Chapter 340: Attitude towards the Imperial Edict
"Zhaoyang, do you have anything to say to me?"
The banquet was lively until the evening. When Tong Huaqiong was seeing off the guests, Lu Zhaoyang followed her closely.
As a result, many people thought that Lu Zhaoyang was her younger son who was studying.
Tong Huaqiong guessed that Lu Zhaoyang had something to say to her, but Lu Zhaoyang refused to speak. Tong Huaqiong couldn't help but take the initiative to ask.
"Um, Aunt Tong..." Lu Zhaoyang blushed as he spoke, "Grandpa asked you to help me find a date, do you have any girls you like?"
Tong Huaqiong saw Lu Zhaoyang's red face and asked, "Are you attracted to a girl and want me to be your matchmaker?"
Although Lu Zhaoyang was shy, he was very frank about the girl he had chosen. He said, "To be honest, Aunt Tong, I fell in love with Miss Huang at first sight."
Sure enough!
Lu Zhaoyang fell in love with Huang Jingshan.
Have a vision.
Lu Zhaoyang died early in his previous life, and Huang Jingshan had no contact with Lu Zhaoyang.
They had met in this life, but Huang Jingshan was engaged. It has to be said that the timing of their acquaintance was wrong.
Tong Huaqiong said: "Miss Huang is a good person, and you two are a good match, but Miss Huang is already engaged."
A hint of sadness flashed across Lu Zhaoyang's eyes.
He has been studying hard since he was a child and has never been attracted to any girl.
After finally meeting him, the girl was already engaged.
Originally, Lu Zhaoyang felt that fate favored him after he recovered from his illness, but now Lu Zhaoyang feels that fate is playing tricks on him.
Tong Huaqiong said, "It is said that the engagement is with the Lian family in Pingchuan County. The Lian family is a wealthy family in Pingchuan County, and the young man Miss Huang is engaged to is also a scholar."
Lu Zhaoyang said, "Aunt Tong, I know about this. Just pretend I never mentioned it."
Tong Huaqiong sighed and said, "Marriage is destined by heaven. If it is destined, it is yours. If it is not destined, it will not come no matter how hard you pray. Don't think too much. Your cousin from the Liu family and I will help you keep an eye out for other good girls."
That’s all Tong Huaqiong could say.
She would never tell Lu Zhaoyang that she was trying to steal someone else's love. Anyway, Huang Jingshan would be unhappy in the Lian family and would be divorced.
Even if she said it, could Lu Zhaoyang get Huang Jingshan to cancel the engagement?
In this era, only if the man makes enough mistakes can the woman cancel the engagement without being criticized.
In short, Tong Huaqiong will not reveal anything about Huang Jingshan in the previous life to Lu Zhaoyang until things are completely certain.
Lu Zhaoyang bowed deeply to Tong Huaqiong.
At this time, Mrs. Huang brought Huang Jingshan to say goodbye.
Han also took Liu Yanhong with her to say goodbye.
Since the family's carriage had left early with County Magistrate Liu, Han planned to take the Huang family's carriage to Yanguan Town, and then hire a car from Yanguan Town to Pingchuan County.
"Aunt, I'm just about to return to the city from Pingchuan. I'll go with you." Lu Zhaoyang said.
Lu Zhaoyang came on horseback. After protecting Han and Liu Yanhong and getting on the Huang family's carriage, he rode on a horse in front to lead the way.
Old Mrs. Huang looked at Lu Zhaoyang through the curtain and once again felt regretful that her granddaughter was already engaged.
After all the villagers had left, it was already dark.
Except for Gu Dashu, everyone gathered in the upper room.
Gu Taohua lit two oil lamps, and the bright yellow light of the imperial edict became even more dazzling under the light.
There were many guests at home during the day, and no one had time to carefully observe the imperial edict.
At this time, Gu Jingzhe and others were extremely excited when they saw the imperial edict.
To be honest, as a modern soul, Tong Huaqiong was just curious about the imperial edict rather than excited. But for ancient people like Gu Jingzhe who were loyal to the emperor, the imperial edict issued by the emperor was a great honor.
Not to mention touching it, even looking at it would feel like a blasphemy against the imperial edict.
Gu Taohua stretched out her hand and said, "This is the imperial edict. Let me touch it."
Gu Jingzhe was shocked and said, "Peach Blossom, don't be so presumptuous. What if you damage it?"
Gu Taohua retracted her hand.
Su Chengmin snorted and said, "If you touch it, it will be broken. Heaven and earth will know, and you will know, but how will the emperor know? Who can punish Taohua for her crime?"
Gu Jingzhe was quite dissatisfied with Su Chengmin's contemptuous attitude towards the emperor.
"Laifu is right. Even if it gets damaged, what can we do? Besides, the emperor wouldn't be so stingy as to issue an imperial decree using a piece of rag that is easily damaged."
As Tong Huaqiong spoke, he reached out to take the imperial edict and handed it to Gu Taohua.
"Touch, touch whatever you want. Everyone touch it."
Gu Jingzhe stroked his forehead and sighed. His mother treated the imperial edict like a cabbage.
Gu Taohua touched it and said, "This material feels good."
"Sister, let me touch it too." Liu Yue'e said happily.
Gu Taohua handed the imperial edict to Liu Yue'e.
In order to get the imperial edict, Liu Yue'e washed her hands with soap after cleaning the house in the evening, and then applied rose ointment.
"Yaozu, you touch it too." Liu Yue'e handed it to Yaozu.
Gu Jingzhe stopped him and said, "How can Yaozu's hands, which are used to climbing high and low, be clean? What if he gets hurt?"
Yaozu stretched out his hand and said, "Uncle San, wash it clean."
As soon as he got home from school, Liu Yue'e forced him to wash his hands clean.
Yaozu's fingers slid carefully across the imperial edict.
Liu Yue'e said, "Yaozu, you must study hard and strive to be a good person. I am not as capable as your grandmother to earn an imperial decree on my own. Whether I will get an imperial decree in the future depends on you."
Yaozu nodded as if he understood and said, "I will earn a decree for my mother."
Liu Yue'e looked relieved.
Then the imperial edict was passed to Man'er. Man'er touched it carefully and said to Chen Sufen and Gu Taohua: "I will also earn an imperial edict for my mother and my aunt in the future."
Yaozu retorted: "You are a girl, you can't study in school and you can't take the exam, let alone become an official. You can't earn it."
Maner raised her head and said, "I will earn it."
Yaozu got excited and said, "You can't earn it."
Maner's face turned red with anger.
Tong Huaqiong said to Man'er: "Grandma believes that you can earn a decree for your mother."
If things had continued along the path of her previous life, she might have been able to raise her group of bad guys into royal relatives.
"Mom, grandma said I can earn an imperial edict for you, and I can do it. You can also touch the imperial edict." Maner handed the imperial edict to Chen Sufen.
Chen Sufen touched it quickly with trembling hands, like a dragonfly skimming the water.
"Dad, you touch it too." Maner said to Gu Dahan.
Gu Dahan lightly touched the edge of the imperial edict and said, "I won't touch it. There's nothing to touch."
Gu Dahan felt that his hands were too rough from working all day, and it would be bad if he scratched the imperial edict.
So he refused to touch it no matter what.
Finally, it was Gu Jingzhe's turn. Although Gu Jingzhe was worried that the imperial edict would be damaged by touching, he could not resist the temptation of the bright yellow luster and held the imperial edict tightly.
Gu Jingzhe was the most excited person in the family.
He studied and took exams just to sell himself to the imperial family and look forward to the imperial edict from the emperor.
"Xiaolong, Uncle Laifu, do you two want to touch it?" Maner saw that everyone in the family had touched it, except Su Chengmin and Xiaolong.
Su Chengmin refused: "No."
Xiaolong shook his head and said, "It's not a good thing, I won't touch it."
Everyone's eyes fell on Xiaolong, who pursed his lips tightly.
The imperial edict is indeed not a good thing for Xiaolong. It is estimated that Xiaolong's father was killed by an imperial edict.
Tong Huaqiong was afraid that the imperial edict would give Xiaolong PTSD, so she said, "Okay, we've touched them all, there's nothing strange about them, put them away."
After saying this, he rolled up the imperial edict and put it into the box.