Chapter 144: Township Monarch
When Xu Shiqiu came back in the evening, he was also shocked when he heard Dong Shu mention the matter bluntly.
He originally planned to arrange some guard training to stay at home to protect the family, but who knew that he had just had this idea and had not yet implemented it, so the queen of the palace sent someone.
If it weren't for this, he would only think about it in his heart, and maybe he would have guessed if it was someone who had a queen by his side.
However, Xu Shiqiu felt that this was good, it was easy for him to find more than a dozen men to train, but it was difficult to find a suitable woman.
Now there are these eight female secret guards, not only the little lady, but also someone to protect them after Yuan Xi.
Because Xu Shiqiu understood what he wanted, in addition to the initial surprise, he quickly came back to his senses, looked at Dong Shu and said, "Lady, this is a good thing." After saying this, Xu Shiqiu saw that the little lady frowned lightly and seemed puzzled, and couldn't help but deliberately say: "If you really let the man stay by the lady's side to protect the lady, you don't have to worry about the husband." Now the queen has given eight female secret guards, which is really a husband's mind. ”
When Dong Shu heard Xu Shiqiu's words, her face immediately turned red.
Xinyue looked at Xu Shiqiu with watery eyes and wanted to speak, but he was stared at by his burning gaze and didn't know how to speak.
I haven't seen him for several days, and because Dong Shu slept early yesterday, although Xu Shiqiu wanted to do something, he didn't have the opportunity.
This will Xu Shiqiu stared at Dong Shu, and saw that the little lady did not mean to go to bed early, so he immediately didn't wait for her to react, directly picked her up by the waist, and strode towards the bed.
Xu Shiqiu's movements were sudden, and Dong Shu was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was going to do.
Just struggled slightly twice before she could speak, but she heard the husband holding her put his lips to her ear and whispered: "It's better not to move, the lady has alarmed the secret guards, and let them see something that shouldn't be seen." After saying this, Xu Shiqiu didn't wait for Dong Shu to reply, and directly put her on the bed, and then leaned away.
Dong Shu was frightened by Xu Shiqiu's words, for fear that she would move too much and attract secret guards.
But she didn't know that her appearance aroused Xu Shiqiu's great interest, and she didn't let her go until she saw that Dong Shu was tired and had no strength after a little fun.
In this way, on the second morning after coming back, Dong Shu was still about to sleep until noon before waking up.
Fortunately, there was a servant in Zhuangzi to pack up his things and prepare to return to Beijing, and Dong Shu only needed to ask about it.
Originally, they planned to stay in Zhuangzi until the beginning of August and then return to Beijing, but now they have to return to Beijing early.
Fortunately, the servants of the Xu family have rules and do things neatly, but in a day and a half, they packed up all their things.
Because the Xu family was going back to Beijing, it was not easy for Xu Yanzhu to continue to live in Zhuangzi for a long time.
Although the Zhuangzi next door is hers, the reason why Xu Yanzhu left before was to accompany Mrs. Xu, and now that Mrs. Xu has returned to Beijing, she naturally wants to return to Beijing.
Just when Dong Shu and Xu Shiqiu were discussing whether to leave Xu Yanzhu to live at home in Beijing for a few days, the Jiang family sent news that Mrs. Jiang was sick again.
"Why is this Mrs. Jiang sick again?" Dong Shu looked at Xu Yanzhu puzzled, saw that she pursed her lips and said silently, and said, "Why don't you change the doctor to see?" ”
When Xu Yanzhu heard Dong Shu's words, she hurriedly shook her head and said, "Third aunt don't worry, the Jiang family has a pharmacy and a lot of doctors. Even if this doesn't work now, the Jiang family will change another doctor from their own shop. After saying this, after suppressing the speculation in her heart, Xu Yanzhu looked at Dong Shu again and continued: "I'll go back and see, if it's really necessary, I'll send a letter to the third aunt." ”
Xu Yanzhu also knew that Dong Shu was kind, so she finally said such a sentence.
It's just that because of what she learned a few days ago, she now has some other conjectures in her heart.
Since Xu Yanzhu said such a thing, Dong Shu couldn't say anything, so he could only ask people to prepare some medicinal materials and let the Wang family follow Xu Yanzhu to the Jiang family.
Although Dong Shu is young, after all, she is the same generation as Mrs. Jiang, and now she is about to be crowned a township monarch, and after returning to Beijing, she will have to learn from Mama Yan how to visit the shrine after receiving the order, and she really doesn't have time to visit Mrs. Jiang at the Jiang family recently.
As for Mrs. Xu, she is Mrs. Jiang's elder, and she is not a close family, so she naturally will not visit someone she doesn't like.
However, before leaving, Mrs. Xu called Jiang to the front and gave her a good advice.
The Jiang family was already weak because of the events of the previous days, but now after listening to Mrs. Xu's explanation, he nodded again and again in fright, and promised to look at his sister-in-law absolutely and not let her take the opportunity of her illness to toss Xu Yanzhu.
With Jiang's assurance, Mrs. Xu nodded with satisfaction.
Because Xu Yanbo and Xu Yanmo of the Xu family's big house and the Xu family's second room are all there, the Xu family's team returning to Beijing this time is much larger than when they came to Zhuangzi before.
Many families in the capital, who have doorways, have also received the news that the Dong family of the Xu family is going to be named a township monarch.
So when I returned to Beijing this time, there were a lot more people who paid attention to the Xu family than before.
In the morning, I returned to Beijing from Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing, and I didn't get home until noon, and I cleaned up for half a day in the afternoon, and then cleaned up for most of the day the next day, and the family settled down.
After the family settled down here, Mama Yan sent a message to the palace, saying that Dong Shu would enter the palace to visit Queen Hu in two days.
This is also what Empress Hu told Mama Yan when she sent someone to send a letter out, and when Dong Shu returned to Beijing and settled down, she sent someone to send her a letter.
"Madam, according to what I told my mother before, I am afraid that someone will come to the palace tomorrow morning to announce the decree. Today, you will practice with the servant twice how to bow down and receive the order, and tomorrow I am afraid that there will be a township monarch's crown dress to be sent together. "Yan Mama didn't tell Dong Shu about these things before, but she told her twice in the past two days.
As soon as Dong Shu heard Mama Yan's words, she immediately nodded and said, "Mama Yan, what you say, I will listen carefully." Dong Shu was also a little bottomless in her heart, although she had been persuaded by her father-in-law and mother-in-law in the past two days, she still felt that it was incredible that she could be crowned a township monarch with this identity.
Mama Yan guessed her mind as soon as she saw Dong Shu's expression, "Don't worry, madam, you did well before, and you will do even better in the future." ”
With Mama Yan's words, Dong Shu didn't hesitate anymore, and followed her seriously to review it from beginning to end.
After practicing how to kneel and bow again, Mama Yan carefully told Dong Shu again: "Madam, the Xiangjun crown dress should be Zhucui Sanzhai crown, alum red coat, dark blue silk gold embroidered peacock gown, gold embroidered magpie Wenxia veil. ”
Where can Dong Shu understand what Mama Yan said, she only knows that these are the services that she can't wear before, and every time she receives an order in the future, she will wear these every time she enters the palace to face the saint or participate in the palace banquet.
As for going to see the queen, as long as the queen doesn't say anything, they communicate in private, but they don't have to care about so many rules.
When Dong Shu heard Mama Yan say this, she felt that she was afraid that it would be difficult for her to live in peace in the future, and she couldn't refuse it.
Mama Yan's estimate was good, as soon as her news was delivered to the palace, Empress Hu sent a letter to Emperor Ruikang.
And Rui Kangdi, at this time, looked at the Xuanling Master opposite with a look of embarrassment.
"Does she really deserve such a high title?"
Rui Kangdi looked at Master Xuanling and wanted to see a hint of joke on his face, but no matter how long he looked at it, Master Xuanling was serious.
"This title is really worthy of her, the poor monk said that her face is wonderful before, and now you are reluctant to give up this title?"
Master Xuanling spoke casually, without any respect for the emperor.
However, after hearing his words, Rui Kangdi was not angry.
After thinking about it for a long time, Emperor Ruikang saw that Master Xuanling still didn't mean to change his words, so he sighed and said, "Let's give her this title." After saying this, Rui Kangdi ordered to go down, ordered someone to draw up a holy decree, and sent it out of the palace early tomorrow morning.
The Xu family didn't know that Emperor Ruikang, who was going to give Dong Shu a title in the palace, sighed a few times, and they had already received the news that someone in the palace would come out early tomorrow morning to issue an edict.
The incense case and other things to be used when receiving the order will naturally be prepared today, and the servants of the Xu family have carefully cleaned the house inside and out twice.
In addition, the entire Xu family rested early today, in order to receive the order tomorrow.
Thinking that the last time the Xu family received the order was more than ten years ago, the old people were very excited, in their eyes, this was the proof that the Xu family was back up.
The lord is glorious and noble, and only when the masters get better and better, can these servants go out to be more proud than the servants of other people's families.
Dong Shu also slept very early tonight, worried that Xu Shiqiu would trouble her again, so she also hugged Yuan Xi by her side.
Rui Kangdi was afraid that there would be no male in the Xu family when Xu Shiqiu went to the barracks tomorrow to issue the decree, so he specially asked someone to send him a letter and ask him to go to the barracks tomorrow after receiving the order.
Early the next morning, in the anticipation or apprehension of the Xu family, the holy decree arrived.
Dong Shu couldn't understand what was said in the holy decree, and roughly heard that she was praising her, because she served the queen for her meritorious service, and was awarded the title of 'Xiangjun'.
The most important thing is that she heard her title clearly, "How could the saint give me the word Fukang?" As soon as the person who issued the decree left, Dong Shu looked at Xu Shiqiu with a puzzled expression.
Xu Shiqiu didn't expect that his little lady would be able to use the word 'Kang'.
He can understand the word 'Fu', but this 'Kang' is not something that everyone can use.
Because the name of the holy era is 'Ruikang'.
"I heard that yesterday the Holy Lord invited Master Xuanling into the palace. If I didn't guess wrong, the title of the lady is also the meaning of Master Xuanling. "Xu Shiqiu had Ye Jingxing secretly give him news, and he also knew a little about the things in the palace.
What's more, Master Xuanling didn't hide the traces of his entry into the palace yesterday, so it's not difficult to guess.
Dong Shu and Master Xuanling are quite familiar, because Master Xuanling likes to eat vegetarian snacks and vegetarian tea prepared by herself, she often prepares people to send them to Master Xuanling.
Because of this relationship, as soon as he heard Xu Shiqiu talk about Master Xuanling, Dong Shu put his mind at ease and said: "If Master Xuanling agrees, maybe this title has other meanings." ”
Although Dong Shu's voice was not small, it was not very big, and she seemed to be a little unsure but wanted to tell others what she meant.
Xu Shiqiu only felt cute when she looked at such a little lady, but now that the holy decree had taken her and she had to hurry out of the city to the barracks, so she could only suppress the restlessness in her heart and stay back at night to make love to the little lady.
The Xu family was overjoyed that Dong Shu had won the title of 'Fukang', and other families in the capital who were concerned about the Xu family also learned the news soon after.
In a house in the west of the city, after hearing that the title given to Dong Shu by the saint turned out to be 'Fukang', the man in the brocade robe immediately angrily smashed the teacup in his hand.