Chapter 877 The Dazed Li
Li was completely stunned, staring wide-eyed at the scene before her in disbelief.
However, with everyone kneeling in the courtyard, Li Shi and Lan Hua, standing at the door, seemed out of place.
The two women panicked. Although they didn't recognize Xiang Weinan, they did recognize Hu Li. When they saw them looking over with furrowed brows, their legs went weak and they knelt on the ground.
Xiang Weinan then unfolded the imperial edict and began to read it aloud: "By the grace of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Lu Shuyu of Dong'an Prefecture... is hereby pardoned for his crimes... His righteousness is commendable... He is hereby granted the title of Township Lady..."
Everyone's heads were buzzing, as if they understood something but also didn't.
After a while, Xiang Weinan finished reading the decree, and Shu Yu reached out to receive it again. "Lu Shu Yu receives the decree and kowtows to thank Your Majesty for living ten thousand years."
Other family members also shouted "Long live!" and the villagers subconsciously followed suit.
Xiang Weinan handed the imperial edict to Shu Yu, who then stood up.
Apart from the eldest son's family, the other members of the Lu family were already mentally prepared and gradually straightened up.
But the other villagers in Shangshi Village stared wide-eyed, still kneeling on the ground without moving, as if they were in a meditative state.
It was Lu Erbai who stepped forward and helped Fan Zhong up first, saying, "Village Chief, get up first."
Fan Zhong didn't dare to breathe. He turned his head blankly to look at Lu Erbai and asked, "I... I didn't hear that just now, did I hear wrong? The imperial edict said, what does it mean?"
"It means that my Ayu made something that benefits the people and the country, and handed it over to the local government in the place of exile. The government then presented it to the Emperor. By the grace of the Emperor, he specially pardoned my Ayu and allowed her to return to her hometown, and even conferred upon her the title of Lady of the Township."
"Hiss..." Fan Zhong gasped.
The villagers who had been standing up one after another were shocked to turn and look at Shu Yu after Lu Erbai's explanation. They hadn't quite understood the contents of the imperial edict at first.
This girl... she actually became a village head?!
Wow, that's amazing!!
The courtyard, which was so quiet you could hear a pin drop just moments before, was suddenly filled with the buzzing and exclamations of the villagers.
The news spread layer by layer, and soon reached the ears of Li, who was still at the courtyard gate.
Madam Li swayed, wondering if she had misheard. She looked at her daughter beside her and asked, "Lanhua, did you hear that? Did you understand the imperial edict?"
"I understand." Lan Hua was also confused, but even without the villagers relaying the message, she understood the meaning of the imperial edict.
Her eyes lit up slightly, and she took a deep breath. "Mother, Mother, Sister Ayu is a village lady now!!"
Lan Hua's voice was so excited that it attracted the attention of the villagers nearby, who then realized that the eldest son's family was right next to them.
Immediately, some people looked at them with envy, saying, "Da Song's family, your Lu family has truly brought glory to your ancestors."
"Indeed, isn't the village head the highest-ranking girl in our Jiangyuan County?"
"Speaking of which, wasn't Lan Hua just recently jilted? If the Ge family finds out, they'll be kicking themselves!"
One of the aunties even laughed and said to them, "If you ask me, it's a good thing this engagement was called off. Lan Hua, now that your sister has become a village head, your status as her younger sister has also risen accordingly. If you were to remarry now, your future husband's family would definitely be better than the Ge family. This is what you call turning misfortune into blessing."
(End of this chapter)
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