If the business woman does not help the poor, the villain's dream of prosperity will be shatter

When the old man saw the emperor nod, he quickly exchanged a glance with Prince Ning: Qin Jingyuan has no son, only one daughter.

My daughter is not qualified to inherit the title.

Even if Qin Jingyuan was given the title of Marquis, no one would accept it, so it would just be an empty title.

Prince Ning lowered his eyes, and before the smug smile disappeared, he heard his father ask with a smile: "Qin, I will reward your father for his contributions. I will also reward you for your contributions. Tell me, what reward do you want?"

Qin Shu looked up in surprise, but before she could say anything, someone next to her coughed loudly, and then she hurriedly lowered her head.

The emperor reprimanded with a slightly unhappy voice: "Li Dexian, I think this little girl is straightforward and casual, very likable. Don't scare her, leave!"

The eunuch who had been reminding Qin Shu of her etiquette quickly responded, bowed his body and took a few steps back.

Zhou Min, who stood with his head lowered and his hands clasped, twitched his lips slightly: Could such a small scene scare this woman?

Your Majesty has never seen her kill people with such swiftness of knife and without blinking an eye!

The emperor looked at Qin Shu with a smile and said, "Speak boldly, don't be afraid."

Qin Shu thought for a moment and asked, "Anything is fine?"

The emperor's smile froze for a moment, then he said with a smile: "I am the emperor, and my words are final."

Qin Shu smiled and bent her knees and said: "I want..."

She paused deliberately, and the whole hall was filled with the sound of a pin drop being audible. Everyone was looking at her, and some even held their breath subconsciously.

Then she continued with a smile: "I want the emperor to have an extra bowl of rice for each meal."

As soon as he finished speaking, a few faint coughs were heard in the hall.

The emperor also smiled and said "Oh?"

that's it?

Qin Shu smiled and said, "The emperor's health is a blessing for the Great Zhou and the people."

King Zhou Min of Jin reacted immediately, knelt down and shouted: "The success of the trial planting of new grains is due to the benevolence of my father, who moved heaven and earth. May the heaven and earth bless our Great Zhou. May my father live forever, and may the Great Zhou Dynasty last forever!"

All the civil and military officials in the court knelt down one after another and shouted in unison, "May your majesty live forever, and may the great Zhou dynasty last forever!"

The emperor patted the dragon throne happily and laughed.

After calling all the ministers to stand up, the emperor smiled and said to Qin Shu: "Good child, I will remember this reward first. When you really have what you want, tell me at any time, how about it?"

Qin Shu felt relieved and quickly knelt down to express her gratitude.

There is an essential difference between taking the initiative to ask for something and having others take the initiative to give something.

With the emperor's promise, no matter whether she would accept the reward or not, at least no one would dare to cause trouble for her in the capital from now on!

After leaving the palace, Li Youlin and Nanny Chun were already waiting outside the door in a carriage.

With the imperial guards guarding the city, Qin Shu couldn't say anything. Just by seeing her sparkling eyes and the smile on her lips, the two knew that things were going well.

As soon as Qin Shu got on the carriage, Nanny Chun couldn't help but say "Amitabha".

Qin Shu hugged Nanny Chun, nestled in her arms, and murmured, "Nanny, the emperor will reward my parents. Nanny, I did it!"

Nanny Chun burst into tears and hugged Qin Shu, sobbing and unable to speak.

Along the way, it was Nanny Chun who accompanied Qin Shu.

No one knows better than Qin Shu how much she has paid, endured, and suffered for this day over the past six months.

A carefree young lady who was raised in seclusion, bound by etiquette and dared not make the slightest mistake, was forced to step out of the backyard, show her face in public all day, and deal with men in order to protect the family property left by her parents and find out the truth about her parents' murder...

If this had happened in the past, Nanny Chun wouldn't even dare to think about it.

The Cheng family agreed to the substitute marriage, the clan allowed the second master to occupy the property of the East Palace, and let Qin's second wife and son live in the master's ancestral house. All these actions were due to the contempt for Qin's status as a businessman.

The eldest daughter was holding a grudge in her heart, so she tried every possible means to fight for a status for the master and his wife.

Let those who look down on the master and his mistress and despise the young lady see that the things they looked down upon in the past will one day become things they cannot even reach!

Less than an hour after Qin Shu returned to the shop, Dong Shun stumbled in from outside.

He stood in front of Qin Shu, still catching his breath, his voice trembling with excitement, "Miss!"

Qin Shu took one look and quickly took him to an empty room and asked, "What's the matter?"

"The emperor has issued an edict, conferring the title of 'Zhongping Marquis' on the master, the title of 'Second Rank Imperial Concubine' on the wife, and granting her a thousand acres of sacrificial land... The angel delivering the edict has already set off for the Qin family's old house in Jinzhou."

There are nine ranks of nobility in this dynasty.

For example, Xiao Cheng, the Grand Duke of Cheng'an, was a founding county duke, a second-rank noble.

Xiao Cheng’s grandfather, Yongyi Earl, was the founding county earl and a fourth-rank noble.

The title of Marquis Zhongping conferred posthumously by the Emperor was a founding county marquis, a third-rank title.

It can be seen that the emperor is quite generous to the dead who have no descendants.

Qin Shu really wanted to see the expressions of those people in the clan when they received the order.

It’s a pity that she is not in Jinzhou now.

Of course, even in Jinzhou, it would not be her turn to receive the imperial edict.

I might have to go to the palace to express my gratitude tomorrow...

Qin Shu returned to the backyard, and in the main room where her parents' spirit tablets were placed, she washed her hands, burned incense, and knelt before them, murmuring, "Dad, Mom, you are in heaven, can you see this? Your daughter did it! You are now nobles with titles and ranks."

Just after the hour of Wei, the rewards from the palace arrived.

One thousand taels of silver, five hundred pieces of gold, twenty pieces of silk, and a number of pearl and jade ornaments.

The angel also conveyed the emperor's oral order, telling Qin Shu not to go to the palace to express her gratitude.

As soon as the two hundred taels of silver were stuffed into the eunuch's hand, the truth was revealed, "The emperor had an old illness during the birthday banquet, and the imperial physician asked him to stay at home. The princes have also left the palace, and the banquet has been adjourned early."

The emperor was ill, but he did not allow the prince to stay by his side to take care of him, which means that the illness was most likely caused by the prince.

Thinking about it this way, there seems to be no difference between the emperor and the head of an ordinary family who raises a bunch of playboys.

If a son is unfilial, his old father will suffer!

It's not easy.

After seeing off the eunuch, the gift from Cheng'an Mansion had arrived.

Just as they sent away the people from Duke Cheng'an's Mansion, people from Prince Jin's Mansion came again.

Qin Shu never thought that the backyard of her small shop would have such a glorious moment.

Different from the previous two times when Qin Shu was treated coldly and neglected in Prince Jin's Mansion, the person who came this time was a nanny in her thirties, who was also the dowry of the princess.

The nanny was very polite and declined Qin Shu's invitation to come in for tea. She said warmly: "The last time the queen and the young lady met, they hit it off immediately. It's been a long time since we last met, and she missed me very much. So she sent me here to invite the young lady to her house for a chat."