Chapter 271 Yuanyang's Decree
In ancient times, ladies of imperial decree were also divided into inner and outer categories, and into different ranks.
Internal imperial edicts are rewards for royal relatives, while external imperial edicts are rewards for external officials! The title of king is divided into princess, concubine, and concubine. Below the title of king, the duke and marquis are all super-grade imperial edicts, just like the old lady of the Jia family is a duke, which is also her confidence.
For officials below the rank of marquis and ordinary court officials, the imperial edicts were divided into seven grades.
The first and second rank are called "Ladies with Imperial Conferment", so if we follow the strict rules, only the wives of first and second rank officials can be called ladies after being canonized by the court. However, this is not absolute, or most people do not care about this rule. For example, Jia Zheng's wife, Wang, is actually only a fifth rank official, but is also called Lady Wang.
Moreover, the imperial edict does not just require the husband's family to have an official position, but also requires petitioning the court for the title.
For example, Wang Ziteng’s wife, although Wang Ziteng was a second-rank official, his wife was actually only a third-rank official.
Below the first and second ranks, the third rank is called "Shu Ren", the fourth rank is called "Gong Ren", the fifth rank is called "Yi Ren", the sixth rank is called "An Ren", and the seventh rank and below are collectively called "Ru Ren". Those without a title or rank can only be called "Niang Zi".
In fact, the purpose of being granted an imperial decree was not for the small salary, but more for the face and regulatory restrictions.
Different ranks can enjoy different treatments, which is the dignity of the nobles. For example, in the original novel, why did Jia Zhen donate a sinecure of the Dragon Guard to Jia Rong after Qin Keqing died? The purpose was to allow Qin Keqing's funeral to enjoy more regulations beyond her rank and be more dignified.
"Hurry up and thank me!"
Yuanyang's mind went blank. She actually had an imperial decree? From a maid to a concubine, and now she had an imperial decree? She felt like it was a dream and it was unreal. After all, in the whole Daqian, how many concubines could have an imperial decree?
"Your servant...I thank the Queen for her grace!"
It can be said that from now on, the identity and title of this slave girl have completely bid farewell to Yuanyang. Moreover, ordinary concubines can engage in business, but with this identity, she is a formal master, higher than ordinary concubines, even if she is not as good as the main wife, but it is also incomparably glorious.
Chief Steward Zhou handed the imperial edict to Yuanyang, then waved his hand and asked the people behind him to bring the rewards over.
Jia Cong took out the red envelope that he had prepared long ago and gave it to everyone as a reward. Manager Zhou left with a smile.
Even after all the eunuchs in the palace had left, the people in the hall still hadn't come to their senses.
"Brother Cong, are you going to ask for mercy for Yuanyang!" Fortunately, the old lady had some knowledge and finally calmed down.
Jia Cong nodded and smiled, "Don't worry, Grandpa. Although it is the Queen's decree, I think His Majesty is also happy with it. Even if there are some objections in the court, it doesn't matter."
How smart is the old lady ? She understood it immediately.
"It's good that you understand!" The old lady nodded, then pulled Yuanyang to her side and said, "I, your grandson, care about you. This way, it is not in vain that I, an old lady, care about you. From now on, serve Cong'er diligently and don't neglect the friendship between us."
Yuanyang finally came to her senses and kowtowed to the old lady first, then bowed to Jia Cong, "Thank you very much, Master!"
"Hahaha!" Jia Cong laughed. "I promised the old lady that I would take good care of you, so I must do what I said. This is not only because of my love for you, but also because of your dignity and the old lady's dignity. In this way, if the old lady has any problems in the future, you can come and help her."
For example, when other imperial officials visited the mansion, only those with imperial orders came to accompany them. In the two mansions of the Jia family, only Youshi, who was a third-rank imperial official, was in while in the West Manor, in addition to the old lady, Wangshi was a fifth-rank imperial official. Originally, Mrs. Xing also had a first-rank imperial order, but with the conviction of Jia She and his father, although the court had not yet deprived her of her imperial order, it was still somewhat unjustified.
As for Wang Xifeng, she was the majestic housekeeper in the mansion, but in front of the imperial edict, she didn't even have the qualifications to speak.
"Oh, your servant pays homage to the Madam of Imperial Concubine." Wang Xifeng came forward and bowed in a strange manner. She looked at the imperial edict in Yuanyang's hand with eyes popping out of her head with envy.
She likes power, how can she not envy the status of an imperial edict, but the original Lian Er was incompetent. Originally, if Jia Lian inherited the title in the future, she would naturally have an imperial edict, even if Jia Lian failed the examination, she would at least be a third-rank official. But as she broke up with Jia Lian, the two of them wrote a divorce letter and cleared the way in front of the old lady, so she naturally had no chance to get the status of an imperial edict.
Now seeing that this enemy had asked for an imperial decree for her aunt, she felt sad, bitter and envious.
"Grandma, how could you tease me!" Yuanyang said hurriedly, "The master only asked me to take care of the old lady so that it would be convenient for me. That's why I asked the queen for a favor. If you say anything more, I will be ashamed to see you."
After hearing this, Wang Xifeng took Yuanyang's hand and said, "Okay, okay, my sister Yuanyang, now you not only have a good man, but also the position of an imperial edict. Apart from other things, you should at least have a host."
"That's easy!" Jia Cong said, "It's almost noon, we can just have the old lady host, and in the evening, Yuanyang will host the dinner in the East Mansion and invite the second sister-in-law to come over. If we don't let the second sister-in-law drink to her heart's content, then it would be impolite of the East Mansion."
The old lady was also happy to hear this. Just as Jia Cong said, this was not only a honor for Yuanyang, but also a honor for her. It also showed that this grandson cared about her and was close to her. These were of course things she was happy to see.
"Feng'er, take out twenty taels of silver. Yuanyang is coming back today, and my old lady will host a party for him! Amber, go and invite all the girls as well. This is also a happy event, let them come and have fun together."
Everyone responded and went, and soon all the girls in the mansion arrived.
Since Jia Zheng visited the clan school a few days ago, the children of other mansions were also sent there , so he hid it from the old lady and threw Baoyu into the clan school.
Later the old lady also found out about it. Although she felt sorry for Baoyu, she also knew that Jia Zheng was doing it for Baoyu's own good. Therefore, she decided to let Baoyu go for a month to see if there was any effect.
Therefore, recently Baoyu, Jia Huan and Jia Lan have all been studying in the clan school.
All the girls were naturally joking around happily, but Daiyu was the only one who snorted softly and stuck out her little mouth hard towards Jia Cong!
Jia Cong came forward and whispered to Daiyu, "Sister Lin, is there something that makes you unhappy? Tell me who has offended my sister Lin."
