Text Chapter 41 Entering the palace as an official
The efficiency of the royal nobles is naturally extremely high, and not long after Qin Zhengyang attacked and met Chu Qigong, everything was already ready.
It's a good day, a good day and an auspicious day. Early in the morning, Qin Liusu got up with the thrush and dressed up. Chu Jiechen had already set off with countless rare treasures. The most exquisite thing in the palace is the pomp, although it has already set off, but the team needs to go through all the prosperous places in the capital, everywhere they go, the gongs and drums are noisy, and the talents are crowded.
The anecdote of Chu Juechen's retreat from the Northern Desert Wolf Army when he was a teenager is widely circulated among the people, and Chu Juechen has performed prominently in the government and the opposition over the years, and he is the favorite figure of the folk storyteller and the person who likes to preach after tea and dinner. Today, you can catch a glimpse of Chu Juechen himself, and they all came to join in the fun. So the procession marched slowly.
It was already noon before arriving at the gate of the Qin Mansion, Qin Zhengyang, Qin Liumo and others had been waiting here for a long time, and when they saw Chu Juechen and others arriving, their subordinates immediately lit the firecrackers that had already been placed.
For a while, firecrackers rang out, so lively.
"The Third Highness has arrived!" Almost as soon as the firecrackers stopped, a shrill shout was heard.
"Weichen Qin Zhengyang led the Qin Mansion up and down to meet the Third Highness!" Qin Zhengyang took the lead in kneeling, and Qin Liumo and the others behind him also knelt down, and everyone shouted in unison: "Third Highness Chitose!" β
Chu Juechen couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, Qin Zhengyang, as Chu Juechen's teacher, will become Chu Juechen's father-in-law, he doesn't have to make such a big gift, but the monarch and the minister are different, and the identity is surprisingly different, even as Chu Juechen's teacher and father-in-law, it will eventually mean that he is inferior to him.
"The Queen's decree has arrived! Qin Zhengyang received the order! The father-in-law, who had just shouted, said in a sharp voice again.
"Weichen takes the order!" Qin Zhengyang, who had just gotten up, knelt down again, and everyone behind him knelt down immediately.
"The third son of this palace, the loyal and wise king Chu is over the weak crown. The Qin family has a female Qin Liumo, and now she has reached the end of the year. The mourning family saw that the two had known each other since childhood, they were talented and beautiful, and they were the right people, and now they are willing to be this matchmaker, and they hope that the two can get married. β
Naturally, no one came to this procedure in person in the homes of ordinary people, but this was naturally not too easy for people like the queen who were bound by the royal rules, so they had to replace it with a decree.
The father-in-law who shouted handed over the queen's decree to Qin Zhengyang and said, "Congratulations to Lord Qin, this is the emperor's grace!" β
"There is Father-in-law Lao!" Qin Zhengyang said with a smile, and glanced at Qin An beside him. Qin An knowingly took out a stack of red envelopes from his sleeve and picked out the largest red envelope and gave it to his father-in-law.
Then he sent these red envelopes one by one to the family members brought by Chu Juechen. The family members did not shirk it, this was a joyful thing, and everyone happily accepted it. The Qin family is worthy of everyone, and from the weight of the red envelope, it can be weighed that Chu has at least ten taels of silver, and you must know that ten taels of silver is half a year's income of an average well-off family.
The attendant beside Chu Juechen took out a big red plate, and saw that there was a jade pendant with excellent quality and exquisite carving on this plate, Chu Juechen took the jade pendant and said to Qin Zhengyang: "Student Chu Jiechen is now under the order of his father, and he specially brought a dowry to Qin Mansion to propose marriage. This jade is a pair, it is the queen mother of the dust when she is alive to order the palace skilled craftsmen to spend three years carved out, the queen mother left a last word when she was dying, and ordered the dust to give this jade to Mrs. Jiechen, and hope that the teacher will accept it for Liusu! β
The implication of this remark is that he also hopes that Qin Zhengyang will marry Qin Liusu to Chu Juechen.
Qin Zhengyang naturally understood the implication of this remark, took the jade pendant and said, "Weichen will definitely transfer it to the little girl." β
"Qin has already prepared dishes in the mansion, I hope you will enjoy your face and eat some coarse tea and light rice." Qin Zhengyang said to everyone.
"Your Highness, please inside!" Qin Zhengyang said to Chu Juechen.
"Please!" Chu Juechen was also polite and walked into the mansion. A cadre of people behind him entered the Qin Mansion carrying various dowry gifts.
Ramadan was inside, and the thrush was lying in front of the window, looking at Chu Jiechen and the others outside the house.
Thrush is not willing to see something delicious, but just stunned. As a child of an ordinary family, how could he have seen such a formation, and several boxes of various pearlescent gems were brought in alone, not to mention all kinds of exquisite silk satin.
"Miss, these three highnesses are really generous! The thrush eyes are all spent! β
Qin Liusu looked at the ridiculous grinding of the thrush and pursed his lips lightly and said: "You maid who has never seen the world, don't say that you have been a maid in our Qin family in the future, and don't tell outsiders that you have been my personal maid, it is simply a disgrace to our Qin family again." β
"Miss makes fun of the thrush again!"
"Alright, little girl. I will definitely find you a good husband in the future, so that you can live a comfortable life too."
"Don't marry a thrush! The thrush has to follow the young lady for the rest of his life. Thrush said angrily while helping Qin Liusu put on makeup.
"Miss, sir, please hurry up, the auspicious time is coming!" A maid outside the door reminded.
"Okay, got it!" Qin Liusu replied, and then said to the thrush behind him: "Don't be poor, the time is coming!" β
Hearing this, the thrush did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and sped up his movements.
When the auspicious time came, Qin Liusu slowly walked out of the Ramadan residence with the support of two maids.
"Look, this is Miss Qin?" An attendant brought into the Qin family by Chu Jiechen said to his companions.
The companion looked up and saw a young girl in a red robe walking dignifiedly, supported by two maids.
Although the young girl is a bright red dress, it is not vulgar, but full of youth and liveliness, with light makeup on her face, and she is dignified with a smile.
"The little girl has seen the Third Highness, father, brotherβ’β’β’β’β’β’" Qin Liusu greeted the people present one by one. Although Qin Liusu and his mother generally do not like restraint and dislike cumbersome etiquette, they can still grasp important occasions.
When she saw Chu Juechen, Qin Liusu couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, she lowered her head and didn't dare to look at him, fortunately, she had makeup to cover it up, otherwise the hot cheeks on both sides would inevitably make her undignified. But I can't help but peek a few times.
Chu Juechen was wearing a robe of the same color as himself today, and his tall and sturdy body was perfectly set off by this robe.
After seeing that all the people who should have come had arrived, the father-in-law who had just shouted outside the mansion ordered someone to bring out a gold plate with a brocade embroidered with dragon patterns on it, which was the holy decree written by the Holy One himself.
"Qin Zhengyang takes the order!" The father-in-law took the first volume of brocade silk and said: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor said: The Qin family is a loyal martyr, and has made great contributions to the prosperity of Changshun in the Great Qi. Thinking of the Qin family's dedication to Daqi for a hundred years, today the Qin family is specially given a gold medal to avoid death. Chin this! β
After Qin Zhengyang knelt down and accepted the holy decree, his father-in-law picked up the second volume of the holy decree, "Chu Juechen receives the decree!" β
"You are my proud heir, you have been smart since childhood, and today you are very happy to marry the little daughter of the Qin family. Today, I will give a summer resort, hoping that it will live up to my expectations and support Daqi. Chin this! β
After Chu Jiechen took the holy decree, his father-in-law picked up the thickest volume of the holy decree, and it was also the thickest volume, looking at the dense small letters on the brocade silk, the father-in-law couldn't help but secretly complain.
"Qin Liusu takes the order!" The father-in-law spread out the decree and shouted.
Qin Liusu immediately bent down and knelt down.
"Qin Liusu, the youngest daughter of the Qin family, grew up with King Zhonghui since she was a child, and she is very relieved to be able to marry now. The Qin family has been loyal to the Qin family for a hundred years, and has taken on important responsibilities since the founding of the Great Qi, his father Qin Zhengyang has served as a Taifu conscientiously, and his mother Xiao Yun has been a female general to protect the territory and expand the territory for my Great Qi. Wangliu Su can merge the talents and loyalty of his parents, and wait for the king of Zhonghui. β
"Today, I am specially appointed as the female supervisor of the Qin Liusu Waiter Division and moved to Chaoyang Palace. Give the name Changhui! β
"In addition, Qin Liusu Xiangyun Tianfu Ruyi pair, a gold-inlaid jade hairpin, several pieces of silk of various colors in Jiangnan Embroidery Villa, a set of gold silk beads, and several boxes of various colored jewelry. Chin this! β
"Thank you, long live my emperor!" Qin Liusu thought to himself while receiving the holy decree, this reward is indeed luxurious, but what is the position of this female official? Why do you still want to live in the palace, I have only lived in this Qin Mansion for a few days.
In the queen's palace, Chu Lian and the queen heard the report of the spies sent to the Qin family, and some of them were happy, and some of the sick queens a few days ago were obviously much better.
"Chu Jiechen and the Qin family have been very happy these days!" Chu Lianpi said with a smile on his face, "Let them be beautiful for a while first!" It's just that what is the official position of the female supervisor of this waiter's department? How come I haven't heard of it? β
"You don't have to ask about this, as long as she Qin Liusu enters the palace, I will have a way to treat him." The queen said coldly.
That night, the thrush was packing up for Qin Liusu, and according to the holy decree, Qin Liusu needed to move into Chaoyang Palace within three days.
"Miss, you are going to be a princess, why did the emperor order you to be a female official in the palace?" The thrush asked, puzzled.
Daddy said that the waiter department is directly led by the queen to manage the harem, responsible for the distribution of financial income and expenditure for the harem and the recording agency. It's also a place to deal with the cumbersome things of the harem.γ β
"Then why did the emperor ask the young lady to do this official position?"
"In fact, there is no female official position of the supervisor of the Waiter Division, and the only person who holds this position is the crown princess!" Qin Liusu said according to Qin Zhengyang's explanation to her; "This can be said to be a tradition of the harem of Daqi, and the crown princess will manage the harem as the queen in the future, so before that, you must be familiar with the affairs of the harem, and at the same time, you must also exercise your ability to deal with various tedious affairs."
"Under the marriage agreement between the crown prince and the crown princess, the crown princess must stay in Chaoyang Palace within three days and go to the waiter department to take up her post." Qin Liumo continued to explain, "When she entered the palace and took office, the crown princess was not allowed to go out for a year, and she was not allowed to see her family. β
"What makes me wonder is that this is an official position that was originally appointed by the crown princess, why did the emperor appoint me?"
"Isn't that obvious? The wise people of the Third Highness have heard about it for a long time, and they all think that he must be the monarch of the Great Qi, and I have privately heard that the Third Highness was born with a vision, and a royal aura came to his face. It seems that the emperor has long wanted the Third Highness to be the crown prince. The thrush head was honestly analytical.
"This matter is not as simple as you say, we should be careful since we enter the palace!" Qin Liusu looked at the simple thrush and didn't know how to explain it, just an ominous premonition echoed in his chest.