Just when Xu He was about to ask someone to buy furniture on the street, he didn't expect that Da Zong had already received the news.
This time it was Xu Dai and his son who came forward.
It wasn't until they arrived that Xu He knew that Xu Song had been ill a while ago and was unable to speak. He was getting better in the past two days. When he heard that the imperial envoy was coming, he asked his second brother Xu Dai to help Xu He, the younger eldest son, take care of things.
As soon as Xu Dai arrived, he glanced at Xu He, who was extremely busy.
"Dad, look at how he has never seen the world!" Xu Luan took advantage of the opportunity to show his superiority.
But he was frightened because of Zhou Tianxiong's incident, and he no longer regained his previous arrogance. He only dared to whisper in his father's ear.
Xu Dai reluctantly walked in front. Yes, the Xu family had received imperial edicts like this three times in total. Each time, he participated in the work of receiving imperial envoys. When it comes to receiving edicts, he has more experience than the entire Wei Dynasty. 99% of people are familiar with it.
But the reason why he was so excited and busy after receiving the edicts three times was because the emperor commended his Xu family three times. No, to be precise, it was his father and brother's imperial edicts that rewarded him, and the glory belonged to their clan alone.
Now that he was sent by his eldest brother to help a younger eldest son with whom he had never dealt with, he was very reluctant.
Listening to the complaints of his son beside him, Xu Dai felt very complicated.
Old people like them regard the clan as much more important than young people like Xu Luan.
Although he was reluctant, Xu Dai was still proud of what happened today.
He wanted to say something to Xu Luan, but when he thought of Xu He's proud look every time, he couldn't open his mouth and could only murmur: "The little eldest son is lucky!"
As for whether it was luck, he knew better than anyone else.
Now I still feel that Xu He is lucky, and he probably only has his son Xu Luan who keeps nagging in his ears.
"How can I use the things I bought temporarily when I went out? I have neglected the imperial envoy and made people laugh at me that the Xu family has no one!" Xu Dai rolled his eyes at Xu He and waved his hand. The servants who followed behind him removed the furniture and furniture from the Xu family's main hall. All the furnishings were arranged through the back door.
Xu He looked at them one by one, such as the long red sandalwood table, the brass incense burner, and the Jiangxi porcelain screen... It was dizzying to see, and they were all exquisite things.
Xu He was dumbfounded and said: "Second uncle, this imperial envoy is just here to convey an order. Will he leave after conveying it? Why do you need so much trouble?"
Xu Dai looked at Xu He with an expression that looked like a country boy: "What do you know? To welcome the imperial edict, you must let the imperial envoy take a rest first, and then wait for the imperial envoy to take a bath and rest before announcing the edict. This is respect for the Holy Majesty. Do you understand?"
"And you, you also need to take a bath and put on your best clothes... That's right, you don't have any good clothes either. I've already sent someone to a clothing store to buy some before we leave!"
Looking at the arrogant old man, Xu He rolled his eyes in his heart. There are so many entangled people in this world. They are obviously doing good things for you, but they have to show their disdain for you.
Xu He doesn't care. You don't need to treat people like Xu Dai like you do with people like Xu Luan who have no brains and no bottom line. As your strength increases, people like Xu Dai who take family interests very seriously will Even if you don't like yourself anymore, your attitude towards yourself will slowly change.
After Xu Dai finished his work here, he came to the sedan without stopping, bowed and saluted: "Xu Dai, the former Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, pays homage to the Imperial Envoy!"
At this time, the sedan curtain was opened for the first time by Zeng Dayou inside. He looked at Xu Dai with a warm smile and said: "It turns out to be Duke Zhongwang. He has taken the holy edict himself. It's rude!"
When Xu Dai heard that Zeng Dayou also knew his number, his face suddenly turned red as if he was drunk.
"Where's Little Shigong? I've been away from the capital for a long time, and I haven't listened to the teachings of my seniors for a long time!" Zeng Dayou continued.
Xu Song was a Jinshi in the first year of the Zhizheng Dynasty. He had very deep qualifications in the Zhizheng Dynasty. It was not shameful to call him "Senior".
Xu Dai said gratefully: "My brother has been in poor health since spring. He was unable to speak a few days ago, but his health has only improved in the past two days. No, today I heard that it was Minister Zeng who announced the decree. He was afraid that the younger generation would be neglected, so he ordered me to Come take care of it!”
Zeng Dayou turned around and saw servants of the Xu family filing in from an alleyway carrying furniture and belongings, and servants sweeping the courtyard of the Xu family with bamboo brooms. He immediately nodded with satisfaction. He smiled and said: "Xiao Shigong is interested. When I finish my work, I will go and visit him."
Xu Dai was chatting with Zeng Dayou here, but Xu He hurriedly entered the yard.
Feng Xiaozhu was shocked by the sudden arrival of so many people. At this time, she was hiding in the side room wearing a curtain hat and was at a loss.
Xu He said: "Miss Feng, the person who announced the imperial decree has arrived. There are too many people at home. You can stay here for a while. I'll take a bath first!"
After saying that, he looked out, as if waiting for someone.
When Feng Xiaozhu saw this, his mind changed and he said, "Mr. Xu, I'll help you light the fire!"
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Mrs. Xie happened to be away today, and the old chief Jia's family nearby had gone somewhere as well. Xu He really didn't understand the idea of lighting a fire in the furnace for a while.
But the imperial envoy outside the courtyard couldn't wait.
Feng Xiaozhu's words simply saved his life.
"Miss Feng, thank you for your hard work!" Xu He bowed and went to get a change of clothes without any objection.
When Xu He took out the clothes, Feng Xiaozhu was already busy in the Xu family's kitchen.
He stood by the furnace and asked curiously: "Miss Feng, can you still make a fire?"
Feng Xiaozhu smiled slightly and said: "Be a little bit knowledgeable!"
Looking at the thin white wrists exposed at her sleeves, Xu He found it hard to imagine that the other party could actually start a fire.
Sure enough, the next second, somehow, a puff of black smoke overflowed from the furnace, choking Xu He and Feng Xiaozhu to cough repeatedly.
Feng Xiaozhu was the worst. Sitting in front of the furnace, her whole body was shrouded in black smoke. When the smoke dissipated, she had just lifted her hat and had a black face.
Xu He looked at her originally beautiful face and now looked like this. He couldn't help it anymore and burst out laughing.
Feng Xiaozhu smiled when he saw him and wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
Just now she was bragging that she was good at it, but now she is like this, especially when she wiped her face with her right arm, and suddenly her face, which looked like she had applied black powder just now, turned into a big painted face!
Xu He laughed even harder when he saw this!
When Feng Xiaozhu saw this, the energy in his bones emerged again, and he simply waved his hand and wiped Xu He's face black and gray.
"..." The air suddenly froze, and the next second, Feng Xiaozhu pointed at Xu He's face and started laughing.
Xu He didn't smile, because at that second, he felt the tender and smooth touch from Feng Xiaozhu's fingers.
Although it was only a shock, it felt like a string in my heart was plucked.
Gradually, Feng Xiaozhu stopped laughing. She was startled by Xu He's burning eyes and lowered her head like a little rabbit again.
At this moment, Mrs. Xie came back with Lao Jia's family members.
Everyone laughed when they saw Xu He and Feng Xiaozhu looking like this.
Their smiles diluted the faint and unclear atmosphere just now. Xu He secretly glanced at Feng Xiaozhu. Their eyes met each other, and they breathed a sigh of relief at the same time after they separated.
