Chapter 226: Wish Fulfilled
"Just let the water release like this. The water will flow to the low-lying areas. This kind of dredging is better than blocking and intercepting. Don't you think so?" A Mogong smiled complacently, twirling his beard.
Gu Feixue nodded repeatedly, "Master, thank you for your hard work."
"Why should I be so hard-working? You spare no effort to support me, and you rebuke others for slandering me. Not only are you working hard, but you are also feeling wronged. Xue'er, don't think that Master doesn't know that you collected those tokens. The Emperor doesn't recognize me yet, and he never will."
These words made it impossible for Gu Feixue to respond at all.
Yes, it was indeed Gu Feixue who arranged everything, but she didn't know how the old man knew about it. She was extremely ashamed and lowered her head unhappily.
I thought Ah Mo Gong would blame her for Gu Feixue's betrayal, but Ah Mo Gong smiled calmly, his tone sad and long, "Actually, I knew it a long time ago, but now that I see the people have removed the alarm bells because of my arrival, I am satisfied enough."
"Master," Gu Feixue was known for her perseverance, so even if she didn't get the cards right away, she was still prepared. "I don't need to beg you to do anything when I go to the Imperial Capital. I will tell the Emperor everything that happened here, including how I schemed against those corrupt officials and how I visited him three times. I'll tell the Emperor everything."
"Xue'er, it's not important to find the emperor. I was also missing the point before. I thought that being favored and recognized by the emperor was very important. I lost the qualities that a skilled craftsman should have. Now I can help everyone and make everyone happy. It's really amazing."
At this moment, there was a Pegasus in the distance.
Everyone turned around at the sound of "dead bead", and Gu Feixue saw that the knight on horseback was a burly man with a command arrow in his hand. "Express eight hundred miles, and reward Amo Gong with a title of nobility."
This was unexpected.
The man was from the Secretariat, and he brought the emperor's edict. A Mogong could not kneel down, so he could only approach respectfully. When everyone saw that the edict had arrived, they all knelt on the ground.
Amidst the silence, the officials from the Secretariat began chanting, "By the Will of Heaven..."
Gu Feixue glanced at A Mogong and saw that he was in tears. For a moment, her chest felt suffocated.
In fact, Gu Feixue had no idea that it was Yuchi Shuo who fought for Mr. Amogong's title. According to convention, the court would not give promotions to ordinary people.
Even though this citizen has made some outstanding contributions to the empire or the country.
Gu Feixue felt a tightness in her chest, a mixture of sadness and joy, and she also felt tears welling up in the corners of her eyes.
In the distance, my mother was delivering food to the farmers and workers, and she seemed indifferent to all this.
Yes, the court had let them down. The emperor had killed all their family and servants without asking any questions, and had also exiled them to this barren land thousands of miles away. At that time, the lady no longer had any good feelings towards the court.
But over the years, when faced with external calculations and various things, the lady always chose to stand up. She worked hard and did not ask for any reward.
As for Gu Lang and Gu Tingchuan, Gu Tingchuan perfectly inherited his father's qualities: he is steadfast, persevering, and full of positive energy.
Gu Lang looked at the people from the imperial court in the distance.
He knelt down slowly, but Madam Gu in the distance was still working, or perhaps she was determined not to kneel down to the emperor's envoy.
Gu Feixue understands her mother too well.
Seeing Gu Lang kneeling down and Gu Tingchuan not reacting, Gu Lang grabbed Gu Tingchuan's sleeve and said, "Dad's matter was framed by Wei Zhongxian, not by the emperor. Otherwise, why would the emperor bestow the title on Mr. A Mogong?"
This sentence couldn't convince him either.
But Gu Tingchuan still knelt in the distance.
At this moment, Gu Feixue was ready to approach her father and brother. Most of the things here had been dealt with, and there was no need for them to stay here any longer.
But before she got close, she heard hurried footsteps behind her, followed by several eunuch-looking men who approached her with smiles on their faces, and then surrounded her in a square formation.
"Do, what to do?" Gu Feixue was nervous.
"Master Xue, Jiangzhou is what it is today thanks to you. Ah Mo Gong was originally an unknown cripple. There are at least 800 of his kind in the Imperial Capital. If you hadn't spotted him as a talented horse and brought him here, I'm afraid the people here would have become nothing but fish, turtles, shrimps, and crabs by now."
"So what?" Gu Feixue clenched her fists.
A surge of anger shot up to the sky, and she wanted to slap this person hard.
But years of wandering have taught Gu Feixue to control her anger and desires like a gentleman.
The eunuch smiled lecherously, "The Emperor has also bestowed upon you a title."
"Me?" Gu Feixue pointed at herself, "What title do I want?"
"The Emperor wants you to work at the Censorate, which is actually a lucrative position within the Secretariat. When the Crown Prince returns, you can just follow him to the palace, and the matter will be settled."
"Do you think I'm trying to kill two birds with one stone? I simply feel sorry for the people, so I'm doing my best to help them. I'm not willing to be a censor or not."
But the eunuch's face had turned cold.
He was smiling just now, but now his expression became much fiercer. Seeing his expression change so quickly, Gu Feixue hated it.
"Gu Xue, listen to the emperor's instructions."
Gu Feixue was reluctant to kneel down, but a huge force invaded from behind, and Gu Feixue was forced to kneel down. Although she was so reluctant, what else could she do?
"Gu Xue," the eunuch coughed, "I, in recognition of your contributions to flood control, have appointed you as the Minister of the Censorate. From now on, you must diligently assist the Crown Prince day and night. When the Crown Prince returns to the capital, I will bring you back to the Imperial Capital. Upon successful completion, I will reward you handsomely."
"Is that all?" Gu Feixue asked with raised eyebrows.
The eunuch felt strange and could not help but reprimand him, "Master Xue, this is already very good. You are lucky that the emperor, who is so busy with all kinds of affairs, still remembers you. Now you still complain that the emperor hasn't mentioned you more. Don't push your luck. Be careful not to fall too hard."
Gu Feixue sneered, "Got it."
The eunuch looked at Gu Feixue.
Honestly, the eunuch doubted that this petite girl was actually the well-organized Master Xue. "You say you're on par with His Highness? From our perspective, Master Xue is probably just a jack of all trades. What's so great about him?"
Gu Feixue was already angry, but this old eunuch was extremely stupid.
She sneered, neither explaining nor saying anything more.
At this moment, the old eunuch followed behind him and said, "Master Xue, please don't be so arrogant. I am very popular in front of the emperor. If I say something wrong, you will lose your head."
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