After getting the guarantee, Qiao Xin immediately raised her head and said quickly while counting on her fingers, "We can't keep the land in Xianshui Town, so can His Majesty allow us to open up wasteland somewhere else?
The land and houses in the capital are too expensive, and my family cannot afford to buy one for the time being. Could Your Majesty grant us a small courtyard with five or six rooms? When the eldest and third sons return victorious in the future, they will at least have a place to stay.
If possible, give us a few acres of land. When our servants are free, they can grow some food and vegetables to reduce the daily expenses, and I can give them less money. There are too many mouths to feed at home, and I can hardly afford it!"
As the King of Qi listened, he burst out laughing.
Just say it, what Qiao Xin wants is definitely beyond the imagination of the emperor!
After all this talk, it was still about fields and land. There was no mention of helping the Qiao family's children get promoted or make money.
Emperor Wu waited for a quarter of an hour. Seeing that Qiao Xin didn't speak, he asked in disbelief, "Is that all?"
Qiao Xin waved her hands and said, "That's all. It's enough! Of course, if Your Majesty thinks it's too much, then you don't have to give up the house. The three brothers can just squeeze in together in the future. When I save enough money, I'll buy them a bigger house!"
People should not be too greedy. Eat as much as your stomach can hold. Any more would be a waste!"
"You're only thinking about the Qiao family, so don't you have any needs of your own?"
Qiao Xin said a little embarrassedly: "Yes, I do, but it's a bit ungrateful to say it out loud. I'm old and my knees are a bit problematic. Your Majesty, can you allow me to not kneel when I see an official?"
The Emperor's gaze moved over and stopped on Qiao Xin, as if he wanted to see through her true thoughts, and finally said, "Okay!"
......
Qiao Xin stayed in the palace for an hour and then came out, accompanied by Cao Tianshi who came to announce the imperial edict and the eunuch who carried the box.
The two of them walked out of the palace talking and laughing, and saw Qiao Yunqing and Mo Jiaquan waiting not far away.
When Qiao Yunqing saw this scene, he hesitated for a moment before going forward to say hello.
"My son greets my mother! Hello, Lord Cao!"
Eunuch Cao quickly returned the greeting and said, "Oh, Mr. Qiao, you don't have to be so polite. Since you are here to pick up the old lady, I won't bother you any more. His Majesty said that the old lady Qiao is not a person who cares about trivial matters. This imperial edict can be announced or not. You can take it back and read it yourself!"
Qiao Xin took the imperial edict and said, "Okay, then you won't have to make another trip. If Eunuch Cao has finished drinking the Hundred Flower Honey, just let someone pass on the message and I'll prepare some for you later."
"Then I would like to thank Madam again! His Majesty also said that if Madam Qiao has any new things in the future, you might as well send them to him to open his eyes."
Qiao Xin narrowed her eyes and nodded politely: "Of course, of course, I will tell you if there is anything."
.......
After seeing off Eunuch Cao, Qiao Xin turned around and got on the carriage, but saw Qiao Yunqing pursing his lips, his two heroic brows gathered together, his eyes were dark, and he looked unhappy!
Qiao Xin looked at the beads of sweat on his forehead and frowned slightly.
"Why are you here? It's so hot out here. You almost roasted me. Why don't you wait in the car? Are you angry?"
Their eyes met. Qiao Yunqing was silent for a moment, and finally said, "No, I'm just worried!"
Qiao Xin apologized and said, "I was wrong this time. I originally intended to discuss this with you before making a decision, but I didn't expect to meet the King of Qi. I didn't expect that His Majesty would be present. I don't have the final say on what happens next."
"I understand."
"There is an open-air salt mine in the deep mountains not far from Xianshui Town. I came to the capital for this matter. Your Majesty has already sent someone to confirm it.
When I entered the palace today, His Majesty wanted to promote you to the position of Zhongshu Ling, but I refused! Now that you have heard this, do you blame me?"
Qiao Yunqing shook her head. "My son is still young. Even if he gets the position, he won't be able to keep it if he can't convince the public. If he doesn't do it right, it will bring disaster to the family. It's right for you, mother, not to do it."
Qiao Xin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's good that you think so! It's not that I think you are incapable of doing the job. In my eyes, you are good enough. I am mainly afraid that His Majesty will confer the title on you. If I agree, it will definitely be a thorn in the relationship between the three of you brothers.
I thought, you guys should just rely on your own abilities and take whatever steps you can take. I will just help you solve the problems of eating, drinking, defecating and urinating!"
After Qiao Xin finished speaking, she threw the imperial edict in her hand into Qiao Yunqing's arms and curled her lips and said, "It's not that I haven't been tempted by Yantian, but I know that the Qiao family can't keep it. If things go wrong, the whole family will be overthrown. It's better to hand it over to the court. Whoever wants to fight can fight, we won't get involved."
"How many?"
"There are a lot of them. A large open-air salt mine, enough to feed the people of Dajing for more than ten or twenty generations. And no one has discovered it for so many years!"
Seeing that he was reading the imperial edict, he continued, "Your Majesty asked me to propose a reward myself, and I didn't know what I needed, so I asked Your Majesty for a small house in the capital and more than ten acres of land. I also want a thousand acres of wasteland near Laohu Town to replace the land in Xianshui Town!"
Qiao Yunqing looked at the imperial edict in his hand, then tilted his head to glance at Qiao Xin and said, "That's it?"
"No, oh, by the way, when His Majesty asked me what reward I wanted, I said that I was old and my knees were not good, so I just wanted the privilege of not kneeling when meeting an official. At that time, I never thought that His Majesty would agree."
"His Majesty agreed. He conferred upon you the title of Second Rank Imperial Consort! He also gave you the privilege of being able to submit memorials directly to him."
Qiao Xin was stunned at first, then she said "tsk" and looked at Qiao Yunqing.
"Your Majesty is a kind person! But what's the use of this? Can you really not kneel before an official?"
"Yes, His Majesty has granted you permission not to kneel when you see him. Is there anyone more honorable than His Majesty in this court? From now on, I can say that I can walk sideways in the capital!"
"I'm not a crab, why should I walk sideways? I just don't like to kneel and kowtow to others. In my life, apart from my deceased ancestors, I have never kneeled to many people."
Qiao Xin asked again: "Where's the house? Where's the land?"
"All of them, plus 10,000 taels of silver and 5,000 taels of gold!"
Qiao Xin's legs softened, and she said excitedly, "Oh my god, your majesty is so considerate of your subjects!"
Qiao Yunqing: “?”
Qiao Xin whispered to him, "When I first met His Majesty, I cried my poverty to him and said that my family didn't have more than twenty taels of silver! I just wanted to make my family sound noble, but I didn't know that His Majesty really believed it!"
Qiao Yunqing sighed helplessly. A'niang must be the first person in the dynasty who would complain about poverty so directly to His Majesty!
"Mother, my son will have a salary in the future, so you don't have to give me money anymore!"
Qiao Xin chuckled and said, "With your salary, you will be starving in Beijing. Just take it. If you lose money, you can earn it again! What are you worried about? Look, I have it again. If you believe in my fortune, you will be an official soon. I only have one request, don't ask the people for money when you are short of money. The Qiao family can be the rear base."
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