mesbooks Chapter 237: Conferring the title of Gao Changbo
Chapter 237: Conferring the title of Gao Changbo
After a rain, summer reaches its hottest time.
It was the beginning of autumn the day before yesterday, and the dog days are about to end, so the weather is hot.
When the trees are at their best, the branches are full of fruits. The various fruit trees on the mountain are in roughly the same position. Although most of them are not ripe, they will be soon. A few more autumn rains will bring the harvest.
The rice fields are full of heavy ears. They have just started to bloom, so there are no ears of rice, but they are growing well. You can imagine it yourself.
Yunzhang sat in Yunlin, playing with everyone and watching the old lady paint.
In the southeast corner of Yunlin is her nursery, and next to it is a thatched pavilion built by several children.
The thatched pavilion was not only built by children, but also by adults, making it large and beautiful. A group of adults and children were playing here.
The child looked at the ripe chestnuts on the branches and was obviously tired of playing and didn't want to leave. Or he could wait until he finished eating the chestnuts before leaving.
Qiuying and the others had a lot of fun in the mountains. They had such a big valley to play around in. After the rain, they went to the mountains to pick mushrooms and firewood, and they could also farm.
Yunzhang is the only one who cultivates the land.
A crowd of people watched.
These jasmine flowers are growing so well! How long has it been? Each one has grown so big. Originally, one took up a large area, but now that they have grown, it feels like the area is too big. Once they grow a little longer, they may not be enough.
The girl pulled Yunzhang's skirt and called out in a baby voice, "Aunt, it looks like it's blooming."
Baby Gan Yingxiu has had so much fun playing in the mountains that she doesn’t want to go back to the city. In the city, she can’t run around at home, and there aren’t so many bugs.
Mrs. Lu had given up. She was afraid of insects, but she didn't expect her son and daughter to be very brave under the guidance of the Yun family's children. They had discussed catching snakes. However, there were no insects in the land, so Mrs. Lu and Yuanbao said, "I'll plant one later."
Yun Zhang pointed to the one in the middle and said, "This one smells good when brewed into tea."
The girl pointed to the one that was in bloom and asked, "Auntie, what about this one?"
Yun Zhang gave it a kiss, Baozi was so cute, she explained: "This is a late-flowering single-petal." Pointing to a plant next to it, "This is a late-flowering double-petal."
I didn't expect the late flowers to bloom in time.
Mrs. Lu asked in confusion, "The jasmine flower blooms for about half a year. How did you calculate this?"
The baby girl clung to her aunt and became closer and closer.
Mrs. Lu saw that her daughter almost didn't want her mother. But Yuanbao's skin was better than that of her niece who was five years younger. Not only her, but also her old aunt's skin was good. Mrs. Lu herself got better after living here for a while. It was really a good place with good feng shui.
Yun Zhang and his cousin said, "The general flowering period is from April to October. My early-flowering ones probably bloom in March with the peach blossoms, and gradually bloom until August, with the peak blooming during the Dragon Boat Festival. The late-flowering ones probably bloom in June, and depending on the situation, they can bloom until October or November, with the peak blooming during the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Mrs. Lu understood and said, "You should sell flowers during the Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival."
Yun Zhang replied, "It's mainly to avoid the dog days. Flowers are hard to store in hot weather. I plan to use them to make scented tea. I'll also plant some osmanthus and roses, which can all be used to make scented tea."
Mrs. Lu felt that it would take a lot of effort just to make scented tea. There was tea on the mountain, although not much. But this place was special. The processed tea would probably be even more difficult for ordinary people to drink. The Gan family might still be able to get some.
A horseman came hurriedly.
There are a few more behind, so just stop outside and don't run.
When He Chan saw that everyone was here, he went straight to Yunlin.
Mrs. Lu hurriedly took the child away. It was better for ordinary people not to get involved in the affairs of the palace.
Yun Zhang saw that the eunuch was almost foaming at the mouth, and he must be in great pain. She poured a cup of tea, put a pill in it, and gave it to the eunuch.
He Chan knew that the girl was good and could save his life. After drinking tea and taking a breath, he said, "It's urgent. When I was leaving Beijing, I was stopped by someone. Fortunately, I met Mr. Song and his men."
Yun Zhang asked, "Who is so bold?"
He Chan replied, "I don't know yet. But the Left Prime Minister and Prince Ning both fainted. It seems they were poisoned. The Imperial Hospital is helpless."
Yun Zhang blinked (quite coincidentally): "I just happened to refine some pills (using snake gallbladders). If you take them, you will be immune to all poisons for a certain period of time. I'm not sure about the exact time, I'll give it to you in a moment."
He Chan breathed a sigh of relief and bowed deeply: "Thank you, young lady."
Yun Zhang avoided it. This was not to help him, but the emperor came to ask for it. But the person who poisoned was interesting, and the imperial hospital was also interesting. Did the imperial doctors really not know? Then these imperial doctors should be chopped off.
He Chan changed his posture and asked like a eunuch about to announce an imperial decree, "Where is Lord Yun?"
Yun Zhang shouted directly: "Grandpa! Come quickly!"
He Chan couldn't hold it anymore and rubbed his ears. If the girl challenged them, she would probably be able to suppress the opponent.
Yun Gen was busy building a house. He came over with his hands behind his back and looked at Yuan Bao helplessly: "Why are you shouting so loudly?"
Yun Zhang whispered: "Grandpa, someone is looking for you."
He Chan smiled and bowed to the old man: "Congratulations, Mr. Yun."
Yun Gen didn’t quite understand.
He Chan knew about this situation, so he came to give instructions in advance. He didn't need to give a purse. He said very clearly: "Your Majesty has an order that Lord Yun has made great contributions in saving King Wei and will be granted the title of Gaochangbo. The imperial order and reward will arrive later."
Yun Gen and his granddaughter looked at each other. This imperial edict seemed a little strange.
Yun Zhang thought about it, it's not so strange, right? Saving Prince Wei is true, and he has also made contributions to the emperor? If he is made an earl, it will be good for his grandchildren. In this regard, the emperor is definitely the most familiar.
Mrs. Pan saw that she could listen, so she listened on the side. She just felt that based on the girl's merits, she deserved to be given the title of Earl.
Yun Gen thought about it and decided not to refuse. Life requires some things.
Seeing that they understood this, He Chan continued, "Because Princess Yongfu pleaded for mercy, the second daughter of the Gan family was granted the title of Xinchang County Lady."
Gan Peiqing was stunned. Why should he plead for her? Would this be bad for her elder sister?
Yun Zhang thought that was not necessarily the case. This might be a favor between the real princess and the Song family.
He Chan continued, "Song Gongming granted the title of Marquis of Puning, the Meng family was granted the title again, and Meng Dan was granted the title of Prince of Kailing County."
Everyone looked at each other and roughly understood. Song Gongming was because of Concubine Song Li's nephew, and the Meng family restored Gaoyang Hou because of Concubine Meng Hui. It seems that the emperor is very satisfied with the Meng family and Concubine Meng Hui has a future.
He Chan finally said, "Your Majesty has granted marriages to Yuan Duan and Lady Zhu, Yun Cheng and Miss Yuan, Puning Marquis and Xinchang County Lady, and Kailing County Master and Miss Yun. Your Majesty is very pleased and has given them all generous rewards, which will be delivered soon."
So we need to be prepared to truly receive the order.
He Chan said casually: "The reward for King Wei is the largest, so it will take a little longer. It will probably take about ten days to arrive."
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Of course the reward given to King Wei was a lot. The whole world belonged to them. This time the two brothers won. They didn't know how much was confiscated. The An family and the Zheng Wang Mansion were both extremely rich.
Therefore, the emperor was very generous in his rewards. He gave a lot of rewards to those who had made contributions. People like Yun Gen and Song Gongming could be considered to have benefited from it.
People like Zhu Liang also received a lot of rewards, but they have not been delivered yet.