Early the next morning, the house was packed with guests.
According to Chu Nanzhi's original intention, she just wanted to set up a few banquets and invite friends from the two families over to celebrate.
However, following Chang Lao's instructions, the two mistresses, Liu Yun, Chu Wenbi and his wife discussed it and sent invitations to many officials of the state government and members of the two families.
Even Concubine Yue, Prince Nandu and Prince Beibin came with congratulatory gifts.
Lin Jinxiao's leg disease has not yet recovered. Since he agreed to Chu Nanzhi, he had to sit in the living room obediently with a cane and continue to pretend that his legs and feet were not flexible, letting Chu Nanzhi, Liu Yun, and Zhou Welcoming guests outside the hospital.
Knowing that Lin Jinxiao's leg illness had not recovered, Concubine Yue Guifei said anxiously and concernedly as soon as she walked in:
"It's really a twist of fate. The princess and sister have suffered for so many years with King Pingning. Now he has finally become rich, but he has a disability that makes his legs and feet inflexible. He has attacks from time to time. He will be sealed at the end of the month. The ceremony is here, and King Pingning’s appearance will let the Dongsang and Baiyu people know that they will covet the border states and counties even more.”
After a pause, her tone turned to a deep warning: "Fortunately, he has a capable princess like you by his side. Sister, in the future, you have to take care of Pingning Prefecture for him."
"The noble concubine is joking. I am just a village woman. How can I be like this master? Now I can only hope that his legs and feet will become more flexible soon so that I can share more of Your Majesty's worries."
Chu Nanzhi now knew Xiao Bailian's life experience, and knew that even if he was described in a bad light, the Empress Dowager and Her Majesty would not easily remove him from his position as governor.
Therefore, she deliberately sighed with regret: "Since His Majesty was promoted to the Magistrate of Luyanggang County, His Majesty has received many rewards from His Majesty. With such great kindness, His Majesty originally wanted to go to the court in person to express gratitude. Now his legs and feet are good and bad now. I'm afraid... We can no longer travel far, I just hope that the whole state government can work together to protect the peace and stability of Ningzhou."
"Princess, there is no need to worry about this."
Lin Tingkai, the king of the Southern Capital, said with a look of gloating: "With the Tang Dynasty governor leading a hundred thousand troops to guard the Duwei's mansion, no one dares to invade the territory. Besides, my nephew is just a weak leg and foot, so it's not that he can't take charge. With a nephew-in-law in such a position, With the help of a good wife, nothing can go wrong in Pingning Prefecture."
"Then let me borrow the auspicious words from the Third Emperor's uncle."
Chu Nanzhi smiled gently.
Tang Ru had never guessed Lin Jinxiao's life experience. He only felt that His Majesty and the Empress Dowager hadtily promoted Lin Jinxiao and the Luyan Gang Lin clan members just to guard against what happened back then.
The Empress Dowager and Her Majesty were afraid of King Qinghe. If there was a change in the capital, they would definitely not want King Qinghe to enter the capital, so they thought of reinstating Lin Jinxiao to prepare for any eventuality.
With Lin Jinxiao's legs and feet now, let alone one day leading an army into the capital city and licking blood on horseback, even asking him to enter the court in a carriage to thank him would be an extremely laborious and laborious task.
Not to mention that he is in charge of all the soldiers and horses in the whole state, so he can't accomplish anything big.
Even though I was thinking this in my heart, I still had to give words of relief and comfort.
Tang Ru assured in a serious tone: "Princess, please relax. Since the imperial court has allowed Your Highness to be in charge of Pingning Prefecture, even if His Highness has an occasional illness, we will definitely follow his lead and obey the orders of Your Highness and the Princess."
"With the words of the Grand Governor, I feel relieved."
Chu Nanzhi also pretended to be moved and agreed, signaling everyone to go into the living room to rest.
Seeing Lin Jinxiao and the quadruplets sitting upright, Concubine Yue began to greet her enthusiastically again:
"Jin Xiao, just now Princess Princess also told you about your general situation. You are working too hard and don't care about your body. Don't be too hasty like this now. Everyone sees your loyalty to the court.
Yeah, you still have to stay tight from now on."
Beibin Wang Lin Tingyan looked at his expression and echoed:
"That's right, Jin Xiao. In just a few months since you took office, you have managed Luyan Port in an orderly manner. The series of decrees you issued have benefited the country and the people. Your achievements will last for a long time. Now even His Majesty has made a decision
Implementing the land equalization policy shows that the court values you highly.
You are the pillar of the country. The important thing in governing the world is to take things slowly. Don't act too hastily. You should take good care of your health now that you are ill. The governor of the Tang Dynasty will take care of the affairs of the state capital. Although you
rest assured."
Listening to these unintentional words and looking at the unintentional faces, Lin Jinxiao really wanted to throw away the crutch in his hand, but after looking at his wife who was very satisfied with this, he suppressed the pain that kept rising in his heart.
He coughed lightly and replied with a stiff smile:
"Thank you to Uncle Sixth Emperor for caring about your concubine. It's my legs that are not up to par and I have let down the Holy Grace."
I'm afraid many of the people present were still hoping that he would die due to the leg disease, so they deliberately pretended to be very pessimistic and continued dejectedly: "To be honest, this chronic disease almost killed me several times.
If it weren't for the princess's heart-warming rescue, how could I be where I am today? If anything happens to me in the future, I ask the two imperial uncles to treat their orphans and widowers kindly in the future, for the sake of their bloodline."
"Today is your happy day, don't say such depressing words."
His dejected attitude made Nandu King Lin Tingkai, who hated him to the core, a little moved when he heard:
"It's just a slight leg problem. At most, it's because of the inability to move. Our Dahe Empire has always been tolerant and large. It's not that we don't have ministers with weak backgrounds and strong ambitions. Even the female Jiao'e can be promoted.
As an official, not to mention as a leader of the clan who is full of talents and knowledge, His Majesty entrusts you with such a heavy responsibility because of his respect and trust in you."
As he spoke, he looked at the four little guys beside him, and specifically told Dabao and Sanbao: "You two little guys must grow up quickly. When you grow up, you can share the worries of your father, the king, and the mother.
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Although Dabaolin Ruiwen is a young man, he is very understanding of the ways of the world. These uncles in the capital are not looking forward to the early death of their father, so they are not sincerely concerned. They deliberately bowed their hands and replied solemnly:
"Please rest assured, Uncle Emperor. Ruiwen will definitely remember your uncle's teachings and will definitely protect Pingning Province for his father and uncle in the future."
"What a good boy."
Nandu Wang Lin Tingkai did not expect that such a little kid could have such ambitions, and he couldn't help but feel a little wary in his heart, but he pretended to be extremely kind and praised him on his face.
Seeing more and more guests coming in from outside, Chu Nanzhi ordered a few of them: "Please invite the noble concubine, the emperor's uncle, and all of you to take a seat inside."
After entering the hospital for a long time, he did not see the figures of Chang Lao and Nie Lao, and Beibin Wang Lin Tingyan felt a little disappointed.
These two elders have been retired for so many years and are still deeply relied upon by the Empress Dowager and Her Majesty. Only by maintaining a good relationship between them can we maintain the support of the people.
Looking at Chu Nanzhi with a smile, Lin Tingyan said eloquently: "I heard that Mr. Jinxiao and my nephew and daughter-in-law are hosting the banquet today. Mr. Nie and the two old ladies are personally hosting it. There is no trace of them."
"Oh, there are many guests today. The two elders and junior ladies are accompanying Mr. Zhao and the Chu family at the school, and the elders of the Liu family are talking."
Chu Nanzhi replied with a smile.
She was well aware of the temperament of her two elders. Taigong Zhao was now in his old age and also liked peace and quiet. These people were all honored guests in her heart, so she deliberately set up a space in the school to receive her family members and several honored guests.
When she learned that Taigong Zhao was also at the house, Concubine Yue was still worried about the old man's donation of money to the state capital.
This Zhao Mansion is far more than the millions of furniture. She is still thinking about getting another fortune from the old man. She said with a smile: "It has been some time since I returned to my hometown to visit relatives, and I have never been there to visit.
Second elder, it is a coincidence that I happened to have a chat with the second elder today."
Chu Nanzhi glanced at the courtyard inadvertently and saw the figures of Chen and Lin Jinhong's family. She had no choice but to obey the instructions to Zhou: "Aunt, please take the imperial concubine and the emperor's uncle to the book school."
Zhou left in response. Chu Nanzhi looked carefully at the crowd, but did not see Tang Yuanxi and Princess Qian, which was a bit strange.