I made a fortune by marrying a sickly woman!

Emperor Cheng of the Ming Dynasty read the secret report of Minister Yuan.

But after reading it, he remained calm and no one could guess what he was thinking. The eunuchs and palace maids serving in the emperor's presence became more and more timid and cautious in the past few days.

Emperor Mingcheng placed the secret memorial on the imperial desk.

There is more than one secret report mentioned above.

He saw everything that happened in the Yang and Yuan families.

One of them was clever, and the other thought he had him under control. However, he never knew these people were so capable and had done so many things, almost dragging the entire court into the vortex of the two families. It was clearly a fight between the two families.

But more and more people are involved.

When you pull out a radish, you bring out the dirt. Emperor Ming Cheng found that few people were clean. He had been displeased with Qin Qian'an recently, but after the comparison, his cleanliness was particularly conspicuous.

So he took out a memorial from the imperial desk.

This was sent by the Cabinet, requesting credit for the disaster relief work in Taihu Lake. After seeing it, Emperor Chengdi of the Ming Dynasty wrote the word "approval" with a flourish of his brush.

Emperor Mingcheng said: "Qin Qi'an's wife also contributed to the relief work for the Taihu Lake disaster. It seems that he has not yet requested a title for his wife. This time, she will be given a title of Fourth Rank Gongren, so that he doesn't have to wait until he takes up his post at the Dali Temple and then request another title."

"Your Majesty is so kind to Lord Qin." The old eunuch on the side echoed.

Emperor Mingcheng finally smiled, "I am not an emperor who treats his subjects harshly."

The eunuch who heard it nearby quickly responded.

Those who often paid attention to the developments in the palace were especially dumbfounded.

When the Yuan and Yang families were fighting fiercely, Emperor Mingcheng was as steady as a rock, showing no intention of interfering, and even had the mood to confer a title on Qin Qi'an's wife. In fact, Emperor Mingcheng not only conferred titles on the Qin family, but also on other people who went to Taihu Lake.

Only in the eyes of outsiders.

Qin Chi has become a conspicuous person. If there is any movement, everyone will notice him first.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites and the eunuchs in charge of ceremonies came to the Qin family with the imperial edict.

He was rewarded with gold, silver, and jewelry, but most importantly, he was given an imperial edict to confer a title upon Song Jin.

When issuing an imperial edict, certain ceremonies and rituals are usually held to show solemnity and formality. Therefore, after bathing and burning incense, an incense table must be set up.

Song Jin knelt down with her big belly.

After receiving the imperial edict and imperial edict, the eunuch in charge of ceremonies hurriedly said, "Lady Song is a twin, please stand up quickly."

"Thank you, father-in-law, for your consideration of my wife's inconvenience. Uncle Li will give you some good news." Qin Chi said to Old Li while helping Song Jin up.

Old Li responded with a smile.

He stuffed a big red seal into the hands of the eunuch who was to announce the decree.

Then came the officials from the Ministry of Rites, the accompanying officials and eunuchs, etc., who, upon receiving the big red envelopes, all smiled and expressed their congratulations generously.

After receiving the reward, the group said goodbye.

When leaving, a young eunuch walked to the door. When passing by Old Man Hong, he seemed to be tripped by the steps. He staggered and almost fell. Fortunately, Old Man Hong supported him.

The young eunuch hurriedly thanked Old Man Hong.

Afterwards, he quickly left the Qin family.

That's what it looks like to outsiders.

In fact, the young eunuch took the opportunity to stuff something into the hands of old man Hong, but his action was extremely covert. Old man Hong put the thing away without leaving any trace, and his expression did not change at all.

Wait until the people watching the fun outside are sent away.

The Qin family then closed the door and continued to refuse visitors.

The people outside who were watching the excitement were still not satisfied. They walked a little further away and gathered together to talk: "Is there another good thing happening to the Qin family?"

"That's right, it's the title bestowed by His Majesty. Madam Qin is really enviable. It's only been a short time, but she's already a fourth-rank lady. The one in my family hasn't even reached the fifth rank." An old lady who was watching the fun nearby was very jealous.

A woman nearby glanced at her and said, "Come on, we are not destined to have that fate."

"There's no comparison. It's incomparable."

Another well-dressed woman said this, then she put her hand on the arm of the maid next to her and walked away with her head held high.

The neighbors said that the person involved was unaware of the situation.

Qin Chi and Song Jin first offered the imperial edict.

Then he went back to his room.

Song Jin looked at the imperial edict with curiosity.

The imperial edict was marked with "Gong Ren".

The ladies of the dynasty also had different ranks.

Only the wives of officials of the first or second rank can be called "Madam", their stepmothers are called "Taishu", the third rank is called "Shu Ren", the fourth rank is called "Gong Ren", the fifth rank is called "Yi Ren", the sixth rank is called "An Ren", and the seventh rank and below are called "Ru Ren".

Those without titles or ranks were called "niangzi".

Yinlong brought in a basin of clean water and said, "Young lady, wash your face first, wash off that strange thing on your face."

"Okay, Aunt Long."

Song Jin had never thought about putting on ugly makeup while pregnant.

The imperial edict came, and he had to go in a hurry to meet outsiders. He had no choice but to do so.

Yinlong helped Song Jin wash his face.

Qin Chi watched from the side, and when she finished washing, he asked, "Do you want to let Elder Jing take a look to see if these things can harm the fetus?"

"I don't mind if it takes a short time."

Song Jin himself knows a little about pharmacology, and with Yin Long here, "Don't bother Elder Jing with this little thing. I heard that he spends all day studying the prescription written by Doctor Zhuo."

Qin Chi's heart relaxed a little at once. Seeing her smile, he couldn't help but teasing her, "I haven't congratulated you yet. You've become a fourth-rank lady, which is higher than your husband."

"hehe."

Song Jin covered her mouth with a handkerchief and laughed secretly, "It's all thanks to my husband."

"This has nothing to do with me. It was my wife who was so kind that she donated the palace's rewards to the victims of the Taihu Lake disaster. Your Majesty saw it." Qin Chi said seriously.

Song Jin was embarrassed for once, "What's that to me? I'm just offering flowers to Buddha."

"My lady is being modest."

Qin Chi had a different idea. "In terms of the Taihu Lake disaster relief, if we really want to talk about the merits, my wife should be the first. Not to mention that you sold grain to the government at a low price and saved countless people, but my wife sold it anonymously, so I can't give you credit. Just for that donation, if my wife hadn't donated to the Ministry of Revenue, the preparation of materials would not have been so smooth."

Song Jin knew this was the truth.

But it's always a bit embarrassing when someone praises me so openly.

Qin Chi added: "It's just that it's hard to give credit to my wife for her contribution, so she was given an additional title today."

Otherwise, if there are many donors and only Song Jin benefits, others will definitely have opinions.

Don’t worry about scarcity but inequality.

Therefore, when the cabinet was drafting the memorial to reward the emperor, Song Jin's name was not included.

Emperor Mingcheng also knew this.

This is why Song Jin was given an imperial edict. It was a natural promotion and was reasonable in the eyes of outsiders. The only unusual thing was that Emperor Chengdi promoted Song Jin to the rank of fourth-rank Gongren in advance, instead of Qin Qi'an's current fifth-rank official position.

This can also be seen from this point.

Qin Qi'an's position as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple was secured.

The host was in a good mood today, so each person received a reward of one or two taels of silver, and there would be extra dishes in the evening.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they went to rest.