Chapter 550 Fubao: I dreamed that an old lady died!
"Old Madam, why don't we wait until His Majesty returns to the capital before making a decision on this matter?"
Seeing that she was unable to subdue Old Lady Xu, the Queen Mother decided to adopt a delaying tactic.
This jade pendant was carried by the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Taizu, and later given to a cousin of Xu Zhengqi, the King of Taiping. There is no specific record of the grievances between them.
However, Emperor Taizu left a will that as long as someone from Xujiazhuang in Weihe brought the jade pendant to Beijing, the holder of the jade pendant would be granted the title of Duke.
This will was not only known to the royal family and the Xu family, but also to 99% of the nobles in the capital.
After all, Emperor Taizu's last will was engraved on a stone tablet outside the imperial palace.
"Empress Dowager, even if His Majesty returns to the capital, can he still refute the Emperor Taizu's will?"
"Any descendant of the Li Tang Dynasty, even the emperor, who disobeys the will of Emperor Taizu, will face the risk of losing his throne!"
Old Madam Xu looked at the Empress Dowager with a forced smile.
If someone else had said such outrageous words, even if the Queen Mother had punished them directly, no one would have said a word. But the person who said these words was Old Lady Xu.
The Queen Mother couldn't afford to offend such a person because of his special identity and prominent background.
"In that case, then let's do as the old lady wishes!"
"I will issue an imperial decree right now!"
"I'll be waiting for you!"
When Old Lady Xu heard the Queen Mother's words of compromise, she immediately smiled.
Although the empress dowager was furious, this was the last will of Emperor Taizu and she could do nothing.
An imperial edict was written quickly.
After the Empress Dowager had finished using the seal, Old Lady Xu took the imperial edict and left the palace.
After Old Lady Xu left, the Queen Mother was so angry that she smashed everything around her.
"Go check, immediately check what's going on with this Xu Yuanzu!"
At this critical juncture, a member of the Xu family suddenly appeared, holding a jade pendant bestowed by Emperor Taizu. If there was no explanation, the Empress Dowager would never believe it.
…
Old Lady Xu returned home and handed the imperial edict directly to Xu Yuanzu.
When Xu Yuanzu saw the contents of the imperial edict and realized that he had replaced Duke Antai and became the new Duke Antai, he was completely dumbfounded.
He is not a fool.
Of course, I understand that good things don't come without reason.
In Xujiazhuang, his parents, grandparents, and grandparents were all ordinary farmers. Even the villagers' attitude towards their family was ordinary.
This time, if his grandfather had not asked him to bring this jade pendant to Beijing, he would definitely still be playing in the village.
Xu Yuanzu was supported by his family. He went to school and passed the examination to become a scholar, but he had already tried his best to become a scholar.
If nothing unexpected happens, his life will be decided.
But now, because of a jade pendant, he became the Duke of the Tang Dynasty.
"Old Lady, this is inappropriate, isn't it?"
"I can't be the Duke!"
After a brief moment of distraction, Xu Yuanzu looked up at Old Lady Xu and spoke cautiously.
"Ancestor, there's no need to worry about this. Your title of Duke was established by the will of our Great Tang's founding emperor, Emperor Taizu. If you don't believe me, you can go and see the stone tablet in front of the palace gate!"
"Of course, since you have inherited the title of Duke Antai, you will live in this Haiyan Mansion from now on!"
Old Lady Xu spoke with a friendly expression.
After hearing what Old Lady Xu said, Xu Yuanzu was stunned for a long moment, then whispered, "Old Lady, on the way to the capital, I arranged a marriage with the daughter of Songji Restaurant in Xiling County."
"not good!"
Old Lady Xu shook her head decisively, "Now, you are the Duke of Antai, a first-rank Duke of the current dynasty. Even if your first wife is not a princess, she must be the legitimate daughter of a noble family!"
"How can a mere merchant's daughter be worthy of you?"
What Old Lady Xu said was very decisive and resolute.
"I will send someone to handle this matter!"
"The junior thanks the old lady!"
After hearing what Old Lady Xu said, Xu Yuanzu lowered his head in embarrassment at first, but finally chose to compromise.
"But please, old lady, please don't embarrass Miss Song!"
"If Yuanzu really likes this Miss Song, he can take her into his palace."
Old Lady Xu answered without hesitation.
To her, a daughter from a merchant family like Song Yuan was nothing more than a plaything. Years of high status had made her forget that she was once just an orphan displaced by war.
The warrior who slays the dragon will eventually become the evil dragon that harms people.
Upon hearing what Old Lady Xu said, Xu Yuanzu hurriedly said, "In that case, thank you for your concern, Old Lady!"
"It's okay, it's just a matter of words!"
Old Madam Xu waved her hand casually.
At this point, Xu Yuanzu became the Duke of Antai, while the original Duke of Antai, Xu Yuanzhen, was stripped of his title and once again became a useless descendant of the Xu family.
The worst thing is that Xu Yuanzhen inherited the title of Duke Antai, but now he has been stripped of his title, and his position in the Xu family is even more embarrassing.
…
Lingshui Village, Anshun County.
Fubao was sleeping soundly, but suddenly he had a dream. In the dream, an old lady died with wails.
I don't know if it was because the old lady in the dream screamed too miserably, or because the dream was too real, but Fubao was actually scared awake. Although he woke up, the appearance of the old lady in the dream was really too clear.
"Miss, are you okay?"
Lichun was guarding Fubao and when he saw Fubao wake up, he spoke up immediately.
"Is it a nightmare?"
"Hmm, that's scary!"
Fubao had had nightmares before, but this was the first time he had had a nightmare like this.
The dream was neither complicated nor thrilling.
It was just a simple dream about an old lady passing away, but the old lady in the dream looked so horrifying before she died. The blood coming out of all seven orifices and the hysterical curses were just like something out of a horror movie.
"Miss, dreams are always the opposite!"
Lichun is not good at comforting people, but she knows a thing or two about nightmares.
"Where's my mother?"
Fubao was not sure whether dreams were the opposite of reality.
But her dreams, especially nightmares, are never just nightmares. They must mean something.
"Madam is talking to Princess Yuyan!"
"Let's go, let's go see my mother!"
Fubao felt that this nightmare was not simple and she had to talk to her mother about it. She had to ask her mother about the old lady in the dream in detail to avoid regrets.
Her dreams are all some kind of omens.
Fubao had already verified this.
Soon, Fubao met her biological mother, Old Lady Xu, and her adoptive aunt, Princess Yuyan.
After Fubao finished telling about his nightmare and describing the old lady in his dream, Princess Yuyan suddenly said, "Sister-in-law, the old lady Fubao is talking about sounds like the old lady from the Xu Mansion!"
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