"It is God's destiny, the emperor decreed:

Today, there is Qionghua, a daughter of the Shen family. She cares about the world, understands the righteousness, and generously donates huge sums of money to help the victims of the disaster. Her righteous act has won my heart, and she is truly a role model for women all over the world.

Her behavior is commendable and I am very pleased. I specially confer the title of Princess Jialin on her and give her gold and silver to honor her virtue.

I hope he can continue to uphold his kindness and benefit the people. I decree this!"

After Li Shunquan finished reading the decree, he closed it and handed it to Shen Qionghua, who was kneeling on the ground, with a relieved smile on his face.

"County Master Jialin, please accept the order."

Shen Qionghua knelt on the ground, staring at the ground with her eyes, her mind blank. As soon as Li Shunquan read out the four words "Princess Jialin County", the whole world seemed to lose its voice in Shen Qionghua's ears.

"County Lady Jialin?" Li Shunquan called out again.

Shen Qionghua finally woke up from her dream, and bowed her head to the ground, saying, "Your Majesty, thank you for your grace!"

As he spoke, he raised his hands above his head and took the imperial edict handed over by Li Shunquan.

He then stood up, faced everyone, and met Concubine Zhou's incredulous gaze.

Imperial Concubine Zhou took the hand of a palace maid and walked over to Li Shunquan. "Master Li, why would the Emperor issue such an imperial decree? The matter of conferring the title of County Princess is of such serious importance, how can it be so casual? Did someone spread rumors in front of the Emperor?"

"The Emperor has given An'er full authority to handle the disaster relief matter. Some people are overreaching."

Concubine Zhou was asking about Li Shunquan, but her eyes were fixed on Xie Nanyuan, and she obviously thought that it was Xie Nanyuan who was behind it.

Otherwise, the emperor is so busy with his daily affairs that he would not have noticed Shen Qionghua, a merchant's daughter.

She actually dared to donate silver directly without going through An'er. Shen Qionghua didn't even take her seriously. How audacious!

Even if she wanted to donate silver, she should donate it directly to the Ministry of Revenue. Then all the credit would fall on An'er.

An'er is very capable. He found a way to raise money for disaster relief and arranged the relief matters properly. When this matter is over, the emperor will definitely treat An'er differently.

But now, the credit for raising money falls on Shen Qionghua, the Princess of Jialin County... How could she, a merchant's daughter, be worthy of the title!

Don’t worry about shortening your life!

Seeing that her goal was about to be achieved, but got such a result, Concubine Zhou was extremely angry.

Li Shunquan originally had a smile on his face, but he was a little annoyed in his heart, and he looked down on Concubine Zhou more and more.

He didn't care about the fight between Prince An and Prince Rui. He would stand on the side of whoever could help the emperor relieve his worries and work.

His Royal Highness Prince Rui solved a major issue for the Emperor this time and was highly valued by the Emperor. Unlike the Imperial Concubine and Prince An, the Emperor had not slept well for several days. They did not think about sharing the Emperor's worries and were only concerned about their own interests. Naturally, the balance in his heart tilted towards Prince Rui.

Li Shunquan was also a shrewd man. When he was drafting the imperial edict, he sent a young eunuch to find out everything clearly. Naturally, he guessed what the imperial concubine and her son were planning.

Hearing the Imperial Concubine say this, his face immediately fell, "My Imperial Concubine, please be careful with your words. The Emperor is wise and wise. How could he be such a tyrant who would listen to slanderous words!"

Concubine Zhou still refused to give up, not wanting to let the cooked duck fly away. Just as she was about to speak, Xie Qian'an interrupted her, "Master Li, calm down. Mother didn't mean that. She was just surprised that father had newly appointed her as the county lord."

When Xie Qian'an first heard the news that Shen Qionghua was named County Lord, he was indeed shocked for a moment.

But after being shocked, he quickly grasped the key point. Shen Qionghua actually dared to bypass him and directly give the disaster relief money to the emperor.

Shen Qionghua, a daughter of a merchant, certainly cannot see the emperor, and Princess Pingning is not qualified to see him whenever she wants, so it can only be Xie Nanyuan.

She actually wanted to stand on Xie Nanyuan's side and go against herself!

After entering the palace, her fear, panic and struggle were all acts in front of him. Everything was to delay time for the imperial edict to confer the title of county princess!

Is she so sure that Xie Nanyuan can beat her?!

Thinking of this, Xie Qian'an's eyes fell on Shen Qionghua like a sharp blade.

Shen Qionghua was not afraid at all. Looking at the back of Xie Qian'an's hand with bulging veins, a smile slowly appeared on the corner of her mouth, as if she was laughing at his stupidity and that his efforts were in vain.

In fact, Xie Qian'an really wronged Shen Qionghua. Before leaving the Shen Mansion, she asked Shaoyao to find Prince Rui just to solve the urgent problem.

She didn't know what the imperial concubine would do to her, but she couldn't enter the palace unprepared.

The Ministry of Revenue is currently short of disaster relief funds, and Xie Qian'an will definitely keep a close eye on the Shen family. Anyway, she had originally planned to hand over the money, so instead of letting Xie Qian'an covet it, it would be better to give it to Prince Rui.

Let Prince Rui go to the palace to report to the emperor.

She donated so much money, the emperor wouldn't be so stingy as to not give her anything as a reward, right?

As long as she received some rewards or a word of praise from the emperor, even if she really made a mistake in the Yanx Palace today, the imperial concubine would not dare to do anything to her.

I just didn't expect there would be so many surprises along the way.

What was shocking was that Xie Qian'an was so shameless that a prince actually threatened her with her mother's life.

What made her happy was that Prince Rui was so supportive. She originally thought that it would be good enough to get a word of praise or two, and that she would no longer be humiliated when doing things in the capital in the future. However, she did not expect to receive an imperial edict to confer the title of County Princess.

Among the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, artisans and merchants, merchants are ranked last. This is the world's perception, and the royal family is no exception. She was able to be conferred the title of County Princess, and Prince Rui must have made a lot of efforts in the process.

From now on, she was the Princess of Jialin County, personally appointed by the Emperor. She no longer had to worry about Prince An getting angry and killing the Shen family.

Now that she has become the county lady, if she disappears, someone will definitely track her down.

Shen Qionghua breathed a sigh of relief, and infinite joy surged in his heart.

One year after her rebirth, she finally had enough money to protect A Niang and A Yi.

Before, whether she was in the Yongning Marquis' Mansion or when facing Prince An, she had always been gambling.

She found a miracle doctor to treat Prince Rui, betting on Prince Rui's character.

She acted recklessly in the Yongning Marquis's Mansion, betting on the fact that everyone in the Yongning Marquis's Mansion wanted both the merit of following the emperor and a good reputation.

She was rude to Prince An, but she didn't say anything explicitly. She was betting that Prince An's appetite was big enough and he wanted her to marry him willingly and swallow up all the wealth of the Shen family.

Now, she finally doesn't have to gamble anymore.

The emperor personally issued an imperial decree, and no one could touch her unless she committed a serious crime punishable by beheading, or unless Prince An ascended the throne.

Shen Qionghua was overjoyed and looked in the direction of Xie Nanyuan, only to see Xie Nanyuan looking at her tenderly. Shen Qionghua was stunned.

When Xie Nanyuan saw her looking at him, his beautiful eyes sparkled like stars, and the joy in his eyes almost overflowed. His heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he looked away hastily, pretending nothing had happened.

After a while, he realized that his gaze had shifted away, so he turned it back again, and his big hand, which had been practicing martial arts for many years, slowly touched his heart.

It was clearly early spring, but his body was covered in sweat. It was the sweat left behind because of Shen Qionghua's hurried entry into the palace.

It seemed that what Linze said really hit the mark for him.

Even if he didn't want to admit it, his body's reaction would not lie.

When he heard the news from An Yi that Shen Qionghua was summoned to the palace by the Imperial Concubine, his first reaction was to kick Imperial Concubine Zhou away.

But he couldn't, he couldn't even enter the Yanx Palace. Adult princes were not allowed to break into the concubines' bedrooms at will.

Last time, Pingning could still get the person out, but now Shen Qionghua and Prince An and his gang have completely torn their faces apart, and the imperial concubine doesn't need to pretend anymore. Even if Pingning asks for a meeting, she won't meet him.

He could only go into the palace to meet the emperor according to Shen Qionghua's plan. His heart was beating violently along the way.

He could clearly feel an emotion called fear filling his heart. Even though he knew that even if the imperial concubine wanted to kill her, it would not be so quick, he still felt scared at the thought that she might be hurt.

He couldn't bear the fact that the scars he had never cared about in the past would appear on her body.

He kept whipping the horsewhip, hoping to go faster and faster. The early spring wind was a little cold, but he broke out in a cold sweat.

The moment he saw that she was intact, he breathed a sigh of relief, but for some reason when she looked at him, he tried his best to restrain himself and just nodded indifferently.

He... seems to have really fallen in love with Shen Qionghua...!

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