Jingxu quickly helped him up: "You are too polite, Marquis Zhenyuan. I am only here as Yier's brother."
Gu Tiancheng was puzzled, and Jingxu said, "My mother adopted Yi'er as her adopted daughter, and my uncle the Emperor made Yi'er the Princess of Changping County. Now Yi'er and I are sworn siblings."
"So that's how it is." Gu Tiancheng was surprised, and then relieved.
The child is indeed excellent, intelligent and steady.
When Gu Yan came back and said he wanted to marry her, Gu Tiancheng knew that this would not happen. His silly son refused to believe it and went to confess his love, but was rejected as expected.
Later, they learned that Qiu Baishun's younger brother had become an official in Beijing, so the whole family went to meet him.
I thought they would never come back, but unexpectedly, the Qiu family only left for a few days and then came back again.
Even the two elders of the Qiu family came to settle down in the Qiu family.
Now when I hear that Qiu Yinong was conferred the title of County Lord, I am not so surprised.
Ever since that child came back, Taohua Village has changed day by day. The whole village has put its strength together, and Taohua Village is getting better and better.
He has now settled here and is very pleased to see the changes in Taohua Village.
"My Lord, please don't reveal your identity when you see me in the future, lest the villagers feel uncomfortable."
Jingxu warned Marquis Zhenyuan.
Gu Tiancheng also hurriedly said: "Jingxu, please don't keep calling me Marquis. I am also a member of Taohua Village now."
"Hahaha, okay, okay." Jing Xu quickly nodded with a smile and called him Uncle Gu. Gu Tiancheng happily agreed.
"Come on, let's raise our glasses and celebrate Yi'er and the others' return." Qiu Lizheng smiled happily.
The whole village raised their glasses and responded happily. The scene was truly shocking.
After drinking a glass of wine, Father Qiu looked at his daughter, then walked over to Qiu Yinong and asked in a low voice, "Should we tell the villagers that you've been named County Lord?"
Qiu Yinong nodded and replied softly, "It's what we should say. It's also the honor of our Taohua Village and our Qiu clan."
Father Qiu nodded and walked to the center.
Qiu Lizheng and others looked at Qiu's father curiously, wondering what he had just said to Qiu Yinong.
The lively scene quieted down in an instant. Father Qiu looked at everyone, his face beaming as he said, "This trip to the capital has yielded another reward."
"That is, our Yi'er was granted the title of Third Rank County Lady by the Emperor, and was given the title of Changping. Wen County is now our Yi'er's fiefdom."
"We, Yi'er, have also obtained the title of Fifth Rank Concubine for both of her mothers."
"What?"
"Has our Xiaoliu been named the County Lord?"
"Congratulations, Baishun. Xiaoliu is indeed a top-notch girl. Our Xiaoliu is truly the best."
"But why was our Xiaoliu conferred the title of County Lord? She must have made contributions to the court, right?"
Qiu Lizheng was very curious.
Father Qiu smiled and replied, "Yier was favored by the Queen Mother and adopted as her daughter. When she was brought to the palace to visit the Queen Mother, she happened to save her life and was therefore granted the title of County Master."
"So it was to save the Queen Mother."
"Then should we kneel down and worship Xiaoliu?" Someone mentioned this, and everyone reacted instantly.
Everyone in the village stood up and was about to kneel, but Qiu Yinong quickly stopped them: "No need to be so polite, just treat me as you did before."
"If you keep calling me the County Master or kneeling before me, I'll really be scared of you."
"We are all family. The reason I said this is because I think it is also an honor for our Taohua Village."
"Send my imperial edict to the ancestral temple for worship tomorrow!"
"But let me make it clear first, just call me Xiaoliu, and try not to reveal my identity as the county lord."
"Just keep a low profile." Qiu Yinong reminded again and again.
Qiu Lizheng nodded and said, "What Yi'er said is not wrong. It will prevent others from coming to you to seek favors if they know that Yi'er is the county lady."
"We'll listen to Xiaoliu and the village head."
Qiu Yinong smiled and greeted, "Okay, okay, we've finished talking about our family affairs. Everyone, just eat and drink well."
"Congratulations to Xiaoliu, congratulations to Yunxiang."
"Congratulations." Mother Qiu raised her glass shyly. This made today's bonfire party more fitting.
Most of the villagers were drunk tonight, and Chunhua and others ran to Qiu Yinong to congratulate her.
Qiu Yinong happily chatted with his friends, and Jing Xu also quickly mixed with the young people in the village.
The Qiu family did not reveal Jingxu's identity, and the young people found it easy to communicate with him.
Everyone thought Jingxu was the child of Qiu Yinong's second uncle, and since he was not arrogant, it didn't take long for them to become brothers.
As it got darker, the crowd gradually dispersed.
Qiu Lizheng held his father's hand and sighed: "Yier is the lucky star of our village, the lucky star."
"Yes, yes, he is also the lucky star of our Qiu family." Father Qiu also spoke with a thick tongue.
The two men laughed heartily, and Qiu Hansheng and Qiu Hanqing protected them, fearing that the old man would fall.
After sending the village head home, the two brothers supported Father Qiu, who said a lot along the way.
The Qiu Hansheng brothers were also deeply moved after hearing this. When they got home, their mother had boiled some hot water and was going to help their father take a bath.
Qiu Hansheng said to his mother, "Mom, you're tired today. Go back to your room and rest early."
"Son, come and wash your father."
Mother Qiu looked at her eldest son lovingly, smiled and nodded: "Okay, then I'll leave it to you."
After the water was filled, Father Qiu had actually sobered up. He was happy to let his son serve him. He leaned in the bathtub and kept giving instructions to Qiu Hansheng.
"Boss, you must be good to your sister. Although your sister was raised by the Zhao family since she was a child, she has never suffered any hardship in life."
"But your sister is so outstanding, hardworking, and intelligent. Her success today is the result of her hard work."
"We never raised her for a single day. After she came back, she not only didn't despise our family's poverty, but she also helped us become rich and helped the entire village become rich."
Qiu Hansheng smiled and replied, "Don't worry, Dad. Your sons know what's going on."
"I will never let anyone bully my sister. But Dad, my sister is so powerful, there won't be many people who can bully her."
"Hahaha, yes, yes." Father Qiu was also happy when he heard it and laughed out loud.
Qiu Hansheng turned around and put Qiu's father's clothes aside, and also put the dry cloth on the rack.
"Dad, it's time for you to get up. If you keep soaking in the water, your skin will get wrinkled." Qiu Hansheng said. Father Qiu agreed and let him go out first. He could do it by himself.
Qiu Hansheng stood in the kitchen waiting. After Qiu's father put on his clothes and came out, he went in and poured out the water.
The brothers took a shower one by one and went back to their rooms to rest.
An auspicious day was chosen to send the imperial edict conferring the title of county princess to the ancestral hall for worship. On that day, the incense was burning brightly, with smoke rising straight up.
Everyone said that the ancestors were happy for the daughter of the Qiu family.
In the days that followed, Qiu Yinong became busy again.
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