Beyond the first rank?
Old madam's heart was filled with jealousy.
What hadn't she seen in the Dayan court in the past? Originally, she thought that after Da Zhou, she could still count on her eldest son to shine again. But now, her eldest son was estranged from her. The title of nobility that she hadn't received yet was given to her by a married granddaughter.
This was a wangfei and a title of nobility. Even old madam felt envious when she saw this.
Not only was old madam envious, but Qin Huining, who was at the side, lowered her head. In fact, she was clenching her fists so hard that they almost broke.
Everything that Qin Yining was enjoying now should be hers!
In the past, she was the Fourth Miss of the Family Qin. Everything that she had was taken away by Qin Yining's appearance!
Now, one of them was living under someone else's roof in the Family Qin, while the other was a wangfei. This difference between heaven and earth made Qin Huining feel even more frustrated that he couldn't catch up in this lifetime. He also felt resentful that everything that should have belonged to him had been taken away.
For a moment, the scene was strangely quiet.
Qin Yining saw old madam's expression and knew what she was thinking. Now, her waist was sore after standing for a long time, so she returned to the Sun Clan's side and sat down.
Old madam saw that she hadn't asked her proper question and had actually left without permission, so her face fell. "I haven't finished asking, and you're leaving? Is this your good upbringing? Sun Clan! "
The Sun Clan, who was innocently named, rolled her eyes at old madam. She only cared about holding Qin Yining's hand and quietly asked about the situation outside.
Old madam was so angry that her face turned purple in an instant.
Qin Huining and Miss Ba hurriedly handed her tea and patted her back.
Old madam took a sip of tea and calmed down. She pointed at the Sun Clan and Qin Yining and cursed, "With this kind of upbringing, how can they raise a good child? In the future, could it be that they will also give birth to a good-for-nothing that can anger their mother to death!"
Just as she finished speaking, a deep male voice came from outside the door, sounding displeased. "What's going on?"
The door curtain was lifted and Pang Xiao walked in first. When he saw old madam's unkind expression that she didn't have time to retract, he only gave her a cold glance and made old madam's words choked in her throat. She was so scared that she couldn't scold him even if she was beaten to death.
"I didn't expect that after Sister Yi returned home, she would provoke Old Madam to this extent. She is truly unfilial. It's just that Sister Yi is This King's wangfei. Her mistake is naturally This King's fault. Let This King apologize to old madam on behalf of Sister Yi. "
Pang Xiao smiled and walked closer. He cupped his hands and bowed, "Old Madam, you are the elder of the family. You are the most magnanimous. You only turn a blind eye to the younger generation's mistakes. You have to give us a chance to change, right?"
Pang Xiao's words were beautiful. He also apologized to old madam with his status as a Qinwang. He had already expressed enough respect and filial piety. Others all agreed with Pang Xiao in their hearts. Second Old Master and Third Old Master nodded with a smile. They felt that this son-in-law was very good. He had a noble status and didn't put on airs. He was extremely filial and polite.
But no one knew old madam's suffering.
She was almost scared to the point of peeing by Pang Xiao's sharp gaze that was like a knife!
She finally understood. These people who led soldiers to war had a lot of blood on their hands. They were people who dared to chop people when they were unhappy! Although Pang Xiao was bowing to her, at the same time, he was warning her not to touch his bottom line!
Old madam was so scared that her face turned pale. She trembled like a sieve and cold sweat flowed down.
Upon seeing this, Pang Xiao asked worriedly, "What's wrong with old madam?" He looked at Qin Huaiyuan for help. "Father-in-law? Did I say something wrong? "
Qin Huaiyuan sighed helplessly and said, "It's okay. Old madam's health hasn't been very good recently. A few days ago, Sister Yi was lost. Old madam was caught in a fire. Since then, she has suffered from three disasters and eight disasters. She hasn't recovered until now. Now that she saw her granddaughter, she might be too excited."
Such words restored old madam's dignity.
After all, old madam was old and muddle-headed. She always did those disrespectful things and stuffed Miss Eight to Pang Xiao's side. Everyone, including Pang Xiao, was well aware of it.
Saying such words was, after all, a son taking care of his mother's face.
Pang Xiao immediately nodded and respectfully retreated to the side. He showed full respect to his father-in-law, Qin Huaiyuan.
Old madam took a deep breath and felt that she had lost face. She wanted to say a few more words to Qin Yining. But every time she looked over, Pang Xiao seemed to sense it and looked over with a faint smile. Old madam was so scared that her heart trembled. She looked away to avoid Pang Xiao's sight.
After a few times, old madam didn't dare to show a provocative look.
Qin Yining and the Sun Clan saw all this. The Sun Clan couldn't help but lower their heads to hold back their laughter. Qin Yining helplessly rolled his eyes at Pang Xiao. But there was no anger or lethality in that look. It was more like a kind of coquettish anger.
Pang Xiao was tickled by that look. He was overjoyed and restrained his laughter a little. He didn't scare old madam anymore.
She was Qin Yining's biological grandmother. If others dared to treat his wife like this, he would have slapped them. Let's see who dared to be arrogant.
"Laoye, laoye, there is a palace eunuch laoye outside. He said that he came to deliver rewards to grandaunt."
A manservant came to pass on the message with a smile outside the door.
When everyone heard this, they were very happy and went to the front yard together.
The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict read out the imperial edict conferring Qin Yining the title of first-rank noble lady. Then, he put away the gold, silk, head ornaments, and other rewards.
After the whole family saw it happily and sent a big red envelope, the eunuch left with a smile.
In the front yard, the whole family couldn't help but congratulate her again. Apart from being a concubine in the palace, this was probably the highest honor a woman could have in her life, right?
Qin Yining wasn't even 20 years old, but she was already a first-rank noble lady. Not only was she a wangfei, but she also had a husband who treated her so well and adored her. Now, she was even pregnant.
It was as if she already had everything that women in the world envied.
The whole family talked happily. The Sun Clan held Qin Yining's hand and couldn't stop smiling. On the other hand, the Dowager Duchess was envious of the gold and silver.
Second Madam even said, "Your Majesty thinks highly of Son-in-law. He knew that he would return home first after court, so he sent the rewards over."
Second Madam's words were originally meant to compliment Pang Xiao.
However, Qin Huaiyuan and Pang Xiao understood that Li Qitian was monitoring them.
By sending the gifts directly to Qin Yining's Mansion, he was telling them that Your Majesty already knew that they were in close contact.
Logically speaking, it was understandable that a father-in-law and son-in-law had a good relationship.
However, Qin Huaiyuan and Pang Xiao, this father-in-law and son-in-law pair, were not ordinary people. Back then, they worked together to put on a show of discord before they succeeded in making Li Qitian personally grant Qin Yining and Pang Xiao a marriage.
If Li Qitian knew that the two of them were like father and son when they were together, and that they often gave each other ideas and leaked some information, he would have long regretted it.
But now, Li Qitian probably already knew.
Because Qin Huaiyuan didn't do anything during the court assembly today and didn't help Li Qitian's faction play the Pang Xiao, Li Qitian should have already realized.
Thinking of this, Pang Xiao couldn't help but look at Qin Huaiyuan worriedly, "Father-in-law …"
Qin Huaiyuan patted Pang Xiao's sturdy shoulder and said with a smile, "It's okay."
His smile was indifferent, as if he didn't care at all. Seeing that Pang Xiao was still looking at him, he couldn't help but laugh, "I'm not young anymore. I've reached the age to play with my grandchildren."
Qin Huaiyuan suddenly said this because he already had the intention to leave the world. Hearing this, Second Master and Second Madam were both worried.
Qin Huaiyuan was now at the prime of his life, and he was also the Minister of Rites. It was only a matter of time before he entered the Cabinet and became the Prime Minister. However, he had such thoughts, which was really puzzling and regretful.
At this moment, the sound of hurried horse hooves came from outside the courtyard gate. Then, the gate opened, and a grey-robed eunuch came in. Seeing that everyone was present, he announced the decree.
"By the will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that all men of the Qin Clan who are officials in the court will be removed from their positions and will never be employed again. By the Emperor! "
This sentence caused the originally lively courtyard to explode into silence.
Except for Qin Huaiyuan, who still maintained his calm, everyone else was shocked speechless.
Now, in addition to Qin Huaiyuan, Second Master Qin Xiuyuan was also an official. Although Qin Yining's cousins hadn't yet become officials, they were all actively preparing to participate in the imperial examinations to seek an official career.
This imperial decree was equivalent to completely cutting off all future prospects of the in-laws in the court.
Although the imperial decree meant that Qin Huaiyuan and Qin Xiuyuan were removed from their positions as officials and that they would never be employed again, it didn't include Qin Han, Qin Yu, and the others. However, once this started, who would dare to promote people surnamed Qin?
Qin Huaiyuan calmly received the decree and thanked the Emperor.
Qin Xiuyuan was also stunned for a moment before he thanked the Emperor and received the decree.
In the silence, Old Madam suddenly burst into tears, "Mommy!" "How could it be like this, how could it be like this! Didn't Your Majesty bestow the title of Noble Lady to our family's great aunt? How could you turn around and remove her father from his position? What's going on! "
Old Madam shouted out the question in everyone's heart. However, questioning the imperial decree was a serious crime. Second Madam and Mammy Qin immediately tacitly covered Old Madam's mouth.
The eunuch who delivered the decree originally wanted to reprimand, but when he saw Pang Xiao standing with his hands behind his back, he immediately swallowed his words in fear.
Who dared to provoke this person! If things went wrong, he would be killed on the spot. He dared to guarantee that Your Majesty would only say "well done" when he heard about it later. His death would be in vain!
The eunuch didn't dare to stay here any longer and didn't want to hear anything that shouldn't be heard. He immediately took his leave — his attitude was much more polite than when he entered the door.
Pang Xiao ordered people to send the eunuch away. Everyone returned to the main room again. At this time, no one covered Old Madam's mouth, so she began to cry.
"What a sin! How could it be like this! The son I raised for so many years was actually removed from his position! Sister Yi clearly got a reward just a moment ago, but in the next moment, Brother Meng and Brother Xiu were removed from their positions. How could this be good, ah! In the future, how can our Qin Clan continue to be glorious?! "
When Old Madam cried, Second Madam's eyes also turned red.
The members of the Sun Clan were stunned and held Qin Yining's hand in a daze.
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