Chapter 83: The Prince Enters the Mansion
The men outside the hall were already kneeling.
Old Madam Yu, with Yao's support, also went out and knelt behind Yu Dehai.
The three princesses and the lord of Shuhua, as well as the rest of the concubines who had been ordained, also went out to receive the decree outside the hall.
The female dependents who did not have an order were not qualified to go out to receive the order, but they had to kneel in the hall.
Yu Shuning, Yu Wanning and other juniors also knelt down in accordance with the rules and listened to the announcement outside the hall.
The so-called holy decree is nothing more than praising Mrs. Yu for her outstanding virtues, husband and children, and raising a virtuous queen and two pillars of the country.
It's just such a holy decree, and it is also a long article, and it took me a long time to read it, and others didn't care, but Mrs. Yu was old after all, and when she received the decree, her legs were so numb that she couldn't even stand up.
In the end, with the support of Yao and Yu Dehai, he barely stood up and stabilized his body.
Yu Wanning and others were listening to the order in the hall, so they had never seen this scene.
Ji Shuhua was outside the hall, looking at it, she just smiled secretly in her heart, this imperial sister-in-law must have praised her mother with all the beautiful words of the imperial cousin, but she didn't think that her mother was old and frail, and she received such a long grace, although she earned enough face, she also suffered enough unspeakable hardships.
Wait for Old Madam Yu to stand firm.
The waiter who passed the decree bowed and saluted, and said with a smile on his face: "The old slave congratulates the old lady on her high birthday." ”
"Grandpa Wei is polite."
Old Madam Yu smiled and returned the salute.
Yu Dehai glanced at Yu Weiyong on the side, and Yu Weiyong hurriedly handed over a purse that had been prepared early in the morning and stuffed it into the hand of Father-in-law Wei.
"Please don't dislike Grandpa Wei and take a cup of tea."
That Gonggong Wei is the chief eunuch beside the emperor, and he is the henchman who serves the emperor close to the emperor, and if he can make a decree today, the emperor has given the Yu family great glory and dignity.
Father-in-law Wei secretly checked it, felt very heavy, and guessed that it was gold, so he stuffed the purse into his arms and thanked him with a smile.
Then he pointed to the congratulatory gifts brought into the house by the guards behind him, and took out a gift slip from his cuff and handed it to Yu Dehai and said: "This is all rewarded by the emperor and queen." ”
Today's bounty was very rich, and it was carried dozens of times, and almost the entire front yard was filled.
The Yu family hurriedly knelt down again to thank him.
"Father-in-law, please come down and have a glass of wine." After Yu Dehai got up, he gestured.
"No, no."
Gonggong Wei hurriedly excused himself: "The old slave still has to rush back to the palace to serve the emperor, Lord Yu knows, the emperor is used to being served by the old slave, and the inner servants next to him can't touch the emperor's spleen and stomach, I'm afraid that it won't be good." I won't eat this water and wine, the adult's mind, the old slave's heart. ”
"That being the case, I don't dare to be reluctant, after all, His Majesty's errand is the most important."
Yu Dehai didn't force him to stay, so he had to personally send Father-in-law Wei out of the house.
Gonggong Wei saluted the old lady Yu again and said: "The old slave will not disturb the old lady, but today, in addition to the will and reward, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the princes, as well as Princess Anjou, will also come to pay homage to the old lady's birthday, but the children of the heavenly family, there are such and such things to prepare when they go out of the palace, and they will inevitably delay the hour."
Therefore, the old slave will go first with the will and reward, and the prince and princess will come later, but it is only a matter of the front and back feet, and the hour should be almost up, so you should prepare to meet it as soon as possible. ”
"Thank you father-in-law for mentioning it."
Listening to Father-in-law Wei's words, Yu Dehai was so excited that his voice trembled a little.
He did not know in advance that the princes would come, and the queen did not mention it to him.
So when I heard it at this time, I couldn't hide my excitement.
Looking at the world of Dayin, in addition to the current princes, there is only the Yu family, how can he not be excited.
It's just that fortunately, he has been an official for many years, but he can still hold on to it, and he hasn't lost his temper for a while.
However, Old Madam Yu was a little at a loss for joy, one is that such glory and decency are really exciting.
Moreover, as a grandmother, how can anyone not love and miss her grandson, but because of her special status, she rarely sees her grandson, not to mention that her grandson comes to see her in person, which is even more rare.
Yu Wanning and the others were in the hall, and they couldn't hear the conversation outside at the moment, but they were a little surprised, why it was not over for so long.
Yu Shaoyuan had already begun to shout hunger.
Mama Li, who was taking care of her, went to the table and took a piece of melon for him to eat first.
At the same time, he received a disgusted look from Yu Shuning.
Yu Dehai first asked the Yao family to send Mrs. Yu back to the hall.
Then he and Yu Deling sent Father-in-law Wei out of the mansion, and at the same time prepared to welcome the prince and princesses.
As soon as he went out, he saw a team of royal forest soldiers riding horses, and dismounted at the gate of Yufu, so they controlled the streets on both sides and no longer allowed pedestrians to pass.
Then, under the escort of many imperial city guards, several luxurious carriages slowly drove over in the honor guard, and there were palace people burning incense in front of the car to open the way, and there were palace maids and attendants accompanying them on foot.
First, a bright yellow carriage stopped in front of the Yufu Gate, and an attendant climbed on the ground, the curtain was opened, and the current crown prince Ji Anheng was dressed in a bright yellow uniform, stepped on the back of the attendant and got off the car.
Then a few more apricot carriages stopped, and several princes in regular clothes, and Ji Anru, the princess of Queen Yu's concubine, also stepped on the inner servants who stepped on their feet and got out of the car.
Seeing this, Father-in-law Wei, Yu Dehai, and Yu Deling hurriedly stepped forward to greet each other.
"Weichen and minions see His Royal Highness the Prince, see His Royal Highnesses the Princes, and His Royal Highness the Princess."
"That's it, hurry up and excuse me."
Prince Ji Anheng hurriedly took two steps forward, and said to Father-in-law Wei and Yu Dehai: "Uncle is an elder, there is no need to make a big ceremony, Father-in-law Wei is an old man who has served his father for many years, and in front of our juniors, there is no need to be formal." ”
Although Ji Anheng was so polite, Yu Dehai and Yu Deling still insisted on doing the whole salute before getting up, and only Gonggong Wei stood aside with a false salute.
After Yu Dehai and Yu Deling finished the ceremony, Princess Anru and several princes behind Ji Anheng stepped forward to pay tribute to their nephews.
"Uncle is well."
"Yes, Your Highnesses are well."
For the princess and these ordinary princes, Yu Dehai and Yu Deling only performed regular salutes, and they didn't have to kneel.
Although they are both fathers and brothers, the identity of the prince and the ordinary prince is very different.
"Your Highnesses, please enter the palace to celebrate your birthday, the servants are in a hurry to return to the palace to serve the emperor, so they are rude and leave first, and please don't be surprised." Father-in-law Wei bowed slightly and said with a smile.
"Oh, father-in-law, go slowly."
Ji Anheng said with a smile: "Father can't leave you for a moment, once you've finished your errand, let's go back first." ”
Seeing that Gonggong Wei got into a carriage with a green mantle and left, Yu Dehai and Yu Deling hurriedly invited the prince and princess and several princes to enter the palace.