"Mother, I don't think this is a bad thing."
Song Shuyi, after a brief moment of stunned silence, immediately realized something and couldn't help but feel excited as he comforted Madam Song.
"Song Shuyi, receive the imperial decree." At this moment, the eunuch took out the imperial decree and opened it.
"This humble subject receives the imperial decree."
Upon hearing this, Song Shuyi quickly stepped forward and knelt down.
Everyone else present also knelt down, while Song Zhengtian and the merchants who had taken advantage of the situation secretly waited to see the joke unfold.
However, when the contents of the imperial edict were announced, everyone was stunned.
What did they hear?
Imperial Merchant?
The Song family was actually granted the title of Imperial Merchants!
"This humble subject thanks Your Majesty for your great favor!"
Although Song Shuyi was somewhat prepared, he was still overjoyed when he heard the decree. It took him a while to react before he excitedly stepped forward to receive it.
"Lord Song will be a royal merchant from now on, so you should acknowledge him as a subject." The eunuch handed over the imperial edict and patted Song Shuyi on the shoulder with a smile.
"Yes, yes, thank you for your advice, Father-in-law. You and everyone else have had a long journey. Please don't refuse this small token of our gratitude."
Song Shuyi quickly took a bag of silver and some fine agarwood and handed it to the eunuch.
"Then thank you very much, Lord Song."
The eunuch did not refuse. After accepting it, he looked at Song Zhengtian and the others who looked ashen-faced and said meaningfully, "Lord Song has become a royal merchant at such a young age. His future is bound to be limitless!"
"Then I'll take your kind words, Father-in-law." Song Shuyi knew that his father-in-law was backing him up, and immediately thanked him gratefully.
Afterwards, he personally escorted the person out.
"Imperial Merchant... has our family really become an Imperial Merchant?"
When Song Shuyi returned, Miss Song looked at him in disbelief, "Brother, am I really not dreaming?"
Song Shuyi reached out and pinched Miss Song's cheek, laughing, "Does it hurt?"
"It hurts, brother, let go!"
Miss Song winced in pain and glared at him irritably.
Song Shuyi continued, "So, do you still feel like you're dreaming?"
"I don't believe it anymore, it's true, our family has really become imperial merchants!"
Miss Song Er happily grabbed Song Shuyi's hand and jumped up and down, overjoyed.
"That's wonderful. Your father's greatest wish before he died was to become a royal merchant. I never thought it would come true in your hands. Your father would be very gratified in the afterlife." Madam Song also wept with joy.
"Yes, then we'll place the imperial edict before Father's memorial tablet. He'll be very happy to see it," Song Shuyi said, patting Madam Song's hand to comfort her.
"Congratulations, Nephew Song!"
"Having become a royal merchant, you are bound to achieve great success in the future. Congratulations!"
"Now, Old Song can finally rest in peace."
"..."
At this moment, the merchants who were on good terms with the Song family immediately stepped forward to offer their congratulations.
"Thank you very much. There will be a celebration banquet at home in a few days. I hope all my uncles and elders will come and do me the honor of attending." Song Shuyi replied with a smile.
"Absolutely! This is royal grandeur; we must come and share in its blessings!"
After the merchants finished speaking, they turned to Song Zhengtian and the others behind them and said sarcastically, "It's just a pity that some people ran too fast and didn't have the luck to make it!"
Upon hearing this, Song Zhengtian and the others looked extremely embarrassed, wishing they could disappear into the ground on the spot.
But more than anything, I feel regret.
I'm absolutely kicking myself!
Had they known the Song family would receive such an honor, they would never have severed ties at this time, let alone gone to such extremes.
Now, they really can't get any benefits at all.
Thinking of this, the merchants couldn't help but vent their resentment on Song Zhengtian, "It's all your fault! If you hadn't stirred up trouble in front of us, how could we have ended up like this with the Song family!"
"Exactly! You're a jinx! Don't associate with us anymore!"
The merchants gave Song Zhengtian a severe dressing-down, then, feeling too ashamed to stay, they all slunk away.
"Song Zhengtian, you are no longer welcome in our Song family. Now that we are even, please don't come back." Song Shuyi also coldly issued the order to leave.
Song Zhengtian had originally wanted to shamelessly try to get closer to Song Shuyi, but after hearing these words, his face turned pale and then red. In the end, he was too ashamed to approach her anymore, so he quickly left with a flick of his sleeve.
"Hmph, serves him right, he'll regret it!" Miss Song made a face at Song Zhengtian's back, feeling incredibly pleased.
Afterwards, Song Shuyi continued trading with the remaining merchants, selling all the agarwood and recovering a considerable amount of money.
As for the money owed to those merchants, in order to maintain a good relationship with the Song family, they all said they weren't in a hurry to collect the money and told Song Shuyi to pay it back when he was financially better off.
In the past, even if they were given an extension, they would definitely have to sign a new contract.
However, now that they have the reputation of the Imperial Merchant as a guarantor, they are not worried at all that Song Shuyi will default on his debts. They can also do him a favor, so why not?
Song Shuyi was naturally aware of their thoughts, but the fact that they were willing to extend the deadline at this time was a real help, and this favor should be remembered.
After everything was settled, Song Shuyi finally had some free time and discovered that there were two unfamiliar people in his home.
Just as he was about to ask a question, Yun Zhourong stepped forward and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Lord Song."
Upon hearing the familiar voices, Song Shuyi realized who it was and said somewhat embarrassedly, "So it's Lord Xue and Miss Yun. Please don't make fun of me."
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