Chapter Forty-Nine: The Beginning of the Storm

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said! The Sheng family has a daughter, Kexian Neize, Shude Hanzhang, soft and leisurely, Su Yong is beautiful, Fengtu history of the Ming Xun, Mao Tao Li of glory, I have heard of its name,...... Feng Fengyang county lord, reward fiefdom 10,000 acres, gold 10,000 taels,...... He still ordered the priest to choose a day to prepare for the rite book. ”

At noon, a holy decree came from the palace, and Sheng Mingzhu knelt down to thank him for receiving the decree under the leadership of his family.

The one who came to issue the decree was the chief eunuch in front of the emperor, Gao Gonggong, who had been driving for more than 30 years, and was one of the most trusted henchmen of the saint, I saw him bowing down with a smile, and stepped forward to help the Zhenguo Gong who knelt on the ground to receive the order, and then said to Sheng Mingzhu behind him: "Congratulations to the fourth miss, congratulations to the fourth miss, this gift is the lord of the opposite sex, my Great Zhou Dynasty is the first one, and this honor is not like it." ”

"Thank you, father-in-law." Sheng Mingzhu blessed a salute and calmly accepted the canonization decree.

Gao Gonggong looked at her, his expression was calm, his steps were calm, and he couldn't help but glance at her, she was so extraordinary at a young age, and her future was limitless.

Black piping, painted with dragon pattern of delicate gold scrolls, light but like a thousand gold burdens in the palm of the hand.

In her previous life, she also received the canonization decree at this time, but she was young and ignorant and short-minded, thinking that this was the saint's appreciation and reward for their Sheng family's meritorious service, but she never thought about the meaning of the words "high merit covers the master, and the bird hides the bow".

His father was knighted and honored as a first-class soldier, in charge of 100,000 soldiers and horses in the frontier, his eldest brother was a fourth-grade general Zhenwei, his mother's first-class fateful body, and his sister was even more honored in the harem, and now she was given the title of county lord.

After all, there is no one in this Great Zhou Dynasty who is more prosperous and powerful than their Sheng family.

Seeing that Sheng Mingzhu was holding the holy decree and did not respond for a long time, Sheng Mingyi next to him touched her, and then suddenly came back to his senses.

"County Lord, do you understand what the miscellaneous family said?"

Sheng Mingzhu accepted the holy decree and replied with the dialogue in his memory: "Thank you father-in-law, Mingzhu will definitely pass sooner." ”

"That's fine, let's go back and give Concubine Li a reply, so that she can have a good heart."

Sending off Gonggong Gao, Sheng Mingyi slapped her head and said, "Why are you not happy to be named the county lord?" That's not your usual nature. ”

"It's just a false name, why are you even teasing me, second brother." Sheng Mingzhu chuckled, but the smile on her face was mixed with a hint of gloom.

There are many people outside, and some things are inconvenient to say, Sheng Mingzhu took the holy decree and asked Liuli to push her back, preparing to enter the palace at night, the Sheng family now seems to be noble, but secretly I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at them.

What kind of mentality does the Holy One give the reward today?

Sheng Mingzhu didn't dare to think about it, but he couldn't help but think about it, his father's eldest brother used his life to earn his military reputation, but in the end, he had to die with such a stigma, how could they bear it.

"I'm frowning enough to kill flies, what are you thinking about so much, the sky is falling, and we tall men are holding it for you." Sheng Mingyi didn't know when he would follow.

"Second brother, do you know what I'm thinking?" Sheng Mingzhu turned his head and said softly.

"What can you pretend to be with that little brain, you are shallow-minded, so that people can see it at a glance." Sheng Mingyi didn't understand what he said, but Sheng Mingzhu saw the same worry hidden in his eyes, "Daddy and eldest brother know it in their hearts, you!" Instead of thinking about so many irrelevant things, it is better to think about it, how do you enter the palace for a banquet at night? Although it is a title obtained by relying on the military exploits of his father and eldest brother, he is also a county lord, and it is too faceless to let people push a wheelchair in. ”

"Who dares to laugh at me? I'm the county lord now, it's too late for them to flatter, and they laugh at me, besides, whoever dares to laugh at me, I will whip her directly. ”

Sheng Mingzhu puffed out his mouth, his expression was lively, and his words were rude and capricious, Sheng Mingyi smiled and deliberately teased: "The county lord of Fengyang is such a big shelf, shouldn't my second brother also salute when he sees you in the future?" ”

Sheng Mingzhu glared at him, didn't speak, with Sheng Mingyi beside him, the pain that came to his heart in an instant dissipated a lot.

The place where the banquet was held for the meritorious generals who returned to the dynasty was arranged in the Qilin Palace.

The palace in the night, noble and solemn, the city wall outside the palace wall is three steps and one light, five steps and a sentry post, the carriages that go to and from the banquet are all parked outside the palace gate, Sheng Mingzhu slowly got off the carriage under the support of the summer rain.

The splint on the leg is still removed, as long as you don't walk or stand for a long time, there should be no problem.

"You are guarding the carriage, be honest with me, this is the palace, if you dare to make a little trouble, even the king of heaven will not be able to protect you." Sheng Mingzhu turned his head and explained to Zhu Nianjun, who was dressed as a coachman, in the carriage.

"You know, you can just go with confidence." Zhu Nianjun tucked the brim of the hat on the top of his head, and his eyes swept towards the parked carriages around him, looking a little absent-minded.

The night was covered, Sheng Mingzhu couldn't see the look on his face, and the palace gate should not stay too long, after explaining, Sheng Mingzhu took Xia Xue inside.

Concubine Li asked her father-in-law to bring a message, and asked her to come over earlier, so that the two sisters could talk well.

Mama Zhong had been guarding the gate of the palace for a long time, and she had seen Sheng Mingzhu from afar, so she hurriedly greeted her.

"Fourth Miss...... Phew, look at the old slave's memory, he should be called His Royal Highness the county lord, the mother has been looking forward to it for a long time, why did she wait so long to enter the palace? ”

"Something has been delayed for a while, and I have been waiting for a long time." After that, he took out a golden nude from the sleeve and handed it to Mama Zhong. "It's cold in the morning and evening, so let's warm up some hot wine for grandma."

"The county lord's mind, the old slave's heart has it, this is the old slave's business, how can he use the county lord's reward?"

"It's just some gadgets, don't be polite, Sister is in the palace, the only person who trusts and is close to you is Mama, there are many trivial matters in the palace, and please be more attentive."

"What the county lord said is that the old slave should do his best."

Sheng Mingzhu's legs and feet were inconvenient to walk quickly, and the three of them walked for nearly a stick of incense before they arrived at Liren Palace.

"Why did it take so long to arrive? Let me see how your leg is recovering. Sheng Mingxiu was dressed in a jujube red palace dress, with snow muscles and jade bones, Qiongzi and flowers, shining like Chunhua, as soon as she saw Sheng Mingzhu, she hurriedly pulled her to look at her legs.

"It's just a small injury, and after recuperating for so long, I can already walk on the ground."

"How can this be regarded as a small injury, if it hurts the bones and leaves a bane, then don't you ruin your life, you! is such a big person, I don't know that An Sheng is a little bit, it will cause people to worry, can my father and mother be okay at home? ”

"It's all good, my father and mother will come over in a while, and my eldest brother and sister-in-law will also come......"

The two sisters sat and talked about their daily routines for a while, and then they heard someone outside saying that the banquet in the front hall was about to start, and the emperor asked the slave maid to come over and invite the mother over.

"Your legs and feet are inconvenient, if you are tired, let the tassel take you to my temple to rest for a while, don't brace hard, you know?"

"You know, I'm not a child, do I still need to explain everything to my sister?" Sheng Mingzhu sneered, took the cloak handed over by the maid and put it around her, and the two of them walked towards the place of the banquet one after the other.