Chapter 177: Two First-Rank Imperial Ladies in One Family
The old emperor is more energetic today than ever before.
He looks energetic, but his whole body is filled with an aura of displeasure.
His face was intimidating even without being angry, and what was more, he was angry now, which made all the ministers feel insecure.
Damn it, it’s that blind guy who has made their Majesty unhappy again.
Didn't he know that a million people would be killed when the emperor was angry? Although their emperor's anger would not be so severe, it would still be fatal.
The ministers dared not to breathe and were more cautious than before. Even the voices of their welcome were a little softer than before, for fear of arousing the emperor's dissatisfaction.
"Your Majesty, we welcome you respectfully."
The emperor did not ask anyone to stand up for a long time, and the ministers were even more nervous.
It was unknown how long it took, but when cold sweats began to break out on the ministers' backs, the old emperor finally spoke.
"Stand up." The emperor's tone was mixed with anger.
In the past, all the ministers were asked to stand up, but now only one person is asked to stand up. It is conceivable that the emperor is in an extremely bad mood.
This time they didn't have to wait long before the emperor spoke again.
"Is Lord Chu feeling better now?"
Meeting the old emperor's concerned look, Shen Zhao quickly stood out from the team.
Respectfully and weakly replied:
"In reply to Your Majesty, I am feeling better now, ahem..."
He coughed twice and sounded weak.
Indirectly tell the emperor that he is very bad!
This cough caused many people to roll their eyes and show sympathy.
The ministers who were hostile to Chu Mu were about to roll their eyes to the sky.
This guy surnamed Chu is just pretending. He was poisoned, not catching a cold. Why doesn't he cough to death?
It seems that the emperor was so angry today because Chu Muto was poisoned.
Why not poison him to death?
The person who poisoned the people is a fool. He wants to kill someone without getting rid of the root of the problem.
The one who sympathized with her was Xie Yuheng, who looked at Brother Chu with worried eyes.
Brother Chu was poisoned yesterday and was almost bled to death by the old doctor. He was also told that his mother was not his biological child. He finally returned home to rest.
He met his savior again, who turned out to be a fake. The Miss Lin who was kept in the mansion was even more malicious. All these troubles fell on Brother Chu.
How can Brother Chu withstand the double blow of physical and psychological suffering?
There is no one in the mansion who understands what he is doing. His wife is so arrogant to Brother Chu, how could she care about his life or death?
Look, he's coughing. He probably caught a cold again at night.
Brother Chu, who has no mother or wife to love him, is really pitiful.
Not only Xie Yuheng thought so, but the old emperor also thought so.
I finally have a capable person, but he still gets involved in so many troubles.
Even he was shocked when he heard the report from his subordinates yesterday.
First he was poisoned, then he lost his mother, and finally he suffered a double blow: the savior was fake, and the orphan raised in the mansion was evil.
Any one of them is hard to accept, not to mention that these things happened in one day.
"My dear, you have suffered so much. I will definitely give you justice."
This justice is not only for Chu Mu, but also a warning to those who poisoned him.
Do you really think that he is useless because of his age? If he can't even protect his own people, what is the point of being an emperor?
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shen Zhao still replied weakly, gasping for breath from time to time.
This made the old emperor feel even more sympathetic, it was really pitiful.
He even felt a little embarrassed to use this poor man as a knife.
But I have no choice but to compensate him indirectly.
"The Minister of Justice and the Junior Secretary of the Supreme Court step forward."
The two people whose names were called quickly stood up.
"Someone in Kyoto actually poisoned an imperial official. This is a challenge to my authority. I give you seven days to apprehend the person who did this."
The Minister of Justice was sweating profusely, wondering where he could find the person who poisoned him in seven days.
As far as he knew, the poison that this Chu man was poisoned with was very unusual and was said to have come from Japan.
The situation in the territory of Southern Chu is already bad enough, let alone the country of Kua.
"Yes, I obey your command." Xie Wenyun, the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, was the first to speak.
The Minister of Justice then responded, "Yes, I obey your command."
This Xie guy is a young and fearless person. After being the Shaoqing of Dali Temple for a few years, does he think he is invincible?
Seven days, but it’s just seven short days!
The old emperor looked at Shen Zhao again.
"Lord Chu, your merits should be rewarded and your faults punished. As a worthy general of Southern Chu, you have protected the people of Southern Chu. Today, I posthumously confer the title of First-Rank Consort upon your biological mother, Lady Yu."
The ministers who had been at odds with Chu Mu in the past had already jumped out, but today they dared not say a word.
He was the only one who didn't stand up to oppose.
Anyone who dares to stand up and oppose it will be angry.
No one is stupid now.
The emperor took this opportunity to make amends to the Chu family.
Anyway, the mother surnamed Chu has passed away long ago, so it doesn't matter if I posthumously confer an imperial edict on a dead person.
Shen Zhao quickly knelt down to express his gratitude: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
She expressed her gratitude sincerely, and the imperial edict meant a reward.
The reward represents silver.
The old emperor's next words confirmed exactly what Shen Zhao was thinking.
However, this time the reward exceeded the reward for the title of Consort.
Shen Zhao looked at the old emperor with eyes filled with sincere gratitude, and kowtowed to him three times.
She has to knock on this one, it's worth it!
The old emperor felt relieved when he saw this. It turned out that this taciturn guy knew how to be grateful.
These are clearly what he deserves.
He was still so grateful.
Thinking of this, the old emperor spoke again.
"You have been married to Shen for many years. As a commander, you have made many contributions. I hereby confer upon Shen the title of First-Rank Imperial Consort and bestow upon her the title of Virtue."
Shock flashed in Shen Zhao's eyes. She could understand why Chu Mu's mother was conferred the title of First Rank Lady.
She couldn't understand why she was conferred the title of first-rank imperial concubine. Although Chu Mu was the commander-in-chief, he was only of the first rank. She was not qualified to be a first-rank imperial concubine's wife, and the most important thing was that she was given the title.
This shocked her greatly. There were only two first-rank ladies with the title in the entire Southern Chu Kingdom.
Now there are three of us including her.
One is Grand Tutor Pang and Madam Pang, the mother of the Queen Mother.
The other is Xie Yuheng’s mother, Lady Xie Guogong.
How can she be compared with these two?
Not only Shen Zhao was shocked, but other ministers were also shocked.
There is a big difference between a lady with a title and one without a title.
There is a huge difference in annual salary and treatment. Although both are first-rank ladies, those without titles are inferior to those with titles.
Someone immediately stood up to oppose it.
"Your Majesty, this is unreasonable. General Chu has made meritorious contributions, and conferring a first-rank imperial edict on his wife is already a gift. If you grant her another title, you'd be violating the rules of our ancestors."
"Your Majesty, in our great nation of Southern Chu, there are only two First-Rank Imperial Consorts with titles: the wife of Duke Rong and the wife of Duke Xie. These two ladies are role models for all ladies and women, and they are well-deserved. However, although Shen is the wife of General Chu, she is also a descendant of the Shen family. Her virtue is unworthy of the position, Your Majesty. If you want to confer a title on her, you can only confer a First-Rank Imperial Consort, and never grant her a title."
"I was not thoughtful enough. Then I will confer upon Mrs. Shen the title of First Rank Consort."
Everyone was stunned. What was going on?
Was the emperor persuaded so easily?
Some people immediately reacted and asked, is this the point?
That’s not the point!
The point is that they were fooled by their beloved emperor.
After you provide the great god cat to eat raw pickled body swap, the general tore his white moonlight
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