Someone from the palace
Mrs. He and He Changqi looked at each other in blank dismay when they heard the news, they were extremely astonished.
For a family like Jing'an Bo's Mansion, the head of the family is stationed outside the border, and the eldest son of the family only has an idle job in the court, so there will be no people from the palace to visit. Even if Mrs. He handed over the sign to the palace, it would have to be every tenth day. This is because Mrs. He and the Queen Mother handed over handkerchiefs.
Seeing that the masters were shocked, Madam Liu hurriedly reminded: "The housekeeper said that he is the chief eunuch of the inner court, and he also brought an imperial decree, which seems to be here to proclaim the decree."
What
Proclamation
This time it is even more disturbing and surprising.
None of the masters in Jing'anbo's mansion can get the emperor's decree to announce it.
Although he was puzzled, Mrs. He sent the news to the owners of the houses immediately, and went to the flower hall in the front yard to gather and wait for the announcement.
Not long after, in the flower hall of the front yard, all the old and young members of the He family knelt on the ground, and Chu Lian knelt behind Zou Shi according to the rules.
Looking up slightly, the big eunuch who announced the decree glanced around, then stood up straight, straightened his sleeves, and then took out the bright yellow imperial decree from the tray held by the little eunuch next to him.
He began to read with a sharp voice.
"Following the fate of heaven, the emperor's edict said: The third son of Jing'an Bofu, He Changdi's wife, Chu family, is soft and graceful, pure and pure, intelligent and agile, and I am relieved. I will be canonized as Wupin Township Lord and given the title Jinyi …”
Before the imperial decree was finished, everyone in Jing'anbo Mansion was stunned.
Even Mrs. He, who has experienced many things in the world, stared slightly. What's going on, Sanlang's daughter-in-law was named the township monarch in a blink of an eye
Not to mention Mrs. He, even Chu Lian himself couldn't believe it.
Suddenly, she remembered the words Princess Duanjia said when she was in Wei Wangfu, "You wait, I will earn you an imperial order!"
It seems that the Xiangjun who was suddenly rewarded must have something to do with Princess Duanjia.
Chu Lian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. At that time, she only thought she was joking, but she didn't expect Princess Duanjia to ask for a rank for her. Although she was a low-ranking township lord, she had a title bestowed by the sage himself. This kind of honor was comparable to ordinary The county head must come to have face.
The eldest sister-in-law, Zou, who was kneeling in front of Chu Lian was even more astonished. Zou subconsciously turned her head to look at Chu Lian, as if she was confirming whether the person mentioned in the imperial decree was her.
Mrs. Zou took a hasty glance and turned her head, but her hands, which were lying on the ground and covered under her wide sleeves, were clenched tightly.
There is unstoppable envy and jealousy in my heart.
The third younger siblings just went to Wei Wangfu that day to get such great benefits. If she knew about it earlier that day and followed the third younger siblings to pay a visit to Wei Wangfu, then maybe the protagonist in the mouth of the eunuch who announced the decree here today That's her.
The title of Lord Jinyi Township bestowed by the Holy Spirit will also fall on her, and she will be appreciated by the Wei Palace. I am afraid that even if she has nothing to do later, Da Lang will not be able to accept a concubine to enter the house.
Chu Lian knelt behind Zou Shi, sensitively aware that Zou Shi seemed to be in a bad mood, but at this time, she couldn't observe openly, she could only guess secretly in her heart.
After the eunuch who announced the decree finished reading the decree, he held the decree in both hands, his eyes narrowed with a smile, "Mr. Jinyi Township, get up and accept the decree!"
Beside Xiyan hurriedly supported Chu Lian to stand up, walked in front of the crowd, and took Minghuang's imperial decree from the eunuch with both hands.
"There is Mr. Lao."
The eunuch carefully looked up and down at the newly appointed Lord Jinyixiang, and there was slight astonishment in his eyes. No one could have imagined that this Lord Jinyixiang was so young, and he was probably just past his age.
A rosy little face with no makeup but a natural beauty, it makes people feel like a spring breeze when they smile, just looking at their appearance is the best, and it matches the reputation of He Jiayu Saburo very well.
At this time, Mrs. He was also helped up. She winked at Nanny Liu behind her, and Nanny Liu took out an indigo plain pouch from her cuff and handed it to the eunuch who announced the decree.
The eunuch smiled, stretched out his hand and accepted it.
Here Mrs. He exchanged pleasantries with the eunuch who announced the decree. It turned out that this eunuch had served the Queen Mother before, and Mrs. He had met twice when he entered the palace.
At this moment, a younger eunuch walked out from behind the big eunuch, came to Chu Lian and gave a slight salute first.
"My servant has seen Mr. Jinyi Township."
Chu Lian frowned slightly and looked at the young eunuch in front of him. This eunuch had slender eyes, a high nose, and his facial features were exquisite when viewed separately, but when put together on one face, it made people feel uncomfortable no matter how they looked.
Although the eunuch in front of him spoke respectfully, Chu Lian could see that he looked at him with disdain.
"May I ask what this father-in-law wants from me?"
The corner of the young eunuch's mouth tugged, not only did his facial features not soften, but they became more sinister and ferocious.
"Back to Mr. Jinyi Township, the servants are servants of Yonghe Hall in the palace. I heard that Her Royal Highness has a golden unicorn accidentally left here by Mr. Jinyi Township."
Yonghe Hall!
That was the residence of Concubine Wei in the imperial palace, and Concubine Wei was the concubine of Princess Le Yao.
Chu Lian's eyes sank slightly, she had long expected that Princess Le Yao would send someone to take back the golden unicorn, but she never expected that she would be so shameless that she would use the reputation of the Hall of Yonghe to overwhelm her.
I don't know if Princess Le Yao thinks highly of her, Chu Lian, or Princess Le Yao thinks highly of herself.
As long as there is He Changdi, she will not be favored by Princess Le Yao. She has been offended a long time ago. Whether or not she yields now is a result. Since the results are all bad, why should she endure it
Dear Princess Le Yao wants to get back what she loves, but she can't do it without paying a price.
Chu Lian chuckled in his heart.
"Oh? And this matter? This father-in-law, why don't I remember? Are you old and have a bad memory?" Although Chu Lian had a gentle expression, he didn't give any face when he said it softly.
Although the father-in-law in front of him is not very old, he can even be said to be very young, but for a little girl like Chu Lian who has just reached the age of Ji, she is not too old.
The father-in-law who was delivering the message for the princess turned red with anger. He was working in the Lama Temple, even in the palace, except for Long Live and the slaves in the Empress Dowager's Palace, not many people dared to take it easy on him.
The young eunuch's face was distorted, he bared his teeth, and the words came out of his mouth, "Mr. Jinyi Township, are you sure you can't remember? Don't think about it, I'm afraid it's not good to offend the imperial concubine and the princess." ?”
Chu Lian is quite a bachelor, anyway she doesn't enter the palace, even if Concubine Wei Gui and Princess Le Yao want to make her angry, they have to leave the palace!
"Why, do you want me to remind Eunuch? I only met Princess Le Yao once in the Dingyuanhou Mansion. If Princess Le Yao left something behind, she should be in Dingyuanhou Mansion. Eunuch, this is Uncle Jing'an Mansion, when you came in, didn't you look at the plaque on the gate of the mansion?"
The eunuch in front of him was going crazy, it was the first time that the titles of Concubine Wei and Princess Le Yao were not so easy to use.
Chu Lian was warning him that the golden unicorn was lost to her by Princess Le Yao, she was willing to accept the bet and wanted to get back her own things, so what if she didn't pay a price.
And the eunuch's accusation that she took Princess Le Yao's things is not true at all. The betting in the Dingyuan Hou's mansion was carried out under the witness of everyone, if it spreads, it will only embarrass Princess Le Yao.
The eunuch endured the anger in his heart, so he had no choice but to lower his posture, and took out a plain purse from his cuff and presented it to Chu Lian, "Mr. Xiang, this is what the concubine concubine entrusted to the servant, and the servant must exchange it for the princess's gold purse." Kirin."
Chu Lian glanced at Xi Yan beside him, and Xi Yan quickly left to get the golden unicorn from Songtao Garden.
Chu Lian was a little taken aback, and was not polite to the eunuch, so he took the purse face to face, opened it for a look, and then smiled, "Don't worry, father-in-law, although it is something that the princess lost to me, I have kept it intact all the time. , I will hand it over to you in front of everyone today, but Eunuch has to watch it carefully."
Soon Xiyan came back, the young eunuch took the brocade box from Xiyan, opened it and inspected it carefully, and made sure it was Princess Le Yao's golden unicorn, and finally saluted: "I'm bothering Mr. Jinyixiang today, please Don't blame the township king."
After the person who announced the decree in the palace left, Chu Lian was called by Mrs. He to the Qingwei Hall to speak.
It was not until half an hour later that he came out of Qingwei Hall.
On the way back to Songtao Garden, Chu Lian couldn't help but start to have a headache when he thought about what Mrs. He just said.
It turns out that I have to go to the palace to thank you after I got the title...
Thinking of the possibility of meeting Princess Le Yao and Concubine Wei when entering the palace, Chu Lian is in a bad mood, why not be so bad!
Xi Yan followed behind Chu Lian, frowning and thinking about what happened in the morning, and finally couldn't help asking: "Third Mistress, you handed the golden unicorn to the eunuch, why did you say that at the end?"
That speech? Oh, by the way, it was for the young eunuch to examine Jin Qilin.
Chu Lian turned back and nodded Xiyan's forehead, "Why, haven't you reacted yet?"
Xiyan said "ah?"
Chu Lian sighed, "Didn't you hear that the eunuch's show of pretending to be a tiger today was created by the eunuch himself. Otherwise, how could he take out the purse containing the bank notes later?"
Princess Le Yao and Concubine Wei may really dislike her, but as royals and in high positions, if they want to get things back, most of them will not be so shameless as white wolves.
Concubine Wei Gui is proud and dignified, she would not bother to do such a thing to her a little country lord.
The silver ticket for the Golden Qilin should have been prepared long ago. It's just that the eunuch who was sent to beg for things became greedy for a while, and wanted to lose the money, so he wanted to rely on his power to get back the things empty-handed. What he didn't expect was that she would not accept this at all.
As for why the eunuch specially asked the eunuch to inspect the golden unicorn in the end, it was because he was afraid that he would do something wrong and cause Concubine Wei to misunderstand.
But today he will definitely offend this minion, even though the things are returned, I am afraid that this guy will add fuel to the flames in front of the imperial concubine and Princess Le Yao.
There is a saying that is good, it is better to offend a gentleman than to offend a villain.