Chapter 96
"Substantially, the emperor ordered: Fu, the Kangle Hou, to be blessed with the deep spirit, to be strong and profound. He is a heroic spirit. He is distinguished by the nature of the five essences. He must be in tune with the words. His expression must be in tune with the appearance of progress. He has become a virtue... I am very happy to be grateful to him. He specially gave a Kangle Hou Mansion, a thousand taels of gold and a pair of jade Ruyi..."
"His mother Fu, Huilang, was a master of the letter, and was gentle and respectful to the courtesy... She was named an imperial edict, and was a grand gift of a crown and a robe. She was always shown to her family's style, and was given another gift..."
After a series of rewards, the chief executive rolled up the imperial edict and handed it to Fu Tian. Just as Fu Tian was about to thank him, he took out another piece of cloth from his arms and said slowly: "This is a reward for the empress dowager, and the old slave read it together."
The empress dowager's rewards were no less than those of the emperor, and Fu Tian, Fu Youqin and Fu Shuyue had them all. After the long list of gifts on the imperial edict was read, the chief executive handed over the imperial edict to Fu Tian, and Fu Tian stood up to thank him.
"If you have time, please come and take a trip." Fu Tian bowed and stuffed a bag of gold ingots into him with the cover of his sleeve.
The chief manager weighed the weight in his sleeves and smiled, "It's not hard work, it's an honor for me to serve Kang Lehou."
The two of them were politely in. The palace servants who were carrying the rewards had already carried the things in one after another. When the things were carried into the palace for resettlement, the chief supervisor gave a tribute. "I'm going back now. The Ministry of Works will come to repair the work. If Kanglehou has any request, he can tell someone from the Ministry of Works."
Fu Tian thanked him and sent the person away politely.
When only his family was left, Fu Tian rubbed his face with a stiff smile and said, "Did you go into the palace to complain?" Otherwise, how could this reward come so coincidental?
Chu Xiangtian pinched his cheek, "No, I just went to Duke Zhang's mansion to beat Zhang Yeting up." He did not mention the fact that he broke his leg.
"What then..." Fu Tian scratched his face, a little puzzled.
"Maybe you are attracted to you," Chu Xiangtian smiled and said, "The emperor and mother are obviously supporting you."
The news that the emperor and the empress dowager rewarded Kanglehou must have spread. Who can say that Kanglehou is not loved by the empress dowager? I believe that there will be no more people who are like Zhang Yeting.
Fu Tian bent his eyes, "Then I will thank the emperor and the empress dowager next time I enter the palace."
Chu Xiangtian also smiled, "Yes, but you are not allowed to stay overnight in the palace."
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On March 21, a spring banquet.
Fu Tian was the first time he attended such a formal banquet. He didn't sleep well the night before and woke up early that morning.
Chu Xiangtian woke up when he was sleeping, and Fu Tian moved, and he woke up as well.
"Why did you get up so early?" Chu Xiangtian yawned, hugged Fu Tian, who wanted to get up, and rubbed him against his neck.
"Stop messing around." Fu Tian poked him with his elbow, "I want to get up and clean up."
Chu Xiangtian pinched his neck dissatisfiedly, slowly narrowing his eyes, "Just a banquet, what do you want to clean up?"
Fu Tian shrank his neck and avoided his hand, muttering, "I am now representing the face of the royal and marquis' mansions, so naturally I have to wear more handsome clothes to avoid embarrassment."
Chu Xiangtian was amused by him and let go of him with kindness, "I'm very handsome without deliberately dressing up."
Fu Tian glanced at him, talking nonsense, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.
He said he wanted to dress up, but in fact he didn't do anything deliberately. He just paid more attention when choosing a dress and a hairpin. Fu Tian chose a dark red brocade robe. The dark red robe rolled with black edges, and then covered it with a black gauze robe. He wore a golden crown on his head. It would not be too plain or too eye-catching, and it could just show a hint of nobility.
Chu Xiangtian looked at him with his eyes fixed on his face, and after a long time he reached out and touched him, praising him: "It looks so good."
Now wearing a crimson dress is so beautiful, and in the future, it will be full of red at weddings. It will surely amazed the audience.
Fu Tian didn't know that his mood had drifted so far, so he pushed him and urged him to change his clothes quickly.
Chu Xiangtian didn't like to dress up and often wore black clothes. However, in order to match the handsome young master today, he also specially chose a wide robe with large sleeves and black gold-clad gold-woven robe, which matched Fu Tian's red robe.
The Spring Festival Banquet is located at the foot of Huxiao Mountain outside Qingyang City. The Wei family has a villa there. It is said that there is a natural hot spring in the villa. This season just passed.
The two got on the carriage and slowly walked out of Qingyang City.
When he left the city, he met other people who also attended the banquet. Neil Dong also recognized the carriage from Prince Yu's mansion, grabbed the horse's belly and quipped, "Is Prince Yu so gentle today?"
Zhou Chuanqing's carriage then lifted the curtain with a fan and stuck his head out, "Cang Lehou is here too?"
Fu Tian poked his face and greeted them. However, Chu Xiangtian glanced at the two friends indifferently, snorted, and was very disdainful to be with them.
Nie Erdong tsk, rode his horse and followed the Zhou carriage tightly, and whispered to Zhou Chuanqing: "See? Chu Fengzhang has dressed up specially today."
Zhou Chuanqing smiled slightly and said nothing. He wanted to ask Fu Tian to bring something to him later. Naturally, he would not dare to mess with Chu Xiangtian at this time, otherwise he would have to interfere again later.
Two carriages and a horse were running side by side on the spacious avenue, and it was difficult for others to cross them at this location, so the group rushed to the villa in a mighty manner.
Wei Yang was the host, so he arrived at the other courtyard two days in advance to make arrangements. After a few people arrived, they greeted others briefly and went directly to find Wei Yang.
Wei Yang was talking to the same person. The man was wearing a green scholar's robe and a simple wooden hairpin on his head. He looked cold and was listening to him.
Wei Yang was half a head shorter than him. At this moment, he was pointing at him excitedly, wishing to stand on tiptoe and scold, "Where is the clothes I prepared for you yesterday? Why is this one again? Then they should secretly laugh at you!"
The man's eyebrows and eyes moved slightly, and he replied with two words, "Please."
Wei Yang grinded his teeth and cursed: "Good intentions are like donkey liver and lungs!"
The four of them stood aside from watching the fun. Qin officials also noticed them, but did not make any noise. Only Wei Yang, who was facing his back, knew nothing and was still excited.
After he had scolded enough, Qin Li's lips moved and pointed at the four people not far away, "Someone."
Wei Yang turned around and saw the others. He touched his nose a little embarrassedly, "Why are you here?"
Neildong deliberately joked about him, "I thought there was something good to watch when I heard the sound."
As a result, the Minister of Justice Dan insulted the Minister of Justice in person, and they were tired of watching it.
Only Chu Xiangtian and Zhou Chuanqing came back to Qingyang shortly after they didn't quite understand how their relationship changed, and they all looked at them curiously.
Wei Yang's face froze, he tidied up his clothes and drove people away. His baby face was full of impatientness, "If you have anything good to look at, go to the front!"
Qin Li responded and followed him step by step, without any anger.
Fu Tian's eyes rolled around and asked Chu Xiangtian in a low voice, "Who is that person?" Although he was dressed simply, he was not an ordinary person based on his demeanor.
"Qin Lie, Minister of Justice." Chu Xiangtian whispered: "The top scholar in the same year as Wei Yang. At that time, Wei Yang also bet with us to see who could win the top scholar. As a result, a Qin Lie appeared and pressed him down."
Qin's official came from a poor family, had a straight personality but was not rigid. He was far superior to others in terms of knowledge and vision. After the emperor ascended the throne, he was about to train people, so he helped him to the position of Minister of Justice.
The Ministry of Justice is a sword in the hands of the emperor, and it is just a job of offending people, but Qin Li has been sitting steadily and has never been caught.
"Wei Yang was not convinced by him at that time and followed him into the Ministry of Justice. As a result, he was always a minister of the Ministry of Justice. In the past, when the two met, they would sarcastically, and most of them were Wei Yang's unilateral ridicule. In other words, the Qin officials somehow could tolerate him, but now they can still come to the Wei family's banquet."
Fu Tian looked at the two people in front and behind her, pursed her lips and smiled, "I think Lord Wei is a hard-mouthed person and soft-hearted person."
Wei Yang seemed to be still dissatisfied, and was still muttering something to Qin Li. Qin Li didn't respond, but he lowered his head slightly and listened.
Wei Yang led them to the backyard to sit in. There was a hot spring in the middle of the huge courtyard. The warm water vapor was evaporated and he didn't feel chill anymore.
The guests' seats were arranged around the hot spring pool, each with a small table and a soft couch to sit on the ground. There was also a small platform in the middle of the hot spring pool, which was only three feet square. I don't know what it was for, but there was also a warm wine by the edge of the pool. The maids wore flowing and light skirts to deliver the warm wine to the guests.
The banquet has not yet begun, and people I know and don’t know gather together to talk in groups of three or three.
The seating order was arranged. Chu Xiangtian and Fu Tian sat together, followed by Zhou Chuanqing and others. Qin Li was not very familiar with them, so he said hello and sat down in his own position. Even the sitting posture was in a regular manner, and it seemed that the excitement around him had no effect on him.
As the master's family, Wei Yang also had to entertain guests, so he told them to take Qin officials to play and leave.
Zhou Chuanqing and Nie Erdong bit their ears, glanced at Qin Li, and asked him what was going on.
Neil Dong said: "Just a while ago, the two went to investigate the case. I heard that they encountered some danger on the way. It was Qin Li who saved him, and then the relationship between them became better."
Chapter completed!