Being exposed by Xiao Yi made Zhao Shuangshuang a little embarrassed. Seeing Hu Yunqing laughing at herself made her a little unhappy.
He turned to look at Xiao Yi, who was snickering, and the guards at the door who were holding back their laughter.
"Ah? Sister, please, I didn't say anything just now."
"It has nothing to do with us!"
"Don't deduct our money!"
"I have seniors and juniors, and my whole family depends on my little money to make ends meet. If all this money is deducted from me, my whole family will starve to death."
...
The guards watching the show at the door didn't say anything, but their monthly payment was about to be deducted. This made them want to cry and complained one after another.
"No, aren't you just a bachelor? When did you have a son?"
Xiao Yi has a lot of money in his pocket now. It's okay if he doesn't take the monthly payment for a month. He also knows in his heart that Zhao Shuangshuang is just joking.
Hearing that his subordinates actually took it seriously, he looked at one of the complainers and asked.
"Boss, if it weren't for you, this wouldn't have happened!"
Since we don't see each other every day, we have become very familiar with each other, and there is no problem in joking with each other.
"Okay, I'm happy today. Everyone will get a hundred taels!"
Looking at the guards, Hu Yunqing pulled Zhao Shuangshuang into his arms and said to everyone.
"Your Excellency is wise! Your Excellency is wise!"
When everyone heard that they had got one hundred taels, they all cheered happily, and the decadence just now disappeared instantly.
"You guys, I give you money every month, but I have never heard you cheering like this!"
Being held in Hu Yunqing's arms, Zhao Shuangshuang did not resist this time. Looking at the cheering people, he secretly took note of it and waited until later to deal with it slowly one by one.
"Everyone will come to the lobby, I have something to announce."
"yes!"
As soon as Hu Yunqing's words came out, everyone stopped talking and looked at the adults. Seeing that Hu Yunqing's face was very serious, everyone stopped joking.
A quarter of an hour later, Hu Yunqing also changed into clean clothes and sat on a chair outside the lobby.
All the escort servants, as well as the guards who returned to the mansion, stood neatly in the courtyard.
Even the female relatives in the backyard came over. What Hu Yunqing was going to announce this time had something to do with everyone.
"From today on, I am no longer an adult, I am just an ordinary citizen."
As soon as Hu Yunqing said this, everyone's pupils were shocked, and they didn't understand why this happened.
After Hu Yunqing said it, many people wanted to ask what happened.
Listening to the noisy sounds below, Hu Yunqing raised his hand to stop them.
"Let me explain it to you. Everyone has questions in their minds. I know very well that many people can't understand why I became a commoner, right?"
"After I entered the palace today..., now I am just like everyone else. Some of them are worse than me. If you want to leave, I will never force you to stay."
Hu Yunqing briefly told everyone what happened in the palace.
Now that he is no longer a court official, he looked at the guards in the yard, the guards and Xiao Yi and others said.
It is unreasonable for me to be protected by the people of Dongchang as a common citizen. It is also a waste of the court's manpower and financial resources.
When Hu Yunqing finished speaking, everyone in Dongchang lowered their heads. Indeed, as Hu Yunqing said, if Hu Yunqing is no longer an official, they must return to Dongchang.
I have lived here for such a long time and have been very kind to them. I didn’t know what to do for a while.
"The imperial edict has arrived!"
Just when Hu Yunqing was about to speak, the eunuch's sharp voice came from outside the door.
Upon hearing that the imperial edict was coming, everyone quickly knelt on the ground.
"By God's blessing... Hu Yunqing is now granted the title of King of Dingbei, and the fiefdom is temporarily granted to the thirteen counties of Sichuan and Sichuan! This is my honor!"
Hu Yunqing didn't listen at all to Luo Liba Suo in the front. When he heard King Dingbei in the back, Hu Yunqing was stunned. He didn't say he wanted to be a commoner, so why was he given a prince again?
"Your Majesty, please hurry up and accept the order."
After the eunuch finished reading, he saw that Hu Yunqing had no reaction at all, so he quickly reminded him in a low voice.
"Hu Yunqing accepts the order!"
Hu Yunqing had no choice but to accept the imperial edict. After all, the emperor had issued the imperial edict. If he didn't accept it, he would be trying to gain the emperor's face.
"Are you okay?"
Hu Yunqing took the imperial edict and looked at it with some disbelief. He found that it was indeed the case. From the corner of his eye, he saw that the eunuch had not left yet and asked him doubtfully.
"That prince, my servant congratulates the prince."
If others are promoted, they will give more or less two rewards.
"Thank you, father-in-law."
Zhao Shuangshuang looked at the eunuch's meaning and immediately understood it. He quickly took out a silver coin from his waist and put it in the eunuch's hand and said.
"The servant resigned."
"See you, my lord!"
After the eunuch left, Hu Yunqing sat on the chair, read the imperial edict again, and understood what Chongzhen meant, and threw the edict directly to Xiao Yi.
Everyone in the courtyard quickly shouted in unison that a king with a different surname was the highest honor for a Ming Dynasty subject.
This is really inferior to one person and superior to tens of thousands of people.
"okay."
Hu Yunqing didn't want to be the one at all. He understood that this was all Chongzhen's little trick and wanted to keep him tied to his side.
"grown ups."
"Hey, I should call you Wangye now."
"That's right, Your Majesty, we don't have to leave now, we can continue to protect your safety!"
These guards and bodyguards were very depressed when they heard the news that they were leaving. When they heard that Hu Yunqing was now the prince, that meant that they could continue to stay.
"Oh? This is good news. It seems that I must become this king with a different surname."
I just mentioned that for that reason, no one chose to leave, which also shows from the side how loyal these people are to me.
Hu Yunqing felt relieved to have these people following him.
"It's a bit too late today. Let's have a big dinner at Zuixianlou tomorrow!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
After the cheers ended, Hu Yunqing only called Juan, Xiao Yi and Zhao Shuangshuang.
The three of them are the most trusted people in the house.
Although Han Kedi has a high status in the mansion and is the captain of the bodyguard team, after all, he followed him later, and his loyalty remains to be seen.
"How's it going over there with the Chinese Zodiac?"
Hu Yunqing, who has been at the border, has not forgotten his secret weapon, and these people have always been handed over to Xiao Yi.
"Sir, except for the ugly cow you took away, the others were dispersed to various industries in the Ming Dynasty as early as a month ago according to your instructions. A summary of the situation is reported every month. This is the current specific situation. "
Xiao Yi was not lazy, he took notes seriously, took a notebook over and said.
