Chapter 400: Imperial Edict Arrives! Xiao Ying Promoted to First-Rank Lady Anguo
When Chen Xinghe returned from the exam, Xiao Ying's work was almost done.
Xiao Jin had just broken through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, and Xiao Ying directly gave him a contracted beast of the eighth level of Qi Refining.
In this way, we can safely hand over the Xiaoyao Sect and the Xia Family to him.
This time when she goes to Beijing, she will bring Xia Wendao and Xia Yu with her, leaving only Xia Ang to continue to control the Xia family and keep it secret.
With Xiao Jin and two contracted beasts at the eighth level of Qi Refining around, Xia Ang didn't dare to do anything.
After entering the seventh level of Qi Refining, she was already able to set up a teleportation formation.
So a teleportation array was set up in the Xia family, and the teleportation key was in the hands of Xiao Jin.
When we go to Shangjing, we just need to set up a similar teleportation array there.
By using the spirit stone, you can instantly teleport to the other side.
In addition, he also left many cultivation resources for Xiao Jin.
Including spiritual stones, spiritual spring water, elixirs, storage bags, magic tools, talismans, jade slips of exercises, etc.
These resources will be distributed by Xiao Jin to Xiaoyao Sect and the Xia family.
The day after Chen Xinghe finished his exam, Xiao Ying took everyone home.
After returning home, she also set up a teleportation array at home to facilitate travel.
The next day, Xiao Ying was planning to go to Xiaoyao Sect.
This time she refined a lot of spiritual pills, which could be given to those disciples who had not yet undergone marrow cleansing.
Because these disciples are young, she was worried that they would not be able to withstand the effects of the spiritual grass, so she had delayed it until now.
Since the Tongling Pill has mild medicinal properties, there is nothing to worry about.
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to go out, He Changgui suddenly came to report that the imperial edict from the court had arrived again!
"It should be because of the resettlement of refugees."
Xiao Ying suddenly realized that it was not surprising.
But she was a little curious about what reward the emperor gave her this time.
The rank of the imperial edict will definitely rise one level higher, and it may even be directly promoted to the third rank.
The person who delivered the decree was the old acquaintance, Eunuch Wang.
But what she didn't expect was that Duke Ningguo and her mother were also there, and they were both very happy.
Without waiting for greetings, Eunuch Wang shouted out with full energy.
"The imperial edict has arrived! Xiao welcomes the edict!"
Xiao Ying had no choice but to look away and receive the imperial edict first.
"Your Majesty Xiao welcomes your order."
This time she didn't rush to kneel down, and sure enough, she was stopped by Eunuch Wang again.
"The Emperor has specially granted permission for Xiao to not kneel and to stand and receive the decree."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Xiao Ying thought to himself that the emperor was still as sensible as ever.
The rest of the people did not receive this treatment. Including Ning Leshu, they all knelt on the ground.
Surprisingly, Duke Ningguo was also standing.
It turns out that Yu Ling had specially granted all the successive Dukes of Ningguo the exemption from kneeling.
Then Eunuch Wang read aloud, "By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: The Xiao family of Yingfeng Town, Yun'an County, Xizhou, is intelligent and capable..."
"Now, we have resettled over 5,000 refugees, serving the country and the people, and have made great contributions, surpassing the merchants of the Zhou family in the previous dynasty..."
"I hereby promote her to the rank of First Rank Lady Anguo to honor her achievements."
"And he was specially allowed to go to the imperial court to receive the title and honor in person."
"So ordered!"
This imperial edict was much shorter than the previous ones. Many people were expecting to hear about various rewards, but in the end there were none.
But they all understood the words "promoted to the first rank Lady Anguo" and were shocked.
Madam/Madam/Mrs. Xiao was actually promoted directly from the fifth rank to the first rank Lady Anguo?
Hiss... Why do I feel like I'm dreaming?
That’s first-grade!
I heard that only the mother and wife of a first-rank official are eligible to receive the title.
Mother/Madam/Mrs. Xiao was promoted just like that?
What was even more surprising was that the emperor actually asked her to go to the capital in person to receive the title and reward.
Wouldn't this allow her to see the emperor?
Everyone was stunned where they were, their faces filled with disbelief.
Even Duke Ningguo and Ning Leshu were stunned for a moment, looking incredulous.
Yingying's contribution to resettling so many refugees was great, but her sudden promotion to the first-rank Lady Anguo was still too unexpected.
According to the two of them, it would be great if they could be promoted to the third rank.
Even among the noble ladies in the capital, a third-rank imperial edict would have placed her among the best.
I didn’t expect that I could be promoted to the first rank. It’s such a pleasant surprise!
Ning Leshu himself was a first-rank imperial edict, so he naturally knew its value.
With this identity, Yingying no longer has to worry about being looked down upon when she goes to Shangjing!
Although Yingying is a mysterious monk, before her identity is made public, others only treat her as an ordinary person.
Now there is no need to worry anymore.
Xiao Ying himself was also very surprised. He was already a first-grade cultivator?
Is the contribution to resettling refugees so great?
Or is this a gesture of goodwill between the Emperor and the Yu family?
She guessed it was the latter.
A smile flashed across his eyes. Was the emperor afraid that she would be snatched away by Jingguo?
No matter what, she was quite satisfied with the promotion this time, and she thought the reward would be quite generous.
It just so happened that she had already decided to go to the capital with Duke Ningguo and the other man, so now they were meeting together.
"Madam Anguo, please accept my order."
Eunuch Wang smiled like a flower, and respectfully handed the imperial edict to Xiao Ying with both hands, feeling deeply moved.
From the first time the imperial edict was read, she was only promoted to the ninth rank lady.
Now she has become the unattainable first-rank Lady Anguo. She has grown so fast!
He knew very well that this was definitely not the end for Xiao Ying, and that he would definitely continue to move forward in the future.
"Xiao Ying welcomes the order and thanks the Emperor for his grace."
Xiao Ying took the imperial edict with both hands, with a slight smile on his lips.
"Excuse me, sir, has the emperor given any instructions on when to go to the capital?"
Eunuch Wang said politely, "The Emperor naturally wants it to be as quick as possible. I wonder how much time Madam Anguo will need?"
Xiao Ying thought for a moment before answering, "We can't set off until at least the day after tomorrow."
"The day after tomorrow is not too long. We are waiting for Madam Anguo to set off together."
Eunuch Wang immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He could still wait for a day or two.
Moreover, this Lady Anguo has a large family and a large business, so it will indeed take some time to settle down.
In order not to affect Xiao Ying's handling of family affairs, Eunuch Wang left with a look after reading the imperial edict.
People like him would naturally be placed by the county magistrate, and Xiao Ying didn't need to worry about it.
The Duke of Ningguo and his companion did not leave.
Yingying was promoted to the first-rank Lady Anguo and was about to go to the capital, but they had no time to congratulate her.
"It's really unexpected. Why is the emperor so generous this time? He directly promoted you to the first rank."
After returning to the house, Duke Anguo said in confusion.
Xiao Ying said, "Perhaps he knows about the relationship between Nangong Jingyan and the Jing State Master, and wants to use this method to show his favor to me."
The two of them suddenly realized that this made sense.
Duke Ningguo even expressed a bit of disdain: "If that's the case, it would seem petty."
The first-rank imperial edict is just a good reputation, but it actually has no power at all.
The Imperial Master of Jing State even directly promised the Holy Maiden of Protecting the Nation, which was much more powerful than any first-rank imperial edict.
Xiao Ying laughed: "After all, only the emperor knows about it, and the court officials are unaware of it."
If she was directly promoted to the title of Princess Protector of the Nation or Saint, the ministers would definitely not agree.
Ning Leshu suggested, "Then Yingying, why don't you just reveal your identity as a monk?"
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