Chapter 69 Reward

"Dad!" After hearing that Shen Yun had returned, Shen Yuan was the first to come out to greet her father.

"Dad, did you catch any fish today?" Shen Yuan ran straight behind Shen Yun to look at the bucket in the servant's hand.

"How do you know Dad went fishing?

"Of course I know. The entire Shen family is under my control. Dad, you have a good harvest today. We will have fish to eat tonight." Shen Yuan saw three big fish in the bucket, as well as many small fish as long as fingers, which were perfect for making fried fish.

"Okay, ask the kitchen to cook all the fish tonight, and ask your sister-in-law to come along, and the three of us will eat together." What Shen Yun didn't say was that he had only caught two or three small fish after working for most of the day, and the rest were given to him by Lord Xie... But there was no need to tell his daughter about this.

"Hey, okay, three big fish, one braised, one stewed in soup, and one boiled fish fillets! The rest made into fried small fish." Shen Yuan stood aside and arranged the fish clearly in a short while.

"Whatever you want to do, just ask someone to tell the kitchen. Dad will go change his clothes first."

"Okay, Dad, you go." Shen Yuan did not ask the servants to give the instructions, but went to the kitchen himself to give the instructions. Then he brought the hot red date ginger soup to find his sister-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, are you feeling better? I just went to the kitchen and they just made this. I brought it to you."

"Thank you very much. My sister-in-law is much better now. She is fine." Because of her daily life, He Ying's face was a little pale. She leaned on the couch, drinking the soup brought by Shen Yuan while listening to her talk.

"Dad just came back from fishing, and brought back three big fish and many small fish. Dad said we should have dinner together, and I just went to the kitchen and asked them to cook the fish. But if sister-in-law is not feeling well, have someone bring the meal to us in the evening."

"It's okay, just a little back pain, it's nothing serious."

"Are you feeling backache? Then I'll give it to you." Shen Yuan sat behind He Ying and stretched out his hand to give her a massage. She herself started having her period last year, but she didn't feel anything at all, her stomach didn't hurt, and her back didn't hurt. Qing Dai said she was extremely lucky.

Shen Yuan's method of kneading was not effective, but He Ying felt comforted. Her son Manman was the most caring child in the world.

The three of them had dinner in Shen Yuan's yard. There were only three of them eating, so it didn't matter where they ate.

Although Shen's parents are from the south, Shen Yuan is not particular about the taste of food. She likes anything sweet or spicy as long as it tastes good.

Today's boiled fish fillet is spicy and numbing, which is Shen Yuan's favorite. Almost half of it went into her stomach. Originally, the cook from Jinling didn't know how to cook this dish, but Shen Yuan wanted to eat it this way, so the cook tried several times before making it.

Shen Yuan didn't know why he wanted to eat like this, it was as if it just popped out of his mind.

He Ying's favorite dish today was fish soup. The fish was fried, so the soup was thick and white. Drinking it hot relieved a lot of the discomfort in her body.

Shen Yun's favorite is the fried fish, which is crispy and crunchy. After eating two bites, he felt that he couldn't get enough of it, so he asked someone to bring him some wine and had a few drinks.

"Dad, will you go fishing next time you have a day off?"

"Next time I have a day off, I will ask Lord Shen to go fishing!" Xie Yuan said to his wife excitedly, "Lord Shen is really amazing. You don't know, when I sit with him, the fish will crawl onto my hook on their own. I catch one after another. My bucket is almost full. Next time I will have to bring two more buckets."

At this time Xie Hui also remembered what Shen Yuan said today. Anyone who has fished with Lord Shen once will definitely want to do it a second time. Now he knows why.

On the second day, Shen Yuan was preparing paints for painting when he heard the maid come to report that someone had come from the palace.

When she reached the second gate and saw her sister-in-law hurrying over, Shen Yuan remembered that she had forgotten to tell her father and sister-in-law about this matter during dinner yesterday. Now she could only say it briefly.

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. It's not a bad thing."

"The Emperor has ordered that the daughter of Dali Temple Junior Official Shen Zigeng, who is intelligent and courageous, has helped the Dali Temple solve a murder case. He hereby awards her 50 taels of gold, a pair of night-shining pearls, and four pieces of floating luster brocade from Caisang Country, as well as a large number of various jewels."

"I thank the emperor for his gift. Long live the emperor."

After thanking the emperor, He Ying asked someone to stuff a fat purse into her hand. Just now, she heard from the servants that someone from the palace had come, so she asked Yingchun to take the purse, which came in handy.

"It's hot, father-in-law, take it back and have a cup of cool tea."

The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict weighed the weight in his hand, and his smile became more genuine.

"Miss Shen, the Emperor was very impressed to hear that you were able to remain calm and catch the murderer at such a young age."

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty. As a citizen of Dazhao, I will do my part to ensure the stability of Dazhao."

The reward was delivered, and the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict did not stay long and hurried back to the palace to report.

"In the past, I didn't have any impression of the two children of the Shen family. Now that you have met them today, what do you think of them?" The emperor asked casually when he saw the people coming back.

"The young lady from the Shen family looks smart and intelligent, and she is very polite." The eunuch repeated what Shen Yuanhui said and continued, "Although the Shen family is not a famous family, I have seen that the people in the mansion are very well behaved. I think this family is not bad."

The emperor was very satisfied after hearing this and said with a smile: "Shen Zigeng is a capable and law-abiding person, so the Shen family will certainly be good."

The chief eunuch, Deqing, listened for a while and then spoke up at the right time: "I heard that Lord Shen's eldest son has excellent grades in the Imperial College and will take the imperial examination next year. I think Your Majesty will have another capable minister."

The emperor remembered that Shen Yun had a son studying in the Imperial College, but he didn't know anything else. After hearing this, he just laughed and sighed, saying that Shen Zigeng was very lucky to have capable children.

Wang Siqing has submitted two petitions for retirement. He will have to approve it if he does it again. He is too old to be allowed to retire. The successor to Dali Siqing is naturally Shen Zigeng. This is what the emperor has decided long ago. Since he is young and inexperienced, he needs to gain experience for a few more years.

Shen Yuan was checking out the gifts at home. Apart from anything else, the fifty taels of gold alone made her eyes dazzle. The emperor is the emperor, he is really generous.

Shen Yuan originally packed some things to send to his sister-in-law, but his sister-in-law only picked out two ordinary ones, and did not want the ones like the Night Pearl and Floating Brocade. She then asked her to take them back, saying that she could keep them as her dowry in the future.

Shen Yuan also did not forget Bai Zhi, the hero, and gave her five small gold tablets of one tael each, and also rewarded Qingdai with three taels of gold. White peony and Poria cocos were also rewarded.

As Shen Yuan looked at these things, an idea suddenly came to his mind.

"Qingdai, go out and buy me some wool tomorrow."

She wanted to make something.