The villagers of Meihua Village echoed: "Yes, if you want to get some good luck, you have to kowtow every time you pass by! It doesn't have to be too much, just kneel down and kowtow three times in the direction of our village!"
"Yes, remember to kneel down. The Emperor is very blessed and will protect you! We will be watching. If anyone passes by without kneeling down, it would be disrespectful to the Emperor!"
... ..
The head of Taohua Village laughed instead of getting angry: "This is a good idea!"
The villagers of Taohua Village also laughed and said, "Yes, yes, yes, pay attention to this! You must remember it!"
"You are the ones who said this, you must remember it!"
... ...
The people of Meihua Village wanted to say something, but then there was the sound of horse hooves and someone sang loudly: "The imperial edict has arrived!"
Everyone fell silent immediately and knelt down!
Shen Mingzhu was so excited that her body trembled slightly: Here it comes! Her imperial edict has finally arrived!
Two rows of soldiers led the way, and someone shouted:
"The imperial edict has arrived!"
"The imperial edict has arrived!"
... ..
Ren Zilin and Chu Tiankuo rode in the front to lead the way, and behind them were Songbai and Ren Zilin's guards.
A carriage followed behind them, and behind the carriage were many guards wearing armor, holding red-tasseled spears, and trotting quickly.
"Whoa!" Ren Zilin stopped not far from the entrance of Taohua Village.
Seeing this, Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but walk forward.
Chu Tiankuo pulled the reins of his horse, and his eyes immediately fell on the small figure in the crowd... ...and the red flower on her head.
Well, people are more beautiful than flowers.
Ren Zilin glanced at Shen Mingzhu, who was standing dazzlingly in the crowd, and then glanced at Xingnong, who had a small flower on her head.
"Sister Hei is too poor!"
Songbai glanced at the jeweled Shen Mingzhu, then looked at Xingnong, and sighed: ε=(′ο｀*))) Alas~~
The master is such a bad person!
He gave gold beads, soul-soothing grass, and even wanted to give himself to Miss Xingnong, but what’s the use of giving these things
What women like are jewelry and beautiful clothes!
Oh my god!
The team behind him delivering the imperial eunuch also stopped, and a second-rank eunuch wearing a red dragon robe with a crane patch walked down.
Ren Zilin said to the eunuch, "Eunuch, since people from all over the country have come to receive the imperial edict, let's announce it here! Let everyone share in the joy and feel the emperor's great grace."
The eunuch looked around and found that both sides of the official road were full of people kneeling.
He nodded: "Master Ren is right. Then let's issue the decree here!"
Generally speaking, when ministers received rewards and imperial decrees from the emperor, they would go to the home of a certain minister. When common people received rewards, if that person's home was too small, they would go to the village ancestral hall. If there was no ancestral hall, they would go to the village entrance.
The eunuch took out a bright yellow imperial edict and said in a loud voice: "Miss Shen Xingnong from Taohua Village, please accept the edict!"
Shen Mingzhu took a few steps forward, knelt down, and was stunned: What did he say?!!!
Taohua Village Shen Xingnong
Did this father-in-law say the wrong name
Xing Nong was close, so she walked forward calmly, followed by Gu and the others, and the whole family knelt down.
Xingnong knelt on the ground, her back straight, neither humble nor arrogant, and said slowly and steadily: "I, Shen Xingnong, accept the order."
The voice was ethereal and pleasant, mixed with a sense of calm and confident indifference.
The eldest wife of the Shen family walked forward a few steps with her head held high. She was stunned for a moment after hearing what he said. Shen Shihua couldn't help but said, "Father-in-law, did you read the name wrong? It's Shen Mingzhu from Meihua Village, not Shen Xingnong from Taohua Village. It can't be her. She is impersonating the imperial edict!"
How could that bastard Shen Xingnong possibly receive a reward from the Emperor
The villagers of Meihua Village nodded one after another: "Yes, yes, you are wrong! It is Shen Mingzhu from Meihua Village! Not Shen Xingnong from Taohua Village! It can't be her!"
... ... .
The eunuch was stunned for a moment. Wrong? How is that possible
But he still looked down.
Chu Tiankuo said coldly: "That's right, whoever thinks it's wrong is trying to take credit!"
Shen Mingzhu: “… ”
Villagers: “???”
What's the meaning
The eunuch took a look at the name on the imperial edict and said angrily, "How dare this unruly person disrupt the imperial edict and offend the emperor's grace..."
Chu Tiankuo took it calmly: "If you offend the Holy Grace, drag him away and give him thirty lashes!"
Eunuch: “… ”
The eunuch was puzzled. How could anyone be so stupid as to think that the imperial edict was his? But he didn't think much about it.
It's just that His Royal Highness has become so cold-blooded and heartless! Thirty lashes of the cane
In the past, he was a kind and gentle master who was the easiest to serve and never punished his servants.
Alas, no, it's not the crown prince, but the eldest prince. After all, the enthronement ceremony has not been held yet. The emperor is now very disgusted with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. No one dares to mention the enthronement ceremony that was originally scheduled. Time has passed.
The eunuch sighed inwardly and continued, "This unruly person has defied the emperor's grace. Drag him away and give him thirty lashes!"
The villagers of Meihua Village were so frightened that they dared not make a sound!
So scary!
Shen Shihua: “…”
Another thirty lashes? ! ! !
His butt isn't even fully healed yet!
Two guards immediately came forward and dragged the man away for execution.
Shen Mingzhu subconsciously squeezed her buttocks together.
Shen Wanshan's butt also tightened!
Yao was dumbfounded: What on earth happened
Why wasn't Mingzhu the one who received the imperial edict
Why is it always their family that gets beaten
The villagers of Meihua Village were trembling with fear, with their heads lowered and not daring to raise them.
The eunuch then continued to issue an imperial decree: "The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims that the daughter of the Shen family in Taohua Village is a famous star, intelligent, clever, and kind-hearted. She has made great contributions to the invention of the oil-saving lamp, which has benefited thousands of families. She is specially granted a jade ruyi and an imperial memorial archway to set an example for others to follow and admire. This is decreed!"
After that, he said, "Shen Xingnong, accept the order!"
Xing Nong lowered her head and raised her hands high: "I, the humble daughter Shen Xing Nong, accept the decree and thank the Lord for His Grace. Long live the Emperor, long live the Emperor, long, long live the Emperor!"
Shen Mingzhu knelt on the ground, her face pale, her body shaky, she felt dizzy, her beautiful dream shattered, her future bleak, her life hopeless...
How could this happen? This reward is clearly hers!
It's obviously hers!
It was she who discovered that fuel-efficient lamps could benefit thousands of families!
... .
The people around, except those from Taohua Village, all lowered their heads, feeling puzzled and confused, yet not daring to breathe.
The eunuch put the imperial edict in Xing Nong's hand and said, "Miss Shen, please stand up! The government will send people to build the imperial memorial archway. When the time comes, Miss Shen can tell them where to build it."
"Thank you, eunuch." Xingnong stood up.
At this time, Xinghui hurried forward and stuffed a purse into the eunuch's pocket: "Eunuch, you have come a long way, you have worked hard, please have some tea for the eunuch and the guards."
Xing Nong also said: "Please invite the eunuch and the guards to come to my house for a simple meal. The wine and food are ready."
"Thank you, young lady. However, the journey from here to the capital is long, and I have to hurry back to the capital to report. We'll have a chance to eat again next time!" As a person who climbed up from the bottom of the palace, he is very good at talking.
This is a blessing that Xingnong will have another chance to get the imperial edict next time.
It was just nice words, he just said it to please others. He didn't think that if a peasant girl received a reward from the emperor once, there would be another reward.
It is not difficult to save fuel. People who are tired of being poor will naturally think of ways to save money.
Rich people don’t think about these things.