Zhao Yiming turned around sharply and caught An Yikun red-handed.
Seeing Zhao Yiming looking at him, he had to greet him awkwardly, "I'm just curious if Sister An An's fiancé is as good as she said."
Hearing this, Zhao Yiming raised his eyebrows and looked at Tian An. Seeing that she was blushing, he just curled the corners of his lips and said nothing.
Then he looked at An Yikun and asked, "Then how do you think it compares to what An An said?"
An Yikun turned his head away with a hint of pride and said, "It's just okay!" Then he asked curiously, "Have you really fought a tiger?"
Before Zhao Yiming could say anything, Xiaokang ran to An Yikun and started telling him about Zhao Yiming's great achievements in fighting tigers.
"You don't know how big that tiger is." Xiaokang said exaggeratedly.
An Yikun asked curiously, "How big is it?"
Xiao Qi stepped forward to finish the attack: "I can crush you. Brother-in-law Yiming carried him down the mountain by himself. I saw it with my own eyes."
"oh……"
"Uh-huh……"
Seeing the three funny guys playing together so quickly, Tian An was helpless. It’s true that birds of a feather flock together!
At this time, two men squeezed in from the crowd and knelt before the Duke of Anguo and his wife, saying, "You are unfilial children and have caused your father, mother, and younger brother to suffer."
Seeing that the two men had eyes and eyebrows that were very similar to those of Duke Anguo, Tian An guessed that they should be the eldest and second sons of Duke Anguo's mansion.
Sure enough, the next second An Yikun ran up to the two of them, hugged their thighs and started crying, "Brother, why did you come just now? I almost didn't see you."
As he was talking, he accidentally brought up the matter of poaching someone else's girlfriend. "I originally wanted Sister An An to be my sister-in-law, but you're too weak, you haven't even killed a tiger, and you're no match for Sister An An's fiancé. Sister An An doesn't even like you..."
Young Master An was stunned and quickly blocked An Yikun's mouth. This kid is just itching to belittle his own brother like this? And, isn't he afraid of being put in a sack for this blatant poaching?
Tian An was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a hole to crawl into. Zhao Yiming squinted his eyes and looked at An Yikun, and then looked at An Yichen, the eldest son of the An family, without leaving any trace.
Then, while no one was paying attention, he hooked Tian An's little finger.
The two young masters of the An family were quarantined because they were studying away from home. When they heard that someone had cured An Yikun's smallpox, they had already asked about Tian An.
He coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment before stepping forward to thank Tian An and greet Zhao Yiming.
Tian Mingwu finally managed to break free from Duke Anguo and was about to go forward to take a closer look at his daughter when he heard a shrill voice from behind the crowd, "The imperial edict has arrived..."
Immediately, the crowd surged, quickly making way in the middle. The eunuch holding the imperial edict and the palace maids walked straight to stand in front of Tian An.
"Miss Tian An, the eldest daughter of the Loyal and Brave General's Mansion, comes forward to receive the order!"
Everyone followed Tian An and knelt down.
Then the eunuch who announced the decree slowly unfolded the bright yellow imperial edict, "By the will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Miss Tian An of the Loyal and Brave General's Mansion...
"Dignified and virtuous, with a quick mind and intelligence, I hereby confer upon her the title of Sixth Rank Anping Xiangjun, with a reward of one hundred taels of gold and one hundred acres of fertile land... This is my decree!"
The eunuch who announced the imperial edict read out a long speech in an eloquent voice. Tian An only understood the gist of the imperial edict, which was that she had conquered the smallpox virus for the benefit of the people and made contributions to the country, so she was specially named a county lady and rewarded with three boxes of money, land and various items.
The eunuch put away the imperial edict, held it up with both hands and stepped forward with a smile on his face, "Lord Anping, please accept the edict."
Tian An raised his hands and carefully took the imperial edict, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. Long live the emperor."
Zhao Yiming helped Tian An up. Madam An behind him winked at the housekeeper, who immediately stepped forward and complimented him with a smile, then quietly handed a purse to the father-in-law who announced the decree.
The eunuch who announced the imperial decree was happy and politely refused it before putting it away.
He squeezed it inconspicuously and felt the purse was flat, his smile became even wider. This must be a banknote.
"Your Majesty has been so kind that, considering the fatigue you've endured from your medical treatment, you've been exempted from the obligation to come to the palace to express your gratitude. The gifts from the Emperor have already been delivered to the General's residence."
Tian An first turned towards the direction of the imperial palace, expressed his gratitude again, and then thanked the eunuch who announced the imperial decree. "Thank you for your hard work, eunuch. Let's go to the palace and have a cup of tea together!"
The eunuch smiled and refused, "I still have to go back to the palace to report! I won't trouble you, my lord."
Then he said goodbye to the Duke and Tian Mingwu and left with his men.
"Huh..." Tian An looked at the bright yellow imperial edict in her hand and breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor had caught her off guard and given her such a big surprise. She was almost nervous to death just now. Fortunately, Madam Xiao's lesson was not in vain, so she didn't make a mistake.
As soon as the eunuch who announced the imperial decree left, everyone rushed forward to congratulate Tian An, and the people below also expressed their gratitude, and the scene was lively for a while.
Duke Anguo took the opportunity to tell everyone the good news. To celebrate his youngest son's recovery, starting tomorrow, the Duke Anguo's mansion would hold a buffet at the gate for ten consecutive days, and anyone could come and enjoy it.
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a burst of cheers from the audience, praising the kindness of the Duke of Anguo's family.
After finally leaving the Anguo Mansion, Xiaokang and Xiaoqi looked at the imperial edict in Tian An's hand curiously in the carriage. But when Tian An showed it to them, they refused to take it.
Xiaokang waved his hands hurriedly and said, "Sister, this imperial edict is very valuable. We can just look at it from a distance."
Xiao Qi also agreed: "Yes, yes, it would be bad if we got it dirty or damaged."
Tian An reluctantly pulled the two men's hands and placed the imperial edict in their hands. "The material used to write the imperial edict is of very good quality. How could it be so easily damaged? Besides, your hands are not dirty, so how could they be dirty? You two are just scaring yourselves."
After hearing what Tian An said, the two of them became a little bolder. But they only carefully opened the imperial edict, read it aloud again, and then returned it to Tian An.
Then he happily said to Tian Anqiqi: "Congratulations, sister, for being named Xiangjun."
Tian An smiled and touched the round heads of his two younger brothers. It had been a long time since he had touched them, and he missed them so much!
The carriage stopped steadily. Zhao Yiming outside jumped down first, put down the stirrups, lifted the curtain and stretched out his hand to help Tian An get off the carriage.
Just when Tian An was wondering why Zhao Yiming was in so much trouble today, she looked up and saw a group of people waiting to greet her at the door.
Granny Qin and Nanny Xiao were leading the way, followed by Gu Jinyan, Qin Yalan, Wu Yufei, Zuo Yunshu and Madam Zuo, Wei Lingran and Madam Wei, Song Zhiyun and Madam Song, their respective brothers, and all the servants in the mansion, all standing at the door waiting for Tian An and the others.
Tian An got off the carriage gracefully and stepped forward to apologize, "We were delayed at the Duke's Mansion. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."
The rewards from the palace had been sent back in advance, and everyone knew that Tian An was conferred the title of Xiangjun, and they all congratulated her with a smile on their faces.
Then the servants said in unison: "Welcome back to the mansion."
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