I fought back after reselling my engagement

It turns out that the eldest prince already has one, but I don’t know if the other princes have one.

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your great grace!" The second prince knelt down with a humble and sincere attitude, his eyes full of emotion and admiration.

"Stand up." The emperor raised his hand. "The girl from the Zhen family is a remarkable woman, but she is too soft-hearted..."

The second prince was thinking about his trusted general Lu Yan. Because Zhen Su was going to Yueyang Prefecture, he followed her and even sent someone to deliver a letter, saying that he did it to repay a favor. It was obvious that he was bewitched by Zhen Su, but as a military general, it was good for him to have weaknesses.

The emperor said: "I wanted to confer her the title of Princess and grant her a medium-sized county as her fief, but she left..."

People had long anticipated that the royal family would encounter such a situation, and there would be no reward. However, Rong Yin of the Rong family was there because he followed through and helped others, but the biggest share went to Zhen Su.

It is unreasonable that those who won the third-class merit were rewarded, but those who won the first-class merit were not.

The emperor originally wanted to reward Zhen Yuan, but when he inquired, he heard that Zhen Yuan was not kind, had never cared about Zhen Su, and even allowed his second wife Yu to harm people. He was really disappointed.

The second prince said, "This time, Zhen Er gave the position of elder of the Beggars' Sect to the royal family, helping the royal family to control the Beggars' Sect. This is a great achievement. Zhen Er does many good deeds. If there are more people like him in our Great Qi, the world will be more prosperous and harmonious. I think she deserves a reward, so I will reward her for what she did earlier. Aunt Dekang has submitted several memorials requesting a title for sister Fanghua. Father, why don't you reward her with a county as a Mu food fief?"

The emperor snorted, "Do you think this is easy? How many princesses did your royal grandfather have? There are six princesses alive now. Dekang's daughter was rewarded, and Qingchun only had one daughter, but he also had to be rewarded. The county princesses and princesses are either upper-class people of a thousand households, or lower-class counties or middle-class counties are Mu food fiefs. How can we reward them all like this?"

He had more than a dozen children, nine princes, twelve princesses, twenty-one still alive, and three princesses who were married off to foreign countries, but we won't mention them for now. Now, several princesses have reached the age of marriage, and the emperor is almost dying of worry.

The eldest prince was conferred the title of prince. According to the custom of Da Qi, a prince must have at least three counties as his fief. The second prince is the most loyal and honest. He is also the son of the emperor. Moreover, the second prince's biological mother, Concubine Yuan, is his earliest concubine. The eldest prince was conferred the title of prince. Should the second prince be conferred the title of prince? Once conferred, the fief must be obtained. With the fief, the second prince must go to the fief and cannot stay in the capital.

The emperor privately calculated the account. If this happened, a large piece of his children's fiefdoms and estates would have to be cut off. When he heard Rong Yin's story that day, he acted on impulse and decided to confer the title of county lord on her and reward her with some gold, silver, cloth and silk. He also awarded the Dafeng County in the northwest as his estate.

The second prince smiled and clasped his fists, saying, "Father, the rich lands of Jiangnan and the Central Plains cannot be awarded. Since the beginning of spring, the north has been taken back. Why don't you award the northern lands? Although Dafeng County in the northwest is poor, it is adjacent to Xiliang State. Xiliang and Daqi are quite friendly. Although the taxes are small, they can be collected smoothly."

In a word, it is inappropriate to award Dafeng County in the northwest of Taiping!

The emperor's eyes twitched again and again. The war in the north was not stable yet. It was a good idea to give out rewards so that each family could lead troops to resist. Although Dafeng County in the northwest was poor, it was very peaceful. It was inappropriate to reward a county lady of a different surname as a fief.

Seeing that the emperor was moved, the second prince continued, "The royal princess's fiefdom has always been a large county or a medium-sized county. Most county princesses are medium-sized or low-class counties. County princesses of other surnames who are favored and have made great contributions are given low-class counties or one or two towns, but no more than a thousand households. Rong Yin was given the title of Jiayi County Princess, and the reward was Dafeng County, which is too generous."

The emperor also felt that it was a heavy responsibility. "I have granted Rongyin a county as the Mu Yi. It was Concubine Shu who chose her for the fifth son. I will grant the fifth son a marriage when a date is chosen."

No matter how much is given to Rong Yin, it all ends up in the royal family's big pot, so it is not a bargain for outsiders.

The second prince clasped his fists and said, "Father has profound thoughts."

The Mu fiefdom that the emperor gave to Rong Yin was in the northwest. Could it be that the fief of the fifth prince would be in the northwest in the future? It depends on whether the emperor will change it after listening to him. If not, the fief of the fifth prince would definitely be in the northwest in the future, which shows that the emperor had known about this matter from the beginning.

"Zhen Er went to Yueyang Prefecture to join Su Jingzhai. What's going on with Lu Yan?" The emperor thought it was really inappropriate for the general to chase after a little girl and act as her protector.

The second prince said, "Zhen Er has been taking care of one family for three years, and that family is Lu Yan's. When he was away on the battlefield, Zhen Er took care of the family in his name. When Lu Yan's mother almost fell ill and died, it was Zhen Er who paid for medical treatment; when Lu Yan's third brother fell into the water, it was Zhen Er who sent people to rescue him; when Lu Yan's sister-in-law had a miscarriage, it was Zhen Er who paid for it and helped...

In order to repay his kindness, he wanted to escort Zhen Er to Su Jingzhai in Yueyang Prefecture, and he also wanted to repay his kindness with his own body. A few days ago, he insisted that Zhen Er was kind to his family because he liked him. But as far as I know, Zhen Er doesn't even know whether he is tall or short, fat or thin. "

Would a girl from a scholarly family fall for a warrior? Don't be ridiculous, especially a granddaughter raised by Su Jingzhai, could she fall for Lu Yan? If Lu Yan was a scholar or a Jinshi, it would be possible, but there has always been a mismatch between civil and military men.

The emperor wanted to laugh. He couldn't help laughing when he thought about Lu Yan saying that the girl liked him. Zhen Er was really a strange man. No one knew him, but he did so many good deeds. He really didn't seek fame or reward.

The second prince smiled, "When Lu Yan left the capital, he begged me bitterly, asking me to plead with the emperor not to marry Zhen Er to anyone else, saying that he had set his sights on Zhen Er in his life and didn't want to marry anyone else except her. The only way to repay the kindness of saving my mother and brother is with my own body..."

It is said that women would repay a favor with their own body. Now that such words came from a great general, the emperor felt fresh and that Lu Yan was grateful.

On the fifth day after Zhen Su left Beijing, the emperor talked to the second prince for a while.

Three days later, the emperor awarded the Mu fiefdom to Princess Fanghua and Princess Shouning. Fanghua was awarded a lower-class county in Yunzhou in the north as her Mu fiefdom, and Princess Shouning was awarded a town of 1,200 households in a wealthy and upper-class county in Yanzhou as her Mu fiefdom.

The soft-hearted Zhen Su was given the title of "Princess Jiarou" and was awarded a lower-class county in the north as the Mu fief. The imperial edict of the award was not delivered to Zhen's mansion, but was sent to Su Jingzhai in Yueyang Prefecture.

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When the news of Zhen Su's reward spread, Tong from the second branch of the Zhen family got the news and went to Rongyang Hall to pay a visit to the old lady that same day.

Old Madam Zhen was surprised. "The second young lady was given the title of county lady? And she was also awarded the Mu fiefdom?"

Zhen Rong listened to her second aunt's words, twisting and rubbing the handkerchief in her hand. Her second sister was such a good person, but she was frightened by Yu and ran away from home. This matter had spread in the capital long ago. It turned out that Yu's mother and daughter really wanted to kill someone to seize the marriage contract. The second sister confirmed the news and ran away that night.

She also wanted to learn calligraphy and painting from her second sister so that she could join a calligraphy and painting society in the future. She wanted to gild herself in Mingzhu Garden so that she could find a respectable husband. But now that there was a commotion, all the benefits were gone.

Tong glanced at Zhen Zhu who was sitting next to her, and said slowly: "My cousin from my mother's side said it. My cousin's husband works in the Ministry of Rites. The news is correct. The emperor has issued an edict to award the Princess Fanghua and the Princess Shouning with the Mu food fiefdom, both in the north. Our second daughter did good deeds without seeking fame, and saved many girls and sons from powerful families in the capital. This time, she was named Princess Jiarou, and the reward was a county in the north as a Mu food fiefdom..."