Chapter 308: Receiving the Imperial

Edict Ye Yongwang touched his chin and then said to the person beside him, "Write this down. Zhang San is lawless and openly bribed and threatened the imperial officials in court."

"In addition to this, Zhang San relied on his position as the steward of the Wu family to bully ordinary people at will, and ordered his servants to maliciously smash and destroy the guest building."

"As a slave, I saw an official from the imperial court dare not kneel and disrupt the order of the court..."

"This is a combination of multiple crimes. According to the laws of the current dynasty, this is enough to exile him thousands of miles away!" Ye Yongwang shouted, "First, give this man thirty lashes and put him in jail. After the guest house calculates the damage today, we can determine other compensation responsibilities!"

Butler Zhang: "..."

After spending half a day talking, I thought that Ye Yongwang would be able to understand the current situation, but how come he ended up being exiled a thousand miles away?

And he still wants to compensate Huibinlou? This Ye Yongwang really doesn't know what's good for him!

Veins on Butler Zhang's forehead bulged, "Master Ye, don't refuse a toast and drink a forfeit. For a mere ordinary businessman..."

"An ordinary businessman?" Ye Yongwang sneered, "Sure enough, this dog has been relying on others for a long time and can't even see the real situation clearly. Miss Su is..."

A distant relative of Mr. He.

Judging from the closeness between Su Yujin and He Yanxiu, Su Yujin will probably be able to marry into the He family and become the mother of the household in the future.

The person you want to bully now is the future Madam He! With Master He's temperament, let alone a mere housekeeper, even if you were the legitimate son or grandson of the Wu family, or even the current Wu Ge Lao, he would not let you go!

Before Ye Yongwang could finish his words, a yamen runner came running over in a hurry, "Sir, sir, sir..."

The yamen runner was in a panic, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he stuttered for a long time and could not utter another word.

"Why are you so flustered?" Ye Yongwang asked with a frown.

"Outside, outside..." The yamen runner panted for a long time, then calmed down a little and swallowed a big mouthful of saliva, "There are many people outside, led by Lord Ren from the Ministry of Rites, and Eunuch Shen, the eunuch who announces the imperial edict in the palace. They said they want to invite you to go to the home of Lord Ping'an who lives in Qinghe County to announce the imperial edict."

"Ping'an County Lord?" Ye Yongwang was surprised. "Where is there a Ping'an County Lord in our Qinghe County?"

By the way, is there a Heian County Lord?

I've never heard of this title...

"It's Miss Su! She was conferred the title of Lady of Ping'an County by the Emperor!" After the yamen runner said this, he seemed to have used up all his strength, and sat down on the ground, gasping for breath.

But then he thought that Su Yujin was now Lady Ping'an County. In terms of rank, Lady Ping'an was of the fifth rank, while Ye Yongwang, the county magistrate, was only of the seventh rank. As a yamen runner, he had to greet Su Yujin first, so he hurriedly adjusted his slumped sitting position to an upright kneeling position.

Miss Su was named Lady of Ping'an County? Ye Yongwang was shocked and hurriedly walked down from behind the desk and saluted Su Yujin, "Your subordinate greets Lady of Ping'an County."

"Master Ye, there is no need to be so polite." Su Yujin said, "Since the officials from the Ministry of Rites and the eunuchs who announce the imperial edict have already arrived outside the government office, Master Ye, please come with me to receive the imperial edict."

"Yes." Ye Yongwang agreed, told the person beside him to go outside to answer, and then accompanied Su Yujin out of the county government office.

The Lord Ren who came to announce the imperial edict from the Ministry of Rites was a sixth-rank official. He and the eunuch Shen who announced the imperial edict had already gotten off the carriage after hearing the news. When they saw Su Yujin and Ye Yongwang, they bowed slightly and said, "Ping An County Lord, Lord Ye."

"Thank you, Eunuch Shen and Lord Ren, for coming over here." Su Yujin greeted politely.

"It is an honor for me to be able to announce the imperial edict for Lady Ping'an." Eunuch Shen is an old eunuch in the palace. He used to serve the empress dowager and was also highly respected.

Seeing that Su Yujin was young, beautiful, polite, dignified and generous in her dealings with others, and not timid or fearful at all, he immediately had a good impression of her.

Everyone went to Su Yujin's home together.

Ye Yongwang led the way, while Lord Ren and Eunuch Shen brought attendants from the Ministry of Rites and the palace, plus carriages loaded with various rewards. It was a grand procession.

When such a scene was seen walking on Qinghe Street, pedestrians on the road avoided it and talked about it.

"What happened again?"

"From the looks of it, he seems to be someone from the palace?"

"It can't be wrong. Those servants are wearing the clothes of palace servants..."

"Just now I passed by the gate of the county government office and seemed to hear someone talking about conferring a title or something like county lady. But has anyone in Qinghe County been conferred the title of county lady?"

"County Lord? Oh my God, who can have such a great honor?"

"It seems that they are going to Miss Su's house!"

“Is this true…?”

“…”

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

The group arrived at Su Yujin's house. After they settled down a little, Eunuch Shen cleared his throat and said, "Su Yujin of Qinghe County has received the decree."

"I, the commoner Su Yujin, accept the order." Su Yujin knelt down respectfully.

Ye Yongwang, Ai Cao and a group of people followed suit and knelt down.

"The Emperor, by the order of Heaven and Order, proclaims that Su Yujin of Qinghe County is a man of outstanding medical skills and a benevolent heart. She made great contributions in curing epidemics during the flood in Hongzheng Prefecture. She is hereby granted the title of Ping'an County Lady, an additional salary of 500 dan, a county lady's mansion, 100 taels of gold, 20 rolls of silk of various colors, a jade ruyi, and a number of various medicinal materials. This is the order of the Emperor."

After Eunuch Shen finished speaking, Su Yujin kowtowed and thanked him, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. Long live the emperor."

Then he respectfully took the imperial edict from Eunuch Shen's hand with both hands, "Your Majesty, I am grateful for your grace."

"Ping'an County Lady has deserved the honor for curing the epidemic." Eunuch Shen said with a smile, "In addition to the emperor's reward, the empress dowager praised Ping'an County Lady as a role model for women, saying that women are as good as men, and specially rewarded Ping'an County Lady with a hectoliter of pearls and a white jade pillow as a reward."

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for the reward." Su Yujin thanked her again, "Eunuch Shen and Lord Ren have worked hard on the journey. Please move to the hall and have a cup of tea and some snacks."

It took them half a day to get here from the capital, and they didn't walk fast. It was just past mealtime and everyone was hungry.

Eunuch Shen and Lord Ren did not hesitate to go to the hall and sit down.

Ai Cao served freshly brewed Mao Jianer and various snacks that were always available at home.

Eunuch Shen and Lord Ren were always busy with these affairs, so they had plenty of food and drink. They didn't find the top-grade Maojian tea strange, but they were a little stunned when they tasted the snacks.

There are many kinds of snacks, such as peach blossom cakes, chestnut osmanthus cakes, almond cakes, osmanthus water chestnut cakes, and some strange-looking foods that I can't name.

In terms of style alone, it's not unusual, the most important thing is the taste of these snacks...

The peach blossom pastry has a crispy and delicate texture, full of peach blossom fragrance, moderate sweetness and is not greasy; the chestnut osmanthus cake has a soft and glutinous texture, but it is definitely not as dry and choking as usual. Instead, it feels delicate and smooth, leaving a lingering fragrance in the mouth; the osmanthus water chestnut cake is smoother and more elastic than what you usually eat.

Except for the title of Lady of Imperial Concubine, the titles of women from the highest to the lowest are usually Princess, Princess of the County, Princess of the County, Princess of the County, Princess of the County, and Princess of the County. The author found information and referred to one dynasty. The county princess had 300 shi of food, so the word "add" was used in the text, and 500 was taken as a reward. Don't be too picky. 　　 　 (End of this chapter)