Chapter 497 Favor
How could she deserve the support of Eunuch An, who was beside the emperor?
Yun Miao was so nervous that she didn't even know which way to go.
Eunuch An didn't think she was nervous. He suspected that she had sprained both feet and should have called for a sedan chair.
The Imperial Garden is some distance away from the Linde Hall, and it took a while to get there.
When they were almost at the palace gate, Eunuch An looked at Wei Mingzhu and Ling Xue and said, "Princess of Yuzhang County and Miss Ling, please accompany Miss Yun to the side hall to rest for a while."
Yun Miao said, "I can go to the side hall by myself."
Wei Mingzhu and Ling Xue didn't waste any time and helped her walk towards the side hall.
Today was the princess banquet held for Shen Wan, and they followed in together, especially Yun Miao who was helped in limping, which was too much of a limelight, so it was better to stay away from her.
With Wei Mingzhu and Ling Xue accompanying Yun Miao, Shen Wan was not worried. She walked forward, and Xie Jingyu came to pick her up.
Inside the palace, all the officials and the emperor had already taken their seats, but the empress dowager was not there as she had fallen ill.
Even if she wasn't sick, if the Queen Mother were to attend the banquet to mourn the princess, she would probably be so angry that she would vomit blood at the banquet.
Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu walked in, followed by two wet nurses holding their children.
As soon as they entered the hall, everyone looked at them.
Chen Wan was wearing an elegant dress. Although she had just given birth to a child, she had a graceful figure. The civil and military officials had never seen the Concubine Chen, but they had seen another daughter of the old tutor Lin, the Princess of Jin.
The Prince Consort of Jingbei really does look a bit like the Princess of Jin...
There was no lady from a noble family who did not envy Chen Wan. She was the daughter of Duke Dingguo, the consort of the Crown Prince of Jingbei, and was pampered by the Crown Prince of Jingbei. The Emperor named her a princess, and she had the Yun family, a wealthy family, behind her. Old Taifu Lin also loved her very much. She even gave birth to a son and a daughter at once.
There is no one else in Kyoto who is as blessed as him. How can one not be envious of him?
Queen Song had a smile on her face, but it was fake and there was a cold light in her eyes.
When the emperor glanced over, Queen Song immediately felt uneasy.
Even though today was the princess's banquet, there was no reason to let the emperor wait for the princess. If this were normal, Queen Song would have scolded Shen Wan a few words, but Shen Wan was late because of her stupid daughter. Queen Song kept her tail between her legs and didn't dare to say a word.
She repeatedly warned them not to provoke the Princess Consort of Prince Jingbei at this critical moment, as there was still a long time to live. However, she turned a deaf ear to her mother's words and used the Yun family as an excuse. This was the first time the Yun family members came to the palace to attend a banquet, and it was Chen Wan's banquet. Wasn't she slapping Chen Wan in the face?
How could the emperor, who had finally recognized his daughter, let her suffer such injustice?
From the look in the emperor's eyes, Queen Song knew that after the princess banquet, the emperor would severely punish Princess Shouzhen, and she was afraid that even her mother would be implicated.
It was enough for her to worry about Prince Cheng's fight for the throne. It would have been fine if her daughter couldn't help, but she also kept causing trouble for her. Queen Song was particularly exhausted.
Shen Wan stepped forward and saluted the emperor, and the emperor's expression softened considerably upon seeing his daughter.
All the officials stood up, first congratulating the emperor on having a princess, and then paying their respects to Princess Shen Wan.
After all the officials sat down, the emperor said, "Come sit next to me."
Chen Wan and Xie Jingyu's seats were just to the emperor's lower right, closer to the emperor than Prince Ling. This was against the rules, but today was the princess's banquet, so it was a different matter.
When the two children were awake, the wet nurse would hold them and sit behind Shen Wan and Xie Jingyu. When they fell asleep, she would take them to the side hall so as not to disturb their sleep.
Shen Wan just sat down and stood up again, "Father, my cousin came to the palace for a banquet and sprained her ankle. It's rare for her to come to the palace, and I don't want her to leave like this. Please allow her to sit at the table."
The emperor said, "Let her in."
The eunuch went to the side hall to deliver the message.
After a while, Yun Miao limped in with the support of Wei Mingzhu and Ling Xue.
Many ministers and ladies knew that Princess Shouzhen wanted to drive Miss Yun out of the palace, and they were all waiting to see what happened.
The Yun family is the maternal grandparents of the Crown Princess of Jingbei, and today is her princess banquet. Princess Shouzhen slapped her in the face like this, so there will definitely be some excitement.
But Princess Shouzhen is also like this. As a princess, it is really beneath her status to have such a broad mind as the daughter of the Yun family.
Wei Mingzhu and Ling Xue helped Yun Miao forward and saluted the emperor.
The emperor asked, "Is the injury serious?"
Yun Miao shook his head. "The imperial physician said it's nothing serious and he'll be fine after a few days of rest."
A sprained ankle that takes several days to heal is considered serious.
The Emperor said, "Although the Yun family is just a merchant family, they care about the world. When Jizhou suffered floods and Yongzhou suffered snowstorms, the Yun family contributed money and manpower to help minimize the damage. I will always remember the Yun family's contributions. Today, I confer the title of Yunhe County Master to the eldest daughter of the Yun family."
Yun Miao was stunned by this pie that fell from the sky.
Yun Yan, who was sitting behind Prince Yuzhang and the others, was also stunned.
I didn't expect that the emperor would confer the title of county lord on the Yun family's daughter.
Not to mention them, even Shen Wan was stunned.
She knew that the emperor would definitely help her vent her anger, but she didn't expect him to be so powerful.
Long live father!
Shen Wan almost shouted out in joy.
Seeing Shen Wan's happy face, the emperor was in a good mood, but Queen Song was not in a good mood, "Your Majesty, you can't!"
The emperor glanced over.
Queen Song stopped her activities.
This position of county lord was half earned by the Yun family through merit, and half was forced upon the Yun family by her stupid daughter.
Yun Miao was stunned. Wei Mingzhu reminded her, "Hurry up and thank the emperor."
Yun Miao came to her senses and hurried to kneel down, but she sprained her ankle. The emperor said, "No need to kneel."
Yun Yan also stood up, but did not leave his seat, and saluted the emperor.
Wei Mingzhu and Ling Xue supported Yun Miao, bowed, and then took their seats.
Wei Mingzhu and Prince Yuzhang sat together. Ling Xue had no one to accompany her, so Yun Miao happened to sit with her.
Shen Wan asked Xie Jingyu in a low voice, "It was you who asked the emperor to confer the title of county master on my cousin?"
Xie Jingyu said, "I, your husband, would never dare to do such a thing. It's because the emperor loves you."
Although the position of a county lord is not a big deal, it cannot be given away casually. Today, the time, place and people are all right.
The emperor remembered that Shen Wan had asked for the title of County Princess on behalf of Shen Yu, and knew what to do to appease his daughter.
No, Shen Wan was even more grateful, and stood up and said, "Thank you, father."
Thanks to the emperor for his good health, and thanks to Princess Shouzhen for wanting to kill someone.
Princess Xuanning was against her and used Chen Wan to irritate her. In her anger, she pushed the eldest daughter of the Yun family and gave her the position of county lord!
With the title of county lady, Miss Yun can attend all the banquets in the palace, big or small, in the future!
If even the county lady can't attend, then these ladies from noble families won't be able to enter the palace either.
The emperor actually helped Chen Wan and the Yun family to slap her in the face like this.
Princess Shouzhen was so angry that she burst into tears. If you didn't know her, you would think she had suffered a great injustice.
Princess Xuanning once again witnessed the emperor's love for Shen Wan, and felt a little sour in her heart, but when she saw Princess Shouzhen almost going crazy, Princess Xuanning's mood immediately recovered.
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