"Okay, okay, don't be afraid, don't be afraid..." Han Du hurriedly comforted his daughter, and couldn't help but raised his head and complained to An Qing, "Look, what are you doing to scare the child?"
An Qing remembered that Han Du had made a promise to her just now, but in the blink of an eye she had gone to sea for almost a year. She had been raising two children this year, and now she had to be scolded by Han Du, and the grievances in her heart suddenly burst out. "Handu, what did you promise to this princess? Our affairs are not over yet, please wait for me."
Han Du immediately smiled awkwardly, knowing that he could not escape. After coaxing his daughter, he handed her to the maid and faced An Qing's anger alone.
I don’t know what methods Han Du used, but the affairs of the boudoir are not enough to be explained to outsiders. Anyway, early the next morning, only Han Du came out of the house. As for An Qing, he waited until noon before walking out of the house with his face red and his head lowered, as if he was afraid of being seen.
Han Du thoughtfully prepared meals for An Qing. No matter how angry and dissatisfied An Qing was, they all disappeared with the dishes of delicious food.
While Han Du and An Qing were having fun with each other, the housekeeper came to report. "Master Marquis, someone from the palace has come, saying that they want to invite Master Hou to receive the order."
Han Du was stunned for a moment and looked up at An Qing, only to see that her face was also full of confusion. Even if Lao Zhu wanted to take a rest for himself, he could just send a small official to inform him. Why would Lao Zhu be alerted to issue an order? It's not that exaggerated, right?
Han Du was confused, but what he should do must be done immediately. He nodded to Anqing and said, "Eat slowly, I'll go see what's going on."
An Qing nodded and had no intention of getting up.
Han Du led the housekeeper out quickly and asked as he walked: "Is the incense case ready? Mom and dad, have you sent someone to inform them?" Han Shu must have gone to school at this time, so Han Du ignored him.
"Everything is ready, and the master has also sent someone to inform him." the housekeeper quickly replied.
Han Du nodded and walked all the way to the gate. Seeing Xiang An and his father and mother arriving, he stood at the front and knelt down respectfully. Seeing that the eunuch who delivered the order didn't know him, he couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart, but now was not the time to think about this. He quickly clasped his fists and shouted solemnly: "Your Majesty Han Du, I respectfully welcome the holy will."
When the eunuch saw that An Qing had not come out, he did not say anything or wait. He simply waved his fly whisk and shouted in a sharp voice: "The emperor is destined to carry the emperor, and the edict says:... Han Du acted arrogantly and instigated the prince to go to sea. Inspection... Fortunately, the prince returned safely. I am deeply worried that Han Du acted recklessly. If he is not punished, he may cause trouble in the future. Therefore, I decided to seize Han Du's position as Marquis of Zhenhai as a warning to others. , admire this!”
After hearing the imperial edict, Han Du looked completely stunned. Lao Zhu, what does this mean? Take away my Marquis? Doesn't that mean that from now on, he will be an ordinary citizen and no longer the Marquis of Zhenhai who holds the power of the navy?
"Master Marquis, oh, no... Han Du, please accept the order and thank me!" The eunuch stared at Han Du with a smile.
Han Du suddenly came to his senses, bowed down quickly, and replied loudly: "Han Du, a common man, takes this order to express his gratitude."
After praying, Han Du stood up and took the imperial edict from the eunuch. The moment he received the imperial edict, Han Du couldn't help but sigh. He had imagined receiving any imperial edict, but he never expected to receive such one.
"But that's fine, this way, I won't owe you anything..." Han Du muttered in a mosquito-like voice.
The eunuch next to him seemed to see Han Du's moving lips, and a light flashed in his eyes.
Han Du raised his head and faced the eunuch with a smile on his face. He greeted the eunuch and his entourage warmly and paid the eunuch enough reward before letting him leave.
After the eunuch left, the father and mother stood up from the ground. Han De looked at Han Du in disbelief, and Nuonuo asked: "You, have you been deprived of your title by the emperor?"
"Yes." Han Du shook the imperial edict in his hand with a smile on his face, then smiled at his father and said: "Didn't dad still worry about how long the child can take a bath yesterday? Well, now that the child has no official position and is light, it can be I have been sleeping for a long time."
Seeing that his son was so optimistic, Han De said nothing more. Originally, he was worried that Han Du would be deprived of his title, and he would be trapped in a corner and unable to get out. Looking at Han Du now, he looks heartless, which is best.
"It's gone when the title is gone. Didn't your father just say that he was gone when he was the second-grade Minister of Household Affairs? Since your father was dismissed from office, his life has become more relaxed and comfortable, even better than when he was an official. Good. A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. People still have to look forward."
Han Du nodded and agreed very much with his father's statement, "Now that I know, dad, I can rest assured that my son will live a better life."
Han De was relieved to see his son so optimistic.
Han Du held the imperial edict in his hand and carried it behind his back. Even when he walked, it felt as if there was wind on his feet. He hummed a little tune and walked towards the mansion.
Before he had gone far, he almost bumped into An Qing, who was hurriedly coming out.
"Ah..." An Qing screamed.
Han Du quickly grabbed her to prevent her from falling. Seeing the eager look on her face, he asked with a smile: "What do you want to do in such a hurry? Did you just separate from my husband, and then you are going to fall again?" Can’t bear it anymore?”
An Qing was teased so meaningfully by Han Du that his ears turned red. He couldn't help but punched Han Du twice on the chest and said angrily: "How long has it been? You still have such bad thoughts. I heard that you were raped by your father." The emperor has seized the title, is this true?"
"Of course it's true." Han Du took out the imperial edict, "Look, is the imperial edict I just received still false?"
An Qing quickly reached out and grabbed the imperial edict. The violent movement caused pain to Han Du's fingers, but fortunately it was not serious.
After opening the imperial edict and reading it word by word from beginning to end, Anqing finally had to face the fact that Han Du was deprived of his title. But since this was the case, she was still unwilling to give in. She angrily thrust the imperial edict into Han Du's arms and said angrily: "I went to see my father to judge, why should I take away your title in such a good way?"
"Hey, hey..." Han Du quickly reached out to hold her, and asked with a smile: "What do you want to do?"
"I'm going to find my father..." An Qing defended Han Du, his aggrieved eyes were red.
Han Du sighed helplessly, took out the imperial decree and said, "This is your father's decree, what's the use of saying it?"
"Then, then I'll go find the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother will definitely be able to persuade the father to change the imperial edict." An Qing was blocked by Han Du's words, but he continued with some reluctance.
Han Du smiled and shook his head, grabbed An Qing and led her towards the house. Said: "Don't waste your efforts in vain. Do you think that without you speaking up, your mother would not have interceded for me? Your Royal Highness would not have interceded for me? Now that I have received this imperial edict, it means that It’s useless for anyone to try to persuade the emperor about this matter.”
An Qing thought the same thing. Considering the queen mother's love for Han Du, as long as she knew that Han Du would be deprived of his title, the queen mother would intercede for Han Du without her having to say anything. The same goes for the prince's brother. Considering the relationship between the prince and Han Du, there is no reason why the prince would not speak for Han Du.
But now that the imperial edict has been issued, it means that neither the queen mother nor the prince's brother have been able to persuade the father or change his mind. She didn't think that her status in the heart of her father could be compared to that of her mother and the prince's brother. In this case, even if she entered the palace, her trip would be in vain, and nothing would change about this matter.
An Qing was comforted for a while and gave up the idea of entering the palace, but he still said angrily: "But this is too unfair to you. You have done so much for your father and the prince brother, but you ended up with a title. The end..."
Han Du smiled slightly. Sometimes he might be deprived of his title just because he did too much. But Han Du doesn't know the news in the palace now, and he doesn't know what Lao Zhu is thinking. It's just a guess in his heart. He won't resort to it verbally to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.
"As long as the emperor doesn't take away my identity as consort, I will be extremely satisfied. Whether you have a title or not is really not as important as you." Han Du leaned close to An Qing's ear and said something sweet.
An Qing was immediately blushing and embarrassed by Han Du's teasing. He reached out and hit Han Du's chest lightly, "Bad people will use good words to coax this princess."
"What do you mean I only use words to coax you? Aren't my actual actions not strong enough?" Han Du stretched out his hand to wrap around An Qing's waist and directly hugged An Qing in his arms.
An Qing exclaimed, looked at Han Du with wide eyes, and said hurriedly: "You are crazy, what are you going to do, put me down quickly, what will happen if someone sees you?"
"Although I am no longer a marquis, I am still the head of the family. I wonder who dares to look around." With that, Han Du hugged An Qing and left.
An Qing exclaimed again, "What are you going to do?"
"What to do? Of course it's to spread the branches and leaves of the Han family. We only have a son and a daughter now, but we have to work hard. Hehehehe..."
...
The eunuch who delivered the order returned to the palace and went directly to the emperor to report without any delay. "Go back to your Majesty, my servant has arrived at the Zhenhai Marquis Mansion to convey the order."
As Han Du expected, apart from Lao Zhu, Queen Ma and Zhu Biao were all sitting aside. Both of them had serious faces, obviously having argued with Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu ignored the two of them and asked directly to the eunuch: "Oh? Has Han Du accepted the order?"
"Reply to your Majesty, I'll take it."
Lao Zhu raised his head, glanced at the eunuch, and continued to ask: "Doesn't he have any complaints?" When asking, Lao Zhu's eyes suddenly became cold and stern, and he even seemed to be nervous and his body was a little tense. stretch.
"This slave only heard one sentence from him. He no longer owes the emperor any more."
When Lao Zhu heard this, his expression suddenly relaxed, and his nervous expression disappeared instantly. He raised his hand and waved twice towards the eunuch, "Go down."
"Slave, please leave."
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