In the early morning of Zhu Pingan's third day of vacation, the bright red sun rose from the east. The fog was dispersed by the sunlight. The dew reflected the rising sun on the green leaves, awakening the sleeping world.
Early in the morning, Hua'er and Qin'er, Baozi's little maids, carried two buckets of hot water into the bathroom with their faces red and their heads lowered. Fu then walked out with her faces even redder and her heads lowered.
"It's all your fault, Hua'er and the others must be secretly laughing because I got up late."
On the embroidered couch, Li Shu stretched out her white lotus root jade arms to support her body. Her pink and white jade fingers pulled the corners of the quilt to cover her body. From behind, she revealed a face as red as a peach, and a pair of eyes full of spring water, watery. It can drown people. He pouted his rosy little mouth and complained to Zhu Ping'an who got out of bed.
Hearing this, Zhu Ping'an got out of bed, and his old face suddenly turned red. Yesterday, he said he should exercise moderation, but this morning he added another meal
This will not be the case next time.
"Ahem, I'm going to take a shower first." Zhu Pingan coughed and walked into the bathroom as if he was running away.
"Ah, Zhu Pingan, I want to wash first"
"Ahem, let's wash it together."
"Which liar wants to wash with you? Last night you tricked me into washing with you. But you, a bad person who harbors evil intentions, took the opportunity to do bad things."
Shaoqing, there was a scream in the bedroom, and then it became quiet again, with only the faint sound of water coming.
At this time, the Marquis of Linhuai had already gone out to report his duties to the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel and other departments.
However, before the Marquis of Linhuai rode on horseback to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel to report on his duties, the Marquis of Linhuai's mansion ushered in a group of father-in-law who came to announce the decree.
The father-in-law who announced the edict was holding a black scroll and a three-color imperial edict, followed by four young eunuchs. One of the young eunuchs also held a scroll of imperial edict, and its bearing was also a black ox horn scroll. The fifth-grade eunuch was followed by a group of guards. With the help of Minghuang, the arrival of the group caught the gatekeeper of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion and the steward of the outer courtyard off guard. The steward greeted them casually before he could question them carefully, and hurriedly sent someone by himself. Report to the old lady in charge of the Hou Mansion.
There are two officials in the mansion. One is the Marquis of Linhuai who has just returned from Yingtian to report on his duties. The other is Zhu Ping'an who is on vacation at home and has not been out yet.
However, to whom did this father-in-law from the palace come to announce the decree? !
The old lady of Linhuai Marquis Mansion asked the steward who came to report the matter to whom the father-in-law came to announce the decree, but the steward didn't know anything about it.
The old lady asked her father-in-law again what color the imperial edict was holding in his hand. The concierge only relied on memory and replied that the father-in-law who proclaimed the edict was holding a three-color imperial edict with a black axis.
After hearing this, the old lady knew for sure that the black-shaft and three-color imperial edict was for high-ranking officials of fifth rank and above.
In the past, when the old Linhuai Marquis was still there, he showed off to the old lady the imperial edict enshrined in the ancestral hall. He said that the imperial edict was a symbol of the emperor's power and a symbol of the official's status. According to the different grades of officials, they are strictly distinguished. The imperial edict bearings issued to the first-rank officials are jade shafts, those issued to the second-rank officials are black rhinoceros horn shafts, the third-rank officials are gold-plated shafts, and the fourth- and fifth-rank officials are black ox horn shafts. ; The fabric of the imperial edict is also very particular about grade. The color of the imperial edict for officials below the fifth rank is single white silk. Only the imperial edict for officials above the fifth rank will have multiple colors, such as three colors, five colors, seven colors, etc. The color of the imperial edict The more there are, the higher the level of the official who receives the order.
If you are above the fifth rank, then of course it is for the Marquis of Linhuai. Although Zhu Ping'an is young and promising, he is only a sixth rank.
Therefore, when the old lady heard that it was a black-shaft and three-color edict, she naturally thought that it was for the Marquis of Linhuai, so she hurriedly sent people to chase the Marquis of Linhuai.
Fortunately, the Marquis of Linhuai was fat and his horse ran slowly. When the servants of the Marquis of Linhuai Mansion caught up with the Marquis of Linhuai, the Marquis of Linhuai had just walked out of Gonghou Street. After hearing the decree from the palace, Linhuai Marquis Huaihou hurriedly whipped his horse hard and drove back. After a short distance, the horse was so tired that it foamed at the mouth.
"Master Marquis, the nobles in the palace are here to announce the decree to the fifth uncle. The old lady is worried that you will miss the time to report on your duties, so I asked me to come and tell you quickly. The nobles in the palace have said that you don't need to go back."
However, before the Marquis of Linhuai could rush back to the Marquis Mansion, the second wave of servants from the Marquis of Linhuai Mansion came after him on horseback.
After hearing this news, the area of the Linhuai Marquis' psychological shadow could not be calculated for half a day.
In Linhuai Marquis' Mansion, when the old lady learned that the people in the palace were here to announce the decree to Zhu Pingan, she hurriedly sent Zijuan to Tingyuxuan to find Zhu Pingan and Li Shu.
Zijuan trotted all the way to Tingyuxuan, and then learned from Baozi's maid Hua'er that the two parties were still taking a bath in the bathroom.
What kind of shower should you take early in the morning? !
There is much talk about the licentiousness of officials. Zicuckoo, who has been serving in the Marquis Mansion for a long time, also knows some things about men and women.
Zijuan was startled at first, then lowered her head and spat, her little face flushed. She used to think that the fifth uncle was a cat that didn't eat fish, but she didn't expect that the fifth uncle was also a cat.
What can be greater than an imperial edict? ! Zijuan urged Hua'er to go to the bathroom and tell the two parties involved the news that someone from the palace had announced the decree.
Soon, Ting Yuxuan was in a state of panic.
Of course, there was also a lot of excitement in the outer courtyard of the Hou Mansion. Although the old lady was disappointed that she was not here to announce the decree to her son, after all, Zhu Pingan was also the uncle of the Hou Mansion, and he was half a member of the Hou Mansion. So, leaning on crutches, he beat He gathered his energy and assigned the butler to quickly arrange it.
Set up the table, incense stand, and burn incense
When Zhu Ping'an took Li Shu and the girl and the old lady and hurried from Tingyuxuan to the front yard, their hair was still wet. It looked like they had just come out of the bathroom and changed clothes in a hurry.
"Go to the front yard quickly, don't keep the nobles in the palace waiting."
The old lady of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion was accustomed to tradition. When she saw the two people approaching with wet hair, the wrinkles on her face became a little deeper.
"Yeah." Zhu Ping'an coughed awkwardly and nodded in agreement.
The group of people went to the front yard together. In the front yard, the eunuch who had come to announce the decree was sitting in the main hall having tea. The leading father-in-law was not Feng Bao, who had come to announce the decree before. The other four young eunuchs were also unfamiliar.
But this is not surprising. There are seven or eight thousand eunuchs in the palace. It is normal for Zhu Ping'an not to recognize them.
"When I heard that my father-in-law came to announce the edict, I took a shower and changed my clothes to express my respect for the Holy Father. I have been waiting for a long time."
Zhu Ping'an walked a few steps quickly, bowed his hands to the leading eunuch chief to express his apology, and said boldly.
When the old lady of the Linhuai Marquis Mansion heard this, she shook the crutch in her hand.
When Zicuckoo and other informed girls heard this, their understanding of Zhu Ping'an reached a new level.
"No, Master Xiao Zhu is serious." The leading father-in-law smiled and stretched out his hand to help Zhu Ping'an stand up. His face was full of spring breeze, and he was full of kindness. He didn't mean to be unhappy at all because he had been waiting for a long time.
