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Duan Mingyu waved her hand, called Wang Aiqing to her face, and said in a low voice: "Go, borrow four clever and well-behaved maids from Yanyan, and say that I will use it to entertain a superior."

Wang Aiqing took the order, and hurried out, someone came and removed the incense case from outside, Duan Mingyu accompanied Eunuch Hu into the upper hall, and asked people to wait on the guests, but she herself walked to the book case in the middle, and put the imperial decree on it respectfully. Above, he saw a vase with fresh flowers next to it, fearing that someone would accidentally scratch the vase, and the water inside would soak the imperial decree, so he hurriedly moved the vase away.

Duan Mingyu thought to himself: "Imperial edicts are rare in later generations, especially the imperial edicts of the Tang Dynasty. It seems that none of them have been handed down to the world. I have already got two, and I will use them later. Aiqing, make a big one." Sealed bamboo tubes, sealed and hidden the imperial decree, and passed on to my descendants, these are rare antiques, after 1000 years, why won’t one piece sell for hundreds of thousands?”

Eunuch Hu didn't know what was going on in Duan Mingyu's mind, he watched coldly from the sidelines, and saw that Duan Mingyu's love, care and respect for the imperial decree was indeed sincere rather than artificial, so he couldn't help but secretly nodded.

This time when the decree was delivered, what he still had in his arms was a secret decree that Tian Lingzi urged His Majesty to accept. If Duan Mingyu refused to accept the decree, or after accepting the decree, he would follow the example of other feudal towns to raise bandits, procrastinate for time and not If you want to hand over the power, then you have to get a secret decree to kill him on the spot.

The eight guards around him are all experts from Tian Lingzi's side.Among the eight unattractive-looking guards he sent down, four of them specialize in martial arts masters who can kill people in five steps and kill with one blow, while the other four specialize in spying and tracking. , Flying over eaves and walking on walls like walking on flat ground, and good at flying knives, if he gives an order, and the eight masters suddenly attack and kill without warning, few of them can avoid it.

Since Eunuch Hu was entrusted with such an errand, he naturally paid special attention to Duan Mingyu's every move, every word and deed. Seeing that Duan Mingyu's respectful attitude towards the imperial decree did not seem to be fake, he had a good impression first, and the nerve in his heart was tense. When Duan Mingyu put the imperial decree away and turned to talk to him, the smile on Eunuch Hu's face became a little more friendly.

The two chatted in the upper hall, and it was getting late. When Eunuch Hu arrived in Songzhou, he had eaten his meal first. At this time, he was full of tea and food, so Duan Mingyu led the messenger to rest in the back house.Because the three prefectures have been included in Duan Mingyu's sphere of influence, Duan Mingyu's real power is much stronger than that of ordinary feudal towns. Now that he has brought Bianzhou, Chenzhou, and Songzhou under his own influence, it can be said to be a great achievement Lord Zhen, so he was inevitably suspected by the court, and now he has been firmly imprinted with the brand of the Seventh Prince, which is also expected.

When Eunuch Hu arrived at the back house, he raised his head and looked around, and there was really nothing here.When I first arrived in Songzhou, I saw the majestic majesty's yamen from a distance, but I didn't know that the back house was so simple, not only the furnishings were simple, there were even few servants and maids, the room was empty, He frowned unconsciously.

Duan Mingyu smiled modestly and said: "Eunuch Hu, I'm really sorry, the mansion of Xiaguan has just been built, and there are only a few furnishings and people waiting in the mansion, and many rooms are still vacant. This room is the place where Xiaguan lives. The facilities are quite complete. Now that it is going to be cold winter, the house I have never lived in is very cold, and my father-in-law may not be used to it, so I will force my father-in-law to live in Xiaguan's residence temporarily."

Compared with the eunuchs of other dynasties, the eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty were a little different. Most of them had higher positions, and their salaries were high, and their daily life was very standard.Moreover, eunuchs in the Tang Dynasty could marry wives and concubines. As long as you love me, I would like to marry you, the government will not jump out and point fingers and say that you are missing a part and cannot fulfill an important obligation of your husband.

As a high-ranking eunuch, Eunuch Gu Hu has a high salary, so he not only has his own luxurious mansion in Chang'an, but also has a beautiful wife and concubines and a group of maidservants. He is indeed a little unaccustomed to seeing how simple this place is. I also feel a little displeased, waiting to hear

This place is actually outside of Duan Mingyu's own bedroom, Eunuch Hu couldn't help being surprised, and his indifference immediately dissipated.

At this moment, Wang Aiqing came back with four little maids, not only brought four little maids, but also five or six domestic servants in green clothes and small hats, holding silk quilts, and fine quilts. Porcelain cups, saucers and tea bowls, fine tea and wine, several food boxes filled with delicious honey snacks, and several white copper braziers were set up in the room, lit with animal charcoal, and immediately warmed up like a spring. As soon as everyone gathered around, the empty house suddenly felt comfortable.

Eunuch Hu was surprised and said, "Master Duan, is this...?"

Duan originally only borrowed four maids, but when he saw Wan Yanyan's thoughtfulness, his heart warmed up. Seeing Gu Ruoli asked, he hurriedly smiled and said: "This place is too simple, and it must be very convenient for senior officials to live here." It’s inconvenient, but the next official borrowed a few servants from the wealthy merchants in the middle of the state.”

Eunuch Hu beamed, and immediately felt a little closer to Duan Mingyu.

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The next day, Duan Mingyu left Songzhou City with 1 horses. The 1 horses were composed of [-] heavy cavalry from the Hussar Army, [-] light cavalry, and [-] heavy cavalry from the Yingtian Army. Jie, Duke of Wei Li Cunxu, came to the gate of the city mightily, the carriage stopped suddenly, Duan Mingyu raised his eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Brother Mingyu and sister Zheng are waiting in front of you."

Before Wang Aiqing outside could pass on the message, Yang Zhaoniang beside her timidly replied that the little girl was already smart, and after going through some ups and downs that a girl of this age should not have gone through, she became more mature and sensible, so she is very happy. Knowing how to make strange things, he shrank his shoulders while answering, and looked at Duan Mingyu pitifully with those big eyes, as if he would slap him down immediately when he was furious. How to get angry?

Duan Mingyu was stunned, and then a funny smile slowly appeared on his face. Yang Zhaoniang was stunned, seeing that he was about to attack with his legs raised, she hurriedly called out "Brother Mingyu!"

He was about to take off the robe hanging on the wall of the car for him.

Duan Mingyu pressed it down, and slid her fingers forward from the shoulders along the collarbone, gently hooking her chin, Yang Zhaoniang was really a little scared, looking up at Duan Mingyu with a pair of big bewildered eyes, not daring to move.

Yang Zhaoniang blushed, Duan Mingyu snorted softly, this little girl must have told her the secret.Then he opened the curtain and walked out.