0p0 Chapter 915 Accepting the Order
Chapter 915 Accepting the Order
"Sister..." Xiaoyu murmured, her eyes slightly red.
As soon as she finished calling, she habitually wanted to jump off the chair and salute Jing Chunxi, but Jing Chunxi held her and stopped her.
Jing Chunxi continued, "Also, from now on, Xiaoyu will have the same last name as her sister. Her given name will still be Xiaoyu, but her full name will be 'Jing Chunyu'. What do you think?"
She had already thought it through carefully. Only in this way could she naturally record Xiaoyu's name in the household registration of the Rong Enbo Mansion and give her a legitimate identity.
"Okay! Xiaoyu will follow my sister's arrangements." Xiaoyu raised her palm-sized face and answered without any hesitation, neatly and decisively.
In fact, Xiaoyu had long lost track of her original homeland, and was not even sure of her own last name.
After following Jing Chunxi back to Qiantang County, it was only after Ah He and the older children pieced together some clues based on the sporadic words she occasionally mentioned that they roughly guessed which village she might be from.
Later, they sent people back to search and pay homage, and learned that the most common surname in the village was Huang. Xiaoyu then temporarily called herself Huang Xiaoyu. Now that she could take the surname "Jing" and become Jing Chunxi's legitimate sister, it was a new beginning and a great blessing for her.
On the fourth day, just as the sun was rising, Jing Chunxi got up and washed up. Before he could even take a bite of the delicious breakfast that was still warm and prepared on the table, he could faintly hear voices outside the window.
It was estimated that at this time, the court had just ended, and Green Shadow's voice, which was somewhat anxious but deliberately lowered, could be clearly heard from the courtyard gate.
"Princess, hurry! Please hurry!"
"What are you doing? Why are you rushing me? It's so early in the morning and it's not even light yet. Even birds need to sleep a little longer." Frosting's voice, which was obviously displeased, sounded immediately. Like a hen protecting her chicks, she blocked it back stiffly, and her words were full of dissatisfaction with the behavior of disturbing people's sleep in the early morning.
"Hongfen, go and see what's going on outside." Jing Chunxi in the inner room heard the voice, frowned slightly, and gave the order in a loud voice.
After saying this, she became suspicious herself, so she put down what she was doing, slowly walked out of the room, stood in the corridor and looked out the courtyard gate.
She did find it a bit strange. These past few days, Xu Zize had become a regular at Prince Jing's mansion, practically a regular guest. After dinner, he'd always accompany her for a walk to digest their food or chat, reluctant to leave. It was only natural that he would stay in the guest room in the front courtyard of Prince Jing's mansion.
But according to common sense, shouldn't he be attending court in the palace at this time? Why is his personal attendant Lu Ying appearing outside his courtyard gate at this moment?
At the gate of the courtyard, Green Shadow was facing the Frost that was blocking his way, with a look of helpless respect on his face.
Hearing the princess's order, he quickly bowed respectfully in the direction of Jing Chunxi who was walking out of the room, and then explained: "In reply to the princess, His Highness specifically ordered me to come here to report. Please dress up as soon as possible and then go to the front yard to wait for the imperial edict. It is said that Eunuch Park from the palace will be here soon with the imperial edict."
"Receive an imperial decree?" Jing Chunxi's heart fluttered upon hearing this. He gently tapped his chin with his slender fingers and whispered thoughtfully, "What's the decree again? Could it be another reward for merit?"
After much thought, she decided that this was probably the case. After all, capturing Xu Ziyi alive, wiping out all the major bandits in Hunan and Guizhou, and preventing a palace rebellion were all great achievements, so the court should definitely show some appreciation.
She couldn't help but wonder how Xu Zize had described her role to the emperor in the report on the whole matter, and what role she was positioned in it.
"Well... to answer your question, my lady, I really don't know." Seeing that the lady came out to ask questions in person, Green Shadow became more respectful and answered honestly. While speaking, he carefully turned sideways to avoid Sugar Frosting, who was much bigger than him and was still staring at him hungrily.
He added, "After His Highness dismissed the court, he was left alone by the Emperor to discuss important matters. He only hurriedly ordered his subordinates to come and report the news, but His Highness did not specify the specific order."
"Got it. I'll be right there." Jing Chunxi nodded, lowering her eyes to quickly examine her goose-yellow skirt embroidered with lotus blossoms. While not a formal outfit, it was exquisite and appropriate, with nothing to add or subtract. Without further delay, she headed straight for the courtyard gate.
However, just as he stepped out of the hanging flower gate, looked at the moon gate on the left leading to Prince Jing's Mansion, and then looked at the main road on the right leading to the front yard of his own Earl Rong'en Mansion, Jing Chunxi couldn't help but pause.
She turned her head to look at Lu Ying and asked, "Did you tell me which palace you received the order from?"
This was a practical question. Because the two mansions were so closely connected, practically one family, and connected by a moon gate, she usually went directly to Prince Jing's mansion on the left for meals and to pay respects to her elders.
Unless her younger brother Pu Ge'er was on leave at home and they needed to go out together, she would rarely go out of her way to go through the somewhat deserted main gate of the Rong Enbo Mansion, and most of her activities would be at the Prince Jing Mansion.
"This... I don't know either." Green Shadow, who had originally retreated to the moon gate and stood with his hands hanging down, ready to let the princess go first, couldn't help but raise his hand to scratch his hair when he heard this question, and an even more embarrassed look appeared on his face.
His Highness had indeed not mentioned to which family this decree was issued, and as a subordinate, it was not convenient for him to ask too much.
"In that case..." Jing Chunxi pondered for a moment, her eyes moved between the two roads on the left and right, and then she made a decision, "Then let's go this way!" As she spoke, she walked past the green shadows who were standing there bowing, and with brisk and firm steps, she chose the left and walked towards the front yard of Prince Jing's Mansion.
Since the reward was based on merit, both families would surely receive a share. Her adoptive father, Rong Enbo, had also made a great contribution this time. Given Xu Zize's protective and meticulous nature, when he petitioned the Emperor for merit, he would certainly not forget to secure a promotion or generous reward for her father.
It would be more reasonable to hold the imperial edict in the more magnificent and spacious Prince Jing's Mansion.