mtl008 Chapter 186 Going to Pingshan Palace
Chapter 186 Going to Pingshan Palace
Ye Tang frowned and asked, "Are there many rules for celebrating the New Year in the palace?"
"That's definitely a lot. You're not as free as you are at home. And you have to be careful when speaking in the palace. The more you talk, the more mistakes you make. Try to speak as little as possible." Shangguan Zhenhua told Ye Tang about the rules of the palace.
Ye Tang was silent, and every strand of his hair showed signs of annoyance.
Shangguan Zhenhua continued, "After New Year's Eve, it is the first day of the new year. On this day, the emperor will invite all civil and military officials to the palace for a banquet. At that time, all officials will congratulate the emperor and present gifts. Then the emperor will reward all officials... The most important thing is that all officials can bring their families to the banquet. The number of family members they can bring is determined by their ranks. At that time, our whole family must go."
"The rumors outside are spreading like wildfire. Our family will definitely be the center of attention at the palace banquet. Just follow me and don't run around. If someone dares to bully you, fight back if you can, avoid them if you can't. If you can't avoid them, make a big deal out of it. We'll let our grandson-in-law back you up. In short, don't swallow your anger. The more you tolerate, the more people will bully you."
It would be a good opportunity to see how much the emperor values Xiao Jingxuan and find out the attitudes of those in the royal family.
"At every palace banquet, there will be people who volunteer to show their talents. Tangtang, I'm afraid those young ladies from aristocratic families will target you. Do you have any talents you can show?"
“Is hoeing the ground considered a talent?”
"……Calculate!"
"..."
Ye Tang and the other two took Shangguan Zhenhua's words to heart.
Half an hour later, the Queen Mother sent someone to invite Ye Tang over.
Ye Tang walked over with a calm face.
Who would have thought that the Queen Mother actually gave her a big gold bracelet.
What a big gold bracelet!
Ye Tang's eyes were full of stars.
None of the bracelets in her space are as big as this one. If she wears it, it will blind other people’s eyes!
The Queen Mother held her hand lovingly and said, "Child, Jingxuan has told me that his life has become better since he married you. Not only are you blessed, but you are also very good to him. I am very pleased. In the future, you and Jingxuan can often come to the palace to accompany me, okay?"
Ye Tang agreed: "Okay."
The Queen Mother gave Ye Tang a sign: "When you enter the palace, if anyone dares to look at you in a disapproving way, take out this sign. It represents me."
"Thank you, Grandmother."
The Queen Mother is so powerful. With this sign, she is fearless after entering the palace!
"Jingxuan said he didn't want to deal with his cousins. I thought you just came to the capital and it's almost New Year. Since you don't want to be disturbed, I will ask someone to tell Jingxuan's cousins not to come over. Anyway, you all have to go to the palace on New Year's Eve, so it won't be too late to meet then."
"Grandmother, you are so kind."
The Queen Mother did not stay here for long. After saying everything, she went back to the palace. Before leaving, she glanced at Ye Tang's belly intentionally or unintentionally.
Watching the Queen Mother's carriage go away, Ye Tang let out a long sigh: "Husband, are we really going to the palace on New Year's Eve?"
Jamel Xiao: "Well! If you don't want to go, I'll tell the Royal Grandmother."
Ye Tang shook his head: "You just met your relatives, so it's only right for you to spend the New Year with them. You don't have to stay in the Duke of the Guardian's Mansion. It's not that I don't want to go, but I'm annoyed by the rules. You have so many relatives that I'll be overwhelmed."
Jamel Xiao also frowned when he thought of the palace rules: "I'm more annoyed than you."
Ye Tang: "Just now, the Empress Dowager peeked at my belly. Does she want us to have a baby?"
"Do you want to have a baby?"
"I don't want to do that right now."
"I don't want to either."
It’s not that I don’t like children, but they are still young. Why rush to have kids? Just have fun first.
Because the Chinese New Year is approaching, many craftsmen are taking a break and preparing to celebrate the New Year with their families, so Ye Tang arranged to decorate the store after the New Year.
There are many things that need to be prepared for the New Year. Although there are servants running around, as the masters of the mansion, Ye Tang and his companions also have to arrange matters and learn to manage the huge Duke of Huguo Mansion.
Shangguan Zhenhua was very strict with them: "In the past, the housekeeper and the accountant took care of the affairs in the mansion. I was often away and had no time to manage. But now that you are here, you have to learn more. After all, this is your home, and some things still have to be ordered by you masters."
"Especially Tangtang and grandson-in-law, you will go to Pingshan Palace after the New Year. Pingshan Palace is larger than the Duke of Huguo Palace. There has been no master in charge for twenty years, so you will have more things to do."
It would have been better if he didn't say anything. The more he talked, the worse Ye Tang and Xiao Jamel became.
According to what the Empress Dowager and the Emperor said, after the Pingshan Palace lost its master, the Emperor sent people to take care of it. Some of the original servants in the Pingshan Palace died of old age, and some were dismissed by the Emperor. Those who were dismissed were those who signed a living contract. Only servants who signed a death contract and were loyal to the Pingshan Palace and refused to leave were left. Their daily job was to clean the Pingshan Palace inside and out to keep it clean and tidy.
Twenty years have passed and those people have grown old.
They planned to die of old age in the Prince Pingshan's Palace and guard it.
Shangguan Zhenhua said to Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan: "You should go to Pingshan Palace to take a look."
The next morning, Ye Tang and Xiao Jingxuan took a carriage to the Pingshan Palace.
The emperor sent people to the Pingshan Palace early and asked the Pingshan Palace to make preparations to welcome Xiao Jingxuan.
At this moment, just after noon, there were more than a dozen servants and guards waiting at the gate of Pingshan Palace.
"Why hasn't the prince come yet? He will come today, right?"
"What prince? You should call him Prince. That's Prince Pingshan, the master of our Prince Pingshan's Palace."
"And the princess!"
"I really want to meet the two masters soon. Our Pingshan Palace finally has a master. The old prince and princess are in heaven!"
"If I can live to see the young master, I will die without regrets!"
"Fortunately I didn't leave. Fortunately I stayed in the palace. I waited for the young master!"
The old servants and guards of the Prince Pingshan's Mansion were very excited. If the people sent by the Emperor had not told them that the young prince was timid and did not like to be disturbed, they would have been frightened by going to the Duke of Huguo's Mansion to ask for an audience. They would not have been able to wait here foolishly.
We can’t scare the little prince. If we scare him, what will happen if he doesn’t come home?
Compared to the anticipation of the old slaves and old guards, the newly purchased slaves were much calmer. They did not have deep feelings for the Pingshan Palace and did not look forward to their master's arrival at all.
Some even murmured to themselves: "What Prince Pingshan? I think he is a fake. Otherwise, why didn't he go back to Prince Pingshan's Mansion after coming to the capital? Why did he go to the Duke of Huguo's Mansion? He is not a live-in son-in-law."