Chapter 113 Imperial Decree
On this day, the Shen Mansion welcomed people from the palace, and Shen Zhaonian noticed with sharp eyes that the leader was actually An Desheng, who was beside Emperor Jingning.
He immediately understood that Emperor Jingning wanted to reward Shen Huazheng for the instant noodle recipe.
But it would be too big of a fuss to have Andy Ong announce the decree.
What exactly is the reward given by His Majesty?
No matter what he thought, when An Desheng took out the imperial edict, Shen Zhaonian immediately led everyone in the Shen Mansion to kneel down.
"By the order of the Emperor of Heaven, the daughter of Shen Zhaonian, Shen Huazheng, is gifted with talent and virtue. She is hereby canonized as the second-rank Yinghua County Lady, and is awarded 5,000 taels of gold, 10,000 taels of silver, 100 servants, a mansion, 1,000 households of food, and the fiefdom of Mianzhou County. This is the order of the emperor!" (Here is a picture of the imperial edict in the museum. The "" in it is a variant of "委".)
After Andy Anderson finished reading the imperial edict, the whole place fell silent.
Even Shen Zhaonian's eyes widened in surprise. At first, when he heard that Shen Huazheng was conferred the title of County Lord, he thought it was nothing and thought that it was just a face-giving by Emperor Jingning to his daughter.
After all, there are many county ladies and princesses in the capital who are just in name only, and they just sound better when they are said out loud.
But unexpectedly, Emperor Jingning actually gave him a mansion, and even a fiefdom and land.
Others couldn’t believe their ears either. County lady, mansion, fief, land…
Every word here shocked them, even Shen Huazheng was confused.
How did she become a county lady for no reason? And she even got a fiefdom!
Seeing that no one responded, An Desheng looked at Shen Huazheng with a smile: “County Master Yinghua, please get up and receive the decree.”
His attitude was very humble and respectful, even more polite than the last time he came.
Zhou whispered to Shen Huazheng, "Zheng'er, go and receive the decree."
Shen Huazheng said "hmm" softly, then stood up and took the imperial edict from An Desheng.
"Thank you, father-in-law."
An Desheng smiled and said, "My Lady, you don't have to be polite to me. By the way, have you ever heard of Mianzhou County?"
Shen Huazheng: “I’ve heard of it, but I’ve never been there.”
When I talked with Princess Lejia and Zhou Ying before, I heard them say that Mianzhou County is not far from the capital, the people there live and work in peace and contentment, and it is a picturesque and prosperous place.
An Desheng: "Your Majesty specifically asked me to tell you that the chrysanthemums in Mianzhou County are unique. Every year when the chrysanthemums are in full bloom, there will be a chrysanthemum appreciation meeting in the area. You can go and have a look when you have time."
Shen Huazheng responded with a smile, but she was confused in her heart, not understanding why Emperor Jingning asked An Desheng to tell her this.
In addition to the reward given to Shen Huazheng, Emperor Jingning also rewarded Zhou with a lot of gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin, praising her for her good parenting.
Shen Zhaonian: ???
Could it be that Zheng Er's excellence has nothing to do with him?
Zhou looked at Shen Huazheng with pride, who said that women are inferior to men?
She gave birth to three sons and one daughter, but now only her daughter has earned her rewards and honors in the palace.
Shen Kesi's eyes were full of smiles, and Shen Keheng was even more excited and happy, almost jumping up on the spot.
My sister has become a county lady!!
My sister is so awesome!!
When An Desheng returned to the palace, Emperor Jingning was reading memorials.
He put down the memorial in his hand and said, "The decree has been announced, and the message has also been delivered?"
An Desheng smiled and brought the teacup to Emperor Jingning, "Are you still unsure about my servant's work?"
Emperor Jingning picked up the teacup and took a sip.
He looked at the chrysanthemum cake on the table. That girl was so smart, she would definitely understand why he specifically allocated Mianzhou County to her as a fiefdom, right?
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After the news of this imperial decree spread, the whole capital was in an uproar.
You should know that there are many empty-shell princesses and county princesses in the capital, but only a few of them have real fiefs and estates.
Not to mention fiefdoms and estates, not every princess or county lady even has a mansion granted by the emperor.
Some officials who were more informed found out that this bestowal was related to the food recipe offered by Shen Huazheng, and they couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Shen Zhaonian's daughter really should not be underestimated.
Alas, why can other people's daughters earn titles and honors with their cooking skills, but my own children can only eat and shop? ?
No, the more I think about it, the angrier I get.
I must teach those lazy bastards a lesson when I get back.
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When Princess Lejia and others learned that Chen Huazheng was named county princess, they were very happy and expressed their desire to celebrate.
Chen Huazheng also felt that they should celebrate, but a big banquet would seem too much of a fuss. She was too lazy to socialize, so she only wanted to invite some close friends.
So, Shen Huazheng thought about it and decided to barbecue.
On this day, Princess Yi'an, Princess Lejia, the entire Zhou family, Song Ye and Xue Cong all came.
Originally, Shen Huazheng had invited Prince An's family, but Prince An was temporarily sent out on an errand, so only Princess An and Xiao Jingran went to the Shen Mansion.
There were several iron racks in the yard, and the charcoal was already burning red.
Zhou Ying and others didn’t expect that Shen Huazheng would arrange a barbecue buffet in the yard and prepare so many ingredients.
The maids placed the ingredients they had prepared in advance on the table, including chicken wings, chicken hearts, pork belly, lamb skewers, corn, eggplant, and even marshmallows.
Zhou Zeyan looked at the ingredients and said, "Zheng'er, I know about grilling meat. Why are you grilling corn and eggplant as well?"
Xiao Jingran noticed the marshmallows mixed in at a glance, "Sister Zheng, are the marshmallows for Ran'er?"
Shen Huazheng: "Everyone can eat, but you have to wait a moment."
As she said that, she put the peeled corn directly on the rack to roast.
"You'll find out soon enough, it's not just meat that can be roasted."
The meat was grilled quickly, and Shen Huazheng picked up a piece of non-spicy pork belly for Xiao Jingran.
"Try this, Ran'er."
Xiao Jingran thanked him happily, his little face flushed.
Sister Zheng'er really cares about him the most.
He raised his chopsticks, brought the pork belly to his lips, blew on it gently, and then slowly put it into his mouth.
The pork belly has just the right amount of fat and lean, not too fat, nor too lean.
The roasted pork belly is sprinkled with rich seasonings and is full of fragrance.
As soon as it enters the mouth, the tongue trembles slightly. When you bite it lightly, it is very soft and chewy and delicious.
“It’s delicious. It’s really delicious.”
Shen Huazheng poked the eggplant again. It was soft and almost ripe.
She used a brush to apply a thick layer of garlic sauce on it. As she moved, a strong garlic aroma rushed into the noses of everyone present.
"The eggplant is edible too. You can add garlic sauce or hot sauce."
“You can eat eggplant, too.”
Shen Huazheng picked up an eggplant and put it on the plate in front of her, demonstrating to others.
"Like this, from both ends—"
As she spoke, she picked up one end of the roasted eggplant with chopsticks and tore it gently, and the entire eggplant flesh was torn off intactly.
Seeing this, everyone followed suit and picked up the eggplants and put them in their own bowls.
Xiao Jingran was eager to try, but Princess An didn't let him do it himself.
She put the torn eggplant flesh into Xiao Jingran's bowl, "Ran'er, eat this."
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