At this time, everyone's eyes followed Bai Zhiyue to turn to Princess Rui
Looking at Bai's eyes, she felt a chill in her heart for some reason. Could her daughter be the one who took the first step? Of course she knew what her daughter felt for Wan Shanting.
Qu Yinghong did that out of jealousy and hatred, would her daughter do the same?
She didn't dare let Bai come over. If her daughter said something she shouldn't, how would the palace be able to hold its head up high in the future?
"Madam Bai, it should be safe outside now. Jiayang needs medical treatment, and I want to take her back. I believe Madam Bai will understand. But my palace will definitely investigate this matter to the end."
I can't let Bai give my daughter medicine, but I can't give in either.
"No need to go through so much trouble. I have some medicine that can help. Some things are better to be cleared up right here!"
Princess Rui's face looked grim. She had already concluded that this matter was related to her daughter herself.
But~
Just when he was in trouble, the voice of Eunuch Gao suddenly came from outside.
"The imperial edict has arrived! Madam Rongfu, please receive it~"
As soon as Bai Zhiyue heard this, she knew that Wan Shanting must have been caught and the trouble was over.
"Open the door to welcome the imperial edict"
"By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims: Madam Rongfu has meritorious service in suppressing the rebellion, and later in reporting the rebels and suppressing the rebellion, thus sparing Daliang from civil strife and the people from the suffering of war.
He has also widely disseminated the methods of animal husbandry and epidemic prevention, and has made great contributions to the country. He is specially granted the title of Rongfu Duke, a rank equal to that of a Duke of the State, and will enjoy this honor for life. This is my decree~"
"I bow to thank the Emperor for his grace~"
She had become a duchess, though it was only for one lifetime and couldn't be passed down. That was perfectly fine, as it was only for this one lifetime. The emperor was very considerate, with two nobility in one family.
The emperor also had his own thoughts on this. In fact, she had made great contributions in the previous Chu Rebellion. Because she had just been granted the title of Marquis of Anding, he only gave her some property but no major title. This time, she really made great contributions.
Because she defeated the remnants of the previous dynasty in one fell swoop and confiscated so much wealth and food that filled the national treasury and granary, there was no need to worry about civil unrest in the future.
There are also breeding methods and formulas for preventing and treating various livestock diseases printed in Xiangyun Bookstore, which are very useful.
He knew that the Bai family would not do anything useless and that what they came up with would definitely be beneficial. As soon as the printed book appeared, he showed it to the person in charge of breeding. It was indeed a good thing. Most of the recipes had been tested and were very useful.
The cattle raised in the imperial farm grew fast and strong, and could be cured easily if they got sick.
If this is promoted, how much wasteland can be opened up and how much food and grass problems can be solved? His people will have more land to cultivate, more food can be produced, and they will be able to eat various kinds of meat in the future.
The soldiers at the border will have plenty of meat to eat and can keep themselves strong, which will increase their combat effectiveness.
Why are the Tartars so fierce? Isn't it because they eat meat every day, which makes them as strong as bulls and extremely powerful? If he could raise more cattle and sheep, his soldiers would also be strong and would no longer be afraid of the Tartars.
This contribution is no less than suppressing the rebellion, so this time he generously gave Bai Zhiyue the title of Duke. As for why he didn't give it to Doudou, he also had his own thoughts. It would be more cost-effective to give it to the Bai family than to Doudou.
Doudou can pass it on, but Bai can’t.
So no matter how good the emperor is, he has his own plans. He can give, but not too much.
Bai Zhiyue stood up and gave Eunuch Gao a big red envelope.
"Thank you for your hard work, father-in-law."
Of course I made two trips in half a day.
"Thank you for the reward, Duke. Congratulations to the Duke!"
"Congratulations, please stay and have a drink of water, father-in-law!"
"I should have stayed to celebrate with everyone, but the Emperor is busy with many matters and cannot spare the time. I hope you will be lenient."
"You are too serious, eunuch. The emperor is more important. The emperor can't leave you for even a moment. So I won't keep you here."
After seeing off Eunuch Gao, everyone came forward to congratulate him.
"Congratulations to the current duchess!"
"This is the first one for the Daliang Dynasty, but it is well deserved for the contributions of Lord Rongfu!"
Whether it was out of sincerity or jealousy, Bai Zhiyue evolved from a despised businesswoman to a top-ranking duke in just one year, and no one dared to bully her anymore.
"Your Majesty, you have done a great job today, but I also deserve some credit!"
He wrote the book
"Oh, what's yours is mine, and what's mine is mine!"
Doudou rolled his eyes
"As long as you are happy"
Just pamper your own mother, since this is done for her anyway.
This time, Princess Rui was dodged. Now that she is of a higher rank than her, how can she still be so arrogant?
"Everyone, please be patient. The banquet will continue later. It will be a celebration for me."
Of course everyone obeyed
Bai Zhiyue asked someone to clear away the previous table and start a new round.
During this time, she looked at the Qu family
"You all know what happened today. Now I can tell you that the traitor is Wan Shanting. He is a member of the royal family of the previous dynasty, a direct descendant!"
I didn't say it just now because I was afraid that the emperor hadn't made arrangements yet and it couldn't be exposed in advance. Now that I can say it, I believe that it will make those who have illusions completely sober up.
Now everyone was shocked and scared.
[Luckily, I don’t have a daughter of marriageable age, so nothing will happen to him.]
[Luckily, I heard the rumors before and stopped my daughter from thinking about it. Otherwise, someone in my family might have been in trouble today!]
[It was thrilling. I realized my daughter had some bad thoughts but I suppressed them. I didn't dare let her come today. I applaud myself. I did the right thing. I'm scared now!]
Many people were feeling thankful at this moment, especially Zhou Hanlin and Sun Shangshu's families. The more they thought about it, the more scared they became. If they had not discovered and decisively stopped what their daughter was going to do, more families would have been in trouble today.
And a group of people who were willing but not courageous also lowered their heads secretly.
Can't see me, can't see me
I didn't say anything, I didn't do anything
Anyway, they escaped a disaster.
Qu Yinghong didn't even care about the pain
"He's just a weak scholar who couldn't even fight back when he was bullied. How could he be the heir of the previous dynasty? You are the one who slandered him, it must be you!"
"You're really hopeless!"
"Anyone with a discerning eye can see that he's not a good person. It's just those with ulterior motives who can't see through it."
"Lord Rongfu had already treated him like that before, but he didn't save them and even earned their hatred. Sigh~"
"Duke Rongfu is also having a hard time. On the one hand, he has to deal with the Wan family, on the other hand, he has to wait for the emperor to make plans, and on the other hand, he has to deal with these noble ladies!"
You see, she doesn't even need to say it herself, others can imagine everything.
Now even Liu couldn't care less about her.
"Shut up. You still can't see clearly and don't regret it. He is just using you. Use your brain to think about why that person appeared in front of you. What he said to you, how could he not be using you."
"But he's such a poor guy~"
Bai Zhiyue didn't want to talk to her anymore.
"Madam Prime Minister, considering her lack of brains, I won't make a scene before the Emperor. However, the shock and injury caused to my son must be investigated. It doesn't have to be much, just 60,000 taels as compensation."
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