Chapter 144: The Village Head Becomes the County Head, and Is Promoted Again

Before the prime minister could see clearly, the emperor slightly turned sideways and accidentally blocked his sight.

"Ningning, you are really a lucky star!"

"I have heard that you have built a tea shed outside the city, taking in those refugees and treating their injuries."

"Today you have made great contributions and saved the prince. I will reward you heavily!"

The emperor called the eunuch to draft an oral order.

He first conferred Shen Ningning as the Princess of Funing County.

The civil and military officials were quite surprised.

In less than half a month, Shen Ningning went from a commoner to a county lady!

Now, not only will the village's annual taxes be divided into half for this little girl.

Even Guangyang County and Yu'an County, the two largest counties under the capital, will respect the Princess of Funing County.

The most important thing is that Shen Ningning will work hard for another two years, and the next step will be the Princess.

The eyes of the ministers changed when they looked at the little girl.

It was only a matter of time before she could ascend to heaven.

The emperor was still happily saying: "Before, you had 50 shi of grain a month, I will increase it to 100 shi a month!"

After speaking, he saw the Black Wolf King next to Shen Ningning.

He laughed loudly: "I almost forgot the wolf pack that accompanied you. I will confer it the title of Wolf King Marshal, and it will enjoy 50 kilograms of bones every month!"

Shen Ningning's little face was full of smiles, and she hugged the Black Wolf King's neck tightly.

"Wolf, you will also be the one who receives public grain every month from now on!"

The Black Wolf King was puzzled: "Awoo?"

A mere 50 kilograms of bones, didn't it take two days to eat it?

The prime minister heard such a soft voice and quietly walked around the emperor, intending to take a good look at Shen Ningning's appearance.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he changed his position, Wei Shangshu followed him and blocked his sight again!

The prime minister's handsome eyebrows sank, and he was unhappy and angry.

Minister Wei said, "Your Majesty, although the Funing Township Lady saved the Crown Prince, she deserves a reward. However, she has made no contribution to the court. If she is directly canonized as the County Lady, will it not convince the public?"

"Who is dissatisfied?" The emperor glanced at him, "Is it you who is dissatisfied, Wei Aiqing?"

Minister Wei hurriedly bowed his head and saluted, "I dare not."

The emperor snorted heavily, "Just because Ningning took in refugees, she solved a major problem of refugees gathering outside the city. This reward should be given to her."

"She took all the public grain she received to help the poor people and refugees. If it were you, could you do it?"

Minister Wei laughed dryly, "In this case, the Funing County Lady is the one that everyone wants. I dare not have any more objections."

He despised her in his heart. It was because the emperor favored the Crown Prince and saved Mo Lingwei's life. He wished that Shen Ningning's family would rise to heaven!

Wei Yufu had already come to her senses.

She stared at Shen Ningning in disbelief.

In this legend, the poor orphan who grew up in the mountains actually transformed into the most favored little girl by the side of the prince!

Wei Yufu had never taken her seriously before, but when she heard that the emperor doted on her, Wei Yufu finally couldn't help it.

She looked at Shen Ningning with cold eyes.

She was indeed round and beautiful, but that was just the case, and naturally could not compare to her noble birth.

Suddenly.

Wei Yufu stared at the clothes on Shen Ningning.

There was a piece on the inside of the sleeve that was not stained with burnt black ash, but showed a golden color.

She was startled and blurted out: "How can you wear a red and gold robe?!"

The whole audience was silent, and their eyes were cast on Shen Ningning.

The little girl blinked her big round eyes and looked down at the half-black clothes on her body.

But some places were indeed the original color of the clothes.

The prime minister pushed away Wei Shangshu who was blocking his view with a folding fan, and finally took in the whole picture of Shen Ningning.

The little girl's face was still smoky black, and you couldn't tell what she looked like originally.

But for some reason, when the prime minister saw her, his heart tightened, his brows slightly wrinkled, and his eyes followed closely.

Shen Ningning was curious: "This is what my brother asked me to wear."

Wei Yufu was relentless and said sternly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is approachable, but how can you not know the rules at all?"

"In our Cangyun Kingdom, only the Emperor, the Empress, and the Crown Prince can wear red gold!"

"Who are you? You dare to wear such a color to show off in the city, take it off quickly."

Finally, she found a place to vent.

She knew that Shen Ningning's background, how could she compare with her?

She didn't even know the rules, she was just a country girl, who was lucky.

As soon as Wei Yufu finished speaking, Mo Lingwei looked at her coldly: "Have you said enough?"

"I gave her the clothes. I told her to wear them, so she can wear them."

Wei Yufu was startled and aggrieved: "But Your Highness, she..."

Wei Shangshu saw that the situation was not right and hurriedly pulled his daughter.

He smiled and said: "Your Highness, the reward was good, and the Funing County Lady is indeed suitable for this color."

Wei Yufu was not convinced. Why did her father support Shen Ningning?

But seeing the terrifying coldness in Mo Lingwei's eyes, Wei Yufu gritted her teeth and shut her mouth.

Wei Shangshu called it stupid in his heart.

Since he found out that Shen Ningning was wearing red gold, the emperor just narrowed his eyes and didn't say it was bad.

Since that was the case, it meant that he acquiesced. If others made a fuss about it again, it would be a waste of time!

Shut up, that's sensible.

Sure enough, seeing Wei Yufu stop making trouble, the emperor's face looked better.

He spoke again: "It's getting late, we should go back to the palace."

"Ling Wei, I dismissed the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet to find you. Although you are fine now, you should go back to the palace and let the imperial physician take your pulse."

"As for Ning Ning, I will send Chen Shaobei to escort her back. What do you think?"

Mo Lingwei refused indifferently: "I want to take her to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival."

The emperor was stunned.

Shen Ningning hurriedly pulled Mo Lingwei's sleeve.

"Brother, you go back to the palace first. I came out too anxiously and haven't told grandma yet. She may be worried about me."

"I'm going home first. I'll visit you another day. You must take good care of yourself!"

The little guy is so sensible. He was looking forward to eating cakes in the palace, but after hearing what the emperor said, he still put Mo Lingwei's health first.

Everyone saw that the young prince squatted down and spoke to her in a gentle tone.

"Well, I'll go back to the palace first. I'll send someone to pick you up in two days."

"I'll have someone prepare the cakes and mooncakes in the palace for you. When you come, you can eat fresh ones."

Shen Ningning's eyes lit up and she smiled sweetly, "Okay!"

Mo Lingwei then left with the emperor and others, and told Chen Shaobei to make sure the little guy got home safely before leaving.

Wei Yufu wanted to stay and make things difficult for Shen Ningning, but was dragged away by Wei Shangshu.

Now there are spies everywhere from the emperor, and it's definitely not a good time.

When they all left, Shen Ningning was about to get on the carriage when she heard a call from behind--

"County lady, please stay."

Chen Shaobei, who was holding the curtain for Shen Ningning, turned around and immediately bowed respectfully: "Prime Minister."

The little girl looked behind her and saw a tall man with handsome and gentle eyebrows and eyes, and a calm temperament like jade. He was over 30 years old and was standing behind her.

Shen Ningning silently withdrew her little feet that were about to step onto the carriage and greeted softly, "Hello, Uncle Prime Minister."