Chapter 130: of nobility

Dongfang Yan was still wondering, did the Crown Prince want to promote Lin Qingyue again? But that kind of low-class yamen like the Xuanjing Division, at most it's a fifth-rank official, where else could she be promoted to?

Other yamens were all men's worlds, and it was impossible to break the rules to let a woman enter, otherwise all the civil and military officials in the court would jump out to oppose it.

At this time, Lin Qingyue had already walked to the main hall, bowed according to the rules, and called out "Long live."

Qi Zhaodi smiled and said, "No need for etiquette."

Lin Qingyue stood up straight, examining the hundred officials in the court and the Emperor sitting high on the dragon chair without fear.

In her mind, she couldn't help but recall the scene of herself calling the wind and rain on the throne in her previous life.

Finally, she commented silently in her heart: "The position of that dragon chair is not placed high enough, and it's not built beautifully enough. Hmm, small-minded. Should I sit on it? Is there any bloodless way to be able to..."

"Jin Princess." Qi Zhaodi's voice interrupted her wild thoughts.

Little did he know, at this moment, the Emperor sitting high on the dragon chair also inexplicably felt a layer of chill on his back.

Especially when Lin Qingyue stared at him, he always felt that those eyes didn't have the gentleness and kindness of ordinary women, but had an extra bit of ambition.

If it weren't for the fact that Lin Qingyue was a woman and had tried her best to save the Crown Prince with great loyalty, Qi Zhaodi would have thought she had the ambition to seize the throne.

Qi Zhaodi gave a look to the Grand Eunuch beside him, and the Grand Eunuch stepped forward, holding out the imperial edict: "Lin Qingyue, listen to the edict!"

Lin Qingyue knelt down again, still complaining in her heart: Low status is troublesome, having to kneel at every turn. I don't know if this old Emperor is doing it on purpose, not announcing the edict just now, but waiting until I stood up to announce it, making me kneel again.

"By the grace of heaven, the Emperor decrees: Lin Qingyue is gentle and kind, righteous and brave. At the time of the Crown Prince's danger, she stepped forward and saved him at the cost of her own life. Her merit can shine on the sun and moon, and her virtue can represent a thousand autumns."

"To honor her achievements, she is specially conferred the title of 'Chaolan Female Prince', granted ten thousand taels of gold, one mansion, and a fief of five hundred households. This is the decree!"

Once this edict came out, everyone was shocked.

Dongfang Yan was stunned: Conferring a female prince? Simply reckless! What is the Imperial Uncle thinking?

Other ministers also stood up one after another to speak:

"Your Majesty, did this old subject hear wrong? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to confer a title like Princess or Junzhu?"

"Your Majesty, although the Jin Princess has made great contributions this time, she is a woman after all, how can she be a Prince? Isn't that a hen crowing at dawn, reversing the natural order?"

"Although there are precedents for conferring titles on people of different surnames in history, there has never been a female prince. Your Majesty's move is inappropriate, please withdraw the order!"

Even Dongfang Yan stood up to oppose, "Your Majesty, Lin Qingyue is the Jin Princess, and the status of Princess is already honorable enough. If you break the rules to confer a Prince title, it is truly inappropriate. Sharing worries for Your Majesty and being loyal to the Crown Prince is her duty, no need for generous rewards!"

The most important thing was that Lin Qingyue didn't put him in her eyes even when she had no one to rely on, and kept making a scene about divorcing him every day. If she was conferred a Prince title, he didn't know what kind of storm she would cause.

It's just that as soon as his words fell, he felt a prickling sensation on his back.

Lin Qingyue glared at him fiercely: You dog, what does my reward have to do with you? What right do you have to decline on my behalf?

However, Lin Qingyue was also a bit strange: Wasn't it agreed to be a Princess? Why was it changed to a Prince?

She couldn't help but look at Dongfang Qi, asking with her eyes: What's going on?

Dongfang Qi pretended not to see, and at this moment was looking at his nose and heart, as if the many differences in the court had nothing to do with him.

He didn't speak, but someone spoke for him.

A young official said passionately, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is the pillar of the country, the future of Qi. Chaolan Female Prince saved the Crown Prince from danger with her own strength. This is not just saving one person's life, but the national destiny and future of our Da Qi! With such great merit, what's wrong with conferring a title on someone of a different surname?"

Already calling her Chaolan Female Prince? Not bad, not bad, very sensible!

There was also a veteran of three dynasties who stood up to support, "Although Chaolan Female Prince is a woman, among the hot-blooded men here, who could have done what she did? Furthermore, no matter how high the Prince's rank is, to put it bluntly, it's just an honor. Your Majesty's edict didn't write about hereditary succession, nor did it directly grant a fief. A fief of five hundred households is treated the same as a Princess. Why do you all have to haggle over every ounce? It just looks small-minded."

As he spoke, he also glanced at Dongfang Yan, "Your Highness Jin Wang, isn't Chaolan Female Prince your Princess? Why are you pushing your elbows out, not only not being proud of her but also dragging her back there? This is a bit unreasonable!"

Dongfang Yan: "..."

After all the ministers in the court had argued enough, Dongfang Qi stood up and said, "Although my savior is a woman, she is not inferior to a man. She can do things that men cannot do, and she deserves the title of Prince!"

Qi Zhaodi also supported his son, "The edict has been issued, no need to discuss this matter further!"

In the end, no matter if the civil and military officials were willing or not, Lin Qingyue's title as a Prince was officially settled.

Although conferring a title on a woman broke the precedent, apart from the title of Prince, it was essentially no different from a Princess.

Most importantly, there was no hereditary succession, which meant that the female prince was only for this generation and would not pass the title to future generations. There was also no intention to enter the court to discuss politics, so it would not shake the foundation of the patriarchal society.

To put it bluntly, it was just an honorary title, an empty Prince. It just meant her status was a bit higher, and she was on equal footing with other princes.

And for Dongfang Qi, the most important thing was that a Prince of a different surname didn't need to recognize relatives to be conferred.

After the morning court, more than half of the officials came to congratulate Lin Qingyue, calling her "Chaolan Female Prince" so smoothly.

Lin Qingyue originally just wanted to be a Princess, never expecting to become a Prince all of a sudden, which was beyond expectations, so of course she was happy.

The only thing that made her feel unlucky was that Dongfang Yan kept staring at her coldly.

Seeing Dongfang Yan walk over, the other ministers also sensibly dispersed.

Dongfang Yan said coldly, "Have you made enough trouble?"

"Trouble?" Lin Qingyue felt it was ridiculous, shrugged her shoulders, and said indifferently, "It doesn't matter if you think so. Just consider it me making trouble, from a discarded Wangfu concubine, I accidentally made trouble into a Chaolan Female Prince. Hmm, I like this title very much."

Mentioning "discarded Wangfu concubine," Dongfang Yan felt guilty again, "The previous matter was my fault. You are now a Prince, if you like... if you like, then be one."

It sounded like his favor.

Lin Qingyue didn't like his tone, and said with a cold face, "A good dog doesn't block the road, get lost."

Dongfang Yan said, "This is outside the court, and there are many civil and military officials watching, how can you scold me as a dog?" ===== CHAPTER 131 =====