Yan Zhigao and Yan Wenxiu stayed behind to manage the eunuchs, while the others gathered around Mrs. Yan and Mrs. Li and returned to Songhe Courtyard.

After entering the house, Mrs. Yan's tense mood relaxed. Although this was the second time that her family had received an imperial edict, she, an old lady from the country, could not help but feel nervous.

"Boss, wife, come on, give me your order and take a look, I didn't even look carefully just now."

Mrs. Li quickly took the imperial edict from Pingtong and handed it to the old lady herself.

Old Mrs. Yan carefully touched the imperial edict uniform, with a smile on her face and eyes: "I never thought that this old lady would be granted imperial edict. Okay, that's great!"

Mrs. Li was also full of joy and said: "My daughter-in-law didn't expect that either."

Over the years, due to her background as a businessman, she has always lacked confidence. Even though her husband is now the head of the house, every time he attends various banquets and gatherings, he will more or less be treated with idleness and looks.

Now that she is better, the emperor has personally named her the Fourth Grade Imperial Lady, and she can finally hold her head high and no longer care about her identity.

Seeing her grandmother and mother so happy, the disappointment in Daohua's heart disappeared completely, and she said with a smile: "Grandma, mother, these imperial uniforms are so beautiful, please put them on quickly and show us."

Mrs. Sun smiled and took over the words: "Yes, we haven't seen Mrs. Gaoming yet. Mother and sister-in-law, please put them on quickly and let us see her." Although there was a smile on his face, there was something in his tone that he couldn't hide.

The sour taste of living.

Mrs. Yan looked moved and looked at Mrs. Li: "How about we put it on and have a look?"

Mrs. Li smiled and said: "You all listen to me."

Mrs. Yan immediately smiled and said: "Then put on your clothes and let's go to the back room."

After a while, the two got dressed and came out.

As soon as everyone saw it, they immediately gathered around and said good things and happy words for free.

Daohua stood aside and watched with a smile, and suddenly felt that this was good. Although the credit did not fall on her, her grandmother and mother had become the royal wives, and they would no longer be looked down upon when they came into contact with other officials and family members in the future.

Mrs. Yan walked around the house in her official uniform. After being congratulated by her children and grandchildren, she would look towards the door from time to time: "Why haven't Zhi Gao and Wen Xiu come back? After they have seen it, they can take it off and store it."

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Mrs. Li smiled and said: "The maid just came to report that an official came to congratulate me. It will probably take a while before she comes back."

Mrs. Yan looked at the imperial uniform and hesitated: "What should I do? Take it off first, and then put it on for them to see when they come back?"

Daohua smiled and held the old lady's arm: "Grandma, don't worry about it, just keep wearing it."

Mrs. Yan touched the clothes cherishedly: "What if it gets dirty and damaged?"

Daohua laughed and said: "It's so easy to get dirty and damaged. By the way, Madam Fang came in just now and said that the maids and wives at home want to come to see the two imperial ladies. I wonder if you will allow it?"
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After hearing this, Mrs. Yan looked at Mrs. Li: "Let's meet then?"

Mrs. Li smiled and nodded: "Listen to me."

Mrs. Yan immediately looked at Sun Ma with a smile. Sun Ma took the signal and went out with a smile. Soon, all the maids and mothers-in-law in the house came over, and the whole yard was full of people kneeling on the ground.

Listening to everyone's congratulations, the smile on the old lady's face never stopped.

Daohua leaned close to the old lady's ear and laughed softly: "Grandma, you are so happy today, why don't you reward me?"

When Mrs. Yan heard this, she immediately said proudly: "Everyone has more hair this month... a monthly pattern."

When the maid and mother-in-law heard this, they were so happy that they rushed to express their thanks.

Mrs. Li looked on and glanced at her daughter with a smile.

It wasn't until the maids and mothers had retreated that Yan Zhigao and Yan Wenxiu came back from the front yard.

After Mrs. Yan and Mrs. Li took a look at the official uniforms, they went to the back room to change them.

After coming out, Mrs. Yan couldn't help but ask: "Okay, why does the emperor just want to give me and the eldest daughter-in-law a royal title?"

Yan Zhiyuan smiled and said: "Mom, do you even need to ask? It must be my eldest brother's outstanding political performance."

Yan Zhigao smiled and did not refute, but glanced at his eldest daughter who was nestling next to the old lady.

The eunuch who just announced the decree revealed that this time, the emperor awarded a total of two families, one is their family, and the other is the Jiang family.

Chiang Kai-shek's daughter was named county head.

His intuition from many years in power told him that the reason why his mother and wife were ennobled was not because of his outstanding political achievements, but probably because of the gold mine.

Thinking of the eldest daughter, Wen Tao and Wen Kai's search for gold mines not long ago, and the eldest daughter's reaction when she learned that it was the Jiang family who found the gold mine, there was a vague suspicion in her heart.

The edicts given to the mother and wife may be the emperor's compensation to their family.

Yan Zhigao once again glanced at his eldest daughter, who was sitting next to his mother and was smiling and laughing, and felt quite emotional.

He failed to get the royal decree for his mother and wife, but his eldest daughter did it.

Compared with the joy of the Yan family, the atmosphere in Chiang Kai-shek's house in the provincial capital was not so warm.

There was not much joy on Jiang Zhengyuan's face when he took the imperial edict: "I thought that because of my contribution to finding gold mines, the emperor would give me the right to mine gold mines, but I didn't expect that the county owner would just send us away."

The Jiang family has two queens. Even if the girls of the Jiang family do not have the status of county heads, looking at the entire Daxia, they are still first-class noble.

Mrs. Jiang ignored the outside affairs and her daughter became the county head. She was very happy: "In the past, only Wanyu from the eldest house in our family was the county head. Now it's better. Our Wanying is also the county head. No one can compare with her."

Who's wrong?"

Hearing this, Jiang Zhengyuan shook his head. The woman had long hair and short knowledge. She only cared about the dispute over the one-third of an acre of land in the backyard: "I wonder who the emperor will send to take charge of the gold mine?"

Mrs. Jiang: "Do you even need to ask? He must be a confidant of the emperor."

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On the eighth day of November, the Yan family received a letter from the Yang family.

"What did you say, your sister is coming back?"

Mrs. Yan looked at Yan Zhigao excitedly.

Yan Zhigao smiled and nodded: "Yes, my brother-in-law said that on your birthday this year, my sister will come with her two children to celebrate your birthday in person. Now that I'm counting the days, I'm afraid it's already on the way."

Mrs. Yan's eyes suddenly turned red. She couldn't remember how many years it had been since she last saw her daughter.

Daohua quickly stepped forward to comfort her: "Grandma, your aunt is coming back. You should be happy. Why are you crying?"

Old Mrs. Yan wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief: "I just miss your aunt." As she said that, she looked at Daohua with a smile, "You, I haven't seen your cousin yet. My cousin, I can finally see you this time."

Daohua smiled and said: "I have also wanted to meet my aunt and cousins ​​for a long time."

The smile on Yan Zhigao's face was a little weak. He knew that the reason why the Yang family asked his sister to come over to celebrate his birthday was just to see that the Yan family was getting better and better and more profitable, and he was very unhappy with the Yang family's manipulation.

However, seeing my mother so happy, I didn’t express my inner thoughts.

While everyone was talking and laughing, Butler Sun suddenly came over in a hurry.

When Yan Zhigao saw it, he immediately walked out and stood under the eaves of the corridor, frowning and listening to Butler Sun's report.

Daohua was about to go back to the yard to get something, and when she stepped out of the room, she happened to hear this sentence.

"Mrs. Chiang was assassinated when she went out to offer incense..."

Yan Zhigao saw his eldest daughter looking over and waved to her.

Butler Sun glanced at the eldest girl who was approaching, and then said: "I heard that Mrs. Jiang was stabbed in the arm and bled a lot. Miss Jiang was too frightened and her old illness relapsed, and more than ten of the Jiang family's servants died."

Listening to these words, Daohua's face turned a little pale, and her heart couldn't stop beating wildly.

After Butler Sun finished speaking, Yan Zhigao waved him away, and then said to Daohua: "You are not allowed to mention your search for gold mines in the future."
Chapter completed!