Chapter 268: Crazy, Stealing and Losing the Rice
Speaking of Beigong Yu, Jingzhe was angry again.
"Prince Jing has been causing trouble during the smallpox epidemic. A few days ago, he was punished with house arrest and demoted to a county prince. But within a few days, he was re-ennobled as a king and now has taken over the Northern Liang Army. This is really a favoritism that anyone with a discerning eye can see. The emperor should just pass the throne to him."
His prince is miserable, but Prince An doesn't seem to be much better off.
Although he won the battle and was named King of War, he was only in name only and did not even have any military power. He was purely a puppet of King Jing.
"Okay, just say these words in front of me, and don't say too much outside."
"Master, don't worry. We won't say anything nonsense in front of outsiders."
"Don't say much in front of the prince."
"We know our limits," the three said in unison.
Maidong hid his thoughts in his eyes. Did Emperor Ming really praise King Jing so highly because he loved him?
Lin Miaoyin doesn't think so either.
The news soon reached Shaohuayuan, along with a bright yellow scroll.
This was the imperial edict conferring her the title of second-rank official.
Everyone in Shaohuayuan knelt down in unison, looking at the bright yellow in Sun Changhai's hand with an expression of pride.
Since the founding of Beiliang, no court lady has been granted the second-rank imperial edict. The most she could be was a third-rank lady. Looking at the royal family, there was not even one. It can be said that Lin Miaoyin's honor was unique to Beiliang.
"Princess Ning, the Emperor knows that you are not feeling well, so he specially asked me to deliver it. Please accept the order quickly." Sun Changhai said with a smile.
Lin Miaoyin was extremely tired after a whole day of traveling yesterday, so she did not go to the palace to enjoy the performance today.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Long live the emperor!" Lin Miaoyin got up from the ground with the help of Yuzhu and Xiaodie.
"Princess Ning, your future is limitless." Sun Changhai handed over the imperial edict.
After Lin Miaoyin took the imperial edict, Yuzhu immediately stuffed the purse she had prepared in advance into Sun Changhai's sleeve.
Sun Changhai felt the weight in his purse, and the smile on his face became even wider. "I won't bother Princess Ning. I'll take my leave now."
"Send it to Eunuch Sun."
Lin Miaoyin returned to the room and handed the imperial edict to Yuzhu.
Yuzhu held the bright yellow roll carefully, afraid that it would fall to the ground, her eyes full of excitement.
"It's not the first time you've seen an imperial edict. Look at how useless you are." Lin Miaoyin couldn't help laughing. She remembered that the last time Emperor Ming sent an imperial edict, although Yuzhu was happy, she was not that exaggerated.
"This is different. This is an imperial decree to confer upon the young lady a title, and a second-rank county lady. This is something many people dare not even think about. I can go out and brag about it for the rest of my life!" Yuzhu patted her chest proudly.
Her young lady saved the dying and the wounded, and rescued half of the people of Shengjing City from the clutches of the smallpox plague god, in exchange for this imperial edict.
Naturally, she cherishes it very much.
Although Lin Miaoyin was happy about the arrival of the imperial edict, she was not that excited.
She knew that this imperial edict was a reward for her performance during the smallpox epidemic, and was also used to compensate Beigong You. Beigong You was a meritorious official who brought so much food when Shengjing was in famine, but Emperor Ming did not give him any substantial reward.
Therefore, this imperial edict rewarding her had a certain soothing effect on Beigong You.
An imperial edict is an honorary title with no power.
Emperor Ming was very relieved.
Fortunately, the imperial edict comes with a salary, and the salary for a second-rank official should be quite high. This is probably the only substantial benefit brought by this imperial edict.
Lin Miaoyin felt happy but also a little depressed.
In this era, divorce is not as easy as she thought.
In the eyes of the world, she and Beigong You are closely tied together, such as this imperial edict to comfort Beigong You.
She suddenly felt a little irritated.
It was obvious that the reward was earned by her medical skills, but in the end it was still related to Beigong You, as if she had benefited from him.
Lin Miaoyin quickly drove this thought out of her mind.
He instructed Yuzhu lightly: "Put away the imperial edict first."
"Miss, why do you want to put it away? This is the imperial decree that rewards you. According to your opinion, you should put it on the table and offer it up so that people know that my young lady is no longer the same as before and is not someone that someone can just cling to."
Hearing the implication in her words, Lin Miaoyin couldn't help laughing, "Okay, keep a low profile, keep a low profile."
"Miss, you don't know that after Prince Jing took over the Northern Liang Army, he directly led a team of cavalry to patrol the streets, under the pretext of patrolling the city for the emperor to ensure safety during the Emperor's birthday festival. There are guards patrolling the city, so why would he be needed? Everyone knows that he is just showing off, with his two big noses raised to the sky. That's called being high-profile."
Lin Miaoyin curled the corners of her mouth slightly.
After experiencing two setbacks, Beigong Yu became more and more impatient.
"Now everyone in Shengjing is praising King Jing for his high spirits. I wonder how many young ladies he has won over this time. I heard that the second young lady also..."
Lin Miaoyin shook her head.
There he is full of vigor and vitality, but he is clearly a rotten wood that cannot be carved.
She didn't believe that Emperor Ming deliberately indulged him and doted on him in order to make him famous so that he could be passed on the throne to him.
Instead, she felt more and more that Beigong Yu was a shield pushed forward by Emperor Ming.
Paving the way for the true heir to the throne.
Lin Miaoyin pondered for a moment. In his opinion, apart from being overly fond of Beigong Yu and disliking Beigong You, Emperor Ming had similar feelings towards his other sons.
The only thing that is uncertain is the King of Wei who is held hostage in Dayan.
Lin Miaoyin began to doubt. Could it be that Prince of Wei Beigong Sheng was the heir favored by Emperor Ming?
"By the way, what did you just say?"
This girl seemed to have mentioned Lin Qingxue just now?
"This matter has to start from the beginning. A few days ago, smallpox broke out. You asked me to go back to the Lin family to vaccinate the Lin family, but Madam refused. As a result, she got smallpox without being vaccinated. Although the smallpox was cured later, she was left with pockmarks all over her face and body. I heard that they were so ugly that she couldn't bear to look at them. She couldn't stand the stimulation. Now she is a little..."
Yuzhu pointed to her head and said, "I'm not very clear-headed, and I don't care about the affairs of the mansion. The old lady is busy teaching the two young masters, and the prime minister is busy with the affairs of the court. No one paid attention to the confined second young lady. Unexpectedly, she got the news from King Jing and ran away from the mansion. She chased after King Jing like crazy, making the whole city know about it, and even said that she was his woman..."
Lin Miaoyin took a breath.
I was not surprised at Lin Qingxue's boldness, but I was surprised that after what happened last time, she not only did not see Beigong Yu clearly, but was still so brainless.
Risking one's reputation and taking a gamble.
Does she know what awaits her?
Fortunately, the Lin family responded promptly to the last incident and handled it at lightning speed. They also blocked the news, which saved Lin Qingxue's reputation and prevented her from being drowned in a pond or sent to the Jokhang Temple to become a nun.
This time it's different.
She caused such a stir in the city that she could not hide it from the world.
It was good that Beigong Yu accepted it, and was sent to the Jingwang Mansion in a sedan chair to be a concubine. Although she was a concubine, with Lin Ruhui around, the people in Jingwang Mansion did not dare to bully her.
If Beigong Yu didn't acknowledge her, she would have no choice but to cut her hair and become a nun.
If you try to steal something, you will end up losing the rice.
It's crazy.
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