After hearing my inner thoughts, the ancestors in the Dream of the Red Chamber went berserk.

Unaware of what was about to happen in the palace, Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua had just boarded their carriage to return to their residence.

As soon as Jia Daishan got into the carriage, he opened his clothes, and Jia Daihua gasped and said:

"Why is it cracked again? But I brought medicine with me, let me apply it for you."

Jia Daishan gasped and said:

"Thank you for your help, brother, in the purse at my waist!"

After finding the medicine, Jia Daihua applied it to Jia Daishan's wounds while angrily saying:

"Is this your idea? Aren't you usually so smart? Can't you even put on an act?"

Jia Daishan said with a smile, "If it weren't true, who would believe it? Judging from the results, the suffering was worth it."

After saying that, he took another deep breath.

Jia Daihua said:

"I don't care if it hurts to death, you're really going all out for Hu'er, even with your old bones!"

Jia Daishan sighed:

"His Majesty is a man of great sentiments. With His Majesty's handling of this matter, those people will have to think twice before trying to harm the Jia family again. At the very least, Hu'er is safe."

Jia Daihua sighed and said, "You've had a hard time."

Jia Daishan said:

“What’s so difficult about it? Didn’t my brother also lose sleep over Jing’er’s situation before?”

After reapplying the medicine, Jia Daishan straightened his clothes, sighed, and said:

"But we still have no clue about this matter, and the voice has not appeared again."

Jia Daihua leaned closer mysteriously and said:

"Do you think it might really be our ancestors appearing to remind us?"

Jia Daishan wanted to say that his brother was being unrealistic, but considering the strangeness of the incident and the lack of any trace, he couldn't be sure.

The two returned to the Duke's mansion with the eunuch who delivered the imperial decree. Before leaving the palace, Jia Daishan had already sent someone to inform the matriarch, Jia Mu, to set up an incense table in preparation for receiving the decree.

When Grandmother Jia received the news, she was also surprised. The servant who came to deliver the message said that the Duke only said it was a good thing and there was no need to panic.

Upon hearing this, Grandmother Jia and the others felt relieved and quickly made arrangements for receiving the imperial decree. They also sent people to notify everyone in the courtyard to come to the main courtyard to receive the decree.

When the message reached Jia Hu, he was playing happily in the garden with Jia Zhu and Jia Zhen. He was becoming more and more accustomed to his childhood and wished he could make up for all the childhood he had missed.

Because his father had forbidden him from leaving the manor, Jia Jing was bored at home and couldn't visit friends. So he decided to bring his son Jia Zhen, who also had no playmates, to the Rongguo Mansion. After arriving, he left Jia Zhen with Jia Hu and then went off to find Jia She and Jia Zheng. Jia Hu was speechless, looking at the irresponsible Jia Jing and then at the curious little boy Jia Zhen in front of him. He thought to himself that it didn't matter whether he was herding one sheep or two, and let his two little devils do whatever they wanted in the garden.

Upon learning that he was to go to the main courtyard to await receiving the imperial decree, Jia Hu was stunned. The main plot of the Dream of the Red Chamber had not yet begun, and he did not know what would happen. He knew that his grandfather was going to the palace as soon as possible, so the imperial decree must not be bad.

Because Jia Jing and Jia Zhen hadn't avoided the situation beforehand, they were now on their way but couldn't leave. They also went to the main courtyard to wait for them. Everyone was uncertain and extremely anxious. Although the news that came was good, it was an imperial edict that would determine the fate of many families.

After a short while, the imperial edict was announced.

The angels arrived at the Jia mansion, and Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua led everyone to kneel down according to age and rank.

The angel began to proclaim the imperial decree. When everyone heard that Lady Zhang was granted the title of First-Rank Imperial Lady and Jia Hu was granted the title of Fourth-Rank General of Imperial Grace, and when they heard about the various gifts bestowed by the Emperor, they were all overjoyed.

After the angel finished proclaiming the decree, he was about to leave when Jia Daishan hurriedly said, "Thank you for your trouble, sir. Why don't you stay for a meal?"

Dai Quan, the chief eunuch of the Daming Palace, said with a smile:

"I also want to have a drink of the Duke's wine to share in the joy, but I must hurry back to the palace to report."

Jia Daihua then quietly handed over a purse, saying, "Eunuch, take this for drinking!"

Dai Quan deflected:

"This is my duty, how could I trouble you to spend money!"

Jia Daishan placed it in his hand and said:

"Father-in-law, please don't think it's too little."

Dai Quan laughed even more genuinely and said:

“My lord, I think your young master is quite clever and will surely achieve great things in the future. However, he seems to have been frightened a few days ago and doesn’t look quite well yet. He needs to take good care of himself. That damned servant dared to harm his master. I will definitely report this to the Emperor truthfully when I return to the palace.”

Seeing that Jia Hu had recovered considerably and was no longer troubled, Jia Daishan smiled and said to Dai Quan:

"In that case, I'll have to trouble you, sir."

Dai Quan smiled, bowed, and left with his entourage.

Jia Daihua came over and said softly:

“Dai Quan is a smart man.”

Jia Daishan sneered:

"It must be no easy feat to climb to this position. We can't get too close to these kinds of people; we can't tame them."

Everyone was overjoyed. The women surrounded Zhang to offer their congratulations. Although she was happy to be granted the title of First Rank Lady, she was also pleased that it was compensation for her son's accident. She wished it weren't for her child's safety.

Wang had nothing to envy; she only hoped that her future husband and son would be ambitious and that she could also obtain an imperial title.

Jia She held Jia Hu so tightly that he almost tasted the bitterness. He, the father, had nothing yet, but his son was already a fourth-rank general, and his son would be a person with a salary in the future.

Amidst the cheers and laughter of the crowd, Jia Hu was completely bewildered. How did he suddenly acquire a title? Did such a thing happen in Dream of the Red Chamber? Was it because he survived this lifetime that things changed?

Jia Zhen and Jia Hu excitedly stepped forward to congratulate their elder brother. How wonderful! Their brother would be a general in the future, able to walk with impunity wherever he went.

Looking at the two little ones in front of him, one big and one small, Jia Hu excitedly asked him to take them out to show them off, and couldn't help but think to himself,

This is Jia Zhen. His son was supposed to become a fourth-rank general like me, oh right, but it didn't work out.

Jia Zhen and Jia Zhu were completely bewildered. They hadn't seen Brother Hu open his mouth before they heard him speak. Jia Zhen looked at Jia Hu and wondered what Brother Hu had said about his son, but he was still young.

Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua, who had just reached the children, were shocked. The voice came again, saying that Jia Zhen's son should have become a fourth-rank general. They didn't need to think beforehand to understand why, but this time they clearly heard Jia Hu's voice. However, Jia Hu didn't speak; it was his inner voice. Suppressing their shock, Jia Daishan and Jia Daihua looked at Jia Zhu and Jia Zhen, who had also clearly heard it, and quickly stepped forward to say:

"What are you three doing together?"

The group quickly bowed to their grandfathers as they approached.

Jia Zhen said excitedly, "Grandfather, great-uncle, my little brother Zhu'er and I were just saying that we wanted Brother Hu to take us out to play!"

Jia Daishan asked kindly, "Why do you want to go out and have some fun?"

Jia Zhu raised her hand to answer:

“Brother Zhen said that since my brother is now a general, we can go out and do whatever we want.”

Jia Daihua immediately switched to Tyrannosaurus Rex mode and said:

"You two little devils, are you crabs? I'll beat you so badly you'll be hopping around!"