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Chapter 642 Conferring the Title of Township Lord
Grandpa Xi had become quite a familiar face to the Wang family. When they saw him arrive, they quickly set up an incense table to welcome the imperial edict.

"By imperial decree of Emperor Minghua, Wang Ruyu is intelligent and quick-witted, with a heart to help the world and save people, and the courage to uphold justice... She is hereby granted the title of Lady of Yu Township, with a fief of three hundred households. This is the imperial decree."

Eunuch Xi closed the imperial edict, looked at Ayu who was still somewhat dazed, and smiled: "Yuxiangjun, step forward to receive the edict."

The Great Chang Kingdom has been established for hundreds of years, and many nobles have been granted various titles, but most of them received them because of their ancestors.

The title of "Lord of the Township" was mostly awarded to royal daughters. They did not care about the so-called fiefdom, because the fiefdom of Da Chang was a nominal title, which only included some corresponding stipends, but there was no fiefdom, let alone the subjects within the fiefdom.

For Ayu, this title was something she had never imagined.

Ayun had thought about giving all the aunts in her family titles, but she hadn't thought about what she herself should do.

As long as Brother Ayou can become the top scholar in the imperial examination, I will become the top scholar's wife. This title is actually very important.

Moreover, my goal is to open a women's college in the future, no, to open many women's colleges and be the headmistress of the largest one. Is there anything more meaningful than this?

"Father-in-law, you've worked hard. Please come in and have a cup of tea!"

With a smile, Liu stepped forward and welcomed Grandpa Xi into the courtyard. She then sent Tangyuan back inside to fetch a fruit plate, filled it with snacks, and gave some silver ingots to the neighbors who were listening to the commotion outside.

The neighbors, having received the benefits, also offered their congratulations with clasped hands, and dispersed shortly afterward.

"It seems that the Wang family, who have just moved in, are quite capable!"

"You're right! Their children are said to have performed exceptionally well in the imperial examinations; they might even produce a top scholar!"

"Now they've even gained a village head, which is truly a great honor. If this lineage continues for two generations, they'll become a family of scholars. We must treat them well and avoid making enemies."

“The Wang family is very kind. I spoke with their servants a few days ago. Even their servants seemed to be learned. The master was also very kind when he spoke. They can’t be bad people.”

"That's natural. The people living on Sansi Street are all learned and cultured."

As the conversation went on, the crowd dispersed, but they inevitably continued to discuss it over tea and after meals, though the topics were no longer of interest to the Wang family.

Eunuch Xi conveyed several oral orders and imperial edicts to the Wang family. Even his adopted son made a special trip to the prefectural city of Wangbei County to deliver an imperial decree to Lady Liu.

Over time, they became acquaintances of the Wang family.

Looking at Emperor Minghua's attitude, Eunuch Xi naturally wasn't worried about avoiding suspicion. Anyone with eyes could see that Emperor Minghua had a good impression of the Wang family, especially the young girl Ayu, whom he valued highly.

How can we not value it?
If Ayu had done those things before, she would have been rewarded with thousands or even hundreds of titles by now.

She was, after all, from a commoner family. If she were to be directly granted the title of a village lady, it would likely cause dissatisfaction among others. Therefore, her previous achievements were considered minor. Only this time, when she went to the quarry to rescue people and found the least dangerous route, she indirectly saved the lives of more than a hundred people. Such courage, wisdom, and kindness deserved a great reward.

However, this last time was public and meant for the common people to see, so that they would know that if someone cared about them, the court would reward them.

The reward, of course, was that Ayu rescued the eldest prince and also exposed the person behind the scenes.

Ultimately, this matter wasn't entirely Ayu's doing, but Qin Huai refused to take credit and attributed all the credit to Ayu. As for the Wang family, they were the ones who went to save people because of Ayu.

Otherwise, at worst, one could simply donate some money and let others who are willing to help do so; that would be more than enough. After finishing his tea, Eunuch Xi left happily, receiving a tin of tea leaves before he departed. These tea leaves came from a remarkable source; they were from tea trees planted by the Wang family in their courtyard in the prefectural city, irrigated with a lot of sacred water, making the tea leaves exceptionally flavorful.

"Mother, fourth sister-in-law, this title of Ayu belongs to you..." No matter how hard Wang Chuangui didn't want to think about it, he should have realized that this matter was definitely related to his mother.

Grandma Wang: "Be smart when you need to be smart, and be foolish when you need to be foolish. Have you read all the books you should read?"

Caught off guard by his mother's question, Wang Chuangui immediately shuddered. Regardless of whether he had read it or not, he absolutely could not say that he had already read it at this moment, so he quickly scurried back into his room.

Once inside the room, Wang Chuangui slapped his mouth, thinking, "Why am I so forgetful?!"
Who cares about account bans or not? It's not like it's for me, and it's not like it's not good for my family. Why ask so many questions?

Grandma Wang looked at the other family members: "Do you have any other questions?"

"Anything else...?" Both the younger and grandchildren were now looking at each other with skepticism, unsure whether Old Mrs. Wang genuinely wanted them to ask or was just being sarcastic.

After all, my second uncle, who had already been forced to retreat back into his house, had learned from a previous example.

"Grandma, what's going on? How did I get a title? According to the imperial decree, it's because I saved someone at the quarry? But my brothers were with us, why didn't they get titles?"

Ayu was genuinely curious, and not only her, but Tuanzi was also puzzled.

Yesterday I saw your grandmother call your mother out, and I thought they were going to inquire about something, but I never expected they went to the capital.

I've unlocked the map of the Imperial City, but it's a bit special; you'll need to consume more energy to find out what's inside.

“There’s no need to find out what they’re doing,” Ayu said to Tuanzi while waiting for Grandma Wang’s reply. “Your energy is also very precious, and knowing too much will stunt my growth.”

Tuanzi never expected that her son would use the lies he had told her in the past to shut her up.

I didn't listen to what they were saying.

Unless the child wants to enter the palace and play some kind of palace intrigue game in the future, there's no need for me to listen to such details.

The son's future path is to become a teacher who educates and nurtures people, not to train assassins or intelligence organizations.

"This is what you deserve." Old Mrs. Wang finally told the story, but she didn't go into too much detail. Instead, she let the children think for themselves why Ayu could gain the honor of being a village headman from the quarry incident.

This is also the test that Grandma Wang left for her grandsons.

After leaving the matter for everyone to ponder, Old Mrs. Wang went to talk to Ayu about matters related to the Astrology Department.

“Ayu, it’s not impossible for you to go to the Department of Astronomy, but staying there for the rest of your life is not a good idea. Think about it, is there any other way to get you in there without being tied down to it forever?”

It's easy to get into the Bureau of Astronomy but hard to get out, but that's only relative to ordinary people. After all, if you insist on submitting your resignation, the court can't force you to work there.

Ayu held up the imperial edict in her hand: "Grandma, isn't this enough?"

(End of this chapter)