Chapter 11 Nothing to be happy about
In Bu Ruo's room.
"Put some more powder on here, and here. Didn't that idiot Jin Congcong say it would be gone in a day? Why are there still red marks?"
Bu Ruo looked at himself in the mirror and felt murderous again.
Bi'er looked at her angry daughter and said comfortingly, "Your face is no longer swollen, and the acne has gone away. There are only a few red marks left."
"This ointment from Doctor Du is the best. Otherwise, I would never be able to recover to my current state in one day."
Bu Ruo gritted her teeth and said, "Forget it, let it be. This is the last time I'll deal with that group of people. I'll never have anything to do with them again."
"Let's go collect the money."
In the front hall, several people who were waiting anxiously were about to scold Bu Ruo for being late, but they remembered something and swallowed the words that were on the tip of their tongues, and only used their eyes to express their dissatisfaction.
Bu Ruo sat in the main seat and said without hesitation: "Have you brought the silver?"
The second wife glanced at the third wife and, with a pained look, pulled out a stack of banknotes from her sleeve pocket: "I brought them all. Eighty thousand taels, all here."
Zhang Tiancheng took the banknote, counted it three times, and then went to the accountant to check its authenticity before nodding to Bu Ruo. After getting their consent, he returned the receipt to them.
"Ruo'er, since the banknotes are fine, we'll leave first."
Looking at the few people who turned around and wanted to run, Bu Ruo chuckled and said, "Don't worry, everyone. It's true that the silver has been returned, but we have other things to do."
"Old Patriarch, have you brought the family tree?"
The old patriarch didn't want to come today, but the second and third branches insisted on asking him to come, saying that they were afraid that Bu Ruo would take the money and refuse to pay without giving them a receipt.
"Ruo'er, let's just assume that the clan leader was wrong about what happened last time. No matter what, your branch is still part of the Bu family. How could you cross it out of the family tree so easily?"
"You are still young and don't know the importance of this family tree. Even for an ordinary family, being crossed out of the family tree would make them feel ashamed."
Bu Ruo snorted, "But it was you, the clan leader, who first suggested erasing the family tree. And I think it's easy for you to say."
"I'm the only one left in the General's Mansion now. I'm a strong-willed person, so it's not wrong for you to say I'm vicious."
"With my personality, if I accidentally commit a heinous crime that would result in the extermination of my entire clan, wouldn't this Bu family be completely wiped out?"
"So, cross it out. Cross our branch off the family tree and write a letter of severance."
"From now on, whether this general's mansion lives or dies, whether I'm a traitor or not, it has nothing to do with you. You don't have to die with me, so why not?"
Treason? The clan leader looked at Bu Ruo and found that although she said this lightly, her eyes were extremely serious.
If one day this ignorant girl really betrays her country, then...
After weighing the pros and cons, the old patriarch made a decision: "Okay, since you want to sever ties with me through the family tree, then do it. I just hope you won't regret it in the future."
When Bu Ruo heard that the other party agreed, he couldn't hide the joy in his eyes. Fearing that the other party would go back on his word, he quickly asked someone to bring the four treasures of the study, draw the family tree, and write a letter of severance.
After finishing writing, he quickly asked Zhang Tiancheng to find someone to take the letter of severance to the government to get it stamped, and repeatedly urged the person to go and come back quickly and not to lose the letter.
Just when the Bu family was about to leave, the doorman came to report that someone had come from the palace.
Everyone looked at each other and went out together. They saw an old eunuch standing there with a big smile on his face. When he saw Bu Ruo, his eyes lit up and said, "I am the personal steward of the emperor. My surname is Li. I have met General Bu a few times before."
Bu Ruo took a step forward and bowed: "Greetings, Eunuch Li."
"No, no, I'm here to deliver an imperial decree today. At the General's Mansion, Bu Ruo, the daughter of the Bu family, is here to receive the decree."
"The Emperor, by the grace of Heaven and the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: General Bu Huaicang, his wife Yan, and his sons Bu Tianrui and Bu Tianyi have devoted themselves to the country, protecting the nation and its people, and have sacrificed their lives on the battlefield for justice. I hereby appoint Bu Huaicang as Duke Feng'en, and Yan as Lady of the State. His son Bu Tianrui is General Protecting the Country, and Bu Tianyi is General Zhongyong."
"I heard that Bu Huaicang and his wife, Yan, still have a legitimate daughter, who has now returned to the capital. I am deeply relieved. I have specially appointed her the Princess of Yun'an County, granted her the land of Meizhou, a thousand acres of fertile land in the suburbs of the capital, and a large amount of gold, silver, and brocade to comfort her grief over the loss of her loved one."
"All officers and soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty shall take the lineage of the Duke of Zhenguo as their role models, serve the country with loyalty, fight bravely against the enemy, and jointly safeguard the stability of our dynasty. I decree this!"
When this imperial decree came out, the Bu family members opened their eyes wide, as if they had heard it wrongly.
How is this possible? The Bu family only has a useless orphan girl left, how could she receive such an honor?
The Duke, the Lady, two generals, and a county lady with a fiefdom, if their relationship hadn't been severed, then they...
"County Master, will you accept the decree?"
Bu Ruo came back to his senses and hurriedly thanked the emperor: "Bu Ruo accepts the order and thanks the emperor for his grace."
Bi'er was a shrewd person. After seeing the look in her young lady's eyes, she quickly took out a hundred-liang silver note from her sleeve pocket and handed it over: "Thank you for your help, eunuch."
Unexpectedly, Eunuch Li refused to accept it. Instead, he smiled and said, "It's a pity for General Bu's family. The Emperor has been in poor health for the past two years and has only just been able to attend court these past few days. When he heard that the County Lady had returned, he immediately wrote an imperial edict and sent this old servant here, fearing that he would wrong the County Lady."
"County Lady... please accept my condolences."
After seeing off Eunuch Li, the servant came back and handed over the engagement letter breathlessly.
"Miss, everything is done. The official seal has been stamped on the severance agreement, and the government has recorded it. From now on, you will no longer have any relationship with the rest of the Bu family."
Bu Ruo checked the letter of severance and after confirming that there was no problem, he turned around and looked at the Bu family members who were still standing there in a daze.
"Everyone, please go back. From now on, this General's Mansion... oh, no, it's the Zhenguogong Mansion. From now on, this Zhenguogong Mansion will have nothing to do with the rest of the Bu family, and please don't come here again. Show out!"
"Ruo'er, Ruo'er, listen to what your uncle says..."
Bu Ruoli ignored him and without hesitation asked the doorman and the servant to drive the man out. Then he stood in the corridor and watched the palace servants carry in boxes of rewards.
The Bu family members standing outside the mansion had tears in their eyes. If Bu Bowen hadn't been recuperating at home from a broken head and knocked out a tooth last time and hadn't come, who knows why he would be making a scene at the door right now.
Bi'er was accompanying Buruo. Seeing her young lady's face was as cold as ice, she asked in confusion, "Young lady, are you unhappy with so many rewards?"
Bu Ruo looked at the boxes of things and said in a voice that made it impossible to tell what emotions were there: "There's nothing to be happy about. We're just doing this for the living."
After saying that, he didn't know what he was thinking about. He turned around and took Bier back to the yard, still muttering something under his breath.
Zhang Tiancheng just thought that she missed her family and was in a bad mood, but when Bu Ruo passed by and heard what she was mumbling, he was instantly frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.
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