"Okay, okay, don't be afraid, don't be afraid." Han Du hurriedly comforted his daughter. He couldn't help but raised his head and complained to An Qing, "Look, what are you doing to scare the child?"
An Qing remembered that Han Du had made a promise to her just now, but in the blink of an eye she had gone to sea for almost a year. She had been taking care of her two children this year, and now she had to be scolded by Han Du. The grievances in her heart suddenly burst out.
"Handu, what did you promise to this princess? Our affairs are not over yet, you have to wait for me."
Han Du immediately smiled awkwardly, knowing that he could not escape. After coaxing his daughter, he handed her to the maid and faced An Qing's anger alone.
I don’t know what methods Han Du used. The affairs in the boudoir are not enough for outsiders. Anyway, early the next morning, only Han Du came out of the house. As for Anqing, he waited until noon before lowering his head with a red face, for fear of being caught.
He walked out of the house as if someone had seen him.
Han Du thoughtfully prepared meals for An Qing. No matter how angry and dissatisfied An Qing was, they all disappeared with the dishes of delicious food.
Just when Han Du and An Qing were having fun with each other, the housekeeper came to report. "Master Marquis, someone from the palace has come, and they said they asked the Marquis to receive the order."
Han Du was stunned for a moment, and looked up at An Qing, only to see that she was also full of confusion. Even if Lao Zhu wanted to take a rest for himself, it would only be enough to send a junior official to inform him, so why would he disturb Lao Zhu?
Decree? It’s not that exaggerated, right?
Han Du was confused, but what he should do must be done immediately. He nodded to Anqing and said, "You eat slowly, I'll go and see what's going on."
An Qing nodded and had no intention of getting up.
Han Du led the housekeeper out quickly and asked as he walked: "Is the incense case ready? Mom and Dad, have you sent someone to inform them?" Han Shu must have gone to school at this time, so Han Du ignored him.
"Everything is ready. The master has also sent someone to inform you." the housekeeper quickly replied.
Han Du nodded and walked all the way to the gate. When he saw Xiang An and his father and mother coming, he stood at the front and knelt down respectfully. When he saw that the eunuch who delivered the order did not know him, he couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart.
But now is not the time to think about this. He quickly clasped his fists and shouted solemnly: "Your Majesty Han Du, I respectfully welcome the holy will."
When the eunuch saw that An Qing had not come out, he did not say anything or wait. He just waved his fly whisk and shouted in a sharp voice: "The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven. The edict says: Han Du acted arrogantly and instigated the prince to go to sea for inspection. Fortunately, the prince returned safely."
Return. Han Du's reckless behavior deeply worries me. If he is not punished, he may cause trouble in the future. Therefore, I have decided to seize Han Du's position as Marquis of Zhenhai to serve as a warning to others. I appreciate this!"
After hearing the imperial edict, Han Du had a completely dumbfounded expression. What does Lao Zhu mean by this? Taking away my Marquis? Doesn't that mean that from now on, he will be a commoner and will no longer hold the power of the navy?
Marquis of Zhenhai?
"Master Marquis, oh, no Han Du, please accept the order and thank him!" The eunuch stared at Han Du with a sly smile.
Han Du suddenly came to his senses, bowed down quickly, and replied loudly: "Han Du, a common man, takes this order to express his gratitude."
After praying, Han Du stood up and took the imperial decree from the eunuch. The moment he received the imperial decree, Han Du couldn't help but sigh. He had imagined receiving any imperial decree, but he never expected to receive such one.
"But that's fine, this way, I won't owe you anything," Han Du muttered in a mosquito-like voice.
The eunuch next to him seemed to have seen Han Du's moving lips, and a light flashed in his eyes.
Han Du raised his head and faced the eunuch with a smile on his face. He greeted the eunuch and his entourage warmly and paid the eunuch enough reward before letting him leave.
After the eunuch left, the father and mother stood up from the ground. Hande looked at Handu in disbelief, and Nono asked: "You, have you been deposed by the emperor?"
"Yes." Han Du shook the imperial edict in his hand with a smile on his face, and then smiled at his father and said: "Didn't dad still worry about how long the child can take a bath yesterday? Yes, now the child has no official position and is light, it can be
I have been sleeping for a long time."
Seeing that his son was so optimistic, Han De didn't say anything more. Originally, he was worried that Han Du would be deprived of his title, and he would be stuck in a corner. Now looking at Han Du's appearance, he was also heartless.
So much the better.
"It's gone when the title is gone. Didn't your father just say that he was gone when he was the second-grade Minister of Household Affairs? Since your father was dismissed from office, his life has become more relaxed and comfortable, even better than when he was an official.
Good. A blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. People still have to look forward."
Han Du nodded and agreed very much with what his father said, "Now that I know about it, I can rest assured that my son will live a better life."
Han De was relieved to see his son so optimistic.
Han Du held the imperial edict in his hand and carried it behind his back. Even when he walked, it felt as if there was wind on his feet. He hummed a little tune and walked towards the mansion.
Before he had gone far, he almost bumped into An Qing, who was hurriedly coming out.
"Yeah" An Qing screamed.
Han Du quickly grabbed her to prevent her from falling. Seeing the eager look on her face, he asked with a smile: "What do you want to do in such a hurry? Could it be that just after we separated from my husband, I will be separated again?"
Can’t bear it anymore?”
An Qing was teased so meaningfully by Han Du that his ears turned red. He couldn't help punching Han Du twice on the chest and said angrily: "How long has it been and you still have such bad thoughts? I heard that you were raped by your father.
The emperor has seized the title, is this true?"
"Of course it's true." Han Du took out the imperial edict, "Look, is the imperial edict I just received still false?" .??.??
An Qing quickly reached out and grabbed the imperial edict. The violent movement made Han Du's fingers hurt, but fortunately it was not serious.
After opening the imperial edict and reading it from beginning to end word by word, Anqing finally had to face the fact that Han Du had been deprived of his title. But since this was the case, she was still unwilling to accept it and angrily thrust the imperial edict into Han Du's arms.
He said angrily: "I went to see my father for judgment. Why did I take your title away so smoothly?"
"Hey, hey, hey." Han Du quickly reached out to hold her and asked with a smile, "What do you want to do?"
"I'm going to find my father." An Qing defended Han Du, and his aggrieved eyes turned red.
Han Du sighed helplessly, took out the imperial decree and said, "This is your father's decree, what's the use of saying it?"
"Well, then I'll go find the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother will definitely be able to persuade the father to change the imperial edict." An Qing was blocked by Han Du's words, but he continued with some reluctance.
Han Du smiled and shook his head, grabbed An Qing and led her towards the house. He said: "Don't waste your efforts. Do you think your mother would not plead for me without you speaking up?
Your Highness the Prince will not intercede for me? Now that I have received this imperial edict, it means that it is useless for anyone to persuade the Emperor on this matter."
An Qing thought the same thing. Considering the queen mother's love for Han Du, as long as she knew that Han Du would be deprived of his title, she would have interceded for Han Du without her having to say anything. The same was true for the prince's brother. Considering the relationship between the prince and Han Du, there was no
It makes sense that the prince would not speak for Han Du.
But now that the imperial edict has been issued, it means that neither the queen mother nor the prince brother has been able to persuade her father or change his mind. She does not think that her status in the heart of her father can be compared to that of the queen mother.
And the prince brother, in this case, even if she enters the palace, her trip will be in vain, and there will be no change in this matter.
Anqing was comforted for a while and gave up the idea of entering the palace.
He nodded, but still said angrily: "But this is too unfair to you. You have done so much for your father and the prince brother, but you have ended up with a title."
Han Du smiled slightly. Sometimes he might be deprived of his title just because he did too much. But Han Du didn't know the news in the palace now, and he didn't know what Lao Zhu was thinking. It was just that
He would not verbalize the speculations in his mind to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.
"As long as the emperor does not take away my identity as consort, I will be extremely satisfied. Whether you have a title or not is really not as important as you." Han Du came close to An Qing's ear and said something sweet.
An Qing was immediately blushing and embarrassed by Han Du's teasing. He stretched out his hand and gave Han Du a light blow on the chest, "Bad people will use obedient words to coax this princess."
"What do you mean I only use words to coax you? Aren't my actual actions not strong enough?" Han Du reached out and wrapped his arms around An Qing's waist, directly hugging An Qing in his arms.
An Qing exclaimed, looked at Han Du with wide eyes, and said hurriedly: "You are crazy, what are you going to do, put me down quickly, what will happen if someone sees you?"
"Although I am no longer a marquis, I am still the head of the family. I wonder who dares to look around." After saying that, Han Du hugged An Qing and left.
An Qing exclaimed again, "What are you going to do?"
"What to do? Of course it is to help the Han family. We only have a son and a daughter now, but we have to work hard. Hehehehe."
The eunuch who delivered the order returned to the palace and did not dare to delay at all. He went directly to the emperor to report. "Back to the emperor, my servant has gone to the Zhenhai Marquis Mansion to deliver the order."
As Han Du expected, besides Lao Zhu, Queen Ma and Zhu Biao were sitting aside. Both of them had sullen faces, and they had obviously argued with Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu ignored the two of them and asked directly to the eunuch: "Oh? Has Han Du accepted the order?"
"Reply to your Majesty's message, I'll take it."
Lao Zhu raised his head, glanced at the eunuch, and continued to ask: "Doesn't he have any complaints?" When asking, Lao Zhu's eyes suddenly became cold and stern, and he even seemed to be nervous and his body was a little tight.
stretch.
"This slave only heard one sentence from him. He no longer owes the emperor any more."
When Lao Zhu heard this, his expression suddenly relaxed, and his nervous expression disappeared instantly. He raised his hand and waved twice towards the eunuch, "Go down."