Reborn Rongruo

A well-informed eunuch like Li Dequan didn't dare to say anything more about the fact that the emperor often got angry after summoning Mingzhu.It's just that every time he guards the door for the emperor, he can't help trembling when he hears the emperor yelling at Mingzhu in the room.

Mingzhu kept her mouth shut, swearing to the death that she knew Chengde's whereabouts. Although Xuanye knew that Mingzhu was the most suspected of this matter, he couldn't really do anything to Mingzhu because he was concerned about Chengde, otherwise he would be able to find him if he hurt Chengde's heart , it can never go back to the original point.

How remorseful it is to gain and lose again, coupled with the cumbersome government affairs, Xuan Ye saw that he was losing weight day by day.At this time, the Empress Dowager realized that some things were not as simple as they appeared on the surface, at least the matter of Yu Chengde and Xuan Ye had a much more complicated impact on Xuan Ye than she had imagined.

The Empress Dowager still felt sorry for Xuan Ye, and she was naturally very anxious to see a good person haggard day by day. In the end, she still couldn't bear to see Xuan Ye hurt by love, so she comforted Xuan Ye and called Ming Zhu to the Palace of Compassion and Ning for interrogation.But this time, Mingzhu seemed to have become determined by eating a weight. She refused to admit that she hid Chengde, and even told the Empress Dowager with tears that Chengde was lost after entering the palace. The intention is to ask the Empress Dowager to make decisions for him and find his missing son.

For Chengde, the joys and sorrows in the capital now have become a distant past, and now he has come to Hangzhou under the escort of Chen Ruxin. leave.

Mingzhu has indeed arranged an acquaintance in this branch of Liuquanju in Hangzhou. This person is Liu Changqing, the second son of the Liu family. The head office of Liuquanju in the capital is now inherited by his first son. Liu Changqing raised funds to open the branch. The capital has been driven to Suzhou and Hangzhou, but he really has some business skills.

Chengde expected to see Liu Changqing in Hangzhou, but what surprised him was that Zhang Lin was also here.Goodbye Zhang Lin, this man looked much better than the last time we saw him. After the sickness on his face faded, his handsome features became more shrewd and wise, which made Chengde's eyes shine.

I don't know what Liu Changqing's plan is, all the branches have opened in Hangzhou, but he didn't buy a mansion here for himself. Now he lives in Zhang Lin's other garden in Hangzhou.Liu Changqing was also not polite to Zhang Lin. Now that Cheng De came, he also arranged for him to go there.

The Hangzhou branch of Liuquanju has recently opened, and there are many things waiting for Liu Changqing to be busy. He can't take care of Chengde, so Zhang Lin volunteers to do it for him.After a few days like this, Zhang Lin also saw Chengde's depressed feelings. After several inquiries, Chengde shook his head and sighed, full of pain but didn't know where to start.

Mingzhu arranged for Chengde to come here, and told Liu Changqing that Chengde was going to Suzhou and Hangzhou to relax, but naturally she didn't mention anything about Xuanye.Therefore, Zhang Lin and Liu Changqing still don't know that the 'Tuanhe beauty' that is making a fuss in the capital today is caused by Chengde.

On this day, because Liu Changqing wanted to entertain merchants from Hangzhou, Zhang Lin specially went out alone to invite his old friend Xu Zilian, who is now the prefect of Hangzhou.Because the Zhang family is a big businessman with a network all over the country, even though Xu Zilian is already a state magistrate with a noble status, he still wants to sell Zhang Lin's face.Not to mention that the Xu family and the Zhang family were old friends when they were in Tianjin.

Zhang Lin and Xu Zilian went to Liu Changqing's banquet together, but they added a lot of face to Liu Changqing. Now those old businessmen who didn't pay much attention to Liu Changqing, a young businessman who just arrived, had to pay attention to their attitude.

At the banquet, because of Xu Zilian's arrival, they felt radiant for a moment, and everyone's faces were full of joy and satisfaction.

After the banquet, many people got a little tipsy from drinking, and Xu Zilian was a little bit overwhelmed, so he couldn't help telling Zhang Lin about some troubles that had troubled him recently.As I was talking, I somehow started talking about the "Tuanhe beauty" in the capital.

Xu Zilian complained slightly: "It's really difficult for the local officials to do it. The meaning of the higher-ups changes every day. A few days ago, the emperor ordered the beauty of Tuanhe to be arrested. Only a few days ago, the Empress Dowager ordered the beauty of Tuanhe to be arrested again! I really don't know how long it will take to stop this matter!"

Xu Zilian probably felt a headache. He rubbed his temples with one hand, and took out a portrait from his arms tremblingly with the other. He handed it to Zhang Lin, clicked on the portrait, and said, "Brother Zhang, you have always been well-connected. Please take care of me, little brother!"

Zhang Lin didn't care at all, and took the portrait with a smile. After opening it, he immediately froze on the spot.But Zhang Lin was calm enough, he was stunned for a moment, then he folded the portrait and put it in his arms calmly.At this time, Xu Zilian hiccupped, looked at him sideways, shook his head and laughed lowly for a while, and said, "Ru Zuo, you look a little like the person in the painting, I don't know if I will arrest you and hand you over to him." In the palace, can the official fortune be prosperous from now on~"

Zhang Lin knew that Xu Zilian was just joking, and didn't bother him, but took this opportunity to help him up, and said to Liu Changqing, "Master Zhizhou is drunk, I'll send him back home first!"

Liu Changqing also saw that Xu Zilian was a little drunk, and this person obviously didn't drink very well, and was also worried that he would slip up after drinking, and if he made any jokes, he would inevitably blame himself in the end, so he hurriedly responded, and joined everyone Send Xu Zilian out of the restaurant.

Let's say that Zhang Lin sent Xu Zilian all the way back to the government office, and said a few words on the way, so he listened to some recent rumors in the palace.Xu Zilian's wine quality was indeed not very good. Zhang Lin asked casually, and he said, "I heard that the lost beauty is not a Tuanhe beauty, but a little eunuch next to the emperor. I thought it was just a The plaything on the dragon bed, but I didn't expect the emperor to be so angry, and this time it even alarmed the empress dowager to come forward..."

The more Zhang Lin heard it, the more startled he became. Counting the days when the emperor went to the Tuanhe Palace, wouldn't it be the days when Mingzhu asked someone to bring a letter to Liu Changqing?If my guess is correct, then Mr. Nalan——

Zhang Lin didn't dare to think any more, sent Xu Zilian back to the mansion, and rushed back to his other garden without any hesitation.

At this time, Cheng De was practicing calligraphy in the study.Hearing from the boy that Zhang Lin was back, he put down his pen and wanted to say hello.After all, there are some etiquettes that cannot be broken.

Cheng De had just changed his clothes and before he left the room, he saw Zhang Lin striding into his small courtyard through the glass.Chengde smiled slightly, and walked out to welcome him.

Zhang Lin looked anxious, and managed to stabilize himself by facing Cheng Decai.After the two met, Zhang Lin invited Cheng De into the study to talk.Chengde was baffled, thinking that something important was going on, and just as he was about to ask, Zhang Lin had already entered the study.Cheng De had no choice but to follow in.Zhang Lin ordered everyone to retreat and then bolted the door of the study.This made Chengde even more confused, so he asked, "Brother Zhang, what happened?"

Zhang Lin didn't understand, but took out a portrait from his bosom and handed it to Cheng De, saying: "Just take a look!"

Cheng De took the portrait and was stunned when he unfolded it.Zhang Lin stared intently at nature, seeing everything in his eyes. At this moment, all doubts in his heart were settled, so he sighed and said, "This is the portrait that the Empress Dowager ordered to be circulated in all states and counties across the country the day before yesterday. It is clearly written, as for the other Zhang, I don’t want to ask more questions, just one thing, Wang Zi’s famous words!”

Chengde smiled wryly, and said: "Brother Zhang has been able to take me in these days, Chengde is very grateful, but there are some things that Chengde can't speak out!"

"I don't want to ask you about the unspeakable secrets of the young master, I just hope that the young master can tell me the future plan! Although the palace is looking for you now, the young master has kindness to Zhang, and the kindness is as heavy as a mountain. How can you stand by and watch?! If the young master has already made plans for the future, no matter whether it is returning to the palace or continuing to travel, Zhang will definitely follow around and never leave!" Zhang Lin said decisively, obviously considering the rumors about the Chengde eunuch Speaking of identity, at this moment he has already considered whether he should cleanse himself if he enters the palace with Chengde.

Cheng De obviously didn't expect Zhang Lin to say that, and he didn't know that Zhang Lin had thought so deeply about the problem.But it goes without saying that I am moved.Chengde looked at Zhang Lin seriously. He is a sensitive person. Although this life is better than his previous life, he still thinks more about others at critical moments. Besides, Chengde also has his own thoughts about Xuan Ye. Intend.

He collected himself, and said to Zhang Lin: "Brother Zhang treats each other with sincerity, Cheng De dares not to blame each other, so I need to trouble Brother Zhang to accompany me to travel for a while!"

"In this case," Zhang Lin thought for a while, and said, "Nowadays, it is not safe for any county in the country to settle down anywhere. It is better for the young master to go back to Tianjin with Zhang. That is Zhang's hometown, and he still has some strength to protect himself." , it won't be plotted by some dubious people for a while."

Zhang Lin's words were blunt and indeed it was all for Cheng De's consideration. Cheng De would naturally not appease his kindness, so the two of them discussed it immediately. Before Zhang Lin left, he looked at Cheng De and hesitated to speak. Cheng De smiled and said: "Brother Zhang, it's okay to speak out."

Zhang Lin sighed, and said, "I hope you will keep this matter from Chang Qing for me, he—"

Chengde seemed to have guessed what he was going to say, and said: "It's about Chengde's life, so the less people know about it, the better!" The less people know, the less involvement will be made if something happens in the future, Chengde naturally understands this.

Zhang Lin nodded, gave Chengde a grateful look, and left the study to prepare.

In the early morning of the second day, Cheng De found Liu Changqing and said that it was Jingli Mingzhu who had just sent a message that his mother-in-law was ill, so he asked him to go back and take care of her for a while.Liu Changqing was busy with the opening of the restaurant and couldn't take care of Chengde, so she was relieved to hear about this, and Zhang Lin offered to send Chengde back to Beijing, so Liu Changqing didn't think much about it, and immediately helped Let's get together.

Chengde had lived in Hangzhou for more than a month, and it was already the twelfth lunar month. Seeing that the Chinese New Year was coming, Zhang Lin received several family letters from Tianjin Zhang Jiacui on his way back, so he hurried on the road even more non-stop.

They left Hangzhou for three days, and the government posted the picture that the Empress Dowager asked to find someone. Liu Changqing saw it by chance, and finally came to his senses, so he put aside the restaurant business and rode a fast horse to chase Zhang Lin.

Because of the portraits, the checkpoints at the city gates were very strict, so Zhang Lin deliberately found some disguised items and turned Cheng De into an old man.Two consecutive trips before the end of the year, Chengde felt a lot of emotion, but he didn't know how to express it, so he could only read books to pass the time.

They had been driving for more than ten days, and had already entered the territory of Shandong, but it snowed suddenly on this day, so they had to find an inn to rest.