Chapter 9 Receiving the Imperial Edict

Seeing that he looked more and more like his father-in-law, Marshal Gu, I felt extremely sad.

"Okay, I've been waiting for this cup of bride tea for a long time."

After saying that, he looked at Du Jingyi with a loving face.

He really didn't care much about family background.

The fact that she had hardly been sick in the three years since she got married had put to rest the rumors that her son was a wife-killer.

Duke Shang was very satisfied with Du Jingyi.

Therefore, when Du Jingyi knelt down and said, "Father-in-law, have some tea," he readily took it.

Then he thought about it and said.

"It's a sudden thing today, but I have to give you a gift. I will have someone send it to Xitang Courtyard later. I hope you two will live happily and peacefully in the future and grow old together."

The gentle smile reminded Du Jingyi of her father at home, so she responded with a gentle and appropriate smile.

"Thank you, father-in-law."

After serving tea to the father-in-law, the next cup is naturally tea for the mother-in-law.

Mrs. Wei was already sitting upright, waiting.

Unfortunately, Du Jingyi stood up and stood half a step behind Shang Ji, with no intention of kneeling again.

Mrs. Wei still had a smile on her face when she heard Shang Ji speak without any emotion.

"My mother has passed away for many years. Let Mrs. Du offer this cup of mother-in-law tea to her tablet. I will take her to the ancestral hall later."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces changed in an instant.

The third old lady, who had received many benefits from Madam Wei on a daily basis, now had all her new and old grudges flare up at the same time, and was no longer afraid of offending Shang Ji.

He said this with a straightforward character.

"Why are you disrespecting Madam Wei? After all, she is the legitimate wife of the Duke's Mansion."

After these words were spoken, Duke Shang's expression became somewhat complicated.

He frowned and looked at his already resolute son in front of him, as if he also felt that something was wrong.

But looking at his slightly pursed lips and his disdainful attitude, Duke Shang finally sighed and said in a compromising manner.

"Okay, remember to burn some incense for your mother and elder brother, so that they know from the grave that you now have a family, and they can be happy too."

"Um."

Having said this, no matter how ugly it was, Mrs. Wei had to take it back, and then pretended to be virtuous and spoke with a smile.

"Yes, yes, sister has been waiting for this cup of mother-in-law tea for many years. Those who drank it before... let's not talk about them, they were all people with little luck, but you are a lucky person."

After saying this.

She took off a jade bracelet of quite good quality from her hand and handed it to Madam Jiao beside her.

Nanny Jiao held the emerald jade bracelet in her hand and came in front of Du Jingyi and handed it over respectfully.

"Although this gift comes a little late, it is still a token of my appreciation. Please accept it."

Shang Ji disgusts her, so she disgusts Du Jingyi.

The words sounded regretful, but they told Du Jingyi the truth.

Don't think you are of noble status, you are just a second wife like me.

Du Jingyi couldn't help sneering in his heart, but his expression became more calm and dignified.

Just as she was about to reach out, she heard hurried footsteps outside.

Butler He ran in with a look of great joy and spoke loudly.

"Master, someone has come from the palace and said he wants to announce the imperial decree."

As soon as they heard this, the whole hall became lively.

It doesn't take much to guess that it was a reward from the emperor for Shang Ji.

In the past years, when Duke Shang was still alive, he received several imperial awards for his outstanding military achievements.

At that time, the entire Duke's Mansion was proud of it.

Although most of the money went into the public account, the pockets of the third and fifth wives also became much fatter.

Unfortunately, since Shang Yukuan inherited the title of Duke, such good things no longer exist.

Because he was neither good at literature nor at martial arts, he only held a sinecure position in the court.

If it weren't for the protection of this dukedom, he would have long since become a thing of the past in Sui'an City.

But things are different now. With Shang Ji's influence, the entire Duke's Mansion is about to become a favorite in the emperor's presence again.

Naturally, they were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.

Everyone was very excited when they thought that there was hope for the days when they were tied up.

Duke Shang Yukuan stood up first, straightened his clothes, then looked at Shang Ji with some excitement and said with satisfaction.

"Let's go and receive the imperial edict."

"good."

Following behind him was Madam Wei.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Her family is having a headache, and if the household could get such a sum of money, it would be able to solve many urgent problems.

So I am truly happy.

The people in the third and fifth rooms in the main house also perked up, as if the imperial edict was issued to them, and they all went out excitedly.

Especially the third old master, he walked faster than anyone else.

If you don't know the details, you probably don't know that these two are elderly people in their seventies who usually complain about their inconvenience in walking and have to rely on precious medicinal herbs to survive.

Instead, Du Jingyi and Mrs. Gu's children fell behind.

A sister-in-law, a nephew, and an unmarried sister-in-law.

The three of them were happy for Shang Ji, but at the same time, they were also worried.

With such enormous wealth, it is easy to imagine that some trouble will arise.

Du Jingyi didn't have much contact with them in the past, but since they all lived in the East Garden, it was difficult for him to refuse, so he stepped forward and spoke.

"Sister-in-law, please."

Liu, who had been a widow for ten years, felt as if she were in another world when she heard these words.

He was stunned for a moment, and then he spoke.

"You're welcome, sister-in-law."

Afterwards, he pulled his son to his side, glanced at his sister-in-law, and walked out of the house with Du Jingyi.

When they arrived at the main courtyard, it was already crowded with people.

The leaders were naturally Duke Shang and Shang Ji.

Next to the father and son were Madam Wei and her bloodline.

As for the four "old bones" from the third and fifth houses, they knelt in an orderly manner behind Duke Shang and his son.

Instead, it took the position of the legitimate bloodline of the Duke's Mansion, which was born to Du Jingyi and Madam Gu.

Shang Ji turned around and saw his wife, widowed sister-in-law, young nephew and younger sister, and then glanced at those annoying people behind him.

He immediately said to Luo Yuan.

"Go, invite the sister-in-law and the lady up."

"yes."

Luo Yuan took big steps and walked in front of several people in a few steps, then respectfully made a gesture of invitation.

Du Jingyi was calm, but his sister-in-law Liu and the other two felt a little uneasy.

They haven't seen such a situation for a long time, and they don't know whether they should take the lead.

Seeing this, Du Jingyi whispered something in the ear of his sister-in-law Liu.

"The general said that the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, so don't worry, sister-in-law. Let's go."

(End of this chapter)