jdhmnovel Chapter 188
Chapter 188
The emperor's mouth drooped.
As an emperor, he was able to tolerate his subjects' first request out of novelty.
But this does not mean that it can be tolerated to be raised a second time.
He said in a deep voice: "Your He family has a lot of things to do."
His words revealed his extreme displeasure. He Si immediately knelt down and said, "We are stupid and cannot help the Holy Lord. We have caused Your Majesty to worry about us. This is a capital crime for us."
Guo Xin knelt down as well, her heart in turmoil. She had wanted to use this incident to regain her status in the clan, but she forgot that the person in front of her was the emperor.
Never climb up the bamboo pole.
He crossed his hands in front of his stomach, his palms were sweating, and he wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say.
The emperor looked at the thin figure of the woman and finally couldn't bear it. He went to the side hall and asked carefully, only to find out that the woman in front of him was not a flatterer.
The only reason he got involved with the fourth brother was because of Jing'an, and I heard that the sixth brother would write letters to this woman whenever he had time in the frontier.
If they knew that he made the young lady from the He family kneel for so long, they would definitely blame him in the future.
Besides, the young lady in front of him is not an ordinary woman. She has made great contributions to Dazhao and may bring greater opportunities to Dazhao in the future.
Better be kind.
After a long while, a heavy sigh was heard: "Forget it, just tell me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The two said at the same time. He Si was the first to stagger to his feet and supported Guo Xin beside him.
Guo Xin lowered her head, her words becoming more cautious and calm, and she silently changed her original statement: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask for a copy of the imperial edict to be placed in the ancestral hall at home for worship."
"Oh?" The emperor's tone was a little doubtful. Asking for an imperial edict was not a big request. If it was just that, there would be no need to punish someone to kneel for so long.
It seems like I did something wrong? How about giving me some rewards when the imperial decree is issued later?
Thinking of this, his tone became a little gentler than an elder's: "I guess the imperial edict you want is not simple, right? What do you want?"
"What I am asking for is that the reward in the imperial edict is for He Xin, the legitimate granddaughter of the He family. This is bound to conflict with the previous imperial edict, but I will handle this matter well and will not let the people of the world question the prestige of the royal family."
The emperor nodded slightly. He knew something about He Xiangan's family. Now that the real lord had come to him for help, why shouldn't he respond?
With a stroke of the pen, a box of pearl head ornaments was sent to the general's mansion along with the imperial edict.
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"Mother! The servant waiting outside the palace gate came to report that Xin'er and Fourth Brother have received a reward from His Majesty, and now the eunuch who gave the reward is following them to the palace!"
He Jingmin grinned, his mouth corners almost reaching his ears, and his eyes kept looking at the spear behind He's grandmother.
"Okay, okay." Grandmother He nodded repeatedly, took the spear handed over by the maid, and said, "This time we must let them officially enter the ancestral hall."
"Whoever dares to obstruct us," Grandmother He waved the spear in her hand, "will be in trouble."
He Jingmin stepped forward to support Grandmother He and said with a smile: "Mom, your body still has the charm of the past, and there is no trace of time at all."
"Isn't that right?" Grandma He walked slowly towards the banquet hall. "Since the children came back, they have been getting better and better."
Guo Xin had been waiting in the hall for a long time, with Uncle He standing beside him and a few sturdy servants standing behind him. They were obviously good at guarding the house.
"Mother." Brother He bowed.
"They didn't come?" asked Grandmother He.
Uncle He shook his head. When the servant in the mansion brought back the news that the eunuch was coming, he sent someone to inform the elders of the clan, but no one has come yet.
Grandmother He sneered and said, "It's better if you don't come. It will be more convenient for us to do things if you don't come."
As soon as he finished speaking, an elder of the tribe appeared in the lobby with several tribesmen behind him.
"The imperial edict has arrived." A voice came from outside the door.
Everyone stood in a circle, waiting for the arrival of the father-in-law and others.
Grandmother He stood at the front, looking coldly at the elders of the same age as her, and constantly complaining in her heart.
This old man never goes out early or late, his timing is just right.
The leading eunuch walked in, followed by a young eunuch holding a box. He smiled slightly and waited for Guo Xin and He Si to stand at the front as well.
Then he said, "The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: I believe that Heaven and Earth are united in virtue, and that Earth is the instrument of the universe... I ask you, the He family, a family of outstanding talent... at a time when the army was in a hurry... you shouldered the weight of the country with your gentleness, and relieved the country's worries with your virtuous character. Your conduct is worthy of being shown in red ink, and your virtue is worthy of being engraved in jade... I now grant you a box of pearl head ornaments... I decree this."
"Thank you for your help, eunuch." Grandmother He stepped forward, and the nanny beside her handed over the silver.
Seeing that his father-in-law was about to leave, He Jingmin immediately winked at the servant behind Uncle He, and the servant quietly moved behind the elders and formed a semicircle behind them.
He Jingmin ordered his wife to steal the family tree from the ancestral hall.
Before he could walk away, the leading elder of the clan reacted first. He looked around at the servants who were standing in a circle behind him. They were all strong and muscular. He said with a sullen face, "What are you doing?"
He Jingmin couldn't help but look past Grandmother He and laughed loudly, "What do you think it's for? Of course it's to prevent you from doing bad things. I'm going to add my nieces to the family tree today!"
The elder ignored He Jingmin and turned to look at Grandmother He and said, "Wei, this was your idea, right?"
Grandmother He held Guo Xin's hand with her left hand and Guo Ruo with her right hand.
Looking at the two of them, she smiled and said, "So what if it was my idea? My grandchildren have suffered enough injustice, and now they have come to Your Majesty for help. As a grandmother, I can't just step in, right?"
She had wanted to do this a long time ago, but unfortunately her own branch had never been able to stand up. Thinking that a hundred years later, the children would still have to rely heavily on the elders, she had no choice but to swallow her anger.
But although my son's generation is not very useful now, my grandchildren have finally become successful, so I naturally feel proud.
Xin'er controls the glass workshop, and His Majesty takes one-third of the profits, so it can be said that she is doing business with the royal family.
Xier passed the imperial examination and became a scholar at a young age. It would not be a problem for him to become a juren in a while. His future achievements will surely surpass those of the elders in the clan.
"Wei! Are you trying to rebel? This is He!" Although the He clan elder knew Wei's temper, he did not expect that his brother and sister-in-law, who had been enduring silently, would suddenly change. They were so angry that they pointed at He's grandmother and cursed.
"Husband, I got it." The woman held up a thick booklet in her hand, but her eyes were blinking as she stared at Guo Xin in the distance. That was her great treasure.
Her eldest son will no longer be bullied by the family elders!
He Jingmin took the bamboo slips and asked Uncle He to write the names of Guo Xin and the other two. He then walked towards the elders of the He clan with a sneer.
He took out the red clay from his sleeve and grabbed the hand of the elder of the He clan.