Chapter 193： Royal plaque

Chapter 193 Royal plaque

193 Royal plaque

It's really a wave of ups and downs, and another wave.

Hearing that people from the imperial palace had come, the patriarch and others who were halfway through the sacrifices over there were shocked, and then ran out of the ancestral hall in panic, and knelt down in the yard one after another.

They were all silent, too scared.

Although Zhao Dong is no longer a member of the Zhao clan, the emperor ordered him to hear it as if he had seen the emperor, and whoever dares to neglect them had to come out and kneel to listen.

At this moment, there are people kneeling on the ground in the yard, and they all lie on the ground with their heads down, not daring to look at the people who came, for fear of desecrating the adults in the palace and causing decapitation .

Zhao Dong's family knelt at the front.

The female officer who came to read the emperor's dictation has already begun to pass the dictation.

It was roughly the same as what Wang Fuhai said. The emperor praised Zhao Dong's farming ability, and then gave Zhao Dong a plaque.

The imperial decree did not mention vegetables, it was probably suggested by King Liang, which made Zhao Dong heave a sigh of relief.

After all, medicine and vegetables, this matter is too easy to cause trouble.

After the imperial decree was read, the female official asked someone to bring up a plaque. The plaque was covered with a piece of red cloth.

The female official smiled and said: "The emperor heard from His Royal Highness the King of Liang that your courtyard was just completed, and there was no plaque in your house, so the emperor gave you this plaque, and also entrusted the emperor to the peasants and common people all over the world. expectations."

"Caomin, Zhao Dong, thank you Lord Long!"

Zhao Dong hurriedly kowtowed to thank him.

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Until Zhao Dong and the female official left the ancestral hall, everyone present was still in a daze, as if they were dreaming.

Zhao Chun was arrested on the front foot, and Zhao Dong on the back foot was praised by the emperor and given a plaque. What an honor this is!

After reacting, everyone present was blown up.

At this moment, a feeling of regret began to spread in the patriarch's heart. The glory he had been looking forward to was ruined by his own eccentricity!

Mrs. Wang was locked up at home by Old Man Zhao because of her madness, and she was not stimulated by the imperial decree.

Ms. Xiao Wang and her sons and daughters heard it for real. They couldn't believe it at first, and then they were full of jealousy.

Zhao Dong's family didn't know about all the reactions of the people in the ancestral hall. At this time, they were receiving this beautiful lady official.

This female official is a popular person around the emperor, named Gongsun Wan, she is intelligent and good at writing, and has been reused by the emperor.

When Grandpa Bai finished introducing this beautiful female official, Zhao Zhitong's eyes lit up: "Wow, Grandpa Bai, Grandpa Bai, look, women can be officials too!"

However, everyone here, whether it is the husband, parents, or grandfather, said that women cannot take part in the scientific examination and cannot be an official.

Grandpa Bai stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Girl, this is a very small number. The first half of this Lord Gongsun's life was not smooth sailing. She was the daughter of a criminal minister. She was punished into the palace and became a palace maid. She suffered a lot."

"Later, due to a coincidence, because of his amazing talent and learning, he caught the eyes of the current emperor, and he took him by his side to serve him. This is how he got his current status."

"Women of ordinary people cannot enter the temple through the imperial examination, but they can become poetesses and poetesses through learning."

"Throughout the ages, there are quite a few, such as Li Qingzhao, who lived out her own free and easy life in that era when women's status was low..."

Zhao Zhitong listened very carefully, and admired the famous poet Li Qingzhao that Grandpa Bai said.

But Grandpa Bai didn't pay much attention to what Grandpa Bai said about women not being able to pass the imperial examination to be an official.

Anyway, her goal is not to be an official, she just wants to be the best doctor!

Just when Zhao Zhitong was lying in Sun Mei's arms, chatting happily with Grandpa Bai.

Zhao Dong was also talking with this adult, saying that he invited her to go home for a meal before leaving.

I thought that the adult might not agree, but I didn't expect that she just nodded and agreed.

Gongsun Wan said with a smile: "I heard His Royal Highness Liang Wang said that your lady's culinary skills are superb, and the royal chefs in the palace can't match it. I have wanted to come and taste it for a long time, and now I can finally achieve my wish."

There is no need for a person like this to come to the countryside to read the emperor's oral instructions. The personal female officer next to the emperor will personally pass the oral instructions.

However, she had already learned from King Liang that Mrs. Zhao Dong's family had excellent culinary skills, especially that the medicinal vegetables were grown by Zhao Dong's family.

She was very curious about it, so she wanted to come and check it out, so she accepted the task of delivering the decree.

Hearing that she was praised so highly, Sun Mei's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly said humbly: "Where is it? It's His Royal Highness King Liang who praised the women. The women's cooking skills are really average, but they just know some new tricks. How can it be compared with the royal chef serving the emperor."

Gongsun Wan did not have a high air, but was very approachable, and did not look down on Zhao Dong's family as farmers.

Hearing this, he just laughed and said: "Ma'am, you are being modest. You don't know His Royal Highness Liang Wang. He is well-known in the capital, and the most difficult diners to serve are all famous chefs who are disgusted by him. He makes things difficult for him. If you praise your culinary skills, you will definitely not be wrong."

Gongsun Wan's words revealed a lot of information.

First of all, this familiar tone shows that the relationship between His Royal Highness King Liang and this Lord Gongsun should be unusual.

Zhao Dong naturally heard it too, but this has little to do with their family.

So, talking and laughing, they rushed to Zhao's house.

After arriving at Zhao's house, Sun Mei entered the kitchen to prepare for the guests' return. Zhao Ya, Zhao Yu and Zhao Cheng followed to help.

Gongsun Wan, accompanied by Zhao Dong and Wang Fuhai, went to the backyard.

Zhao Zhitong trotted after him because he was very curious about this beautiful lady official.

The weather is cold at the moment, and there is no vegetable growing in the vegetable field, so Gongsun Wan walked around the empty vegetable field curiously, then grabbed a handful of soil, put it in his nose and sniffed it.

It’s nothing special, it’s just ordinary soil. I don’t know how their family cultivated things like medicinal vegetables.

Actually, she has learned a lot about medicinal vegetables from King Liang, and now she knows that those vegetables don't seem to have much to do with the land.

Because the vegetables that the stupid king of Chu presented to the emperor were said to have been provided by the people who owned the vegetable field of Zhao Dong’s family, and those vegetables that grew out were just ordinary vegetables of average quality.

Moreover, she also heard that many people are secretly cultivating, but no matter what method they use, no one has succeeded.

At this time, Zhao Zhitong had already run to her side, and was curiously watching Gongsun Wan smelling the soil, so he asked in a childish voice, "My lord, does the soil also smell?"

As she spoke, she also imitated Gongsun Wan and picked up a handful of soil, smelled it, and then shouted happily: "Wow, it really smells, I asked in hope."

(end of this chapter)