Chapter 392: Proposal

The banquet was late at night, and the guests laughed and looked at the leftovers everywhere, and were helplessly rested by Liu Wen. Zhou Heng accompanied several colleagues from the Palace Front Office until the end to send them away. Master Zhou was very happy today. Since he entered the Palace Front Office, he was particularly cheerful. He was not a good source of study. Now he became a small military officer, and he made friends with Yuhou, the Dutou. These people were very polite to Zhou Heng's temper. In addition, his identity was different. Many things could be helped in the yamen. In less than a few days, he became familiar with everyone. He went to the Palace Front Office early in the morning, and then went to the palace to listen to the court or go to the street for inspection, and his life was free and easy.

Chen Ao returned to the house and suddenly remembered that he had not yet gone to see Tang Yan. There were too many guests at this banquet. In the future, his father-in-law only took two sides with him. Logically speaking, he was the teacher and he should go to see him off. So he was dizzy and wanted to see him off.

Liu Wen held him and said with a smile: "Young Master, the master has sent someone to send him off. You should take a break first and wake up."

"Oh, that's how?" Chen Aohe nodded, felt relieved, and fell asleep.

When I woke up, I found that it was still some time before dawn. I changed my clothes and wrote an article. When it was dawn, I simply went to the front office to find Zhou Heng and Deng Long to play. The front office was one of the three yamen, responsible for protecting the security of the palace and the inner city. The yamen was built very wide and occupied a large area. Sometimes some middle and low-level officers came in and out.

Chen Ao reported, and Deng Long and Zhou Heng both welcomed him. When they saw Chen Ao, they laughed and exchanged greetings. Deng Long asked Chen Ao to meet the commander-in-chief, saying that the indignant commander-in-chief Hu had always hoped to meet Chen Ao at first sight and thank Chen Ao in person.

At the banquet yesterday, Chen Ao met Hu An and also toasted each other, but due to the large number of people, he did not discuss it in detail. Chen Ao felt that Commander Hu was a generous person, with a good grace of water, and the character of repaying each other with a spring of water, so he smiled and said, "Then please trouble Brother Deng to report."

Not long after, a cannon suddenly sounded from the gate. Hu Ang was wearing a blazing suit and came out with his generals of all sizes. This formation was not like a welcoming guest, but more like a gangster killing people.

Chen Ao was shocked, so imposing.

Hu Anlong came over with a tiger step, Chen Ao quickly saluted and said, "I have met the commander."

Hu laughed loudly, took Chen Ao's hand, and said to his left and right: "This is Mr. Chen Ao Chen... No, now it is Master Chen Ao Chen. I often mention it to you. Come and greet you."

The generals and schools behind Hu Angry dared not be negligent, so they clasped their fists and said, "Master Chen."

Hu Qian and Shen Ao looked at each other and smiled, then went into the yamen and greeted each other with polite greetings. Hu Qian was quite interested in Chen Ao and said, "Scholar Chen, you said that you had a conflict with Gao Yanei on the street and went to Dali Temple. I wonder if it was true?"

Gao Qiu is also one of the leaders of the three yamen, and is in the same system as Hu Qian. Chen Ao didn’t know whether the relationship between Hu Qian and Gao Qiu was close, so he said with a tough bullet: “Yes.”

Hu smiled bitterly and said, "This Gao Yanei is the most domineering. Gao Taiwei has always been too protective of him, so he becomes more and more arrogant. Chen Ao's trip has taught him a lesson. But..." Then, he lowered his voice and said, "Taiwei Gao is a vengeful person. Chen Xueshou offended him, I am afraid he will not give up easily. Moreover, this person is the most favored by the government, so Chen Xueshou must be careful." Hu Qianbai reminded him meaningfully, as if there was some hint.

Chen Ao looked at this carefree Hu Anger and felt an illusion. This Hu Anger is probably not simple. He can get to the high position of the commander of the front office of the Palace Commander. If he has no wrists, it would be a lie; but what does these words mean?

Chen Ao smiled and said, "Mr. Thank you for your reminder."

I looked at the yatang. There was no difference between the yatang and the ordinary yatang. The only difference was that the gold-burned plaque hanging high on the wall in front was quite dazzling. When I looked carefully, it turned out to be the four words "The Emperor's Personal Army" written by Emperor Taizong.

The emperor's personal army? It is appropriate to use these four words to describe the Palace Front Office. The Palace Front Office is in charge of the palace ban and guarding the inner city. It is the last barrier to protect the emperor. Among the three yamen, the Palace Front Office is the most prominent.

Chen Ao felt enlightened. According to his understanding of the Three Yas, the commander in the front office of the Hall has always been the leader of the Three Yas. Although he is the same as the other two commander in terms of level, his status is vaguely transcendent.

But Hu Ang's status is a bit embarrassing. On the one hand, as the commander of the Palace Front Office, he should have been the most prominent in the Three Yamen; but everyone knows that Gao Qiu, who served as the personal guards' officer, was the most favored by the emperor and was also appointed as the Grand Marshal. In this way, the Ma Junshi suppressed Hu Ang.

According to common sense, Hu Ang’s status should be higher than Gao Qiu, but the reality is not the case. As the commander-in-chief of the Palace Office, Hu Ang would not be able to feel no grudges in his heart.

After understanding this section, Chen Ao let go and talked with Hu Ang, and then he walked around the various rooms of the yamen. He was familiar with the generals of the front office of the Palace and then said goodbye.

On the second day, the imperial edict came down. Chen Ao heard the imperial edict and pretended to be surprised and said to his wife: "Why did the imperial edict come again? It's so strange."

I went with everyone to receive the order. As Chen Ao expected, today's imperial edict was given to the marriage, and three were given at one time.

When the lady heard this, she was dizzy, Tang Mo'er, Yang Zhen'er, and Chun'er, she was confused for a moment. When the father-in-law who was sending the order left, the lady quickly grabbed Chen Ao and asked, "What's going on?"

Chen Ao said innocently: "I don't know, nor do I know what the emperor is crazy about, and suddenly I want to give a marriage! Aunt, my mind is very simple. Now I want to study hard, and I have never even thought about getting married."

The lady quickly scolded, "Don't talk nonsense, how can the official family go crazy? Be careful of the walls." Then, she persuaded Chen Ao: "Since this is what the official family means, this marriage must be done. No matter which daughter of the family, she must marry her. Otherwise, this disrespectful resistance will be a serious crime of beheading."

Even though she said this, she still didn't react in her heart. The emperor suddenly issued an order to give her marriage, and she gave her three gifts. Tang Mo'er was satisfied. After all, she was the daughter of the Imperial College Priest. She must be a virtuous and dignified woman, and her family education would not be bad. As for Chun'er, she had nothing to say. Chun'er was grown up, with a gentle temperament and diligent hand and feet. In the future, she could also make Chen Ao Shao worry about it. As for Yang Zhen'er, she had never heard of Yang Jian's adopted daughter, who is Yang Jian? The wife knew that it was just...

The wife's eyelids couldn't help but jump up. Actually, the wife didn't mind what Yang Zhen'er looked like. Her family background, the wife didn't dislike her. But she understood Zhou Zheng's temperament. Zhou Zheng was a strict family member and always avoided having any connection with the inner officials. Now she wanted to be a relative of Yang Jian and Yang Eunuch...

The lady sighed and held Chen Ao's hand and said, "When the matter is coming, we should wait for the Duke to come back to discuss it. Let's follow me to the Buddhist temple first."

Chen Ao responded and looked at Zhou Ruo. Seeing that Zhou Ruo had no expression on his face, he couldn't guess what she was feeling at the moment, but when facing Zhou Ruo at this moment, he felt a little depressed.

In the evening, Zhou Zheng returned home and the gate immediately responded. The wife hurriedly asked someone to invite him to the Buddhist temple. Soon, Zhou Zheng lifted the curtain and came in. It must have learned about this from the gate. His face was calm, and he didn't know whether it was joy or sorrow.

The lady told the whole story again, and Zhou Zheng frowned and said, "It's great, what did Your Majesty suddenly give him a marriage? I haven't heard of any news before."

The wife said, "The previous few times the officials sent an order, they scolded Chen Ao for being ignorant. Maybe they wanted to ask Chen Ao to calm down, so they gave these marriages." Then they smiled bitterly and said, "It's okay to give marriages. I can give three at a time. Can Chen Ao, the child? In my opinion, this official family is also a dog to take a rat."

Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "I have heard of the lady of the Tang family. She is a famous talented woman in Bianjing City. This marriage is very good. As for Chun'er, was that girl in the past?"

The lady said, "It's her. She was taken back by her family a few days ago. She has a very good temperament."

Zhou Zhenghe nodded, his wife's identity was not high, and Zhou Zheng still married her, so he didn't mind the identity. He said with satisfaction: "This girl has a gentle personality. I originally wanted to find a good marriage for her. It is not impossible to marry Chen Ao. Since it is a marriage, the imperial edict will come sooner or later, who can say what she is?"

The lady looked at Zhou Zheng with concern and said, "Have you heard of Yang Zhen'er?"

Zhou Zheng frowned and said, "It's this. I haven't heard of Yang Jian's adopted daughter before, why did he suddenly have an adopted daughter? What's more, Yang Jian is an internal official, and it's a bit flattering to get married to him. Alas..." After Zhou Zheng said that, he couldn't help but sigh. The Zhou family is a big family. Although Yang Jian is powerful, his reputation is not very good after all. If he marrys him, it's hard to guarantee that someone can talk about gossip.

The lady said, "Those gossips are nothing. What do you have to do with us when you are on others? What I worry most is Yang Zhen'er's temperament. If she has a bad temperament, I'm afraid that the family will be uneasy in the future. If she is well-educated, she will have no worries."

Zhou Zheng smiled reluctantly and said, "Since the imperial edict has been issued, what's the use of saying this? Prepare the betrothal gift immediately and prepare for it. Leave this matter to the wife. I'll go and inquire and see what the news is."

After Zhou Zheng said that, he immediately said to Chen Ao: "Chen Ao, do you know Yang Zhen'er?"

Chen Ao said: "I went to Eunuch Yang's mansion once, but I met once."
Chapter completed!