nanhe Hedao as Prime Minister Hedao was because he wanted to add sand to it.Although Xia Yan is not Sun Dan's person, he is outrageously upright.Having him as an obstacle to Huang Jin also saved Sun Dan a lot of effort.

As for the envoy who impeached Wang Shu, it was not arranged by Sun Dan.It’s a long story. Some time ago, Chen Hong secretly met with Sun Dan, saying that Wang Shu seemed to have embezzled a lot of money on the Suining River embankment project, and even turned the thirty-mile embankment into tofu. Scum, asked Sun Dan if he wanted to make these two people and break Huang Jin's arm.

Sun Dan's heart was a little moved, but as far as this matter is concerned, the evidence is still insufficient, so rashly attacking them may not be able to complete the battle.

After thinking about it, he replied that he should not move for the time being. He would go to Huai'an first to see if he could get some more evidence.

But Sun Dan never expected that this Chen Hong couldn't hold back his milk and revealed this matter, and finally let the group of inspectors know.

And the inspectors of the Procuratorate have a tradition of hearing about things, and immediately the imperial envoys impeached Wang Shu and the eunuch Gan Bida of Nanhe.

In this way, Huang Jin and his gang were alarmed.

This is also something that makes Sun Dan very helpless. This time to Huai'an, Wang Shu and Gan Bidao must have many precautions. It is not an easy task to catch them again.

Sun Dan secretly sighed in his heart: after all, this Chen Hong is younger, but he can't hold his breath when encountering major events.

Sun Dan didn't say anything, Feng Zhen didn't want to ask further: "Master is going to Huai'an soon, who do you want to bring with you?"

Sun Dan: "I don't want to bring too many people with me this time, so let Han Yue go with me. Why, what are you worried about?"

Feng Zhen: "Wang Shu is alright. Master, you have to be careful of that Gan Bida. He is ruthless and gloomy, and he dares to do anything. During these years in Huai'an, he has had blood on his hands. It's also secretive, and no one can do anything about him."

Sun Dan smiled: "Could it be that he still dares to disrespect me?"

Feng Zhen: "It's hard to say. There are dragons and snakes mixed together on the Grand Canal, and the situation is also complicated. However, if Lao Han is there, you don't have to worry. Lao Han has made great progress in martial arts in the past two years, and he has already joined the ranks of first-class masters." Indeed, Han Yue has lived a stable and peaceful life for the past two years. She only knows how to beat her muscles and bones all day long, and her sword skills have improved by leaps and bounds.Now there is a faint image of a generation of Daozong, and his martial arts has approached Feng Zhen.Only slightly lost to Huang Jin, Bi Yun, and Feng Zhen.Of course, compared to Zhu Huan's abnormality, there is still a long way to go.The former Zhu Huan was an invincible and lonely existence.Fortunately, Lao Zhu has been dead for nearly three years, and his bones are probably rotting now.

Feng Zhen stomped his feet again: "No, the villain has to give orders to the Ministry of War and Marquis Wu Ding quickly, so that he can go back to Huai'an as soon as possible. If the master can use the army at hand, he can just say a word." Sun Dan This time the so-called emperor's imperial envoy went to Huai'an, and he had a full set of royal orders and the right to mobilize local troops.

Sun Dan moved: "That's fine, hurry up."

While talking, a family member came to report: "Master, Han Yue asks to see you."

Sun Dan: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be there, let him in."

Seeing Feng Zhen here, Han Yue was very surprised: "Old Feng, why have you returned to Beijing? You have grown hair in the past two years, and you are so envious of us."

Feng Zhen smiled and said, "It's not because of the master's help that Feng Zhen has such a mustard-like future. In fact, our military officer's status is low, even if we meet a seventh-rank county magistrate, we still keep our heads down. It's still Lao Han." Hello, in the future, if you get the support of the master, you don't have to be a military officer who is enraged."

Han Yue smiled; "What's the point of being an official? It's better for the servant to feel at ease by the master's side."

"Come on, Eunuch Bi of Dongchang appreciates you, Lao Han, and said that as long as you go, it will be of great use immediately. Hehe, Lao Han, you should cut it off."

Sun Dan smiled and said, "Okay, don't bother. Han Yue, go down and clean up, and follow me to Huai'an."

"Yes." Han Yue replied, but suddenly said: "Master, it's not the time for you to go to Huai'an now."

Sun Dan was a little surprised: "What's wrong?"

Han Yue whispered: "If you go back to the master, Concubine Zhang gave birth?"

Sun Dan's face remained unchanged, but Feng Zhen shuddered: "When was it born, was it a boy or a girl?"

Han Yue also had a livid face: "Just an hour ago, he was a prince." Han Yue was born in Jin Yiwei, and he is quite good at spying on news. He has always been in single-line contact with Chen Hong.Therefore, he was also the first to know about Concubine Zhang's childbirth.

Feng Zhen murmured: "This is troublesome. The prince born to Empress Chen has never been canonized as a prince. Now Concubine Zhang has given birth to another prince. This is troublesome. The position of prince is up for grabs." I just don’t know how many people will fall into it in the future?”

Sun Dan snorted: "What's the hurry, it's going to rain, mother wants to marry and let him go."

Even though he said that, Sun Dan felt a chill in his heart.In the past three years, the court situation has changed again.First of all, Emperor Jiajing's authority is becoming stronger and stronger, and the throne is much more secure than it was two years ago. He is no longer the child who was forced to cry by the officials.Secondly, Yang Ting and the others are also getting older.Mao Ji left his affairs early, and Jiang Mian's health is also failing day by day, and it is estimated that he will retire in the next two years.As for Yang Tinghe, it seems that he also has the idea of ​​retreating to the second line.As for the six ministers, they are all very old.

In the foreseeable future, there will inevitably be a major change in the court.

For now, Yang Yiqing has joined the cabinet.And Zhai Luan has also been in the cabinet for a long time, and he will definitely join the cabinet in the future.

The great etiquette made all the officials huddle together to oppose the emperor, and no one has mentioned this matter in recent years.But as soon as Concubine Zhang Guifei's child is born, there will inevitably be troubles about who will be the crown prince.And the ministers of the DPRK and China will inevitably be divided into two factions, and the civil servant group will inevitably split invisibly.

Is it...

Sun Dan was startled suddenly, could it be that today was the reason why the emperor waited so long to make a crown prince, and what he was waiting for was the split of the civil service group?

As long as the energy of the civil official group is restrained by the establishment of the crown prince, then the emperor can use his strength to discuss the emperor's examination ceremony again.

For the emperor, the more chaotic the court, the better.

If this is the case, this Jiajing is really a character!

I really underestimated him before.

"I hope this is just my guess." Sun Dan murmured, lost in thought.

Feng Zhen and Han Yue looked at each other for a long time before Sun Dancai said, "Leave aside, I'll go to Huai'an first."

"Yes, the villain will go down and prepare." Feng Zhen and Han Yue replied at the same time.

All the people in Sun Dan's house went to pack up for Sun Dan without showing anything.

At the same time, in the palace, Empress Chen angrily threw the cup to the ground: "Damn, hate, hate!"

All the eunuchs and maids turned pale with fright, and said in unison: "Your Majesty, take care, Your Majesty, it's not good to be angry."

"Take care, it's good for me to be so angry. I knew that many of you were upset when you saw that His Majesty has not established a crown prince for the past two years, and you want to change the court. You are only willing to force my wife to death." Ah?" Empress Chen growled loudly.

That's right, Empress Chen already knew about Concubine Zhang giving birth to a prince, she hated her so much that she almost gritted her teeth.

"Your Majesty, take care!" The eunuchs and maids all knelt down.

"Get out, get out of here!" Empress Chen shouted hoarsely.

Everyone ran out rolling and crawling.

"Mother, mother, what's the matter with you?" A chubby two or three-year-old child in a bright red dress came in and asked in a childish voice.

"My son, my son!" Seeing this little child, Empress Chen couldn't help feeling sad, she hugged him, and tears couldn't stop falling: "Zaicheng, Zaicheng, our mother and I are about to be killed. People are forced to die!"

This two or three-year-old child is Zhu Zaicheng, the son of Empress Chen.Sun Dan chose this name for him.Jiajing's nephews and nephews all use earth characters as radicals.The character 堍 refers to the place where the two ends of the bridge are close to the ground, which means peace and auspiciousness.

Seeing his mother crying, the chubby child clapped his hands and "giggled" and laughed wildly: "I cried and cried."

Empress Chen felt helpless, her precious son usually seemed stupid, sometimes she wondered if her son was a fool.

It's strange to say that Zhu Zaicheng is not smart enough, and Sun Dan's son Sun Xiaojue is also dumb.Speaking of which, she, Empress Chen, is such a shrewd person, and Sun Dan is a well-known talent in the world.Why didn't the sons of the two families get any good inheritance?

Empress Chen saw her son giggling wildly, she gritted her teeth and wiped away the tears on her face, and said in her heart: My son is not good, I'm afraid he will suffer a lot in this palace full of conspiracies and schemes, but I am a mother. But I can't be weak, and I can't let others see me crying.

Suddenly, her heart moved: Although her son was dumb, it was strange to say that Sun Dan's daughter could speak at the age of half and could walk at the age of one.Although he is only a little over two years old now, he can recite one or two hundred poems of Tang poetry and Song Ci at one go, and he can also know more than 2000 characters.Just like another Sun Jingyuan.Maybe it was God who took pity on my son and gave him such a shrewd daughter.

Speaking of which, Sun Dan and her empress Chen are also considered relatives.Sun Dan's daughter was betrothed to Zhu Zaicheng early on, and she would get married as soon as she was old.

Now, Concubine Zhang Guifei gave birth to a prince. Could it be that Sun Dan doesn't want his daughter to be a queen? Doesn't Sun Dan plan for his daughter's future?

Thinking of Sun Dan, Empress Chen felt at ease, "Come here."

The maid who was close to her came over: "Your Majesty."

Empress Chen pondered for a moment: "I have not been in good health for the past few days, you go to the Sun Mansion and ask Mrs. Sun to come and stay with me for two days."

The maid said: "Yes."

Empress Chen stopped her: "By the way, let's invite Mrs. Ting Lan." Zhi Niang is an honest person, and she can't explain some things clearly, but that Ting Lan is quite a powerful character, so she should understand what she wants. Say something and want to hear something.

As soon as Feng Zhen and Han Yue left, they called someone from the palace to come, saying that they wanted to take Mrs. Sun into the palace, and specifically said that Ting Lan should go with her.

Today, Sun Dan has a high position and authority, and Zhiniang is also the imperial wife, and she is related to the emperor as a son and daughter, so she often goes to the palace to talk with Empress Chen every day.

At this critical juncture, Empress Chen sent someone to graft Niang and the others, and her intentions were self-evident.Moreover, she specifically asked Ting Lan to go there together, well, Empress Chen was also in a hurry.

After pondering for a moment, Sun Dan asked Ting Lan to come over, and told her about the matter, and said: "Ting Lan, you have met the empress, please let her rest assured."

Ting Lan understood and nodded.

"Also." Sun Dan said: "When you met the empress, you said that this beautiful article must start from the south."

After Zhang Guifei gave birth to the prince, she definitely wanted her son to be the prince.If it was two years ago, with the strength of the ministers, she would definitely not dare to do this.But now the imperial court is at the time when the old and the new are changing, and the newcomers are all sharpening their heads and wanting to be in power, so it is inevitable that they do not have the intention to rely on her.If you want to set up a reserve, you have to spread a lot of money.If this trip to Huainan can overthrow Wang Shu and cut off Huang and Zhang's financial resources, half of the work will be done.

(End of this chapter)