Miss Ren Si and Ren Xi returned home to meet the Grand Master's wife.
"You two sisters have been out all day, is it still fun in Prince Qin's Mansion?"
Miss Ren Si came over and hugged the old lady's arm, "Grandma, what fun can there be outside on a hot day? It's just that something wonderful happened in Prince Qin's palace."
"Oh?" Mrs. Taishi was a little surprised, "Wonderful thing? Tell me about it!"
The two sisters talked in detail.
When the Grand Master's wife heard this, she was silent for a moment. If those wise eyes hadn't been looking ahead, Ren Xi would have thought she was asleep.
"Grandma, it turns out that Ning...Ren Ning has suffered so much. The Third Young Master of Chengen's Mansion looks very brave and has superb swordsmanship, but he can't stop him at all. Even the emperor is full of praise."
The Grand Master's wife came back to her senses and stroked her granddaughter's long hair.
"It's not surprising. Before Yun Chui was established, our ancestors of the Ren family were also fierce generals under Emperor Taizu. But as the war progressed, His Majesty Taizu discovered that our ancestors were more intelligent, so he turned to Wen.
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"This is the first time my granddaughter has heard of it." The two girls looked at each other.
Mrs. Taishi smiled.
"Because he was transferred to Wen, our Ren family was not able to be ennobled. But Taizu was a good emperor and did not forget the great contributions made by our ancestors."
"The words 'Forever the Emperor's Master' on the screen wall at the gate are as good as those of other princes and princes. At least their descendants will be demoted if they fail to live up to their expectations. As long as we, the Ren family, do not rebel or rebel, we will always enjoy honor.
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"So this is how the inscription came about." The two girls suddenly realized.
"Grandma, about Ning...Ren Ning's matter," Ren Xi dared to speak, "He knocked out Uncle Cheng En's third son, and Concubine Qing gave him a house, and even rejected the princesses in person. Will everything be okay?
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The wife of the Grand Master smiled and shook her head: "These are men's affairs. Your grandfather and father are responsible for the sky falling. Since Ren Ning has chosen to leave, he will handle these problems by himself. You two little girls don't have to
Pay attention and go play."
The two of them did not dare to stay longer and left after bowing.
South of the city
Ren Ning had just had dinner and was brushing Zhui Feng in the yard.
It was a hot day and Black Horse was sweating all over. He felt uncomfortable without brushing it off.
Yingpan is also a horse lover, and she is feeding Zhui Feng and her own little red horse with some snacks that horses love.
The two of them chatted about what happened in Prince Qin's palace while working, and laughed from time to time. It was plain but warm and comfortable.
Jixiang is not waiting at the side, but she is guarding the door.
Not only did it leave space for the two masters to be alone, but they were also afraid that the neighbors would break in and look at Ren Ning, the foreign man, and point fingers at her girl.
Get down, get down, get down.
Not long after, hurried footsteps sounded.
"Girl, Master." Ji Xiang held up her skirt and walked quickly to the two of them, "Several female officials came outside, saying they were delivering the house deed to the Master on behalf of Concubine Qing in the palace."
"So fast!" Ren Ning was surprised, then looked at Yingpan with a smile: "Look, our family is settled."
The two people quickly welcomed the female officers in.
The leading female officer looked a bit like Concubine Qing.
She just glanced at Yingpan for a few times, handed the land deed and other things into Ren Ning's hands, and left in a hurry without even taking a sip of water.
"Look where our new home is?" Yingpan was curious.
Ren Ning nodded, opened the house deed and looked at the address.
Xingningfang, Xuanwu Street, Yongan Hutong.
"What a great place." The two of them sighed.
As long as the houses close to the four streets of Qinglong, White Tiger, Suzaku and Xuanwu are all from a wealthy family. Under normal circumstances, Ren Ning's current status would not be able to buy one even if he has money.
Early the next morning, the three of them rode through most of Xingji City and arrived at Yong'an Hutong.
The house is easy to find because there are only three houses in the long alley.
To be precise, there are only two houses, one of which is separated by a small distance, forming the third house.
When passing by his neighbor, Ren Ning raised his head and glanced at the plaque.
Zhongyongbo Mansion.
It's Xiao Gang's home, what a coincidence.
The other one is more majestic, with the title: Zhenguo Gongfu.
Ren Ning silently withdrew his gaze.
The Duke of Zhenguo's surname is Huo, which is the natal family of Concubine Qing, and also the family of the general guarding the Yankuo Fortress.
Yingpan reacted quickly and she was a little worried.
"Ren Ning, this house was obviously separated according to regulations after Zhongyongbo's Mansion came down from the Duke's Mansion. Can we really live in it?"
"Don't worry." Ren Ning shook the house deed in his hand.
"The house is very big, but it doesn't meet the regulations of an uncle's house. The parts that violated the regulations were demolished by Concubine Qing, and now it's just an ordinary house. We have the deed, so we can live there with peace of mind."
The three of them happily entered their home and walked around.
Ren Ning was fine, but the two prairie girls were stunned.
Especially the auspiciousness, I was amazed all the way.
"Girl, is this really a house, not a small town? It's too big. Fortunately, I rode a horse, otherwise it would be really tiring to go from the front yard to the back house."
Yingpan ignored her silly maid and started planning her residence with great interest.
Bang bang bang!
Ren Ning heard the knock on the door in the front yard and went to greet it.
Before he could open the small door, a team of chamberlains had already filed in with several boxes and a long row of servants.
"Who are you?" Ren Ning asked.
The eunuch in front walked a few steps quickly: "Ren Ning Ren is your master, right? It's a great thing! Get ready to receive the holy words."
Perhaps because he knew that Ren Ning was preparing to move and had nothing to prepare, the waiter even carefully brought the incense case.
Ren Ning was stunned.
After returning to the imperial capital for so many days, the emperor's reward finally arrived.
"It's such a hot day, why don't you come here? I don't have much money, so let's buy some tea." He first handed some broken silver to the eunuchs, then he straightened up and stood with his hands down, ready to listen to the order.
The great eunuch nodded with satisfaction.
The object of the reward this time was too young, and he thought he would return empty-handed. But when he saw it, he came from the Grand Master's Mansion, who came from the etiquette family. Ren Ning did not let them go in vain.
After collecting the money, the eunuch flicked his whisker, raised his voice, and praised Ren Ning in the name of the emperor.
Special mention was made of his inventions and creations in the fortress, his appeasement of remote tribes, and his ability to enlighten and appease the people.
Ren Ning raised his eyebrows secretly.
What does it mean to clear up doubts and enlighten people's minds? Just say it directly and help the emperor take off the pressure of writing a confession.
A while passed before the eunuch finished praising Ren Ning's achievements and finally raised his voice.
"Therefore, Ren Ning is granted the rank of seventh-grade brave captain. He is rewarded with a thousand taels of silver, a hundred pieces of silk and satin, ten hectares of fertile land, and fifty slaves as a token of encouragement."
Such a long string of words, thanks to the great eunuch speaking smoothly, he didn't need to take a breath in the middle. But he finally finished speaking and almost couldn't catch his breath.
Phew~
Ren Ning also breathed a sigh of relief for him and bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After a while, the eunuch finally returned to normal and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Mr. Ren will now be called Captain Ren. I believe that with the ability of the Captain and the status in His Majesty's heart, as long as there is a chance, he will be promoted step by step."
He was just a seventh-grade military attache. He had met many first- and second-grade officials with the emperor, which was not worth mentioning. But this little seventh-grade military attache was different in the emperor's mind.
The great eunuch did not dare to neglect.
"Ren Ning has received your kind words from Eunuch." Ren Ning generously sealed some money, accepted various rewards, and then sent the entourage out of the house.
imperial study room
The atmosphere is depressing.
The emperor took a look at the military intelligence report on the Long case and said, "This is unreasonable. I really think that I, Yun Chui, am afraid of you fleas!"