C77 (2/2)

Jiang Wan stood there, not knowing how to explain what had happened today to her family. Just when she was at a loss for words, she saw a group of guards wearing fiery red flying fish uniforms charge in with sabers on their backs.

”Old... ”Master …” née Qin, who had never seen such a scene before, was already frightened to death. She looked at Jiang Chuanzhong as if she was begging for help, only to find that he was also frozen in place.

Jiang Wan looked at the crowd before her with astonishment; she was already speechless.

At this moment, someone from the outer courtyard shouted, ”The imperial edict has arrived. Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Jiang Chuanzhong, has received it.”

When Jiang Chuzhong heard this, he immediately had his wife instruct him to set up a incense table. Then, he returned to his inner room and changed into his official uniform. He led the way by kneeling on a blue brick in the courtyard.

Hearing that an imperial edict had arrived, Zhao Su Niang quickly brought Brother Sheng out from the west wing and knelt behind née Qin.

Jiang Wan also quickly pulled the Qin family to their knees.

The attendant swept his eyes over the crowd in the courtyard, and with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes, he looked at Jiang Chuanzhong and said, ”Vice Minister Jiang, is everyone from your house here? ”Then we shall announce the imperial edict.”

Jiang Chuanzhong knelt there in fear and said, ”I'll be troubling you.”

The attendant opened the five-colored cloud crane design and began to read out the imperial edict: ”With the blessing of the heavens, the emperor decrees that today there will be Jiang Shu, the daughter of the Jiang family, quiet and gentle, beautiful and light, graceful and quiet, graceful and cautious. With that, he will be conferred the title of a genuine seventh grade peaceful noble person.

As soon as the attendant finished speaking, the entire courtyard was in complete silence.

Titled a noble of the seventh rank?

Jiang Wan knelt there, these words floating in her mind, What did Jiang Shu do in the palace?

”Vice Minister Jiang, accept the decree.” The attendant laughed. ”Your Majesty favored your daughter and bestowed her with the title of a noble of the seventh rank. Truly, the emperor's favor is vast and mighty!”

”This official is Jiang Chuanzhong!” Jiang Chuanzhong, whose mind was blank, took the imperial edict dumbly. Then, he stood up and wiped his sweaty forehead. Only then did he regain his senses and took out the silver phoenix that he had prepared when he was changing clothes.

The attendant laughed before leaving in satisfaction with the guards in their flying fish uniforms.

The Qin family looked at the empty courtyard and stared blankly for a long time. It was only after much difficulty did they regain their senses and snatch the imperial edict from Jiang Chuanzhong's hands. They asked in disbelief, ”My Sis Shu'er really sealed up the Empress?”

”The imperial edict is down, how can it be fake?” Jiang Chuzhong looked at the Qin family with some dissatisfaction, then looked at Jiang Wan'er and said, ”Sister Wan'er, come with me.”

Jiang Wan, who had been worried until now, was finally relieved of her worries. She followed behind Jiang Chuzhong into Jun Yating's hall. Without waiting for him to speak, she told him everything she knew.

”In other words, even you don't know what happened to Chu Feng after that?” Jiang Chuanzhong said with a serious expression on his face after hearing what Jiang Wan had to say.

”Your daughter was worried that something would happen to Sis Shu, and even specially requested the help of an elder of the palace to search for her.” Jiang Wan hid her words. ”But just when I was about to leave the palace, that eunuch withdrew the scarlet gold bracelet I took earlier. I predicted that something must have happened to Shu'er in the palace …”

Back then, his eldest daughter, Jiang Yu, was sent to the crown prince's mansion, but he wasn't worried at all. He knew that Jiang Yu was too observant, knew when to advance and when to retreat.

”She's always had a prideful personality. Although she managed to pass on the title of a seventh-grade noble without any danger,” Jiang Chuzhong couldn't help but worry. ”But who knows if it'll be a blessing or a curse for her in the future?”

Two of his three daughters were sent to the lofty palace walls. Jiang Chuanzhong thought of the time when he rushed to the capital to take the exam that year. A drunken, mud-headed monk was holding onto his hand to tell him his fortune.

He had also said that the bald monk was just a scam, but now it seemed that he had the gall to do so.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look up at his second daughter. Where would she belong?