Transmigrator Meets Reincarnator

Chapter 211: Becoming a Marquis

The messenger respectfully handed over Great General Qian's report to the Chengping Emperor.

The report contained detailed records of the war's events.

When the Chengping Emperor finished reading the report, his shout of approval rang three times before he immediately ordered a servant to bring him a writing set. He wanted to personally write the imperial decree.

Having received such wonderful news at the end of the year, the palace's New Year celebrations were going to be even livelier than previous years.

On the first day of the new year, the Chengping Emperor's decree arrived at the Jing'an Estate.

Matriarch He took the lead in front of the entire estate to kneel and receive the decree at the entrance between the inner and outer courts. Astonishment, apprehension, and joy warred within her heart. It was completely out of her expectations that her youngest grandson, He Sanlang, had contributed the most to the victory in the northern war!

The Great Wu Dynasty was at peace and their ruler was wise. It was rare for anyone to earn great military merit in a golden age like this. Even if they held equal ranks in the imperial court, the positions of the military officials could hardly be compared to the literary officials'. A noble house like House Jing'an, which had come to power using their military contributions, would find it hard to rise through the ranks. Even for those with ambition, it would likely take at least a decade of effort to establish a foothold in court.

The previous Count had passed too early, while the current Count Jing'an was stationed far away in Mingzhou. Matriarch He had actually been very worried about the future of her grandsons. She hadn't expected He Changdi to have made a name for himself just by making a trip to the northern border!

This was truly a pleasant surprise.

The imperial decree was written very simply, so it was likely that the proper bestowal of the rewards would have to wait until He Changdi returned to the capital.

Even so, the simple sentences written in the decree were enough to leave the matriarch in a daze.

The Chengping Emperor had actually bestowed the title of Marquis upon He Changdi!

Marquis Anyuan!

That was a whole rank higher than the Count!

Despite her decades of experience, Matriarch He was still dumbfounded by this.

The person who had read out the decree to them was a eunuch favoured by the emperor himself.

He smiled and said, "Matriarch, this is wonderful news. When the Marquis returns, this lowly one would like to join in the celebration."

Matriarch He was pulled back to reality by his words. She immediately set aside all other thoughts in her head and cleared her mind so she could attend to the eunuch. "Then this old woman shall await your arrival when the time comes, gonggong."

Matriarch He accepted the decree and rewards on He Changdi's behalf and had Senior Servant Liu offer up a gift in return. The eunuch had to rush back to the palace to report the completion of his task, so he politely declined Matriarch He's invitation to stay.

Once the party that had delivered the imperial decree had left, Matriarch He was left holding onto it in a daze.

So there were now two noble titles in House Jing'an?

Excluding the previous dynasty, since the beginning of the Great Wu Dynasty, there hadn't been any noble families who had the honour of possessing two noble titles.