Chapter 10 The Arrival of a Distant Guest, the Divine Decree Arrives
In the middle of winter, Xiangdu in Dongkan Prefecture is snowy for half a month. No matter how aggressively people swept the ground, the entire capital was covered with heavy snow, making it difficult for people who were away to walk one foot deep and one foot shallow.
The biting cold wind adds to the harshness of this winter climate, and everyone who goes out and goes out wears heavy clothes to keep warm. And in weather like this, even the locals don't want to go out, let alone guests from afar.
The city gate could not see the people entering and exiting for several days, in this regard, the soldiers guarding the city gate liked to see it, and they had long been unable to take care of their duties, they were about to be frozen and stood around the coal-fired pot to roast the fire, from time to time stomped their feet, moved, yawned a few times, and sighed in their hearts: this kind of weather should hide in the quilt and hold their mother-in-law to keep warm!
The snow was getting lighter, but the cold had not changed, and the soldiers defending the city were still standing around the fire to keep warm, and by the way, they told a few meat jokes as a joke. Therefore, when they heard the sound of horses' hooves and the sound of rolling carriages, they were all surprised, and they all turned their heads to look at the source of the sound.
The entrance was a dusty procession, dozens of light horses, escorting several carriages. The carriage was ornate and exquisite, showing that the identity of the comer was anything but ordinary, but what really caught the attention of the soldiers defending the city was the bright yellow scroll that was presented above the curtain of the carriage at the head of the carriage, which they could see at a casual glance.
Messenger of the Son of Heaven!
The angel with the holy decree came, and he didn't know what it was, but when the angel traveled and carried the holy decree, the people he saw had to bow down and retreat, so no matter how lazy he was before, the first reaction of these city defenders who had not actually returned to God in their hearts was to bow down.
It wasn't until the group had completely entered Xiangdu and walked in the direction of the state government that the soldiers got up. The soldiers who had returned from a lazy state laughed and guessed what the Holy Decree would be.
Not only them, but all the people who saw the angel's chariot and horse procession, while kneeling down, were also speculating and discussing the matter with great interest.
It's no wonder they think so, because since the twelve young people of the An family lived in Xiangdu, the number of times the holy decree came was a bit too much, and the content was different each time.
So, this time, what will the emperor give to An Twelve? Since his wife is pregnant, the tonic that is rewarded from the Imperial Palace every month is about to make people red, so this time it must be a reward to celebrate the birth of his little five, right? As for promotions? Hehe, if you are promoted again, you will have to let him move the seat of Na An Twelve! After receiving the news of the angel's arrival, the lord of the state capital, who hurried to the official office, thought so.
Xiangdu, which has always been particularly cold in winter, in order not to freeze everyone, the state government has always had a long rest period in this season, and the state government only occasionally comes to the government office. Therefore, when the news of the arrival of the angel with the decree came, the lord of the Dongkan Prefecture was still resting in his own mansion. Because of this, the official uniform on his body that came in a hurry was a little untidy.
When he arrived, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when he saw the waiting figure, and muttered in his heart: Why isn't it the father-in-law who comes to announce the decree every time this time? And when the figure turned around and saw his appearance, the state lord was even more taken aback in his heart.
An Sanshao!?
The eldest young master of the second son of An Guogong, a popular man next to the emperor, An Wenjun, who ranked third among the twelve young masters of the An family, is also the most outstanding figure in the three generations of the An family. And another outstanding figure in the three generations of the An family is An Wenping, the twelfth Shao An Wenping nested in their remote state, and the words are deep. If you want him to say it, An Sanshao in Anguo's Mansion is the best, and An Twelve Shao is both excellent and favored.
Ann Twelve, that's a peculiar figure. His background is embarrassing, and he is not the biological son of today's Mrs. Anguo Gongzi, but he is the son of Anguo Gongzi, the favorite woman in his life, so he is recorded in the name of Mrs. Shizi, who is also regarded as the most disgusted Mrs. An Twelve, who has the identity of a concubine, but is the most favored by Anguo Gongzi Shigui.
It can be said that the serious things of that big gentleman An Dignitary in this life, all the brains have been used on An Twelve. He can coax the wife of the prince in the back house to put An Twelve in his name, or for the growth of An Twelve, he can not raise flowers and birds to go shopping, and do learning for a year with peace of mind, so that his father An Guogong promised to take An Twelve with him to teach him personally.
Of course, when his goal was achieved, the big man who didn't care about anything reverted to his old ways, and it was not clear how many liters of blood the two people he deceived were so angry that they vomited.
In the Anguo Mansion, An Guogong is the most sacred, An Xiangui is the most painful to the emperor's brain, and An Twelve, he is the most popular with the emperor.
An Xiangui made the emperor's head hurt because he was thick-skinned. If someone provoked him, he dared to run to the emperor in the palace, crying a handful of snot and tears, and cheekily complained, asking the emperor to help him get angry. And because he is the little cousin who makes the emperor feel the most unthreatening and can relax, he often helps him with tears and laughter, but the more times he helps, the emperor feels a headache, but it's a pity that such a bastard is useless to get angry with him.
And An Twelve, I don't know what, maybe An Xiangui cries too much, maybe An Xiangui loves him the most, he never forgets to bring him when he enters the palace, and over time, he enters the eyes of the emperor, he likes it very much, he has seen it since he was a child, and An Twelve never let the emperor down, he is outstanding in reading, among the twelve young masters of the An family's literary generation, except for An Wenjun, the only one who did not pass the recommendation and participated in the scientific examination on his own, and won the Tanhualang!
The twelve young people who were so favored actually came to Dongkan Prefecture to start as the smallest official, it is said that they came here because they offended the wife of the prince, and for some reason the emperor and An Guogong did not stop him.
The lord of the state capital was surprised that An Sanshao would come and felt that it was understandable, counting the days, the news of the birth of Xiao Wu of the An Twelve Family should have arrived in the Dijing Anguo Mansion a long time ago, so it was normal for the Guogong Mansion to send someone to celebrate her 100th birthday, but he didn't expect that the Anguo Mansion would send such a heavyweight out, you must know that An Sanshao was already in charge of the court Shaoqing. Therefore, reincarnation is a technical job, and this little five of the Twelve Ann families is really blessed!
"My family has been twelve years thanks to your care." An Wenjun, who has a mustache on his mouth and always has a smile on his face, opened his mouth to express his gratitude very politely, and he was very approachable.
"Where, where, as it should be." The state capital was flattered, but he didn't expect An Wenjun to be so polite.
"After the debriefing in the coming year, we can work together in the imperial capital, and when the time comes, I will ask you to take care of it." An Wenjun, who is good at dancing and long-sleeved, revealed this sentence again.
Suddenly, the heart of the state lord was full of surprise, but his face was very modest: "Where, where, when the time comes, you have to ask Lord An to take more care." It is reported that his position has already been given to An Twelve, and he was worried that he would not know where he would be transferred, and every time he saw him promoted to a higher level, he was shocked, but he couldn't offend him, not to mention how depressed he was. I didn't expect to be able to return to the imperial capital now, but it was really stained with An Sanshao's light! In the future, please give him a dozen, and he will be willing to take care of each one!
"Did you just come over to attend the 100-day banquet of the young ladies of the Twelve Young Families?" He affectionately found a topic and said that he thought that he was to participate in this hundred days banquet, and came by to issue a holy decree, of course, maybe this holy decree was given to An Twelve.
"Little Miss?" Girl...... Is it? An Sanshao's eyes sank, and his brows furrowed without a trace.
Why did he see a trace of regret in An Sanshao's expression? It shouldn't be, An Twelve Shao's family already has three men, what does it matter if the youngest is a man or a woman? The state capital was a little puzzled.
"I'm not here to attend the Hundred Days Banquet," as if sorting out his emotions, An Wenjun explained good-naturedly, but he didn't waste any more time, and said, "Listen to the order!" ”
It turned out to be for him? The lord of the state capital hurriedly tidied up his clothes again and knelt down, but after he listened to An Sanshao's will read out, he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
He must have heard it wrong! The emperor ordered to kill all the babies born this winter? But wasn't An Twelve's daughter also born at this time?