The blacksmith lady is killing people in the harem, and her son is responsible for it.

The Qin brothers left the palace, and soon the emperor issued an imperial decree.

The emperor posthumously conferred the title of Marquis of Ning'an on his father-in-law Qin Yuanlin, and the title was hereditary.

When the ministers in the court heard the news, they did not react much.

Because they guessed that this was what the Queen wanted, and as long as the Queen did not give her father the title of "Grand Emperor", they had no major objection.

After all, they were all worried that the Queen would kick the Emperor and the Crown Prince out and take the throne as the Queen herself!

Now it is just a trivial matter to confer the title of marquis on a dead person.

However, the Queen Mother is indeed not greedy for power. Since the Emperor ascended the throne, the Queen Mother has never interfered in the affairs of the previous dynasty.

This made some people who secretly hoped that the emperor and the queen would fight each other feel depressed.

After hearing the news, some ministers in the court congratulated Xia Tongzhang.

"Master Xia, congratulations!"

Xia Tongzhang was indeed happy in his heart. After all, it was obvious that the title of the Qin family was given to his nephew.

Xia Tongzhang was happy and walked home quickly.

After returning home, he went directly to Mr. Xia's study, "Father, great news!"

Old Master Xia was writing. When he heard his son shout, a drop of ink fell directly onto the rice paper.

It directly ruined the entire painting.

He put down his pen and frowned, "What's the matter? Why are you making so much noise?"

Xia Tongzhang said: "Father, the emperor has posthumously conferred the title of Ning'an Marquis on Qin Yuanlin!"

Old Master Xia really couldn't remember who this name was. "Qin Yuanlin? Who is it?"

Xia Tongzhang: "......"

Xia Tongzhang hurriedly explained, who else could it be, "Of course it's the Queen's biological father, the blacksmith Qin Yuanlin."

"It's him!"

"Yes, father, the emperor not only gave him the title of Marquis, but also made it hereditary!"

"What? Hereditary?" Old Master Xia was shocked. "The Qin family's title is hereditary?"

Old Master Xia was so shocked. This meant that several generations of the Qin family could enjoy this glory.

Old Master Xia has been running the business for so many years, and their Earl's Mansion is not hereditary.

Mr. Xia confirmed again and again, just wanting to know whether he was hallucinating.

Now the entire Great Yan Dynasty follows the system of the Shang Dynasty. After Zhao Nanxiao broke into the capital, in order to win over various forces and control the court, the titles of the previous dynasty were still respected in the Yan Dynasty.

Therefore, in the entire Great Yan Dynasty, only the title of Duke Suguo is hereditary.

This is also the reason why Duke Su is not in a hurry even though Prince Pan does not have great talent.

As long as their grandchildren do not act absurdly or seek death, their Pan family will always be a noble family.

"That's right, father. Don't you think this is a blessing for my younger sister? Qin Yuanlin's title belongs to Zeyu!"

Old Master Xia laughed out loud, "Hahaha, that's right, it's Zeyu's. He is the Queen's biological brother and Qin Yuanlin's biological son..."

Old Master Xia was stroking his beard complacently at first, but then he thought of something and said in surprise: "Not good..."

"What's wrong, father?" Xia Tongzhang was laughing at first, but now he was scared back by his father.

"What's Zeyu's last name?"

Xia Tongzhang: "......"

Yes, my nephew’s surname is “Cao”, not “Qin”.

"Father, we have to go and ask my younger sister to change our nephew's surname." Xia Tongzhang said anxiously.

Old Master Xia complained, "I don't know what your sister is thinking. I told her before that since we are back in the capital, we should get closer to our daughter and return the Qin family's child to the Qin family."

"After all, the Queen's surname is Qin. Even if he is your biological brother, he is using someone else's surname, so we are not family members."

Xia Tongzhang also agreed. If he were to put himself in Qin Yuanlin's shoes, he would not be able to bear it.

Without a son to worship him, he will really become a wandering ghost in the future.

However, since there was no practical benefit before, Xia Tongzhang did not pay attention to his nephew's last name.

"Father, let's go to Cao's house and talk about this."

Mr. Xia nodded, "Okay!"

So, Grandpa Xia and Xia Tongzhang went directly to the Cao family.

Like them, Cao Kun also knew the news.

His mood was very complicated, as he treated Cao Zeyu as his own son.

However, with this imperial decree, it would be better for my son to change his surname.

Cao Kun has only had Cao Xia for so many years, and Cao Xia is no longer able to have children at her age.

After all, her body was injured back then, and giving birth to a little daughter was extremely rare.

Cao Kun returned home and came to the main courtyard.

Before I even entered, I heard the conversation between mother and son.

"Yu'er, you said the Queen asked you to go with us?"

Cao Xia couldn't believe it.

Cao Zeyu nodded, "Mom, I can go with you and Dad. We don't have to separate."

Cao Xia cried with joy when she heard this, "Great, that's great!"

Cao Xia hugged her son and asked, "What did the Queen say? Do you agree to this?"

Cao Zeyu was also happy. "Sister didn't make it difficult for me. She asked me to change my last name at first."

"Change your surname?" Cao Xia became excited. "Do you agree?"

At Cao Xia's age, she knew that it would be extremely difficult for her to get pregnant again, after all, she was already a grandmother.

Her husband had no concubines, and by the time of Cao Kun, the only male heir in the Cao family was Cao Kun.

She felt guilty for not being able to give birth to a son for the Cao family.

If her son changed his surname to "Qin", how would she explain this to her husband?

Do I want to take a concubine for my husband?

When Cao Xia thought of that possibility, her heart ached.

No, no.

Her husband absolutely could not take a concubine, and she truly loved Cao Kun.

She couldn't allow him to have another woman. "Speak up, do you agree?"

Cao Xia's voice was urgent and sharp, completely different from her usual self.

"Did the Queen threaten you that if you don't change your surname, you can't go with us?"

Cao Xia was very disappointed when she thought of her daughter's cold attitude towards her.

Cao Kun was standing outside the door. When he heard this, he remembered the emperor's tough attitude when he wanted to keep Yu'er.

Now Cao Kun understood that the emperor was not distrusting him, but was doing it for the queen.

Cao Kun didn't mind whether his son changed his surname or not. He raised him from childhood to adulthood, so it didn't matter what his surname was.

However, it now seems that it would be a good idea for his son to change his name back, after all, Qin Yuanlin has a title.

It would be more beneficial to him if Yu'er inherited his biological father's title.

Just as Cao Kun was about to push the door open, he heard the following words.

Cao Zeyu shook his head, "No, mother, no, my sister changed her mind in the end."

"My sister said that she wanted to adopt my second cousin to the second house, so my last name doesn't need to be changed."

When Cao Zeyu said this, he felt uncomfortable. He felt that no matter what choice he made, it would be wrong.

No matter which one of them has this surname, they seem to feel guilty towards the other.

When Cao Xia heard her son say this, she was relieved. "Okay, it's best to adopt him!"

This will benefit everyone.

Cao Xia's face showed a smile again, "Okay, Yu'er, go pack your things too. We don't know when we will be back, so take everything you can."

Cao Xia really hoped that she had never returned to Chang'an City.

"Okay, mother!"