As the so-called August gold, unlike the south of the Yangtze River, the capital located in the north has now withered grass and yellow, and the frost forest is drunk.

In the small workshop, the osmanthus in the backyard of Jing'an Bo Xu's Mansion is fragrant, and the young master Xu Kang, who is nearly one and a half years old, is a toddler, and is chasing a palace girl under the osmanthus tree in the courtyard.

This palace girl is about sixteen or seventeen years old, with a slender figure, and her eyebrows are as delicate as picturesque, and it is Fei Xiaoyu's little pepper. Fei Xiaoyu ran in front of her, waving the cloth doll in her hand, shouting and attracting Xiao Xu Kang to chase her, as lively and active as ever, not at all as quiet as her two cousins.

Xiao Xu Kang looks white and chubby, and his little ass twists left and right when he runs, which is cute. It was difficult for a child's attention to concentrate for a long time, and soon, Xiao Xu Kang was attracted by a group of passing ants, squatting there and watching curiously, letting Fei Xiaoyu jump and scream, not ignoring her.

In the gazebo not far away, Xie Xiaowan was doing needlework, and from time to time raised her crescent-like eyes, paying attention to her baby son playing under the osmanthus tree, with a gentle smile on her pretty face.

Although her son is already one and a half years old, Xie Xiaowan's son is only nineteen years old this year. In recent years, Xiao Nizi's originally slightly black skin has become white and ruddy, and her body shape has become more and more plump and round, but she has become more and more feminine, and her temperament is more dignified and elegant.

Next to him, the tea idiot Fei Ruyi was making tea, with a pretty face that was pleasant and happy, and his expression was leisurely and quiet. On the other side, Fei Jixiang lazily lay on the Xiangfei couch with an account book, absentmindedly turning the page, the rounded curve between the waist and hips was extremely attractive, and only Xu Jin, who had tasted it, knew how perfect and moving this delicate body was, without half a flaw.

It is said that since the birth of her son, Xie Xiaowan's mind has been on her son, and Fei Ruyi's temperament is demure and gentle, in addition to serving some flowers and plants on weekdays, it is to make tea, or write some graceful and lingering poems. In this way, Fei Jixiang, who has a down-to-earth and generous personality, has taken on the responsibility of running the family, for example, the property under Xu Jin's name is now taken care of by her.

Of course, Fei Jixiang can't show up to do business, she only cares about the discrepancies in the accounts, and she never interferes in the specific operation, but she must be present every month to check the accounts, and she is more and more capable.

Fei Jixiang is often walking outside, so he is naturally more well-informed, not as closed as those women who have lived in a deep boudoir mansion for a long time. Especially in Beijing, the political and cultural center of the country, any major events that happen in various parts of the Ming Dynasty will be the first to be reflected here.

Now the focus of the entire Ming Dynasty is focused on the anti-Japanese battlefield on the southeast coast, and his own man is at the center of the focus, Fei Jixiang is naturally particularly concerned, so Fei Jixiang is also very clear about the current public opinion trends in the imperial court.

At this time, Fei Ruyi finally finished brewing tea, poured a cup for everyone, and saw that his sister Fei Jixiang was worried, so he asked softly: "Fourth sister, is the war on the southeast coast still not going well?" ”

Fei Jixiang nodded and said: "There is really no progress, and now many people in the court are impeaching Fujun, demanding that Fujun be summoned back to Beijing to ask for guilt, and let Wang Shouren take over as the governor of Zhizhejiang." ”

Fei Ruyi's pretty face turned white, and she said worriedly: "How should this be?" ”

Xie Xiaowan also looked worried, but she was much calmer, firstly, she had confidence in her own father-in-law, and secondly, she was sure that as long as the minister-in-law did not commit a fiasco, the emperor would carry it around, and it was impossible to summon the minister-in-law back to Beijing to ask for guilt because someone was impeached.

At this time, Fei Xiaoyu came in with Xu Kang in his arms, and after hearing the discussion of the three daughters, this little pepper immediately said angrily: "How many victories Xu Jin has fought over the years, and even he has not made progress to prove that the coastal war is really tricky, hmph, if I am the emperor, whoever plays this impeachment will be Xu Jin, and whoever will be sent to the front line to fight, and if he can't win, he will be arrested and questioned immediately, and see who dares to talk nonsense." ”

Fei Ruyi said angrily: "Fifth sister, if you really want to be like what you said, wouldn't it be a mess, the official will not be convicted for his words, and it is the duty of the official to admonish and supervise, if you punish the crime at every turn, who will dare to make suggestions in the future?" ”

The ladies were chatting, and Ding Dabao walked in happily and reported: "Three ladies, there is a holy decree, hurry to the front to receive the decree." ”

The Xu Mansion is deeply favored by the Holy Grace, and it does not receive a few holy decrees in a year, so the whole Mansion is very calm. Xie Xiaowan, Fei Ruyi, and Fei Jixiang changed into solemn clothes and led a group of servants to the front yard, and the incense case had been laid out at this time.

This time, it was an old acquaintance, the imperial eunuch Huang Jin, who came to be in charge of the decree. Eunuch Huang was smiling all over his face at the moment, and when he saw Xie Xiaowan, he took the lead in stepping forward and saluting: "I have seen the county lord of Yongxiu, the two Mrs. Xu." ”

Xie Xiaowan and the others hurriedly returned the salute, and everyone was polite, and Huang Jin took out the holy decree and coughed lightly: "Please accept the decree of the county lord of Yongxiu and the two Mrs. Xu." ”

The meaning is very obvious, this holy decree was given to the three of them, and the three daughters of Xie Xiaowan hurriedly knelt down in front of the incense case.

Huang Jin opened the holy decree and read it aloud: "Fengtian carries the emperor, and the system says: ......"

The beginning of this holy decree is written with flowers, and the rhetoric is outrageously gorgeous, obviously from the hands of the pen of the Hanlin Academy, and after praising the virtuous and virtuous virtues of Xie Xiaowan and the Fei family sisters, the real purpose was revealed at the end of the holy decree, and Xie Xiaowan was named the third-grade Mrs. Decree, and Fei Ruyi and Fei Jixiang were the Five-Rank Lady of the Decree.

As soon as the holy decree was recited, the whole Xu Mansion was so excited that they smiled, and the emperor's decreed lady was a great honor. Fei Ruyi's maid into the painting, and Fei Jixiang's maidservant almost cried with joy, her own lady married into the Xu Mansion as a concubine, although the emperor gave her marriage, but after all, she was wronged, and now she is named Mrs. Fate, who dares to laugh?

The so-called Lady of the Decree is the court's reward for the official's wife or mother, and the rank corresponds to the official's rank, which is divided into one to nine grades.

Xie Xiaowan, Fei Ruyi, and Fei Jixiang were a little dizzy with joy, and thanked them excitedly.

Although the emperor has grace to the Xu Mansion, it is impossible to reward Mrs. Decree for no reason, and the cabinet will not allow Mrs. Decree to be rewarded for no reason, so the three daughters are expected to have only one reason, that is, their husbands have won the battle in Jiangnan, and their wives are expensive by their husbands.

Sure enough, after the third daughter received the holy decree, Huang Jin said with a spring breeze on his face: "Congratulations to the county lord of Yongxiu and the two Mrs. Xu, Jing Anbo Xu Jin recently broke the pirate king's direct department in Ningbo Mansion, defeated 20,000 enemy troops, and captured and killed more than 9,000 people. The emperor Longyan Dayue, specially enshrined the lord of Yongxiu and the two Mrs. Xu as the ladies of the decree, and allowed the three ladies to enter the palace for a banquet on the Shengshou Festival (Emperor Jiajing's birthday) the day after tomorrow. ”()

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