Bai Shan helped Zhou Man get out of the car, and then looked up at the gate of the new mansion, saw the three characters "Prince Lord's Mansion" written on the plaque, couldn't help laughing, turned around and gave Zhou Man a big gift, "Miss, for husband I'm going to eat soft rice again."
Zhou Man narrowed his eyes with a smile, and waved generously: "Eat! Eat whatever you want!"
The gate opened, and the servants of the mansion came out in an orderly manner, bowing and saluting: "Welcome Lord Lang back to the mansion."
Bai Shan smiled slightly, and stretched out his hand to help Zhou Man enter the door. Madam Liu and Mrs. Zheng waited inside the door with Bai Jingxing's little friend. When they saw the couple coming back, their eyes were slightly wet, "It's good to be back, it's good to be back."
The little boy Bai Jingxing had been separated from his father for half a year, and he still hadn't forgotten him, so he looked at him for a while and then threw himself into his arms, "Daddy?"
Bai Shan touched her little face, "Daddy is dirty, I will hug you after changing clothes."
Zheng Shi said: "The hot water is prepared for you, go take a bath and change clothes."
Bai Shan responded, helped Zhou Man back to the main courtyard, looked around and said with a smile: "Although the scenery is not as exquisite as Zhou's house, the house is spacious."
"Go take a bath first, and you can take a closer look at the house tomorrow," Zhou Man said, "There is a door in the backyard of our house that faces the Princess Mansion, so our house is just across the street from Bai Er, he is not very busy. , it’s easy to find him to play with when you’re resting.”
Bai Shan said with disgust, "I'm not going to play with him."
Having said that, Bai Shan still said to Zhou Man: "I have shared some spoils for this time against the pirates. The convoy is right behind. When it arrives, you can share some with him."
Respond to Zhou Man.
In the evening, the family of five had a reunion dinner and got together to talk for a long time. The husband and wife did not have time to talk alone until they were lying on the bed.
Zhou Man leaned against Bai Shan's arms, obviously very sleepy, but refused to close his eyes to sleep, but pulled him and asked, "Why does it take so long to report today?"
Bai Shan said with a smile: "Your Majesty and the crown prince are very concerned about the people's livelihood in Qingzhou, especially the future development of Beihai County, so I will talk a little longer."
Zhou Man tried his best to raise his head to look at him, and asked, "Did Your Majesty tell you about the official arrangement?"
Zhou Man frowned and said, "Before you came back, I inquired with Cui Shangshu, and there are currently three suitable positions to be released. From Cui Shangshu's point of view, he prefers to let you go to Luozhou. This should also be the meaning of His Majesty." .”
"Luozhou is the fiefdom of Prince Gong, but it is still the eastern capital. Since King Gong was punished, his fiefdom has been reduced, and there is still a lot to do there." It is considered the center of the Central Plains, so it has a great influence, and Zhou Man is getting more and more sleepy. His eyes were almost closed, but he grabbed Bai Shan's lapel and said, "But it's not far from the capital."
At least it is much closer than Qingzhou.
Bai Shan gently patted her on the back, coaxing her to sleep and said: "Sleep first, I will talk to you tomorrow."
"No," Zhou Man insisted even though his eyes were closed with sleepiness, "Tell me, otherwise I won't be able to sleep well at night."
Bai Shan pondered for a moment, then sighed: "Okay, let me tell you, I decided to stay in Beijing."
Zhou Man opened his eyes at once, and looked at Bai Shan in shock, "Stay in the middle of the capital? If your achievements in the past five years are released, you can take over the governor of a place, and when you come back, you can..."
Bai Shan stopped her words and said with a smile: "Your assumption is that everything is going well, but things that haven't happened yet, you can't just think about the good and not the bad."
Zhou Man asked: "Then tell me, what are the disadvantages of putting it out at this time?"
She frowned and said, "With your qualifications, it's best to continue to release at this time."
Bai Shan hugged her and said: "There are many disadvantages, being separated from you, unable to participate in the growth of the two children, and unable to be filial to grandmother and mother."
He paused, then reached out his hand to touch her protruding abdomen and said, "It's hard to get pregnant, it's even harder to give birth, and it's even harder to raise a child. I can't put all these responsibilities on you alone, let alone you in court. His role is no less than mine, and the burden on his shoulders is heavier than mine."
Zhou Man was speechless.
"There are also grandma and mother," Bai Shan said softly, "I have devoted myself to studying these years, and I have done a lot of things. I haven't spent much time with my mother, and my grandma is old, so I can't leave them in the capital anymore. I also need my grandmother to work hard for my official career."
When Zhou Man heard it, he felt a little guilty, "Since I returned to Beijing, my grandmother has been working hard for me, and I can't help with family matters at all."
Bai Shan: "If you say that, I will be even more ashamed to see you. After all, you still have two children."
Zhou Man thought for a while and said: "Okay, if you don't let it out, you don't let it out, you can do whatever you want, so what kind of position is staying in Beijing?"
"Although there is no decree, Your Majesty and the Crown Prince intend to let me go to the door."
Zhou Man's eyes lit up, "Advising the doctor?"
Bai Shan couldn't help reaching out to touch her forehead, "It's not burning, what are you thinking, do you think it's possible?"
He said: "It's for Shizhong!"
Zhou Man chuckled, "It's not bad to give it a try, it's the fifth grade, it's just..."
"It's just going around for a while. After going out for a circle, the official position after returning is the same as that of Zhongshu Sheren before the release." Bai Shan couldn't help laughing, "Sounds like a joke, doesn't it?"
Zhou Man murmured, "That's why I guess it's about admonishing the doctor."
But obviously, good things cannot all happen to their family, so no miracle happened to Bai Shan.
Three days after Bai Shan returned to Beijing to report on his duties, His Majesty issued a decree to promote Bai Shan as a subordinate of the province.
The Ministry of Officials quickly issued an official document, asking him to take office after returning to his hometown at a selected time.
Bai Shan went to the Ministry of Officials to apply for postponement of the vacation, and decided to save the vacation and wait until later.
This kind of thing often happens, but the official department has no objection, after completing the formalities for him, he said: "Master Bai, then you will take office in the future."
"yes."
After completing the formalities, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials smiled and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Bai."
Bai Shan smiled and said, "Thank you."
As soon as he left, an official next to him stopped him and said, "Don't talk nonsense."
"What's the matter, he jumped three levels in a row and was promoted to a fifth-rank official position in one fell swoop, isn't that worthy of congratulations?"
"Do you know what position he was before he was released?"
"What position?"
"Zhongshu Sheren!"
"It was released by mistake?"
"No, but to accumulate experience."
"How did you become a county magistrate? If someone from Zhongshushe is released, you can't be a local governor, but you should be a long history, Sima, etc. How can you be a county magistrate?"
"It's Xiaxian County. Beihai County was only Xiaxian County when he went there, and was promoted to Zhongxian County later. How old were you when he was released? You only reached the crown. How could you become the governor?"
"Then did he let go of his loneliness this trip? Five years, after going around and around, he returned to Beijing and was still a fifth grade."