Chapter 156 Today is the day when the Emperor's reputation improves

Early the next morning, Deqing arrived at the Shen family with the emperor's gift and oral instructions. He arrived so early that Shen Yun was just about to go to the Dali Temple.

"Sir Shen, I'm here to bring you a gift on the orders of His Majesty." Deqing looked very happy. He had always remembered the meal he had at the Shen's house during the last Chinese New Year. Since entering the palace, he had forgotten how long it had been since he had a warm and lively New Year's Eve dinner like that.

Shen Yun had not expected that the emperor was still thinking of sending him a gift, and he hurriedly asked someone to call his family to receive the emperor's order. It was not easy to accept the emperor's reward casually.

"Master Shen, there is no need to do this. The Emperor has ordered that this is a gift of congratulations, not a reward. There is no need to make a big fuss. Yesterday, the Emperor heard from Master Xie that your son had a good ranking in the examination, and he was so happy... Oh! See, I forgot to ask whether it was a little boy or a little girl?"

After talking for a long time, Deqing finally remembered that he almost forgot to ask the most important thing. If he didn't ask it when he returned and the emperor asked about it, he wouldn't know what to say.

Shen Yun said cheerfully, "He's a boy who looks like his aunt."

"Then I would like to congratulate Lord Shen on the birth of his grandson. The Emperor also said that it is rare for such a double happiness to happen, so I came to add a gift to share in the joy."

"I would like to thank the emperor on behalf of my grandson." Shen Yun bowed in the direction of the imperial palace.

"The Emperor has another oral order, and asked me to pass it on. The Emperor said that there is such a big happy event in Lord Shen's family, so you should not rush to report for duty today. The Emperor asked you to wait until your grandson's third-day baptism ceremony is over before returning."

Coincidentally, the day of the third day of bathing is a day off, so I don’t have to go to the Dali Temple today and it won’t delay anything.

Deqing came early this morning just for this. If he had come later, Lord Shen would have already arrived at the Dali Temple.

After the emperor's instructions were completed, Deqing took out a small box from his sleeve and said, "Don't mind, my lord. This is a little gift from me to the young master."

"How can this be so embarrassing, this..."

"Take it, Lord Shen. This is for the child. If you don't mind, take it."

"Father-in-law, you are joking. How can you be disgusted? Then I would like to thank you on behalf of my grandson."

After delivering the gifts, Deqing did not stay long as he had to return to the palace to report.

"My Lord, I never thought that the Emperor would send a gift here. This means that the Emperor remembers you."

The butler had been listening on the side just now. He had been in the Shen family since he was a child. If the master took a liking to him, it would be an honor for him as a servant.

"The emperor is so busy with his affairs, why would he think of our family for no reason? This is purely the work of that kid."

Shen Yun knew that if it weren't for Xie Hui, the emperor would never have suddenly remembered their family. Besides, it was not a good thing for the emperor to remember them for no reason.

"That depends on our young master's own ability to achieve success."

When Deqing returned to the palace, the emperor was having breakfast. On days without morning court, even the emperor would sleep a little longer.

"How is it? Is the baby born? Is it a boy or a girl?"

"Your Majesty, it's a little boy. He was born yesterday and I heard it went very smoothly. I left early and it was inconvenient for me to see the child, but Lord Shen said that the child looks like his aunt."

"Looks like aunt? It's true that this nephew resembles his uncle and nephew resembles his aunt. In that case, won't the child in the future look like his brother-in-law? I wonder if the eldest son of the Shen family is handsome?" The emperor rubbed his chin and was really worried.

"I think, just look at Lord Shen and you will know that the son of the Shen family must be good."

"Hmm... that makes sense. Lord Shen is indeed very good-looking, only slightly inferior to me."

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After breakfast, Shen Yun went to his son's yard and handed the gifts that father-in-law Deqing had sent in the morning to his son and daughter-in-law.

"You must have left your name with the Emperor. He will definitely pay more attention to you during the palace examination. But this is not a bad thing. Just answer the questions and don't panic."

It is not uncommon for people to do very well in the imperial examinations in the past. However, when it comes to the palace examination, they become dumbfounded and fail miserably under the examination standards under the scrutiny of the emperor and the examiners. They have studied hard for many years and just missed this last chance. Wouldn't it be a pity to fail in this exam?

"Yes, son, I understand."

"It's good that you know. You did better than Dad did in the exam. There's nothing more Dad can teach you... Has Sheen Sheen woken up?"

After Shen Xu heard what his father said, he was thinking about what to say to tell his father that he still had a lot to teach him...but in the end he didn't get the chance to speak.

"I was awake when I came out just now. Can I bring him out to show Dad?"

"Well...if you fall asleep, forget it."

Shen Xu knew that his father just wanted to see his grandson, so he got up and went into the inner room. The child was not asleep at that time.

After just one day, Shen Su was already able to hold the baby very well.

Before coming over, Shen Yun changed his clothes and washed his hands and face. When he saw his grandson, he wanted to reach out and hug him.

"When you and Manman were little, I held you a lot."

As soon as the child arrived in Shen Yun's arms, he opened his eyes. At this time, the child should not be able to see people clearly, but Shen Yun still said happily: "Shunshun knows that grandpa is here, right?"

The child felt too much, so after holding the baby for a while, Shen Yun let her son take the baby back.

"You decide how to arrange the third day bath. You are the father, and you will have to arrange these matters by yourself from now on."

"Son, you want to keep it simple. Just invite close relatives and friends to come."

"Just keep it in mind. As for the guests, you two should decide for yourselves. Dad won't be involved."

Shen Yun intends to let his son be independent, otherwise he will not be able to succeed in the officialdom if he does not understand the ways of the world.

His wife was still in confinement, and Shen Xu didn't want to make her worry, so he simply arranged everything himself and then discussed with his wife whether there was anything that needed to be changed.

He Ying's mother was also very moved when she saw him, "Your son-in-law is much more considerate than your father. Yingniang was right about him."

"Mom, Dad will be sad to hear this."

He's mother snorted, "Don't think your father is good now. When we first got married, he was a nerd. How could he be considerate?"

He Ying smiled and said, "That's all because of my mother's good teaching."

The day after giving birth, He Ying looked much better than the day before. She did not look for a wet nurse and planned to feed the baby herself. However, apart from breastfeeding, she did not have to worry about anything else.

Her mother accompanied her during her confinement period, and her two younger sisters were afraid that she would be bored, so they came to talk to her whenever they were free. Her husband was the same, too, coming back to his room to look after the child after leaving the study.

"Mom, has Grandfather decided on a name?"

Speaking of this, He's mother wanted to laugh, "I think it's too early. When it came to naming you, your grandfather had a hard time choosing a name. He picked more than a dozen names before finally deciding on one. It was me who decided on it."

After giving instructions to his son, Shen Yun took a break and read a book quietly with a pot of tea.

He didn't expect that even though he didn't go to the Dali Temple today, a case would happen in the temple.

A female corpse was found on a river beach ten miles away from the South City Gate.