"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims that Lu Yao, the second daughter of the eldest son of the Lu family, is dignified and virtuous, gifted with intelligence, well-read, and studious. She excels in music, and her duet with the Empress is so exquisite that the melody lingers for three days, earning the Empress great favor. Therefore, Lu Yao is granted the title of Princess Yaohua... and may freely enter the palace to accompany the Empress... This is decreed."
Lu Yao was a little confused. Wasn’t she here to deliver the imperial edict to Brother Jie?
How could it be the imperial edict to appoint her as the county lady?
"Second sister, please accept my order and express your gratitude." Su Ningjie was extremely excited. No wonder his father and mother sent him back to Lu Mansion yesterday evening. It turned out that they wanted to give him a surprise!
He loves his daddy so much!
"Your humble servant Lu Yao thanks the Lord for His great grace. Long live the Emperor."
The eunuch Wang Danei, who was announcing the decree, hurriedly leaned over and placed the decree in Lu Yao's hands. He then helped the siblings up and said respectfully, "My Lord, my Lady, I will return to the palace to report."
"Wang Da Nei, please stay." Su Ningjie stopped him. "You rushed here so early in the morning, so you must not have eaten yet. Why don't you stay here and have breakfast? The emperor is in court right now, so you have to wait until the court is over before you can see him, right?"
Wang Danei nodded, "Yes, my lord."
"Butler, take Chief Steward Wang and the others to dinner. Don't neglect them."
"Yes, my Lord."
The housekeeper and other servants of the Lu family were very happy and enthusiastically took Wang Danei and others to have breakfast.
Their Lu family had a marquis and a county lady, what an honor!
Lu Yao returned to her room, took out the imperial edict and read it carefully several times before making sure she was not dreaming.
She was really conferred the title of County Lady!
Seeing Lu Yao's infatuated look, Su Ningjie cupped her little face and looked at her quietly. When the food was almost cold, he spoke, "Second sister, this is real. You're not dreaming. You've been conferred the title of County Lord, County Lord Yaohua. You'll be a noble lady in the capital from now on. Come and have your meal. Afterwards, we'll go to the palace to express our gratitude. Oh, and bring the ancient music too. Maybe mother will want to play a duet with you today."
"Okay." Lu Yao thought about bringing it with her when she entered the palace.
The retired emperor got up early to attend court, but Nie Ying and others stopped him on the grounds that the emperor was clinging to him.
Did Ayi really confine him to the Yangxin Palace?
No matter how the emperor threatened or bribed Nie Ying, he even beat him.
Nie Ying remained motionless and refused to let go.
Yesterday, the emperor was injured in the fight with Shangguan Mochen, and today he was so angry that he almost fainted.
Li Haiying was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he quickly helped the emperor inside.
"Quickly call the imperial physician!"
"No need, I'm fine."
He is in good health!
He was determined not to let Yi know that he was not feeling well.
Otherwise, Ayi would have more reason to let him rest in the Yangxin Palace.
Not long after the Emperor returned to his bedroom, Shangguan Mochen's arrogant voice came in, "Feng Yanzhi, get out of here..."
The retired emperor's face instantly turned pale. This old man really treated his Beiyi Palace as his home!
The emperor couldn't stand this tone and stood up to leave.
"Oh, Your Majesty, you can't go out." Li Haiying hurriedly pulled him back, "Your health is very important."
"What? Are you scared?" Shangguan Mochen's arrogant voice continued, "You dare not take responsibility for what you did? Do you want to be a coward?"
Li Haiying secretly exclaimed that it was bad, Shangguan Mochen was determined to provoke his emperor.
The Emperor was furious. "I am the dignified Emperor Emeritus of Beiyi. How can I allow others to insult me?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Shangguan Mochen is not worthy of seeing you!"
This old man is not worthy of seeing him! But he can't stand his arrogant words here, "Go and drive him away. If he speaks rudely again, let the imperial guards arrest him!"
"yes!"
"Get out of the way! My master wants to see your emperor!" Nie Xiao narrowed his eyes and stared at Nie Ying.
Which side are you from, kid?
Nie Ying looked at Nie Xiao with murderous eyes and groaned inwardly. He couldn't openly let anyone in. "I am under the orders of the Emperor to guard the Yangxin Palace. No one is allowed to enter and disturb the Emperor's rest. Please forgive me."
"Since Feng Yanzhi is ill, as his father-in-law, how can I ignore him? Get out of the way!"
Nie Xiao pushed Nie Ying away, and Shangguan Mochen strode in.
"Stop him!" Li Haiying shouted, "The Emperor won't see anyone! General Chen! Stop them!"
The former commander of the imperial guards, Chen Shuai, hurriedly led his men to stop Shangguan Mochen.
"Your Excellency Dongjun, my master needs to rest and recuperate, so please forgive me for not seeing any guests."
Shangguan Mochen snorted coldly: "Am I a guest? I'm his father-in-law, get out of the way!"
"You want to force your way in?" Li Haiying suppressed the smile on his face. "This is the Beiyi Imperial Palace. You can't do whatever you want! Come on! Capture the trespasser!"
Seeing Chen Shuai and the others preparing to draw their swords, Nie Xiao said in a cold tone, "Think carefully! My master is your emperor's grandfather. If you dare to hurt my master in the slightest, watch out for your heads!"
The imperial guards held down their swords and did not dare to step forward to stop them.
When gods fight, the little devils suffer, that's what they are talking about.
"I'm sorry, it's my duty and I can't let you in." Chen Shuai stood in front of them with neither arrogance nor servility.
Nie Xiao restrained Chen Shuai, and Shangguan Mochen walked towards the main hall of the Yangxin Palace in a dignified manner.
Nie Ying then led his men to follow, but no one dared to attack Shangguan Mochen.
Seeing that he couldn't stop them, Li Haiying quickly ordered people to invite the emperor.
"Why don't you dare come out to see me?"
Feng Yanzhi was furious when he saw Shangguan Mochen walking in openly.
These imperial guards are useless! They can't even stop people!
"Cough, cough, cough..." The emperor coughed violently, "Father-in-law, I am ill and cannot greet you. Please forgive me."
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