This is truly a turn of events. One second he was fined one hundred and sixty taels of silver, and the next second he was promoted from the fifth rank. Emperor Jiajing is truly worthy of being a great leader of the Ming Dynasty. He slapped him first, and then Give me a sweet date, this trick is really cool...
Of course, this is better than a slap and nothing.
"Your Majesty, Zhu Pingan, received the edict to express my gratitude. Long live my emperor." Zhu Pingan touched the ground with both hands, kowtowed to express his gratitude, and respectfully received the second imperial edict with both hands.
Li Shu and other female relatives also kowtowed again.
After receiving the second imperial edict, Zhu Pingan thought that there could be no third imperial edict now, so he once again prepared to stand up and place the two imperial edicts together on the incense table to enshrine them.
"Haha, don't be anxious, Mr. Zhu, there is still an edict from the Za family that has not been announced." Eunuch Jia smiled again and waved his hand.
Well.
There is actually one?
Are you a wholesale edict? !
Upon hearing this, Zhu Ping'an looked up at Eunuch Jia speechlessly, then leaned forward and continued to pose to receive the order.
And an imperial edict? What does this imperial edict do?
The old lady of the Hou Mansion, Sixth Sister and other female relatives opened their mouths in surprise again. This imperial edict is so worthless. Why are three imperial edicts issued at once? They have never heard of any minister receiving such treatment.
The third imperial edict unfolded by Eunuch Jia was also made of black horns. There were also two flying golden dragons at the beginning. However, the color of the edict was brighter. It was made of yellow, green and red silk. The imperial edict was very colorful. Beautiful, with a graceful and luxurious atmosphere.
After unfolding it, Eunuch Jia began to read out the imperial edict: "Thank you, the emperor said: 'The country favors its ministers, but must treat their families, so it is the foundation of human relations. He is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and the director of Wuyi Palace. Lang, the Li family in Zhu Ping'an's house. He is diligent and helpful, capable and virtuous. He is worthy of the ancients. I am specially named Yiren. I obey this grace and never Don't forget to be a warning. I am so grateful. 'June 27th, the 30th year of Jiajing's reign."
This imperial edict was very short, less than a hundred words (there was no punctuation in ancient times), and Eunuch Jia read it out quickly.
However, this short imperial edict had a much greater impact on the Linhuai Marquis Mansion than the previous two imperial edicts.
Looking back, I smile with all my beauty, my house is filled with pink and white without any color
After Li Shu listened below, her big watery eyes smiled with a coquettish expression. Her cherry mouth raised a beautiful arc, and the smile bloomed on her pretty, rosy face, like a blooming red plum. Overflowing with pride.
All radiant.
The old lady of Linhuai Marquis Mansion, Sixth Sister and others beside them were so overwhelmed that they couldn't breathe.
pleasant! This is a royal title.
From this day on, Li Shu suddenly became the fifth-grade Yiren title of Madam Gaoming, and she could be promoted in one step.
Although many mistresses of the house are called Young Madam, Madam, and Old Madam, in fact, strictly speaking, they all have unfair names.
Strictly speaking, in the Ming Dynasty, the head wives of first- and second-rank officials were called "Madam" and their aunts were called "Tai Fu"; the third-rank officials were called ladies, the fourth-rank officials were respectful, the fifth-rank officials were pleasant, the sixth-rank officials were Anren, and the seventh-rank officials were those below. It's a Ruren.
No title, no title, called a lady.
Those with the fifth rank of Yiren and above are called Gaoming, that is, Gaoming's wife, and those with the sixth rank of Anren and below are called the imperial decree.
Mrs. Gaoming, Mrs. Gaoming, that is, in the Ming Dynasty, only female mistresses with the title of Yiren or above can be called madams, and those without titles can only be called "mother".
Seal your wife as your shadow!
For the women of the Ming Dynasty, wives were valued based on their husbands, and they were given the title of wife and son. Because their husbands were outstanding, they were given imperial edicts or royal orders from the emperor. This was almost the highest dream and honor they could dream of.
Having such an account can make you stand out when chatting with women around you, put you in an absolutely dominant position, and gain the envy and jealousy of everyone, but they can't do anything to you.
But in the Ming Dynasty, this kind of gift was difficult to obtain.
Generally speaking, only officials with outstanding merits have the opportunity to receive imperial decrees from the emperor.
You know, there are dozens of mistresses in such a large Linhuai Marquis Mansion, but only the old lady of Linhuai Marquis and the Linhuai Marquis’ wife have imperial titles, and none of the other aunts, aunts, madams, etc. Titles; and the titles of the old lady and madam are also the titles that the emperor bestowed upon the old Marquis of Linhuai and the current Marquis of Linhuai in accordance with the usual practice when they inherited the title.
Therefore, when they heard Eunuch Jia read out the imperial edict to confer Li Shu as a fifth-rank Yiren, all the women in the Linhuai Marquis Mansion all turned green, looking at the dazzling newly-promoted fifth-rank Yiren—Li Shu with envy and jealousy. .
Even the old lady and his wife, the Marquis of Linhuai, who already had titles, could not help but feel envious.
They were all granted titles by the way when their husbands inherited their titles. They were the legacy of their ancestors, so their titles were also inherited.
It’s not that their wives are rich based on their husbands, it’s not that their husbands are powerful, but that their husbands’ ancestors are powerful.
One is a title inherited, and the other is a title obtained based on one's ability. Which one is more important is clear at a glance.
They felt at this moment, just like the noble children who inherited the title, unable to straighten their backs or lift their heads in front of the officials taking the imperial examination. They still felt a little weak in their hearts.
Regarding Li Shu's appointment as Yiren, the maids and maids in the mansion could only envy or at most be jealous. They did not dare to feel hatred. Li Shu was already above them, and as maids and maids, they were destined to have no success in their lives. Opportunity to give away gifts. However, the female relatives of the Hou Mansion were different. Originally, Li Shu was in the same league as them, but now that Li Shu had rushed away, they naturally felt envy and jealousy.
Therefore, among the female family members of the Hou Mansion, the ones who were most stimulated were the female family members who had no titles except the old lady and madam of the Linhuai Hou Mansion. Especially the younger generation of sisters and young ladies.
Especially the sixth sister, fourth sister, third sister and other sisters of the Hou family.
Among them, the one who was most stimulated was the Sixth Sister of the Hou Mansion.
The sixth sister already had a bad premonition when she heard Eunuch Jia read that "the country prefers benevolent ministers to those who belong to their families." "Virtue, worthy of the ancients, Zite was named pleasant", the sixth sister's pretty face was deformed with envy and jealousy, and the handkerchief in her hand had already been torn by nails.
Being diligent and helpful, virtuous and virtuous?
Is the emperor blind? How could she, Li Shu, be so diligent, capable, and virtuous? !
She, Li Shu, always uses cow's and goat's milk and flowers to bathe. She is a prodigal woman, and she can't help herself!
She, Li Shu, always looked at people with her chin down, falsely accusing and bullying her sisters, and even took off the girl's clothes, made her kneel in front of the public, whipped the girl, and framed the girl, one by one, every one of them. You can see that she is a bitch-hearted when things are revealed. She, Li Shu, is no longer virtuous or virtuous.
Even if she were to fight eight poles, she, Li Shu, could not reach the level of Keqin's assistant, virtuous and virtuous.
Woohoo!
Why, why should Li Shu, an uneducated, unruly and unreasonable village girl who had only been married for less than half a year, be granted the title of Madam?
Isn’t it just a good marriage?
She is not as good as me, nor is she as good as my brother-in-law.
I'm furious.
