The Daily Life of a Down-on-Hard-Life Medicine Girl Supporting Her Family

Chapter 274

"Isn't the palace fun?"

"It's fun!" Panpan said. "But there are more important things to do when we get back to the manor."

"What's more important?"

Xiao Chunyu asked, puzzled.

"Madam, Madam, someone from the palace has arrived. It's Eunuch Fu himself. He says he's here to deliver an imperial edict."

Eunuch Fu was the emperor's most trusted elder.

What decree ordered him to come and proclaim it?

This news caught Madam Xia completely off guard.

"Please wait a moment, Eunuch Fu, while my wife and I change our clothes and come right away."

The old lady was indeed an old lady; although she had doubts in her heart, she remained calm and methodical, while inwardly she kept guessing what kind of imperial edict it was.

"Grandma, don't worry, it's a good thing."

While eating dried meat, Panpan said, "Panpan doesn't need to change clothes. She can receive the imperial edict like this."

This child is carefree, and the emperor wouldn't spoil a child.

If she didn't want to change, then she could change her clothes; Old Madam Xia didn't insist.

"Go, change your clothes first, then go receive the imperial decree."

Madam Xia patted Xiao Chunyu's hand: "If Panpan says it's a good thing, then it must be a good thing."

"Panpan, do you know something?"

Panpan tilted her head and looked at her mother, only smiling and not answering.

This child, despite being so young, seems to have so many secrets.

"By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees..."

The imperial decree bestowed upon Panpan the title of Princess Anping, placing her on the imperial register and granting her royal honors… After Eunuch Fu finished announcing the decree, both Madam Xia and Xiao Chunyu were shocked; what was going on?
"Madam, Madam Xia, Princess Anping, please receive the imperial decree."

Grandpa Fu reminded him with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I accept the decree and thank you for your great kindness."

Madam Xia had received countless imperial decrees in her life, but this was the first time she had received one like this!
What kind of fate does Panpan have?

She's experienced more than this old woman at such a young age; she's seen both glory and humiliation.

From then on, she was Princess Anping, and according to the state's regulations, she and Xiao Chunyu had to respect her.

"Congratulations Princess Anping, congratulations Madam, Madam Xia."

As soon as the imperial edict was read, Eunuch Fu's tone of voice changed.

Yes, that's how it has to be done.

"Thank you, Grandpa Fu." Panpan rummaged in her cloth bag again and finally pulled out a gray bottle: "Grandpa Fu, you've worked hard. Panpan will treat you to some sugar pills."

"Thank you, Princess Anping."

What are sugar pills?
"Grandpa Fu's throat is not good. Taking this sugar pill will relieve the pain and hoarseness."

"Oh, we must thank Princess Anping for her reward."

Grandpa Fu was shocked; no wonder she received such an honor.

She was truly meticulous and considerate of her servants, and he knew very well that everything the child gave him was a treasure.

Aunt Yu is from his hometown. He knows about her chronic leg pain. She had been walking with difficulty for a while, but these past two days she has been in great spirits and walks with incredible speed.

Only after asking did I learn that it was a medicine given to me by Princess Anping, not Panpan.

So he quickly put the bottle of sugar pills into his pocket.

"Uncle Fu, you've worked hard. Please take a seat and have a cup of tea."

Madam Xia gestured, and Granny Zhou stepped forward to slip a purse to Eunuch Fu.

The purse was very light, and inside were naturally silver notes. Eunuch Fu was quite satisfied.

At their level, they know perfectly well what kind of wallets are acceptable and what kind are not.

After entering the mansion and having a cup of tea, Eunuch Fu said he had to return to the palace to report and took his leave.

At the Xia residence, both Old Madam Xia and Xiao Chunyu were shocked and asked Panpan what had happened.

“Panpan doesn’t know either. Whether it’s Panpan or Princess Anping, they are both their grandmother’s granddaughters, their mother’s daughters, and their younger brother’s elder sister.”

“The child is right.”

Old Madam Xia hugged her and called her her darling.

Panpan was adopted as a goddaughter by the Emperor and Empress and given the name Princess Anping. The news caused an uproar throughout the capital!
"It was only a matter of time," an insider said. "This girl has always been highly regarded by nobles in the palace."

I just can't understand how someone with such good luck could have hit her on the head.

"She was adopted as a goddaughter."

Some court officials began to have their own ideas. They had always known that the Crown Prince had taken a liking to Panpan and thought that he would take her into the harem as a concubine when she grew up. This imperial decree cut off her path to becoming a concubine, which meant that she would become the number one noble lady in the capital.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is more precious than a real golden branch or jade leaf.

The emperor's daughters have no trouble getting married, but even the emperor's own daughters don't necessarily have such treatment.

So, the thought of getting engaged to this person is incredibly exciting.

He immediately went through all the eligible men in the household to see who was qualified.

It wasn't just one company that had designs on Panpan.

The Li family, the maternal relatives of Old Madam Xiao, also began to scheme; Master Xu, the maternal relative of Madam Xiao, summoned his son to plot in secret; the Xu family was also somewhat tempted, as for the Huang family... well, the Huang family thought that such a good thing was not for them, after all, there were families like the Li and Xu families ahead of them.

The Huang family has always been a family of upright officials, and there are many things they would never do.

However, each generation is worse than the last, and gradually they also want to plan for the future generations.

"Someone, take the congratulatory gift to the general's mansion."

The gatekeepers of the Xia family's general's mansion were busier than ever before.

The powerful and influential people in the capital rushed to send congratulatory gifts to Princess Anping.

"Mother, what should we do?"

Should I accept this gift or not?
Refusing to accept it will offend people; accepting it may be taken advantage of by those with ulterior motives.

"We'll see. If it's a gift from a relative and not too expensive, we'll accept it and reciprocate with an equal gift. If it's not a gift from a relative, we'll set a price, and we won't accept any gifts exceeding one hundred taels of silver," said Madam Xia. "Our Panpan doesn't lack that."

But you can't offend anyone.

"Mother, do we need to hold a banquet?"

Xiao Chunyu was a little unsure of what to do.

"No," said Madam Xia. "Cheng'er isn't in the capital; he's guarding the border. That means the situation there is unstable. We shouldn't be extravagant in the rear. Sell all the gifts we receive and use the money to buy supplies in the guests' names to send to the border..."

"Yes, mother."

Xiao Chunyu was shocked; she felt that this was the remarkable quality of Old Madam Xia.

What a great idea!

The guests' hospitality was appreciated, and their gifts were transformed into supplies sent to the border guards. This also reflected Princess Anping's goodwill, which naturally boosted the soldiers' morale.

"That Madam Xia!"

Upon hearing about the arrangements made by the Xia family, the Empress smiled with satisfaction.

"Madam Xia is a remarkable woman." Even the Empress Dowager praised her highly: "I never imagined that you would value Panpan so much."

"Mother, she deserves it."

"Yes, she deserves it."

The Empress Dowager had managed to survive the palace intrigues to the end; what couldn't she understand? "How is the Emperor doing lately?"

The Empress didn't know how to answer that.