"...I will be promoted to a third-grade lady immediately, and will be given a special palace in the capital, with a number of servants. The Sui lady can come to the capital to stay at any time..."
Cheng Wanwan kowtowed and thanked him.
"My wife accepts the decree, long live my emperor!"
The third-grade imperial concubine is completely different from the previous fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade women. It is equivalent to stepping into the ranks of the nobility of the capital. Therefore, the emperor rewarded her with a palace in the capital, which is equivalent to bringing her into the scope of the capital. Her status The power has been established. This is a gift from God.
"Congratulations to the people of Sui Shu!" Xiao Guozi handed the imperial edict to Cheng Wanwan, "Looking at the entire Dayu Dynasty, only one person from Sui Shu was promoted so quickly. All the men in the government and the public admired her, and all the ladies in the capital admired her. Set an example..."
The corners of Cheng Wanwan's mouth twitched. Do the men in the court and the field really admire them?
I think that by being granted the title of Third-grade Lady this time, the Emperor must have offended many senior ministers.
Fortunately, Eunuch Guo arrived today. Otherwise, if she had gone to Yangzhou tomorrow morning and failed to receive the imperial edict, she would have failed the emperor's hard work.
She smiled and said: "Eunuch Guo, please rest for a while, I will have someone prepare a banquet."
Little Guozi laughed: "Eunuch Ming said that the food in Dahe Town is particularly delicious. He still remembers it. I finally have a good taste."
Mrs. Qi led Xiao Guozi and his party into the yard, arranged for a rest in a wing, and then started preparing for the banquet without stopping. Big events were held in Dahe Town from time to time, and she had experience in hosting banquets. Women came to help, and the town was full of excitement and joy.
"Da Shan Niang has been promoted again. She is a third-grade lady. She sounds very powerful."
"Last year I was promoted to fourth grade, this year I was promoted to third grade, next year I was promoted to second grade, and then the year after that I was promoted to first grade. It's really incredible."
"The emperor has prepared a house for Dashan Niang in the capital. I don't know when Dashan Niang will move to the capital. Alas, I can't bear to think about it."
"Dashan Niang will fly out sooner or later, so don't be reluctant to leave her. Cherish the days when we are still living together..."
While the villagers were excited, businessmen such as Mr. He and Shopkeeper She were also excited.
They had always heard about Suigong people's deeds, but they didn't expect that they would encounter a decree.
How many people go from fourth grade to third grade, it takes 20 to 30 years, and some people stay at fourth grade throughout their lives.
But for this Suishu native, promotion was as simple as eating and drinking, and for such a big happy event as being promoted to the third rank, she actually sat in the courtyard reading a book with a calm look on her face.
Cheng Wanwan was indeed reading a book, a medical book.
When she arrived in Yangzhou, the first thing she did was to save people. Although the lives of those poisoned were not in danger, if the remaining poison was not removed in time, their bodies would slowly collapse... She was not a medical student and didn't know much about this. I can only supplement my knowledge about arsenic and try to deal with this matter as soon as possible.
While she was reading, the villagers were busy. Some were preparing for the promotion banquet in the evening, while others were catching poisonous lobsters in Lijiagou. At the same time, they contacted the Cao family merchant ship and put all the lobsters into the cabin with water underneath... …
As the sun sets over the mountains, the banquet is finally ready.
In addition to the people of Dahe Town, Lord Wei, Lord Lin, Lord Ge and others also came to congratulate him.
Zhao Xiancheng and Zhao Tiezhu helped welcome the guests. The officials were led to the innermost room to sit down, the businessmen sat in the courtyard, and the ordinary people took their seats in the square. There were hundreds of tables for guests, and the banquet was set hundreds of meters away. Some businessmen passing by on the pier couldn't help but stop and join in the fun...
Cheng Wanwan sat on the main seat, followed by Xiao Guozi, then Mr. Wu, Mr. Lin and other officials. Among the men at the table, Cheng Wanwan was the only woman, but she was the highest-status person here. After your status is high enough, no one cares that much whether you are male or female.
"The Xiaoqin Grand Canal is really well built!" Xiao Guozi said with a smile, "It connects the Grand Canal from Yangzhou to the capital. It only takes ten days to go from the capital to Dahe Town. From now on, people from Suishu can go to the capital. There is no need to travel as hard as before.”
Cheng Wanwan said: "The canal from Yangzhou to the south can actually be opened. In the future, it will be connected from north to south, and the management of the court will be much easier."
"Sui Shu and the Emperor have thought of something together." Xiao Guozi was full of admiration. "A few months ago during the morning court, the Emperor proposed this idea and asked King Qin to take charge of it... But King Qin's temper... cough, In short, this matter has been put on hold, and I don’t know when it will be implemented. It would be great if Sui Shuren was in the capital, and the emperor could leave this matter to Shuren, which would be a good thing for the country and the people. "
Cheng Wanwan took a sip of wine silently.
The canal is a large-scale project that requires labor from the people and requires coordination in all aspects. Just because she can build the Xiao-Qin Grand Canal does not mean that she can also build a road to the south.
The further south you go, the more complex the terrain becomes, and there are many foreign races that are not well integrated with the Dayu Dynasty. Some provinces and states are located on the edge and have little sense of belonging to the Dayu Dynasty. It is even more difficult to open the canal.
As a woman, she had better not get involved in this kind of thing.
She changed the subject and said: "I have to leave for Yangzhou early tomorrow morning. I may have to neglect Eunuch Guo..."
Xiao Guozi put down his wine glass and asked out of pure curiosity: "Why are people from Sui Shu going to Yangzhou? Is it to start a new business?"
Cheng Wanwan smiled bitterly: "Eunuch Guo should have seen the crayfish sent by Dahe Town in the Imperial City. I went to Yangzhou just for this."
"When I was resting in Yangzhou, I seemed to have heard about crayfish..." Xiao Guozi recalled, "Only Yangzhou in the whole country can eat crayfish. People in Yangzhou City regard eating crayfish as their pride." Rong, but it seems that some people will be poisoned after eating it... Is this such a thing?"
Four days ago, the ship stopped at Yangzhou Pier. He rested overnight in Yangzhou City and heard a lot about this, but he didn't take it seriously at all.
Because the emperor, queen, and prince all ate the crayfish sent to the capital by the Suishu people. It would be okay for such a noble person to eat it, let alone the common people.
Someone must be jealous of the Suishu people for cultivating profitable crayfish, so they secretly caused trouble.
Xiao Guozi said: "Do you need someone to arrange for this matter?"
Cheng Wanwan shook his head: "I have to go there personally for this matter. I just leave tomorrow morning and can't entertain my father-in-law. Please don't blame me."
"What are you talking about, Suishu people? Being able to sit here and dine with Suishu people is a blessing earned in my previous life." Xiao Guozi said with a sincere face, "If I were in the capital, I would be so lucky." Don't dare to be so aggressive... Suishu people, just go, if there is anything that needs help, I can do my best to help."
Cheng Wanwan raised her glass to express her gratitude.
The promotion banquet is not over until the moon reaches its peak.
The people from Dahe Town helped clean up the mess, and Cheng Wanwan didn't take a break. Instead, she took a trip to Lijiagou under the moonlight.
Here Wu Xiaochui and hundreds of farmers continue to catch crayfish. Under the moonlight, boxes of crayfish are carried to the dock and poured into the cabin, waiting for dawn to set off...
