Everyone was kneeling together, listening to the emperor personally read the imperial edict and discuss rewards for merit.
The dead are given generous funeral expenses, and the living are given generous rewards. Whether they are ordinary people or officials, there are generous rewards.
"Twenty years ago, Princess Taiping volunteered to go to Xirong with her bride, which ended the tragic war and gave Dayu a chance to recuperate...Twenty years later, for Dayu, Princess Taiping once again sacrificed her life for Dayu. The soldiers paved the way..."
The emperor's voice was slightly hoarse, and his eyes fell on the coffin inlaid with gold and silver jewelry under the city wall.
He did not have a deep relationship with this sister who was not a sibling of the same mother, and did not have any personal relationship... When Taiping took the initiative to ask for help twenty years ago, the struggle in the palace was very serious, and he had no time to care about other things.
Later, Taipingyuan married and became the queen of Xirong, and there was no contact between them. He could not even remember what this sister looked like.
But it was such a sister who was ignored by him who once again stood up when Dayu was in crisis.
She set fire to the Xirong palace, burned herself to death, and burned to death her only surviving daughter. She knew she would be whipped after death, but she still did it...
The only good thing is that Daewoo won.
Therefore, it is the best destination for her and her child's bodies to return to their hometown and their souls to their hometown.
"Princess Taiping served the country all her life. She was posthumously named Princess Xiaoci Suyi and was buried in the Xiao family's mausoleum of Dayu Kingdom..."
Cheng Wanwan raised her head slightly and looked at Princess Taiping's coffin.
Although returning to the Kingdom of Dayu is not the princess's obsession, being buried with her two children, a son and a daughter, and being able to reunite with her father, emperor, mother and concubine after death should be another form of perfection.
"Ce Xun encircled the border, made silk and silk, Sui's wife Zhao Cheng has contributed to promoting the friendship between the two countries, and she was brave and resourceful, and promoted the victory of the battle of Xirong... In order to express Qin's kindness, I would like to grant the title of Zhao Cheng to the first rank." Madam, I have been given the title of "Guardian of the Country". She is a first-class wife of the "Guardian of the Country". The title will be passed down to future generations. I appreciate this!"
As soon as this imperial edict came out, the whole audience was in disbelief.
The word Zhenguo has always been very important. Everyone has only heard of General Zhenguo, but never of Lady Zhenguo. This is simply the highest honor.
A first-class lady is already at her peak, and with the addition of the word "Zhenguo", she has reached a height that is hard to look up to!
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. Long live my Emperor!"
Cheng Wanwan knelt on the ground with his head on the ground and thanked him loudly.
After thanking her, she stood up, walked up to the turret step by step, reached the top of the tower, and received the imperial edict.
She turned her head and looked at the people kneeling at the city gate, feeling suddenly indescribable heroism in her heart.
In the past, she was Mrs. Sui. The word "sui" means her contribution to the country in agriculture.
Now, she has become the wife of Zhenguo. The word Zhenguo is so important... and the imperial edict states that this title will be extended to descendants. In other words, one of her four sons can inherit her. The title means she will directly become the Marquis of the Kingdom of Zhen. Moreover, as long as the Zhao family makes no serious mistakes, this title can be passed on to future generations... She should be the only one in the world with such an honor.
This time, everyone in the Zhao family will be rewarded based on their merits.
Cheng Wanwan was promoted to the first rank of Madame Zhenguo.
Zhao Dashan was promoted to the sixth rank of ambassador.
Zhao Ergou was named an imperial merchant and could do business with the royal family.
Zhao Sanniu was promoted to the fourth rank of Military Guard General.
Zhao Sidan was an editor at the Hanlin Academy. It was not easy to get promoted, so he was directly transferred to the imperial study room to work.
Cheng Zhao and Shen Zheng were each promoted by half a rank...
Cheng Wanwan's house had a new plaque with five words written by the emperor himself: Mrs. Zhenguo's Mansion.
After experiencing such a great danger this time, she proposed to return to Dahe Town. The emperor and empress did not refuse, but once again gave her many generous rewards.
When the spring breeze blew in February, Cheng Wanwan finally embarked on the return journey.
"Sister Wanwan, don't worry, I will take good care of Sidan!" Lu Yingxue held her hand, "Remember to write a letter."
Mrs. Ruan spoke loudly: "Jing Yu is being taken care of by Old Ruan in the military camp. Wanwan, don't worry about him."
Mrs. Shen said with a smile: "I will also keep an eye on the two children. Xiao Zheng and Zhao'er are also here. We will take care of each other and nothing will happen."
King Qin shook his fan and looked at him with reluctance: "After I finish my work at Xiao Qin University Hall, I will go to Dahe Town for a walk. It has good mountains and rivers, beautiful scenery, and is suitable for retirement."
The queen, dressed in plain clothes, said warmly: "The emperor and I have the same intention. The emperor has decided to allocate funds to the governor of Huzhou to build a palace in Dahe Town. When the palace is built, the emperor and I will go to Dahe Town to take a look. .”
"Okay, then I'll wait for the Emperor and Queen to arrive." Cheng Wanwan said with a smile, "It's getting late, I'll board the ship first."
She waved to everyone, turned around and walked onto the ship.
Zhao Sanniu and Zhao Sidan stood at the front, two of them taller than the other, with tears in their eyes, almost ready to cry.
Shen Zheng and Cheng Zhao looked reluctant and kept waving.
King Qin's fan shook faster, and Wei Kecha sighed.
There was hope in the queen's eyes. She really wanted to go to Dahe Town to take a look...
The big ship slowly walked away and slowly disappeared at the junction of water and sky, becoming a small black dot.
The trip went smoothly, and in less than ten days, the big ship arrived at the pier in Dahe Town. Because she had returned from writing a letter a long time ago, the pier was full of people.
"Da Shan Niang is back!"
"Stop working and go to the dock quickly. Dashan Niang is really back!"
"Great, great, Dashan Niang has been away for more than a year, and she has returned to our Dahe Town!"
"..."
The villagers told each other, and within half an hour, thousands of people crowded the pier. Everyone stood on tiptoe and looked at the direction of the ship.
Cheng Wanwan stood on the deck and saw many familiar faces.
Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Li Zheng supported each other and looked at each other. Mr. Zhao looked anxious. Mrs. Wen and Mrs. Sun were struggling to squeeze in the crowd. Wu Huiniang and Cao Yingying each held their children and looked for an open place. Chunhua and Xiahua were squeezed. When we got to the edge, Qiuhua and Donghua helped each other climb up the tree, Aunt Wang and Wang Yongcheng stretched their necks...
"I'm back!"
Cheng Wanwan couldn't help shouting loudly.
As soon as she spoke, the dock burst into cheers.
Zhu Huzi was stabilized and forced out of the river. Fortunately, there were many people in the river riding boats to watch the excitement. He fell directly into the boat of Mr. Zhao's family.
The crowd was lively and laughing, and everyone's eyebrows were curled up with joy.
Cheng Wanwan also laughed.
She looked at the scenery in the distance of Dahe Town. Over the past year or so, Dahe Town had undergone new changes.
The pier has been widened, and the rows of newly built warehouses can tell how much traffic this new town has.
The market has expanded again, the shops are in order, and the streets are bustling with people.
There are countless spring flowers blooming in the flowerbed in the distance. From a distance, the flowers are clustered together, which is particularly beautiful.
The wheat in the farmland sways tenderly in the spring breeze, heralding the joy of the spring harvest...
Every person in Dahe Town has a neat face, clean clothes, and a calm expression. Everyone lives freely and with dignity.
Old friends, farmhouses, green water, green mountains... constitute a beautiful picture.
Cheng Wanwan stepped off the boat and took a deep breath of fresh air.
"Grandma!"
"Grandma is back!"
"Grandma, we miss you so much!"
One, two, three and four small glutinous rice balls bumped into her and hugged her thigh.
She bent down, took her four grandchildren into her arms, and said softly, "Grandma misses you too!"
Family is the eternal harbor. I am very glad that she has her own home here and has a lifetime of thoughts.
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