Chapter 70: The Townsman
Someone from the palace?
When Mrs. He and He Changqi heard the news, they both looked at each other for a while, and they were very stunned.
In a family like Jing'anbofu, the head of the family is on the outside, and the eldest son of the family only hangs an idle job in the court, and no one from the palace will come to visit when he is idle. Even if Mrs. He handed over the sign to the palace, it would have to be ten times, and this was because Mrs. He and the Queen Mother were handkerchiefs.
Seeing that the masters were shocked, Mama Liu hurriedly reminded: "The housekeeper said that he was the great eunuch of the inner court, and he also brought a holy decree, so he seemed to have come to announce the decree." ”
What the?
Decree?
This is even more surprising.
No one in the courtyard of Jing'anbo's Mansion has yet been able to let the Holy Majesty announce the decree.
Although he was puzzled, Mrs. He still sent the news to the owners of the houses as soon as possible, and went to the flower hall in the front yard to gather and wait for the announcement.
Not long after, in the flower hall in the front yard, the old and young of the He family knelt on the ground, and Chu Lian knelt behind the Zou family according to the rules.
Raising his head slightly, he saw that the big eunuch who announced the decree swept his eyes around, then stood up straight, straightened his sleeves, and then took out the bright yellow holy decree from the tray held by the little eunuch next to him.
He began to read it out in a sharp voice.
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: Chu Shi, the wife of He Changdi, the third son of Jing'an Bofu, Roujia Shushun, Yonghe Cuichun, intelligent and agile, relieved, was immediately canonized as the Wupin Township Jun, and was given the name Jinyi ......"
Before the holy decree was recited, the entire Jing'an Bo Mansion was stunned.
Even Mrs. He, who has gone through the world, was slightly dumbfounded, what's going on, San Lang's daughter-in-law was named a townsman in a blink of an eye?
Not to mention Old Taijun He, even Chu Lian himself was a little incredulous.
Suddenly, she remembered what the county lord of Duanjia said when she was in the Wei Palace, "You wait, I'll earn you a deputy order!"
It seems that this suddenly rewarded township monarch must be inseparable from the Duanjia county lord.
Chu Lian couldn't cry or laugh, she only thought she was joking at the time, but she didn't expect that the county lord of Duanjia really asked her for a grade, although she was a low-grade township monarch, but she had the title given by the saint himself, and this kind of glory was more faceless than that of ordinary county lords.
And the sister-in-law Zou who was kneeling in front of Chu Lian was even more stunned, and Zou actually subconsciously turned her head to look at Chu Lian, as if she was sure if the person mentioned in the holy decree was her.
Zou glanced back at it hurriedly, but his hands clenched tightly under the wide sleeves that lay on the ground.
There is uncontrollable envy and jealousy in my heart.
The third brother and sister just went to the Wei Wangfu that day to get this great benefit, if she knew it in advance that day, and also followed the third brother and sister to the Wei Wangfu to visit, then maybe the protagonist in the mouth of the great eunuch who announced the decree here today is her.
The name of Jinyi Township Monarch given by the Holy Father will also fall on her, and she will be appreciated by the Wei Palace, but I am afraid that even if she has nothing to do in the future, Da Lang will not be able to accept the concubine to enter the door.
Chu Lian knelt behind Zou and sensitively noticed that Zou seemed to be in a mood that was wrong, but at this time, she couldn't blatantly observe, she could only secretly guess in her heart.
After the chief eunuch finished reading the decree, he held the decree in both hands, and his eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile, "Jinyi Xiangjun, get up and accept the decree!"
Xi Yan beside him hurriedly helped Chu Lian to stand up, walked in front of everyone, and received Minghuang's holy decree from the hands of the great eunuch with both hands.
"There is Father-in-law Lao. ”
The big eunuch carefully looked up and down at the newly promoted Jinyi Xiangjun in front of him, and there was a slight astonishment in his eyes, no one would have thought that this Jinyi Xiangjun was so young, I am afraid that he had just passed the age of Xuan.
A white and red little face without powder but a natural delicate face, laughing like a spring breeze, just looking at the appearance is a good one, but it is a good match for the reputation of the He family Yu Saburo.
At this time, Mrs. He was also helped up. She glanced at Mama Liu behind her, and Mama Liu took out an indigo plain purse from her cuffs and handed it to the chief eunuch who announced the decree.
The eunuch smiled, stretched out his hand, and took it.
Here Mrs. He greeted the great eunuch who announced the decree, it turned out that the big eunuch had served by the Queen Mother's side before, and Mrs. He had met twice when he entered the palace.
At this time, a relatively young eunuch walked out behind the big eunuch, came to Chu Lian and gave a slight salute first.
"The slave has seen Jinyi Xiangjun. ”
Chu Lian frowned slightly and looked at the young eunuch in front of him, this eunuch has slender eyes, a high nose, and very delicate facial features, but when they are mixed together on one face, it makes people feel uncomfortable.
Although the eunuch in front of him spoke respectfully, Chu Lian could see that he looked at him with disdain.
"May I ask what this father-in-law is looking for me?"
The corners of the young eunuch's mouth twitched, and his facial features not only did not become soft, but became more ruthless and hideous.
"Back to Jinyi Township, the slave maid is an errand in the palace Yonghe Palace, I heard that Her Royal Highness the princess has a golden unicorn accidentally landed here in Jinyi Township. ”
Lama Temple!
That was the residence of Concubine Wei in the Imperial City Palace, and Concubine Wei was the mother of Princess Le Yao.
Chu Lian's eyes sank slightly, he had long expected that Princess Le Yao would send someone to return the golden unicorn, but he didn't expect it to be so shameless, and he actually wanted to crush her with the reputation of a Lama Temple.
I don't know if Princess Le Yao thinks too highly of her Chu Lian, or Princess Le Yao thinks too highly of herself.
As long as there is He Changdi, she will not be treated by Princess Le Yao, people have already offended, and whether she gives in now is a result, since the results are all bad, then why should she endure it?
Dear Princess Le Yao wants to get her beloved things back, but she can't do it without paying a price.
Chu Lian chuckled in his heart.
"Oh, and this, this father-in-law, why don't I remember? Aren't you old and have a bad memory, right?" Although Chu Lian's face was gentle, he didn't give any face when he spoke softly.
Although the father-in-law in front of him is not very old, and he can even be said to be very young, but for a little girl like Chu Lian, who has just reached the end of her life, her age is not too old.
The father-in-law who spoke for the princess was flushed with anger, he was on an errand in the Lama Palace, even in the palace, except for the servants in the palace of Long Live and the Queen Mother, not many people dared to give him anger.
The young eunuch's face was a little distorted, his teeth were bared, and words popped out of his mouth word by word, "Are you sure Jinyi Xiangjun can't remember?"
Chu Lian is quite single, anyway, she doesn't enter the palace, even if Concubine Wei and Princess Le Yao want to give her anger, then they have to leave the palace!
"What, do you want me to remind my father-in-law? I have only seen Princess Le Yao once in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, and if Princess Le Yao leaves something behind, she should also be in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion. Father-in-law, this is Jing'anbo Mansion, when you came in, didn't you look at the plaque on the door of the mansion?"
The eunuch in front of him was almost mad, it was the first time, and the titles of Concubine Wei and Princess Le Yao were not so useful.
Chu Lian was warning him that the golden unicorn was lost to her by Princess Le Yao, and she was willing to gamble and lose, and wanted to get her things back, how could she do it without paying a price.
And this eunuch's accusation that she took Princess Le Yao's things is not valid at all, the gambling contract in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion was witnessed by everyone, and if it is spread out, it will only be Princess Le Yao's facelessness.
The eunuch endured the anger in his heart, so he had to lower his posture, and took out a plain purse from his cuff and gave it to Chu Lian, "Xiangjun, this is the concubine Niangniang's entrustment to the slave, so that the slave must exchange it for the princess's golden unicorn." ”
Chu Lian glanced at the Xiyan beside him, and the Xiyan quickly left to go to Songtao Garden to get the golden unicorn.
Chu Lian was a little stunned, and he was not polite to this eunuch, he took the purse in person, opened it and took a look, and then smiled, "Father-in-law, don't worry, although it is something that the princess lost to me, but I have always kept it intact, and I can hand it over to you in front of everyone today, but my father-in-law has to take a good look at it." ”
Soon Xiyan came back, and the young eunuch took the brocade box from Xiyan's hand, opened it and checked it carefully, and confirmed that it was Princess Le Yao's golden unicorn, and finally said: "I disturbed Jinyi Xiangjun today, and please don't blame Xiangjun." ”
Waiting for the people in the palace to leave, Chu Lian was called by Mrs. He to Qinghui Hall to speak.
It took half an hour before he came out of the Qinghui Hall.
On the way back to Songtao Garden, Chu Lian couldn't help but start to have a headache when he thought about what Old Taijun He had just said.
It turned out that if you got the title, you had to go to the palace to thank you......
Thinking that it was very likely that she would meet Princess Le Yao and Concubine Wei when she entered the palace, Chu Lian's whole person was not good, should he be so weak!
Xiyan followed behind Chu Lian, frowning and thinking about the morning's events, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Third Grandma, you handed over the golden unicorn to that eunuch, why did you say that in the end?"
Oh, by the way, it was the words of the young eunuch who checked the golden unicorn.
Chu Lian turned his head and nodded at Xiyan's head, "What's the matter, you haven't reacted yet?"
Xi Yan "Huh?".
Chu Lian sighed, "You didn't hear it, today's fox fake tiger power drama was simply made up by the eunuch himself, otherwise how could he have been able to take out the purse with the silver ticket later?"
Princess Le Yao and Concubine Wei may really dislike her, but as a royal person, and in a high position, most of them want to get things back, but most of them will not be so faceless empty white wolves.
Wei Guifei was arrogant and noble, and would not disdain to do such a thing to her little countryman.
The silver ticket for the exchange of the Golden Qilin should have been prepared a long time ago. It's just that the eunuch who was sent to beg for things became greedy for a while, and wanted to lose the money, so he wanted to rely on his power to get the things back empty-handed, but what he didn't expect was that she didn't eat this set at all.
As for why he deliberately asked the eunuch to inspect the golden unicorn in the end, he was afraid that he would do something and make Wei Guifei misunderstand.
But today is bound to offend this minion, although the things are returned, I am afraid that this guy will also add fuel to the fire in front of the concubine and Princess Le Yao.
There is a good saying, it is better to offend a gentleman than to offend a villain.