Dominate the ancient academy

Chapter 130: "Cousin" is conferred a title

While Shu Xiaoxiao fell asleep in a good mood, the people in the general's mansion were uneasy.

This imperial decree was issued suddenly, and the General's Mansion did not receive any news about it in advance. Not only the General's Mansion, but also most ministers in the court basically did not know about it.

The emperor did not discuss this imperial edict with the cabinet ministers at all, nor did he designate officials to draft it. It was written by the emperor himself and issued by Eunuch Fu.

By the time they found out, the imperial edict was almost reaching Yuren Academy, and there was no time to stop it.

Also because the imperial edict was copied by the emperor himself, although the ministers felt that the rewards were a bit too much, no one dared to find fault with it.

When nothing is done in normal times, they would just play around and try to take advantage of the situation to gain some benefits, but now that the emperor's decree has been issued, they jumped out to oppose it, clearly going against the emperor. Isn't that like they are disliking the head on their shoulders being too strong?

Moreover, the emperor only conferred the title, not the official position, and the rewards were not provided by them. The new earl not only has a good relationship with Prince Yun, but also has the support of the General's Mansion. Thinking about it this way, although the new earl is young, his background is not small!

No one wanted to be the one who stood out, so after Shu Xiaoxiao was conferred the title, Kyoto unexpectedly became strangely peaceful, and no one even took the time to investigate the matter of rescuing the emperor.

So in this eerie calm, Shu Xiaoxiao's official uniform, the Earl's ceremonial guards, and the Earl's mansion have already begun to be prepared.

Some people also came to the mansion to inquire about Shu Xiaoxiao's size and preferences. After all, the "Yuren Academy" was not easy to enter and exit, and the emperor attached great importance to the newly appointed earl.

The newly granted Yongle Earl's Mansion has not been renovated yet, and the imperial chef bestowed by the emperor has arrived. Eunuch Fu has personally taken charge of the renovation of the house and specially sent his godson to supervise it. Eunuch Fu has always represented the emperor's wishes, and his expression is so obvious, who would dare not pay attention!

The result of their concern was that they went to the general's mansion more often.

Uncle Ye is not only the nephew of the general's wife, but also lives in the general's mansion. If they want to inquire about Uncle Ye's preferences, don't they have to go to the general to find out?

Shu Tingyu was investigating a corruption case at this time, and he had no clues on some issues. It was not until his colleagues came to him to congratulate his "cousin" on becoming a baron that he finally understood what was going on.

'Cousin...' knighted? That's...outrageous...?

It took Shu Tingyu a while to figure out what was going on. It was too late to stop it now. As for restoring her identity, not to mention whether the emperor would have any doubts in his heart, his sister had been in an all-male academy for quite a while. In any case, she went to school with those bad boys. Once her identity was exposed, her reputation would be ruined.

By then, people would not think about what contributions she had made. The mere fact that she was a girl would be an unforgivable crime.

Having handled so many cases in the Dali Temple, Shu Tingyu knew too well how terrible rumors were. They killed people without being seen, and were sometimes even more terrible than knives and arrows. He would never allow his sister to go through this.

Shu Tingyu rubbed his brows, put down the scroll in his hand, left the office on time when the class was over, and returned home.

He thought his mother and wife at home might be panicking, and he was ready to comfort them.

Unexpectedly, when he came back he saw a few women talking and laughing, looking very happy and not seeming to have any worries at all.

Is it possible that they still don't know about their sister's title?

As a result, Shu Tingyu was dumbfounded by his mother's words.

When Ye Xue Ning saw her son coming back, she immediately greeted him warmly: "Tingyu, you came back so early today, are you done with the case?"

After asking, before Shu Tingyu could answer, he continued, "Your cousin has been conferred a title, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will take care of other things, so we won't worry about them. But the Earl's Mansion must be cleaned up. Your cousin likes lotus ponds, and I don't know if the Yongle Mansion has one. If you have time, go and see. If there is none, build one from scratch. If there is, remember to decorate it elegantly.

Xiaoxiao is young and still in the academy, so as her brother, you need to pay more attention to her."

Shu Tingyu......

Did he step in with his left foot or right foot first today? This doesn't seem right!

Shu Tingyu said "oh" in a daze.

Oh, that's not right!

"Mother, do you want to let your 'cousin' move to the Yongle Earl's Mansion?"

The general's wife sighed and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. After all, it's a house given by the emperor. Eunuch Fu even sent people to supervise its renovation. He attaches so much importance to it that your cousin will definitely move in.

So you need to be more careful, not only in terms of layout, but also in terms of safety and convenience.”