Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

In the imperial study, Xiao Yan sat firmly at the head, with important officials of the court sitting below him.

Xiao Yan asked the old steward to read out the last two imperial edicts of the late emperor.

One is to appoint Grand Tutor Ge and Prime Minister Song as regents to fully assist the new emperor in handling state affairs, so as to ensure national stability and orderly progress of government affairs during the new emperor's growth.

The first one was about the treatment of Queen Wang and others. The Queen was deposed and sentenced to death, the three clans of the Wang family were all executed, and the nine clans were sent to the northern border as military households; the third prince was sentenced to death, and his wife and children were demoted to commoners and imprisoned for life. The new emperor could deal with the other princes at his discretion, hoping that they would spare their lives for the sake of blood ties.

The third prince had been shot to death by Xiao Rui's men. As for the others, Xiao Yan was not a bloodthirsty person.

The eldest prince and the fourth prince actually did not commit any major faults, so Xiao Yan ordered the mother and her two sons to be taken to the Cining Palace.

When the three were brought in, Xiao Yan, the current Empress Dowager, and Shufei, who was promoted to Empress Dowager, were all present.

Except for the royal secret guards, no one knew what the few people said. But only one hour later, Concubine De was promoted to "Concubine Yi De", the eldest prince Xiao Ling and the fourth prince Xiao Teng were respectively named Prince Jing and Prince Su, and were granted prince's palaces. Wu Zhao was not allowed to leave the capital.

The Sixth and Seventh Princes plotted rebellion, but His Majesty, considering their blood relationship, only demoted them to commoners and imprisoned them in the Imperial Clan House. Their eldest sons inherited the throne the same day and were named Prince Shen and Prince Duan respectively.

The naive eighth prince Xiao Kai won the game without any effort and was named Prince Yi and granted a prince's residence. His mother, Consort Xian, was promoted to Consort Dowager Hejing.

The former eldest princess knew the truth but did not report it and even assisted the tyrant in his evil deeds. She was demoted to a commoner and imprisoned in the clan house. Her husband's entire family was exiled to the western border as military households.

As for the fifth prince Xiao Rui and his mother, they were killed in a palace coup.

The rest are the ministers.

Marquis Mu Jingfeng of Zhenguo was the chief meritorious official for rescuing the emperor and suppressing the rebellion, and was granted the title of the first-rank Duke of Zhenguo, a hereditary title, and was given the Duke's Mansion, ten thousand taels of gold, and countless jewels, cloth, and brocade.

General Pei was granted the title of General of the Cavalry, a first-rank title; Grand Tutor Ge and Prime Minister Song were granted the titles of Marquis Jing'an and Marquis Ruining, a first-rank title; Xu Mingli took over the post of Minister of War, and because the Xu family had made great contributions in protecting the new emperor, Mr. Xu was granted the title of Earl Zhongyi, a second-rank noble title, which was hereditary and reduced in rank; Chen Jingwen and Liu Donglai were promoted to second-rank General Yongyi and third-rank General Zhongwu, respectively.

Some other officials were promoted and some were rewarded.

Among these people, the happiest one was Yuan Shangshu, who was rewarded even though he did not make any further progress. Considering the ministers of industry and defense who were exiled and beheaded, he was truly blessed!

If his son-in-law hadn't kept telling him not to take sides, he would at least have been dismissed from his job and had his property confiscated.

As a result, all the ministers who were previously imprisoned in the Tianlao were dismissed from their posts and investigated. Some were beheaded in public, while others had their property confiscated and were exiled.

As imperial edicts came down one after another, some people were happy and some were worried.

Many officials were involved in this incident, and the late emperor had ordered the execution of all three clans of the Wang family. It is said that the execution ground was bloody and shocking. Even after several days, the blood was still stained and not clean. The smell of blood filled the air, which was creepy.

However, what Xiao Yan and his companions did not know was that Xiao Rui and his companions who were heading south were besieged by hundreds of men in black at the junction of Yongze Prefecture and Yongyue Prefecture on the night of the late emperor's burial. In order to protect their sons, Concubine Hui and the Fifth Prince's wife were stabbed through the heart by a sword, and the other was hacked in half.

In the end, only one seriously injured secret guard was left, who escaped with Xiao Rui, who was also seriously injured, and the two-year-old young master, and headed towards Yongyue.

Yongyue Prefecture is located at the border between Dongsheng State and Nanyue. One-third of the border is on the sea. The local garrison general Liang Weiliang is actually Xiao Rui's man.

Originally, he planned to take his family out to sea to find an island to settle down. With Liang Wei by his side, he was not afraid even if Xiao Yan changed his mind. But he never thought...

Thinking of the token picked up by the secret guard, Xiao Rui became furious, spit out blood, and fainted.

The second before he lost consciousness, Xiao Rui swore in his heart that he would make Xiao Yan pay with blood.

And all this was unknown to everyone in the capital.

The affairs in the capital had been settled, and the Imperial Astronomical Observatory calculated that the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of the fifth month was an auspicious day for the new emperor to ascend the throne.

The Dragon Boat Festival is the day when the Yang energy is at its peak, which represents vigor, brightness and prosperity. The enthronement ceremony is held on this day, implying that the new emperor is like the sun in the sky, shining brightly on all people and ushering in a prosperous era. The Dragon Boat Festival is also known as the day to drive away evil spirits and avoid disasters, and to welcome good fortune. The enthronement of the new emperor on this day will surely sweep away all the haze and bring prosperity and long-term peace to the country.

The capital is making preparations for the new emperor to ascend the throne.

Back to mid-April, Liu Xu and others who were far away in Liujia Village still had not received any letter from Xu Mingli.

At this time, the people in Liujia Village were busy preparing for the final filling of wheat.

The gates and walls at the entrance of the village have been completed. People at the foot of the mountain in the south are preparing to dig ponds and ditches before construction.

Nowadays, everyone knows that they need to plant new crops. Except for the workers, everyone in Liujia Village, young and old, is very busy.

They had to fertilize the wheat, reclaim land, and dig ponds and ditches. They were busy as hell.

The children in the school were not idle either. Previously they only collected grass for pigs and did housework, but recently after school they all went to the west and south of the village to help weed and open up wasteland.

The two families harvested peppers almost every two days. Liu Xu instructed Liu Changshun to put the mutated peppers aside.

The servants had already gathered out a batch of dried red peppers, and Liu Xu fried all the remaining butter at home. The pungent aroma filled the Liu family compound for a whole day.

However, as the weather gets warmer, the base materials can no longer solidify.

Thinking that Zhenxiu Pavilion had an ice cellar, Liu Xu immediately asked Uncle He to arrange someone to go to the county town to fetch ice.

However, this time, he not only brought back two carts of ice, but also brought back Chang Yifei and his servant.

Liu Xu had the ice delivered to the kitchen and the cellar in the front yard. When the new yard was built, Zhu Jiacheng had built two more cellars there, so most of the food was stored there.

The cellar in the front yard was empty, with only a small amount of food and some vegetables and fruits stored in it. Now half of it was used as an ice cellar.

Chang Yifei's arrival finally brought them news from the capital.

At this time, five days had passed since the emperor's death, but no official notice had arrived yet.

Because Xu Mingli and his men had made great contributions in rescuing the emperor, they received many rewards and many people in the capital were keeping an eye on them.

So Chang Yifeng had to be the one to pass on the news. Of course, Chang Yifeng wasn't unnoticed.

Mu Lingxuan reminded Xiao Yan that he had no confidants in the Ministry of War, so Chang Yifeng, thanks to his brother, caught the emperor's eye and became a fourth-rank assistant minister of the Ministry of War. His future is limitless.

However, few people in the capital knew about the relationship between the Chang family and the Xu Liuliu family, so when he wrote the letter, others just thought it was a letter to report the good news.

Chang Yifei handed Liu Xu an unmarked envelope, which was obviously packed by Chang Yifei himself. Because Liu Xu took out a long note with small words from it. No need to guess, it was sent by pigeon.

The letter briefly explained the current situation in the capital and the rewards given to their families. It also asked them to convey Xu Mingli's words, asking them to send grain seeds to the capital immediately and make sure to deliver them before the day when His Majesty ascends the throne.

Well, what else is there to not understand? Her uncle and his people are going to build momentum for Xiao Yan! What about the true dragon emperor, the god-given good seed, the blessing of all people, etc.

It just so happens that the corn will be harvested in a few days, so we can send it over then.

I didn't tell Xiao Yan before, and I don't know if this kid will be angry? Give him some watermelon and cowpea? Give him some peppers and base sauce, and some dried meat and sausage, anyway, this kid also liked to eat it before...

Chang Yifei already knew the contents of the letter, and sat aside quietly drinking tea, while Liu Xu began to think about what to bring.

The letter said that her father had acquired a mansion, so their family would have a place to live when they moved to the capital in the future. How wonderful!