Xiao Lingling nodded thoughtfully and began to recall the scene just now.
Just now, when the Second Princess came up to her, she naturally looked at the Second Princess at first glance, but then she also secretly looked at the palace maid following behind her.
The palace maid didn't say a word from beginning to end, and didn't even have any unnecessary expressions or movements.
She felt a little strange at the time. Why did this person look like a mindless puppet? This was obviously not right. She felt a little regretful. She should have taken a closer look just now!
"Master, if you have the chance, please take me to see the Second Princess and the maid behind her. I always feel like something is not right."
Jiang Xinian knew some of her magical abilities and nodded immediately, "Okay, there will be a chance soon!"
Little Bell nodded without saying anything else, waiting quietly for the start.
A quarter of an hour later, Su Jingsheng finally appeared, followed by Wang Chao, the chief guard of the emperor, and the young eunuch behind him was holding two imperial edicts.
At the front of the banquet was a temporary platform.
Su Jingsheng led his men a few steps forward, smiled and bowed to everyone who had already taken their seats.
"Everyone is here, and today's banquet is officially beginning! First of all, thank you all for coming. As a token of my appreciation, after the banquet, everyone can receive a health pill I personally made."
As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of loud applause.
Regardless of what the eldest prince is like, this health-enhancing pill is very famous in the capital. This pill uses many kinds of medicinal ingredients and is the most nourishing to the body.
The effect will be more obvious especially for the elderly. Although it cannot cure diseases, it can greatly improve many small hidden dangers accumulated in the body over the years.
Other imperial doctors and pharmacies had bought it for research, but they were never able to come up with the exact formula.
Therefore, this fitness pill can be said to be in a state of being in short supply in Beijing.
At this time, each person has one, which shows great sincerity!
After Su Jingsheng finished speaking, he immediately stood aside and invited Wang Chao out.
Although Wang Chao is just a eunuch, he is not an ordinary eunuch. Even the princes and princesses dare not look down on him.
So as soon as he stood up, everyone immediately quieted down.
Wang Chao smiled with satisfaction, "Your Majesty knows that today's banquet is to pray for the Queen and to raise funds for the refugees in the north.
Although everyone has good intentions, we cannot let everyone make the trip in vain, so the emperor specially issued an imperial decree.
Now it is decreed—"
Upon hearing this, everyone present quickly stood up and knelt on the ground.
"The Emperor, by the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Recently, our Qingyang State has been facing external and internal troubles, and the natural disasters have been merciless, with countless civilians killed and injured. I am troubled day and night.
Now, there are loyal ministers and kind-hearted people willing to raise funds to help the people in the north overcome their difficulties, which makes me very happy.
On behalf of the people of the north, I would like to thank all the loyal and righteous people. For this, I specially bestow an imperial gold medal and the title of imperial merchant to reward you.
The most loyal minister who donates the most will receive an imperial gold medal, and the most kind-hearted citizen who donates the most will be awarded the title of imperial merchant.
In addition, all merchants who donate more than 300,000 taels will receive a plaque written by me and enjoy tax exemption for three years.
All the families of loyal ministers who donated more than 300,000 taels of silver would have their mistress granted the title of a third-rank lady and could choose one of their sons to be granted the title of a juren.
So ordered! "
My goodness, as soon as the imperial edict was read out, everyone present was shocked!
Although some people had vaguely heard some rumors and knew there would be rewards, they didn’t expect it to be so huge!!!
Any of these things are family heirlooms, whether it is the imperial gold medal or the title of royal merchant, they can benefit future generations.
Now everyone started to get excited and tried their best to compete. Even if it was just to get a personally written plaque, it would be great.
But the rewards don’t end there.
Su Jingsheng stepped forward with a smile and said, "These are the rewards from my father. In addition, my master is grateful for everyone's kindness, so he also specially set aside five appointments for consultation.
The first five people to donate will receive a free consultation from my master."
The atmosphere became even more lively, and some people even started to form gangs and factions to compete together.
However, they didn't have too much fun for long, as Wang Chao took out another imperial edict.
He turned to look at Jiang Xinian, "Divine Doctor Jiang, here is another imperial decree for you and your young disciple. Please accept it!"
Jiang Xinian guessed that it was the reward for saving the queen, so he didn't think much about it and knelt down holding the little bell.
The others also pricked up their ears.
"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims that the Divine Doctor Jiang Xinian and his disciple Princess Jiayin have rendered meritorious service in curing the Empress. Jiang Xinian is hereby conferred the title of First-Rank Medicine King!
The throne can be hereditary and the successor can be decided by himself.
In addition, although Princess Jiayin is young, she has outstanding medical skills and is smart and clever. I like her very much, so I adopted her as my adopted daughter and changed her title to Princess Jiayin, the Nation's Guardian!
I hereby—"
Very good. If the imperial edict just now made the whole audience excited, then this imperial edict immediately made the whole audience fall into silence.
The Medicine King and his men were really surprised, but it was also quite reasonable. After all, he was a miracle doctor and he also saved the Queen.
But who the hell is Princess Jiayin, the Queen of the Nation?
It's fine to adopt a three-year-old girl as a princess, but can the title of Princess Zhenguo be given casually?
You know, even the second and third princesses, who are usually the most beloved, don’t receive such treatment!
No one understood why this title was given, but Jiang Xinian and Xiao Lingdang knew it very well.
It was probably because of what she said in the Imperial Study Room before...
It is a good thing to give rewards, but when they are happy, some people are unhappy!
For example, Su Zhaorou, who had just been humiliated by Xiao Lingling, almost tore the handkerchief in her hand into pieces, but she didn't dare to show too much on her face.
Why! Why! How could she be any less than a three-year-old girl? Why would the Emperor give such a precious title to someone else?
She doesn't believe it! She doesn't believe it!
Wang Chao saw everyone's reaction, but he didn't say much. He handed the imperial edict to Jiang Xi Nian and turned back to the palace.
Su Jingsheng didn't expect this to be the reward. He was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to his senses.
"Okay, now that Father's imperial edict has been read, our banquet will officially begin. The donations will be divided into two rounds.
First of all, we will adopt a non-public method for the first round. Later, someone will give you paper and pen, and you can decide the donation amount according to your own feelings.
After writing them down, we will collect them and sort them, and then select the top 30 donors to conduct the final round of fundraising.
Finally, two first place winners were selected!
Now, let's start the first round, pen and paper!"
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