After watching Huo Chao and his entourage go away, Chang Yu had just returned to the city and saw Su Jing looking at him beside the city gate with a leisurely half-smile: "My best friend is gone, I feel a little uncomfortable."
Chang Yu rolled his eyes at him: "I am very puzzled as to why you can always find me wherever you go."
"Don't forget what I do." Su Jing curled her lips and walked to Chang Yu: "People from the Yamen are looking for you everywhere. The emperor sent people to deliver gifts but couldn't find you." She said and handed Chang Yu a things.
Chang Yu took it and took a look. Hey, there was a stack of banknotes from Da Ming Bank, which was as huge as 20,000 yuan. This was the first time he saw banknotes from Da Ming Bank. He turned over and looked at them carefully. They were very exquisite and rigorous: "Wu Mengming Sent?"
"This is a congratulatory gift from the queen's father," Su Jing said, getting on her horse. Chang Yu was startled: "Hey, it's rare for this iron rooster to be so generous."
"It's not that he was generous, it was those two people who were very aggressive, but they almost didn't smash him into pieces," Su Jing said calmly, wanting to see Chang Yu's reaction.
"Really, I just said that, they both know the importance. If you were the one, they would probably be chopped into pieces." Chang Yu's eyes widened in anger at his words: "In your eyes, I am such a person who doesn't know the importance." !”
"No." Chang Yu looked at him and said seriously: "In the eyes of this governor, you are someone who doesn't need to sleep!" This was not entirely a joke, because in Chang Yu's opinion, Su Jing's reputation as a night devil was mostly due to her liking I went out for a walk at night, but I didn't see her idle during the day. Don't I need to sleep?
"Who said I don't sleep? I have to lie on the bed to sleep. I can even fall asleep while riding a horse." Su Jing snorted and galloped away.
Although the banquet was held in the evening, there would be a steady stream of guests coming to the door since noon, so Chang Yu had to rush back home to prepare to receive the guests, but he soon discovered that it was not that easy to go back.
Chang Yu's house is located in the east four alleys of Sichengfang, adjacent to Dongzhimen North Street to the east. At this time, the alley was already blocked by water, and even though there was a military and horse department controlling traffic, only one horse could pass. Outside the alley, Dongsi Archway North Street, Shuangnian Street, and Chaoyangmen Street were all bustling with people watching the excitement, which was no less popular than when the Queen and Princess patrolled the streets the day before yesterday.
As a last resort, the dignified eunuch of Dongchang wanted to go home and couldn't even get through the back door, so he had to sneak into the Soldiers and Horses Department and then climb over the wall to go home. This made Wang Dehua, Lao Hu and other servants in the house stunned.
Before greetings were exchanged here, another announcement came from outside: the queen sent people to deliver congratulatory gifts. Chang Yu hurried out of the house to greet her. This ignited the enthusiasm of the crowd, and they all shouted: "Hello, Mr. Chang Du!"
Chang Yu raised his hands to say hello to the people, and saw several maids walking towards him in a hurry. Chang Yu recognized that they were Queen Zhou's personal maids, so he hurried forward to greet him, saying hello, but also thinking about what the queen would give him. Congratulatory gift, but saw the leading maid turned around and took a basket from the hand of a maid behind her, uncovered the red cloth and found a pair of shoes and socks.
"The queen made this for Eunuch Chang. Congratulations on your happy move. May you walk straight back and go as far as you can." As the maid spoke, the crowd of people watching, no one making any noise, looked at each other and started talking in low voices after hearing this.
Everyone understands this meaning.
"Please tell the Queen, I will obey your instructions." Chang Yu took the basket and handed it to Lao Hu behind him, and then said to the palace maids: "Come inside and have a cup of tea." The palace maid quickly waved her hand: "No. "Sorry to disturb Eunuch Chang." He took out a few taels of silver and said, "Eunuch Chang is holding a happy event today. This is the wish of our sisters. Eunuch Chang, don't be too little."
"How come you sisters are so uninvited?" Chang Yu feigned anger and quickly took out a few taels of silver and handed them over: "I'm sorry for bothering you sisters to make a trip."
The maids in the palace covered their mouths and chuckled when they heard the name "Sister". If they were other powerful eunuchs, they would not dare to do such a thing, but Chang Yu was famous for being kind and unassuming in the palace, and he was very kind to the eunuchs and maids in the palace. , so he took it without any pretense, thanked Chang Yu again and again, and then left.
"Mr. Chang, you have moved here to please us. When are you going to get the lottery?" Many of the people watching saw this famous eunuch for the first time. They were surprised by his youth and even more wanted to talk to him. , because this eunuch feels very close and comfortable to others, not as cold as other eunuchs, and he can talk to this big eunuch after a few words, so every word you say to me is very lively.
"Everyone, wait a little longer, and you will be lucky." Chang Yu smiled slightly and was about to turn around and go back home when someone from the alley entrance shouted again: "Princess Kunxing has sent someone to deliver congratulatory gifts."
Oops, the crowd is getting angry again. The royal family really loves this eunuch, but why are they separated when the whole family is sending congratulatory gifts? I won't wait for a while. The prince will also come with gifts.
But Chang Yu knew the reason for this. In fact, Emperor Chongzhen did it deliberately, just to show off his cards! Perhaps Emperor Chongzhen was worried that other officials would be wary or not come to avoid suspicion, so it would be too embarrassing for Chang Yu's family to be left out in the cold, so he did enough drama and did not hesitate to show up with his whole family to support Chang Yu.
Of course, I also want to tell the world or some people, look, I just dote on him.
Princess Kunxing sent two little maids. Perhaps they had never seen so many people with faces so panicked that they even turned red. They stumbled a little when they saw Chang Yu trotting over from behind: "Eunuch Chang..."
"Let's talk inside." Chang Yu saw that the two of them must have been frightened. Just as they were about to enter the house, the crowd of onlookers booed again: "Mr. Chang, let us see what gift the princess has given you."
Maybe it's because the people think that this young eunuch is too kind that they dare to say this. If it were Wei Zhongxian, whoever said it would make you doubt your life every minute.
Chang Yu was easy to talk to, and today's occasion was a good opportunity to set up his character. So he nodded in agreement. The maid opened the red cloth on the basket, and there was actually a pair of shoes and socks inside.
Isn't this royal gift a bit shabby? Why is it that it's just some plaques on shoes and socks, without even a jade wishful reward? Someone murmured, but was quickly refuted, "What do you know? The little governor has great military exploits and has great power. With his current status, he doesn't care about gold and silver treasures. What he wants is this kind of honor. This is a million dollars." Two pieces of gold and silver cannot compare...
The emperor, queen, and princess have all come to give gifts, so the next one should be the prince. Many people speculated, but Chang Yu knew that the prince could not send gifts because the child was still going to the countryside to help the poor, and he had no idea that he was moving house today. , but if he were in Beijing, he would definitely send congratulatory gifts, and even come to support him in person.
"Find Li Muxian quickly." After sending away the maids, Chang Yu hurriedly handed over his subordinates when he returned home. Li Muxian is a well-rounded person who is particularly suitable for this occasion to receive people and entertain people. In the afternoon, civil servants will come to congratulate him continuously. Chang Yu actually had nothing to talk to them about, so he needed Li Muchian to support them.
The royal family was the first to give the cards, so who will be next?
Everyone is waiting to see.
