Sword of the Red Chamber from Heaven

"Your Excellency shouldn't have come to see this old minister."

Fan Yuanhe spoke in a gloomy tone, and it seemed that he did not want to say more, so he stopped there.

When Fan Ruoli heard this, she did not respond immediately. Instead, she was silent for a moment before she spoke up, "My Lord, do you still not like him?"

Her words seemed to be coded. If an ordinary person heard them, they would probably be confused. If the adult was referring to Fan Yuanhe, then who did the other party dislike?

"No, the imperial decrees were obeyed by everyone. His way of handling things was even beyond my expectations. He managed to settle the capital in such a short time. He is indeed capable of reversing the situation."

Fan Ruoli's beautiful eyes flickered. She didn't come into contact with much of the court affairs, and her evaluation of a person was mostly heard from others. But she could only hear such straightforward words from Fan Yuanhe.

"My Lord, are you willing to allow Versace to work at the court?"

Fan Yuanhe raised his head and looked at Fan Ruoli. Versace was the only child of the Fan family, so it was not a bad thing to let him work in the court. On the one hand, it could train him to become a talent, and on the other hand, if he could really grow up, he might be Fan Ruoli's most solid foundation in the future.

"He is still young and has not yet passed the imperial examination."

Fan Yuanhe did not say whether he was willing or not, but only stated two hard conditions, which was that Versace had no achievements now, so even if he wanted to come, he probably couldn't do it.

Fan Ruoli seemed to have guessed what the other party was thinking. She did not continue the topic but talked about something else.

"Is Mrs. Fan in good health?"

Fan Yuanhe looked a little complicated, then nodded.

"Okay, everything is fine."

"My mother died young, and there are few people in my family. Before entering the palace, I had a very pleasant conversation with Madam Fan, and I felt that she looked very friendly. If you have nothing to do, I would like to invite Madam Fan to the palace to chat with me. What do you think?"

Fan Yuanhe did not dare to look at Fan Ruoli again. After a while, he continued, "It's fine at home, but if Madam goes to the palace frequently, I'm afraid it will cause gossip. If the noble lady is interested in the position of the empress, let's just leave it at that!"

Fan Ruoli's eyes were filled with ripples. Although her father had her best interests at heart and did not overstep the mark in his words, the more he did so, the more unfamiliar she felt. After all, she had contributed greatly to Jia Hong's failure to clean up the Fan family.

Like the Zeng family before, they were all plotted against by Jia Hong and ten clans were exterminated. The knife in his hand was very sharp, but it did not fall on the Fan family in the end.

"Sir, do you think the Fan family can produce a second queen?"

Fan Yuanhe's body stiffened and he sighed.

"Old minister, I know."

Looking at Fan Yuanhe's departing back, Fan Ruoli's eyes suddenly became moist. She asked herself whether her decision was right or wrong.

Time passed quickly, and three days later, Miaoyu arrived at the Rongguo Mansion with an imperial edict.

During this period, the palace had not made any arrangements for the Jia family. Even in the court, they had never targeted Jia Zheng. The family was very worried, fearing that the palace would blame them and implicate them. When someone came from the palace today, Grandmother Jia naturally did not dare to neglect them.

When they saw Miaoyu, Jia Mu and others were stunned, but when they saw the palace dress on Miaoyu, they immediately had a guess in their minds. The eunuch standing beside them reminded them in time.

"This is Miao Shangyi, in charge of the six bureaus and one department in the palace."

Grandmother Jia was a little surprised. Shangyi was a female official position. She didn't expect Miaoyu to choose such an identity in the end. Based on her previous understanding of the Jia family, if the other party asked, Jia Hong should not hesitate to give her a position of imperial concubine. "Meet Miao Shangyi."

Grandmother Jia and others knelt down to greet Miaoyu in the temple. Miaoyu even raised her hand to support them. Grandmother Jia was too old and was a first-rank official, so she naturally would not accept their greetings.

However, the eunuchs on the side softened their tone when they saw that Lady Jia and the others were tactful. They didn't know how Miaoyu was favored, but they knew that she had asked for her status herself. If the Jia family dared to neglect them today, Wei Zhong would not forgive them when they returned, even if Jia Hong didn't say anything.

"The emperor has issued an order. The Jia family should accept it!"

Miaoyu took the imperial edict and began to read it. Her voice was a little cold and not very loud. Fortunately, no one dared to whisper at this time, so her words were clearly heard by everyone.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: I have heard that the Jia family has a daughter who is prudent, diligent, gentle, kind, gentle, well-behaved, and virtuous. She is worthy of serving the Emperor. I now send Miao Shangyi to go there to exercise discretion. I decree this."

Upon hearing this imperial edict, Jia Mu and others were stunned at first, with mixed feelings. The clan house and the Ministry of Rites were already planning Jia Hong's selection, and their family had also signed up. They didn't expect a Cheng Yaojin to show up halfway, and the imperial edict was delivered directly to their family.

"Old Madam, the Emperor has just ascended the throne, and the harem is vacant. Many families are jealous. The Saint, out of consideration for the old relationship, wants to select a girl from your family to enter the palace. This is wealth that others cannot even ask for. Why don't you accept the order quickly?"

When the eunuch talked about this, there was no lack of envy in his words. Compared with the imperial edict, the importance of the selection of concubines was not a little bit different. If these girls in the mansion could produce another imperial concubine, the Jia family would probably be rich and prosperous for decades more.

After being reminded by the eunuch, Jia Mu and others hurriedly thanked the emperor and accepted the decree. At first, they did not change their mindset and only thought that Jia Hong was still a descendant of the Jia family. Then, he came to the mansion today to announce the decree, so they naturally felt it was strange.

After Jia Hong ascended the throne, his methods and abilities have been recognized by all the civil and military officials in the court. With such an emperor ruling the world, the royal family's power is even greater than before.

The eunuch retreated behind Miaoyu and said no more.

Looking at Miaoyu standing alone in front, it would be a lie for everyone in the mansion to say they were not jealous. This was a royal procession, which was by no means comparable to that of any prince or marquis.

"Madam, this matter only involves the backyard. Let Lord Jia and the others go down first!"

Miaoyu saw that Jia Zheng and others were standing here, making the room a little crowded, and this matter was all about the backyard and had nothing to do with them, so she planned to let Jia Zheng and others leave first.

Grandmother Jia nodded. Although Miaoyu's tone was negotiating, she could not take it lightly, so she said something to Jia Zheng and the others, and Jia Zheng stood up to say goodbye.

"Where are the girls?"

After Jia Zheng and his companions left, Miaoyu did not continue to be polite and went straight to the point.

"May I ask Miao Shangyi, which girl does the emperor like?"

Miaoyu sighed in her heart and muttered something rare. Although Jia Hong did not say it explicitly when he asked her to come, she had already guessed what he was thinking.

"Is Miss Lin here? There are also the two girls from the Xue family, the eldest girl from the Shi family, the three girls from the mansion, and Miss Yuanyang and Miss Ping beside the old lady."

Even though Miaoyu was calm, she felt a little embarrassed after saying a series of names. This was not a talent show at all, it was clearly a package deal.

"This" (End of Chapter)