When they heard that there was an imperial edict, the mother and son became extremely excited.

Madam Shen couldn't hide her excitement: "Is His Majesty going to reinstate you or promote you?!"

Although Shen Cang did not respond, his delighted expression betrayed his inner thoughts.

Apparently he thought so too.

"Hurry, hurry, tell someone to set up the incense table and call everyone to follow me to the front yard to receive the order."

Shen Cang turned around in a hurry, only to see Shen Qiyin sitting there calmly. He immediately scolded her with a stern face, "What are you still doing standing there? Go and inform your mother!"

"I have neglected to discipline you in recent days, and you have become even more unruly."

"After I receive the imperial edict, I will restrain you!"

Shen Cang spoke more confidently when he thought about his imminent reinstatement.

Shen Qiyin chuckled and said nonchalantly, "If I receive the imperial edict later and you don't get promoted, will you still restrict me?"

Shen Cang's face froze.

Old Madam Shen said with a sullen face: "Does your child have a bad mouth? How can you be so bad at speaking!"

"Our family all depends on your father. This imperial decree is not for him, so could it be for you?"

"Oh, that's enough!" Shen Cang interrupted impatiently: "Let's go."

After saying that, he trotted to the front yard.

Old Madam Shen was leaning on a cane with one hand and had a servant support her with the other hand, but she was still walking very fast.

Shen Qiyin followed behind, looking thoughtful.

Why did His Majesty issue an edict to the Shen family?

There is absolutely no possibility that it was because he wanted to restore his status as "imperial physician".

Firstly, this matter is too small and Your Majesty does not need to bother with it at all. The head of the Imperial Medical Bureau can make the decision.

Secondly, when she went to Qiying Pavilion before, she clearly heard Feng Liu say that the Imperial Hospital had some complaints because Shen Cang had been taking leave all the time.

It was only because Marquis Wu'an and Xiao Yan supported her behind the scenes that she did not rashly remove Shen Cang from his position as a doctor.

However, he also sought the help of Feng Liu to test Xiao Yan's attitude towards this matter.

Feng Liu told her that he had told the people in the Imperial Hospital at the time: "The Shen family is the Shen family, and Miss Shen is Miss Shen. They cannot be confused."

Most of those who can work in the palace are smart people, and there are very few who are as stupid as Shen Cang.

Therefore, it is impossible that they did not understand Feng Liu's hint.

Now that you understand it, it is impossible to do the opposite.

Then this imperial decree...

What is going on?

While thinking, the group came to the main hall.

Shen Cang walked quickly and arrived before them. At this moment, he was nodding and bowing to the eunuch who came to convey the emperor's order.

The eunuch sat at the head of the group, wearing a dark blue brocade robe with gold embroidery. His hair under his official hat was mixed with silver threads, and he looked quite old.

Before Shen Qiyin could withdraw his gaze from him, the other party looked over at him.

E Mingfu's eyes lit up.

He asked Shen Cang, "Doctor Shen, is this the second young lady of the mansion?"

"That's right." He turned around and glared at Shen Qiyin, and said hurriedly: "Hurry up and pay your respects to Eunuch E!"

Unexpectedly, before he finished speaking, E Mingfu, who had been sitting steadily, suddenly put down the teacup in his hand, stood up and walked quickly to Shen Qiyin.

"Greetings, Eunuch E." Shen Qiyin bowed to him.

But before the ceremony was over, E Mingfu held her wrist in the air and said with a friendly smile: "Oh, young lady, please stop doing this. This is really embarrassing for me."

Shen Qiyin was slightly stunned.

Shen Cang and Old Madam Shen stared at each other in confusion.

You have to know that E Mingfu is the eunuch who serves closely to His Majesty, and even the ladies in the palace are polite to him when they see him.

Although he is not the kind of person who bosses others around or looks down on others, he was clearly polite but distant when facing Shen Cang just now. But why did he smile so amiably when he was facing Shen Qiyin?

Moreover, he was so humble, as if Shen Qiyin was so out of his reach.

Not to mention that Shen Cang and the others were completely confused, even Shen Qiyin, the person involved, was completely in the dark.

Perhaps he guessed that Shen Qiyin was confused, so E Mingfu stopped playing guessing games with them and intended to announce the decree directly.

"Your Majesty has a decree..."

But at this moment, Jiang Wan rushed in and interrupted what E Mingfu had just started to say.

The voice paused, and E Mingfu's eyes darkened.

Shen Cang's heart suddenly rose to his throat.

He frowned and looked at Jiang Wan, and said in a deep voice: "Why are you here?!"

Ever since the two of them met again, Shen Cang doted on her in every way and never said a harsh word to her, let alone puffing his beard and glaring at her like he was doing now.

Therefore, Jiang Wan was startled and did not answer immediately.

Old Madam Shen looked down on her to begin with, and now seeing her jumping out and embarrassing herself, she said unhappily, "I'm asking you, speak up!"

"I..." Jiang Wan used the same old trick again, looking at Shen Cang with tears in his eyes, and said timidly: "I heard from the servants that His Majesty has issued an imperial decree, so I came..."

"Go back!" Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Shen Cang's harsh voice.

As a concubine, she is not qualified to receive the imperial edict.

Shen Cang was on duty in the palace, so he understood this rule.

But how would Jiang Wan know?

Still trying to win Shen Cang's love with a weak attitude: "Master..."

"I told you to get out of here!" Shen Cang was completely furious this time: "Didn't you hear me?"

Old Madam Shen also chimed in, "You unruly thing, why don't you leave now!"

Mrs. Shen watched coldly from the sidelines, and almost laughed out loud when she saw the mother and son embarrass Jiang Wan in front of everyone one after another.

At a time like this, how could she not get involved?

So she said, "Someone, take Aunt Jiang back to her own courtyard."

"You must keep a close eye on her, or she might run out and offend the nobles again."

Jiang Wan is so hateful.

But there is no way out. Since she is now Shen Cang's concubine, she has to accept the reality of being "not presentable".

But it doesn't matter, she won't be a concubine forever.

Sooner or later, she will take his place!

E Mingfu was "forced" to watch this scene. Although he did not show anything on his face, he had already had some thoughts in his mind.

He looked at Shen Cang with a smile: "Doctor Shen, then I will read the imperial edict?"

Shen Cang was frightened when he heard this.

He knelt down with a plop and said in a trembling voice, "...Thank you, thank you, eunuch."

Shen Qiyin lifted her skirt slightly and knelt gracefully behind Shen Cang and Madam Shen.

Her face was expressionless, not as happy as Old Madam Shen, nor as fearful as Shen Cang.

"The Emperor's decree: I have heard that the daughter of the Shen family has excellent medical skills and has cured the son of Marquis Wu'an. I am very pleased and I have specially granted her the title of 'Xiangjun' and the title of 'Yun'an'."

"A reward of one thousand taels of gold, one hundred rolls of brocade, a pair of jade ruyi, a pair of green jade bracelets inlaid with gold enamel and ruyi patterns, twelve gilded hairpins inlaid with gems and double-layered colorful butterflies, and a box of colorful flower ornaments."

"Hereby—"

After these words were spoken, everyone in the Shen family had different expressions.

Among them, Shen Cang's expression is the most complex and wonderful.

Others are stupid.

shocked.

Senseless.

It would be fine if this wasn't an imperial decree to reinstate him, but how could it be an imperial decree to confer a title on Shen Qiyin? !

Coincidentally, Shen Qiyin was also confused about this.

Your Majesty values ​​the Wu'an Marquisate. In the past, he ordered the confiscation and extermination of the family because an imperial physician had made Wei Heng worse. Now, it is understandable that he is rewarding her generously because she cured Wei Heng.

But giving rewards is one thing, but conferring the title of a county lady is another matter entirely.

At least in Shen Qiyin's opinion, the imperial edict commending her for "a reward of one thousand taels of gold" was enough.

As for the following, it would be more accurate to say that His Majesty was deliberately trying to flatter her rather than saying that he valued the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion.

But why?

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