novelones Chapter 309: Highly accomplished and feared
Chapter 309: Highly accomplished and feared
When the army entered the inner city, Shen Mu dismounted and greeted Taifu Liu and other officials who were waiting for him, and everyone exchanged pleasantries.
When Taifu Liu heard the people praising loudly, he raised his hands and said with a smile: "The general is unparalleled in resourcefulness, courage and courage. He defeated the Xia Bang people and made such a great contribution to the court. It is really gratifying and congratulatory!"
The officials nearby also joined in the congratulations, almost praising Shen Mu as the God of War, and the city gate was filled with excitement for a while.
Shen Mu's face looked a little more vicissitudes of life and determination. He glanced sharply and felt like a mirror. He could tell at a glance what plans they and the forces behind them had.
He is just advocating his great achievements and instigating the feelings between the emperor and his ministers.
He clasped his hands in his fists and replied humbly: "My colleagues are so ridiculous. The defeat of Xia Bang this time was entirely due to the emperor's wise decision. How dare Shen take credit."
As Shen Mu spoke, he faced the direction of the palace, saluted and shouted, "Long live the Emperor!"
When the people around heard it, they also knelt down and worshiped.
"Emperor Shengming!"
"Long live the emperor!"
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Everything that happened at the city gate, including what Shen Mu said to the officials, had been passed word for word to Emperor Yong'an.
Emperor Yong'an nodded with satisfaction after hearing this, but his fear of the Shen family had not completely disappeared.
At noon, the emperor met with the Shen family father and son at Chaohui Palace, and issued an imperial edict stating that the Shen family had made outstanding contributions and made Shen Mu the Duke of Zhenguo, with no title reduction for three generations.
At the same time, he was rewarded with countless gold, silver and jewels, and dozens of large boxes were carried from the palace to the Shen family.
Shen Ruyi had dressed up grandly early in the morning, and he and Shen Rulan were at the door of Shen's house, eagerly awaiting the return of his father and brother.
She stood on tiptoe and looked towards the end of the long street, anxiously saying: "Why haven't you come back yet?"
She wanted to see her father and brother so much. In her previous life, the person she was most sorry for was her family. In this new life, she wanted to make up for it, but things just didn't happen to happen. Until now, she had never seen her father, and she had only met her brother once.
Shen Rumeng covered her face with a smile and joked: "Who said grandma was impatient just now? She asked her to sit quietly in the house and wait. Why is she impatient now?"
She raised her head and glanced at the sun, counted the time, and continued: "I should be being consecrated in the palace at the moment. It will take half an hour to come back at the fastest. Let's wait patiently."
In the restaurant opposite Shen's Mansion, many official ladies were in the private rooms on the second floor, drinking tea while secretly looking at Shen's Mansion through the windows.
The reputation of the eldest son of the Shen family for his unparalleled bravery and outstanding grace has spread throughout the capital, and he has become the ideal son-in-law of many young ladies.
When they returned to Beijing today, they naturally didn't want to miss it. They had booked a restaurant location early and wanted to see Shen Chumu's style with their own eyes.
Shen Ruzhou was anxiously waiting for her father and brother to come back, but there was a noise in the house, and she couldn't help but frown.
The second uncle's family came early in the morning and said they wanted to pay their respects to my grandmother. They didn't come out as soon as they entered. Could it be that they did something inside?
Miaodong ran out in a flash, and she curtly saluted, "Miss, the second master has asked someone to rearrange the house."
Shen Ruzhou raised his eyebrows. She and Sister Ru Lan sent someone to tidy up the house to make it fresh and bright. The furnishings were all prepared according to the previous preferences of her father and brother, so there was no need to rearrange them.
It is obvious that they have excessive vanity and want to take the opportunity to show off, so they will be extravagant when they seize the opportunity.
She walked into the house with an unhappy expression, and Miao Dong and Shen Rulan followed worriedly.
In the main hall of the General's Mansion, Shen Ruzhou's second uncle Shen Yu stood in the middle, acting like a master, instructing his servants to hang red silk and place flower pots.
"Second uncle, didn't you go to pay your respects to your grandmother? What are you doing here?"
Shen Ruzhou entered the main hall with a gloomy expression, his eyes suddenly darkened, and he saw that the originally clean and elegant room was covered with colorful silk cloth, which looked very eye-catching.
"I have already sent my greetings to the old lady."
Shen Yu looked at everything in the house dissatisfied, and finally looked at Shen Ruzhou accusingly, "Ruzhou, it's not that my second uncle said you, this house is too plain."
As Shen Yu spoke, he sat down on the main seat and said, "Today my eldest brother returned to court after winning the victory. This is a day of great joy for our Shen family. Why don't you decorate the house to make it more festive?" .”
Shen Ruzhou's eyes were filled with undisguised ridicule, "How about hanging some red silk to celebrate the occasion? How about inviting another gong and drum troupe to play some music?"
"This is best, but I'm afraid it's too late to go and invite her now."
Shen Yu didn't hear the sarcasm in her words, and continued to look at the room, raising his nose and eyes.
"Put away all the ceramic tea cups and replace them with glazed jade ones. Also replace the vases in the main hall with gilt ones. By the way, take out all the jade Ruyi and corals that were rewarded in the palace. Show it, this is how you feel rich!"
Shen Yu directed his servants to move things inside and outside.
Shen Ruzhou took two steps and stood awkwardly in the middle of the door, blocking the way in and out. "I don't dare bother my second uncle. I think it's good for the house to be like this."
The servants raised the things in their hands and stood aside looking at each other.
Shen Yu's face suddenly darkened, "What do you, a junior, know? The main hall of the dignified General's Mansion is so shabby. If someone comes to congratulate me, wouldn't it bring disgrace to the Shen family!"
Seeing that he was angry, Shen Yu's wife Yao hurriedly pushed his shoulder, then looked at Shen Ruzhou with a smile, and persuaded him in the tone of an elder.
"Ruzhou, your uncle is also thinking about the Shen family. After all, you are still young. I heard that in the palace, you don't care about anything and only enjoy happiness. Naturally, you don't understand the rules of welcoming and sending off. It's not your fault. In the future, aunt I’ll teach you slowly.”
Shen Ruzhou walked to the main seat, kicked the chair where Shen Yu was sitting, and said in a cold voice, "Come here, this chair is dirty, go and change it!"
Someone immediately came up and asked Shen Yu to stand up.
Seeing Shen Yu's face turned livid with anger, she calmly sat down aside.
"Second Aunt, look, am I no longer in charge? Besides, even if I get married, Sister Rulan will take care of the affairs inside and outside the general's mansion, so no one else will have to worry about it."
Yao's face was ugly, she couldn't fight against Shen Ruzhou, but Shen Rulan, she thought she could still handle it.
"Ru Lan has a stupid head. Wherever he directs the servants in the mansion, he will just let them be lazy. If our second room hadn't been so worried and thoughtful about everything during this period, I don't know what the general's mansion would have been like. ”
Shen Ruzhou no longer had the patience to beat around the bush with them, and greeted them back with a slap in the face, "Indeed, Auntie has been here a lot during this time. Either to grab food or to complain, and she is not afraid of getting tired."
"You are so presumptuous! Your aunt is thinking that your father and brother are not at home, so she often comes to greet the old lady and look after the house. You are so ungrateful. You really take your good intentions for granted!"
Shen Ruzhou sneered coldly, "Second uncle, don't you blush when you hear this? You are getting older and your face is growing, right?"