When the news came out of Guan Zhuofan Jiaen's third-class Yiyong Mansion, congratulatory gifts poured into the Yiyong Marquis Mansion in Wicker Hutong - it should be called the Yiyong Mansion now. The day after the edict was issued, the Shuntian Mansion came to the door, and the Shuntian Mansion Yin Liu Zupei personally supervised and took down the plaque of the "Yiyong Marquis Mansion". Replaced with the "Brave Mansion".

In fact, since Guan Zhuofan left Beijing, all kinds of gifts have not been broken, and after two or three months, he has saved up a thick stack of gift lists, but the Bai family confessed early, and before the master returned home, he was not allowed to move, so it increased unabated, and the account room was almost full.

Now that the lord has been promoted to the third class, although the whole house is happy, how to deal with this mountain-like congratulatory gift is really a headache. Not only the account room, but even the firewood room was crowded, and then there was no way, so I vacated a side room to store gifts, but looking at this surging momentum, Jiaduo This side room may not be enough.

The names on the list are more and more terrifying, the chief soldier, the admiral, the governor, the governor, the squire, the scholar, the cabinet scholar, the minister of military aircraft, the earl, the marquis, the duke, the bezi, the baile, the prince of the county, the prince...... Bai, Ming, and Tubo knew that many of these gifts were very valuable, could not be opened, could not be damaged, and had to be carefully stolen, so the whole Guan government was busy to deal with the pile of congratulatory gifts.

Although there are many congratulatory gifts, there are almost no serious guests. The reason is simple: the host is not there and there is no one to receive it.

Originally, the male owner was outside, and it was a good opportunity for the hostesses to walk around each other, make family routines, and set up friendships, but the situation in the Guan Mansion was really special, and the male owner had been made a marquis. There is no hostess in the true sense of the word. There is a sister-in-law who can barely be regarded as a hostess, but she is white and has arrived at the Guanfu. Those who are qualified to enter the house are all high-grade women, so can they ask the hostess of the house to salute themselves?

Therefore, the people who really came to visit were the poor relatives of the clan, and they climbed up in all directions, begging for help, and fighting the autumn wind. Not only the Guan family, but every once in a while, someone came to the door. screamed with a shy face "three uncles and aunts", and there were a lot of them on the Bai family's side. Such relatives, no matter how distant they were before. I haven't met or even heard of it at all, and I can't help but be perfunctory at this time, otherwise I will definitely be poked in the back.

The Bai family couldn't give Guan Zhuofan an unpleasant reputation, so he almost came to see one by one. It's an errand that I think is suffering.

There were even Ma's relatives who came to the door. But Mars is not welcome. Nominally, I'm still living in someone's house, and I don't have any money—did I take their money to help my relatives? Besides, when the old horse was killed in battle, and Huzi and I were lonely and had no way to ask for help, where were you?

Her temper was much stronger than Ming's, and the word came out: none of them were gone.

But the serious greetings finally came to the door, and if they didn't come, they were almost too big: the alcohol king and his wife.

The King of Alcohol is a congratulatory guest. not only wants to congratulate Guan Zhuofan to enter the knighthood, but also wants He Bai to be enthroned. He had come to deliver the decree - to pass on the decree of the White Clan.

The Alcohol King and his wife - this is really an interesting combination: since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, I have never heard of the husband and wife preaching together?

In fact, the task of King Fujin of Alcohol was not to pass the decree with King Alcohol, but to take her into the palace after the Bai family received the decree.

This work, including the work of her husband's decree from King Alcohol, was obtained from her sister when she entered the palace.

According to the procedure, after ordering the woman to receive the seal, she should immediately put on makeup and enter the palace to thank her. Because it is the first time to enter the palace, it usually needs to be accompanied by another woman who is familiar with the etiquette, so as not to be unable to cope with it and have some mistakes.

Generally speaking, there is no need for such a high-grade character as the alcohol king and his wife to pass on the decree and accompany him, but the alcohol king Fujin is happy by nature and asks his sister for this messenger. Cixi thought about it, this not only showed the importance of Guan Bai's family, but also enveloped Guan Zhuofan, and the prince and his wife ran errands together, which was a good story, so she readily agreed.

Alcohol King Fujin volunteered to do this errand, and he also had a selfish intention, that is, to talk about a family affair for Guan Zhuofan.

The last time he talked about peace with Guan Zhuofan, he hit a soft nail that was not big or small, but King Fujin never gave up. A woman with a personality like her acting as a matchmaker is almost a hobby and hopeless. And there have been many requests to her either directly or through the King of Alcohol, and everyone has the same idea: to make a proposal to the Queen Mother through the King of Alcohol, and the Queen Mother will make a decree to marry.

Guan Zhuofan's fat meat, I don't know if there are few people staring at it? It must not fall into the mouth of others!

The Queen Mother has always been lukewarm and unkewarm, neither yin nor yang, and King Fujin of alcohol can't figure out what her sister thinks? Xu is afraid that Guan Zhuofan will not be satisfied with the female family after pointing out? But you can always ask him to pick one first, there are a lot of ladies in his pocket, how do you know if you don't pick it, you must not like it?

This time, the abacus of King Fujin is: to follow the path of Guan Zhuofan's sister-in-law.

Guan Zhuofan has been promoted all the way to the rank of official, but he has never been separated from his sister-in-law, which shows that the relationship between uncle and sister-in-law is very haode, otherwise the queen mother would not give this grace. So "the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother", the words of the eldest sister-in-law, Guan Zhuofan has to listen to it, right?

In this way, the alcohol king and his wife went all the way from Xuanhedi to Wicker Hutong.

The soldiers of the palace sealed the entire alley, and the people of the Guanfu heard that they came to "spread the decree", and when they saw that the battle was so big, they didn't know what the decree was, and they were shocked. When I heard that I was going to "close the Bai family's order", even the Bai family himself, was stunned: how could it be?

The people of the Internal Affairs Office stood all over the courtyard, most of them smiling, and it didn't seem like a bad thing.

The incense case has been set up on the steps under the eaves of the main hall of the front yard, and dozens of members of the whole family are standing together in the courtyard, Bai is in the center, her heart is pounding, her legs are as soft as noodles, and Tubo is holding on the side, barely standing firmly.

At this time, a Lanling eunuch stepped forward, called King Alcohol a thousand children, and said, "The person who received the decree has arrived, please announce the decree of the prince!" ”

The alcohol king nodded, the eunuch Lan Ling beckoned, and the other eunuch held a gold plate in both hands, walked up, and stood still. I saw a set of colorful costumes on the plate, and a carved gold crown was pressed on the costume, and three large eastern pearls on the crown were holding a finger-sized ruby, swaying in the sun, shining.

What is it? The whole courtyard was silent, and there was no cough.

The alcohol king walked to the incense case, stood facing south, smiled, unfolded the holy decree of yellow silk, and proclaimed: "There is a decree: Guan Bai's listen to the announcement!" ”

Bai knelt down and bowed his head.

The alcohol king read aloud: "Regarding the Bai family's chastity and virtue, he has made great achievements, and he has been awarded the title of general of the auxiliary country. Today, the prince of alcohol is sent to hold the crown and pass the decree, that is, the Guan Bai clan is respectfully edicted, and he will not live up to his hopes. Chin this! ”

This will is Cao Yuying's handwriting: I don't know how to phrase and describe the merits, so I just don't go into wordy words and pass it over - it's sealed anyway!

Bai couldn't believe his ears, I must have heard it wrong: Mrs. Yipin?

King Alcohol smiled: "Congratulations, madam! Please take it. ”

Bai said in a low, barely audible voice, "Concubine...... Shane, Command. ”

King Alcohol raised his hand and said, "Madam, please get up." "While looking for his wife with his eyes.

Seeing her husband's eyes swept over, the alcohol king Fujin, who had been stunned for a long time, reacted, stepped forward and helped Bai up: "Sister, get up." ”

She was stunned before, because she really didn't expect it: Guan Zhuofan, the sister-in-law, how could she be so young!

This sister-in-law's words, in Guan Zhuofan's place, does it work?

Bai's whole person was like falling into the clouds, confused, the family came up one by one to salute and congratulate, she didn't know who had said hello to herself, and what she said back, until Ma was also blessed in front of her, she suddenly woke up: What will happen to this sister in the future?

The alcohol king has finished his errand, and he can go back to hand in the decree, and the alcohol king Fujin means to help Guan Bai's makeup now, and then enter the palace to thank him.

Bai said: The concubine is just busy in the kitchen, and there is still the smell of oil smoke on her body, so she must bathe and cleanse herself before she dares to wear the clothes of the imperial court's decree, and enter the palace with Fujin to thank her, otherwise it will be too disrespectful.

*(To be continued......)