Please grant me an imperial decree?
Lord Wu didn't know about this. He looked at the memorial in astonishment, then at the emperor and the prince. He didn't dare to take it at all. Only after seeing the emperor nod did he take the memorial and open it.
Sure enough, Lu Yan wrote a memorial requesting an imperial decree for his wife, but he did not write anyone's name on it.
It is self-evident who Lu Yan wants to ask for the title for.
If we want to request a title for Wu Ziya, we naturally have to discuss it with Lord Wu. Although he is only the Minister of Personnel, he is also highly valued by His Majesty and his words are effective.
Now he submitted the memorial without saying a word, and even without writing his name. It was obvious that he was afraid that Lord Wu would be unhappy if he knew about it. He wanted to kill two birds with one stone - if he conferred the title on Bai Wanyi, he would say that His Majesty had misunderstood him, but he couldn't make His Majesty take back his decision. Why not ask for the title again?
However, having two wives was a unique practice in the Zhou Dynasty. Would the emperor agree to two imperial edicts from one family?
In the final analysis, this is the emperor's fault again.
Lord Wu's eyes flickered, and he immediately knelt down to apologize: "Your Majesty..."
Lord Wu couldn't even utter an apology, so he was asked to apologize on Lu Yan's behalf? Lu Yan was asking for an imperial decree for Bai Wanyi, so why should he apologize on his behalf?
The reason why the emperor threw the memorial aside and ignored it was because of this. He looked at Lord Wu and said in a cold voice: "Tell me, what should we do with this memorial?"
Lord Wu had cold sweat on his forehead. The best thing to do now was to keep calm and pretend not to see the memorial. But if he did so, Lu Yan would inevitably submit another memorial requesting a title. How could he just pretend not to see anything?
If it is rejected, that is fine.
Lord Wu had no intention of requesting a title for his daughter. After all, it was Bai who instigated Lu Yan to request the title. When the title was given to his daughter, Lu Yan would put the blame on himself and the emperor. He would remain unaffected, and all the bad guys would be blamed on him and the emperor.
After thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't think of a good solution.
Xie Qing had seen enough of the show, so he walked up to the emperor and whispered a few words.
The emperor glared at him and then laughed.
Lord Wu was completely unaware of the interaction between the father and son. How could he dare to look around and pay attention to what was happening around him?
His mind was full of how to deal with it.
Just when Lord Wu was in a dilemma, the emperor said, "To be honest, it's my fault. Pingyang Hou Shen Yang and his entourage have made great contributions. At that time, I thought there was no way for him to be promoted, so I rewarded his two sisters, forgetting that his two wives did not have imperial decrees."
"Since the Marquis of Pingyang has submitted a petition requesting the title, then it shall be granted." The emperor was very generous. He ordered Eunuch Zhang to bring pen and ink and personally drafted the edict of enthronement. "You can go back and wait for now. The imperial edict will arrive shortly."
Lord Wu breathed a sigh of relief and kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude: "Your Majesty, thank you."
With two imperial decrees in one family, Lord Wu was naturally delighted. He went back and told his wife. Mrs. Wu then went to the Pingyang Marquis's residence and told Wu Ziya, "Now that you have an imperial decree, raising a child will make everything perfect."
Wu Ziya was also very happy, but then she thought about it and felt unhappy. She pouted in the direction of Qitongju and said, "They were also granted titles over there. Why?"
"Okay, don't worry about her. Just take care of yourself, stay healthy, and raise your child well." Mrs. Wu comforted Wu Ziya.
She saw clearly that the eight-year relationship between Bai and Lu Yan would not be shaken overnight. The most important thing for her daughter at the moment was to stand firm on her own. As long as Concubine Jia gave birth to a son and let Wu Ziya be her daughter and raised carefully, her life would be secure.
Not long after, the imperial edict arrived at the Marquis of Pingyang's Mansion.
When Bai Wanyi heard that the imperial edict had arrived, the gloom of being hit was swept away and he happily went to receive it.
So what if it's not the ancient times I'm familiar with? Aren't I still the protagonist? Look, isn't the imperial title coming?
Bai Wanyi went out happily, but met Wu Ziya, who was dressed elegantly. She smiled smugly: "Sister, you are here to see me receive the imperial edict? Well, let's have some fun together."
Wu Ziya smiled reservedly and skillfully ordered people to set up the incense table - in fact, it had been prepared long ago and was just being brought over.
Old Lady Lu didn't know about this yet, but when she heard about it, she hurried forward and asked, "Your Majesty has a reward? Why didn't anyone tell me about this good news?"
Bai Wanyi's chin was about to lift to the sky: "Brother Yan helped me to obtain the imperial edict, and I came to convey the decree."
The person who delivered the imperial edict was none other than Eunuch Zhang. He wanted to watch the excitement carefully and then return to the palace to talk to His Majesty about it.
"Your Majesty has a decree!"
Eunuch Zhang watched Bai Wanyi smug for a long time before he finally opened his mouth and shouted. He watched them kneel before the incense table. He didn't announce his decree first, but instead looked around and asked, "Where is the Marquis of Pingyang?"
Bai Wanyi didn't know where Lu Yan had gone. She looked at Wu Ziya, and Wu Ziya also looked confused. Lu Yan hadn't entered the inner courtyard for a long time, and she hadn't seen him for a while, let alone let him enter her room.
Seeing that neither of her two wives knew Lu Yan's whereabouts, Old Lady Lu immediately frowned and asked, "Doesn't anyone know?"
Chu Yun then said, "Yesterday, the servant who serves the Marquis said that the Marquis will go to the army today to deal with some backlogs."
Old Lady Lu nodded in satisfaction, then tilted her head slightly to hint to Bai Wanyi and Wu Ziya, "We need to know where our master is going. And since he's not at home, he's naturally in the government office. Where else could he go?"
"Yes, my granddaughter-in-law knows she is wrong."
Bai Wanyi and Wu Ziya were both dissatisfied, but even so, they could only respond in unison.
Old Lady Lu was slightly satisfied, and then she looked at Eunuch Zhang and said with a smile, "Thank you for announcing the decree."
Eunuch Zhang then unfolded the imperial edict. The simple edict had been polished by the Secretariat, and the words were gorgeous and eloquent. He read it with a dry mouth, but when he saw that Old Lady Lu, Bai Wanyi and others below were quietly moving their knees, he slowed down his reading.
After finally reading the imperial edict to the end, Eunuch Zhang paused, swallowed his saliva to moisten his throat, and then continued: "Confer the title of Shuo Ren on Bai and the title of Shuo Ren on Wu. This is decreed!"
A Shuo Ren and a Shuo Ren? Two titles? Bai Wanyi was puzzled. What rank was this? Why wasn't the rank mentioned? But since his name was first, he must be the elder, right?
Bai Wanyi stood up and prepared to take the imperial edict, but Wu Ziya got there first and held out her hand. She also quickly squeezed forward and held out her hands: "Eunuch Zhang, give it to me."
However, Eunuch Zhang held the imperial edict in his hand and gave it to no one. He looked at the two pairs of hands that handed it to him and said in embarrassment, "This is just one imperial edict. I'd better give it to the old lady. We'll have to enshrine it in the ancestral hall later, right?"
"Yes, yes, yes." Old Lady Lu didn't care whose title was higher or lower, they were all hers anyway, and both of them had titles, which was really an honor!
Old Madam Lu took the imperial edict in person and instructed the maid to deliver the reward silver.
Eunuch Zhang took it and seeing Bai Wanyi's puzzled expression, he kindly explained, "There are nine ranks of Imperial Consorts. We won't discuss the latter, but the first four are: Lady of the State, Lady of the County, Lady of the Virtuous, and Lady of the Great Master. Congratulations to both ladies."
Bai Wanyi finally realized and responded: "So, she is older than me?"
Eunuch Zhang nodded: "That's right."
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