Under the guidance of Mr. Pei, Shi Lidie entered the palace.

Soon, a eunuch came over, bowed to Mr. Pei, then looked at Shi Lidie and said:

"I guess this is Miss Shi? Please follow me. His Majesty is waiting in the imperial study."

Shi Lidie subconsciously looked at Mr. Pei, but heard him say:

"His Majesty wants to summon you alone, so I won't go with you. Don't be afraid. His Majesty is a benevolent and generous ruler. Just respond normally. As long as you don't disobey him, there won't be any problems."

Shi Lidie nodded, turned around and followed the eunuch.

Although Mr. Pei told her not to be afraid, she still felt a little uneasy.

The eunuch seemed to see Shi Lidie's inner anxiety, and he tried to strike up a conversation with her along the way:

"Miss Shi, my surname is Huang, and I serve in His Majesty's imperial study. I am honored by the masters in the palace and can be called Eunuch Huang. You can also call me that."

"I had heard of your name before you came. Now that I see you, I feel that you are even more amazing. You are so talented at such a young age and have solved a big problem for the army. You are really amazing."

Seeing that Eunuch Huang had a kind attitude and a gentle tone, Shi Lidie relaxed unconsciously.

She began to talk to him in a disjointed manner, slowly dispelling her inner tension. By the time she arrived at the door of the imperial study, she was no longer as reserved as she was at the beginning.

In fact, this is not Shi Lidie’s fault.

Whether she is simply going crazy or going crazy elegantly, it is all to complete the task. In fact, she is essentially a normal person with mature values ​​and basic judgment of the current situation.

Previously in the world view of "The Lucky Girl of the Farm Family", the reason why she dared to kill everyone indiscriminately was because they were just like her, little people living at the bottom of society.

Even if there are one or two people with wealthy families and high status, they will not be much higher.

But now, she had to face the emperor, so no matter how cautious she was, it would not be too much. She did not want the life she had saved with great difficulty to end so hastily.

Eunuch Huang asked Shi Lidie to wait at the door while he went in to report. Not long after, a loud shout came from inside:

"Xuan Shi Lidie comes to see you!"

Under the guidance of the guard at the door, Shi Lidie entered the imperial study.

She kept her head down the whole time. After entering, she knelt down to pay her respects and shouted "Long live the people" -

Even though her knees felt a sharp pain as soon as she knelt down, even though her kneeling posture was not quite standard, even though she was not used to a world where she had to kneel at every turn, she still had to be polite.

"Stand up, Shi Lidie, and raise your head so I can see you." A slightly low male voice came from above.

She raised her head as she was told, and saw the man sitting on the dragon chair:

A young and handsome man.

But Shi Lidie knew very well that people in ancient times generally married young. Although the emperor looked young, he was actually forty years old and had a large number of princes.

The eldest had left the palace long ago and started his own household, got married and had children, while the youngest was still in swaddling clothes and was a baby.

Just as Shi Lidie was recalling some information about the emperor, she heard the man above her smile and speak again:

"Don't be afraid, I won't eat you."

"I summoned you for no other reason than to see what kind of person this girl who invented instant noodles is. Do you know that your instant noodles have solved a big problem for the soldiers in the North?"

Shi Lidie blushed when she heard this.

In fact, she is not the inventor of instant noodles. She is just a porter.

Even the steps for making instant noodles were copied from those food bloggers on the short video apps in her previous life. She simply had a good memory. She remembered it after taking a look at it and put it into practice.

But she couldn't explain or say it clearly, otherwise the emperor would ask her questions and she wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Therefore, Shi Lidie could only smile awkwardly but politely and said:

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."

"I heard from Pei Qin that you helped the army solve problems several times in Luoyun Town. He once wrote you a handwritten letter, saying that he wanted to ask for credit for you." The emperor continued, "I am here to fulfill his promise today. I wonder what reward you want?"

Shi Lidie quickly took out the handwritten letter from Mr. Pei and presented it with both hands:

"Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all gifts from heaven. Your Majesty can give me anything I want. But Mr. Pei said that Your Majesty is a good man. I'm sure he won't let me suffer too much, right?"

After saying this, she carefully raised her head and looked at the emperor with a look of trepidation on her face.

The emperor smiled and asked Eunuch Huang to bring up the book. After reading it once and making sure there were no problems, he spoke:

"I once said that if anyone can solve the problem of marching food for the soldiers in the northern border, I will make an exception and promote him/her to an official position immediately. However, you are a girl, and you are so young. There is no precedent for women to serve as officials."

"How about this? I will grant you the title of Township Lord. You are from Tong'an Village in Luoyun Town, so I will take one character from each of your names as your title. You will be called Yun'an Township Lord. How do you say that?"

In her previous life, Shi Lidie had worked hard in the online novel world for more than a decade, and was well aware of the status of these titles.

A man's title is generally a prince, duke, duke, earl, viscount, and baron.

The titles for women are princess and county lady, and below that are lady of honor, county lady, village lady, pavilion lady, etc.

Considering her peasant background and her small contribution, the emperor conferred her the title of village chief, which was actually a great advantage.

After all, after being conferred the title of village lord, even if she had a noble title, her status was much higher than most of the noble ladies in the capital. What's more, she could receive the salary of the village lord based on her title and obtain actual economic benefits.

Shi Lidie had no complaints and immediately knelt down to express her gratitude:

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will do my best to help you in the future."

"Hahaha! Great!" The emperor laughed and said, "You can share my worries now. I heard that you make good wine. I drank a jar of it last time and I will never forget it. If you have time, why don't you make some more for me?"

Shi Lidie was familiar with winemaking, as it was a business she was used to, so she nodded:

"That's no problem. I'll leave the palace right away and find a suitable place to brew the wine. When it's done, I'll ask Mr. Pei to bring it to you."

When the emperor heard this, his brows furrowed slightly:

"Why do you need to find a place to brew wine? You have just arrived in the capital, and you have no place to stay? No problem, I will grant you a house according to the share of the village owner, so that you can live and brew wine."

"As for sending it in, you don't have to bother Pei Aiqing. He is very busy. I will give you a waist badge, and you can send it in later."

After saying this, the emperor waved his hand and asked Eunuch Huang to give the thing to her.

So, Shi Lidie went to the palace and chatted with the emperor for a few words, and then she earned the title of a country chief. She not only had the official imperial edict of enthronement, but also the golden seal of the country chief's treasure book, as well as a badge authorized by the emperor to enter the palace.

In just an hour, Shi Lidie's wealth doubled, and she went from an ordinary peasant girl merchant to the head of Yun'an Village.

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