Shen Mingzhu was granted the title of county princess. Everyone in the county knew that Mingzhu Xiangjun was granted the title of fourth-rank county princess by the emperor.
"Have you heard? Mingzhu Xiangjun has made great contributions in disaster relief, and has been granted the title of Fourth Rank County Lady by the Emperor."
"I heard that it was the eunuch who served the emperor personally who came to our Pushuang to issue the imperial edict."
"Yes! From now on, we can no longer call her Mingzhu Xiangjun, but Mingzhu County Lady. Also, our Pushhuang County will be the fief of Mingzhu County Lady from now on."
An old man took two puffs from his pipe and said hopefully:
"We are so lucky! When I was a kid, we would die if there was a drought. No one would save us. If I hadn't been lucky, I wouldn't have been able to escape to Pushuang."
"If it weren't for the help of Lady Mingzhu during this drought, our Pushuang would be covered with corpses. She deserves this title of Lady Mingzhu."
Shen Mingzhu did not expect such a big surprise. She took the imperial edict, but found that the young eunuch was looking at her with curious eyes.
Shen Mingzhu smiled sweetly at Eunuch Li, "Thank you, Eunuch. Please come in and sit down."
Eunuch Li looked at Shen Mingzhu's lively eyes and cute dimples and sighed inwardly.
He is worthy of being someone the emperor values. He is so outstanding at such a young age. No wonder we can see the tenth prince here.
Eunuch Li noticed the gentle look in Wang Mang's eyes when he looked at Shen Mingzhu, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
He bowed to Shen Mingzhu respectfully and said, "Thank you, County Lady Mingzhu."
"Sorry to bother you, Master Shen."
Eunuch Li wanted to talk to Wang Mang, but Wang Mang didn't even glance at Eunuch Li and turned to walk towards his own yard.
The arrogant little Wang Mang definitely didn't want to see the eunuch Li who had met his little Kun Kun when they were young.
Su looked at Shen Mingzhu with a smile on her face and said happily: "My Zhuzhu is the most powerful, her rank is higher than your father's."
Shen Ruhai touched his nose in embarrassment. Isn't it just the fourth rank? Sooner or later, he will be promoted to the fourth rank.
Shen Mingyu looked at Shen Mingzhu curiously and asked, "Sister, is this why you want to spend your own money to build the county town?"
Shen Mingshu touched Shen Mingyu's little head and said with a smile: "Zhuzhu has her own reasons for doing things. You should know that your sister will not do business at a loss."
"Well, my sister is the smartest. She made a fortune this time, haha..."
Shen Mingyu laughed happily, his sister was so capable.
He is the county lady's younger brother, so he can walk with style in the future.
At the same time, Shenjia Village received the news that Shen Mingzhu was promoted to County Lord, and everyone in Shenjia Village was very happy.
The village chief immediately asked someone to add a note after Shen Mingzhu's name in the family tree.
Shen Lao Er and Mrs. Zhong were extremely happy, especially Mrs. Zhong. She had never thought that one day she would live such a good life.
Now that the family conditions are better, her uncle and father-in-law are both officials, and she has become the wife of an official.
Now the eldest son is out with his niece to study and make a living, the second son is with his grandfather in Beijing, and she is pregnant with her third child.
Shen Lao Er took Zhong's pregnancy very seriously. Not only did he not allow her to do any heavy work, he also bought two maids to take care of Zhong.
Zhong never dreamed that one day she would live the life of a rich lady because of her family.
Mrs. Zhong feels that their family’s current status is due not only to the efforts of their family members themselves, but more importantly to Shen Mingzhu’s good luck.
Although there is no evidence, Zhong has always believed this.
In the capital, Old Man Shen came back from the Imperial College, checked Shen Mingyu's homework, and returned to his room.
Shen Mingyu is currently studying at the home of the Duke of Zhenguo, and only goes home once every two weeks during the day off.
Old man Shen was soaking his feet and sighed, "This is really a life like a god! Suddenly I realized that I am very suitable to be a teacher, but not an official."
Old Lady Shen glanced at Old Man Shen and said speechlessly, "You just found out about this? With your cunning mind, it would be strange if you didn't get played to death in the officialdom."
Old man Shen laughed. Only now did he feel that he was indeed not suitable to be an official.
Being an official in the imperial court, one is always scheming against one another and never knows when one might be assassinated.
A simple-minded person like him is not suitable to be an official. He would be most suitable to be a teacher.
Then, he thought of Shen Lao San and Shen Ming Zhu and said to Old Lady Shen:
"Zhuzhu has done a great thing this time. My granddaughter is really capable. She was promoted to county lady in such a short time. It's a pity that she is a girl. If it was a boy, wouldn't it bring honor to the family?"
Old Lady Shen said speechlessly, "That's enough! What's wrong with girls? Can't girls bring honor to their family as well?"
"How many girls in the country have been named county lords by the emperor because of their own abilities? Which girl is as capable as our Zhuzhu? It's not enough that you have sons and grandsons to bring honor to your family. It's not enough that you have Zhuzhu to bring honor to your family?"
"How dare you despise Zhuzhu for being a girl? Really, you old stubborn man, get out of here."
Old Mrs. Shen was angry and pushed Old Man Shen out.
Old man Shen was pushed out of the door by Old Lady Shen without even putting on his shoes. He quickly begged for mercy, saying that he did not mean that and that he would never say such words again.
Time passed quickly and the city wall of Pushuang County had been completed. Under the supervision of Shen Mingshu, the city wall of Pushuang County was built entirely with huge stones.
Now the city walls are extremely strong and tall, especially those tall beacon towers, which allow you to see far away at a glance.
These days, under the temptation of Shen Mingzhu's money, countless migrant workers rushed to Pushuang County. With the efforts of Shen Ruhai and Shen Mingshu, the demolition project in the county town was perfectly resolved.
The original residents of the county town received particularly generous compensation for demolition. Not only were they compensated with twice the area of their houses, but they were also given new renovations.
These users who are being relocated only need to move their furniture to their new homes.
When residents of the county heard about this good thing, they signed up for the relocation. Some of the more extravagant-minded people, after hearing about the benefits of the new houses, signed the relocation contracts.
Pushuang County is proceeding in an orderly manner according to the plan of Shen Ruhai and others.
As soon as Eunuch Li returned to the palace, he went to find Eunuch An and told him what he had seen and heard during his trip to southern Yunnan. After receiving Eunuch An's advice, he was the first to meet the emperor.
When the emperor heard that southern Yunnan had indeed suffered the worst drought in thirty years, with many people starving to death, but the prefect had not opened the granaries to release grain, he was furious.
Eunuch Li told the emperor the situation in Pushuang County truthfully, and also talked about the contributions made by Shen Ruhai and his two daughters in Pushuang County.
He also recited the nursery rhyme that the children sang on the streets of Pushuang County to praise Shen Mingzhu, which made the emperor's expression much better.
Seeing that the emperor did not seem so angry anymore, Eunuch Li brought up Wang Mang's affairs in Pushuang County.
He also vividly described how Wang Mang impersonated Shen Mingshu and went to the provincial capital with Shen Ruhai to attend the Hongmen Banquet.
When the emperor heard Eunuch Li say that Wang Mang was almost killed by Zhao Yide, he became so angry that his face turned blue.
"Zhao Yide is so bold that he dared to execute an official appointed by the imperial court without authorization."
"You mean, if you don't go, Zhao Yide will kill the tenth prince as if he were Shen Mingshu?"
Eunuch Li's head was covered in cold sweat. He answered "yes" with a nervous heart.
The emperor asked with cold eyes: "The real Shen Mingshu is in Pushuang County, inventing many machines and leading workers to build a wall to defend against foreign enemies?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, Shen Mingshu is very intelligent. Not only is he talented, but he is also very hardworking."
"I went to the construction site to see the machines, and it really opened my eyes..."
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