Chapter 1156: Counting Everything

Zhulan returned home and signaled her two daughters-in-law to go back and rest, especially Zhao who was still pregnant!

Zhulan touched her head and prepared to take them all by herself first. When she had enough, she would put them in the warehouse. She also asked others to register the other gems, as they were all family heirlooms.

Inside the palace, the emperor summoned Shi Qing. Shi Qing greeted him, and the emperor asked him to stand up. He also asked with concern, "Are you feeling better?"

Shi Qing heard the concerned voice and did not dare to relax, "I am much better now. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."

The emperor motioned Shi Qing to sit down, and then said, "I never thought that you and I were related by blood. I didn't know it before, and I don't deny that I did it."

Shi Qing's heart tightened, and he knelt down hurriedly, "I am grateful in my heart. If it weren't for the emperor's recognition, I would still be a merchant. I am grateful to the emperor for giving me the opportunity."

The emperor motioned to Eunuch Liu to pull the people up, and said with a smile, "You fought for this opportunity yourself, don't be nervous, after all, you are my descendant. The industry you contributed has been integrated into the royal industry, and it cannot be divided. I have thought of other ways to compensate you."

The emperor knew best how much gold and silver he had received from the Rong family, and the emperor sincerely wanted to compensate the Rong family.

The emperor paused and continued, "The Crown Prince has the Xu family, a royal merchant, under his command. The Crown Prince uses the Xu family to control two ocean-going caravans. I will give you one of them. This is the caravan's annual income account. Take a look first."

Shi Qing opened his mouth wide. He was in the Ministry of Commerce. Moreover, he was originally a merchant. He was very clear about the profits of the ocean-going caravans. "To me?"

The prince's heart was bleeding, he knew that he must be the one who lost the familiar feeling, and he could only comfort himself by thinking of his father's private treasury. His father said that except for what was to be distributed, the rest was his.

The emperor smiled and nodded, "Yes, I give it to you, take a look."

Shi Qing didn't dare to take it. This was the prince's. The emperor could only live for a few more years. What if the prince took over and held a grudge? His hands trembled. "Your Majesty, your Majesty cannot take it. I offered it sincerely at the time and never wanted to take it back."

The emperor looked serious and asked, "Do you want to disobey my order?"

Shi Qing was frightened. The emperor's attitude towards him was ambiguous, and he did not dare to disobey the order. "Your Majesty, I obey your order."

The emperor smiled and said, "When we move back to the Rong family in the future, the cost of maintenance will be high. You should also save more for the children and not live off your savings. Yes, you haven't seen the ancestral home yet. I will take you there."

The prince thought to himself, if we were to say who has the most tricks, it would definitely be his father.

Zhou's family, Tao came to the house, Zhulan was surprised, "Why are you here at this time?"

"I know you're going to the palace to thank me today, so I came at this time. Let me see the new Earl's wife."

Zhulan ignored Tao's teasing, "You're not just here to congratulate me, are you?"

Tao smiled and said, "My old man went crazy last night when he came home. It's not that he couldn't come, so I came to congratulate him first."

Zhulan thought of Lord Wang and couldn't help but smile, "Our old man and Lord Wang have a good relationship."

Tao blinked, "We have a good relationship!"

Not only was her father-in-law ecstatic about betting on the right horse, but she and her husband were also ecstatic. When she thought that Lord Zhou's eldest son would have a title in the future instead of being a commoner, she would wake up laughing in her dreams.

Zhu Lan smiled again, "You came at the right time. I won't send you an invitation. You can take it back yourself."

The invitations that she had worked overtime to make yesterday were already placed on the table, and Tao didn't notice them until then.

Tao looked at the thick post and thought, "Oh my goodness, so many?"

Zhu Lan nodded, "This is after screening. Our two families have a good relationship, so I won't be polite to you. Our housekeeper has been too busy these two days."

Tao took his own post and said, "I'll take it back myself. If you need any help, just let me know."

Zhulan narrowed her eyes and said, "If you need me, I will not be polite."

Tao added, "You will be busy in the future."

"I know."

Seeing that Zhulan didn't understand what she meant, Tao said, "I mean, you have a lot of children in your family, so you have a lot to do."

Bamboo orchid, "."

Yes, when it comes to children’s marriage, your own children become the focus!

In the main courtyard of Rong Mansion, Shi Qing had been looking around since he entered the door, all the way to the main courtyard, but when he arrived at the door of the agency, Shi Qing was a little dumbfounded, "Your Majesty?"

The emperor said, "Follow me."

The emperor had already walked down the steps. When Shi Qing saw the treasury, he froze. He closed his eyes, then opened them again, and then closed them again. His mind was racing. The treasury was in the Rong family's mansion, which meant it belonged to the Rong family.

The emperor knew about the vault and brought him here, obviously not just to tell him. Shi Qing's forehead was sweating. He was excited about the vault. Anyone would be excited after seeing so much gold, but no one could keep it. Shi Qing's heart was pounding so hard that it almost jumped out of his throat.

The emperor looked at Shi Qing silently, with no intention of urging him to do anything.

The prince's gaze became much more unbridled, and he looked at Shi Qing with great amusement.

Shi Qing opened his eyes and knelt down, "It is the grace of the emperor that I can return to my family and the Rong family can get a good name. I think the spirits of my ancestors in heaven would also hope that I can use the gold where it is needed instead of burying it underground. I am willing to donate all the gold to contribute to national construction and accumulate merits for the Rong family. I hope that the restless souls of the Rong family can rest in peace and be reborn."

The emperor was very satisfied with Shi Qing's words. He had already thought of the use of the gold: part of it would be used for road construction, part of it would be used for port construction and flood control, and the last part would be used for research by the Ministry of Works.

The Emperor helped Shi Qing up and told him that he would use the gold to build a road. "Building a road will benefit future generations. It will benefit future generations. I will announce the Rong family's achievements to the world. The merits belong to the Rong family. I am very pleased with Shi Qing's righteousness, Prince."

The prince took out the imperial edict from his arms. Shi Qing knew that he had made the right choice. At the same time, he did not expect that the emperor would use the gold to build roads and announce to the world that the Rong family could rest in peace. The Rong family would leave a heavy mark in the history books.

After the imperial edict was read, Shi Qing took it with very complicated feelings in his heart. How could it not be complicated? The emperor only gave him the title of marquis, but not Wang Ti. Later, he gave him compensation for the caravan. He donated gold and then got Wang Ti's edict. As long as the country was not destroyed, his descendants would all be marquises.

Shi Qing held the imperial edict in his hand and smiled bitterly in his heart. The emperor had planned everything. It was a good thing that the emperor gave him the title of marquis. It was understandable that he inherited the title of marquis from his ancestors, but it was impossible for him to be a duke.

Shi Qing kowtowed heavily, "I thank the emperor for his grace. Long live the emperor."

The emperor was filled with pride. He had done a lot, and he had made mistakes, but he dared to say that he had never failed the people. He helped Shi Qing up and said, "You should discuss the date with your fourth uncle. Your surname should be returned to the Rong family. You should also choose a date to go to the ancestral tomb to pay homage to your ancestors."

(End of this chapter)