Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 44 Entering the Palace
The next day, when Yinshi arrived, it was dark outside, and Yuan Wenshao put on his official uniform with the help of his maid.

Cui Liu tidied Yuan Wenshao's clothes, picked up a thick cloak from the hanger, and put it on Yuan Wenshao.

"My lord, it snowed last night, it's cold outside, get a cloak to warm you up."

"Yes." Yuan Wenshao nodded and let Cui Liu tie the cloak on him.

After getting dressed, Yuan Wenshao picked up his official hat and walked towards the door.

Cui Liu and Xiaohuan hurried forward and opened the door.

A burst of cold air hit him, and Yuan Wenshao couldn't help shivering and tightened his cloak.

"Zhang An, how long have you been here?"

As soon as Yuan Wenshao went out, he saw Zhang An waiting at the door with a lantern.

"Hehe." Zhang An grinned and said, "Sir, I've just arrived."

"It's so cold today. Don't wait at the door anymore. I'll ask someone to call you when I get up." Yuan Wenshao said.

Zhang An smiled and did not speak.

Yuan Wenshao shook his head, said nothing more, and walked to the front hall.

Zhang An quickly followed with a lantern.

"Have you ever gone home since you came back?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

"I went back yesterday and gave my mother the money that the young master rewarded, which made her very happy." Zhang An said with a smile.

"Is Mother Qian in good health?" Yuan Wenshao asked.

Zhang An's mother was his wet nurse. Later, her husband died of illness. The mother and son had no way to survive, so they sold themselves to the Yuan family.

Two years ago, Yuan Wenshao had returned the deeds of the mother and son, and bought some land for them.

However, Mother Qian only asked for her own body deed and insisted that Zhang An stay by Yuan Wenshao's side.

"That's great. He also said that the young master has been knighted and I want to make some clothes for him." Zhang An said with a smile.

"That's good. I'll return your body deed to you when you get back." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Ah?" Zhang An was stunned for a moment, stopped and said, "My lord, do you want to drive me away?"

Yuan Wenshao patted him on the back of the head, and scolded with a smile: "What are you thinking? You are the same age as me, so you should get married. You don't want your children to come from humble backgrounds in the future, do you?"

In this world, he trusted Zhang An the most.

Zhang An was a few months older than him, and the two grew up together like brothers and sisters.

This is also the reason why his strength increased greatly after crossing, but he told Zhang An that the gods in the dream gave him the elixir.

Because Zhang An is so familiar with him, if his strength only increases a little, Zhang An will definitely not think too much about it, but it is obviously abnormal for his strength to increase so much.

It was precisely because he trusted Zhang An that he said that. Even if Zhang An didn't believe it, he would not go out and talk nonsense.

Otherwise, in the era when the monarchy was granted by gods, talking about gods bestowing pills is simply courting death.

Zhang An also made a lot of contributions by following him this time, but it is a pity that he is a slave and cannot be rewarded.

Yuan Wenshao returned the body deed to him for his future consideration.

"Married?" Zhang An was taken aback, a blush appeared on his darkened face, and he didn't know whether it was excitement or embarrassment.

"Come on, I'll be late for the court in a while." Yuan Wenshao urged when he saw him dumbfounded.

"oh oh."

Zhang An came to his senses and quickly followed.

"The government rewarded me with a house, and I will move there after we get married. There is a lack of elderly people in the house, so I plan to invite Mama Qian over here. You can ask Mama Qian what she means." Yuan Wenshao said.

This was a decision he made after careful consideration before going to bed last night.

The new mansion needs a lot of servants, the officials will reward some, and his mother will definitely send some over when the time comes.

In addition, Sheng Hualan brought over as a dowry, some fish and dragons were mixed.

Sheng Hualan is also not easy to manage. Mama Qian is his nanny with high qualifications, so she can assist Sheng Hualan to take care of the family.

As the old saying goes, marry a virtuous wife.

A good wife is very helpful to a man.

This good thing refers not only to family background, but also to the ability to manage housework.

But with his status, a wife not only needs to be able to manage the house, but also has certain means and scheming.

After all, he is an earl now, and after he gets married, he will live in a separate residence. His wife has to deal with those officials and family members for a long time, so it is impossible without scheming.

Yuan Wenshao had read the original book, and had no doubts about Sheng Hualan's housekeeping ability.

After all, it was taught by Mrs. Sheng.

But to be honest, Sheng Hualan has more or less inherited her mother's character, and she is much worse in scheming. If she married Sheng Minglan, he wouldn't need to worry so much.

"My mother will definitely not refuse. It's not like the young master doesn't know. My mother is closer to the young master than my son." Zhang An said.

"If Mama Qian finds out about this, let's see how she treats you." Yuan Wenshao scolded with a smile.

While talking, he came to the front hall.

After Yuan Wenshao walked in, he saw Yuan Weichang already sitting at the table waiting.

"My son has met Daddy." Yuan Wenshao saluted.

Yuan Weichang waved his hand and said, "Sit down quickly, it's getting late, hurry up and eat, you can't delay the court."

"Yes." Yuan Wenshao responded and sat down.

He suddenly felt that it was not good to be a big official. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, he went to court early every day, which was five o'clock in later generations.

It's okay to be close to the palace, just get up half an hour earlier.

For those who are far away like the Yuan family, they have to arrive an hour in advance.

The Yuan family's ancestral house is quite close to the imperial palace, but unfortunately it has been confiscated and rewarded to others.

The house where the Yuan family lives now is in the outer city, not close to the imperial palace.

Fortunately, the house given to him by the official family was quite close to the palace. Once he moved there, he wouldn't have to get up so early.

The father and son had a simple breakfast and took a carriage to the palace.

When they arrived at the gate of the imperial city, they got out of the carriage, and after a simple inspection, they entered the imperial city.

The imperial city belongs to the periphery of the imperial palace, and the inside is where officials work, so inspections are relatively lax.

Basically, the officials only checked the fish bags and then released them directly.

The fish bag is also the so-called fish talisman, a waist card worn by ancient officials to prove the identity of the official.

There are several large characters engraved on it with the official's name and official position, and a line of small characters engraved with a description of the official's appearance.

When I arrived in Dazhou, I felt that it was too ugly to wear, so I made a purse to hold it.

It is enough to carry a purse directly in the back, so it is called a fish bag.

Although there is no embroidery on the fish bags, officials of different ranks have different patterns, and no one dares to impersonate them.

Entering the imperial city, Yuan Weichang did not take Yuan Wenshao to the side hall where he was waiting to go to court, but went directly to the Gate of Supreme Harmony.

Outside the Gate of Supreme Harmony is a large square. According to Yuan Weichang, each official lined up here. When the time is up, the Gate of Taihe will be opened and the officials will enter the palace to attend court.

It was still a while before the morning court, and all the officials were still resting in the side hall, so it was empty.

Yuan Weichang brought Yuan Wenshao to the gate. With a smile on his face, he said politely to the eunuch standing at the door: "My father-in-law, this is the dog son Yuan Wenshao. Thanks to the official's gift, he enters the palace today to express his gratitude."

As he spoke, he took out a banknote from his sleeve and handed it over without leaving a trace.

This father-in-law is in his thirties, has no white beard, and looks a bit feminine.

He took the banknote and said with a smile: "It turns out that Uncle Zhongyong is in person. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already informed us that Uncle Yuan will come with us."

Yuan Weichang gave some instructions and asked Yuan Wenshao to follow the eunuch in.

Yuan Wenshao nodded, and followed the eunuch into the palace through the side door.

It was his first time entering the palace, and he was very curious.

However, Yuan Weichang told him not to look around after entering the palace, so he could only look around from the corner of his eye while walking.

The imperial palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty was far inferior to the Forbidden City in terms of majesty and momentum.

But for some reason, it gave him a more majestic feeling than the Forbidden City.

Yuan Wenshao thought about it carefully, and felt that it was a psychological effect.

After all, the Forbidden City in later generations was just a scenic spot, but there was a living emperor living in this palace, so the feeling was naturally different.

The guards inside the palace are much stricter than those outside. You can see soldiers standing guard along the way, and you will encounter soldiers on patrol from time to time.

After walking for about five or six minutes, the eunuch who led the way brought Yuan Wenshao to a side hall.

"Uncle Yuan, according to the rules, your lower body needs to be searched. Our family can only send you here. After the search is completed, someone will take you to the side hall of Zichen Palace to wait for the official summons."

"Thank you, father-in-law." Yuan Wenshao cupped his hands.

Don't think that this eunuch is just the eunuch on duty at the gate of the palace, but maybe one day if you are lucky, you will go to serve some noble person.

Therefore, it is best to be polite to the eunuchs in the palace.

This is what Yuan Weichang told him.

"This is our family's responsibility, and we should not thank you."

Although he said so, he was very satisfied with Yuan Wenshao's attitude in his heart, so when he left, he told the eunuch who searched him to take care of Yuan Wenshao.

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　　I saw a lot of people commenting, saying that the protagonist told Zhang An that the pill given by the gods was a bit poisonous.

　　Let me explain here, Zhang An’s position is that he grew up with the protagonist. In this case, he knows the protagonist very well, and ordinary excuses cannot be deceived.

　　Some people say that the theory of immortals will cause trouble or something, so there is no need to worry about this.

　　First of all, the protagonist told Zhang An not to tell others, and secondly, there were regulations in ancient times that it was a death penalty for a slave to accuse his master, except for things like rebellion, of course.

　　So there is no need to worry at all, the rest of the people don't understand the protagonist's martial arts, even his parents don't care much, so the protagonist doesn't need to spread the fairy tale everywhere.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)