The Royal Family's Orphan is on the Rise

Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty met with Shen Jiarou and several returning officials in the Council Hall.

Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty, sitting on the main seat, was full of majesty.

"Everyone loves you."

"I will thank you, Your Majesty."

Shen Jiarou stood up as well, meeting the emperor's smiling eyes, and she lowered her head silently.

That day, Shen Jiarou was kept in the palace, and Liu Xu personally sent her to the Empress Dowager's Fushou Palace.

Seeing that the little girl, whom she hadn't seen for a month, had become much darker, the empress dowager waved at her with some heartache.

"Girl, come here quickly, let me see you've lost weight."

Shen Jiarou walked over and stopped in front of the Queen Mother.

"The emperor is the same. He actually thought of sending a child like you to help with disaster relief."

Shen Jiarou didn't dare to respond casually, but seeing the empress dowager's worried expression, she felt a little reluctant.

"Queen, Yi Yi is fine."

The Queen Mother laughed and said, "How can it be better? You have become a black girl."

Aunt Zhen was amused by the Queen Mother's description. "I'm sorry, Princess, I'm not laughing at you."

Shen Jiarou smiled faintly and shook her head, "It's okay, the Queen Mother is right, but it will be fine after some recovery."

Seeing her optimistic state, the Queen Mother felt relieved.

"You have to stay with me for a day this time."

"I hope you don't mind."

The Queen Mother fondly pinched her little face and said, "It's okay. You look more energetic."

In the evening, Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty sent someone to deliver some food from the imperial kitchen.

After the meal, Shen Jiarou accompanied the Queen Mother for a walk to help digest the food.

At night, there was already dew.

Listening to the cicadas' chirping, the two sat quietly under the pavilion.

"I heard from the Emperor that you and Mu Xue are going to open a shop together?"

Hearing this, Shen Jiarou had no doubts.

"Yes, it's a beauty shop called Xianyanlou."

The Queen Mother savored it carefully. "It sounds quite grand and has a fairy-like air. You are good at naming things. Before, the restaurant was called Shiyaxuan, the clothing store was called Zhuyuge, and now this beauty shop is called Xianyanlou. It seems you have learned it well."

Shen Jiarou smiled faintly, "I just randomly put a few words together in the book. I'm sorry to make the Queen Mother laugh."

The Queen Mother was quite satisfied with her low-key attitude. She thought that despite her young age, she had such a good character.

Only by being neither anxious nor impatient can you achieve a beginning and an end.

A sunny day arrived. In Fushou Palace, after having breakfast, Shen Jiarou received an imperial decree from Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty.

Everyone in the hall, except the Queen Mother, knelt down.

The one who announced the decree was Li Jiang. "The Emperor, in compliance with the will of Heaven, proclaimed that Princess Yongkang lived up to the expectations of me and the court officials, and reasonably purchased pests to relieve the worries of the people. She provided financial support to the people, which was a real benefit to the people. Because of her intelligence and ability, she created two dishes that benefited the people, which was a blessing to the people.

From now on, you are promoted to the rank of first-rank princess, with the same title and the added fiefdom of Yunzhou. I consider you my adopted daughter, and you will be included in the royal family genealogy after me and the queen, and enjoy all the treatment of a legitimate princess. I grant you the residence of Fanghua Palace and a princess mansion.

I bestow twenty rolls of silk and satin, twenty pieces of fine porcelain, a double-sided embroidered screen, ten sets of top-quality study treasures, ten sets of palace clothing, ten hairpins, ten velvet flowers, ten pairs of bracelets, ten pairs of bracelets, ten longevity locks, and ten jade pendants. I decree this.”

Shen Jiarou, who was kneeling to receive the imperial decree, was astonished when she heard the reward.

Li Jiang finished reading it in one breath and smiled respectfully, "Your Highness, please accept my order."

Shen Jiarou clearly felt that Li Jiang's attitude was more respectful.

"I will accept your orders one by one. Thank you for your grace."

Ruan Qingling, Yuansuangshuang, Yaer and Zheng Shutong, who entered the palace together, knelt respectfully behind their master. They were shocked when they heard the rewards read out by the eunuch.

The Queen Mother, Aunt Zhen and others were also shocked.

After Shen Jiayi stood up, Li Jiang respectfully handed her another imperial edict, which stunned Shen Jiarou.

"Eunuch Li, what does this mean?"

"This is the second imperial edict from the Emperor. To be more precise, it is an imperial edict to reward your maids and guards."

Hearing this, Shen Jiarou suddenly understood.

"Thank you, Eunuch Li, for taking the trip."

Thinking of something, Shen Jiarou directly pulled out a jade hairpin and stuffed it into Li Jiang's hand.

"Thank you, Eunuch Li. I didn't bring any money yesterday. I have nothing to show for it. I can only take off my jade hairpin to express my gratitude. I hope you won't despise me."

Li Jiang could see that the jade hairpin was of top quality, worth at least fifty taels. The princess was really generous. He smiled and took it into his arms.

"Thank you, Princess, for your reward."

Then Li Jiang looked at the empress dowager sitting on the phoenix chair and saluted respectfully.

"Your Majesty, I have to go back and report to you. I will take my leave now."

The Queen Mother said dignifiedly, "Go ahead."

"Old slave, please retire."

Li Jiang stood up, flicked his whisk, turned around and led his people away.

Ruan Qingling and the other three saw that their master directly took off the jade hairpin and gave it to someone, and they thought their master was a spendthrift.

When Shen Jiarou was distracted, a familiar voice rang out.

"Yiyi, come here."

Shen Jiarou was shocked: Oh no, I forgot the Queen Mother is still here.

She quickly collected her thoughts, put on a smile and turned around.

"Queen Mother."

The Queen Mother was angry when she heard this and said, "Why are you still calling me Queen Mother?"

Shen Jiarou looked up in confusion, "Ah?"

Aunt Zhen kindly reminded, "Princess, you should call me the Imperial Grandmother instead."

Shen Jiarou swallowed silently, a little dazed.

When the Queen Mother saw this, she pretended to be angry.

"Why, I am not worthy of being called your Imperial Grandmother?"

Ruan Qingling and others were horrified.

"Grandmother, you are joking. I haven't reacted yet. Please forgive me."

Although the empress dowager didn't quite understand what the emperor meant, she felt that the little girl was now her legitimate granddaughter, and since she also liked her, it was a good thing.

Seeing the other bright yellow imperial edict in her hand, the Queen Mother joked, "Look at what your father's other imperial edict says."

Shen Jiarou gave her own letter to Ruan Qingling for safekeeping and carefully opened the other imperial edict.

Seeing that everyone around the maid was given a rank, the empress dowager had no objection.

"Now that you are a princess and a legitimate daughter, it's a good thing that the people around you have some status."

Shen Jiarou didn't know what to say, she just kept nodding.

"You, if you can do something good someday, and your father can promote you to the first rank, that would be even better."

Shen Jiarou sneered, "Grandmother, it's not easy to make a contribution."

The Queen Mother raised her hand and touched her hair. "Not being easy doesn't mean there are no opportunities. People need ideas to have value in life. Just like you like to make money to improve the quality of life, it's the same thing in the end."

Shen Jiarou confirmed the Queen Mother's truth and looked at her with admiration.

"How do you know that one is to improve the quality of life?"

The Queen Mother and Aunt Zhen looked at each other and sneered, "Men get promoted and make money, and so do women."

Thinking of the princess's new palace, the queen mother was about to speak when Liu Xu brought the eunuch to the door.

The eunuch of Fushou Palace walked in quickly and saluted, "Empress Dowager, Eunuch Liu is here."

The Queen Mother thought for a moment and understood: "Xuan."

Liu Xu came to the main hall and bowed respectfully, "Your servant pays respect to the Queen Mother."

"Xiao Liuzi, was it the emperor who arranged for you to come here?"

Liu Xu sneered and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, that's right. The Emperor asked me to take the princess to see the new palace."

The Queen Mother nodded slightly and said, "Xiaoyu, accompany the princess for a while. If there is anything missing, please come back and tell me."

Aunt Zhen bowed slightly and said, "Yes, Queen Mother."

The group headed towards Fanghua Palace in a mighty procession.