Chapter 197 Choosing a good day to enter the palace
Mu Qingchao ran out again. He was so anxious that he didn't even put on a coat. He tremblingly took in the pot of winter jasmine flowers placed on the windowsill.
Looking at it, there is already a layer of frost on the top, and I have lost all my energy in such a short time.
She felt regretful again.
Everyone is dead, so why bother with a potted flower here?
He took the handkerchief and carefully wiped the frost off it leaf by leaf.
Just at this time, I heard Chun Ya calling from outside the window: "Girl."
Mu Qingchao: "What are you doing again?"
"There is an imperial edict coming from the palace. Madam asked the servant to call you. Hurry and go to the front to listen to the edict."
Listen to the order?
It is said that in order to recuperate from his illness, the whole Mu family moved to this place for two years. In the past two years, except for the Su family where Mu Yin married, they have almost no contact with the outside world, so they can be regarded as a refuge from the world.
How could there be an imperial edict coming at this moment?
Mu Qingchao was full of doubts. When he arrived at the front hall, he saw the whole family, from master to slaves, already kneeling there.
I heard that the person who came here was called Chang Fu, and he was the eunuch in charge of the current His Majesty. Your Majesty, the celebrity in front of you, was very afraid to offend you.
Mu Qing was waiting for him when he saw Chao, and he quickly knelt down.
When Eunuch Changfu saw that everyone was here, he cleared his throat and read out the imperial edict.
The general meaning is that the Mu family has been married for generations, and the emperor was grateful for Mr. Mu's gentleness, humility, and integrity in the past. He also cared about the orphans and widowers of the Mu family, so he specially gave the surname Xiao to the Lanling Xiao family.
In addition, Mu Qingyan, the only male member of the Mu family, was given the title of Duke of Xiao.
Make Mrs. Zhong a first-class royal wife.
Hearing this, Mu Qingchao felt that it was simply... outrageous.
With such a change of dynasty, why did the emperor still feel grateful for his father's past?
I'm just grateful. What's going on with this inexplicable change of surname?
However, the content behind the imperial edict was even more confusing to Mu Qingchao.
In addition, the daughter of Mu's family is virtuous and virtuous, and is suitable for living in a good home, so she was specially given to choose a good day to enter the palace.
Mu Qingchao:???
What is this all about?
Before she could react, her mother had already stood up to receive the imperial edict.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
Finally, when Eunuch Chang Fu left, Mu Qingchao stood up after holding back his words. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Mr. Zhong turning his head, looking at her with tears in his eyes, and shouted: "
Yao Yao…”
That expression, if Mu Qingchao saw it correctly, should be...excited, right?
There is a feeling that I have finally waited for this day.
Immediately afterwards, everyone gathered around, Mu Qingyan, Mu Luo.
Even Aunt Zhuang didn't care about her dignity and took the imperial edict and read it over and over again.
All they said was: "Great, great..."
"I only said that I would choose a day to enter the palace, but I didn't say which day it was." Aunt Zhuang said after thoroughly considering the imperial edict.
"There should be an imperial edict. I haven't said what position I will give Sister." These were Mu Luo's words.
Mrs. Zhong took the imperial edict from Aunt Zhuang.
"This is an imperial edict. Don't break it, otherwise it will be a crime of beheading. You need to find a place to worship it." After Zhong said that, he continued: "You have to hurry up and prepare. Although I didn't say which day it is,
But there are too many things to prepare, and there may not be enough time.”
"Yes, yes, there is also me. When the day comes when she enters the palace, I will personally go see my sister off."
Mu Qingchao:???
She looked at the joyful scene in front of her, as if...the happiness belonged to them and had nothing to do with her.
"Hey! Are you okay?"
"Are you okay? What's the matter? Why do you ask?" Mrs. Zhong looked puzzled.
"Don't you think there's anything wrong with this imperial edict?"
"No, isn't this all good news?"
"Where is the good news? Our whole family has had their surnames changed, and you can still laugh?"
"The purpose of changing our surname is to deal with the outside world, and no one is forcing us to smash the ancestral tablets. What's the point?"
Now Mrs. Zhong understands clearly that as long as the living people live well, what is the importance of those false and unclear things? She is not such a pedantic person.
Her daughter has lived a very hard life, and she just wants her daughter to be happy, nothing more.
Of course she understood Jiang Bo's intention. In order to prevent Mu Qingchao from having to hold his head high in the palace, she even gave everyone in the family a useful identity.
This thought made her trust Jiang Bo more and more.
He also specially reminded Mu Qingchao: "You must remember that when you enter the palace, you must tell others that your surname is Xiao. The surname given by the emperor is a reward that no one can ask for. If you forget,
It will bring disaster.
Mu Qingchao:......
"You haven't even entered the palace yet, why are you talking about this?
Okay, let’s not talk about these other things, then I will enter the palace soon, aren’t you sad?”
"What are you sad about?"
"Enter the palace...
The emperors in that palace don’t even know whether they are round or flat, old or young. How can you just let me go without any worries?
Once you enter the palace, you won't be able to see me twice in a year, aren't you worried about me?"
Speaking of this, Mu Qingchao felt aggrieved.
"Are you now the kind of people who want to sell your daughters for glory?"
Why did everyone in my family change so much when I woke up?
"Sister, don't worry." Mu Luo said, "The one in the palace is neither round nor flat. You can keep it to your satisfaction."
"Yes, Yaoyao." Aunt Zhuang also said: "Don't worry, you are not old, you are still young. You like to keep it."
"That's right, that's right..."
The family members talked a lot, but Mu Qingchao felt more and more uncomfortable.
"What's wrong with you?"
"Previously, when you heard that I was going to enter the palace, you two seemed to be anxious. Now that I am going to enter the palace, you seem to be eager to do so.
Have you seen whether the one in the palace is round or flat?
If I don’t want to enter the palace, isn’t it because I can’t bear to leave you?
It's good for you, now that your ancestral property has come back and you have no shortage of money, you are becoming more and more snobbish.
I...I...I'm ignoring you..."
With tears welling up in her eyes, she simply lifted up her skirt, turned around and ran outside.
She had a really bad day. First she heard that the fifth prince was dead, and then she suddenly received an imperial edict saying that she was going to enter the palace.
Of course, what she couldn't accept the most was her family's attitude.
She is not the kind of person who makes troubles unreasonably. Two years ago, when she heard that she was going to the palace, she saw that her mother's hair was turning gray in panic. She even took the initiative to comfort her, but now...
She just felt chilled.
But when Mu Qingchao left, he didn't see what was behind him. The whole family was stunned on the spot, dumbfounded.
After a long time, I heard Aunt Zhuang say: "This... this Yaoyao really can't remember anything? Look, where have you ever behaved like this in the past few years?"
One sentence made Mr. Zhong on the side burst into laughter.
Immediately afterwards, everyone in the room couldn't help it and laughed "haha".
Mrs. Zhong laughed so hard that she almost burst into tears.
"I never thought that I would see Yao Yao acting like this in my life."