Chapter 798 The Imperial Edict arrives
In the early morning of the third day of Zhu Ping'an's vacation, the bright red sun rose from the east, the fog was dispersed by the sunlight, and the dew reflected the rising sun on the green leaves, waking up the sleeping people. Human World.
Early in the morning, Baozi's little maids Hua'er and Qin'er carried two buckets of hot water into the bathroom with their heads down and their faces red, and then walked out with their faces even redder and their heads down.
“It’s all your fault that I got up late, Hua’er and the others must have been secretly laughing.”
On the embroidered couch, Li Shu stretched out her white lotus root jade arm to support her body, with pink and white jade fingers. Pulling the quilt corner, Covering her body, a face as red as a peach was revealed from behind. A pair of eyes filled with spring water, so watery that it could drown a person. She pouted her rosy mouth and complained to Zhu Ping'an who got out of bed.
Hearing this, Zhu Ping'an got out of bed for a moment, and his old face suddenly turned red. Yesterday, he said that he should be in moderation, but he added another meal this morning.
Next time he will not be the same.
"Ahem, I'm going to take a shower first." Zhu Ping'an coughed and walked into the bathroom as if he was running away.
“Yeah, Zhu Pingan, I want to wash first.”
“Ahem, let’s wash it together.”
"Liar. Who wants to wash with you? You lied to me to wash with you last night. As a result, you are a bad person who harbors evil intentions and took the opportunity to do bad things."
Shaoqing, there was a cooing cry in the bedroom, and then returned to It was calm, with only the faint sound of water coming.
At this time, the Marquis of Linhuai had already gone out to report his work to the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel and other departments.
However, when the Marquis of Linhuai rode on horseback to report his work to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel, the Marquis of Linhuai's mansion ushered in a group of father-in-law who came to announce the decree.
The father-in-law who announced the edict was holding a black scroll and a three-color imperial edict, followed by four young eunuchs. One of the young eunuchs also held a scroll of imperial edict, and its bearing was also a black ox horn axis. The fifth-grade eunuch was followed by a group of guards. With the help of Minghuang, the arrival of the group caught the gatekeeper of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion and the steward of the outer courtyard off guard. The steward greeted them casually before he could question them carefully, and hurriedly sent someone by himself. Report to the old lady in charge of the Hou Mansion.
There are two officials in the mansion. One is the Marquis of Linhuai who has just returned from Yingtian to report on his duties. The other is Zhu Ping'an who is on vacation at home and has not been out yet.
But to whom did this father-in-law from the palace come to announce his decree? !
The old lady of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion asked the steward who came to report to whom the father-in-law had come to announce the decree, but the steward didn't know anything about it.
The old lady asked her father-in-law again what color the imperial edict was holding in his hand. The concierge only relied on memory and replied that the father-in-law who proclaimed the edict was holding a three-color imperial edict with a black axis.
After hearing this, the old lady knew for sure that the black-shaft and three-color imperial edict was for high-ranking officials above the fifth rank.
In the past, when the old Linhuai Marquis was still there, he showed off to the old lady the imperial edict enshrined in the ancestral hall. He said that the imperial edict was a symbol of the emperor's power and a symbol of the official's status. According to the different grades of officials, they are strictly distinguished. The imperial edict bearings issued to the first-rank officials are jade shafts, those issued to the second-rank officials are black rhinoceros horn shafts, the third-rank officials are gold-plated shafts, and the fourth- and fifth-rank officials are black ox horn shafts. ;The fabric of the imperial edict is also very For those who pay attention to grade, the color of the edicts for officials below the fifth rank will be a single white silk. Only the edicts for officials above the fifth rank will have multiple colors, such as three colors, five colors, seven colors, etc. The more colors the edict has, the more the edict is received. The higher the official level.
If you are above the fifth rank, then of course it is for the Marquis of Linhuai. Although Zhu Ping'an is young and promising, he is only a sixth rank.
So, when the old lady heard that it was a black-shaft and three-color edict, she naturally thought it was for the Marquis of Linhuai, so she hurriedly sent people to chase the Marquis of Linhuai.
Fortunately, the Marquis of Linhuai was fat and his horse ran slowly. When the servants of the Marquis of Linhuai Mansion caught up with the Marquis of Linhuai, the Marquis of Linhuai had just walked out of Gonghou Street and heard the news from the palace. After coming to convey the order, the Marquis of Linhuai hurriedly whipped the horse on his crotch and drove back. After a short distance, the horse was so tired that it foamed at the mouth.
"Mr. Marquis, the nobles in the palace are here to announce the decree to the fifth uncle. The old lady is worried that you will miss the time to report on your duties. Let me tell you quickly. The nobles in the palace have said that you don't need to go back. .”
However, before the Marquis of Linhuai could rush back to the Marquis Mansion, the second wave of servants from the Marquis of Linhuai Mansion came after him on horseback.
Hearing this news, the psychological shadow of the Marquis of Linhuai could not be calculated for half a day
In the Marquis of Linhuai's mansion, the old lady learned that the palace people were here to announce Zhu Ping'an's decree , and hurriedly sent Zicuckoo to Tingyuxuan to find Zhu Pingan and Li Shu.
Zijuan trotted all the way to Tingyuxuan, and then learned from Baozi's maid Hua'er that the two parties involved were still taking a bath in the bathroom
Why take a bath so early in the morning? !
There is much talk about the licentiousness of officials. Zicuckoo, who has been serving in the Marquis Mansion for a long time, also knows some things about men and women.
Zijuan was startled at first, then lowered her head and spat, her little face flushed. She used to think that the fifth uncle was a cat that didn’t eat fish, but she didn’t expect that the fifth uncle was also one.
What can be greater than an imperial edict? ! Zijuan urged Hua'er to go to the bathroom and tell the two parties involved the news that someone from the palace had announced the decree.
Soon, Ting Yuxuan was in a state of panic.
Of course, there was a lot of excitement in the outer courtyard of the Hou Mansion. Although the old lady was disappointed that she was not here to announce the decree to her son, after all, Zhu Pingan was also the uncle of the Hou Mansion, and he was half a member of the Hou Mansion, so , leaning on crutches, working hard, assigned the housekeeper to quickly arrange it.
Setting up the table, incense stand, and burning incense
When Zhu Ping'an took Li Shu and the girl and old lady and hurried from Ting Yuxuan to the front yard, their hair was still wet. I just came out of the bathroom and changed my clothes in a hurry.
"Go to the front yard quickly, don't keep the nobles in the palace waiting."
The old lady of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion is a traditional person. She saw the two people coming with wet hair. , the wrinkles on his face are a little deeper.
"Yeah." Zhu Ping'an coughed awkwardly and nodded in agreement.
The group of people went to the front yard together. In the front yard, the eunuch who had come to announce the decree was sitting in the main hall having tea. The leading father-in-law was not Feng Bao, who had come to announce the decree before. The other four young eunuchs were also unfamiliar.
But this is not surprising. There are seven or eight thousand eunuchs in the palace. It is normal for Zhu Pingan not to recognize them.
"The lower official heard that my father-in-law came to announce the edict. To show respect for the Holy Father, he took a bath and changed clothes to receive the edict. My father-in-law has been waiting for a long time."
Zhu Ping'an walked a few steps quickly and walked towards the leader. The chief eunuch bowed his hands to express his apology, and said shamelessly.
The old lady of Linhuai Houfu shook the crutch in her hand when she heard this.
After hearing this, Zicuckoo and other informed girls below reached a new level of understanding of Zhu Ping'an.
"No, no, Mr. Xiao Zhu is serious." The leading father-in-law smiled and stretched out his hand to help Zhu Ping'an stand up. His face was full of spring breeze and kind, and he did not mean to be unhappy at all because he had been waiting for a long time. (End of this chapter)