My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 11 Asking for the Imperial Edict

Empress Xu loved her nephew very much. When she heard that he had to make a living, she felt pity for him. So she said to the Crown Princess Zhang next to her, "Go and get three thousand taels of silver!"

"Aunt, I don't want your money. Just help me ask for the emperor's favor. It doesn't matter if the emperor doesn't give it to me. Anyway, I'm just an ordinary citizen now. I can do whatever I want!" Xu Qin shook his head immediately after hearing this.

"My child, being a businessman is a lowly profession, and scholars will gossip about you!" Empress Xu advised Xu Qin.

"Why do I still care about this? Aunt, our family is dying of poverty, and I'm still worried about what others will gossip about. I'm just worried about not making money!" Xu Qin said without any concern. Nothing is more important than making money.

"Child, listen to your aunt's advice. If you don't want to join the Jinyiwei, why don't you go to work in the Five Military Commandery? Is it possible to receive salary but not take care of the affairs?" Empress Xu disagreed. How could she let her nephew do such a thing?

"No, if I don't take the position, people will say that I dote on my nephew too much and that he can do nothing and is nothing. If I go to work at the Five Military Commandery, others will not be convinced!" Xu Qin shook his head and thought to himself, what a joke, being an official in their Zhu family, the salary is so low, it would be better for me to make money by myself.

Besides, even if my aunt agreed, would Zhu Di agree? Zhu Di has always been wary of them!
"Who dares not to accept?" Empress Xu immediately scolded. She knew in her heart that some people would indeed not accept, but most people were accepted. Who was Xu Qin? He was the eldest son and grandson of Xu Da, Duke of Wei. It was only right for him to serve in the Five Military Commandery.

"I won't go anyway!" After Xu Qin finished speaking, he started to act like a spoiled child. He sat on the ground again, hugged Empress Xu's legs and said, "Aunt, please go and ask for an imperial decree. In this way, your nephew can go and make money without bringing shame to you!"

"Ah!" Empress Xu sighed and continued, "If you promise your aunt that you won't show up in public, let the people below do this, and you hide behind and make plans, then your aunt will let you go. Bao'er, you are the eldest son and grandson of our Xu family. You can't do this kind of business, otherwise..."

"What else? Who dares to impeach me? I don't have an official position, can't I make a living for myself?" Xu Qin immediately responded.

When Empress Xu heard this, she agreed. Although Sakyabao was of noble birth, Xu Huizu did not have a title now, and the title of Duke of Wei had not been bestowed. Xu Qin was just an ordinary citizen, and as long as he did not break the law, no one would impeach him for anything he did.

"Aunt, just go and do it. I don't want to embarrass you. Otherwise, those ministers will gossip about you. If His Majesty gives permission, the ministers won't dare to say anything!" Xu Qin sat on the ground and continued to hug Empress Xu's legs.

"You are not allowed to commit crimes and you are not allowed to abuse your power to bully others, otherwise I will beat you!" Empress Xu stared at Xu Qin and said. It is said that Empress Xu loves her nephew very much. If he commits crimes and abuses his power to bully others, he will only be beaten by his aunt.

"Yeah, yeah!" Xu Qin nodded immediately, then let go of his hand and stood up.

"You rest here, I'll be back soon!" Empress Xu stood up. Her nephew didn't want any reward, but only an imperial decree. No matter what, she would go and ask for it back for him.

Besides, how could she not know what her nephew meant? Making money was just an excuse. As for the real purpose, Empress Xu understood it in her heart, otherwise, she would not have gone.

Soon, Empress Xu arrived at the Qianqing Palace. There were ministers waiting there, and Zhu Di wanted to summon them to discuss matters.

When the ministers saw that Empress Xu was walking over without any problems, they thought of the previous rumors that Xu Huizu's son Xu Qin could actually heal illnesses and had cured the Empress's illness.

Now that they saw the queen, who had not appeared for half a year, appear in front of them, they thought that the rumor might be true.

"Greetings to the Queen!" When the ministers saw Queen Xu coming over, they immediately bowed and saluted.

"Well, no need for formalities!" Empress Xu responded with a smile. After speaking a few words to several ministers, Empress Xu went straight into the Qianqing Palace.

Liu Yongcheng had already gone in to report, so after Empress Xu entered the palace, he took her in directly.

Empress Xu did not let the maids in, but walked in herself!

When he arrived at the imperial study, he saw Zhu Di sitting there reading memorials.

When Zhu Gaochi saw Empress Xu coming, he immediately stood up and asked happily, "Mother, is the treatment finished?"

"Well, the treatment is over, everyone else go out!" Queen Xu nodded and continued speaking.

All the palace maids and eunuchs who were originally in the imperial study stood up and waited for Zhu Di to speak.

Zhu Di waved his hand, and all the palace maids and eunuchs went out.

"What's the matter?" Zhu Di asked while sitting there, worried in his heart that this time Empress Xu came to ask for a title for Xu Qin.

In fact, Zhu Di had already made various preparations in his heart, but the only thing he was unwilling to be conferred a title was the title!

"I've come here to ask for your grace!" Empress Xu saluted Zhu Di.

Zhu Di stood up immediately and looked at Empress Xu with an embarrassed look and said, "Miao Yun, here are three imperial edicts. You can use any one of them, is that okay?" Empress Xu chuckled and picked up the three imperial edicts on the table and looked at them. The first imperial edict appointed Xu Qin as the co-governor of the Central Army Governor's Office, but he only received salary but did not do any work. The second imperial edict appointed Xu Qin as the co-governor of the Embroidered Uniform Guard Commander, but he also only received salary but did not do any work. The third imperial edict rewarded Xu Qin with a thousand acres of fertile land, a mansion, and ten thousand taels of money.

After reading it, Empress Xu sighed and put down the imperial edict.

Zhu Di looked at Empress Xu nervously, feeling annoyed. No one could cure Empress Xu, but Xu Qin. So he said to Empress Xu, "I broke my promise about the marquisate! As for the other matters, you only need to tell me and I will grant your permission!"

"Baoer asked me to come here and ask for an imperial decree to allow Baoer to make a living on his own! Do some small business to support his family. He said that the family doesn't have much money left and the mansion has such high expenses. He is the only man in the family. If he doesn't make money, the family cannot be maintained!" Queen Xu said while standing there.

"What? Make a living by yourself and do some small business? What does he mean? What does he mean by Sakyabao? Is he trying to disgust me?" Zhu Di got angry when he heard it, thinking that this guy did it on purpose.

Zhu Gaochi, who was standing nearby, saw this and immediately came over from his seat, picked up the imperial edict that awarded 1,000 acres of land, and said, "Mother, the reward from this imperial edict is enough for my cousin to support his family! How about using this one?"

"Well, mother promised your cousin and asked for this imperial edict for him. Your cousin said that it doesn't matter without this imperial edict, he can still make some money. After all, he is just an ordinary citizen now, and there is no law in the court that prohibits ordinary people from doing business!" Queen Xu said lightly.

"Miao Yun!" Zhu Di shouted angrily at this moment.

"He said he doesn't want any reward. There is no reason for him to be rewarded for saving his aunt. He just hopes that Your Majesty will issue an edict to allow him to do business. Baoer did it for me and doesn't want to bring discredit to me!" Queen Xu said with a faint smile.

"Then discredit me! Let the people of the world think that I, Zhu Di, can't tolerate a sixteen-year-old child and the former Duke of Wei's Mansion!" Zhu Di shouted anxiously. Isn't this cheating people? This kid is so bad!

Empress Xu stood there without saying a word, looking at Zhu Di the whole time, thinking to herself, "You have deprived my family of the Duke of Wei, what have I said? You have imprisoned my brother for five years, what have I said? My nephew saved my life, so what's wrong with asking for an imperial decree instead of a reward?"
Zhu Di sat down, pinched his nose, and tried to calm down.

"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter if you don't agree. Sakya Bao said that he doesn't want any reward. So I'll take my leave!" Xu Miaoyun saw Zhu Di sitting there motionless and prepared to leave.

"Wait a minute! Boss, you go write it!" Zhu Di said helplessly, and Xu Miaoyun smiled.

Zhu Gaochi had no choice but to write the imperial edict.

"Hey!" Zhu Di was very helpless when he saw Xu Miaoyun's smile, but he also knew that no matter how he dealt with Xu Huizu before, Xu Miaoyun had never begged for mercy and had never said a word for Xu Huizu. In fact, Xu Miaoyun knew how difficult it was for Zhu Di!

Now that Xu Miaoyun is asking for such an imperial decree, how can we not agree to it?

In fact, this imperial edict was useless, and Zhu Di knew in his heart that Xu Qin was just here to disgust him.

"Your Majesty, it's time to let that child vent his anger. He came to treat my illness, but it was my eldest brother who went to the imperial prison to pick him up!" Empress Xu softened her tone and said to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di said nothing.

"I also know that this child has caused a lot of trouble, but you have tolerated it all. I would like to thank Your Majesty on behalf of Sakyabao!" Empress Xu bowed to Zhu Di again.

"Ah!" Zhu Di sighed, and then said: "I feel sorry for them, but, there is nothing I can do!"

Before he could finish, Empress Xu interrupted him and said, "I understand, but this child must be feeling wronged, right? So I agreed to his request. Let the child make a scene, and after he's done making a scene, he'll be fine!"

"Okay, how are you feeling?" When Zhu Di heard what Empress Xu said, he didn't say anything. His wife knew everything, so what else could he say?
Empress Xu smiled and said, "The imperial physician diagnosed me yesterday and said I was cured. But Baoer insisted on giving me another injection today, saying that it would be a complete cure! There is no need for it tomorrow!"

"That's good, that's good. You should take good care of yourself during this period! Also, the weather is getting cold, so go out less and take care of your body first!" After hearing this, Zhu Di breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

"Okay!" Queen Xu nodded.

Soon, Zhu Gaochi wrote the imperial edict, went outside to find the eunuch in charge of the seal, stamped it, and was about to hand it to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di waved his hand, and Zhu Gaochi handed it to Xu Miaoyun, who took it without even looking at it.

"I'll take my leave now. There are ministers outside waiting to be summoned. I won't delay Your Majesty's business here!" Xu Miaoyun saluted and said to Zhu Di.

"Well! Boss, send your mother off!" Zhu Di nodded and said to Zhu Gaochi.

After Xu Miaoyun turned around and took a few steps, Zhu Di suddenly asked, "What kind of business does this kid want to do?"

(End of this chapter)