A Precious Pearl in the Imperial City

After studying the ink for a few times, King Chen looked back and saw Emperor Longfeng standing still: "Father, a gentleman's words are hard to follow. You wrote the imperial edict today, and tomorrow's ministers will be a little tired," Take the imperial decree to the Ministry of Rites to transcribe and back it up, isn't the matter over?"

Emperor Longfeng raised his chin towards Liu Zhongbao.

Liu Zhongbao took out a brocade box from the bookshelf, and put it on the imperial case with a smile: "Your Highness, look at what's inside?"

King Chen put down the ink, and the palace servant waited on him to wash his hands. After drying his hands, he opened the brocade box.

There was an imperial decree inside, and King Chen glanced at Emperor Longfeng.

"Du Qing, open the imperial edict and take a look." Emperor Longfeng walked to the dragon-patterned wooden chair and sat down, "There is something you want."

"His Royal Highness, please open it and take a look." Liu Zhongbao also smiled and urged King Chen to open the imperial edict.

He took out the imperial decree and opened it. This is the imperial decree that the daughter of the servant of the Ming Dynasty was appointed as the county head, but the imperial decree has not yet been stamped.

"I wrote two imperial decrees on that day, one was Jinming Jingzhou as the Earl, and the other was to seal the Ming family's daughter as the county head." Emperor Longfeng picked up the imperial seal and affixed a bright red seal on the imperial decree: "If you can go to the Ministry of Rites peacefully, I will give your future father-in-law a honor. If you don't want to, this honor will be given to your future princess."

The future husband is spoiled by his father, so he will always have to give some compensation.

"Ming Jingzhou is a sober and sensible person. Having such a father-in-law is a good thing for you." Emperor Longfeng stuffed the printed imperial decree back into his son's hands: "Okay, tomorrow you will take the imperial decree to the Ministry of Rites. Register and make a register, then let Li Shang personally declare the decree."

"Royal Father." King Chen held the imperial decree, "Co-author...you have already written the imperial decree?"

So why did he work so hard just now?

"Why, don't you want this imperial decree?" Emperor Longfeng reached out his hand to take back the imperial decree: "Actually, it's better not to give the Ming family the title of Duchess. There must be some people in the court who disagree with this matter, so there will be less disputes."

In fact, if Du Qing hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't plan to issue this will.

"It's just a small county lord, not a princess county lord, what kind of disputes can there be." King Chen put the imperial edict into his arms. Afraid of Emperor Longfeng's repentance, King Chen folded his hands and bowed: "Father, the palace gate is about to fall, and my son will retire first."

"It's okay, you are staying in the side hall." Emperor Longfeng glanced at the inkstone table where the ink had been splashed outside. This was helping to research the ink, and it was clearly sabotage.

"Thank you for the kindness of the father and the emperor. My son should go back to the palace to sleep, so that the civil servants will not chirp again." King Chen touched the imperial decree in his arms, "My son retire."

Watching his son run away clutching the imperial decree, Emperor Longfeng dipped his pen in the ink on the inkstone and wrote a few words on the paper: "Liu Zhongbao, how many days until the marriage of King Qi and Miss Sun?"

"Go back to Your Majesty, there are still six days."

Emperor Longfeng finished writing a page, looked at it for a moment, and put down his pen: "It was a good thing that my granddaughter didn't get married to my son."

"The auspicious wedding is the same as before, and there is no need to change it again." He thought for a while, "From Lanxu Palace, send two tributes."

"Your Majesty is so biased!" Concubine Ning pushed the two pieces of satin to the ground, her eyes red with anger.

Concubine Yang had just passed away, she was worried that it would be difficult to overcome the auspicious occasion of Yanze's big wedding, but Qin Tianjian said that the auspicious time had been set, and the wedding process was ready and could not be changed.

What is it to send these two cloths, to send cats and dogs away?

"Niangniang." Bai Shao bent down and picked up the satin on the ground: "Don't get angry."

Concubine Ning ignored her. Since she was ineffective at her work last time, she didn't have the face she used to be in front of Concubine Ning.

"Niangniang." An eunuch hurriedly entered the door: "Today, the Ministry of Rites went to Ming Shilang's residence to announce an imperial edict."

"What purpose?"

"The daughter of the servant of the Ming Dynasty is the county head."

"Didn't your majesty just make Ming Jingzhou an earl?" Concubine Ning asked, "Could this news be confirmed?"

"It's been spread all over the world." The little eunuch saw that the empress's face was ugly, and whispered: "It's been spread outside, Ming Shi Lang Jian is in the emperor's heart, before...the future is boundless."

"The three brothers of the Ming family all hold important positions in the court, so how can they have a bright future?" Concubine Ning sneered: "Your Majesty is clearly making a face for Yun Duqing."

There are three brothers in the Ming family, why did all the good things fall on the Ming Jingzhou family?

There is nothing more than a daughter who is about to marry into the palace of Chen Wang, and His Majesty has rewarded the Ming Jingzhou family with grace time and time again.

The Ming family only had a little relationship with Yun Duqing, and was favored by His Majesty in such an open and upright manner. Yanze, who had pity on her, was getting married with her granddaughter, and she did not wait for any grace.

In terms of nobleness, family background, and prestige, in which point is the Sun family inferior to the Ming family?

In the end, it's just eccentricity.

She gritted her teeth and sneered: "Ming Jingzhou's daughter is also a wicked little bitch like the Su family."

Bai Shao, who was standing beside her with her head down, raised her head slightly.

"Hongmei." Concubine Ning called another confidant palace maid: "The Ming family has raised such a good daughter, and the Ming family has been favored by His Majesty. There will be more or less rumors outside, right?"

"Your Highness is right." Seeing that she had been reused by His Lady, Hongmei smiled proudly at Bai Shao, and bowed her head to answer Consort Ning's order: "It is better to have a child than to have a daughter. Who wouldn't envy the Ming family for having such grace."

Concubine Ning nodded in satisfaction: "I would like to see if the noble Ming family is grateful to King Chen under these envy, or they should stay away."

A Ming Jiuzhu is not important, the important thing is the three brothers of the Ming family.

She will never allow

The three brothers in the family have become the help of Yun Duqing, a scumbag who is a merchant girl, how can she compare with her Yanze!

It was less than half a year before Jiuzhu returned to the capital, and the Ming family received three imperial decrees. If she hadn't heard from the sixth brother that the imperial decree would not be issued easily, she almost thought it was something very casual.

She looked at the imperial decree, the reason for making her the county head, and felt a little dazed.

When did she copy the scriptures for the deceased Virgin Queen Mother, and when did she work for the imperial concubine?

Out of nothing?

"What did Your Majesty tell you to Concubine Su on the day you gave Yang Concubine incense?" Even Shen Shi felt that His Majesty was too generous to their family.

As we all know, His Majesty is very stingy when it comes to giving titles, but within a month or two, His Majesty gave their family two titles in a row.

"I didn't say anything special." Jiu Zhu shook her head, "Your Majesty and the Empress are very kind to their daughters, and they didn't mention the title."

"Why did His Highness King Chen send you back yesterday, why did he take out the money?" Ming Jingzhou said, "The imperial decree for the canonization of Jiuzhu was brought by King Chen this morning."

According to the little official of the Ministry of Rites, just as the door of the official office of the Ministry of Rites opened, King Chen came with the imperial decree and urged the officials to register and make a book. Urged Li Shangshu to bring the guard of honor to the Ming family to announce the decree.

Jiuzhu remembered the story of the domineering prince that was very popular in the capital recently, and lowered her head in a guilty conscience: "Is the daughter provoked by the matter of money?"

Ming Jingzhou and Shen shi looked at Jiuzhu in surprise. Their daughter is cute and cute, and she doesn't like to spend money. How could they cause money?

"Father and mother, have you ever heard the story of the overbearing prince?"

Ming Jingzhou frowned, what is the story of the overbearing prince?

There is no one other than King Chen, the prince who acts more domineering in the whole court.

"I heard a little." Shen shi nodded, "It's all stories made up by storytellers. Under the influence of others, many people mistakenly believe that the prince in the story is Prince Chen."

"What kind of story?" Ming Jingzhou has been an official for many years, and is very sensitive to this kind of inciting means: "In the story, did the overbearing prince kill or set fire?"

"No." Shen shi smiled and shook his head: "Although the content of the story is absurd and bizarre, it is a good thing. Because of these stories, King Chen has a much better image in the mouth of the female family."

Ming Jingzhou was surprised, when would Concubine Su Gui and King Chen use such euphemisms?

"This matter has something to do with my daughter." Jiuzhu lowered her head and told the story.

Obedient to his daughter's words, Ming Jingzhou didn't know how to speak for a while.

It's a good thing to help King Chen solve a conspiracy against him, but because of these stories, King Chen has become a topic of discussion for many people after dinner. With King Chen's temperament, I'm afraid that storytellers can't tolerate him making up stories like this. .

"King Chen really didn't get angry with you because of this?" Shen shi once saw with his own eyes that the seventeen-year-old King Chen shook his face at the married Princess Roude at the New Year's banquet, and didn't show any face to the other party at all.

Being embarrassed by King Chen in public, Princess Roude has not appeared in front of people for a long time. Since then, whenever King Chen is around, she will walk around him.

His attitude towards his own sister is still the same, how much tolerance can he have towards her daughter?

"His Royal Highness is gentle and considerate, and is not angry because of this." Jiuzhu shook her head: "Not only that, I heard that my daughter spent her money because she was obedient, and she has to give her money."

Ming Jingzhou raised his eyebrows slightly, just the stingy twenty or thirty taels of silver?

"Such a thick stack of silver bills." Jiuzhu compared the thickness of the silver bills, her whole face was shocked, "It's still five hundred tael denominations, how dare my daughter put it on her body."

Knowing that he had misunderstood King Chen, Ming Jingzhou snorted coldly in his heart. It turned out that he planned to use money to corrupt his good girl's heart. No wonder the lady would say that there are not many good things for men.

King Chen is a man, so naturally it is not a good thing.

There is no father-in-law who can please his son-in-law, even if he is a high-ranking prince.

He was about to speak about King Chen's extravagant things in the past, when his eyes suddenly fell on the imperial decree in Jiu Zhu's hand.

Since the imperial decree was brought to the Ministry of Rites by King Chen, it is possible that King Chen requested it.

The daughter did not want the money from King Chen, so he went to His Majesty to ask for a title for his daughter? According to the Dacheng Ritual System, although there is no food for the title, but a fixed monthly salary of silver, silk satin and rice oil.

Could it be... Is King Chen trying to give his daughter money in another way?

Which prince would make such a big detour in order to spend money for his fiancee? As expected of the absurd King Chen, he could even do such a thing. However, His Majesty was able to respond to King Chen's request. What kind of grace is this?

Any prince with a smarter mind would not be able to seek benefits for Yue-Zhang's family in this way. First, he was afraid of gossip, and second, he was afraid of the emperor's suspicion.

"King Chen's actions are really..." Ming Jingzhou wanted to say that he acted arbitrarily, but when he looked up and saw his daughter staring at him, he sighed: "Be at ease."

It was King Chen who contributed, and the Ming family was the one who took advantage. What could he say?

"Since it is the holy grace that King Chen specially asked for you, I will go to thank the king tomorrow as a father."

"Father, is this imperial decree really requested by His Highness for her daughter?" Jiu Zhu held the imperial decree, her face full of joy.

Ming Jingzhou nodded slowly: "Since this imperial edict was obtained by King Chen himself from the Ministry of Rites, without the help of outsiders. According to my guess, it is correct that he asked for it."

"It's okay, it's okay." Shen shi whispered and touched her daughter

The head of the head: "King Chen has this intention, just keep it in your heart. Jiuzhu, if there are any unpleasant words outside, don't take it to heart, let alone anger others."

Jiuzhu nodded blankly, a little puzzled in her heart, what is unpleasant?

Seeing her daughter's ignorant appearance, Shen shi showed a smile: "Just remember, don't hurt the hearts of those who sincerely treat you because of the words of people who don't matter."

"Yeah." Jiuzhu nodded, her eyes bright: "My daughter doesn't care what others say."

Masters often say that cultivators do not destroy their hearts because of external things, but only by cultivating their bodies, cultivating their minds and cultivating virtue can they cultivate.

"Okay." Shen shi smiled, "Being tired of foreign things will only make yourself unhappy, you are very good."

"Master also said that my daughter has a good temperament." Jiuzhu squeezed the imperial edict tightly, smiling contentedly and happily.

"Girl, the food box and carriage are ready, do you want to go to the official office of the Ministry of Rites now?"

"Let's go now." Jiuzhu held a huge food box in her left and right hands. "It's cold, even if there is a charcoal fire, it's easy to get cold."

Spring Equinox followed behind her and tied her cloak: "Miss, walk slowly."

Recently, officials from the Ministry of Rites have rarely asked their family members to bring food boxes. Since King Chen came to the Ministry of Rites, the meals of the public chef have been much better. In addition, even the extravagant King Chen is eating in the public kitchen. Are they better than others? Does King Chen need to pay more attention?

When it was noon, and when everyone had a lunch break, King Chen threw away the pen and leaned lazily on the back of the chair.

Some officials dared to take a peek outside the window and found that King Chen was actually copying the imperial decree for the file. Originally, these imperial decrees were all sealed in the Hanlin Academy. A few days ago, Shi Lang went to second them. They didn't know the intention of Shi Lang, but they didn't expect it to be used here.

From memorizing the list of the first grades of the imperial examination and their strategies, to copying the tax and silver books of the household department, and then copying the imperial decree to prepare files, which one is not a waste of time and useless?

Unexpectedly, Lord Ming, who seems to be gentle and easy to get along with on weekdays, is tossing people and grinding meat with a dull knife. On the surface, he was teaching King Chen, but he didn't actually teach him anything.

"Your Highness." The eunuch the eunuch stepped forward and squeezed King Chen's shoulders, "Your appetite has decreased a little in the past two days, why don't you go down to the restaurant to buy some delicacies for you?"

"No need." King Chen stood up weakly, "This king will go to the public kitchen with Lord Ming to eat."

He said in front of Ming Xiaozhu that if the Ministry of Rites could not leave him, Ming Jingzhou would never let Ming Jingzhou demolish his platform.

"Your Highness." Another eunuch hurried into the room at any time: "Ms. Ming is waiting for you outside the official office."

King Chen stood up, picked up the cloak next to him and tied it around his body, and snorted with a smile: "This little girl has a conscience."

In order to beg for that holy grace, in front of his father, he had done all the things of curry favor and flattery.

"His Royal Highness!" Jiuzhu saw King Chen coming out, and hurried to him.

"What do you want to do with this king?" King Chen put his hands behind his back and never mentioned the matter of giving Jiuzhu the title of county head.

A real man will never talk about the little things he does for women.

"I'm here to deliver meals to His Royal Highness." Jiuzhu handed the food box to King Chen, "You work hard every day for the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, you have to eat well."

The official of the Ministry of Rites who just came out of the door of the Ministry of Rites: "..."

"This is what this king should do. If you are tired, you will be tired." King Chen took the food box. "As a prince, you should suffer and suffer more than others, so that you can live up to the father and the people."

The official of the Ministry of Rites who heard everything clearly: "..."

Men can be shameless when they lie to women.

"Although affairs are important, His Royal Highness's body is more important." Jiuzhu worships

Looking at King Chen: "Please, Your Highness, take care of your body."

His Highness is really a good prince who serves the country and the people and is filial to His Majesty!

Looking at the little girl's adoring eyes, King Chen coughed: "Don't worry, this king knows."

"There's one more thing." Jiuzhu looked at King Chen with a smile: "The title of county magistrate was requested by His Highness for the servant girl, right?"

"It's just a little thing..."

"Thank you, Your Highness." She looked at him with bright eyes, as if her eyes were full of him, and her unreserved trust almost overflowed: "Your Highness is the best person Jiuzhu has ever met."

King Chen uneasily turned away.

The little girl has seen a few people and said he is the best person?

"His Royal Highness, hurry back to eat, lest the food become cold and unpalatable." Jiuzhu handed another food box to King Chen: "Please, Your Highness, give this food box to my father, and I will come back tomorrow at noon."

Carrying two heavy food boxes, King Chen watched the little girl bend over and climb into the carriage, raised his eyebrows, and asked himself, "Is this king the best?"??w??, please keep in mind :,