Chapter 175 Song Ruqi is Scared Sick
The Duke Cheng’en Mansion, which had stood empty for over twenty years, finally welcomed its master. No, now it was called the Marquis Mansion.
The lacquered plaque of the Marquis Mansion, said to be personally bestowed by the Emperor, brightly replaced the Duke Cheng’en’s plaque, hanging high above the gate, attracting the attention of passersby, and making many people wonder if they should send congratulatory gifts.
But the Marquis only returned to the small ancestral hall in the mansion to worship his ancestors and parents, then returned to the palace, leaving only a few old servants and some guards in the mansion.
It is said that the Marquis would often reside in Cining Palace to accompany the Empress Dowager, study at the Imperial Academy, and only return to the Marquis Mansion for rituals and offerings on the first and fifteenth of the lunar months until he came of age.
It is also said that Empress Dowager Wang and the Emperor granted the Marquis short stays at Prime Minister Song’s mansion, ostensibly to seek academic guidance from Prime Minister Song.
No matter the hearsay, it all reveals that this newly-appointed Marquis is deeply favored by the Emperor, including at the Prime Minister’s Mansion. Why say this?
For the Wang clan, closely related to the emperor, and even the Uncle’s Mansion, do not have such favors, which clearly indicates where the imperial favor lies.
The Uncle’s Mansion has been the butt of many jokes, and involuntarily, it has fostered a lot of jealousy towards the Prime Minister’s Mansion. However, they are helpless, as the Prime Minister’s influence and power are far superior.