Chapter 118 Reward
Did you believe what she said?
Is the emperor so easy to fool?
But the emperor did not ask any more questions, but asked her what reward she wanted. This hurdle should have been passed, and Shen Wan's hanging heart fell back into her stomach.
As for the reward—
She has everything.
But Shen Wan would not miss such a good opportunity.
Shen Wan looked at the emperor and said decisively, "Can the emperor confer the title of county master on my eldest sister?"
The second master used his illegitimate daughter to pretend to be his niece, and also snatched the position of county lord from Shen Wan, committing the crime of deceiving the emperor. Shen Ji immediately went to the palace to confess his crime. The emperor did not punish her and agreed to take back the position of county lord to Shen Yu.
However, the incident of the Second Master deceiving the emperor caused a lot of controversy, and all the officials impeached him, so the Emperor's promise to confer the title of County Master on Chen Yu was shelved.
Chen Ji did not dare to ask the emperor for it again. After all, it was the second master who made the mistake. As the elder brother, he was deceived by his younger brother and he did not have the face to ask for it again. He could only wait until he made meritorious service in the future.
The emperor laughed and said, "Aren't you going to ask for a reward for yourself?"
Chen Wan shook her head. "This humble servant has everything she needs. My elder sister has been divorced before. Although the Prince of Zhaoping treats her very well, the title of County Master will give my elder sister more confidence. I hope the Emperor will agree."
Shen Wan was 100% sure that the emperor would agree.
Because the position of county lord was earned by Shen Ji through military merit, and Shen Ji took the initiative to confess his guilt, the emperor was easy to talk to and agreed to give it to Shen Yu, but in the end she was still implicated by the second master. She did not want any reward for her meritorious service in saving the emperor last night, but just wanted the emperor to fulfill his previous promise. The emperor had no reason to refuse.
As Shen Wan expected, the emperor agreed, "I approve."
A huge smile spread across Shen Wan's face, "Your Majesty, thank you for your permission."
After a pause, Shen Wan whispered again, "Can this servant make another small request?"
The emperor was amused by her little action and said, "Go ahead."
Chen Wan said quickly, "My eldest sister is getting married on the 16th of this month. Can the emperor give her a reward on that day? I want to give my eldest sister and my parents a surprise."
This request is indeed very small, but generally no one would make such a request.
Asking the emperor for a reward and choosing a date for it is unprecedented.
The emperor laughed and said, "I have granted your small request."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Shen Wan smiled happily.
Looking at Shen Wan's bright smile and eyes like clear mountain springs, the emperor's mind flashed with that dream, and his heart softened. "What else do you want?"
Shen Wan shook her head, then shook her head again, “This subject has nothing to ask for.”
Her parents loved her, the Yun family doted on her, and she had everything she needed to be happy. The only thing she wanted was for the emperor to revoke the imperial decree granting her and Xie Jingyu marriage.
But last night, Xie Jingyu saved her from almost falling into the water and gave all the credit to her, but she turned around and begged the emperor to revoke the imperial decree granting her marriage. The emperor would probably want to give her a beating.
Besides, even if the engagement was broken off, her parents still wanted her to get married, and she currently needed the identity of the Crown Prince of Jingbei's consort.
So she really doesn't need anything.
Besides, it was Xie Jingyu who saved the emperor. It was him in the previous life and it was him in this life. She didn't dare to take the credit from him.
Shen Wan looked sincere, and the emperor smiled and said, “If you have nothing to do, please leave.”
Shen Wanfu took his leave.
Shanhu was waiting outside the imperial study. After Shen Wan left, the master and servant headed out of the palace.
Fengyi Palace.
Queen Song leaned on the chaise longue with her eyes closed to rest.
Nanny Zheng took a fox fur blanket to cover Queen Song's knees. A palace maid stepped forward and whispered something in Nanny Zheng's ear. Nanny Zheng was surprised, "Second Miss Shen?"
Queen Song didn't open her eyes and asked, "What's wrong?"
Matron Zheng said, "We disturbed the Queen."
"Go ahead."
Nanny Zheng said, "The Emperor has just summoned the second daughter of Duke Dingguo's Mansion to the palace..."
Queen Song's relaxed brows instantly frowned.
Why would the emperor summon Duke Dingguo's daughter into the palace, especially since the emperor was assassinated outside the palace last night and the morning court only lasted half an hour.
Queen Song opened her eyes and said, "Go and find out why the emperor asked her to come to the palace."
The palace carriage took Shen Wan into the palace, and also sent Shen Wan back to the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion.
After Shen Wan got off the carriage, he asked Shanhu to reward a few eunuchs, and then stepped into the mansion.
As they walked down the stairs, a maid came over and said, "The old lady sent someone to tell the second young lady to go back to the mansion to see her."
The emperor summoned her to the palace for no reason, and everyone in the palace was curious about what happened. It was normal for the old lady to ask her questions.
Shen Wan went to Shou'an Hall. Except for the old lady, the second lady, the fourth lady and Shen Wu were all there.
As soon as she saw Shen Wan, Shen Wu asked, "Why did the emperor summon you to the palace?"
If it was just Chen Wu's curiosity, Chen Wan would ignore her, but everyone in the room was looking at Chen Wan, and Chen Wan had no choice but to speak.
Shen Wanfu bowed to the old lady, then said, "The emperor is looking for me because he was assassinated outside the palace last night..."
The old lady frowned and said solemnly, "What does this have to do with you?"
Chen Wan said calmly, "Prince Jingbei was meritorious in saving the emperor, and the emperor wanted to reward him, but he gave the opportunity to reward me. The emperor asked me to come to the palace to ask if there was any reward I wanted."
...Just for this?
But it seemed that apart from this matter, the emperor really had no reason to look for Shen Wan.
But the Prince of Jingbei is a little too nice to Shen Wan.
The cakes made by Chen Wan impressed Prince Jingbei. Prince Jingbei was afraid that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion would force him to learn cooking, so he asked Princess Jingbei to speak well of him. If the emperor wanted to reward him for his contribution in saving the emperor, he would give it to Chen Wan.
How could Chen Wan deserve such love from the Prince of Jingbei? Chen Wu and the others, who were already jealous, were now even more envious and jealous.
Chen Yao asked, "What reward did the second sister ask for?"
I knew they would ask, Shen Wan said, "Sixth sister is really bold, thunder and rain are all grace from the emperor, the emperor asked me what reward I want, I can really ask for it casually."
After being taught a lesson, Shen Yao's face was a little unhappy, "The emperor specially called you into the palace..."
This time, it was not Shen Wan but the old lady who scolded Shen Yao.
The old lady scolded, "Your second sister taught you a good lesson. Don't say that this reward opportunity was given by the Prince of Jingbei. Even if it was your second sister who made the contribution, it is still the emperor's reward that you should accept. How can you really ask for it?"
Although most people don't have such an opportunity, what if?
The old lady was also afraid that Chen Yao was ignorant, so if there was such an opportunity, she would ask the emperor for whatever she wanted.
Chen Yao pouted and stopped talking.
Chen Yin said enviously, "For saving the emperor, the emperor's reward will definitely be substantial."
Shen Wan also looked expectant, "I also want to know what the emperor will reward me, but I can only wait patiently."
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