The car curtain moved slightly, and a hand with slender fingers stretched out. Then the car curtain opened, and a man in a purple brocade robe with dark patterns stepped out.

"Why do you need to be so polite!" He said loudly: "Today is the first day that your hot and sour noodle shop has opened, and I have also sent you a congratulatory gift."

After Ji Zi finished speaking, she called behind her, "Marquis Pingyang, please come forward and read out the imperial edict."

Pingyanghou?

Your Highness the Wise King?

Imperial decree? Your Majesty?

Among these names, no matter which character is picked out alone, they are powerful existences.

Now, it’s really shocking that everyone has gathered around the opening of a farm girl’s shop.

The crowd of onlookers knelt on the ground, with a lot of slander in their hearts, but no one dared to raise their heads and look up, for fear of bumping into the nobleman and causing trouble.

After the sound of neat hoofbeats, another pair of people came from behind the carriage. The leader was wearing a noble dark blue robe with gold trim.

He has a gray beard and a burly body. He has a weathered face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his sharp eyes reveal full shrewdness and wisdom.

The person in front of her is her real father in this body.

Pingyanghou Xia Chengan.

His sharp eyes kept examining her.

Xia Qianqian looked back at her without fear.

Perhaps no one had ever dared to look back at him like this, and the unruly look on his face was taken as a provocation by him.

Therefore, Xia Qianqian's behavior immediately annoyed him.

Xia Chengan suddenly shouted angrily: "Bold!"

The former military commander had been in power for decades, and his voice carried a certain kind of coercion, which scared the people kneeling on the ground and all trembled.

These people came to watch the store opening and watch the lion dance to join in the fun, and they were scolded at this time.

Although this sound of scolding was not directed at them, it still frightened them so much that they trembled all over.

Only the rightful owner, who was scolded, still stared at her and said with a cold face: "The daughter of the people meets the Marquis of Pingyang."

She blessed him without kneeling down.

Xia Chengan looked serious, and when he was about to speak, Ji Zimo, who was a step behind, stepped forward, stood next to Xia Qianqian, and said coldly: "Marquis Pingyang..."

He didn't say the rest, but the unfinished words represented his position.

Xia Chengan suppressed the frustration in his heart, got off his horse, stretched out his hand, and took a brocade box handed over by his entourage.

Open it, take out a scroll from it, spread it out, and say loudly: "Xia Qianqian, take the order."

It's an imperial edict.

Could it be that he went to ask for an imperial edict and asked the Holy Spirit to grant them a marriage?

Wrong!

If the marriage is a gift, there is no rush. Why is it unreasonable to announce it now, when her shop is opening?

Xia Qianqian felt suspicious, slowly knelt down and said respectfully: "The daughter of the people accepted the order."

"By God's blessing, the emperor decreed that Xia Qianqian, the daughter of the Xia family in Fu'an Village, is a cautious person, diligent and submissive, and has excellent medical skills. During the suppression of bandits in Fanshan, she did not hesitate to put herself in danger, made suggestions, and repeatedly rescued His Highness the Wise King.

, for his outstanding merits, he was given the title Qianqian County Lord, and Fanshan was granted his jurisdiction."

The title of the county leader?

Is Fanshan her family property?

Marquis Pingyang, who was ordered to read out the imperial edict, was shocked to learn the content of the edict for the first time.

The onlookers were surprised and at the same time surging with excitement.

In Jiangcheng, a county leader unexpectedly emerged.

Fanshan is equivalent to her fiefdom.

What excited them the most was that the county owner was once a silly peasant girl whom they looked down upon.

This...Xia Qianqian.

What kind of bad luck did she encounter to transform herself from an unknown person into a county leader among the poor in a short period of time?

Xia Qianqian's mood is also in turmoil.

In her impression, the name of County Lord was an honorific title for the emperor's daughter in the history of China. Later, through evolution, it was equivalent to the daughter of a prince or a concubine.

In short, it is an honorific title for women related to the royal family.

She has an incomparable relationship with the royal family members.

Then the title of the county head is probably equivalent to the meaning of the adopted daughter of the royal family.

Adopted daughter?

I heard that today’s Holy Father, even a child of eight years old, would not be able to adopt an adopted daughter for himself.

She knelt down blankly, not knowing what to do for a moment.

Beside him, Ji Zimo reminded: "Receive the imperial edict quickly."

Xia Qianqian came to her senses, stretched out her hand and said, "Thank you Lord for your kindness. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor."

The bright yellow imperial edict fell into the palm of her hand, and it was heavy, very much like her mood.

"Get up!" Ji Zimo on the side stretched out his hand, helped her up, and said softly: "Today, my highness ordered the first bowl of hot and sour noodles."

Yes.

She once promised him that the first bowl of hot and sour noodles would be made by her herself.

"That's natural. Your Highness, please come inside."

Xia Qianqian called Ji Zimo forward. Sensing the gaze of the person behind her, she quickly turned sideways and said, "Master Hou, please take a seat."

Xia Chengan frowned slightly and caught up with Ji Zimo. Cao Ran, who had been guarding the team, took the opportunity to step forward.

With a rare smile on his face, he pretended to be cheerful and said: "Miss Xia, no, Qianqian County Lord has a great business today. I have specially prepared a small gift, please accept it!"

He waved his hand, and the person behind him brought up a long brocade box.

Cao Ran took it and handed it to Xia Qianqian with a look of anticipation on his face.

Xia Qianqian handed the imperial edict to Li Yunniang and reached out to pick up the brocade box.

When she picked it up, the heavy touch made her almost throw the brocade box out.

This...

It’s too heavy.

He Ming, who was very observant, appeared at the right time, took the long brocade box, and said with a smile: "Sir, please come in too."

Cao Ran was stunned and didn't move, his eyes fell on the brocade box, looking forward to, "Open it quickly and take a look."

He is quite impatient.

Hu Tang presented a big golden bowl.

His Highness gave her a plaque under a pseudonym, and gave her the title of County Lord and a Fanshan Mountain after changing her name.

Although Marquis Pingyang didn't send anything, it was the greatest kindness that he could come in person and deliver the imperial edict.

Everyone else’s things are given away openly.

No matter how useless his things are, he still has to show them to others.

"Okay!"

Seeing how eager Cao Ran was, Xia Qianqian felt funny in her heart and stepped forward to open the lid of the brocade box.

Under direct sunlight, a bright and dazzling luster almost blinds people's eyes.

In the brocade box, lying quietly is a long sword three fingers wide.

The entire sword body is as bright as the bright moon, and the hilt is inlaid with a purple-red jewel, which shines with dazzling light.

Xia Qianqian kept staring at the piece of jade, and couldn't help but ask: "Is this valuable?"

"That's natural."

Cao Ran said proudly: "This long sword was made by Master Aoki, a famous swordsmith. It is widely circulated. It is a good sword that I just got not long ago."

The sword is a good sword, but...

Xia Qianqian said blankly: "I open a hot and sour noodle shop, this... this sword looks like..."

If you give me a sword when someone comes to eat, you are totally wrong.
Chapter completed!