"Old lady, why don't we wait until the Holy One returns to Beijing to make a decision on this matter?"
Seeing that she could not convince Mrs. Xu, the Queen Mother simply planned to delay the attack.
This jade pendant was a jade pendant carried by the founder of the Tang Dynasty. It was later given to a clan sister of Taiping King Xu Zhengqi. There is no specific explanation of the grievances and resentments passed down.
However, Emperor Taizu left an edict that as long as someone from Xujiazhuang, Weihe River, comes to Beijing with this jade pendant, the holder of the jade pendant can be granted the title of Duke.
This edict was not only known to the royal family and the Xu Mansion, but also to 99% of the people in the capital.
After all, Emperor Taizu's last edict was engraved on the stone tablet outside the palace.
"Queen Mother, even if the Holy Emperor returns to Beijing, can he still refute Emperor Taizu's last edict?"
"If any of the descendants of Li Tang, even the emperor, disobeys Emperor Taizu's edict, the throne may be unstable!"
Mrs. Xu looked at the Queen Mother with a smile on her face.
If someone else had said such rebellious words, even if the Queen Mother dealt with it directly, no one would say a word. But the person who said these words was Mrs. Xu.
The Queen Mother cannot afford to offend such a person with a special status and prominent background.
"In that case, let's do what the old lady wants!"
"The Ai family will issue an edict now!"
"I'll be waiting for you!"
When Mrs. Xu heard the Queen Mother's compromise, she immediately smiled.
Although the Queen Mother was angry, this was Emperor Taizu's last edict and she could do nothing.
A decree was written quickly.
After the Queen Mother finished using the seal, Mrs. Xu directly accepted Yi's order, said goodbye and left the palace.
When Mrs. Xu left, the Queen Mother was so angry that she smashed the things around her.
"Go and find out, immediately find out what is going on with Xu Yuanzu!"
At this juncture, a Xu family member actually appeared holding a jade pendant given by Emperor Taizu. If there was no explanation for this, the Queen Mother would not believe it even to death.
…
Mrs. Xu returned to her residence and directly handed over Yizhi to Xu Yuanzu.
When Xu Yuanzu saw the contents of the decree, he knew that he had replaced An Taigong and became the new An Taigong. He was a little dumbfounded.
He is not a fool.
Naturally, I understand that pie will not fall from the sky for no reason.
In Xujiazhuang, his parents and grandparents are all ordinary farmers. Even the attitude of the villagers towards their family was ordinary.
This time, if his grandfather hadn't asked him to bring this jade pendant to Beijing, he would still be playing around in the village.
Xu Yuanzu was supported by his family. He went to school and passed the examination to become a scholar. However, he had already tried his best to become a scholar.
If there were no accidents, his life would be set for the rest of his life.
But now, because of a jade pendant, he became the Duke of the Tang Dynasty.
"Old lady, isn't this appropriate?"
"I can't be the Duke of this country!"
After a brief absence, Xu Yuanzu raised his eyes to look at Mrs. Xu and spoke cautiously.
"Yuanzu, you don't need to worry about this. Your position as a prince was determined by the imperial edict of the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty. If you don't believe it, you can go and take a look at the stele in front of the palace gate!"
"Of course, since you have inherited the title of An Taigong, you will live in Haiyan Mansion from now on!"
Mrs. Xu spoke with a kind face.
After hearing what Old Mrs. Xu said, Xu Yuanzu was stunned for a while, and then whispered: "Old Mrs., on the way to Beijing, this junior got married to the daughter of Song Ji Restaurant in Xiling County."
"not good!"
Mrs. Xu shook her head decisively, "Now, you are Duke An Tai, a first-class Duke of the country, and your first wife, even if she is not a princess, must be the legitimate daughter of an honorable family!"
"How can a mere merchant's daughter be worthy of you?"
Mrs. Xu said very decisively.
"I will send someone to deal with this matter!"
"Junior, thank you, old lady!"
After hearing Mrs. Xu's words, Xu Yuanzu first lowered his head in embarrassment, but finally chose to compromise.
"But, please don't embarrass Miss Song!"
"If Yuanzu really likes this young lady from the Song family, he would just bring her into the palace."
Mrs. Xu answered without thinking.
To her, the daughter of a merchant family like Song Yuan was just a plaything. After so many years of being aloof, she forgot that she was once just a displaced orphan in the war.
The warrior who slays the dragon will eventually become the evil dragon that harms people.
After hearing what Mrs. Xu said, Xu Yuanzu hurriedly said: "Well, thank you for your trouble, Mrs. Xu!"
"It doesn't matter, it's just a matter of words!"
Mrs. Xu waved her hand casually.
At this point, Xu Yuanzu became An Taigong, while Xu Yuanzhen, the original Antaigong, was expelled and became a useless descendant of the Xu family again.
The worst thing is that Xu Yuanzhen inherited the title of Duke An Tai, but now he has been expelled from the title, and his position in the Xu Mansion is even more embarrassing.
…
Lingshui Village, Anshun County.
Fu Bao was sleeping soundly, but suddenly he had a dream. In the dream, an old lady left the scene amidst wailing sounds.
I don't know whether it was because the old lady in the dream screamed so miserably, or whether the dream was too real, that Fu Bao was frightened and woke up. Although I woke up, the appearance of the old lady in the dream was really too clear.
"Miss, are you okay?"
Li Chun stayed by Fu Bao's side, and when he saw Fu Bao waking up, he quickly spoke out.
"Did you have a nightmare?"
"Yeah, it's so scary!"
Fu Bao had also had nightmares before, but this was the first time in his history that a nightmare like this had happened.
Dreams are not complicated or thrilling.
It was just a simple dream about the death of an old lady, but the old lady in this dream looked really scary before her death. The bleeding from her orifices and the hysterical curses were like something out of a ghost movie. .
"Miss, dreams are all backwards!"
Li Chun was not one to comfort people, but she still knew a thing or two about nightmares.
"Where's my mother?"
Fubao was not sure whether the dream was reversed.
But her dreams, especially nightmares, were never just nightmares, and they definitely foreshadowed something.
"Madam is talking to Princess Yuyan!"
"Go, go, go see my mother!"
Fu Bao felt that this nightmare was not simple and he had to talk to his own mother about it. Regarding the old lady in the dream, she had to ask carefully to avoid regrets.
Her dreams are all omens of some kind.
Fubao has already verified this.
Soon, Fu Bao met his mother, Mrs. Xu, and her cheap aunt, Princess Yuyan.
After Fu Bao finished talking about his nightmare and described the appearance of the old lady in the dream, Princess Yuyan suddenly spoke: "Sister-in-law, the old lady Fu Bao was talking about, it sounds like It’s the old lady of Xu Mansion!” (End of Chapter)