Chapter 82 Something Serious Has Happened to Your Family
() While Zhong Jinwei and the others were eating and chatting in the ruined shed, the eunuch and the two imperial guards had arrived in Tongzhou.
After they entered Tongzhou, they walked directly along Chengmen Street into the city and arrived at the gate of Tongzhou County Government Office.
The eunuch who delivered the order did not dismount or speak. A guard in imperial robes behind him urged his horse forward and said to a government official who came up to him: "Go quickly and inform your county magistrate that the emperor has a decree for the people in the city. Ask him to ask people who are familiar with the city to lead the way."
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Seeing this situation, the yamen servant did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly rushed inside to report to the county magistrate.
Another guard in Jinyi whispered to the eunuch who delivered the order: "Why don't we go inside to rest first, and then go to deliver the order after eating?"
The eunuch who delivered the order glanced at him sideways and said softly: "This is to deliver the order to Uncle Zhongxing's future father-in-law. His old man is coming from behind. If you neglect to pass it back to the palace, you and I won't have a good comment."
Jin Yiwei heard the same and didn't dare to have other ideas.
Soon, the Tongzhou County Magistrate led the Yamen Chief to welcome him out of the county government office. When he saw the eunuchs and royal guards on horseback, he bowed and said, "The lower official pays homage to the superior. I wonder which family the superior is delivering the edict to?"
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The Jin Yiwei in front said: "The Yan family, the ninth household in Wangcheng Alley, Tongzhou West Street."
After hearing this, the county magistrate took another step forward and lowered his voice: "Excuse me, sir, what is the matter? I am under the jurisdiction of this county. Is it convenient for you to tell me?"
The Jin Yiwei looked at the eunuch, who nodded and said it was okay. The Jin Yiwei said: "The maid of the Yan family who entered the palace has the merit of rescuing her. The emperor allowed her to return home and gave her mother a seventh-grade imperial edict."
So that's it, the county magistrate nodded. Unexpectedly, Jin Yiwei added: "There is also a marriage grant, and she will be betrothed to Uncle Zhongxing as his head wife."
It was all a good thing, and the county magistrate was relieved. However, he didn't care much about Uncle Zhongxing. Because in the Ming Dynasty, people who were granted titles in the Ming Dynasty were usually relatives of relatives, so they only had a title and no power. Not to mention that.
I have never heard of the name Zhongxing Bo. The affairs of the capital did not spread to Tongzhou so quickly.
Of course, it was a good thing after all. The Tongzhou County Magistrate asked the head catcher to lead the way, and then said to the eunuch and his party: "After the several superiors have finished their errands, the lower officials will set up a small bottle of wine in the back hall of the Yamen to do what the landlords should do."
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The eunuch nodded and followed the captor away.
The head catcher led the way and asked a fast-legged catcher to go ahead and report the news.
In the alley of the royal city, you can tell from this address that it is not the place where a wealthy family lives. The alley is narrow and can only accommodate a carriage.
The ninth house was a small courtyard house. The police quickly came over and knocked on the door. At the same time, they shouted: "Is anyone there? Open the door quickly. It's urgent."
An old woman's voice sounded in the courtyard: "Are you looking for my Yuan'er? He has already gone to patrol the city."
"No, I'm looking for Mrs. Yan. Are you right? Open the door quickly. It's urgent." When the police officer heard the sound, he stopped knocking on the door and replied loudly.
Maybe the old woman inside felt strange, so she was quiet for a while, but there was no movement.
The neighbor next door was alarmed by the sound. He opened the door and looked over. When he saw it was a police officer, he helped and shouted: "Sister-in-law Yan, you are the policeman from the county government."
The policeman then realized that he was in a hurry and forgot to identify himself. So he shouted: "I am Zhao Er from the Yamen. Open the door quickly. The angel will be here soon. Be prepared to welcome him."
The old woman inside heard the neighbor's words and had already walked towards the door. When she heard Zhao Eryi say this, she was stunned for a moment and said uncertainly: "What angel?"
At this time, several more people from the Yan family's neighbors came out to watch the fun, most of them women. They felt strange when they heard it, what kind of angel?
Zhao Er said anxiously: "It's the imperial envoy, sent by the emperor to convey the decree to you. He has a great event."
The surrounding area fell silent, as if Zhao Er's words were deceived. How could it be possible? It was scary. No one wanted to speak up to avoid being deceived.
Mrs. Yan walked to the door at this time, opened the door, looked at Zhao Er with sweat on his face, showed an anxious expression, turned into doubtful, and asked: "It's our house, are you sure?"
"How could it be possible? The superior of the Yan family, the ninth household in the Wangcheng Alley on West Street, made it very clear. Did you have a daughter who entered the palace and became a palace maid?"
Mrs. Yan was startled, and the image of her daughter welled up in her heart. Thinking of her reluctance to leave home, she couldn't help feeling sad and nodded.
"That's it. The address is right, the last name is right, and the things are right. Hurry and get ready, the boss will be here in the blink of an eye." Zhao Er said anxiously.
When the neighbors heard that the incident was true, they started chattering about it. The old family introduced the daughter of the Yan family to the neighbor who later moved in. She was so smart, beautiful and well-behaved. She could tell that she was blessed from a very young age.
Yes, there are a lot of similar words anyway.
Mrs. Yan panicked when Zhao Er urged her. She turned around and shouted: "Daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law, come out quickly..."
The door on the left opened quickly, and a very neat woman in linen clothes came out. She was about 20 years old. She responded to Mrs. Yan's words: "Mother-in-law, what's the matter?" She closed the door inside and just coaxed her.
My son was asleep and couldn't hear the sounds outside clearly, but he just felt it was a bit noisy.
Mrs. Yan wanted to say something but didn't know what to say. Zhao Er was so anxious that he got through the door and then directly commanded: "The imperial envoy will come to your home immediately to deliver the message. Quickly clean up your living room and place an incense table to welcome Mrs. Yan.
You also need to change your clothes. Take out your best clothes and change them quickly. Where is your son, go and call him back."
Zhao Er talked a lot, and the neighbors of the Yan family gathered at the door. Seeing that the Yan family seemed to be at a loss, they immediately rushed in and started to help. The ones who cleaned, the ones who tidied away the stools and tables, and the ones who tidied away the stools.
There were several old ladies at the table, so they urged the two parties to go in and change their clothes. Another one from across the wall called her son to go to the Minzhuang patrol area to find the eldest brother of the Yan family. The yard suddenly became lively and chaotic.
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After all, it was Zhao Er who had some knowledge and became the on-site commander, directing a group of enthusiastic aunts to set up the scene.
No matter how slow he walked, he would not be much slower than Zhao Er who came first. Just when the yard was busy, the eunuch and the royal guards arrived at the entrance of the alley.
When the head catcher heard that the ninth family was bustling with excitement, he knew that he was not ready. He immediately said to the eunuch: "Come on, the ninth family over there is the Yan family. I am afraid that they are not ready to welcome the imperial envoy right now. Do you think?
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"It doesn't matter, we are tired from walking. Let's take a rest here and stand for a while before going in."
I didn't expect that the eunuch who delivered the decree was so easy to talk to, so the head catcher was very surprised. However, he didn't dare to show any doubts, so he stood at the entrance of the alley accompanied by the three eunuchs.
Fortunately, the area there immediately calmed down, and I think the preparations were almost complete. When the head catcher looked up at the house over there, he happened to see Zhao Er sticking his head out from that house. When he looked at the entrance of the alley, he immediately shrank back.
He shouted over there: "We are here, those who are not relevant should go back first."
Immediately, a group of people poured out, everyone went back to their homes, and then put their ears to the door to listen for the sound.
When the head catcher saw him, he guided the three men to go to Yan's house.
Mrs. Yan and her daughter-in-law stood at the door to greet her. The daughter-in-law was holding a sleepy little boy about two or three years old in her hand.
The three superiors got off their horses and ordered the eunuchs to enter the Yan family, surrounded by two royal guards. When they came to Mrs. Yan, they did not dare to be arrogant and asked with a smile: "Is this the old lady of the Yan family?"
Mrs. Yan might be nervous and didn't know how to speak, so she nodded hurriedly.
"Is your son at home?"
In fact, this was a question of knowingly asking, but you still dared not to greet me at the door.
Mrs. Yan shook her head and then spoke: "The neighbors have gone looking for him."
The eunuch who delivered the decree nodded and said: "Some matters in the imperial decree require Mrs. Yan and your son to receive the decree together. Since no one has arrived, our family will take a rest first."
The catcher behind was surprised. He had never seen such a polite eunuch delivering orders. He was not so polite to the county magistrate just now. It seems that the Yan family is going to be rich!
Besides, the son of the neighbor of the Yan family rushed to the west city gate and asked a small flag guard at the gate: "Master Jun, where is the Minzhuang patrol on West Street today?"
Seeing that the man was out of breath, Xiaoqi knew that there was an emergency, so he pointed to the arrow tower on the top of the city wall and said: "We just got there. If you shout louder, you can probably hear me."
At that moment, the man took a few deep breaths, calmed his breathing, and then shouted loudly: "Yan Yingyuan, Yan Yingyuan, please come back quickly. Is there something big going on in your family?" This man really doesn't care. It's true. You can just go directly.
Saying this would scare people.
Sure enough, a person flashed past the arrow tower. He looked toward the sound below and shouted, "Xiao Wu, what happened to my family?" The shout was like thunder, and there was also a hint of worry.