Yu Tang Golden Boudoir

Chapter 118 Passing the Decree (1)

"It's our second master's house, not the mansion." The old grandson was very sincere, and Xiao Xi'er suppressed the desire to roll her eyes, swallowed and said, "There are orders for Li Xiaoning and the fifth lady of the Li family, so hurry up and ask them to come out to pick them up." Purpose."

"What are you talking about? The order? Did you go to the wrong door? What is the order of our house?" The old grandson was about to close the door, and Xiao Xi'er was about to cry. She hurriedly stepped in and blocked it with her body. The door said: "Officer Zheng is right outside the door, look! Hurry up and report to your second master and fifth lady, the official's order has come!" Old Zheng frowned tightly, opened the door a little more, and let the people go first. Squeezed out from the door, dragged a broom out, first looked Xiao Xi'er up and down, then narrowed his eyes to look carefully at the eunuch Zheng riding on the horse, and then moved the eunuch who was surrounded by Zheng The little servants looked at each of them one by one, with suspicious faces on their faces. These people are very dignified and decent. Old Zheng frowned and thought for a while before he said reluctantly: "Then you go out first, I will go in and meet us two." Grandma said, don't come in, our second grandma has strict rules, last time our fifth lady and Ji Li, someone broke in at the gate, second grandma deducted half a year's money from Zhao, fortunately I wasn't on duty that day , you go out and wait."

Xiao Xi'er was so polite that she lost her temper, so she had no choice but to back out, and reported it to Eunuch Zheng dejectedly. No change, with an 'hmm', he asked slowly, "Have you fed the horse before you came?"

"Uh! I'm full!" Xiao Xi'er raised her head and looked at the lowered eyelids, as if beating up the sleeping Zheng Daguan, and now she lost her temper. Anyway, the horse is fed enough, at least for a long time, wait slowly, Zheng Daguan is not in a hurry, how can he be in a hurry?Xiao Xi'er rubbed her face again, following Eunuch Zheng's example, she put on a calm face.

Second Grandma Wang got the report, frowned and reprimanded: "I think you are confused again? We don't even have an official in our family, where are we going to receive the decree? You treat the decree as a willow branch for the Buddha Bathing Festival. Who can pick it up once or twice?"

"I just said it was a lie. The little brother insisted that there was a will for the second master and the fifth lady, and those people were dressed brightly." Old Zheng muttered and turned around to retreat. When Second Grandma Wang heard the fifth lady, The matter of Jiji ceremony flashed through his mind, and he jumped up: "Wait! Follow me to Qingtongyuan, I have to ask Wu Niangzi about it!"

In the Qingtong Courtyard, Li Tian was also stunned, and hurriedly told Qing Zhi: "Please, Mr. Shui!" Qing Zhi rushed out, Li Tian turned to look at Old Sun and asked, "Who is delivering the decree?" The head was tongue-tied and unable to answer: "There is a young boy, and there is an old one, who is well dressed and rides a horse, but his face is white and beardless."

Seeing that he answered irrelevant questions and spoke incoherently, Li Tian hurriedly turned his head and told Yue Niang: "Go and see, hurry up." I can't close my mouth.

"Hurry up and get ready to receive the edict!" Mrs. Shui Qiu ordered before entering the house, "How can anyone in this capital dare to falsely deliver the imperial edict?"

"Ah?" Second Grandma Wang was in a hurry this time, she was dizzy and rushed forward, Yingluo hurriedly stopped Second Grandma Wang who was about to rush into the East Chamber at one end, Shui Qiuniang frowned and said, "Why panic! Where is Second Master?" ?”

"It's here, it's in the yamen!" Second Grandma Wang's hand didn't know where to draw it.

"Let Yueniang look for him." Shui Qiuniang ordered in a deep voice, "Second Mistress and I will invite people in to watch tea first, and Yingluo will bring me some hundred taels of silver bills, and then lead the people to prepare the incense table quickly, Qing Zhi waits for Sister Hou Tian to change her clothes, and then prepares the auspicious clothes for the second master, when he comes back, he will help him put them on immediately, Yinhua will follow me, Second Mistress, let's go to the front yard."

Shui Qiuniang's assignment was neat and clear, everyone took their errands, Li Tian stretched out his arms and let Qing Zhi and the others change their clothes, Qing Zhi rushed over to get Li Xiaoning's auspicious clothes, Yu Ye accompanied Li Tian to the front yard hurriedly.

Although Shui Qiuniang's footsteps were hasty, she was steady. Seeing her calm demeanor, Second Mistress Wang gradually regained her composure.

The two black lacquered doors suddenly opened wide, Eunuch Zheng opened his eyes, a servant hurriedly bent over in front of the horse, and was about to dismount on Eunuch Zheng's back, Eunuch Zheng said slowly: "Don't worry, the horse stool is here." In the middle of the day, the old grandson was sweating anxiously, and rushed out holding the horse stool in his arms. Xiao Xi'er hurriedly stepped forward to take it, placed it in front of eunuch Zheng's horse, stretched out his hand and carefully helped eunuch Zheng get off the horse, and the old grandson wiped his head. Sweating, with a smile all over his face, he repeatedly bowed to accompany him and said, "I still think I'm a liar." Xiao Xi'er rolled her eyes when she heard that.

Eunuch Zheng got off his horse and looked up to see Second Grandma Wang and Shui Qiuniang, who was half a step behind her, slowly walked up the steps, and greeted Second Grandma Wang with a slight bow, looking at the water. Qiu Niang said: "I haven't seen you for several years, I see that you look good."

"Mr. Zheng, please remember. Please, Mr. Zheng." Shui Qiuniang did not expect that it was Eunuch Zheng who delivered the decree in person. She was a little surprised and moved in to let Eunuch Zheng. Second Grandma Wang looked at it in awe after being stunned. Looking at Qiuniang, she was subconsciously half a step behind. She didn't expect that there would be such a person beside Wu Niangzi, who even knew everyone in the palace!Xiao Xi'er was a little more surprised than Second Grandma Wang. What is the identity of Daguan Zheng?The official's most confidant and the first person to be used!This woman looks like a respectable servant, but she is an old acquaintance with Zheng Daguan. No matter how defeated the Duke's House of a century old, she can't be underestimated!The smile on Xiao Xi'er's face became a little more respectful.

Shui Qiuniang let Mr. Zheng take the first seat in the main hall, took the tea and served it in person, looked at the eunuch Zheng and asked: "The decree brought by Mr. Zheng is for the second master?"

"No." Eunuch Zheng's sincere answer was absolutely useless and boring, Shui Qiuniang shook her head lightly and said with a smile: "Mr. Zheng still speaks like this."

"I can't change it." Eunuch Zheng's gentleness made people lose their temper, Shui Qiuniang took out a thick stack of silver bills, and generously stuffed them into Xiao Xi'er's hand: "Thank you, let's have a cup of tea." .” Xiao Xi’er refused repeatedly, but Eunuch Zheng said slowly, “Take it.”

"Thank you, Auntie, for the reward." Xiao Xi'er and the other servants were all smart people out of a thousand. As soon as Eunuch Zheng finished speaking, they all bowed their knees and thanked them for the reward.

Eunuch Zheng drank two or three cups of tea with gusto, and then Li Xiaoning hurried over with his face full of sweat, met Li Tian, ​​knelt down in front of the incense table, and eunuch Zheng slowly stood in front of the incense table, and slowly unfolded the yellow Silk, read in a cadence: "Shangyu: I consult with Tian, ​​the fifth daughter of the Li family, who is gentle and respectful. She reads poems and books from time to time. She has the training of the court. It is advisable to show that she is quiet, gentle and good-natured. She is now ordered to marry the emperor." The fifth son, Sui, has become good at playing the qin and singing. Encourage the practice of being careful in words and manners, and obey the rules of women's precepts."

Li Tian was dumbfounded, asking her to marry the Fifth Prince?That romantic bastard?Where is this?Shui Qiuniang was also dumbfounded. Second Grandma Wang was so nervous that she didn't understand what was going on. She grabbed Yingluo with one hand in a hurry, wanted to ask but didn't dare to make a sound, and secretly stretched out her other hand. Unceasingly pointing out a little finger, Yingluo was so painfully pulled by her, she couldn't care less about being surprised, and pushed her hand hard while saying: "I want Fifth Lady to marry Fifth Prince!"

"Ah? Oh!" Second Grandma Wang was dizzy and then froze.

Eunuch Zheng slowly accepted the imperial decree, and slowly turned his head to look around. This decree had to immobilize a whole room. He had already thought about this. When the officials said it, he didn't think about it, and he stayed there for a while.Eunuch Zheng coughed lightly, and stuffed the imperial decree into Li Xiaoning's hands, but turned to look at Shui Qiuniang and said, "Qin Tianjian has seen the day, the wedding of Fifth Lord and Fifth Lady is scheduled for November, October Here is the fourth master getting married, and the fifth master getting married in November. There are so many happy events, and the Ministry of Rites will be here in a while, and I have to find the fifth master to pass the decree, so I will leave."

Li Xiaoning hurriedly got up, holding the imperial decree as if holding a baby of the tenth generation, respectfully sent Eunuch Zheng out of the door, then staggered, turned back to the door in a daze, Li Tian had already met the water Qiu Niang and others went back.

Li Tian rushed into the upper room of Qingtong Courtyard, turned around with a whimper, and the skirt that turned straight flew into a blooming morning glory, startling Shui Qiuniang who followed closely behind, Li Tian blushed, clenched his fists and stomped his feet He shouted frantically: "What do you mean? Let me marry that bastard? That bastard who hangs around the flowers all day long? Who lost his head? Who is so stupid to point to marriage? Do you want me to marry you?" I live?"

Shui Qiuniang coughed suddenly when she was choked by her "sucker", and Yueniang, who was sitting in the room drinking tea, sprayed Yingluo with tea and saliva all over her body with a "poof". Mammy Xiong had just rushed over and saw Li Tian was so angry that his anxious eyes were red, and he clasped his hands and screamed no less than Li Tian: "Who do you want sister to marry? Who will push sister Tian into the fire pit?"

"It's Fifth Master." Qingzhi glanced at Li Tian who was furious and lost his composure, hurriedly moved to Xiongmama's side, and said cautiously: "Don't make trouble when you are old."

"Ah? Oh." After all, Mammy Xiong was well-informed, she calmed down after blinking a few times, pulled her skirt, looked around and asked, "Didn't you say there was a decree? What about the decree?"

"That rag!" Li Tian was still furious. Yue Niang just found a handkerchief to wipe her hands. After hearing Li Tian's evaluation of the imperial decree, she laughed loudly, shaking the handkerchief in her hand while laughing. Son: "Rug! Hahaha, rag!" Mammy Xiong gave her a sideways glance, and Shui Qiuniang also gave Yueniang a sideways look, and told Yinhua, "Go to the second master and invite the imperial decree. In my room." In this room, Li Tian and Yue Niang are lawless, she can't let these two people really turn the imperial decree into rags.

"It is said that someone from the Ministry of Rites will come soon. For this kind of marriage, the rules in the palace have always been the rough post and the fine post." Shui Qiuniang looked at Mammy Xiong and said, Mammy Xiong nodded and turned around. The head ordered: "Qingzhi is serving the fifth lady, Yingluo will go with me to prepare for the reception of the Ministry of Rites, where is Yuye? Hurry up and send someone to call Cao Si's wife, and let her go to the silver shop to get some one or two taels of gold." Yin Haizi is here, ready to reward others, and Mother Wen, let her come here too, the fifth lady's engagement can't be sloppy, hurry up! Don't be dumbfounded, there are many things to do." Yuye promised With a sound of rushing out, Mammy Xiong looked at Shui Qiuniang and said, "I'll trouble Mr. Shui to write this careless and detailed post."

"Craft post is easy to write, it's the dowry on this small post, how do you write it?" Shui Qiuniang and Mammy Xiong had no dissatisfaction with this marriage referral. room, and went out to prepare for the various cumbersome etiquettes that followed.

(End of this chapter)