The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 772

Chapter 772: Chapter 690: Countess of Shengping_1

The shifting winds of Beijing were unknown to Taohua in Ningmen Prefecture, but when she learned from Yan Shouhou that they were to deliver military provisions again, Taohua was initially stunned. Upon asking for the reason behind it, the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but curl upwards.

The opportunity she had been waiting for had finally come!

Taohua sought out Gu Jian: "Master, the Imperial Court is levying food again!"

Gu Jian had already learned from Dongli the previous day about the burning of the military provisions and had cursed Eighth Prince in his heart, while also pitying Xiaowu, the Emperor, for his tough rule.

Seeing that her master did not respond, Taohua felt compelled to walk up to him: "The common people have already paid their grain once; to levy it again would make their lives difficult."

Gu Jian sighed, "What can we do? We can’t let our soldiers go hungry in battle."

Taohua blinked, "Master, I have grain."

Gu Jian quickly looked up at his disciple and saw her eyes wide open as if the words ’I have ample grain’ were etched on her forehead, "So what?"

Taohua: "So... if I donate the grain, will the Emperor reward me?"

Gu Jian asked with a poker face, "What do you want?"

Taohua rarely squirmed, "Like... awarding me the title of a countess, could that be possible?"

Gu Jian was speechless, "You sure have set your sights on becoming a countess."

Taohua: "I can’t help it, Xiao Yeyang is a Prince’s son; if my status is too low, how will I cope with being bullied in the future?"

Gu Jian: "Who dares to bully you?"

Taohua: "Xiao Yeyang, or perhaps other people in Beijing. If I am just a Magistrate’s daughter, others will definitely look down on me."

Gu Jian countered: "Would that kid Yeyang dare to bully you?"

Taohua: "Not now, but what about the future? Who can tell with certainty?"

Gu Jian fell silent, "How much can you donate?"

Taohua gestured a ’1’ with her hand.

Considering the quantity of medicinal herbs the disciple had donated last time, Gu Jian’s heart fluttered as he looked at the index finger she had stretched out.

Dongli and Caiju, who were attending on the side, also sensibly remained quiet this time.

Taohua: "1 million bushels of grain for a countess title, the Emperor wouldn’t lose out, right?"

Hearing that Taohua truly intended to donate 1 million bushels of grain, Gu Jian and Dongli Caiju both turned their heads away at the same time.

After exhaling deeply, Gu Jian turned back to Taohua, "Prepare the grain, I will personally write to the Emperor."

Taohua’s face lit up with joy, "Then I’ll wait for Master’s good news."

...

Beijing.

Though various families eagerly donated grain, the amount needed for an army of hundreds of thousands was not small; furthermore, much of the aristocratic family’s grain still needed to be transported from various places, taking significant time to arrive—a luxury the border could not afford.

Just as the Emperor was worried about this issue, Gu Jian’s letter arrived.

After reading the letter, the Emperor let out a long sigh while seated on his throne, and after a while, he spoke to have Eunuch An prepare a blank imperial edict.

Eunuch An stood beside him, grinding ink, and watched as the Emperor wrote to confer the title of ’Countess of Shengping’ on Yan Yiyi, the eldest daughter of Magistrate Yan Zhigao of Ningmen Prefecture.

Eunuch An’s eyelids showed a flicker of surprise upon seeing this title.

The title ’Shengping’ was intended for bestowing on Princesses, and now it was being given to a countess!!!

The Emperor rewarding the eldest Yan Family daughter didn’t surprise him, considering the numerous merits she had previously obtained.

Daohua happily took it and looked over the imperial decree several times to confirm she was now the Countess of Shengping, and her lips curved into a broad smile. _{freewёbn૦νeɭ.com}