Yu Shu had seen Academician Song before. This time, she gave Yu Xiaoxiu half a year's worth of silver to establish a good relationship before leaving with a gift.
She didn't expect that when she got home, there would be a surprise waiting for her.
From afar, Yu Shu could see a number of carriages and horses parked in front of Zhao Hui's house. She could vaguely see a few bodyguards riding on horseback. This made her guess that Jing Chen had come.
As expected, the little maidservant Yun Dou, who was standing guard at the door, saw her figure. She lifted her skirt and ran towards her. Before she reached her, she was already panting excitedly, "Miss, Miss, quickly go home. Young Master Jing is back, and there are also people from the Imperial Palace. They are passing, passing on the imperial edict!"
Hearing this, Yu Shu was delighted. She quickened her pace and ran home with her. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw a group of people coming out from the front hall. He Fangzhi and Zhao Hui were all there. There were also a few eunuchs with flat crowns on their heads. Among them, there was a tall eunuch wearing a well-tailored silver dragon silk robe. His feet wore a dustless pair of green cloud boots. His waist was wrapped with a spiritual blue algae jade, and he wore a snow-white peng crown around his neck. His face was like jade, and his appearance was clear and pure. Even if he was a good young master, he was still elegant.
"Jing Chen!" Yu Shu happily trotted in front of him. She looked up at the doorstep. From head to toe, Jing Chen looked brand new. It was as if he had been reborn.
Really, when he dressed up like this, he looked like he had ascended to heaven.
"Xiaoyu," Jing Chen was also very happy to see Yu Shu. He walked down the steps and looked down at her left hand. He asked, "How's the injury on your hand? Does it still hurt? "
Yu Shu generously extended her hand in front of him and shook her head. "It doesn't hurt anymore. I drink medicine every day."
Then she stuck out her tongue and made a strange face at him. "It's just that the medicine is too bitter. It's annoying to drink."
Speaking of medicine, Yu Shu felt a bitter taste in her mouth. He Fangzhi's medical skills were excellent. She was good at everything, but her prescriptions could make people die of bitterness. In the words of a doctor, if it wasn't bitter, how could she remember the lesson? Let's see if she still dared to fight fiercely next time.
Hearing her complaints, He Fangzhi and Zhao Hui couldn't help but laugh. Jing Chen told her in all seriousness, "Medicine is only effective when it's bitter. I know a thing or two about medicine, so I asked Mr. He to take a look at your prescription. It's a very good prescription, so you have to keep drinking it. Also, I know of a special ointment for treating broken bones. I've already asked someone to brew it, and I'll send it to you tomorrow."
Yu Shu nodded. At this time, the eunuch on the side lightly coughed. He smiled and moved in front of Jing Chen. He asked, "Daozi, Miss Yu has returned. Can this servant read the imperial edict first?"
Jing Chen looked at the yellow scroll in his hand and remembered the important matter. He nodded and said, "You read it."
So the eunuch stepped forward and waved the horsetail whisk in his hand. He raised his head and said, "Dayan Examiner Yu Shu, Doctor He Fangzhi, listen to the imperial edict."
In addition to Jing Chen, everyone in the courtyard stood beside him. When Yu Shu saw that He Fangzhi was about to kneel with Zhao Hui, who had a big belly, she hurriedly supported her and knelt on the ground together. She didn't have the thought of kneeling. After all, even if she hadn't eaten pork, she had seen pigs run. Yu Shu had seen this kind of imperial edict ceremony many times in her previous life. She didn't think that she would have the opportunity to experience it personally in ancient times. For a moment, it was very fresh. She didn't really listen to what the eunuch read at the beginning. She only heard the reward at the end. "Because you saved Daozi on the way and escorted him back to the capital, I am grateful for your sincerity. I specially reward Yu Shu with one hundred taels of gold, one hundred mu of fertile land, fifteen pieces of high-grade tribute satin, ten pieces of colorful rainbow, ten pieces of embroidered tassels, ten pieces of green sparrow fur, ten pieces of Nanyang cotton, one set of dragon horse and river painting, five treasures of Qilin and auspicious beasts, one piece of Fushan auspicious jade, one hundred-year-old red ginseng, and two cloud ganoderma. In addition, Doctor He's traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis helped Daozi's illness. We hereby bestow upon you the title 'Wonderful Hands and Loyal Heart' and a golden inscribed board. I hope that you will save the world and receive the benevolence of heaven! "
"Miss Yu, Doctor He, come forward to receive the imperial edict."
There was a long list of rewards, including gold, silver, and treasures. Yu Shu's eyes lit up when she heard it. Only then did she know that the carriages outside were filled with rewards. After waiting for the imperial edict to be read out with great difficulty, she quickly kowtowed to express her gratitude. Then, she helped Zhao Hui up and bowed with He Fangzhi to receive the imperial edict.
The inscribed board bestowed by the emperor was no different from a golden signboard. He Fangzhi was so excited that his face turned slightly red. When he held the imperial edict in his hands, his hands were still trembling slightly and his heart was thumping non-stop. Zhao Hui was so happy for him that the corners of her eyes turned red. On the other hand, Yu Shu was thick-skinned. After touching the imperial edict, she grinned and went to thank the eunuch. She asked for his surname and searched her body, wanting to take out some money to bribe him. However, she had just paid Yu Xiaoxiu's tuition fee in the morning, so she only had a few pieces of silver in her sleeves.
The eunuch surnamed Chen was a very shrewd person. He understood Yu Shu's intentions and smiled as he gently pushed her away. He said, "Miss Yu, there's no need to be so polite. It's already a blessing for this old servant to be able to stand by Daozi's side for a while. This old servant has only been out for a long time, so I'll go back to reply to the imperial edict."
Yu Shu said embarrassedly, "Thank you for your trouble, eunuch. I'll see you out.
Yesterday, Yu Shu had just seen Xue Rui, so he had expected that someone from the palace would come over to bestow rewards. He had given her a few important points in advance. The first thing was to be polite to the eunuchs from the palace. Although these eunuchs didn't have high ranks, once they came out of the palace, they represented their masters, so she couldn't neglect them.
Jing Chen saw that Yu Shu and He Fangzhi were seeing Eunuch Chen out, so he also followed. Eunuch Chen turned his head to see them and stopped in front of the door. He swept his horsetail whisk and said with a smile, "Miss, please wait a moment. In a moment, I'll have them bring the rewards in. You can put them in your place — — Daozi, this old servant will take his leave. Remember to return to the palace in the evening. Don't make the emperor wait anxiously."
"En," Jing Chen grunted. Yu Shu watched as the eunuch mounted a short-legged horse and staggered away with his entourage. Only then did she turn her head to ask Jing Chen, "You still want to return to the palace tonight?"
Jing Chen said, "His Majesty ordered people to clean up the Princess' fu. Only when everything is ready will I be allowed to move in. I'll be staying in the palace for the next few days."
Yu Shu's expression turned strange. She saw that He Fangzhi and Zhao Hui were all focused on the imperial bestowment plaque that had just been brought in. She pulled him to the side and asked in a low voice, "What about your Kedu Xing? Doesn't His Majesty know?"
Jing Chen's face broke into a smile. Lowering his head, he put his hand into his lapel and took out a brocade pouch the size of his palm and handed it to her.
"What is this?" Yu Shu curiously took it and looked at the brocade pouch in bewilderment. She saw that the top of the pouch was embroidered with multicolored thread with a coiling dragon piercing through the clouds. It was unbelievably exquisite. She pinched it and found that there was something soft inside. She was about to open it to see what was inside when she heard Jing Chen say in a low voice, "Three hundred years ago when Da An was founded, An Wu Sheng Di was worshipping on Mount Tai. When Empress Ning Zhen was offering sacrifices to the Heavens, she wrote an elegiac oration. It has always been placed in the Imperial Mausoleum in the eastern suburbs. It has been drawing the energy of the five dragons for a hundred years and is auspicious to the four directions."
Hearing this, Yu Shu sucked in a cold breath. Her hand trembled and she almost dropped this priceless treasure to the ground. She thought, 'Oh my, oh my!' and quickly held the brocade pouch. She did not dare to open it and handed it over to him like it was scalding her hand. She gave him a light stare and said, "Quickly put it away. If I break it, you won't be able to compensate me."
She asked again, "What is the use of this? Is it the same as the Adversity Blocking Stone? "
Jing Chen took the Dragon Cloud Brocade Pouch and put it back into his robe. He shook his head and said, "It's not the same. With it, I can suppress the Ketu Star in my body from acting up. As long as this thing doesn't leave my body, it won't affect the people around me."
Yu Shu opened her mouth wide and grabbed his sleeve. "Are, are you serious?"
Seeing that Jing Chen nodded, Yu Shu was so happy that she almost jumped up. She asked him again, "Then in the future, you won't have to avoid people anymore, and you can interact with people normally?"
Jing Chen nodded again. The smile on his face clearly showed that he was relaxed. When he received the Funeral Oration and heard about its function, he was also very surprised. The first thing he thought of was to tell her so that she could share this happiness with him.
Yu Shu excitedly scratched her ears. Her mind couldn't help but become active. She wanted to say something but stopped. "Then, now that you have this, you still can't, can't … Ai, what I want to say is, now that you have this, you still can't rashly move your Dao Heart?"
Understanding what she meant, Jing Chen's smile faded. He shook his head gently and looked at her apologetically. "This Longevity Funeral Oration can only suppress the Ketu Star's outbreak. It can't suppress my Dao Heart. If my Dao Heart is moved, there will be love and hate. It will still cause trouble everywhere. It can't be avoided."
"Oh." Yu Shu's ears drooped in disappointment. She was happy for nothing. She thought that she could continue her fate with this fool.
Thinking about it, if the Ketu Star could be so easily removed, why would Jing Chen need to hide in the mountains for eighteen years? It seemed that this Funeral Oration could only treat the symptoms but not the root cause.
"Xiaoyu?"
Yu Shu raised her head and saw the worry on Jing Chen's face. She smiled at him and changed the topic. She said, "This is good. You don't have to worry about implicating others anymore. You also don't have to hide all day. I also don't have to worry about you anymore. I'm afraid that I'll have bad luck when I'm with you. Hehe."
She didn't mean it, but Jing Chen felt guilty when he heard it. He remembered that when he lost his memory, he unintentionally brought her a series of disasters. He felt very guilty and respected her even more. He was grateful for the care she gave him during that period of time.
Yu Shu still wanted to ask Jing Chen about the matter of his broken life, but she heard Zhao Hui calling her. She turned her head and saw that chests were being carried into the courtyard. She suppressed her questions and responded to her. She said to Jing Chen, "Let's go and see what His Majesty is rewarding us with!"
The reward this time could not be said to be not generous. Just the dozens of rolls of finely woven cloth would be worth more than a thousand taels of money. There were also several treasures, such as the hundred year old ginseng and lingzhi, which made He Fangzhi click her tongue in admiration. But among them, the thing that made Yu Shu smile the most was the round gold yuanbao. The more Yu Shu looked at it, the more she liked it. She couldn't help but say to Jing Chen, "This time I'm rich. Thanks to your good fortune, haha!"
There was a saying that the poor used copper, the rich used silver, and no one used gold. This saying meant that gold was too expensive and not many people could afford it. It was true. After Yu Shu entered the capital, she had seen a lot of money, but this was the first time she had seen a pile of gold. Her eyes were filled with dazzling gold. Just looking at it made her, a miser, blush and her heart beat faster.
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