The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 218: Imperial Decree (2)
Fu Manduo looked at the emperor's uncomfortable face, and felt embarrassed, but the emperor was young, and Zhao Jing was quite old, even if he really liked Zhao Jing, there was nothing wrong with it.What's more, now that the regent recognized Zhao Jing as his righteous sister, the two of them are aunts and nephews in name, so that's even more impossible. The enthusiasm of the emperor is destined to be wasted.

"The servant thinks, the emperor should write it otherwise?"

"Even you want me to write it? Don't you understand my heart? Even if I can't accept Aunt Jing as my concubine, I can't give her to someone else myself?" Zhou Xu's brows tightened again and again, and he stared bitterly. I took another look at Fuman.

"Your Majesty, don't be in a hurry..." Fu Manduo quickly cast a sloppy eye in front of Zhou Xu, with a bit of a dog-legged smile on his face, and leaned forward and said: "Your Majesty, gentlemen have always been good-looking adults in ancient times. Aunt Jing is out of the palace, and it’s rare to see Marquis Wu An again. !"

Zhou Xu sat down again, raised his head and leaned on the dragon chair, and said: "But I feel aggrieved, the person I can't even get, it's the Marquis of Wu'an, I'm not as good as a king of this country Master Hou came here in a chic and refreshing way!"

"Your majesty, you are thinking about it again. If you like Aunt Jing, then she has to agree. You are the emperor's decree and no one dares to disobey you. But Aunt Jing is not happy, and she is bluffing at you all day, so the emperor is happy." ?”

"It's also..." The emperor sat firmly on the chair holding the vermilion pen, thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, I'd better write it!"

Fu Manduo replied with a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "Then this servant will pass on Master Liu to enter the palace to draft an imperial edict."

"No need!" Zhou Xu swiped his pen, raised his head and said, "I will personally write the imperial decree for Aunt Jing's marriage."

After lunch, the girls went to Qiantou Jinhui Pavilion to learn needlework, and Mrs. Zhang accompanied Mrs. Xu to chant scriptures in the small Buddhist hall of Songhe Hall.The old lady has been chanting scriptures more and more frequently recently. Sun Yu'e has come to Songhe Hall less frequently. The children learn needlework, and the elderly feel less. If it is not hot today, the old lady simply does not sleep. If you have nothing to do, go for a walk inside the Small Buddha Hall.

After the old lady finished reading the Buddhist scriptures, Zhang's mother offered three incense sticks for her in front of the Buddha, and came to help her up.The old lady just smiled and said: "Our Bodhisattva is amazing. A few days ago, I made a wish that Master Hou would come back soon. This morning, I received a letter from Master Hou, saying that he has won the battle. This is really responsive, starting from tomorrow, I will come every noon and afternoon, so I can recite more scriptures."

Mother Zhang smiled and said: "It's the old lady's sincerity, so the Bodhisattva knew about it, and this blessed Lord Hou to win the banner and solve the traitorous party in Jiangnan so quickly."

Mrs. Xu nodded vigorously, with smiles on her brows and eyes, she couldn't help but said: "Now, it is in line with an old saying that the old Hou Ye used to say: everything is ready, the only thing I owe is the east wind, and I just wait for the Hou Ye to come back." , our family can hold a wedding. I am already anxious like an ant on a hot pot. You are the same age as me, and your grandson can give birth to a great-grandson for you. I even have a grandson. It's gone!"

The old lady started to talk about it here, and Zhang's mother also laughed and said: "My grandson is not in a hurry, let him practice with Lord Hou for two years, and it's the same to find a wife for her."

The two came out of the small Buddhist hall while talking and laughing, only to see a little maid came in from the outer courtyard in a hurry, and when she saw Mama Zhang, she ran over and said, "Mama Zhang, old lady, the steward Zhou from the outer courtyard said that someone from the palace came to pass The decree is for Marquis Marquis, let the old lady bring her family to the front to receive the decree..."

Mrs. Xu was stunned when she heard this, she took Zhang's mother's hand and said, "What decree is passed on, what kind of marriage will be granted? We... our Marquis don't want to grant a marriage... drive that eunuch out of the house!" My wife didn't know that Zhao Jing was the one the emperor bestowed marriage to Xu Si'an this time, she just thought it was the same as the empress dowager last time, and sent one to the Hou's mansion like a mess of mandarin ducks.She was very happy at first, but who would have thought that she would be cheated like this later, such a loss, she can't let Xu Si'an suffer again!

"Go and tell Steward Zhou to send that eunuch away quickly... Our Lord Hou is already engaged, so we don't want to give it to anyone, let the emperor keep it for himself!" Mrs. Xu stomped her feet anxiously, pulling Zhang Mother's hand hurriedly said: "Don't let him in, once you read this decree, you can't take it back!"

Zhang's mother was also in a hurry at this time, and she still hadn't reacted after hearing this. While comforting the old lady, she asked the little maid: "Did you make a mistake? What kind of marriage will the good emperor grant? Our Lord Marquis Mr. Zhao!"

The little servant girl frowned and thought for a while, then nodded affirmatively and said: "That's right, the father-in-law who came to pass the decree said that he pointed out a princess to our Marquis, and she is the righteous sister just recognized by the regent!"

When Mama Zhang heard this, she suddenly came back to her senses, pulled the old lady Xu who was at a loss and said, "Don't worry, old lady, isn't Mr. Zhao the righteous sister just recognized by the regent?"

(End of this chapter)