It was the end of May, and the weather was getting hotter.

Xie Xiuwen came back excitedly that day. As soon as he entered the door, he ordered people to prepare the incense table immediately.

Liu Ruolan was at a loss, until the eunuch who passed the decree came to the door, she didn't know that it was a happy event.

After bowing and thanking Liu Ruolan, everyone was stunned.

It was Xie Xiuwen who personally sent the eunuch who delivered the order out, and he also didn't forget to send a big red envelope.

"I, do I have to be ordered?"

"Well, if you walk around in the capital, it will be cheaper if you have an order on your body, and it will save some people from looking down on you and always looking down on you."

Liu Ruolan was happy in her heart, according to the rules, a woman's order is lower than her own man's.

Xie Xiuwen is in the fourth grade, and Liu Ruolan is in the fourth grade.

If a woman wants to obtain the honor of "Mrs. Gaoming", she must first meet three conditions.

The first is to become an official family member, and the second is to be a regular wife. A concubine is not qualified to be named an imperial wife at all.The third husband must be a high-ranking official in the court and have made great contributions to the court.

The rules of the Dazhi Dynasty were not so strict. As long as a man reached the fifth rank, he could apply for a royal title for his family members.

When he was appointed to Shizhong, he had thought about getting a royal title for his wife, but he thought that if a fifth-rank official wife was not enough, he might as well work hard to get a fourth-rank official wife for her.

Xie Xiuwen knows that his official position will be promoted quickly, but within three to five years, he will not be able to advance to the position of the fourth rank.

Therefore, this time, I used the name of meritorious service in investigating the case to ask for a reward from the emperor.

Even if Xie Xiuwen didn't make such a contribution, Emperor Jingwen would agree if he submitted the booklet and asked for a seal.

It's just not as happy as it is now, and it can be more decent.

Emperor Jingwen not only bestowed a royal order on his wife, but also sent many rewards, mostly silk.

Liu Ruolan was so excited that she didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

She knows the weight of this imperial lady too well.

Ordinary women cannot obtain rewards through their own efforts. They must rely on the halo of their husbands or sons to have a chance to be named a royal wife.

Therefore, many women encourage their husbands and sons to obtain fame. One is to change the poor family environment and turn from poverty to wealth; the other is to gain the honor of their husbands. , wouldn’t it be a joy?

Liu Ruolan has never thought about this question, because she thinks that her husband is an official, so she is an official's wife, which is already very good.

Now that I have obtained the patent, I am overjoyed.

Xie Rongzhao also came over to read the imperial decree, and felt that A Niang really had a hard life in this life.

The benefits of getting a title are simply too great!

First of all, after being bestowed by the emperor, you can receive the salary of the court.

You don't need to do anything to receive your salary, this is the court's favor to you, and it is also a way to win people's hearts.

Of course, although Mrs. Gaoming can get the salary of the imperial court, she does not have any real power in her hands.

In addition, there is another privilege to be able to enter the palace to participate in royal celebrations.

Liu Ruolan has also been in Beijing for a few years, but she has never attended a palace banquet. The reason is because she has no rank and is not qualified to enter the palace to attend a banquet.

The higher the status of women, the less they go out and rarely show their faces.

If you are granted the title of Lady Gaoming, you can attend banquets in the palace.Whenever there is a celebration, the queen will organize a banquet, and Mrs. Gaoming is also invited.

Finally, there is another privilege that ordinary officials cannot convict if the wife of the imperial court commits a crime.

This point is also the point that Xie Rongzhao thinks is the most useful, it can give A Niang a guarantee.Although Mrs. Gaoming has these three privileges, there is also a rule that she cannot remarry after her husband dies.Once remarried, the imperial court will take back the title of Mrs. Gaoming.

Basically no one cares about this.

Originally, very few women remarried, and Liu Ruolan had been friends with Xie Xiuwen since childhood. If something happened, she would not remarry.

Liu Ruolan has now become the concubine's wife of the fourth rank, looking at the wives in Beijing and abroad, she can be considered to have a certain status.

Because of this decree, Liu Ruolan will have a lot more entertainment in the future.

On this day, Liu Ruolan took Gu Shi and a little maid to the banquet, while Xie Rongzhao stayed at home to learn piano.

The 11-year-old Xie Rongzhao can play the piano fairly well, but her handwriting is quite beautiful. In Gao's words, her handwriting has aura, and it can be seen that she has worked hard.

Chen Xia trotted all the way into the courtyard, ran into the house without even breathing well, Wang Zizhen saw it and reprimanded him: "What does it look like!"

Chen Xia gasped for breath, patted her chest with one hand, and pointed outside and said: "Miss, a man who claimed to be from the Xie clan came to visit, and he said he had brought your cousin with him to pay respects to the master and his wife. "

Xie Rongzhao swiped his finger, yes, the piano is also out of tune.

"Who are you talking about?"

Chen Xia finally breathed a sigh of relief: "He claims to be a relative of the Xie family in Gaoyang, oh, he said that according to his seniority, you should call him cousin."

Xie Rongzhao is a little strange, his cousin is in the capital now, where did he come from?

And cousin?

Inexplicably, an extremely bad feeling came over me.

Xie Rongzhao didn't change his clothes, he ordered someone to follow her to the front hall to have a look.

"Let people enter through the corner door. Don't alert others. I'll see who it is first."

"Yes, miss. It's just that a foreigner comes to the door. Is it wrong for you to treat the guests yourself?"

"Don't be afraid, there are Wang Momo and He Momo here."

Xie Rongzhao didn't say anything more. There were so many nursing homes outside, and none of them were vegetarians.

Besides, with Uncle Fang around, who would dare to bully her?

Soon, a man and a woman were invited in. Xie Rongzhao narrowed his eyes slightly. She didn't know the man. As for the woman, she could recognize it at a glance. It was not much different from a few years ago, at most she was a little taller , with a pointed chin.

"Sister Zhao, I finally see you."

Xie Ronglan was about to pounce on Xie Rongzhao as she spoke, but was stopped by Wang Zizhen who was standing aside.

"This girl, please respect yourself!"

Xie Ronglan was stopped, her expression was a little stiff for a moment, and it was a bit disgusting to see that she was about to cry or not.

"Who are you?"

Xie Rongzhao said this to the young man.

"Oh, you are sister Zhao, right? According to your seniority, you should call me cousin. My grandfather is your grandfather in the hall. My name is Xie Rongye. This time I came to Beijing for family affairs. It happened that Sister Lan said she wanted to I came to see Brother Hui, so I brought her to Beijing."

The explanation was very calm and it didn't sound wrong.

But Xie Rongzhao is not so easy to deceive.

"Come here, Mr. Xie, please feel wronged for a while. Uncle Fang will go to the yamen to see if he can invite father back. After all, I don't know this person well, so I can't tell whether it's good or bad." (End of this chapter)

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