Chapter 365 Imperial Edict

The Yu family happily moved into their new home.

The main courtyard of the back house, Songhe Hall, was naturally given to Mrs. Wei and Old Man Yu.

Mrs. Wei and Old Man Yu thought that Songhe Hall had the meaning of "pine crane prolonging life", which was a good idea, so they did not change the name of the hall and moved in directly.

Xingxing originally wanted to live in the same yard with Mrs. Wei, just like in the old house in Nantuo Village.

Mrs. Wei, however, was thinking that the child was growing up. How could the little girl raised by Yu Jiajiao not have her own yard?

Xingxing agreed, but her little head leaned on Mrs. Wei's shoulder for a long time reluctantly.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wei almost softened her heart and changed her words.

Finally, Mrs. Wei picked a small courtyard for Xingxing that was closest to the main courtyard. The courtyard was not big, but it was spacious and exquisitely built, with green walls, black tiles, and flying eaves. The horizontal windows on the corridors in the courtyard were all installed with colored glaze, and the sun's shadows were slanted, and the beautiful scenery was floating, which was beautiful beyond words.

Xingxing likes her little courtyard very much.

This courtyard was originally called Qiu Shui Yuan. Others may think it sounds sentimental, but Xing Xing immediately thought of the line "The autumn water of South Lake is smokeless at night, and you can ride the current straight up to the sky." Xing Xing thought it was a good idea, so she did not change the name of the courtyard. She just wrote the three beautiful characters "Qiu Shui Yuan" and gave them to the servants to frame it as the name of the courtyard.

The remaining yards are chosen according to people's preferences.

Yu Daniu and Li Chunhua chose Qingpu Courtyard, which had a stone millstone in the yard. Li Chunhua liked the millstone very much. When the weather was fine, she thought she could use the millstone to make some fragrant tofu. She even thought the name Qingpu Courtyard sounded very nice, so the couple did not change the name of the courtyard and moved in.

Yu Erhu and Bai Xiaofeng lived in a courtyard called Qiu Ri Xuan. This courtyard was located on a higher part of the house. There was also a two-story building. When they opened the window, they could see the fiery red maple leaves outside. When the autumn sun was fine, the warm yellow sunlight shone in. Bai Xiaofeng thought about sitting by the window and making some clothes for the children, so she decided to live in this courtyard immediately.

As for Yu Sanbao and Su Rouer, they were attracted by Ningxiangju, which had several golden osmanthus trees planted in the yard. Now it was late autumn and the sweet osmanthus was fragrant, and Su Rouer liked it very much. Although Yu Sanbao thought the name Ningxiangju was too delicate, he couldn't resist Su Rouer's preference, so the third room didn't change its name.

Yu Siyang and Ah Wu lived in Xianxian Courtyard near the water. Ah Wu could see the rippling water in the pond and the withered lotus leaves listening to the rain by opening the window in the yard, which was quite artistic. When Yu Siyang did manual work in the yard, it would be convenient for him to get water.

As for the grown-up brothers, they all had their own courtyards. The younger ones naturally lived with their parents first, and when they were older, they could choose a courtyard to live in.

Besides, there were still quite a few vacant courtyards. After Mrs. Wei calculated, she thought that there would be enough for her brothers to get married and have children. If they moved any further, she would not be able to control them.

Bo Ge'er said, "That's fine. I'll have the manor agent keep an eye on it for us. If there's a house for sale next door, that would be great. We'll buy it and connect it up then."

Mrs. Wei's eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly, saying that this was not bad.

Da Xisipo had been staying in a crowded place for so many days that she had already felt uncomfortable. When she saw that the Yu family had moved, she said she wanted to leave.

Xing Xing had previously asked Bo Ge'er to help her find a manor house agent to look at the barren mountains near the outskirts of Beijing. In the end, she decided on a manor with a hot spring on the mountain. She used her own private money to buy it and gave the title deed directly to Grandma Da Xi: "Grandma Da Xi, I have bought the manor for you. If you want to grow medicinal herbs, you can grow them. If you want to stay in the mountains, you can stay in the mountains. Just let me stay with you for a while every once in a while, is that okay?"

Da Xi Si Po's lips moved, but she finally took the deed and snorted, "Girl, you always take advantage of my soft heart!"

Xing Xing smiled sweetly at Da Xi Si Po and rubbed her head against Da Xi Si Po's cheek. Da Xi Si Po said in disdain, "Why are you like a little kitten?"

But the corners of his mouth were curled up.

Finally, Da Xi Si Po moved to the farm that Xing Xing bought for her.

There are special tenants in the manor who raise chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry. Boger specially invited an old farmer with experience in growing medicine to come and plant some medicinal herbs suitable for planting and growing in this season.

Daxisipo's stone house is in a relatively secluded place in the mountains. It used to be where the forest ranger lived. These days, Boger had it renovated and a stove installed. He also dug a cellar and stored a lot of fruits and vegetables. In addition to digging a canal from the nearby stream, he also made bamboo tubes end to end to bring in hot spring water, making Daxisipo's life more convenient.

Even someone as picky as Da Xisipo could only express satisfaction.

During the days when the Yu family was moving and settling down, the Liu family encountered an extremely drastic change——

The evidence of Liu Haiqing forcing a peasant girl to death was solid. Liu Qingyuan bribed others to cover up his crime, and other private matters were also discovered by Shuntian Prefecture. Liu Qingyuan and his family were sentenced to exile, and even Madam Cui in the family temple was not spared.

Moreover, starting from Liu Qingyuan, his descendants for three generations were not allowed to enter the government. This completely ended the official career of Liu Qingyuan's lineage for several decades.

Because Old Lady Liu had made great contributions by writing letters to report the crime, and because she had already written letters to several respected elders before the incident and asked them to be witnesses, the Liu family was completely divided up, thus preserving most of the Liu family's collection of books.

All private properties under the name of the eldest branch of the Liu family were confiscated. Although the properties under the names of Old Lady Liu and Ah Wu had been handed over to the eldest branch for management, they had all been taken back by Ah Wu and Xing Xing a few days before the incident and had nothing to do with the eldest branch anymore, so this part of the property was naturally also preserved.

Ah Wu took Old Lady Liu back to the Yu family - now it is Yu Ci's Zhenxi General's Mansion, saying that he would provide for Old Lady Liu in her old age.

Old Lady Liu just smiled but didn't say anything in response.

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On the day when the plaque of the Zhenxi General's Mansion was hung above the gate, an imperial edict came from the palace, conferring the title of third-rank lady on Wei Pozi and the title of fifth-rank lady on Li Chunhua.

The news shocked Mrs. Wei and Li Chunhua so much that they froze as they knelt to receive the decree, and they didn't react for a long time.

Naturally, they had also heard of the imperial concubines, and they also fantasized that Huai'er would make more military achievements in the future and win an imperial concubine for them.

Who would have thought that this imperial edict would come so quickly!

Fortunately, Huai Ge'er reacted quickly and led his entire family to shout "Thank the Lord for His Grace" and accepted the order.

Although Mrs. Wei and Li Chunhua froze when they received the decree, which was a bit rude, the eunuch who came to announce the decree wanted to do a favor for Huai Ge'er, the popular Zhenxi General, and not only did he not blame them, he also smiled and said, "Mrs. Wei Shu and Mrs. Li Yi, you are so happy."

Bo Ge'er was very considerate and stuffed some silver notes into the mouths to invite the eunuchs who announced the imperial edict to have tea, and then sent them out.