Xia Chunchao heard the report from the little maid, Rao is the head of the house on weekdays, and he can't avoid being a little busy at this moment, so he hurriedly ordered: "Let the housekeeper let the people come to the side hall first, and treat them with wine and food." Send someone to the yamen and ask the master to come back! "The little guy got the order, and he ran out like flying. When the servants outside heard the news, they were all busy coming in to say hello. Xia Chun Chao Pingdi suddenly got good news, although a little helpless, he could always hold on, and he stood upright in the hall at the moment, and was congratulated by his family.

The Lu family rushed to the Yamen to report the news, Lu Huancheng was overjoyed and hurriedly rode home.

When I returned home, I saw a few messengers in the palace sitting in the side hall with wine and dinner, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. When the messengers saw the return of their master, they all got up and saluted one by one. The leader said, "Mr. Lu is overjoyed!" Ling Lang is really a dragon and a phoenix among people, which is rare. ”

Lu Huancheng was humble again and again, and asked each other why. The man had just figured out what had happened.

It turned out that Lu Chengyong was extremely brave in the Guan army over there, and he often took the lead when facing the enemy, killing countless enemy soldiers. He was decisive and shrewd, often winning by surprise and performing many miraculous feats. It was this time that the leader of the Yi tribe sued for peace, and it was also because he took the risk alone and captured the prince of the country. The marshal of the Northwest Army described this incident in detail in the Tang newspaper, and praised Lu Chengyong for his loyalty and courage, and he was a pillar of the country. The emperor Longxin Dayue, according to the merit reward, Lu Chengyong was named the Kyoto Guard Zhonglang General [1], the official to the third grade, and the title of loyal and brave uncle, the annual salary of 2,000 stones, plus 20 gold cakes. His wife was given the title of Mrs.

After the man said something, he said, "Madame's edict will come down later, and we will only report it first." With that, he ordered his attendants to bring the two trays of gold cakes. Lu Huancheng was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly took it with his own hands, and sent a small servant to the back to be put away by his daughter-in-law, and he talked to everyone in the hall at his own house.

Xia Chunchao was sitting in the house, and suddenly saw two trays of gold cakes sent by the small servant in front of him, knowing that it was a reward from the imperial court, he quickly got up and took it and put it on the case.

The two girls gathered around and sighed.

Xia Chunchao took a look at it, and saw that the plate was stuffed with goose yellow satin, which was obviously a thing in the palace, and twenty gold cakes made of gold were lying in it, engraved with the words "Ouchi", and the sun shone brightly, and the golden light was shining. This gold cake is the imperial court to reward the meritorious things, because the world only values its glorious lintel, the imperial court is mostly made of copper, called auspicious gold. However, these 20 gold cakes are all made of pure gold, with a total weight of nearly 20 taels, which shows the emperor's weight.

Xia Chunchao saw it, because it was a reward from the inside, it was not easy to put it into the warehouse at will, so he made the girl say: "Put it in the inner room first, and then dispose of it when the young master comes back." Bao'er answered and brought things in.

Zhu'er smiled flatteringly: "Grandma is now a lady, but is she overjoyed?" The beaded crown robe has to be made in a hurry, and if relatives come in the future, it will be beautiful to wear it. Why don't you call a tailor now? ”

Xia Chunchao glanced at her and said, "I just got the news, I haven't said anything, you just dance." When people listen to it, they have to say that the villain is rich, and the chicken and dog have ascended to heaven! Zhu'er stuck out her tongue and said with a smile: "I'm just happy for my grandmother, the clothes are not a matter of time or time, so what if I do it now." Xia Chunchao said, "I'm not in a hurry at this time." Then he asked: "This thing is a bit strange, there is no precedent for not sealing the mother and sealing the wife first, why don't you talk about your wife now, but mention me first?" Zhu'er said: "Grandma is confused, when the young master was the ranger general before, the old lady and the wife were all sealed, and now it is the turn of the grandmother." When Xia Chunchao heard this, he also felt reasonable, so he nodded.

Don't talk about it, just say that the Lu family heard the great news of this day, and they were happy. Lu Jia's and Liu's 'illness' were also cured without medicine, and they got up separately, congratulated and flattered by their families, and were beaming.

The Liu family was sitting on the kang, originally full of joy, but suddenly remembered something, so he asked: "Since Brother Yong'er has become this official, I am his mother, should I be given a gift by the imperial court?" There was no one underground to answer, and there was silence for a while.

Seeing that no one responded, Liu said to himself: "When the old lady was alive, the old lady had already been sealed, and it should be me to seal it this time." On the side, Changchun said cautiously: "Mrs. forgot?" When the young master was named a ranger general before, his wife had already been sealed once. Liu nodded and said: "Having said that, he was appreciated by the emperor this time, and it was an official position that the emperor personally sealed. The Ranger General is only from the official position of the fifth rank, and I, as his mother, have only been named a Fifth Rank Lady. Now that he has become a third-grade master, I should also be promoted to a higher rank. ”

When her words landed, everyone didn't dare to answer, and the underground was silent. Seeing the clue, Liu asked, "What, is there anything you can't sue me?" Changchun hadn't replied yet, and the honeysuckle was quick to speak, so he said: "I heard the little third son who was waiting in the hall talk about it, and those who came said that he had made his grandmother his wife." ”

When the Liu family heard this, they didn't say anything for a long time, and suddenly laughed in their noses and said, "Okay, this family is really upside down." My son became an official, and the mother who put me in the head did not seal it, but put her daughter-in-law in front. Could it be that even the imperial court is so unconscious?! After saying that, seeing that no one dared to answer, he thought about it for a while, then got up, put on his clothes, and hurried to the backyard.

When I stepped into the courtyard gate, I saw the little girl Baohe sitting under the porch, and when she saw her coming, she hurriedly got up, turned around and hurriedly ran into the house, and shouted loudly: "Mrs. is here!" It turned out that she was scared by this Liu family before, but now when she saw her coming, she was shocked.

The Liu family had something in his heart, and he had no time to pay attention to her, so he entered the house, but he didn't see Lu Jia's family. Pauline came up and said, "The old lady is sitting in the side room. ”

Liu had to walk over before stepping into the door, and saw Lu Jiashi sitting cross-legged on the kang, holding a small teacup with a colorful porcelain bowl in his hand. She hurriedly stepped forward and said to Lu Jia's family: "Old lady, tell me, how can there be such a reason. Brother Yong'er became a member of the three grades, and the court did not seal the grandmother and mother of you and me, but used the little hoof as a lady. Isn't this comatose and upside down?! ”

Seeing that she was in a hurry and her words were gratuitous, Lu Jiashi looked down on her a little, so he brought out the old feudal monarch's style, and said: "Brother Yong'er has become a third-grade master, and you have also changed your anxious temper!" The Cheng Ri family speaks upside down, whose lady is like you? Seeing that our family is about to get up, you don't have to be careful, and in the future, the families will come and go. Doesn't the appearance of you make people laugh? It's really not on the table! ”

Liu was reprimanded by her and was silent, and he was speechless. Seeing that she was submissive, Lu Jiashi was satisfied, nodded and said: "You don't have to be anxious, the laws of this dynasty, the courtiers are advanced, and the women who have received the edict should be raised accordingly." You are from a small family, and you don't know these truths, so I will tell you about them. There are always a lot of your bead crowns to wear, what are you anxious about! ”

Liu pursed his mouth and said, "My daughter-in-law is not afraid of this, but I feel that this matter is upside down. What's more, the old lady of the family is respected, and the old lady should be sealed first, why do you only mention the little hoof in your mouth? That little hoof doesn't take our family into account on weekdays, and now that he has sealed this three-grade lady, isn't it even crazy that he doesn't even have a pleat?! ”

Lu Jiashi smiled: "It's hard for you to say this." After a pause, he said: "You just have to put your heart in your stomach, you are Brother Yong'er's biological mother, he will never be bad." Okay, people like us always have a rule. In the past, I didn't talk about that much, but now it's different. Since Brother Yong has become this official, many rules in the family should also be paid attention to. ”

Liu said with a smile: "My daughter-in-law also wants to take care of the house, but she has more than enough heart and not enough strength." Lu Jiashi put down the teacup in his hand and said, "I don't like to listen to your frustrating words, she is willing to work, you just let her do it." But what you say, she will listen. No matter what, can she still disrespect your mother-in-law? Brother Yong has always been filial, and he will never condone his wife and disobey his mother. As he spoke, he paused for a moment, and then said: "People like ours are still prosperous, but now the family is deserted." When Liu heard this, he was very pleasing to his heart, and said with joy on his face: "The daughter-in-law also meant this earlier, so I want to tell my nephew's daughter to Brother Yong." Who knew that the little slut had made a fuss, so he had to put it aside. ”

Lu Jiashi ignored this, and said with a dull face: "I'm tired, you can go too." You can just do those things yourself. Just don't fall into the shoes of others. "This is clearly to open a road for the Liu family to go, can the Liu family not mind it? At that moment, he hurriedly nodded in response, and said, "The old lady commanded, and the daughter-in-law and children all know." When he had finished speaking, he took his leave, and went back to his room rejoicing.

But it was said that Lu Chengyong went out in the morning and didn't return home until after dinner in the evening, and went to see the old lady and the old lady first. When this cadre elder saw him return, he landed like a phoenix, and he was overjoyed, first praised for a while, and then worked hard for a while before letting him return to the room.

When he returned to the house, Xia Chunchao greeted him, took his clothes for him, and teased him: "Congratulations to the general, the general has been added to the rank of knight, and the small special wine is prepared for the lord to celebrate." ”

Lu Chengyong smiled unconsciously, wrapped his arms around her, hugged her in his arms, kissed her mouth, and said with a smile: "Flim mouth!" At the same time, he smiled and asked: "I was named a third-grade military attaché, and you have also become a third-grade lady, are you happy in your heart?" Xia Chunchao bowed his head with a smile and said, "Whether I'm happy or not, what's the matter?" It's good for you to be happy in your heart. Lu Chengyong scraped his hand on her nose and said, "I said this again, but I always refused to be honest." ”

While speaking, Bao'er came up with a fragrant soup hand towel, and Lu Chengyong finished washing his face and dust, so he sat down with Xia Chunchao.

Xia Chunchao really prepared a few dishes of wine and food, and the husband and wife sat and drank together.

Lu Chengyong saw a few dishes on the table: orchid fish, eight-treasure duck, shrimp segments, and round meat, all of which were his favorite foods. Xia Chunchao saw that he liked it, and he was also happy, so he ordered the girl to pour wine.

During the banquet, Xia Chunchao asked him about today's events. Lu Chengyong then talked about how to enter the palace to face the saint and how to be sealed, and said: "I know you don't take these things to heart, but this is my heart. You women are in charge at home, and we, as men, naturally have to make meritorious deeds outside, and earn some grace and dignity for you, otherwise how can we live in this world with a face! I will serve more years, and you will work less hard at home, and enjoy more blessings. Xia Chunchao smiled and said: "If you become an official, there must be more things at home." I have to worry a lot, how can I enjoy any blessings! Even though I said this, I liked it very much.

The two ate a few glasses of wine, and Xia Chunchao suddenly remembered something and asked: "This imperial court has given an edict, and it must be from the top down." There are old ladies and wives in our family, why did the people who came here only mention me? Lu Chengyong nodded and replied: "This is my request to the imperial court, if you don't work so hard at home, how can I fight at the border with peace of mind." Half of my military exploits should be your credit, and this crown of pearls should be worn by you. If I become an official and forget all these things in the past, will I still be a human being? ”。