Chapter 282 Earn It Yourself (Additional Chapters with Xiaoxiang Tickets)

"Okay, I understand. If that's the case, let's change it starting with you. Anyway, you are also a child who grew up in the Gu family. It's just right to adopt the surname Gu! As for the position of the young master, isn't it still? Is your nephew here? He is also a legitimate bloodline, so he is."

Hearing this, Shang Ji felt ecstatic in his heart, but he showed great embarrassment on his face. After all, Shang Yukuan next to him was already like a thunderbolt, which made people feel unbearable.

He never thought that if his grandson changed his surname, his son would also change his surname!

Isn't this putting their prince's palace on fire? So, with tears and runny noses, he hurriedly said.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty! Changing your surname is a big deal. You must not be so hasty. Yun Zhan and Liu Lang must be from the merchants of our Duke's mansion!"

"They all have to be? Shang Yukuan, I am the emperor, do you still have the right to speak in front of me? I will discuss it with you father and son in a nice way. If you don't comply, forget it, but you will blame me at every turn. What I say is It doesn’t mean that I am stupid, but it also implies that I am unfair. If that is the case, then I will issue an edict directly to see if you want to change your surname according to the edict, or if you want to have your whole family ransacked for disobeying the order!"

After that, he said loudly to Eunuch Liu next to him.

"According to my decree, the General's Mansion has a new son who is of the bloodline of the Shang and Gu families. I am deeply moved by the fact that all the loyal members of the Gu family died for the country without heirs to inherit the family, so I specially named the new son Gu Yunzhan, who will inherit the title of the Gu family from now on."

"As for Liulang, he was a child raised in the Gu family in his early years, and he also adopted the surname Gu, but his title has nothing to do with him. If you want military honors and titles, you can fight for them yourself! Don't worry if he has hard wings now. You dare to contradict me!"

Having said this, Shang Ji quickly leaned over and said.

"My lord, I don't dare."

He actually put on a good show and successfully achieved all the goals he wanted.

The only surprise was that his newborn son, who was only half a month old, was of a higher rank than him.

From what the emperor said, although both father and son adopted the surname Gu, it would be his son, not him, who would be in charge in the future.

The little boy is the heir to the title of the Gu family. Someone outside looked at him and called him Duke Gu with disrespect.

After all, the title left by Marshal Gu was that of a first-grade military commander, which was a step higher than his position as a second-grade general.

I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart, the brat was lucky.

While Shang Ji was thinking about it, he heard the emperor speak again.

"Isn't the Duke concerned that his business family has no successor? How old is Shang Dalang's son now?"

"Your Majesty, I am over fourteen years old."

Eunuch Liu knew the situation of everyone in these families very well, so he naturally blurted it out.

"Fourteen, not too big, not too small, just right. I think Shang Aiqing is a little confused. Why don't you abdicate early and give up the throne to your grandson? Didn't you just shout Does the family's honor or disgrace rise and fall? Just ask me to see your determination!"

In just a few words, Shang Yukuan's road was blocked in front and back.

Not only did he lose the position of the Duke, but the position actually fell to his grandson, whom he had never cared about before. In this way, could it be possible that the Duke's Palace really wanted a young child to succeed him, and he would become the "Xiaoyao" Grandpa?

Shang Yukuan couldn't even say anything, and he didn't say anything until the emperor left.

Queen Guo took one look and gave instructions to the people outside.

"Mr. Fuguo will go to the side hall to rest for a while, and will be sent out of the palace later. As for the decree that His Majesty just issued..."

When he heard this, the Duke Shang Yukuan raised his head and looked up, full of pleading.

Unfortunately, Queen Guo replied unmoved.

"Draft the decree immediately and implement it without delay!"

"Yes, concubine."

Seeing this, Shang Yukuan knew that there was nothing he could do to save his life. If he had known that the trip to the palace would be such a disaster, he should have been sick.

How he finally left the palace, even he himself couldn't remember.

I only knew that halfway along the road, the horse was frightened and fell out of the carriage, injuring its arm and face. Now I really became a "shameless" person.

Finally, he was hurried back to the Duke's Mansion.

In the Duke's Mansion, Mrs. Wei heard that the person who injured the Duke was a royal chariot, and she felt a chill down her back for a while.

Which of these royal horses is not well-trained?

Could it be that my master provoked His Majesty or other nobles in the palace, which caused this misfortune?

Mrs. Wei looked complicated as she watched the government doctor treating him.

In the palace.

When His Majesty the Emperor returned to his dormitory, he got angry and kept mumbling about the fact that the Duke's government was ignorant and Shang Yukuan was arrogant.

Queen Guo specially came to comfort her and she felt a lot better. Then after hearing the fate of Shang Yukuan who fell off a horse and injured his cheek, she snorted coldly and the bad breath in her heart disappeared.

Eunuch Liu said quickly.

"Your Majesty, the Dance and Music Department has reported that they have arranged a new dance and are planning to show it to you. Do you want them to come over now?"

When the emperor saw this, he asked Queen Guo.

"Queen, do you want to watch it together?"

"Your Majesty, I still have some affairs to deal with in the palace, so I won't disturb your Majesty's pleasure."

After hearing this, the emperor's complexion improved a lot.

In the past, the empress always preached with a stern face, saying that this was not good, and that was not good. But now, probably because she was old, she was not so verbose, so she turned a blind eye to some of his things in the harem.

The emperor was satisfied with the empress's attitude. After all, she was knowledgeable and sensible, which was the grace that the empress should have.

So, he nodded to Eunuch Liu.

As the singing and dancing started, the emperor's temper disappeared. When he was distracted occasionally, he just prayed in his heart.

Father, father, I have done everything according to your request. Don't come into my dream to scare me again.

While he was praying with all his heart, he didn't notice the eunuch Liu beside him, who looked calm as if he had known the result would be like this.

Three consecutive imperial edicts came out from the palace later that day, which turned the focus of these days from the matter of Prime Minister Guo's rectification of the Salt Transport Bureau to the publicity of the family affairs of the Shang and Gu families.

Shang Ji and his son changed their names and surnames and followed the Gu family.

One was called Gu Shaoyu, and the other was called Gu Yunzhan.

Shang Zhiping, who was far away in Jinling City, inexplicably changed from a mere son of Dalang to the newly promoted Duke of Shang's Mansion.

Such heavy news hit Sui'an City, and many families were so upset that they couldn't eat or sleep.

The first to bear the brunt was Madam Wei, who had been scheming for half her life. She saw that her husband beside her had become a useless waste, and the position of Duke of Shang that she had longed for became Shang Zhiping's! (End of this chapter)