Chapter 160 Miss Jiang, please accept my order
Upon hearing this, everyone knelt down to listen to his orders.
Song Yunchu unfolded the imperial edict and read, "The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that the people are agitated by the incident of the double star phenomenon. To stabilize the people's hearts, effective immediately, Right Prime Minister Song Yunchu and Jiang Rumin, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, cancel their engagement. They shall live in peace from now on. I decree this."
Although Jiang Rumin felt disappointed, she managed to calm down and said respectfully, "Your servant Jiang Rumin... obeys your order."
If she had known this day would come, she would have been mentally prepared.
The astronomical phenomenon incident has caused heated discussion recently. If she breaks off the engagement at this critical juncture, people will not only not blame her, but will also feel sorry for her.
After all, she had made great contributions in the west of the city and she had done nothing wrong.
Under normal circumstances, the cancellation of an engagement must be due to one party's fault or an accident. Lord Song originally wanted to bear the rumors himself, but the astronomical incident helped Lord Song to avoid criticism.
This imperial decree to break off the engagement saved face for both of them. It was the best outcome.
"Miss Jiang, please listen to the second order."
While Song Yunchu was speaking, he had already taken out the second imperial edict from the brocade box and slowly opened it.
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims that the physician Jiang Rumin is knowledgeable and talented, and has outstanding abilities. He braved hardships and created a prescription to fight the epidemic in the west of the city, which is a great achievement. He is granted three boxes of gold, jade, silk, and jewelry, a plaque written by the Emperor himself, and five medicine gardens in the east of the city."
As soon as Song Yunchu finished speaking, Jiang Yuxi, who was kneeling beside him, froze.
She originally thought that Song Yunchu had taken all the credit. After all, Jiang Rumin had been back for two days and no rewards had been sent down from the palace.
When Song Yunchu read out the imperial edict to break off the engagement, she wanted to laugh out loud, but the occasion was solemn and she could only hold it back. She remembered that the prince said that Song the thief was cruel and cold-hearted, and would always keep all the benefits for himself. He also treated Jiang Rumin not sincerely, but took advantage of her.
But the current situation made her a little confused.
Not only Jiang Yuxi, Jiang Rumin was also quite surprised after hearing the decree.
What was the last thing Lord Song said?
Five medicinal gardens?!
Each of the medicinal gardens in the east of the city is worth the size of several large mansions.
She had asked His Majesty for the gold, silver, jewelry and plaques. Her original plan was to choose a good house and then buy a medicine garden when she had the money. It was much more cost-effective to own a medicine garden than to buy it from a medicine merchant.
However, he did not expect that the imperial edict of reward even included the medicinal garden.
Five... She can become a medicinal herb merchant herself and hire some people to help her look after, harvest and organize the herbs, so that she will have a steady stream of income in the future.
Seeing that Jiang Rumin was so immersed in joy that she forgot to thank him, Song Yunchu coughed lightly and reminded her, "Miss Jiang, please accept my order."
Jiang Rumin came back to her senses and quickly responded, "Your Highness, I accept your order and thank you for your grace!"
She took the imperial edict from Song Yunchu and stood up with a happy look on her face.
Song Yunchu turned to Bai Zhu and said, "Go and bring in all of Miss Jiang's things."
Jiang Rumin saw Bai Zhu and his men unloading boxes of things from the carriage, and quickly ordered the maid beside her: "Go and clean up the house in the backyard and make two rooms available."
As she spoke, two guards came up to her carrying a plaque bestowed by the emperor.
Jiang Rumin looked at the plaque in front of him. The frame was dark gold, shining brightly under the sun. The three characters "Ruihetang" written by the emperor himself were vigorous and powerful.
"This plaque is really beautiful." Jiang Rumin reached out and touched the frame of the plaque. The wood was tough and smooth, and she didn't know what material it was made of.
This is her golden signboard. Once this plaque is hung up, her small clinic will become grand.
"A plaque made of golden phoenix wood is naturally beautiful. This golden phoenix wood is a tribute and is very rare. When I just returned to the court, His Majesty ordered the Palace Affairs Office to make three plaques. You, me, and General Zhao all have a share. It was completed last night."
Jiang Rumin heard this and smiled, "So that's how it is."
No wonder her reward was two days late, it turned out that the plaque had not been completed yet.
She could roughly guess why Jiang Yuxi dared to mock her. First, she heard that she and Lord Song were going to cancel their engagement, and thought that she would be helpless from now on. Second, Lord Song was rewarded as soon as he returned to the court, but she had been back for two or three days and everything was still peaceful. Jiang Yuxi felt that Lord Song had taken all the credit, and the emperor would not remember the contributions made by a small person like her.
In fact, she never worried that His Majesty would forget to reward her. His Majesty was always clear about rewards and punishments, and his words were as good as gold. If the reward came a few days late, she would just think that His Majesty was busy with state affairs and would naturally reward her when he had free time.
"Thank you for your trip, Lord Song. If you are not busy, please sit down and have a few cups of hot tea."
Jiang Rumin said, and turned to Jiang Yuxi, "Yuxi, what kind of tea do you want? Longjing or Biluochun, I have both here."
Jiang Yuxi was angry and found the smile on Jiang Rumin's lips extremely annoying.
It was really weird. Why did the imperial decree of reward come at the moment when she was mocking Jiang Rumin?
If the imperial edict had come earlier, she would never have stepped into the door of Ruihe Hall! She would have avoided seeing Jiang Rumin's smug face.
Even though she was going crazy, she could only pretend to be calm and forced a smile, "Sister, you have received such a generous reward, and I am happy to see it. Father was originally worried about whether you would live well after leaving the mansion. If he knew this news, he would be relieved."
"When someone asks you what kind of tea you want, why are you talking nonsense?"
Song Yunchu glanced at Jiang Yuxi and said, "If Duke Jin really cares about Miss Jiang, why hasn't he come to visit her in person? I'm afraid he thinks Ruihe Hall is too small to accommodate him."
Jiang Yuxi's face froze.
This dog thief Song has done a great job and his tail is so high up in the sky, but he actually speaks so harshly!
"Lord Song, you are too kind. When my eldest sister ran away from home, she did not inform my father in person, but only left a letter. Naturally, my father was angry, but it was true that he missed my sister. It's just that he has a stubborn temper and wants to wait for my sister to come home on her own initiative..."
"Forget it, it's fine if he doesn't come, and I haven't seen him send any silver."
Song Yunchu sneered, "If he is so cold to his own daughter, don't even talk about whether he is stubborn or not. If he sends someone to inquire about your sister's recent situation, they will know that she still owes money to others, and she lives frugally every day and is reluctant to buy good food. As a friend of Miss Jiang, it is a bit abrupt to send money, but Duke Jin is her biological father. Is it difficult for him to help her when she is in trouble?"
Jiang Yuxi choked.
If it weren't for the huge difference in their status, she really wanted to scold Song Yunchu.
Jiang Rumin had never been liked by her father, and she ran away from home, showing no respect for her father. She wanted to go out and make a living, and she had to ask for trouble. Why should she ask her father to help her?
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