Chapter 441 The Imperial Edict Arrives
What Jiang Fu didn’t say was that he would go to the Huo family to announce the decree later, and that would be the super-class Duke of Zhenguo!
If Ling Tai knew about this, would he feel even more unworthy?
Ling Tai opened his mouth. He was a prince, a super-rank official. The first rank was below him, but only a little bit below him. The first rank, what many ministers and wives in the harem would not even dare to dream of, was actually given directly to the woman in front of him?
He tried to open his eyes and look at Shen Qing.
She was wearing cotton clothes and a smooth black wooden hairpin whose wood material was so thick that you couldn't tell. Her face was no longer young, with fine lines at the corners of her eyes, which she didn't even cover with makeup. If he hadn't known his father's preferences, he would have really suspected that there was something going on between them.
But if there is nothing, why would my father treat an ordinary woman so differently?
As the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his father. Ling Xuan only took a glance and knew what his eldest son was thinking!
There are only those few things in your head, which is useless!
"Who did you call lowly? Who did you say you wanted to kill? Use your methods and let me see who is the ant."
Ling Tai was trembling all over, and even when he was kneeling his legs were shaking.
He prostrated himself, crying and begging, "Father, I was wrong. Please be magnanimous and forgive me this time."
Ling Xuan didn't say anything.
Ling Tai crawled forward on his knees, clutching the hem of his clothes and crying until snot bubbles came out. "Father, look at how badly I've been beaten. I didn't succeed in my evil deeds, so you can just treat me like a piece of shit."
Shen Qing: ...As expected of someone from the palace, you are really good at changing the subject.
Did he fail because he didn't want to? Or was it because he wasn't capable enough?
If the person who came today was not his father or the emperor, who knows what kind of evil he would do.
After what he said, it seemed that the crime was not successful and no serious consequences were caused. He was the one who was injured. Moreover, a man was crying and begging his father, so wouldn't the father be soft-hearted?
Ling Xuan looked down at him and asked softly, "Do you know you are wrong?"
Ling Tai nodded vigorously, and replied with joy, "I know! I know! Father, I really know I was wrong!"
Jiang Fu lowered his head and pursed his lips. Ling Tai didn't understand his father at all and thought this was a sign of letting him go, but in fact it was a sign of anger.
"No, you don't know. If you knew, you would think that you deserved to be beaten. You didn't succeed in doing evil not because you didn't want to, but because it was me who came.
Anyone else today will die at your hands! And you still don't repent, playing tricks on me and plotting against me." Ling Xuan said coldly.
Shen Qing looked surprised.
How could she forget that the emperor was not only the winner in palace fights but also in all kinds of power struggles!
What thoughts don’t they understand, what calculations don’t they know?
Isn't it as childish and ridiculous to play tricks in front of them as it is to brandish a sword in front of Guan Gong?
Ling Tai stammered, "Father..."
"Return to the palace and stay under house arrest. The imperial decree won't keep you waiting for too long."
The blood drained from Ling Tai's face, leaving it pale.
House arrest is fine, but father said there is an imperial edict, which means house arrest does not count as a punishment. The real punishment is in the imperial edict, and it will be very serious!
Ling Xuan ordered Yan Yu: "You are in charge of the Thai palace."
"I obey your orders."
Ling Xuan instructed Jiang Fu again, "The tables and chairs in the lobby are messed up. Replace them with new ones. This will not affect our business tomorrow."
"I obey your orders."
Shen Qing wanted to say no, she could just buy the finished product herself, it would just be a little more expensive, not a big deal.
Ling Xuan looked over, raised the oil-paper bag on his body, turned around and left without looking back.
As soon as he went out, a large number of guards came from nowhere and accompanied him away in a mighty manner.
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Silence returned to the lobby, and everyone felt that it was as unreal as a dream.
Did they just see the emperor?
Their boss was granted an imperial title?
Jiang Xiangbei was the first to react and urged, "Hurry, let's clean up the lobby quickly. We have to open for business tomorrow. Didn't you hear what the emperor said?"
The others woke up as if from a dream and quickly got up and started to pack up.
After a while, a long line of people came to deliver brand new tables and chairs.
"This wood looks expensive! It's heavy to carry, too. It's really good material, better than the one in our upstairs wing."
"And this paint, just like the sky at night, has sparkles in it. I've never seen anything like it."
"As expected of the Emperor, he's so fast. It hasn't been long and the stuff has already arrived."
.......
The guys were praising it with great joy, and Shen Qing blinked as he watched the lobby gradually return to its original state.
Is this her imperial decree?
Really good!
The next day, the shop opened early after cleaning up. Business was more or less affected by the incident yesterday. Many people were watching at the door and did not dare to come in.
Jiang Xiangbei sighed: "We are all wealthy people. We are not afraid of spending money, but we are afraid of getting into trouble. What should we do, mother?"
He is a prince, a prince. You can't just say it out loud, right?
Moreover, none of them found out the inside story, so the emperor must have been hiding it. He knew the principle of not airing family disgrace in public, so how could he tell it out?
Just as Shen Qing was about to speak, he heard the faint sound of gongs and drums in the distance, as well as increasingly loud laughter.
Others heard it and asked, "Today is not an auspicious day, why is there a wedding?"
"Hearing the commotion, it's so loud, I wonder which family it is from?"
The sound of gongs and drums was getting closer and closer, and finally stopped in front of the small pavilion around the fire!
Jiang Fu, the leader, said with a smile, just like yesterday: "Madam Shen, please accept the order."
That was an oral instruction in the room yesterday, and there was no need to make such a big fuss today, but the emperor thought that the best way to quell the rumors was to let everyone know in public that Shen Qing was canonized!
Moreover, reading it out in public can prevent those who are jealous and short-sighted from continuing to provoke in the future, thus avoiding future troubles.
Everyone knelt on the ground.
Listening to the long list of rewards, Shen Qing just realized that there were rewards for being granted an imperial decree!
Gold-inlaid pearl and stone cloud bat hairpin, cloud-like hairpin with dark face and gold step-shaking ornament, rising sun five-phoenix hanging pearl hairpin, double-layer flower and butterfly gilded silver hairpin inlaid with gems...
Purple jade hibiscus earrings, gold-set ruby earrings... a complete set of rubies and various Hetian jade headpieces...
Antique calligraphy and paintings, glass screens, various clothing fabrics... everything has been carefully considered.
Shen Qing couldn't remember them all, but she remembered a few important ones.
The house is a big house with five courtyards!
Wearing the first-rank imperial clothing, you can enter the palace and attend palace banquets!
There is also a plaque written by the emperor himself.
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