The old lady was stunned by the sudden good news and asked anxiously: "What good news is it?"
The girl said: "Old lady, please come to the front hall and take a look. The eunuch delivering the order is already waiting in the front yard!"
As soon as she heard about the edict, the old lady shivered as a conditioned reflex. The Feng family has received more edicts in the past six months than in the previous twenty years, but every time there was no good thing, since it was a good thing, Feng Yu
Heng. After thinking about it like this, she naturally felt that it should be the message passed to Feng Yu Heng, so she quickly ordered her servants: "The second young lady may not have gone far yet. Go and chase her back. Let her
Go to the front yard to receive the order."
The girl who came to deliver the message stamped her foot and said with a smile: "Oh! Old lady, this decree is sent to you! It is great news!"
Aunt Zhao immediately sensed that something was wrong, and quickly said: "Tell me carefully, what is the good news?"
The girl then said: "There is an imperial edict from the palace. It is passed to the old lady, and she is to be granted the title of first-grade imperial concubine! The old lady should hurry up to the front yard to receive the edict!"
"Ah!" Both of them were stunned, but then there was a surprise on their faces. Aunt Zhao immediately ordered the girl: "Hurry up and ask people to go to each courtyard to inform the aunts and ladies to come out to receive the order. By the way.
, we also need to invite the second young lady back, she just left not long ago."
"Hey!" The girl ran out happily to spread the message.
Aunt Zhao helped the old lady get up, and while arranging her clothes and hair, she said: "Our family is about to marry the eldest princess of the Qianzhou Kingdom. I think the Lord must have felt that the old lady has no destiny."
I can't hold it back. But speaking of it, I still feel that this imperial edict has come too late. Madam, you are the mother of a real first-class official, and you should have been ennobled long ago."
The old lady was already so elated that she couldn't care less about these things. She kept urging Aunt Zhao to move faster, and then said: "Sooner or later, it will be sealed. If the emperor insists on not sealing us,
There’s nothing we can do about it!”
Aunt Zhao said casually: "Well, I think the Yao family has a first-class title, so this old slave will feel wronged for the old lady."
The old lady was also aggrieved by this matter: "Huh, Ah Heng knows how to pray for his mother, but my son doesn't have me in his heart at all!" When this was mentioned, the old lady's face immediately darkened.
Aunt Zhao was so frightened that she quickly apologized: "I'm an old slave who can't speak. Madam, please don't be angry with me. As the prime minister, I naturally have to set an example for the officials. If you are just like others, you can't be angry with me."
How can you get benefits for your own family?"
The old lady thought about this and her face looked better.
Aunt Zhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was too dangerous just now. If her words made the old lady angry with the master, she would be guilty of a big crime. She moved faster and pulled the old lady's hair.
He took care of it once more, and then said: "Okay, old lady, let's go to the front yard quickly!"
The old lady here led a group of servants to rush to the front yard, and people from other courtyards of the Feng family were also rushing to the front yard. Feng Yuheng was intercepted on the way back to Tongshengxuan. For the old lady's sudden
She was not surprised by the first-grade imperial edict.
Feng Jinyuan himself was the prime minister, and it was only a matter of time before his mother was granted a imperial edict. What's more, the imperial edict for his wife was just a reward given by the court to the official's family, and it had no practical significance at all.
But Huang Quan analyzed it and said: "Are you asking the old lady not to lose her status too much in front of Princess Kang Yi?"
Feng Yuheng laughed, "Maybe I want her not to lose her status too much in front of me."
"Well?" Huang Quan was puzzled, "The emperor has always been towards the young lady. How could he let the old lady suppress the young lady?"
"How do you know it's the emperor's intention?" Feng Yuheng raised the corners of her lips and said evilly: "I'm afraid someone is flattering and trying every means to show their favor to the old lady!"
"Miss, you mean Princess Kang Yi?"
"Just wait and see!"
The two of them had already walked to the front yard while they were talking, and people from each yard also came from different directions. It wasn't until the Feng family arrived that the housekeeper He Zhong whispered to the eunuch who was delivering the order, and then
Hearing the eunuch clear his throat, he raised his voice and said: "Old Madam Li of Feng Mansion, take the order."
The old lady hurriedly stepped forward, knelt down first, and said loudly: "A civilian woman accepts the order."
As she knelt down, everyone in the Feng family also knelt down on the ground. The eunuch who delivered the edict showed the imperial edict in his hand and said loudly: "Old Madam Li of Feng Mansion, has a noble character and a well-mannered manner. Now I grant you the honor."
I am granted the title of a first-grade imperial edict, and I am given a first-grade imperial edict, and I admire this!"
The old lady was so happy that she immediately said loudly: "The women of the people accepted the decree to thank you, long live my emperor." Then she raised her hands above her head and took the imperial edict into her hands. The girl on the side also stepped forward and took the imperial edict.
The imperial edict was obeyed and returned.
Aunt Zhao helped the old lady up, and then at the old lady's signal, she gave a small purse to the eunuch who delivered the order. The eunuch picked it up and then smiled with satisfaction: "Congratulations, Mrs. Feng.
, I wonder if the old lady has any more instructions, if not, our family will go back to the palace to reply."
The old lady hurriedly said: "I'm sorry to trouble you, father-in-law, but I didn't invite you into the house for a cup of tea."
"Hey! It's not necessary! Then, old lady, please stay and we will leave!" The eunuch didn't stay for a moment, announced the decree, took the reward and left in a hurry.
Feng Yuheng wanted to laugh when she saw the old lady holding the imperial edict in her hand with joy. She could almost imagine Emperor Tianwu's impatience when he issued this edict. Such a simple edict, just a few sentences, and even more compliments
None of them were willing to give it, which shows that this imperial edict was not something Emperor Tianwu was willing to grant at all.
Thinking about it, Feng Jinyuan has been the Prime Minister for so many years without asking for a royal decree for his mother, which shows that Emperor Tianwu is not very fond of the Prime Minister's family. He did not grant the title earlier, but waited until Kang Yi was about to come.
When she was a child, she used her toes to figure out where the imperial edict came from.
Sure enough, after the eunuch left, the few people who looked like maids who came with him did not leave. The leader walked up to the old lady and bowed down: "My slave, I would like to say hello to the old lady. Congratulations to the old lady for receiving the imperial title."
The old lady recognized the person after careful identification for a while: "Are you Qian Zhou's maid?"
The girl said: "That's right, the old lady has good eyesight." As she spoke, her enthusiasm made people excited. "I wonder if the old lady is satisfied with this big gift from our eldest princess?"
The old lady was stunned, "What kind of gift?"
The girl smiled and said: "This is the imperial edict! Our princess said that the old lady is the head of the family and should always be superior, so she went to ask His Majesty Dashun to grant the old lady the title of imperial edict."
The old lady was shocked. Kang Yi actually asked for this imperial edict for her? Thinking about it again, it was true. If Feng Jinyuan went to ask for it, he would definitely tell her beforehand. This edict came suddenly, and she was just happy before.
Now I feel a little strange.
Seeing that the old lady had been talking for a long time without saying a word, the girl quickly added: "Our eldest princess has said that because things happened unexpectedly between her and Master Feng, and Qianzhou is too far away from Dashun, there is no time to prepare the dowry now."
The princess then thought about doing something for the old lady, so as to live up to the old lady's pity. Also, our Princess Rujia also has something to give you!"
As she spoke, she waved, and immediately two maids came forward, each holding a wooden box in their hands. The box seemed to be extremely heavy, and the maid could not hold it, so she had to lean on her body to support it.
"These are two pieces of Guanghan silk given to Princess Rujia by His Majesty Dashun on the first day of the new year. The princess said that she felt friendly to the old lady from the first moment she saw her. After living in the house for a few days, she became more and more friendly.
The more we get along with her, the more I feel that you are her biological grandmother. Now her wish has come true, and the princess said this is a meeting gift for the old lady!"
The old lady was really happy this time. Not only did she have a royal decree and court clothes, but now she also had two pieces of Guanghan silk. This really surprised her.
Her eyes shone when she looked at the two wooden boxes, and she kept saying: "The two princesses are so polite."
The girl could also talk: "We will be a family in a short time. The princess wants to bow to you, old lady." She ordered two pieces of Guanghan silk to be handed over to the servants of the Feng family, and then said: "Slave.
We have to go back to the palace to resurrect the eldest princess, so we won’t stay any longer. The old lady must take care of herself. The eldest princess has said that when she gets married from the Feng Mansion, she will accompany the old lady every day and personally serve her."
The maid's sweet words made the old lady happy from the bottom of her heart. The original hostility towards Kang Yi was completely eliminated again, and she changed from being wary to full of expectation.
As soon as the maid Qian Zhou left, only the Feng family was left in the yard. Seeing that the old lady's joy had not passed, Feng Chenyu rolled her eyes and actually stepped forward, knelt down on the ground and said:
"Granddaughter, congratulations to grandma for receiving the imperial decree!" After saying this, she kowtowed.
She was like this, and how could anyone else watch her? Anshi quickly pushed Xiangrong, and Xiangrong followed Shen Yu and knelt down.
Feng Yuheng and Feng Fendai knelt down later, but they followed suit. Several concubines followed, including Han, who was still pregnant. She knelt on the ground and the old lady didn't wake her up.
Although this was not the first time that the Feng family had knelt down to her, the meaning of today was different. She also had a royal title. From now on, she no longer had to envy other women's family members, and she no longer had to be embarrassed to attend banquets because she didn't have a royal title.
Already.
With such vanity, it took a long time for everyone to kneel down for half a stick of incense before she said: "Okay, everyone, get up. It's just a decree. There is no need to prostrate like this." There was an obvious mistake in her words.
Even a fool could see that she was already smiling.
After Chen Yu got up, he took two steps forward and said with a smile: "From now on, my grandmother will be the imperial concubine. If she has the chance to enter the palace again, she will wear court clothes, but it is so majestic! I didn't expect the eldest princess to be so thoughtful. Grandma has a royal imperial edict.
, even though she is the princess of Qianzhou, Qianzhou is actually a minister. In this comparison, her rank is lower than yours." After speaking, he lowered his voice again, using a language that only two people could hear.
With a loud voice, he said: "Grandma is the imperial decree of the first rank, and the second sister is the county head of the second rank. The eldest princess has good intentions!"
The old lady's eyes lit up, yes! She had always been wary of Feng Yuheng's identity as the head of the county, but now that she had an imperial edict, he suppressed her severely!
When she thought of this, the old lady's smile became a little deeper.
Feng Yuheng stood aside. Although she didn't hear Chen Yu's words, she could clearly see the movement of her lips, and immediately understood the content of the words. She couldn't help but smile to herself, a false imperial edict.
, wanted to oppress her, a county head with a fiefdom, what on earth did this family think?