Xie Yixiao hurried back to Xie's house in a carriage.
At this time, many people were crowding in front of Xie's house to watch the excitement. Xie's family members had also finished dressing and were waiting at the door. The commander who announced the decree was standing at the door with a group of imperial guards.
Before the Great Qin Dynasty in the previous dynasty, most of the eunuchs used to announce edicts were the emperor's trusted eunuchs. After the establishment of the new dynasty, Emperor Shengwu felt that it was inappropriate for eunuchs to announce edicts, so he specially set up eunuchs to announce edicts and serve them in Taiji Palace and Taiji Palace.
Read the imperial decree for His Majesty or go out of the palace to do business.
When the edict is announced, the commander wears a yellow coat to show his identity. The edict is coming as if His Majesty is coming in person.
Now this Lingguan's surname is Chang, and he is a close associate of His Majesty. He is called Chang Lingguan or Lord Chang.
At this time, there were still many things placed at the gate, occupying a large open space. Some were packed in boxes and cages, and those that were difficult to put into boxes and cages were placed on burdens, all tied with red silk. Such a formation, like
I want to give something to the Xie family.
The onlookers were still talking a lot, speculating on what the Xie family had done to deserve a reward from His Majesty, and it was considered a unique family, and no one else had it.
"Is it possible that the Xie family should be given a title?" Some people speculated that if the Xie family was at this stage, if they really wanted to issue a decree and reward them, they would probably have to give the Xie family a title.
"It's impossible. I've never heard that the Xie family has done anything important that deserves a title. If it's based on merit, it should have been granted a long time ago. Why wait until now?"
When Dongming was first established, the Xie family did indeed contribute a lot. If the title should have been granted by now, why wait until now.
"Why is that?"
"Who knows."
When Xie Yixiao came, almost an hour had passed since the magistrate came to announce the decree. The weather was hot, so Mrs. Xie asked people in the house to prepare tea for everyone to take a sip to relieve the heat.
The Xie family knew what was going on and were not in a hurry.
Mrs. Xie was originally puzzled. Didn't Mrs. Rong Guogong say that she wanted to ask for an imperial edict, but she went back half a month later and there was still no news. Could it be that His Majesty was not allowed again? Will the marriage be successful or not?
Now that she saw so many things sent, she understood a little bit. It was normal to delay for a month and a half in preparing these things. However, with so many things sent, I guess His Majesty also valued this marriage very much.
"Please don't blame me."
Chang Lingguan and others finished drinking the tea and said with a smile: "It's okay, this is a common thing, I'll just wait and see."
It is normal for people to be sent out to announce an edict when they are not around. After all, people will not stay at home all the time, and they do not know that there is an edict coming, so it is normal to wait. Fortunately, it is not yet noon, so it is not too hot.
Chang Lingguan smiled and said: "I haven't congratulated Madam Xie yet."
The smile on Mrs. Xie's face became much more sincere: "Thank you so much, sir. I still need your help, sir."
"Thank you, Madam, for being so polite."
While the two of them were saying a few words, Xie Yixiao arrived. She was helped out of the carriage by Ming Jing, and saw many people standing at the door, and not far away there was a group of people watching the excitement.
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Seeing such a big battle for the first time, she also felt that her heartbeat was a little faster and her steps were a little sloppy.
"I'm coming."
"Miss Xie is here."
"Thank you for coming, girl."
When Chang Lingguan saw the person coming, he did not hesitate and gave the tea cup to the person beside him. Then he patted the dust on his body, straightened his clothes, took a breath, adjusted his tone, and then declared:
"His Majesty's imperial edict has arrived. Mr. Xie Xie Yi smiled and accepted the edict, kneeling down——"
When everyone heard this, everyone from the Xie family, the imperial guards, and even the people watching the excitement knelt on the ground, prostrate themselves on the ground, and shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live long live—"
Xie Yixiao walked to the middle of the Xie family, then gathered up her clothes and knelt down to listen to the order: "My daughter, listen to the order."
Chang Lingguan was now asking for the imperial edict. The imperial guard on the side came up with a box in both hands. Chang Lingguan opened the box, and what was inside was the bright yellow imperial edict.
He took the veil and purified his hands, then stretched out his hands to enshrine the imperial edict.
As soon as the imperial edict was revealed, he glanced around and then chanted the edict:
"The emperor of Fengtian Chengyun issued an edict:
I heard that the Xie family has a daughter who is good at smiling, gentle, virtuous, courteous and honest, and has a very good appearance. She should be a suitable wife for the family. Now the son of the Duke of Rong is Rong Ci. It is the right time for marriage. I should choose a virtuous daughter as my wife.
, I am very pleased to see him, so I betrothed him to marry Xie's daughter. This is a match made in heaven, and a good match is destined by heaven. I hope they will have a good relationship and live a long life.
Admire this.
Thank you——”
Everyone was a little confused when they heard this. They felt that this was not like a marriage decree, but it was like a betrothal. However, they finally came to their senses and shouted "Long live my emperor, long live, long live," and that's when they got up.
Xie Yixiao was confused for a while when she heard the imperial edict, and then quickly came to her senses. By the time the officer finished reading, although she was a little excited, she had calmed down.
She respectfully paid homage and said, "I accept this decree and thank Your Majesty for His grace."
Then she respectfully took the imperial edict with both hands, and stood up with the support of Mingxin Mingjing.
Chang Lingguan explained the matter to the Xie family: "These were prepared by His Majesty's orders. They said they were betrothal gifts for Miss Xie. Yes, they were betrothal gifts. Mr. Xie asked someone to clear a place and carry them into the house.
Go inside."
Mr. Xie smiled and said, "Please, please, please come inside. Your Excellency, please go in and have a sip of tea."
"No, no, I have to go back to serve His Majesty." Chang Lingguan gave up and asked someone to hand over two books. "This is the gift list. Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking a look."
Naturally, Mr. Xie didn't look at it. After all, it was arranged by the palace, and there was also a gift list. Who dared to tamper with it: "You're welcome, you're welcome."
Mrs. Xie hurriedly asked the Xie family to step out of their seats and have people carry all the gifts into the mansion. After all the things were carried, Chang Lingguan took a group of imperial guards and left. Amidst the exclamation of discussion outside, the Xie family
We entered the gate together.
After entering the mansion, Xie Yixiao held the imperial edict in his hand and looked at the boxes and cages tied with red silk all over the yard. He was still a little confused: "His Majesty actually granted marriage to me and the Ninth Young Master next time? He also gave me a reward."
It's really a bit miraculous that the emperor actually granted marriage to her when she got married. It looks so awesome.
I didn't expect that she would be treated like this when she came here.
Mrs. Xie said: "It's a betrothal gift."
Xie Yixiao was a little confused: "What's the difference?"
"Of course they are different." Mrs. Xie said with a smile, "When a royal son gets married, a marriage is both a proposal and an engagement. What is given to the woman is a betrothal gift. If it is someone else, a marriage is a reward."
"Your Majesty, this time, naturally regards the Ninth Young Master as a son of the royal family. He wants to marry you for the Ninth Young Master, so the gift he will give you will naturally be a betrothal gift."