Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family

Chapter 631: Chapter 631: Conferment of Prefecture Princess Ruyu (Request for Monthly Ticket)
 

Hurriedly getting up: “Eunuch Xiao, please come this way!”

Ahead, on the open-air stage, a temporary altar had been set up, and incense and candles had already been placed on it.

The people who had gone out were hurriedly summoned back. The entire Di family, including servants, maids, and old women, were all gathered here, kneeling densely on the ground. It’s annoying that people in this era kneel down so easily!

Eunuch Xiao stepped in, picked up the incense and candles to offer sacrifices and kowtows, and then sang loudly. After a series of events, he took out the imperial decree, raised it above his head and turned around.

“Liu Sisi, the daughter of Lin Xiner, accept the Decree! ——”

“Long live, long live, long live!”

The Di family members bowed down one after another.

“By the grace of heaven, I, the benevolent and martial, holy and wise, Emperor of Jiandetian Dynasty, decree: The daughter of Lin Xiner, Liu Sisi, has a virtuous and prudent nature, elegant and pleasing demeanor, dignified and intelligent. She is submissive and gentle, warm and kind in character, skilled in housekeeping, and embodies virtuous morality. She is noble and frugal, which greatly comforts my heart. Today, I confer her the title of Prefecture Princess Ruyu, granting her the name Wanyu, bestowing her with a stipend of 3,000 dans and 500 households, a mansion as her residence, 500 litres of pearls, a certain amount of gold and silver, a certain amount of jade articles…

Eunuch Xiao eventually managed to finish reading the long decree written on a piece of yellow silk cloth. After taking a breath, he closed the decree and raised it high, signaling everyone to give thanks.

The members of the Di family seemed to be in shock, their mouths wide open, staring blankly at Eunuch Xiao, who had just finished reading the decree.

Was the person mentioned in the decree really Liu Sisi? Did he not find the wrong person?

This was the common question in everyone’s hearts, even Liu Sisi herself stared wide-mouthed, unable to close it for quite a while.

What exactly was going on?

After a while, when Eunuch Xiao impatiently coughed for the third time, Di Yelei finally reacted and gently pulled Liu Sisi.

“Thank you, Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!”

By the time Liu Sisi accepted the decree, holding the heavy paper in her hand, she was still in a daze. She looked back at Eunuch Xiao: “Eunuch Xiao, this… this…”

Eunuch Xiao, however, smiled generously: “First, I congratulate Prefecture Princess Ruyu. I can reveal that this decree is related to Prince Nan. Prince Nan has been missing you a lot. When he learned that I was coming, he specifically asked me to bring a letter to Prefecture Princess Ruyu.”

As he spoke, he took a letter from his arms and respectfully handed it over to Liu Sisi with both hands.

Ah! So Nan Tianzong went to His Majesty to help her seek the decree! Liu Sisi suddenly realized! Finally, she understood the origin of the matter. Now she knew what to do.

“Eunuch Xiao, Ruyu thanks you for your candid words. Please wait in the front hall while I prepare some food for you to eat tomorrow before you leave.”

Liu Sisi quickly took the letter and tucked it into her arms.

“It’s fine to have a light meal, but I don’t need to stay overnight. I’m in a hurry to get back to the palace.”

“In that case, Eunuch Xiao, please.”

Liu Sisi gave Di Yelei a signal, and he hurriedly accompanied Eunuch Xiao to the front hall.

When the two left, everyone else gathered around.

“Sisi, what… what’s going on here?” Elderly Mr. Di couldn’t help but ask.

Isn’t Liu Sisi from the Liu Family’s Mansion? How did she become a Prefecture Princess?

Speaking of this matter, Liu Sisi felt a little speechless: “The Prince Nan mentioned by Eunuch Xiao earlier is actually my sworn brother, Nan Tianzong. He probably pleaded for me before His Majesty, which is why I received the title of Prefecture Princess.”

“Tsk tsk! It’s great to have a virtuous elder brother. In the blink of an eye, a pheasant turns into a phoenix, with a salary of 3,000 dans and 500 households! Oh my goodness…”

Di Ah-bao, standing to the side, muttered uncontrollably.

Before he could finish his words, a slap from Ms. Xin flew over to him.

“Third Aunt, Ah-Bao has a dog’s mouth that never spits out ivory. Now that you have become a prestigious Prefecture Princess, don’t bother with him.”

“This Prefecture Princess title is just an empty title. Although there is a salary, there is no land. In the end, it’s not a big deal.”

Liu Sisi glanced at Ms. Xin and then at Di Ah-bao. In this era, there were probably many people with the title of Prefecture Princess. “There are no outsiders here, so it’s not a big deal to talk about it. However, walls have ears, and if it’s heard by outsiders and used against us, losing our heads would be the least of our worries. I’m afraid we’d bring disaster to our five families, which would be a great sin.”

Di Ah-bao shrunk his neck, and stuttered for a long time: “Isn’t it that serious?”

Liu Sisi carefully wrapped the Imperial Decree: “Ah-bao, haven’t you learned that disaster comes from the mouth during these days that you’ve been following your third brother?”

“I…” Di Ah-bao didn’t know how to defend himself.

Liu Sisi didn’t have the interest to argue with him anymore. Instead, she and Elderly Mr. Di offered the Imperial Decree to the ancestors of the Di family.

Only then did she turn back to look at Elderly Mr. Di: “Originally, Brother Nan asked for the Prefecture Princess title for my sake. However, since ancient times, trees attract wind. Although the Imperial Decree would bring glory to my Di family, it would also bring endless trouble. Please, father, restrain our relatives and servants in the future to prevent the intentional people from finding any handle. Otherwise, the loss would outweigh the gain.”

She didn’t name who it was, but Elderly Mr. Di naturally understood the meaning of her words.

Looking at the Imperial Decree placed high on the altar, Elderly Mr. Di nodded happily: “Sisi, rest assured, I will instruct people to handle this matter immediately, and we will never let others act recklessly!”

“That’s good.”

When Liu Sisi came out of the Ancestral Hall, Di Yelei had finished eating and was seeing Eunuch Xiao out of the mansion’s gate.

When Eunuch Xiao saw Liu Sisi, he hurriedly walked over with a smiling face: “Prefecture Princess Ruyu, I will be returning to the palace soon. I hope you take care of yourself and enter the capital to thank the emperor for his grace as soon as possible.”

“I…have to enter the capital to thank the emperor for his grace?”

Liu Sisi also encountered such a thing for the first time, totally a maiden of an unknown experience.

“Ordinary people don’t need to enter the capital to give thanks, but you’re different.”

Eunuch Xiao smiled kindly, his originally hunched back was bent even more.

“His Majesty has said that when you are free, you should find time to enter the capital to see him. His Majesty has always been looking forward to seeing you.”

Does he really want to see me? I’m afraid the emperor really wants to see my mother, who has passed away, right?

“Since that’s the case, thank you for passing the message, Eunuch Xiao.”

Liu Sisi also smiled, and secretly delivered a silver ticket during the brief moment of courtesy: “Eunuch Xiao, you have worked hard on this journey. Here’s a small token, please kindly accept it.”

“No problem, no problem!”

Eunuch Xiao was very courteous, finally accepting the silver ticket with a smile and leaving satisfactorily on horseback.

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