Although Hua Xi Wan had her suspicions, she still changed into her Jun Wang Fei work attire. She then wore a slightly heavy gold crown and went to the main hall of the wang fu. Not long after she arrived, she saw Yan Jinqiu walk over in his Jun Wang attire. The stewards in the yard were also waiting outside the hall.
After Yan Jinqiu entered the hall, he saw Hua Xi Wan's calm expression and knew that she was not shocked by the sudden news. He smiled and walked to her side. He said quietly, "Let's eat early tonight." These words were equivalent to telling Hua Xi Wan that they could talk in private.
Inside the hall stood a few ranked eunuchs and female officials. Hua Xi Wan gently put her hand on Yan Jinqiu's palm and smiled. "Good." Although she knew that the Emperor had bad intentions, she saw Yan Jinqiu's expression. It seemed that he was happy to see this happen. She didn't think too much about it and waited for the people from the Ministry of Rites to announce the edict.
The two didn't wait long before the officials from the Ministry of Rites came with a group of people. They then read out two long imperial edicts. However, in summary, it was Yan Jinqiu's letter of appointment as Qinwang and Hua Xi Wan's letter of appointment as Qinwang fei. Along with the letters of appointment, there were also gold seals and books. As for the clothing, it was not ready yet, so it was owed. There was also the matter of the expansion of Jun Wang fu. Since this used to be a Qinwang fu, they could open the originally locked courtyards and have the Ministry of Works renovate them. The decorations in the courtyard that represented the status of a Qinwang were all given out to show the vastness of the Emperor's grace.
After listening for a long time, they finally finished listening to the list of rewards. After the husband and wife sent off the officials from the Ministry of Rites, they sat in the courtyard and watched box after box of things being brought in. Along the way, the two of them refilled two cups of tea.
Every time the name of an item was read, a servant would open the box for the two of them to see. In the end, Hua Xi Wan couldn't bear to look and moved her eyes away. It wasn't that she was too noble, but that she finally understood what "gold dazzles the eye and silver is stupidly white" meant. If she continued to look, her eyes would be blinded.
"Tired?" Seeing Hua Xi Wan like this, Yan Jinqiu winked at the servants beside him and said, "Since you're tired, let's go to the room and have a rest. The servants can take care of things here."
Hua Xi Wan nodded and pretended to be weak as she held the heavy golden crown. Now, she was also a noble person who regarded money as dung.
Back in the room, Hua Xi Wan was first helped by the maidservants to change out of her Jun Wang Fei clothes and into a beautiful and relaxed floor-length dress. Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief. She rubbed her neck and said, "If I keep it down, I'll definitely be an inch shorter."
"Are you that good?" Yan Jinqiu reached out and pinched the back of her neck. "Are you feeling better now?"
"You're not as good as my maidservants." Hua Xi Wan smiled and glanced at him. "Fine, I don't dare to let Wang Ye do this. Let them do it."
Yan Jinqiu smiled and took back his hand. Then he said, "There may be many people coming to our fu to congratulate us. You'll have to work hard for a few days."
Seeing this, Red Tassel walked behind Hua Xi Wan and gently massaged her.
"With the stewards helping, it won't be too hard." Hua Xi Wan lazily leaned against the chair and said slowly, "The Emperor's benevolence is a joyous matter. Even if I'm tired, I'm still happy."
"That's true." Yan Jinqiu looked at the servants standing in the room. "Why don't you take a nap now? You usually take a nap at this time."
"That's good." Hua Xi Wan waved her hand to dismiss the servants in the room. After the two lay down on the bed, Yan Jinqiu said, "I heard that yesterday, the Emperor had a fit with Prince Sheng and had Prince Sheng return to his fu to reflect for three days."
Hua Xi Wan felt that she wasn't smart enough when it came to matters of the court. After hearing this, she thought for a while before saying, "Yesterday, the Emperor reprimanded Prince Sheng. Today, he promoted you to Qinwang. What is his intention?" This was like a diligent child being reprimanded by his parents when he made a mistake. A lazy child, because he didn't do anything, received a reward without merit.
"It's not that simple." Yan Jinqiu reached out to pull her into his arms. "Prince Sheng is very powerful now. A portion of the officials hold him in high esteem. In this situation, it's hard for the Emperor not to be suspicious. He purposely hit one and pulled the other in just to make Yan Boyi think that I'm the one causing trouble and have us fight each other. Yan Boyi has the support of a portion of the officials. I have a Qinwang title that Yan Boyi can't compare to. No matter who has the upper hand, for the Emperor, they are the loser. "
This explanation seemed to be true. Hua Xi Wan yawned and didn't continue to ask. Some things she didn't want to know, it was better not to know.
The room gradually quieted down. After an unknown amount of time, Yan Jinqiu rose from the bed. He sat on the edge of the bed and looked at the woman who was sleeping soundly. Rising, he walked to the bronze mirror that Hua Xi Wan usually used to do her makeup. He happened to see the smile that hadn't faded from the corners of his mouth.
His expression changed slightly. He turned back to look at the person on the bed. A beat later, he walked out of the room.
Red Tassel and the others who had been waiting outside saw Wang Ye come out. They bowed their heads and took a step back. Then they silently curtsied.
"Carefully serve Wang Fei. Ben wang is going to the study. When Wang Fei wakes up, have someone inform ben wang." Yan Jinqiu knew that Hua Xi Wan's servant girls were all loyal people, so he didn't say more.
"Yes, nubi will remember." When Red Tassel raised her head again, she saw that Wang Ye had left. She silently sighed in relief. Wang Ye clearly had a gentle personality, but she was especially fearful of Wang Ye, as though she would lose her life if she wasn't careful.
"Red Tassel Jiejie, just now, Steward Mutong had people deliver these things to us. Do we need to report to Wang Fei?" Orange Autumn came in with several servant girls who were holding sandalwood boxes. Seeing the sweat on the servant girls' foreheads, it was clear that these things were not light.
"First put these things into the storeroom. When Wang Fei wakes up, then report." Red Tassel opened all the boxes and saw that they were just jewelry. She personally led these people to put the things into Hua Xi Wan's private storeroom. In any case, Wang Fei didn't lack these things.
"What did you say? Prince Xian has been made qinwang?" Hua Yiliu looked at her personal servant girl. After sitting in a daze for a while, she said, "Last night, did son-in-law sleep in the side yard again?"
She saw that although her personal maidservant didn't say anything, her expression changed. She knew where Zhou Yun Heng went last night. Before she could say anything else, she saw her mother-in-law come in with her younger sister-in-law. She could only get up and lead the two in.
"Erxi, in three days, come with me to Xian Qinwang Fu to congratulate. Xian Wang Fei and you are cousins. It is not reasonable for you, as the older sister, to not go for such a joyous occasion." Zhou furen took a sip of the tea that Hua Yiliu held. Then she spoke to Hua Yiliu for a while before changing the subject with a faint smile. "I have already sent away the dishonest ones in Yun Heng's yard. I am still looking forward to holding your and Yun Heng's eldest grandson."
Hua Yiliu squeezed out a smile. "They are all women who serve Husband. It is fine if Husband takes pity on them." The anticipation she had when she had gotten married had been worn away in the past few days. She did not have any more thoughts about Zhou Yun Heng. Now, her mother-in-law had said so much only because Hua Xi Wan, this Xian Wang Fei, was her cousin. Otherwise, why would she care about this?
When Old Zhou Furen had just finished her mourning, Zhou Yun Heng had gotten someone by his side pregnant and the news had spread. When she had married, the people in the yard had not been completely dealt with. Now, because Hua Xi Wan had become a qinwang fei, they had all been sent away. Then what was she?
"Even so, if a man is obsessed with beauty, how can he accomplish anything?" Zhou furen said with a smile.
You are a virtuous one. With you here, what do I have to worry about? "
Hua Yiliu said a few more polite words before smiling and thanking Zhou furen. However, there was no smile in her eyes.
After her mother-in-law and sister-in-law left, Hua Yiliu thought of Hua Xi Wan who was surrounded by servant girls. She thought of the elegant Xian Wang. Then she thought of Zhou Yun Heng who was obsessed with beauty all day. She covered her face with a handkerchief and cried silently.
On the second day after Yan Jin Qiu became qinwang, there was a flood of congratulatory gifts. Of the womenfolk that came, Hua Xi Wan only received those from the prestigious Imperial House and prestigious families. The other people knew that this was the case. They were just going through the motions to send the invitations. It was fortunate that Xian Wang Fei could see them, and it was normal for her not to see them.
She definitely had to meet the people of the Nghi'an Marquis. On the second day after the imperial edict came down, Hua Xi Wan met with her paternal family. She even gave them some special instructions. However, because there were too many people to meet, she did not say too much in private.
On the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the number of people who came to congratulate finally decreased. Hua Xi Wan also released a breath. When she got up and finished eating breakfast, she heard a servant report that Assistant Minister Zhou's fu had come to congratulate her.
Hua Xi Wan sighed. Originally, she did not want to see the people of the Zhou Family. However, when she thought of how Hua Yiliu was married to this family, she could only have the servants entertain the guests first. She would go later.
When Zhou furen saw the servant invite her in, she released a breath inside. She looked at her daughter and Hua Yiliu who were following behind her. She straightened her clothes and said, "When you are in front of Wang Fei, do not lose your composure."
"Daughter will remember," Zhou Jin Xi responded in a small voice. She knew that her mother had made contact with Xian Wang Fu in order to make Xian Wang Fei have a good impression of her. She would then be able to appear more often in important situations in the future.
"Zhou furen, Zhou granny, Zhou xiaojie, please sit for a moment. Wang Fei will be here shortly," The person who received the three was Orange Autumn. She let the servant girls serve tea and then stood to one side.
Zhou furen looked at the decorations in the hall and saw that the servant girl who had greeted them was dressed better than normal servant girls. Her daughter-in-law did not recognize her, so she guessed that she was a servant girl of the wang fu and not someone who came with Hua Xi Wan.
She had been fortunate enough to be a guest at Ning Wang Fu. Although Ning Wang Fu looked very beautiful, the servants did not look as well-mannered as Xian Wang Fu.
It could be seen that Xian Wang Fei was a very capable woman. She had to be more careful and polite.
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