On this day, the capital was always shrouded in a tense atmosphere. Except for Duan Canghai and Qi Feng who were out looking for news, the entire Hou family stayed at home.
Since Yang Ning couldn't go out, he had to practice Qing Jing in the mansion. He now had contact with martial arts and knew that although he had no worries about food and clothing because of his status as the prince of Jinyi, he would become a thorn in the flesh of some people because of this. , although there are many guards in the Hou Mansion, and their martial arts are not weak, you can't keep these people with you for twelve hours a day. It's just an ordinary opponent. If you meet a real master, you still have to rely on Use your own strength to protect yourself.
Since he had this idea in mind, he devoted himself to practicing Qing Jing. Even at such a young age, the young monk Zhen Ming’s martial arts was not weak, and he was not weak in martial arts. Although it may not be all because of Qing Jing, the role of Qing Jing must be the same. The credit was indispensable, and since Yang Ning knew that the pure person he had never met before was the fourth old man of the Qi family, it was certainly not without reason that he passed down the Qing Jing, so whenever he had free time, he would take the time to practice.
Qing Sutra is a Buddhist mental method, and it is impossible to achieve immediate results. Yang Ning is well aware of this, and knows that he must gradually build a foundation, so even though he continues to practice, his breath is still unable to circulate, but he is not anxious or agitated.
For two consecutive days, the streets and alleys were still closed. Duan Canghai learned from the news that the prince had held a ceremony to worship the heaven at Daguangming Temple, and had officially ascended the throne as emperor. He would only announce it to the world immediately after returning to Beijing.
Yang Ning thought that although the prince had ascended the throne, it did not guarantee that the overall situation was settled.
At noon that day, Zhao Wushang came over in a hurry and said: "Master, someone is coming from the palace. It's the prince... No, the emperor's imperial edict has arrived. Eunuch Fan has already entered the palace. Master, hurry up and receive the order."
Yang Ning asked: "Prince...oh, the new emperor has returned to Beijing?"
"I haven't heard that the emperor has returned to Beijing." Zhao Wushang said.
Yang Ning hurried to the main hall of the Hou Mansion. Everyone from the Hou Mansion had already hurried over and knelt all over the main hall courtyard. Yang Ning went up and saw that Gu Qinghan and Duan Canghai were among them, but Qi Feng was not there. It seemed that Qi Feng was still out there trying to find out the news. Besides, Tang Nuo was not there. Instead, the ugly man in black cloak he had brought back from Jiangling was at the back of the crowd. While others were kneeling, he was sitting on the ground, watching everyone giggle.
Someone on the side winked at him, but the ugly man in black cloak turned a blind eye and didn't seem to understand the meaning. He looked up at the sky.
Yang Ning saw that the eunuch who came to announce the decree was none other than Eunuch Fan from the last funeral of Qi Jing. He was a familiar face, followed by several young eunuchs, two of whom were holding exquisitely crafted boxes.
Seeing Yang Ning appear, Eunuch Fan already smiled kindly and said, "Your Majesty, the Holy One has an edict, so take it first!"
Yang Ning cupped his hands and then knelt down at the front. Eunuch Fan had already opened the imperial edict and preached in a high voice: "By the fate of heaven, the emperor's edict says: In a house of loyalty and filial piety, the court precepts have been learned for a long time, and in the hall of justice and martial arts, The edict is as sharp as the outline, without hesitation in front of the light, and well-organized in the back. The honor of Shujue is expressed in a sincere way, and it is repaid by the chapter style. Er Qining is the grandson of the old Hou Yigong and the eldest son of the late Hou Qi Jing. He is handsome and talented. , eyes like lightning, benefiting the clan and the clan, lending money to others like Yan Ying, undressing and pushing food like Fan Chun, benevolent and sincere, heir to the Qi family, showing loyalty to the country, I hereby express my kindness to you, and grant you to inherit the royal robes and wait for the throne. , the order of Xi is in play, the toes of Lin are outstanding, the green locks show the training of righteousness, the uniforms are shining, and the purple Chen shows the light of Yuqing. Admire this!"
Eunuch Fan's voice was filled with yin and yang. A decree was read out, and his face was filled with red light. However, Yang Ning was dizzy. He could understand only 10% of the whole decree, but he could hear the sentence of conferring the title of Marquis of Jinyi very clearly. , although he knew that the position of Marquis of Jinyi would be given to him sooner or later, he did not expect that it would be given suddenly at this time, and he was greatly surprised.
"Little Marquis, please take the edict quickly!" Eunuch Fan said with a smile on his face: "The Za family would like to congratulate the young Marquis!" He had already folded the imperial edict, took two steps forward, and handed it over.
When Yang Ning saw the imperial edict handed over to him, he came back to his senses and hurriedly said: "Thank you Lord for your kindness!" He took it with both hands. Eunuch Fan had already come to help Yang Ning up in person, and said in a gentle tone: "Little Marquis, the Holy Lord thinks highly of the little Marquis!" Very well, I am thinking of the young Marquis in my heart."
"Eunuch, Your Majesty... Has Your Majesty returned to Beijing?" Yang Ning asked.
Eunuch Fan smiled mysteriously, but Gu Qinghan had already stood up and came forward: "Ning'er, please invite your father-in-law into the hall for tea."
Yang Ning reacted immediately, knowing that officialdom is different from the world, and he should not take it lightly at all times. He immediately smiled and said: "Father, please come in quickly, come and watch the tea!"
Eunuch Fan said with a smile: "I don't have to worry about it anymore. I don't have to worry about it anymore. The Zajia's decree has been sent to me, so I won't...!"
"My father-in-law worked so hard to deliver the message, why can't he even drink some tea?" Yang Ning took Eunuch Fan's arm and said, "Let's go in and drink tea." He glanced around and saw everyone in the Hou Mansion looking happy. , even Duan Canghai could not hide his excitement. He understood the mood of these people and just smiled.
Eunuch Fan smiled brightly and said, "It's just annoying."
Entering the main hall, Yang Ning very obediently asked Eunuch Fan to sit at the head of the table. Although the status of a eunuch-in-chief was far from being comparable to that of a marquis, people around the emperor must not neglect when they were doing things in the palace.
Someone had already brought the brewed tea as soon as possible, and even the two eunuchs who followed in did not neglect it.
"My father-in-law, let's have a taste first. How do you like this tea?" Yang Ning knew that Gu Qinghan was very thorough in his work. Since it was tea for the palace people, it would not be bad.
Eunuch Fan picked up the teacup, took a sip, put down the teacup and gave a thumbs up: "It is indeed good tea!" He added: "Yes, the Holy Spirit also specially gave two treasures!" He turned around and winked, and those two An eunuch carried the box over and placed it on the table next to Yang Ning.
Yang Ning couldn't open it in person, and didn't know what the emperor had given him, but he heard Eunuch Fan saying with a smile: "Little Marquis, the Holy One is still at the Daguangming Temple. The late Emperor's holy body has gone to rest in the imperial mausoleum today. After the Holy One offered sacrifices to heaven, I will pray for the late emperor at Daguangming Temple these two days, and then I will go to the imperial mausoleum in person, so I won’t be able to return to the capital for the next few days.”
Yang Ning was startled, thinking that everything in the palace was unexpected these days. The prince left the city in the middle of the night, and the late emperor's body was suddenly transported away today. Duan Canghai was well-informed, but he was only an afterthought these days.
At this moment, he saw Duan Canghai coming in from the side door, holding a tray in his hand. Yang Ning glanced at it and saw that there were four gold ingots on the tray. One gold ingot weighed at least twelve. When Eunuch Fan saw the gold ingot, he just glanced at it casually, then picked up the tea and calmed down.
Duan Canghai whispered a few words to Yang Ning. Yang Ning nodded slightly and said to Eunuch Fan with a smile: "Actually, I've heard that Eunuch Fan doesn't have any hobbies during the day. He only likes to sip a few sips of tea. I've prepared some tea mercury here, please. Accept it!"
Duan Canghai carried the tray over, and Eunuch Fan immediately said: "Little Marquis, this is absolutely impossible, how can I let you spend so much money." He waved his hands repeatedly, "I can't do it, I can't do it!"
Yang Ning said: "My father-in-law also knows that today is a happy day for the Hou Mansion. Why don't you treat me to a cup of tea?"
"This...!" Eunuch Fan said with a smile: "If the young marquis said that, it would be disrespectful." Looking back, he saw that a young eunuch had already come forward and took the tray. Eunuch Fan winked again. , the two young eunuchs were about to retreat, Duan Canghai followed them out, and stuffed a silver ingot into each of the two eunuchs.
Seeing this, Eunuch Fan smiled even more and said, "Young Master is too polite. We will have to deal with you for a long time in the future, so I need to take more care of you."
"My father-in-law should take more care of me." When Yang Ning saw Eunuch Fan ordering the young eunuch out, he naturally had something to say. He calmly raised his hand and said, "father-in-law, drink tea!"
Eunuch Fan nodded with a smile, and then lowered his voice slightly and said: "Little Marquis, you confide in the Za family, and the Za family won't hide it from you. This time, the little Marquis' being knighted is not simple. There are many people behind the scenes who are not interested in this." Agreed."
"Oh?" Yang Ning looked modest, "Father, where do you start talking about this? Could it be that I have offended someone?"
"Someone wrote some unpleasant things about the young marquis in the book, and said that he did not have the temperament of the late marquis. On the contrary, the young master of your house had the temperament of the late marquis." Eunuch Fan said in a low voice: "The advice in the book is to let The young master of your house has inherited the position of marquis, and even...!" After looking around, he lowered his voice and said: "Even someone in your Qi family is saying something against you behind your back."
Yang Ning knew it well, smiled faintly, and said: "Father, let me tell you something from my heart. My late father left in a hurry, and some people want to plot evil. This is what I expected."
Fan Gonggong said: "The situation of the Holy Lord is actually quite similar to that of the Young Marquis...!" After a pause, he smiled and said: "The Holy Lord thinks very highly of the Young Marquis. After the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, he immediately made a decree to grant The title of Little Marquis is a tribute to the loyalty of generations of Jinyi Marquis to Chu."
Yang Ning cupped his fists and arched his left shoulder, sighing: "Your Majesty is so gracious to me, and the Jinyi Hou Mansion can only swear allegiance to me, and I will never let you down for your hard work."
Eunuch Fan said with a smile: "The Holy One said that after returning to the capital, I can talk to the young Marquis properly. The Young Marquis can also make preparations first so that he can meet the Holy Master when the time comes."
Yang Ning thought to herself and didn't know whether the old eunuch was speaking politely, or whether the new emperor really valued the Jinyi Hou Mansion so much, but he smiled and said: "Thank you, father-in-law, for reminding me. I will be well prepared."
But Eunuch Fan had already stood up and said, "Little Marquis, the Za family has to rush back, so we won't stay any longer."
"Father-in-law, are you going to Daguangming Temple?"
Eunuch Fan nodded and said: "Exactly, the Za family has followed the Holy Majesty's decree and specially returned to Beijing to issue this decree. Now they will return to the Holy Majesty to serve them."
Yang Ning was a little surprised, thinking that the old eunuch rushed back to the capital specifically to read out this imperial edict. It seemed that the new emperor really took this matter very seriously.
After seeing off Eunuch Fan and others, everyone in the Hou family was crowded in the courtyard, everyone was happy. Gu Qinghan seemed to feel that a stone finally fell in his heart, and said excitedly: "Ning'er, the Holy One has issued a decree. From now on, you will be the Marquis of Jinyi." , the old marquis and the general know it, they must be happy." When he said this, he couldn't help but shed tears.
Yang Ning was lamenting the impermanence of things in the world. Two months ago, he was just a little beggar in Huize City, but now by some strange combination of circumstances, he suddenly transformed into a noble nobleman. This life is really mysterious and unpredictable.