Tianliangyuan

Chapter 125 Princess of Chang Le County

Wang Ruolan's words greatly shocked Xu Zhaozhao.

Such words, coming from a true ancient person, made Xu Zhaozhao wonder if her mother's thinking was too advanced!

Xu Han, perhaps moved by something, took his hand and gently grasped his wife's soft skin: "You've worked so hard all these years. You've managed the entire Marquis's mansion so well. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to go to the battlefield with peace of mind."

When Wang Ruolan turned her head, she met the man's deep and somewhat passionate gaze, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.

"Hey, why are you saying all this! Your daughter is still here."

Xu Zhaozhao raised an eyebrow, quickly stood up and bowed: "I'll leave right away, so as not to delay you two from your love talk."

Wang Ruolan's face stiffened. Listen to what she's saying!

She was about to scold her when she caught a glimpse of a corner of her clothes; the girl had run quite fast.

"It's all your fault! How could you say such nonsense in front of the children?"

“How can this be nonsense? I just want Zhaozhao to know that a good man in this world must be good to his wife and cannot be fickle.”

Wang Ruolan glared at him, but ultimately didn't say anything more to him.

After returning home, Xu Zhaozhao began writing her business plan.

Tomorrow, the people Emperor Yong'an has chosen should come to her. She needs to train these people first, and then she can deal with the rest later.

Emperor Yong'an recruited a rather diverse group of people, including those from the Imperial Medical Bureau, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, and the Court of Imperial Sacrifices.

The Ministry of Revenue was in charge of this matter.

Since Xu Zhaozhao submitted the prescription, she genuinely intended to hand it over to the imperial court.

Emperor Yong'an was also eager to enrich the national treasury and resolve some future concerns, so the Hero Wine naturally came into the possession of the state.

Emperor Yong'an even issued a special decree stating that only the imperial court could brew and sell this wine. Anyone who brewed or sold it privately would be punished with thirty strokes of the cane, confiscation of their property, and exile for three thousand miles.

The Imperial Medical Bureau quickly reported their results to the Emperor, who was overjoyed upon learning of the excellent results.

Emperor Yong'an, however, was unsure what reward to give Xu Zhaozhao, so upon returning to the inner palace, he mentioned the matter to the Empress.

Empress Qu knew that the Jiang family and the Marquis of Anxin's family were not on good terms, so she naturally wanted to befriend them.

"Your Majesty, Xu Zhaozhao is a woman. She was born into a noble family and has never lacked food, clothing, or money. You have already bestowed upon her a courtesy name and a given name, which is a great honor for you. In my opinion, why don't you grant her another favor?"

Emperor Yong'an became interested: "Oh? What does the Empress mean?"

Empress Qu smiled and said, "Although the daughter of a marquis is an official's wife, she has no official rank. How about you bestow upon her an honorary title?"

Emperor Yong'an understood, but he was still undecided for a moment.

"Does the Empress think it more appropriate to bestow upon her the title of Princess of the County or Princess of the County?"

"I believe Xu Zhaozhao is clever and intelligent. She has made a great contribution this time and may be able to help you in the future."

Without explicitly stating it, the Empress's attitude was conveyed, and Xu Zhaozhao was praised indirectly, which also pleased Emperor Yong'an.

“What Zitong says is absolutely right. Then let’s bestow upon her the title of County Princess.”

Empress Qu subtly suggested, "What title does Your Majesty think would be suitable?"

Even among county princesses, those with titles and those without are still different.

Emperor Yong'an hesitated for a moment, then thought that Xu Zhaozhao was young but steady in her actions and had a strong sense of national righteousness, so she should be given a title.

"Xu Zhaozhao is a good child. That scoundrel Xu Han always praises his daughter in front of me, saying that she is considerate and filial. After earning money last year, she still remembered to give him money, and she sent it to him every month. This child is filial and sensible, and she is not greedy. So I will bestow upon her the title of Chang Le. If she performs meritorious service in the future as Zitong said, then I will make her Princess Chang Le!"

Empress Qu quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Emperor Yong'an was in a great mood. After sharing a cup of wine with Empress Qu, he slowly left.

Empress Qu summoned the female official: "His Majesty bestowed the title of Princess of Chang Le County upon Xu Zhaozhao, and there must be other rewards to come. Now that I know, I cannot pretend not to know. Go and select some bright brocades and jewelry. I want to see them in person before sending them to the Marquis's residence."

"Yes, ma'am."

Empress Qu was delighted. She had taken a liking to Xu Zhaozhao at the last palace banquet.

She is beautiful and knows how to behave appropriately.

After learning the purpose of that palace banquet, he basically kept his presence to himself.

Girls with this kind of personality are actually quite rare.

It's a pity she's already engaged; otherwise, she really wanted to marry her son.

However, things are fine as they are now. Consort Jiang is definitely not going to get the Xu family's support. As long as Consort Jiang is unhappy, she will be happy.

When the imperial decree was delivered to the Marquis's residence, Xu Zhaozhao was fast asleep. This was mainly because she had been testing her special abilities the day before and was too excited, so she didn't get enough sleep.

I tried to catch up on a nap during the day, but I couldn't wake up properly.

Dingxiang and Shaoyao quickly woke her up, and after she dressed up, they hurriedly went to the front yard.

The eunuch delivering the decree only began to announce it after seeing that the person in charge had arrived.

Xu Han was not at home at the time; he was still on duty in the palace.

Those who came out to receive the imperial decree were all women.

Wang Ruolan was naturally delighted to learn of her daughter's great fortune.

But when you think about how much money it cost, it seems a little reasonable.

No sooner had the eunuch delivering the imperial decree left than the people sent by the Empress arrived.

As she watched the boxes and boxes of good stuff being carried inside, the old lady's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"Zhaozhao, what good deed have you done? Why did the Emperor suddenly bestow upon you the title of Princess?"

The imperial decree was not very clear, only stating that she was commendably loyal and had made contributions to the country.

The old lady hadn't come out for quite some time; she never expected that her first appearance would be to receive an imperial decree.

Madam Li was also somewhat curious: "Zhaozhao, tell us quickly, how come you've become a county princess in just one glance?"

The fact that Xu Zhaozhao offered the formula could not be kept secret.

Sooner or later someone will expose it.

Therefore, Wang Ruolan and Xu Zhaozhao didn't hide anything and told them everything.

Both Li and Zhang envied Xu Zhaozhao's ingenuity, wondering how she could come up with such wonderful things.

"Zhaozhao is truly intelligent! She only read a few lines in the book, yet she was able to create this wonderful thing and even make a contribution to the country. Well done, Zhaozhao!"

Zhang did not feel there was anything wrong with presenting the prescription to the court; it would be inappropriate to keep such an important thing in her own hands.

Li nodded in agreement and offered another round of praise.

Only the old lady looked displeased. Seeing the people below talking happily, she tapped the floor tiles with her cane.

Everyone's attention was drawn to the old lady.

“Zhaozhao, this formula is indeed too potent. Our Xu family cannot protect it, nor can we afford to. But why did you offer it in your own name? You have three brothers, and your third brother has only just entered officialdom this year. He is in dire need of an opportunity to make a name for himself. Why are you only thinking of yourself?”