When Chen Ziyu returned home from Shouning Hou Mansion, he found a palace carriage parked at the door.
Butler Chen Zhong stood by the front door steps, pacing back and forth, looking left and right.
Seeing Chen Ziyu appear, a hint of joy appeared on his face, he ran over panting and shouted:
"Master, you are finally back, Eunuch Xiao is here!"
"Eunuch Xiao? Xiao Jing? What is he here for?"
Chen Ziyu said suspiciously, feeling a little bad in his heart.
Chen Zhong shook his head, "Master, this old slave doesn't know. By the way, I am drinking tea with Eunuch Xiao."
"My dad is here too?"
Now it was Chen Ziyu's turn to be a little confused. He knew very well that Xiao Jing must have something big to do when he came, otherwise it wouldn't be his turn to take action personally!
"Let's go! Go in and take a look!"
Chen Ziyu strode towards the house with rapid strides.
As soon as he walked into the front hall, he heard Chen Rui's loud voice.
"Eunuch Xiao, do you know that this godson is a master of science? I, Old Chen, have also struggled for so many years before I achieved a little success."
"Also, Eunuch Xiao! Let's talk about the ancestral tomb of our old Chen family. My ancestors specially searched for it for a long time before they found such a Feng Shui treasure!"
"Not only that, but also..."
"..."
Seeing Chen Rui chattering away and boasting vividly, Xiao Jing could only hear the corners of his mouth twitching!
Staring at Chen Rui with great resentment, without saying a word!
Did you do this on purpose?
We are a eunuch who cannot give birth to a son and cannot be buried in the ancestral grave. What can you tell us about the knowledge of educating his son and the virtues accumulated by his ancestors?
Chen Ziyu stood outside the door with a dark look on his face!
Are you afraid that you drank too much fake wine?
Then Chen Ziyu straightened his clothes, took a deep breath and walked towards the front hall with a smile.
"Eunuch Xiao, are you looking for me?"
When Xiao Jing saw Chen Ziyu, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said with an excited smile:
"Captain Chen, you finally showed up. His Majesty asked me to deliver the oral message!"
"His Majesty's decree?"
Chen Ziyu's face became a little more solemn, and he immediately fell to his knees.
Chen Rui on the side had a look of unfinished expression on his face and knelt down.
Xiao Jing stood up from his seat, straightened his back and said as usual:
"Ziyu, I miss you as a newlywed, so I will arrange for someone to send Xiurong back to Pingjiang Bofu tomorrow. I hope you will treat Xiurong well in the future and remember not to disappoint me."
"In addition, I have decided to let you join the Yulin Guards as a member of the Hundred Household, responsible for guarding the security of Zhan Shifu and tutoring the prince's studies! From tomorrow onwards, you can go to Zhan Shifu as an errand, no mistakes!"
"Appreciate this!"
Chen Ziyu bowed down and shouted:
"My lord, Chen Ziyu has thanked your majesty, long live your majesty!"
Xiao Jing nodded with satisfaction, narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile:
"Captain Chen, since His Majesty's oral instructions have been conveyed, our family will return to the palace to resume their duties. Don't forget to go to Zhan Shifu tomorrow as an errand. Our family will send someone to pick you up then!"
After that, he glanced at the little eunuch holding the Qilin official uniform.
The little eunuch respectfully held the unicorn suit and walked to Chen Ziyu.
Chen Ziyu took it with both hands, laughed, and agreed:
"Don't worry, Eunuch Xiao, Eunuch Xiao, go slowly!"
Chen Rui on the side glared at Chen Ziyu hard, thinking, do you think you can talk like that?
This is Eunuch Bingbi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, and the Factory Supervisor of the East Factory!
Then he smiled and said to Xiao Jing:
"Eunuch Xiao, don't be surprised if young people are ignorant, I'll see you off!"
Chen Ziyu didn't care about this. He thought very clearly that as long as he hugged Emperor Hongzhi's thigh tightly, other people and things were not too important!
If you are offended, you are offended!
it's not a big deal!
If you can't get everyone by yourself, then find a way to get the one person who speaks best!
Besides, as an emperor, what he wants to see is if the people below him look at each other with displeasure.
If the people below mingle and unite as one, the emperor will have a headache!
Seeing Xiao Jing walking away, Li Yan sneaked out, smiled, bowed his hands to Chen Ziyu and said, "Master, I wish you the best!"
Chen Ziyu turned a deaf ear and waved his hands impatiently. Then he eagerly shook the Qilin suit in his hands away and looked at it carefully.
Among the costumes given in the Ming Dynasty, the most famous ones are the python suit, the flying fish suit, the bullfight suit and the unicorn suit in front of you.
Kirin uniforms were originally the official uniforms of nobles above count and princes, but occasionally the palace also gave them to ministers as a gift.
It stands to reason that Chen Ziyu is just a member of the Yulin Army and is not qualified to wear this unicorn uniform.
However, since he was the heir to the earl and had the status of Prince Consort, Emperor Hongzhi specially rewarded him.
"Master, this official uniform is so beautiful!"
Li Yan smiled flatteringly and flattered him.
Chen Ziyu was also in a good mood at this time, and said with a smile: "Take this unicorn suit and hang it in my room."
"Yes, Master!"
Then Li Yan ran toward the inner courtyard with Qilin Mansion in hand.
As soon as the front foot left, Chen Rui came back with the back foot.
Seeing Chen Ziyu there, he said excitedly: "Son, in the future, when working as an errand in Zhan Shifu, you must not do whatever you want like at home. The rules in the palace are very strict!"
Speaking of this, Chen Rui paused for a moment, the expression on his face turned into puzzlement, and continued:
"However, my father doesn't understand why His Majesty gave you a hundred households. You are now the Prince Consort, and you will inherit the title in the future. The status of this hundred households is not worth mentioning!
Chen Ziyu chuckled and looked down on Chen Rui with unabashed contempt, "Dad, you are at your level, why do you still teach people in Yicui Building every day?"
Chen Rui had a straight face, pretending to be angry, and raised his fist to threaten, "You brat, what are you talking about?"
Chen Ziyu didn't care, sighed and continued:
"Dad, do you know why some civil servants look down on you generals? They call you rude and rude all day long behind your back?"
Chen Rui was a little confused and shook his head like a rattle!
"What does this have to do with His Majesty granting you the title of one hundred members of the Yulin Guards?"
Chen Ziyu looked like he had expected it, and said quietly: "Dad, with my reputation, if I went to Zhan Shifu without knowing it, I would be raped by those unknowing bachelor's degree attendants and other civil servants. You know, what do you think they will do?”
Chen Rui blurted out without thinking: "I will go to His Majesty to impeach you and force you to leave Zhan Shifu! Maybe in the end he will blame you for leading the crown prince!"
Chen Ziyu nodded and continued to ask: "What should I do with His Majesty's temper?"
Chen Rui hesitated slightly and said: "With your Majesty's temper, you will most likely turn a deaf ear and just pretend you didn't hear it! But it will definitely be very annoying!"
"Then what if I enter Zhan Shifu as a Yulin Guard? Do those people still have gossip?"
"This...I see, your Majesty has indeed thought deeply about it!"
Chen Rui nodded slightly and murmured to himself with admiration on his face.
Then he frowned and felt something was wrong. After thinking for a moment, he looked at Chen Ziyu with wide eyes!
"Why did you suddenly become enlightened? Do you even understand these things?"
Chen Ziyu just said "Oh" and said obediently: "Maybe...it was buried in our family's ancestral grave!"
