Chapter 338 Reward
Upon hearing the emperor's reward, Shen Ze hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to express his gratitude.
"On behalf of my daughter, I would like to thank the emperor for his grace!"
I was so happy that the emperor acknowledged that Yi Yi was still the Crown Princess.
“……” Right Prime Minister He Yuan gritted his teeth in anger.
Not only did the Emperor not punish the Crown Princess, he even gave Shen Ze and his daughter such a generous reward, which meant he acknowledged the Crown Princess's identity.
Now that the emperor has said so, they can't say anything else. If they say anything else, it will definitely make the emperor unhappy, so they can only keep it in their hearts.
After the court session, Shen Ze accepted the emperor's reward, happily exchanged pleasantries with his colleagues, and then couldn't wait to return home.
As soon as he returned home, he called Zhongbo to his side.
"Lao Zhong, go and call the young lady over and tell her that there is great news."
Shen Ze couldn't hide his excitement. He took another look at the rewards he brought back, and felt even happier.
This is not just a matter of reward, it is a great honor, which is enough to show how much the emperor values Yiyi.
It seems that Yiyi's position as the Crown Princess is secured. He never expected that the daughter he despised the most would be the one who brought him the most honor.
Seeing the master so happy, Uncle Zhong's mouth curled up.
"Yes, I will go and ask the young lady to come over now."
He hurriedly turned around and left the house. Although he didn't know what the happy event was, he knew it must be a big one since it made the master so happy.
He was also happy in his heart, as the eldest lady's hard days were finally over.
This man was so happy that his steps became lighter. Although he was clearly quite far away from Shen Yiyi's yard, it felt like he had only walked a short distance to reach her.
Seeing that Zhongbo was so happy, Qingzhi hurried over to greet him.
"Uncle Zhong, do you have any good news?"
"Where's the eldest lady?"
"The young lady hasn't woken up yet!"
"Not yet, then go and wake up the young lady and tell her that the master has great news to tell her."
"Oh, okay." Qingzhi nodded.
He quickly turned around and walked in, and seeing that the eldest lady was still sleeping, he hurried over to her.
"Miss, wake up."
"Hmm?" Shen Yiyi frowned and was about to turn over and continue sleeping when Qingzhi pulled her back.
"Miss, please don't sleep. The master is calling you. He's very urgent. He said there is great news."
"Hmm? What a great thing?" Shen Yiyi closed the door and looked at Qingzhi. What good thing could there be for him?
I was about to put my head back under the quilt and continue sleeping when I was suddenly stunned.
"..."
My cheap dad should have just come out of court by now. Could it be that the engagement was successfully broken off? My heart began to beat faster.
Zeng sat up and immediately grabbed Qingzhi.
"Quick, bring me my clothes."
The cancellation of the engagement must have been successful, otherwise my stepfather wouldn't have come to me. I didn't expect that the prince was quite capable.
He agreed to cancel the engagement so quickly. I will be free soon. I am so happy that I can't express it in words.
"Yes." Qingzhi nodded.
As soon as the clothes were brought over, Shen Yiyi couldn't wait to put them on and ran out without even picking up her shoes.
"Miss, you haven't finished dressing yet?" Qingzhi wanted to call her, but she had disappeared.
A figure with disheveled hair flew towards him.
“……” Zhong Bo was stunned, but soon he smiled with the corners of his mouth curled up.
I hurriedly followed behind. Shen Ze was sitting in the living room, drinking tea happily.
"Master, what good news do you have? Please tell me first." Wan looked at Shen Ze with a smile.
Seeing the master so happy, I don’t know what good news it is, and it seems like it has something to do with that dead girl.
"Yes, Dad, just tell us." Shen Qiaoqiao also looked at Shen Ze in a flattering manner.
I don’t know what good news it is, it’s actually related to that dead girl.
"No hurry, wait a moment..." Shen Ze hadn't finished speaking.
Then a disheveled shadow rushed in. When he saw that it was Shen Yiyi, his face darkened again.
"Why did you come here like this! How disrespectful!" He looked at Shen Yiyi with dissatisfaction.
He ran out without even washing up. If this gets out, he'll be laughed at.
Shen Yiyi didn't have time to listen to his nonsense. She simply smoothed her messy hair and revealed her porcelain-white face.
"Dad, what good news?" She grinned excitedly.
I can't wait any longer. If I really break off the engagement with the prince, I will be completely free.
Shen Ze wanted to scold her, but when he thought about looking for her, the corners of his mouth rose uncontrollably.
"Look, that's the reward the emperor gave to us father and daughter."
"Hmm?" Following the direction of his finger, Shen Yiyi saw two large trays covered with red cloth on the table next to her.
When they came up to her, they peeled off the two pieces of red cloth, revealing huge golden ingots and pearl jewelry. Wan and Shen Qiaoqiao opened their mouths in shock.
"Oh! Why is there so much gold?" Wan hurried over.
He stared at the things on the tray. When he came in just now, he felt that there must be valuable items on it.
But I didn't expect it to be such a precious thing. Not to mention how much those gold ingots are worth, just these pearls are probably priceless.
"There are so many jewellery here." Shen Qiaoqiao stared at the jewellery on the tray with shining eyes.
Everything is exquisitely carved and you can tell at first glance that they are good things. They are so tempting.
"There's more than that. There are two hundred pieces of brocade outside, all rewards from the emperor." Shen Ze smiled and pointed outside.
The emperor also rewarded two hundred pieces of brocade, but it took up too much space, so he didn't take it into the house. Following the direction of his finger, Wan and Shen Qiaoqiao were extremely excited.
"Really? Master, then why did the emperor reward you?" Wan couldn't stop smiling.
I didn't expect the emperor to reward so many things at once. I don't know what contribution the master has made.
"Yiyi has made many achievements in the military camp this time. This is a reward from the emperor to Yiyi and me." Shen Ze stroked his beard happily.
His son was a failure and he had given up all hope, but he didn't expect his daughter to bring him honor.
Not only did she make military achievements in the military camp, but she also kept her position as the Crown Princess. The glory of his Shen family will continue.
Just as I was feeling happy, I saw Shen Yiyi starting to rummage through the jewelry.
"Yiyi, what are you looking for?"
"Dad, these are the only things the emperor gave us. Is there nothing else?"
"This is an enormous honor, what else do you want?" Shen Ze glared at Shen Yiyi with dissatisfaction.
This girl is really ungrateful. The emperor hasn't rewarded anyone for many years, but now he rewards both father and daughter all at once.
There is no other such honor in the court, and this girl is still not satisfied. After hearing what her father said, Shen Yiyi was completely discouraged.
"Oh." He sat down on the chair.
I thought the emperor agreed to cancel his engagement with the prince. I was so happy for nothing. Come to think of it, it makes sense.
If that were the case, my cheap dad would not say it was a good thing, he was thinking.
Shen Qiaoqiao took the jewelry on the tray, put it on her head, and snatched it away.
"Here! This is a gift from the Emperor!"