Li Qingyang glanced at the old eunuch and said,"
"What is the matter, Eunuch?”
The old eunuch smiled and carefully said,"
"I'm here to deliver the emperor's decree.”
As he spoke, his expression turned serious. He raised the imperial edict in his hands and said in a clear voice,
" Li Qingyang, receive the decree!!"
Li Qingyang's expression was calm as he cupped his hands, indicating,"
"Li Qingyang, accept the decree."
The old eunuch's expression changed.
If it was anyone else with such an attitude, he would have long been furious and reprimanded them to kneel down and kowtow. He would even slap them.
Unfortunately, the person in front of him was different. Before he left, Emperor Kang Xi had personally warned him not to anger Li Qingyang because of his arrogant attitude.
Even his own master had said so and did not mind at all, what else did he dare to say?!
As for the rest of the people in the main hall, their eyelids twitched wildly as they watched this scene in disbelief.
Why aren't you kneeling in front of the imperial edict?
Moreover, the eunuch who announced the decree didn't explode?？
Could it be that Li Qingyang was telling the truth when he said he wouldn't even kneel when he saw the Emperor?？？
…This was going to turn the heavens upside down…
The old eunuch ignored the others and his expression quickly returned to normal. He chuckled and said,"
"The Emperor has decreed that Li Qingyang of the Imperial Kitchen, when the Crown Prince's Junior Guardian, Oboi, was about to rebel against his superiors, he stepped forward to protect the Emperor, defeat Oboi, and capture him.”
"Li Qingyang has rendered meritorious service to the imperial court and protected the emperor. He is hereby conferred the title of Divine Might Marquis and is a third-grade personal guard of the imperial court.”
"A mansion, five thousand taels of gold, a thousand pieces of Shu brocade, a pair of Sea-suppressing Jade Kylin, a pair of Martial Virtue Golden Mace, a Ferghana Horse, and a golden plaque from the emperor…I respectfully accept this!!”
The old eunuch took a full five breaths to finish reciting the long list of rewards. He held up the imperial edict with both hands and placed it in front of Li Qingyang.
Li Qingyang's expression remained the same as he casually picked up the imperial edict and said,"
"Li Qingyang thanks the emperor."
The old eunuch rolled his eyes and pretended not to see anything. The smile on his face did not change, and then he whispered to Li Qingyang,
"Lord Marquis, before coming, the Emperor specially instructed this servant to apologize on his behalf.”
"The Emperor said that he was too busy yesterday and was busy until midnight, so he forgot to immediately give out the reward.”
Hearing this, Li Qingyang did not think much of it, but the faces of everyone around him had already turned ashen.
When the imperial edict arrived, he stood up to receive it and casually took it. The emperor even wanted to personally apologize to him and say that he was wrong?!
In the imperial edict, he defeated and captured Oboi. For the first time, he was promoted to the third rank and became a marquis.
One had to know that the highest level of a royal guard with a saber was a fourth-grade. Now, for the first time, a third-grade official had appeared, and he had even specified that he was a personal guard…
Who…was this person?
This question was on everyone's mind in the main hall.
"Lord Marquis."
The old eunuch smiled and pointed at the things in the hands of the young eunuchs beside him.
"Look, should these things be sent directly to your manor, or…"
Li Qingyang's gaze swept across the area and landed on the trays in the hands of the eunuchs.
The first tray contained a set of Fish-dragon Apparels, a martial crown, a set of Cloud Pattern Brocade Boots, and a white jade token.
On the second tray, there was a third-grade official's court uniform embroidered with a leopard, as well as a flower feather on his head.
On the third tray, there was a marquis uniform embroidered with nine serpents and a purple gold crown.
Li Qingyang only took a glance at these things and was too lazy to pay attention to them.
These court clothes were a symbol of status, power, and authority. It was precisely because of their uniqueness that they were sent along with the imperial edict to symbolize the emperor's great kindness.
However, to Li Qingyang, all these things added together were not as interesting as the items on the fourth tray.
There were only two items on the fourth tray.
There was an oval-shaped gold token and an exquisite green porcelain bottle.
The old eunuch, who had been observing Li Qingyang's expression, noticed Li Qingyang's gaze and hurriedly said with a smile,
"Lord Marquis, this is the Snow Ginseng Fortune Pill that the Emperor promised you. There are two pills in total, and it is the only remaining stock in the palace.”
"Also, this token that allows you to enter and leave the palace without any restrictions is a gift from the Emperor. It allows you to enter and leave the martial arts library at any time without any time limit.”
"Alright."
Hearing this, a smile finally appeared on Li Qingyang's face.
He reached out and picked up the small green porcelain bottle and the token. He put them in his bosom and said to the old eunuch,"
"Then let's go. Let's go to my residence. I happen to know the way.”
"Yes, yes, yes…Lord Marquis, this way please. This old servant will lead the way.”
As a eunuch who often left the palace to deliver imperial edicts, he basically recognized all the residences of the nobles in the capital.
The old eunuch led the way, followed by Li Qingyang and the four young eunuchs. They left the main hall.
Seeing that Li Qingyang's figure was about to disappear, Ouyang Ke finally reacted and stood up abruptly.
Ouyang Ke kneeled on the ground with an 'ordinary' sound. He kowtowed repeatedly and said loudly,
"This humble official respectfully sends off Marquis Shen Wei!"
At this moment, the remaining people also reacted. They knelt down and kowtowed in panic.
"Farewell, Marquis Shen Wei!"
By the time they were dizzy and bruised, they lifted their heads to take a look. Li Qingyang's figure had long disappeared.
…………
Two hours later.
In the main hall of the Divine Might Marquis Estate, which had a plaque recently hung on it.
With his hands behind his back, Li Qingyang examined a painting hanging in the hall.
This mansion was originally the mansion of a Baylor who had committed a crime in the capital. It occupied an area of 100 mu and was extravagant.
And the housekeeper, servants, maidservants, and cooks in the mansion were all there, so he didn't need to worry about them at all.
He himself didn't care about the spies and spies that were planted in, so he naturally didn't bother to change them.
"Lord Marquis!"
The old butler lowered his head and appeared outside the main hall."Lord Wei requests an audience."
"Let him in."
Li Qingyang replied without turning around.
"Yes, Lord Marquis."
A moment later, Li Qingyang heard footsteps and Wei Xiaobao's voice rang in his ears,"
"Wow…Big Brother Li, your mansion is much better than mine!! The emperor is really unfair!"
"By the way, did the emperor reward you with a few beauties…"
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