When Shen Rou and the others returned to Yunzhou, Shen Nan ran out of the room and saw her elder and second sisters whom she had not seen for a long time, and danced with excitement.

"Sister and sister, you are finally back. I missed you so much."

Then he clasped his hands together towards Ye Gucheng, bowed and said, "Greetings, Master Ye."

"Hmm! Not bad, you are polite. Master Yang taught you well."

"Thank you Master Ye for the compliment."

"Xu Yang brought my luggage into my room. Princess Furong, I'm going back to my room."

"Doctor Ye, you're tired after the journey. Have a good rest."

Shen Xue said quickly: "Master, please take a rest. I will call you when it's time to eat."

"it is good."

Xu Yang, Zhang Qiao and others followed Ye Gucheng into the yard next door, carrying their luggage.

Shen Rou walked forward and touched Shen Nan's head. "Xiao Nan, you've grown a lot taller in the past few months. Is it because grandma makes delicious food for you every day?"

"Sister, have I grown taller? I didn't notice it, but I eat more than before. My second cousin always says I'm a little piglet because I only eat but don't gain weight."

"Don't worry about her. You're growing up now, so eat as much as you can. Otherwise, you won't grow tall due to malnutrition. Got it?"

"understood."

"Are we not here to bully you?"

"She often asks me for money to buy things. If I don't give her money, she will beat me, but she can't beat me. She often goes to Brother Ye Qing and orders him to do this and that, and even asks him to teach her martial arts. This makes Brother Ye Qing avoid her every day."

"Did you tell grandma?"

"She said that grandma often scolded her and later made her work in a factory in the suburbs. She just came back yesterday."

Shen Xue rubbed her brother's head distressedly and said softly: "We are not here to let your brother suffer any grievances. Next time your second cousin bullies you, your second sister will protect you."

"Second sister, don't worry! I'm fine. I'm the only man in the family. I should protect you and my eldest sister."

Shen Xue smiled and said, "Our Xiaonan is awesome!"

"Big sister and second sister are great too. Brother Ye Qing told me about your military service in Youzhou. I'm so proud of you. Remember to take me with you next time you go to the battlefield. I also want to fight like Uncle Jiu and Brother Rui and defend our country."

"Xiao Nan, you should practice hard while you're still young. We can talk about other things when you grow up. Got it?"

Seven-year-old Shen Nan patted his chest and said confidently: "Sister, Master Yang said that it is the duty of every man to defend his country. Without a country, there is no home. How can a man be so afraid of death?"

"Master Yang is right, but you are still young. Once you have mastered your martial arts to the same level as Brother Ye Qing, I will allow you to fight in battle. How about that?"

"Okay, it's a deal."

"It's a word."

Grandma and Shen Mei were busy in the room when they suddenly heard Xiaorou's voice and ran out quickly.

"Xiaorou, Xiaoxue, it's great that you're back. Grandma missed you so much."

"Grandma, we miss you too. Are you in good health?"

"Grandma is in good health."

Shen Mei felt a little timid and embarrassed when she saw Shen Rou coming back, and whispered, "Xiao Rou, Xiao Xue, you're back."

"Second cousin, I underestimated you. You're really capable. You dare to rent a car and come here by yourself. Aren't you afraid of being sold out?"

Shen Mei smiled awkwardly and said nothing.

Shen Rou thought Shen Mei was crazy. She came to Yunzhou and didn't behave herself, but dared to bully Xiao Nan. She ran to find Ye Qing. Did she like Ye Qing or did she want to learn martial arts?

I didn't want to bring her here in the first place because I was afraid she would cause trouble in Yunzhou. Now that she's here, if she continues to cause trouble, I'll send her back.

Shen Mei said cautiously, "Xiao Rou, although I came to Yunzhou without your consent, I haven't been idle since I came here. If you don't believe me, ask my grandma and Fang Yun. I work very hard. Even when I was working in the factory in the suburbs, I never slacked off."

"I hope what you said is true, otherwise don't blame me for sending someone to send you back to your hometown and leaving you alone there."

"If you don't believe me, ask Ye Qing. He's busy in the factory every day."

"Are you familiar with Ye Qing? You order him to do this and that every day. He is not your subordinate. You have no right to order him to do anything."

"You can order him around, so why can't I? And can't he teach Xiaonan martial arts as well as me? This man is so stingy, making excuses every day. He's not a man at all."

"He's a fourth-rank sword-bearing guard. You say he's not manly. He could treat you as an enemy and kill you with his sword without taking any responsibility."

Shen Mei was surprised and said, "What? He is a guard, why is he always here, working hard for you every day?"

"Why don't you just ask him?"

Shen Rou slowly approached Shen Mei and said viciously, "If I find out you bully Xiao Nan again, I'll chop off your hands and feed them to the dogs. If you don't believe me, just try it."

Shen Mei shuddered with fear and looked at Shen Rou in fear, at a loss as to what to do.

Shen Rou was deliberately trying to scare her so that she would behave herself, otherwise she wouldn't blame her for being ruthless.

The two sisters took their grandmother's hand and returned to the breakfast shop.

"Grandma, where is Fang Yun?"

"She's busy in the kitchen making lunch."

At this moment, Fang Yun heard Shen Rou's voice and hurried out, saying excitedly: "Miss, Second Miss, you are back."

"Fang Yun, thank you for taking care of our family."

"Girls, this is what I should do. When you come back, I will prepare some dishes that you like."

“We’re not picky eaters.”

"That won't do. You've been working so hard in the barracks for so long, you must replenish your energy."

After saying that, Fang Yun quickly ran back to the kitchen to get busy.

Grandma smiled and said, "This girl is very hardworking. She keeps asking when you will come back and prepares your favorite dishes every day."

"Fang Yun knows how to be grateful."

At this time, a group of people lined up neatly at the door, followed by a carriage. The guards lifted two large boxes from the carriage.

The leading eunuch held the imperial edict in his hand and shouted, "Princess Shen Rou of Furong County, accept the order!"

Shen Rou led everyone to kneel down and said respectfully, "Your servant Shen Rou, accept the order."

The eunuch unfolded the imperial edict and announced loudly, "By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor decrees: Shen Rou, Princess of Furong County, is to be conferred the title Princess of Furong County, and is granted ten thousand taels of silver and twenty pieces of brocade. This is decreed."

Everyone was stunned after hearing the imperial edict. Xiaorou had just been named a county princess, and in just over a year she was named a princess. It was unbelievable.

Shen Mei was even more envious and jealous. She wondered why Shen Rou was so lucky. From an orphan, she had become rich and powerful, with a fourth-rank sword-bearing guard at her command.

She felt like she didn't have a father or a mother, and she was divorced from her husband. She couldn't have children and didn't know if she would be able to get married in the future. She felt that God was so unfair to her.

Shen Rou was not very moved. Shangguan Yunting had told her that the emperor would definitely reward her. She did not expect that he would personally confer the title of princess on her, and also give her 12,000 taels of silver and 20 pieces of brocade.

Although the space silver was worth tens of millions, she was still very happy with the silver rewarded by the emperor. After all, her efforts were recognized.

"Princess Furong, please accept the order!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace."

Shen Rou slowly took the imperial edict with both hands and said to the eunuch, "Thank you, eunuch. Please come here to rest and have a cup of tea."

"Princess, please excuse the tea. Please count the silver and cloth. We have to return to the palace to report."

Shen Rou quickly took out a hundred taels of silver from her space and stuffed it into her father-in-law's hand. "You've worked hard along the way, so this is a little token of my appreciation."

"Thank you, Princess Furong."

"Xu Yang, help me count the silver and cloth."

"Yes."

When the neighbors heard that the emperor's edict had arrived, they came to watch. They were curious about what the emperor's edict looked like, and their eyes lit up when they saw Xu Yang counting the silver.

Xu Yang finished counting quickly and said, "Princess Furong, the rewards are exactly the same as the imperial edict."

"Princess Furong, the Emperor's reward is now in your hands. It's time for me to return to the palace and report."

"Farewell, eunuch."

The eunuch then left with his men.

"Xu Yang, help me take the silver to the bank to exchange it for silver notes, and then move the brocade back to my room."

"Yes."

The neighbors looked at Shen Rou with envy, "Princess Furong is truly remarkable. She was personally named a princess by the Emperor at such a young age."

"Aren't princesses the daughters of princes? What you did deserves the title of princess from the emperor himself."

Everyone looked at Shen Rou curiously. Shen Rou smiled slightly and said, "I didn't do anything special. Last winter, I donated 100,000 sets of cotton-padded clothes to the soldiers in the Youzhou military camp. The emperor was so happy that he made me a princess."

Shen Rou sent everyone away and returned to her house. She knew that today's events would cause quite a stir.

Sure enough, not long after, prestigious families and local officials in Yunzhou sent visiting cards and gifts.

Shen Rou looked at the pile of gifts and visiting cards in the yard and couldn't help feeling troubled.

At this time, Xu Yang walked in, "Princess, what should we do with these gifts and visiting cards?"

Shen Rou pondered for a moment, "Prince Mu's fiefdom is in Yunzhou. We will meet again in the future. You should classify the relationship according to distance and send people to return the gifts."

"Yes, county lord."

Shen Rou returned to the room and took out some seemingly insignificant gifts from the space shelf and gave them to Xu Yang.

Shen Rou thought, while this title was an honor, it also brought a lot of trouble. However, having decided to embark on this path, she didn't care about many things...

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