Hehe! My dear fifth sister, your country bumpkin brother-in-law has been banished to a remote county to serve as a seventh-rank official. You have also been demoted from a fifth-rank Yiren to a seventh-rank Anren. I wonder what you can still boast about.
Seeing Li Shu being humiliated, Miss Six felt as sweet as if she had drunk honey, and she chatted happily about this topic.
Even if others change the topic, Miss Six will bring the conversation back without leaving any trace.
Miss Six was satisfied with this greeting this morning.
I have fought with the fifth sister countless times and was defeated every time, but this time I finally succeeded in defeating her.
The Sixth Miss felt that she had performed very well today, and had completely crushed the annoying Fifth Sister. She could finally stand up with her head held high! She was so excited that her face flushed with excitement.
"Madam, Madam..."
Just as the hostess in the room was chatting about family matters, an anxious report suddenly came from outside.
Then, I saw a little girl jogging in from outside, looking anxious and hurried, as if she was on fire. She was out of breath because she ran too fast.
"You ignorant little brat, snoring and yelling, do you have any rules? Have you forgotten all the rules I taught you every day?!" The eldest maid Yingge saw the little maid coming in without being told and disturbing the lady's chat in the room, so she couldn't help but step forward and lecture her.
"I'm sorry, Sister Yingge, I had something important to report to the old lady, so I didn't follow the rules."
The little girl explained.
"What's the big deal, little bastard? You don't even care about the rules. Why don't you admit your mistakes to your masters?"
The eldest girl Yingge taught her a lesson.
"I'm sorry, old lady, and I'm sorry to all the masters. It's all my fault..." Seeing this, the little girl had to kneel down and admit her mistake.
"Okay, do you have anything to report to the ancestor?" Lady Linhuai Hou waved her hand and asked.
"Just now, the steward of the front gate hurriedly sent a message to the second gate, saying that someone from the palace had come to read the imperial edict, and asked the masters to go out quickly to receive the imperial edict. I didn't dare to delay, so I didn't care about the rules."
The little girl reported.
"What?! Someone from the palace came to announce the decree. Oh, it's such an important matter, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
When the ladies in the room heard someone from the palace reading out the imperial edict, they couldn't help but become anxious and flustered.
You little bastard, why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier? You almost made me miss something important. The older girl Yingge was so scared that she couldn't help but glared at the younger girl.
The little girl's eyes were red with grievance.
The old lady and others did not have time to dine any more. After a flurry of activity, they hurriedly walked towards the front yard.
"I don't know what the imperial edict is. Could it be that the palace is hosting a banquet and the imperial edict is being issued to invite the ancestor to attend the banquet?"
The Sixth Miss guessed as she went to receive the imperial edict.
"The palace will not issue an imperial decree for such a matter. The empress in the palace will just give a verbal order or send a note." The wife of Marquis Linhuai was very experienced in this. She shook her head and denied the sixth lady's guess.
"What kind of imperial edict is that? Does it mean that Daddy has been promoted to a higher position?" Miss Six's eyes were full of hope.
"Maybe."
Lady Linhuai Hou and others also felt that this was the most likely possibility.
For the Linhuai Marquis's Mansion, the only one who is qualified to receive the emperor's decree is the Linhuai Marquis.
In the Linhuai Marquis's mansion, besides the Marquis of Linhuai, there was Fatty Zhou, and the rest were either women or children. They knew what Fatty Zhou was like. The last time he took the imperial examination, it took the Marquis of Linhuai a lot of effort, but he was not good enough, so the emperor would not issue an imperial edict to him. The emperor would not issue an imperial edict to women and children, so the only one who could be Linhuai Marquis was the Marquis of Linhuai.
"There were other possibilities before, but who else could it be now except Daddy?!" Miss Six said as she intentionally glanced at Li Shu who was walking behind her.
In the past, when that country bumpkin brother-in-law was around, maybe it could be the country bumpkin brother-in-law’s imperial edict.
snort!
Thinking about it makes me angry and relieved! My country bumpkin brother-in-law has been in the mansion for more than half a year. He has received so many imperial edicts, more than my father has received in decades. During that time, the annoying fifth sister walked proudly and poked people with her chin! Now, my country bumpkin brother-in-law has been demoted to a remote county where no one lives. Let's see how you can still show off!
The more she thought about it, the better her mood became. Miss Six walked with a breeze, leaving Li Shu, who was walking in small steps, several steps behind.
The group hurried to the front yard. Fortunately, the manager of the front yard was experienced and had already set up the tables, incense tables, etc. This made the old lady and the others feel a lot more relieved. They only needed to kneel down to receive the order.
Seeing the three young eunuchs coming to announce the imperial edict, with the leading eunuch respectfully holding the three-color imperial edict with a black rhino horn shaft, the eyes of Miss Six and the others lit up, confirming what they were thinking, because these were the bearings and colors used to issue imperial edicts to ministers of the fifth rank and above.
"Now that all the ladies are here, I will announce the decree." The leading eunuch smiled slightly.
"Please announce the imperial decree, sir." The old lady and a group of female masters knelt down, ready to receive the imperial decree.
"Ms. Zhu Li, please accept the order." The leading eunuch said as he unfolded the imperial edict in his hand.
What?! Zhu Lishi?!
Li Shu was the only one in the mansion who called her that. When the Sixth Miss and the others heard who was to receive the imperial edict, they were stunned and could not believe their ears, especially the Sixth Miss, who felt as if a thunderclap had exploded in her ears.
How come it was the annoying Fifth Sister who received the imperial edict?! She must be mistaken, this is the Three-Color Imperial Edict with a Black Rhino Horn Shaft, which is only available to officials of the Fifth Rank and above. My country bumpkin brother-in-law was demoted to a Seventh Rank official a month ago, and the annoying Fifth Rank official was also demoted to a Seventh Rank An Ren. How could she be qualified to use the Three-Color Imperial Edict with a Black Rhino Horn Shaft!
Then, Miss Six heard the eunuch's voice reading the imperial edict in a rhythmic manner in disbelief:
By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor issued an edict: "When the state extends favors to its subjects, it must also extend favors to their families, so as to strengthen the foundation of human relations. Zhu Ping'an, assistant to the Zhejiang Provincial Criminal and Surveillance Commissioner and acting magistrate of Jingnan County, has made contributions to the country. Li, the wife of the emperor, is virtuous and generous, diligent and helpful, and worthy of the ancients. They are hereby specially conferred the title of Yiren. Please accept this great favor and do not Don't forget to be vigilant. Respectful.
... ...
It seems that the bumpkin brother-in-law has been promoted again? ! No, he has really been promoted! According to the eunuch who announced the imperial decree, the bumpkin brother-in-law's current official position is the fifth rank, which is one level higher than before he was demoted.
The troublemaker has become a fifth-rank lady of honor? !
Miss Six knelt on the ground, with thunder in her ears...
"Oh, dear sister, just like last time, I received the imperial edict and I am worried about not having a box to put it in. Last time, my dear sister's red sandalwood dressing box helped me a lot. I heard that my dear sister has changed to a red sandalwood dressing box. It must be very good to use red sandalwood to put the imperial edict. I wonder if my dear sister is willing to help me share my worries and solve my problems?"
Li Shu received the imperial edict, sent away the eunuch who announced the edict, then moved closer to the Sixth Miss and asked in a delicate voice.
What can I say? I can only say that as long as my sister likes it, Sixth Miss was so angry that she almost crushed her handkerchief!