Sir, can you marry me?

Chapter 159

"Yes, mother." The third young lady Cui immediately got up and said to Xiao Wenqing, "Congratulations, brother and sister." When she said this, she walked to the other side of the prime minister's wife, and Xiao Wenqing supported the prime minister's wife from left to right.

"Third sister-in-law, thank you." Xiao Wenqing nodded to the third sister-in-law to salute.

Xiao Wenqing heard from Mrs. Liu Hanlin that the imperial court ordered wives to be appointed in detail: the first to fifth ranks are imperial wives; the grandmother, mother, and wife of officials can be named; The aunts are conferred together; the mother respects the wife and is inferior, the biological mother cannot be conferred, and neither can the regular wife.

The third young lady of the prime minister's mansion was able to confer the title of wife because her husband-in-law Ling Yulou was the prime minister of the Yousi Temple of the fifth-rank Dali Temple, and the husband-in-law's biological mother died early.If her husband's biological mother is still alive, she is just an ordinary wife, because the mother respects the wife and is inferior, the aunt is not a concubine, and the concubine is not a full-time wife.

In the main hall of the front yard, Prime Minister Ling had already changed into a first-grade prime minister's uniform, ordered someone to set up an incense table, and was talking to the doctor of the Ministry of Rites who came to pass the decree.Ling Yulou, the fifth-rank Dali Temple You Sicheng also accompanied the old father in a crown suit.Two of his three sons are studying in the Imperial College and are not at home, and one is only eight years old. Like his daughters, he is not qualified to receive the imperial edict.

"Master, third son, my lord, the ladies are here." The butler who was waiting outside the main hall saw the only man and a group of women walking quickly from the backyard, and immediately came in to report.

The prime minister and his son immediately turned their faces to the outside of the main hall, and the waiter of the Ministry of Rites in blue stood up holding the imperial edict in both hands.

"Master Zuo." Ling Yuxuan, who was walking in the front, entered the hall and bowed his hands to the doctor of the Ministry of Rites who came forward to announce the decree, and then went to his father and bowed his hands, "Father."

"Lord Ling." Master Zuo, a doctor in the Ministry of Rites, nodded towards Ling Yuxuan, and held up the imperial decree on yellow silk embroidered with golden scrolls and embroidered with hibiscus in his hand, "The emperor has a decree." He said, and walked behind the incense table.

Prime Minister Ling immediately brought his two sons, wife, and two daughters-in-law to kneel on the futons that had been placed beforehand, and bowed to receive the order.

The servant of the Ministry of Proclamation and Rites slowly opened the gorgeous and luxurious imperial edict, and read aloud: "Fengtian Chengyun, the emperor's imperial edict, the ministers have a code of honor for the public, and they borrow internal virtues to pay for each other. Yi Fan Mizhang Chong Jiayong...Xiao's Wenqing, the wife of Ling Yuxuan, the commander of the third-rank Longlin Guard Commander, is steadfast and virtuous, gentle and respectful, and is now a third-rank gentleman, and bestowed on Feng Guanxia's imperial wife's court uniform. Order, Jiaqing September 35, [-]."

"My husband and wife accept the decree." Ling Yuxuan said in a deep voice, "Thank you my emperor, long live my emperor." Xiao Wenqing, who was kneeling beside the prime minister's wife, kowtowed and kowtowed along with Ling Yuxuan, and then stood up and walked under Ling Yuxuan's low voice reminder In front of the edict officer, he held up his hands to accept the imperial edict.

Along with the imperial decree, there is also the Fengguanxiapei court dress with large sleeves for Mrs. Sanpin.Accompanied by her mother-in-law and third sister-in-law, Xiao Wenqing went to the next room to re-comb her hair and change clothes, and then walked in front of the imperial edict officer to thank the emperor in court clothes.

Master Zuo, a doctor of the Ministry of Rites, happily congratulated the prime minister and his family after completing the task of announcing the decree.Ling Yuxuan smiled and invited Mr. Zuo to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion and have a celebration wine in a few days.

The imperial edict must be kept properly, and the prime minister and Ling Yuxuan enshrined the imperial edict in the family ancestral hall.It is a great joy for a woman in the family to be conferred by imperial edict. The prime minister's wife began to choose a date to send out invitations, inviting officials and wives who have been in contact with the prime minister's mansion to come to the mansion to celebrate.

This celebratory banquet was mainly held for Xiao Wenqing, a third-rank lady. This was also the first time she participated in a formal social occasion as the fourth young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion.According to the chastity statement passed down by the noble ladies in private, with the help of her mother-in-law, third sister-in-law and two eldest aunts, Xiao Wenqing easily entered the circle of noble ladies who were regarded as unattainable by outsiders, and became one of them.

(End of this chapter)