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The emperor finally made up his mind. "Ah Fu, Vice Minister Qin from the Ministry of Rites has come to draw up the decree."

Before long, Vice Minister Qin was brought over, and the Emperor said, "We wish to donate our blessings to Honorable Marquis’ Mansion's Tie Yi, prepare the decree."

Vice Minister Qin was a bit pedantic, upon hearing the Emperor speak, he immediately replied, "How noble is the princess? That young master Iron family has not held a position of authority yet, so this decree is probably not that good to look at. How about we first honor Tie Yi, then grant him the princess, and I hope that Your Majesty can reconsider."

Only now did the emperor remember that in order to suppress the Iron family, he had been delayed for too long. Firstly, there were very few people in the Iron family, and no one helped him speak up. Secondly, the Prime Minister Guo had always wanted to take over the Iron family's military power, and had always suppressed this matter, causing the Emperor to be happy to see it happen. Thus, he turned a blind eye and ignored it.

Now that it was out of the question, Uncle Wang could not let the chaos spread across his entire body, and the advantages he had were immediately reduced. The imperial government needed to hire people, especially people who could fight but could not act too arrogantly, and the entire Dazhou could no longer find anyone with conditions as good as the one in Iron family.

After considering the pros and cons, the Emperor made up his mind.

"Then let's let him attack Marquis Zhong Wu's Mansion first, then grant him a fifth rank for the imperial edict. It just so happens that tomorrow he'll have to invite an envoy from the Tung Hook to be the Vice Commander of the imperial guards, along with General Xue." After saying that, the Emperor looked towards the Noble Consort Guo and asked meaningfully, "What do you think, my beloved concubine?"

The Noble Consort Guo cursed silently in her heart. Giving such an important position as the Imperial Guard to the Iron family, the Emperor was wary of him, and quickly smiled, "My concubine is just a woman, how would she know this? Her Majesty is teasing me too, your decision must be reasonable.

The emperor just so happened to have this intention. With the Noble Consort Guo gone, the empress's knot in her heart would be resolved. That treasure would be mine, it's wonderful!

The Noble Consort Guo was not in a hurry. Right now, the Fifth Prince, Song Qizheng, was still young, so the Emperor was probing him to give him peace and quiet. She smiled to herself, with that girl, Silver Pearl, in the Iron Manor, would the Emperor and Empress's scheme succeed? Humph! It was the ingrate Eunuch Fu that had kicked him out earlier.

As soon as the Noble Consort Guo left, the emperor started to regret. "Ah Fu, what if there's trouble in the Iron Manor?"

Eunuch Fu smiled faintly. "Your majesty, shouldn't we have the imperial doctors take a good look at Princess Yingzhu's crazy illness?"

The emperor stared blankly for a moment. He glanced at him, then nodded seriously. "That's right, we should let her take a look and let her stay at the Spring Palace to recuperate. After things are done, her condition will improve."

Vice Minister Qin quickly went to prepare the imperial edict. Eunuch Fu arrived at the Iron Manor in a blink of an eye, and the person at the door hurriedly ran into the courtyard, shouting, "Quickly set up the incense table. Someone from the palace has come to deliver the imperial edict."

The manor was in a state of chaos. Old Lady Feng did not bother to ask about the reason as she quickly showered, changed, and dressed neatly. She urged her wives to hurry to her room and waited at the Green Pine Academy with Peony.

When she was dressed, she went to the upper rooms, where an incense table had already been set up. Old Lady Feng was leading his entire family on their knees, waiting for the orders.

When the Eunuch Fu saw that the Old Lady Wang did not come, he asked, "Why is Lady Wang not here yet?"

Old Lady Feng quickly explained, "Sister Lanying, you've caught a cold recently, but your body has already aged. You can't even stand up on your bed right now, you have to take responsibility!"

Although the Eunuch Fu was puzzled, he did not pursue the matter and began to read out the imperial edict, "Under the command of the heavens, the Emperor shall deliver the Imperial edict. Sacred Master Guang Yun, the son of Marquis Zhong Wu Zhenxi's general, Tie Yi, shall follow this order and serve his ancestors. He shall make meritorious service during the battle of the Locked Yang Pass, and shall be bestowed the title of Marquis Zhong Wu and the post of Vice Commander of the imperial guards. January 18th, the twenty-third year of orthodoxy. "

Tie Yi happily thanked the emperor for his kindness, took the imperial edict, and personally brought it to the ancestral hall to pay respects.

Eunuch Fu asked, "Which is Murong Yun?"

However, her eyes were not simple. Eunuch Fu had seen and knew a lot of things, and knew that this woman's scheming was not inferior to Noble Consort Guo's. If Princess Anle were to marry into the Steel Manor in the future, she would definitely be a stumbling block, and would not be happy at the moment, "That's still considered the rules."

When Old Lady Feng heard this, he recalled the words of the empress when they first entered the palace. It was thought that the Eunuch Fu must have been entrusted by the empress, and was afraid that she would make a move on Murong Yun, hence she quickly placed Murong Yun behind him and said: "Eunuch Fu, this child's body is delicate, and has never stepped out of the palace. If it's alright, please say a few words in front of the empress."

Eunuch Fu laughed, "What about the other one? Didn't they say that there are two pregnant rooms? "

Old Lady Feng's face changed. Why did her first wife become a concubine? Was the palace really going to grant him a marriage?

Seeing Old Lady Feng was stunned, Zhou Guizhi quickly replied, "Please forgive her, that person served Old Mistress Wang, and the Old Mistress could not leave her side."

The Eunuch Fu was very regretful, "Then forget it, we can consider it fate. According to the rules, tomorrow the Young Marquis has to go to the palace to express his gratitude. The empress's meaning is that the two of them also have to go to the palace …"

Old Lady Feng was anxious, she had said all that, how could the two girls still survive after entering the palace? Moreover, the map was still in Yue Ying's hands.

"Eunuch Fu, this is my life, what do you mean by that, what do I want to do?"

Eunuch Fu, seeing that Old Lady Feng was about to pinch his neck, did not dare to continue talking. He quickly smiled and said, "Empress only knows that the two ladies' background is not high, and just wants to praise you. Master Feng, please do not be too nervous."

"Is it really just a meeting?"

Does the Eunuch Fu dare say that he has other motives? Even if he said no, the Old Lady Feng would not believe him.

In short, the Eunuch Fu left the palace with his tail between his legs under the gaze of the Old Lady Feng. The Empress' orders were passed down to him, so whether or not people would enter the palace was none of his business.

By the time Tie Yi returned with the imperial edict, the Eunuch Fu had already left. The Old Lady Feng was frowning deeply, not wanting to see Murong Yuntong enter the palace.

The Old Lady Feng was in a difficult situation. She would have to deliver a letter to the palace tomorrow to pay respects, but she did not know if that would be the case.

"Grandmother, Eunuch Fu has left?" Tie Yi did not understand, and happily asked, "Am I going to the palace to express my gratitude tomorrow?"

Old Lady Feng nodded helplessly.

"Why are you unhappy? My grandson is already a Young Marquis now! "Look at this official's uniform. It's really close-fitting. These embroidery patterns are much more beautiful than the ones embroidered by the embroidery ladies in our mansion."