Chapter 9 Receiving the Imperial Edict

"Today something happened unexpectedly, but the meeting gift I should give you is indispensable. My father will send someone to Xitang Courtyard later. I hope you and your wife will be safe and happy in the future and grow old together."

The gentle smile reminded Du Jingyi of his father at home.

So, she responded with a gentle and decent smile.

"Thank you, father-in-law."

The other end.

Mrs. Wei was already sitting upright, waiting for the next cup of mother-in-law tea.

Unfortunately, Du Jingyi stood up and stood half a step behind Shang Ji.

He pretended to be polite, considerate and obedient.

Mrs. Wei's smile was still on her face when she heard Shang Ji say without emotion.

"My mother has passed away many years ago. Let Mrs. Du salute this cup of mother-in-law tea to her mother's memorial tablet. My son will take her to the ancestral hall later."

As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed in an instant.

And the third old lady, who usually received a lot of benefits from Mrs. Wei, is no longer afraid of offending Shang Ji now.

He said calmly.

"How can you be disrespectful to Mrs. Wei? No matter what, she is the legitimate head lady of the Duke's mansion."

As soon as these words came out, Shang Guogong's expression was a little complicated.

Frowning at the already resolute son in front of him, he seemed to feel something was wrong.

But look at his slightly pursed lips and his dismissive attitude.

Duke Shang finally sighed and said in compromise.

"Okay, remember to put incense sticks on your mother and eldest brother, let them know that you have a family now, and they can be happy too."

"Um."

At this point, Mrs. Wei had no choice but to take it back, no matter how ugly it was.

Then he pretended to be a virtuous person and said with a smile.

"That's right, sister has been waiting for this cup of mother-in-law's tea for many years. Those who drank it before...not to mention them, were all unlucky people, but you are from a prosperous family."

After saying this.

Then he took off a jade bracelet of good quality from his hand and handed it to Nanny Jiao next to him.

"Although this greeting gift comes a little late, it is still a little bit of my heart. Please accept it."

Holding the jade bracelet in her hand, Nanny Jiao came to Du Jingyi and handed it over respectfully.

Shang Ji was disgusted with her, and she was disgusted with Du Jingyi.

The words sounded regretful, but they actually told Du Jingyi.

Don't think that because of your noble status, you are just a step-in-law like yourself.

Du Jingyi sneered in his heart, but his expression became more and more steady.

Just as she was about to reach out, she heard hurried footsteps outside.

Butler He ran in with a happy look on his face and said loudly.

"Master, someone from the palace is here, saying they want to declare an imperial edict."

Upon hearing this, the whole hall became lively.

Without even thinking about it, he knew that it must be a gift from the emperor to Shang Ji.

In previous years, when Shang Laoguo was still alive, he had received several awards from the emperor for his outstanding military exploits.

At that time, the entire Duke's mansion was filled with pride.

Although most of the money still went into the public account, the pockets of the three-bedroom and five-bedroom family members also became a lot fatter.

Unfortunately.

Since Shang Yukuan inherited the Duke's position, such good things no longer exist.

Because he was neither a man nor a warrior, he just had a sinecure in the court.

If it weren't for the protection of this secretly sealed Duke's position, I'm afraid it would have become a trace of the past in Sui'an City.

But it's different now.

With Shang Ji's influence, it seemed that the entire Duke's mansion was about to become a celebrity in front of the imperial court again.

They were naturally delighted and grinned from ear to ear.

When I thought that there was hope for the days of being tied up, everyone was very excited.

The Duke Shang Yukuan stood up first and straightened his clothes.

Then he looked at Shang Ji with some excitement and said happily.

"Let's go and receive the imperial edict."

"good."

And following behind him was Mrs. Wei.

Her family is having a headache.

Now if Zhongfeng could get such a sum of money and put it into the treasury, it would solve a lot of pressing needs.

So it can be considered sincerely happy.

Everyone in the third and fifth rooms in the main house also cheered up.

As if the imperial edict was given to them, they went out excitedly.

Especially the third old lady, supporting the third old man, walked faster than anyone else.

If you don't know the details, you probably don't know that these two old men are complaining about their inconvenience every day and have to be hung up with precious medicinal materials.

On the contrary, Du Jingyi and Mrs. Gu's children fell behind.

A sister-in-law, a nephew, and an unmarried sister-in-law.

The eyes of the three people were mostly happy for Shang Ji, but at the same time they were also worried.

With such overwhelming wealth, I knew there would be some trouble.

Du Jingyi didn't have much contact with them in the past.

It's just that everyone lives in Dongyuan, so it's not easy to shirk the blame.

So he stepped forward and said.

"Sister-in-law please."

Liu, who had been widowed for ten years, felt as if he was living in a different world when he heard these words.

He was stunned for a moment, and then he spoke.

"Brothers and sisters, you're welcome."

After that, he pulled his son beside him, glanced at his sister-in-law again, and walked out of the house with Du Jingyi.

When they arrived at the main courtyard, it was already crowded with people.

The leaders are naturally Shang Guogong and Shang Ji.

Beside them was Madam Wei.

Below Madam Wei were her bloodline.

As for the four "old bones" from the third and fifth rooms, they knelt neatly behind Duke Shang and his son.

This took the place of the legitimate bloodline of the Duke's Mansion from Du Jingyi and Madam Gu.

Shang Ji looked back and saw Madam, widowed sister-in-law, young nephew and sister, and then glanced at the annoying people behind him.

He immediately said to Luo Yuan.

"Go, invite Madam and eldest sister-in-law to come up."

"Yes."

They walked up in a dignified manner.

The third old master and the fifth old master and others naturally had to give up their seats.

Although they were very reluctant, they did not dare to act rashly because of the people in the palace.

They could only get up and move back.

In that way, they really looked like a burden that was too big to be removed.

After they all knelt on the bluestone slabs, at the top of the steps, Eunuch Liu, who was in charge of announcing the decree, calmed down.

He had also heard a little about the third and fifth branches of the Shang family being dependent on the Shang Guogong Mansion.

He thought it was a joke before, but today he was a little surprised.

Although Daxing has only had two emperors, it is not just the Shang Guogong family that has many poor relatives in the court.

But it is the first family in Sui'an City that has stayed here for decades and refused to move out.

Suddenly he thought of the decree in his hand.

His heart was as clear as a mirror, so he spoke.

"Duke, General, this old servant is going to announce the decree."

"Please, Eunuch Liu."