novelaction Chapter 295: What a Big Deal
Chapter 295: What a Big Deal
"Oh, by the way, Zhao Zhao, Yan Yan and I have a new mansion, and my father and mother also bought a big house and brought my brother to live with us. It's very close to us, but a little far from you.
The house we lived in before is now occupied by Brother Bai Lin alone, because your mother was taken by your father to Nanshan County to grow potatoes!
I'm not saying anything, Brother Bai Lin is just stubborn. My dad asked him to move there, but he just refused to go, saying that he couldn't get used to living in a place that's too big! "
Bai Zhaozhao nodded. When Bai Shikang and Bai Che came to Beijing, they bought a house so that they could live separately after Bai Hao got married.
After all, Tang Yanyan is a princess, so it is reasonable for Bai Shikang to buy her a big house.
"Brother Bai Lin prefers quietness. There are not many people around that area. I'm used to living there!"
Seeing Bai Zhaozhao say so, Bai Hao finally gave up.
Bai Zhaozhao, who had just returned to the capital, was still very busy. Just after she visited Bai Shikang, she saw Princess An sent someone to pick her up.
Because of the Yang family incident, Princess An prepared a lot of good things for Bai Zhaozhao, saying that she bought too much dowry for Tang Yanyan, so she gave them all to Bai Zhaozhao.
Then came the invitation from the Princess of Qingyang County, who said that she wanted to thank Bai Zhaozhao on behalf of the Xie family, so Bai Zhaozhao received a lot of gifts again.
At the same time, Zhong Jingchen also said that he already knew about Lu Zimo's affairs. Mrs. Lu was his cousin, and he thanked Bai Zhaozhao for her help.
There are also Jishidiang and Sihai Chamber of Commerce, and Bai Zhaozhao visited them all.
Finally, Emperor Yongkang called Bai Zhaozhao over and said unhappily, "Why, you've been everywhere but you don't come to pay your respects to me?"
Bai Zhaozhao felt a little guilty, but she was not on a business trip, so she really didn't think she should report to the emperor first.
"Humph!" Emperor Yongkang knew that Bai Zhaozhao had never thought of him. Seeing her bewildered look, he sneered, "You exposed Prefect He in Jiangling County and protected the Yang family, and your brother brought down Elder Qin in the capital. You two siblings work well together!"
Bai Zhaozhao immediately explained: "No, no, Your Majesty, I really didn't contribute much to the Goddess Temple incident. I went to that farm for Miss Yang and was rescued by Zhang Zhiyi! The Yang family was also protected by Wang Jinnian! As for my brother, he knows nothing!"
Emperor Yongkang was so angry that he laughed. Is there anyone who would try to distance himself from the matter?
"What? Are you afraid that I will suspect Bai Lin of having planned this? Oh, are my Jinyiwei just there to eat and do nothing? Okay, I know everything you did in Jiangling County. Wang Jinnian and your brother both asked for merit for you, but I didn't agree. Do you know why?"
Bai Zhaozhao was speechless. Why did you ask me to come when I didn't agree? Did you specifically tell me that others could get promoted but I couldn't?
The next moment, she rolled her eyes and smiled innocently: "Your Majesty must be concerned about me and know that it is not easy for me to be a county lady. You want to accumulate more merits for me and make me a county lady in the future!"
Hey, it’s just a pie in the sky! Who can’t do that?
Bai Zhaozhao continued, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will definitely find ways to make more contributions in the future! When the time comes, no one will be able to object to you making me a princess!"
Emperor Yongkang: ... Is this the princess?
"Oh? I didn't know you wanted to be a princess?"
Bai Zhaozhao: ...Isn't that nonsense? Who doesn't want to get promoted and get rich? Not to mention the county lord, the princess has also thought about it!
Emperor Yongkang suddenly chuckled: "If that's the case, I will take back the imperial decree granting you the fiefdom!"
Bai Zhaozhao:!!!
Wait, what did she hear?
manor!
The emperor actually wanted to grant her a fiefdom!
What a grand gesture!
Isn't this the treatment of being the second Princess of Qingyang County?
Except for some royal relatives, which woman can have a fiefdom! Even for Tang Yanyan, the fiefdom belongs to Prince An, and it will not be handed over to her in the future, but will be inherited by Prince An.
But now the emperor actually said that he would give Bai Zhaozhao a fiefdom! With just her little contribution in Jiangling County? How is it possible?
"Well... Princess Showa, the title doesn't need to be changed. What do you think?"
"No, no, no, Your Majesty, the title of Princess is too great, I cannot bear it, how about we talk about the fiefdom?"
Emperor Yongkang looked out the window and realized it was getting late, so he stopped teasing Bai Zhaozhao and told the truth.
It turned out that Bai Zhaozhao was not outstanding in the incident of the Goddess Temple, and the emperor did reject Wang Jinnian and Bai Lin's requests for credit. However, the incident of Xie's army shocked Emperor Yongkang. He Anyu and Li Rongyue reported the ins and outs of the incident to him respectively.
While Bai Zhaozhao and his team were solving the Wu Clan incident, they actually killed Gao Zhen and Lin Nianqing! This not only saved the country from the effects of a war, but also meant that Goryeo would not be able to start a war again for at least ten years!
Although Gao Zhen was killed by Li Rongyue, he expressed in the memorial that he was willing to give the credit to Bai Zhaozhao. After all, he went to Yuncheng secretly and it was not convenient to expose him.
Another thing is potatoes, which have such a huge impact! Bai Shihong refused to be promoted again, but hoped that the emperor would take better care of Bai Zhaozhao.
Therefore, on the whole, Emperor Yongkang's decision to give her a fiefdom was the greatest guarantee for a woman.
However, killing Gao Zhen was not suitable for Zhang Yang, so he could only bring up the old matter again and use the incident of the Goddess Temple to bestow a title on Bai Zhaozhao.
The process went relatively smoothly. In addition to Bai Lin and Wang Jinnian, Prince An, the Crown Prince, and the Zhong family all expressed their approval.
As a result, Bai Zhaozhao successfully obtained a fiefdom in a place called Gaochang County in the north. It can be said that as long as Bai Zhaozhao does not make any mistakes in the future, her life will be secure.
Of course, according to the system of the Tianyuan Dynasty, the fiefdom was not permanent. Even the fiefdom of a prince would be passed down after three generations, let alone a county lord. So when Bai Zhaozhao died in the future, the fiefdom would be taken back and could not be inherited by her descendants.
But this is also very good. Bai Zhaozhao can already imagine that many women in the royal family must be jealous of her!
After leaving the palace, Bai Zhaozhao decided to keep a low profile for a while, temporarily closing the door to visitors and staying at home to study her drug for making people stupid.
To be honest, the emperor had just given her a fiefdom, and now she was plotting against the emperor's eldest son. She must have felt a little guilty.
That night, Bai Zhaozhao climbed onto the roof and found Zhu Hanyan.
"Second Brother, why hasn't the eldest brother come back yet?"
"do not know."
"How about you go look for him?"
"What about you?"
"Just leave it alone. Am I going to die before you guys come down the mountain?"
"...I don't think Senior Brother wants me to help."
"I think so too, but I'd rather know the first-hand gossip... er, I mean..."
"Okay, I'll go right away!"
Zhu Hanyan agreed immediately without waiting for Bai Zhaozhao to finish speaking and ran away.
But Bai Zhaozhao did not run down from the roof, but looked at the figure who was watching the moon alone in the courtyard not far away.
Not sure if it was Bai Zhaozhao’s illusion, she always felt that Bai Lin was a little strange these days, but she couldn’t tell what was strange exactly.
It seemed that his attitude towards her was somewhat distant, but thinking back carefully, it was obvious that she was too busy these days and had little time to talk to Bai Lin.