Chapter 170: The Divine Decree
Everything seemed to be going very smoothly, the preparations for the Divine Decree had been completed, and the envoy of the Huaiyang Palace, who had suddenly visited, had honestly avoided the flower hall. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Things seem to be finally back on track.
Seeing that the guards who sent uninvited visitors to the flower hall from the side corner door had also successfully turned around, the butler's hanging heart was finally put down.
After completing the basic preparations and the affairs in front of the gate had been arranged, the housekeeper hurried to the east chamber to report to Li Jin and report what had just happened between Mrs. Li and Li Jin. If he had been slow, it would have been possible for the two of them to go to the front hall at this moment, and it would have been inconvenient to talk at that time, so the butler was almost more hurried this time than when he came to the front door.
And just when he stepped into the door of the East Wing, he happened to see Li Jin and Mrs. Li coming out of the study, obviously the two had just finished talking secretly, but fortunately he caught up and intercepted Li Jin and Mrs. Li back to the study. Because the decree was about to be delivered, the steward tried to describe what had just happened in as simple and clear words as possible. This includes not only what he has seen and heard with his own eyes, but also what the porter and others want to report to themselves.
Before the housekeeper came back, Li Jin had already shown the note to his mother, and explained his guesses about this matter and his plans for the future. The housekeeper who arrived at this time, and the news brought back basically confirmed Li Jin's speculation one by one.
Mrs. Li saw that Li Jin had a grasp of the matter and could already take charge of the matter on her own, so she stopped interfering and let Li Jin handle it. It's just that he didn't feel at ease and told two sentences, and Li Jin responded one by one with a smile.
All three left the study and headed for the antechamber.
When I came there, the prepared front hall, incense case, tribute, everything that was needed was a lot, but they were all in the right place, and after the housekeeper saw it, he couldn't help but praise the upstart next to this young lady in his heart, and there was really a capital that people appreciated. It's just that after looking around, there is no trace of him at all, which is a bit unbelievable, and there are not many opportunities to show yourself like this. At this time, there are not many people who retreat, and he still remembers that a few days ago he was criticized for standing out in front of the young lady, and he is not a shy and shy person. Therefore, the butler's brow, which was rarely stretched, furrowed again. Taking advantage of the fact that Mrs. Li and Li Jin were not paying attention, the housekeeper grabbed a maid standing aside and asked and learned that this was indeed Fang Guan before, oh, now it should be called Thirteen in command. It's just that in less than a stick of incense, everything is completed in an orderly manner, and after he passes the inspection, the person doesn't know where to go.
The housekeeper waved away the maid, and decided to investigate this matter after that, no matter how you look at this person, it seems that something is wrong, in case it is not good for the young lady, how can she be worthy of the master's entrustment. By the way, I also have to tell the young lady about it.
While the butler was here planning what to do next, the front door came to report that the guards escorting the holy decree had arrived at the gate of the house.
Mrs. Li gave the order and opened the middle door to welcome the holy decree.
The maids and servants who were waiting around here also burned incense and incense according to the previous arrangement, and stood behind Mrs. Li and Li Jin who were ready to kneel.
A moment later, a high-pitched announcement of "receiving orders" resounded through the atrium of the Li Mansion. Mrs. Li and Li Jin led the servants in the Li Mansion who had not been assigned tasks to stand in front of the incense case in the atrium, and everyone in the Li Mansion knelt neatly behind Mrs. Li and Li Jin and waited.
The guards escorting the Divine Decree can be said to be immense, and from a distance it seems like a cluster of red clouds floating from a distance. At this time, Li Jin's head was in a very strange state of emptiness, calmly looking at the red clouds that were getting closer and closer, and thinking aimlessly in his mind, at this moment, what was he waiting for next thunder or rain and dew? That feeling was like watching a big drama on the stage, no joy or sorrow, and the calm was unexpected. But with such a battle, and the state that had been calm before, Li Jin intuitively felt that this holy decree should be something harmless. And the real information to myself is still to come. When he saw the person who was holding the decree and walking surrounded by the guards, Li Jin knew that he had guessed correctly.
That person was the old servant he saw in front of the corner tower of Xuanjing Palace a long time ago. Looking at the grade reflected in his clothes, it seems that the grade is not high, but Li Jin knows that he is the emperor's absolute confidant. At this moment, it seems that it should probably be someone who has been by the emperor's side since he was a child. It's just that it can be seen from this that the emperor's power is constrained, and the people he trusts the most can only be taken by his side to protect him, and the scope of his control is probably only the emperor's three meals a day and living on weekdays.
If it was placed in a normal era, how could the inner servant who was so trusted by the emperor be the head of the inner court.
During the period before the holy decree was delivered to the incense case, Li Jin almost kept letting his thoughts wander like this.
It wasn't until the attendant stood tremblingly in front of the incense case, singing until Li Jin received the order, that she finally found her body.
Normally, when there is no clear recipient of this decree, it is received by the person with the highest status and the oldest in the government. At this time, when the recipient is specified, the recipient will receive the decree directly before everyone.
Li Jin was a little surprised to hear his name. Isn't it a trivial matter? Could it be that the emperor has something else to consider?
Even if he was confused, he didn't have time for Li Jin to hesitate, and before and after two steps, Li Jin knelt on the futon, quietly listening to the order.
"The edict said: The daughter of the Li family, named Jin, is touched by righteousness. Blessed by the middle...... Yesterday, Qin Tianjian watched the sky at night and got the third auspicious day"
Li Jin listened to the lengthy decree in a drowsy manner, and roughly understood that the meaning was nothing more than to let himself choose one of the given dates as his wedding date. Although this is a unique honor among all royal weddings, Li Jin feels that it makes no difference to him except for letting himself choose the option of not getting married.
Finally listened to the content of the holy decree, Li Jin
Appreciated capital. It's just that after looking around, there is no trace of him at all, which is a bit unbelievable, and there are not many opportunities to show yourself like this. At this time, there are not many people who retreat, and he still remembers that a few days ago he was criticized for standing out in front of the young lady, and he is not a shy and shy person. Therefore, the butler's brow, which was rarely stretched, furrowed again. Taking advantage of the fact that Mrs. Li and Li Jin were not paying attention, the housekeeper grabbed a maid standing aside and asked and learned that this was indeed Fang Guan before, oh, now it should be called Thirteen in command. It's just that in less than a stick of incense, everything is completed in an orderly manner, and after he passes the inspection, the person doesn't know where to go.
The butler waved the maid away, and decided in his heart that he would inquire about this matter after that, and how to look at this person