A strong farm girl is busy getting rich

This was Shen Qingqian's second time entering the palace, but her mood was completely different from the last time.

Last time, she was forced to come by Concubine Dong, and she was unwilling to do so; but this time, she came with a purpose, and it was what her heart desired.

The palace was huge and the road was long. Shen Qingqian walked with his head held high and his eyes straight ahead, following a eunuch.

Next, she will bid farewell to her previous ordinary life and step into a new life.

After walking for about quarter of an hour, Shen Qingqian was brought by the eunuch to the door of a hall.

The eunuch stopped and turned to Shen Qingqian and said, "Please wait a moment, County Lady. I will go in and report to the Emperor."

Shen Qingqian said respectfully: "Thank you, eunuch."

The eunuch pushed the door open and entered the hall. Shen Qingqian stood there waiting. When she looked up, she saw the three big characters "Imperial Study" hanging on the door.

There were two guards standing on the left and right of the door, tall and slender, with expressionless faces.

After a while, the eunuch came out.

"My Lord, you may come in."

"Yes! Thank you, sir."

Shen Qingqian bowed to the eunuch and pushed the door open before walking in.

This time, she walked into the imperial study with her head lowered. Since she was going to fight for a place here, she had to abide by the rules here.

Shen Qingqian felt that there were not only the emperor in the imperial study, but also other people, but she did not look up. She just knelt respectfully in front of the emperor's desk.

"Your humble servant Shen Qingqian greets His Majesty. Long live the emperor."

As soon as Shen Qingqian came in, Emperor Qiyuan and several ministers set their eyes on her.

Of course Shen Qingqian also felt that everyone was looking at her, but she was not affected at all. After performing the ceremony, she knelt quietly.

"Are you the Princess of Qingyi County? Stand up and speak!"

The emperor looked at her for a moment, but only saw her drooping brows and trembling eyelashes, so he let her stand up.

"I am Princess Qingyi. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Shen Qingqian stood up, her back straight. Although she didn't look around, she caught a glimpse of Yang Zhi and Han Qingshan standing on the right.

She didn't expect that Han Qingshan would return to Beijing this time!

There were also two people on her left, but she didn't know them and didn't know what kind of officials they were!

She did not rush to greet Yang Zhi and Han Qingshan, but waited quietly aside for the emperor to speak.

Yang Zhi was always calm and composed, with no visible expression on his face. Han Qingshan, on the other hand, seemed a little excited, and his eyes sparkled as he looked at Shen Qingqian.

Emperor Qiyuan got straight to the point and said, "I heard that you took over a hundred people and captured Tongning City?"

The emperor asked questions with a kind of majesty. But Shen Qingqian was not panicked at all, nor did she obey orders. She folded her hands in front of her forehead and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, it is you, my humble servant."

Emperor Qiyuan saw that Shen Qingqian behaved in a measured manner, neither humble nor overbearing. She was indeed different from ordinary women. She had the heroic spirit of a soldier. Emperor Qiyuan nodded and said, "Recapturing Tongning City played a key role in the victory of the northern border. It can be said to be a great achievement. What reward do you want?"

Shen Qingqian was stunned for a moment. Wasn't it the Emperor who decided what the reward was? Why was he asking her? What did the Emperor mean by this?

After a few twists and turns, Shen Qingqian paused for a moment before answering in a proper manner: "It is the duty of a minister to protect the country. I dare not take credit for it. I will follow the emperor's arrangements in everything."

"Hahaha!"

Emperor Qi Yuan seemed very satisfied with her answer. He laughed loudly and said, "Well, that being said, my dynasty has always been clear about rewards and punishments. If you have made contributions, you will naturally be rewarded."

Shen Qingqian did not respond, just waiting for the emperor's words.

The emperor looked at her again and said, "You have made contributions on the battlefield. If you are rewarded according to your merits, you can definitely get the title of a fourth-rank general.

However, as a woman, you need to fight in the same battle as men, and even work harder than men. Are you willing?"

Shen Qingqian understood that even without this merit, she was still a county lady. In terms of rank, she was also a fourth-rank.

Now that she has made a contribution, she has been promoted from a county princess to a general. Her rank has not changed, and she must be ready to go into battle and kill the enemy at any time. So the emperor was afraid that she would be unwilling, so he asked her what reward she wanted!

As for real money and silver, given the current situation, it is impossible for the emperor to reward us.

Of course, Shen Qingqian didn't want gold and silver either, what she wanted was power! Although the ranks were the same, the county lord was just an empty title, while the general had military power!

So, Shen Qingqian chose the latter without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, I am willing! It is my honor to fight in the battlefield and defend my country. Even if I have to die on the battlefield, I will not hesitate!"

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, "Well, good! Then I will confer upon you the title of General Qingyi, and grant you a mansion in the capital as the General Qingyi Mansion."

Shen Qingqian was delighted and quickly knelt down to express her gratitude.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your reward!"

When Yang Zhi and Han Qingshan saw that Shen Qingqian was rewarded, they were happy for her and looked relieved.

The other two looked at Shen Qingqian with inquiring eyes, wondering what they were thinking.

Then the emperor said, "Get up! The New Year is coming in half a month. I will hold a palace banquet on New Year's Eve every year and invite princes and ministers to participate. General Qingyi can also come with you."

"I obey your command. Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Shen Qingqian stood up, paused, and said, "Your Majesty, the New Year is coming, but the soldiers in the southern border are still fighting bloody battles and cannot come back to reunite with their families. So a few days ago, I collected another 100,000 taels of silver in supplies and planned to send them to the southern border to support the soldiers and people there."

The emperor was even happier when he heard this. He patted the armrest of the imperial chair and said loudly, "Great! General Qingyi has a sense of justice, and is truly a woman who is as brave as a man! The war in the southern border is tense, and with these supplies, we will be able to solve the big problem!"

After he finished speaking, he frowned again and said, "General Qingyi, I just rewarded you, and now you have made another contribution. I don't know what else to reward you!"

Shen Qingqian thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I don't want the reward. I want to use this merit to ask for a favor for others?"

"Oh? Who do you want to ask for favors?"

The Emperor asked curiously, and the others present also looked at her.

Shen Qingqian said: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask for a favor for the women in Zheng Hong's family."

"Zheng Hong?"

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then looked at her sharply and asked, "Do you know Zheng Hong?"

Shen Qingqian heard a hint of suspicion in the emperor's tone, and that his friendly expression was no longer there. She thought to herself that the emperor was indeed suspicious and fickle!

She hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I don't know Zheng Hong, and I have never seen him before!"

"oh···?"

The emperor narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why do you say that?"