Chapter 366 The Yu Family Begins to Take Root in the Capital
It was not until the eunuch who announced the imperial edict left that Old Man Yu discussed with Huai Ge'er how to display the imperial edict. Only then did Mrs. Wei and Li Chunhua, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, come to their senses as if they had just woken up from a dream.
"This, this makes me a royal lady?!"
Mrs. Wei was trembling with excitement.
Li Chunhua cried and laughed: "My son has saved my life! My son has saved my life!"
Bai Xiaofeng was so jealous that she nudged Liu Ge'er with her elbow and said, "Your mother wants it too! With your two brothers in such bad condition, I don't think we can count on them. Liu Ge'er, you have to work harder!"
Liu Ge'er agreed with a smile.
Su Rouer looked at Ju Ge'er, then at Mian Ge'er who was almost five years old, and sighed softly. Oh, forget it.
Orange Brother: ???
The whole family was extremely happy. Even though Mrs. Wei did not recognize most of the words, she still turned the imperial edict over and over again, as if she could see something in it.
Xing Xing happily hugged Wei Pozi's waist and said, "Grandma, you will be a third-rank lady from now on. I heard that if you are a third-rank lady, even the prefect will have to greet you!"
Even Old Lady Liu couldn't stop praising him: "Brother Huai's rank is the third rank, and my mother-in-law was also conferred the title of a third rank lady. This shows that His Majesty knows what's going on. With Brother Huai's military achievements, he is definitely more than a third rank Zhenxi General... I'm afraid His Majesty thinks that Brother Huai is too young and that his title is too high now. What if there is no title to be given in the future? He can only compensate him with more imperial edicts from his family members."
The more Mrs. Wei spoke, the more she laughed.
Huai Ge'er is currently serving in the military camp. He is less than 20 years old, and has climbed to the position of General Zhenxi step by step relying solely on his military merits without relying on family influence. This is unprecedented, but he is also rare.
The civil officials are still hesitating about whether to marry into the Yu family because Huai'er comes from a poor family. Some sharp-minded military officers have already asked their wives to make friends with the Yu family - if for no other reason, they want to marry a man of such age who is still unmarried. If nothing unexpected happens, it is likely that this heroic young man will be awarded a title of nobility for his military merits in the future. Even if they don't have a daughter of the right age to marry into the Yu family, there will always be one of the right age among their own relatives!
This has to be grabbed quickly!
Any delay would be disrespectful to the women in your family!
Therefore, as soon as the Zhenxi General's Mansion was opened, invitations came in like snowflakes.
Except for Ah Wu, the women of the Yu family had never seen such a battle before and were at a loss. Although both Wei Pozi and Li Chunhua had imperial decrees, they had never dealt with the ladies of the rich and powerful. They were completely confused about what to do and what to say after receiving the courtesy.
Ah Wu immediately provided training to the female members of the Yu family, mainly in the aspect of etiquette.
As for the males, Brother Liu was in charge. Brother Liu had studied with Old Lady Liu for a long time, and learned a lot of etiquette and rules while studying.
Mrs. Wei held her waist and sighed, "I am already so old, and I still have to learn all this from scratch. It is really hard to survive in the capital."
Everyone couldn't help laughing.
The Yu family was busy preparing a banquet for Huai'er's colleagues, and the others were also busy.
Boger's people have already rented a shop at a large sum of money in the most prosperous area of the capital and are currently renovating it to sell cloth.
Liu Ge'er entered the Imperial College with a letter of recommendation written by Old Lady Liu, and also sent Ju Ge'er and Bang Ge'er to the academy.
Gui Ge'er is as mysterious as ever. Since coming to Beijing, Xing Xing could probably count the number of times she had seen Gui Ge'er on one hand.
After finally meeting each other, Xing Xing discovered that Gui Ge'er sometimes had a lot of bruises on his body, and she always had to give him a lot of medicine for bruises and injuries.
As for the five-year-old Mian'er and the three-year-old Xu'er, they ran around like crazy in the Yu family garden every day. Su Rou'er and A Wu, their mothers, were so tired from following behind them that they simply assigned two maids to follow each boy.
Old Mrs. Liu sometimes sat on the porch and watched the children running and playing wildly in the garden, and she could not help smiling.
The Yu family's lively and bustling beginnings took root in the capital.
On the day when Huai Ge'er, the newly appointed general of Zhenxi, entertained his colleagues, banquets were arranged in the front and back yards of the Yu family.
The guests invited were basically all military officers like Huai Ge'er.
Most of the military officers were bold, uninhibited, and straightforward. In addition, Huai Ge'er had fought his way up from a small soldier on the battlefield, so the military commanders were close to young heroes like Huai Ge'er with a bit of respect, and each one was easier to talk to than the other.
As for the male guests, Yu Sanbao was quite eloquent. He accompanied Huai Ge'er in entertaining his colleagues. Yu Daniu and Yu Erhu accompanied them in drinking without any shirking of responsibility. It was a very enjoyable occasion for all the guests.
Later, in the house, the imperial edict of Mrs. Wei to be a third-rank lady was placed there, and many wives of military officers who came wanted to win over Huai Ge'er, so they treated the women of the Yu family very warmly and attentively.
Mrs. Wei was a little hesitant at first, but a military officer's wife mentioned that her old mother in the countryside was in good health and could go to the fields to water the crops every day. This gave Mrs. Wei an opportunity to open up and she became very excited while talking.
The other wives of the military officers saw this and thought, how could she have taken the lead? They hurried over and racked their brains to find something to say to support Mrs. Wei.
Mrs. Wei casually told a funny story from the fields, and the wives of the generals listened with great interest. Sometimes they said, "Ah? Really?", sometimes they said, "Ah? So that's the case!", and sometimes they even clapped their hands and laughed.
When Mrs. Wei saw this, she thought, this is no different from chatting with other people in the village, so she became more relaxed and gradually relaxed.
Li Chunhua was in a similar situation. At first, she was so nervous that she didn't know where to put her hands and feet. However, she couldn't resist the fact that several military officers' wives surrounded her and praised her with smiles for being so great and giving birth to a rare young general like Huai Ge'er.
Li Chunhua was praised to be so beautiful that she was beyond compare.
However, the same thing happened: everyone changed their topic and started to inquire about Huai'er's marriage, either openly or secretly.
"General Yu is not only handsome, but also very strong. Last time I went to the camp to give my kid a cape, I saw General Yu lifting a millstone with one hand!"
Li Chunhua couldn't hide her pride, and coughed, trying to make her voice not so obvious: "Yes, he was born with supernatural powers. When he just learned to walk, his father came back from the mountain with a bundle of firewood, put it in the yard and disappeared while he was drinking water. Guess what? It was Huai Ge'er who just learned to walk who directly lifted the bundle of firewood and carried it to the stove room. We were really scared!"
The wives of several military commanders who had daughters of marriageable age were even more eager.
What do you call this? This is a son-in-law gifted by God!