In March, Mrs. Cheng's room was filled with people as usual. Qingfu sits at the small tea table with Cheng Enbao in his arms. Cheng Enbao is a four-year-old boy, and he is still in his arms all day long, walking without a hurry.
Nguyen was not as decent as Qing Fu. She stood beside Mrs. Cheng and kept pulling the veil, looking a little restless. After a while, a young servant finally ran in outside, stopped far away from the threshold and kowtowed: "My little one, please pay my respects to the old lady! Ladies and gentlemen, young masters and girls are well."
Nguyen's eyes suddenly lit up, and even Qingfu raised his head. Mrs. Cheng is old and has the best skills in nourishing qi. After hearing this, she still asked calmly, "The dispatch order from Jiuye has come down? What do the people who announce the good news say?"
"Rejoice, Jiuye took over the vacancy from the Ministry of Works and gave him to Yu Heng, a Qing official in the Ministry of Works."
The female family members let out an "ah". Mrs. Ruan was most concerned about this. She didn't understand the long list of official names, so she could only ask, "How many officials are you?"
"Positive fifth grade."
"It's the fifth rank." Ruan murmured, her mood was a bit complicated. On the one hand, she was proud that Cheng Yuanjing's official position was only fifth rank, and the official rank did not rise but fell, and on the other hand, she was a little worried about the Cheng family. After all, Cheng Yuanjing is the person with the highest official position and the best future in the Houfu. If he can't rise, the Yichun Houfu will only decline more and more.
No one in the room spoke except Mrs. Ruan, but Mrs. Ruan undoubtedly spoke the hearts of everyone. Cheng Min persuaded Mrs. Cheng to use the money to manage Cheng Yuanjing's relationship. Mrs. Cheng's boss was not happy, but she rationally knew that Cheng Min was right. Mrs. Cheng wanted to use this level to control the concubine, so that he knew not to think that being an official would free him from the control of his mother. As a result, Cheng Yuanjing's order was issued before Mrs. Cheng had finished putting on the air.
Zhengwupin is still an official of the Ministry of Industry. Mrs. Cheng was a little disappointed when she heard this official position, but more of it was dark. It's not that this official position is not high, but it is far from what everyone imagined.
The appointment of official positions is also very sequential. The really smooth Qingyun Road is that one was born in the Jinshi, entered the Hanlin, and lived a hard life for a few years, and then was sent to Shangzhou as a prefect. Those who can enter the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Personnel are the default cabinet scholars. After spending another seven or eight years in the six divisions, from serving as a minister to a minister, if there are no major mistakes during the tenure, you can enter the pavilion as a patriarch, die one, and move up one.
This is the ideal career resume for people in the world. If you don't get into the top two, it's better not to participate. The career career in the second half of your life is not destined to be high. If the first official of the jinshi is not an honest official and does not enter the Hanlin, then this person's future promotion space is also very limited.
Xiang Cheng Yuanjing, who was transferred to the field after the palace test, was really going high and low. No wonder the Duke of Changguo felt that the Cheng family did not manage and delayed the future of their children and grandchildren. Now that it was so easy to transfer back to Beijing, everyone was eagerly waiting for Cheng Yuanjing to study in a precious place such as the History Museum. As a result, they went to the Ministry of Industry.
Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Personnel is the head, followed by the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Works is the descendant.
Mrs. Cheng didn't understand what Yu Heng was, but she only knew that Cheng Yuanjing had entered the poorest and most tired labor department. According to her many years of life experience, if she did not become a Hanlin and entered the Ministry of Industry, she may have no room for promotion in the future.
Mrs. Cheng calmed down unknowingly, and thought silently, what kind of 4th-grade juvenile, who was born as a jinshi, no matter how nice it sounds, it's not mediocre. Qingfu also thought the same as Madam Cheng, she sneered in her heart, but she didn't show it on the surface, she laughed and shouted: "It's a good thing to be granted an official position, how many people have been idle in the capital for two or three years, and they can't be ranked as an official. Come and reward me."
The little servant received the reward and went out happily. Cheng Yujin shook her head secretly when she saw the expressions of Qingfu and others. In order to accurately find potential stocks, she deliberately studied the official positions of the imperial court. The more she knew, the better she could understand the way of changing official positions.
For example, this time, although Lang Zhongzheng's fifth-rank is lower than Cheng Yuanjing's fourth-rank when he was released, how can Beijing officials and foreign officials be the same. Even if it is a second-rank official from other provinces, it is not the same for the capital during the New Year and festivals. When it comes to power, it is not as good as the fourth-rank Beijing official.
Therefore, Cheng Yuanjing was transferred back to Beijing and successfully received an official position, which was an uncompromising promotion. He has entered six more departments. Although it is the lower engineering department, Yu Heng is in charge of the production of official stores in various regions, the military expenditure, military supplies, arms manufacturing and accounting of various provinces, as well as smelting and casting money. These are officials with real power and the core. that set.
Although the place is small and unobtrusive, it is extremely important.
Cheng Yujin doesn't think Cheng Yuanjing has failed in his career, but since Mrs. Cheng and Qingfu are willing to think so, what should she do. So Cheng Yujin also smiled and didn't speak.
However, it is still a happy event to be granted an official position. No one in the Cheng family has entered the six divisions before, and Cheng Yuanjing is still far beyond the average level of the Cheng family. Mrs. Cheng pretended to feel sorry for her two daughters-in-law for a while, and then she said: "It is common for officials to rise and fall, let Jiuye be calm, and don't let a single defeat frustrate his enterprising spirit. After all, Lao Shen is his first-mother, No matter what happens to him, I will always do my mother's duty. Let's take a subsidy of 100 taels from the public servant to Jiu Ye and hold a promotion banquet for him. As for who to invite and how to do it, let him decide for himself. ."
One hundred taels, Ruan Shi was speechless. Her monthly bill is only thirty taels of silver, and she is not like Qingfu. She has a dowry at an exorbitant price. She has to plan carefully to live decently. As a result, Madam Cheng dialed one hundred taels to Cheng Yuanjing with a wave of her hand.
There is a huge difference between having an official position and not having an official position.
In March, the weather is gradually gentle, the flowerbeds are sprouting new green, flowers can be seen everywhere in the courtyard, and the female relatives are also changing into light spring shirts one after another.
In the Jinning Courtyard, Cheng Yujin was wearing a white top with embroidered golden begonias on the bottom edge, as if begonia flowers spread to the skirt. Her skirt was also the same color, with faint golden lines. Cheng Yujin sat in the embroidery room and pierced the needle vertically without damaging the embroidery thread on the reverse side. Her needle arrangement was well-proportioned, taking into account both sides. She embroidered another word, and made short stitches several times in a row, hiding the end of the thread so that the thread ends were not exposed on both sides.
Forsythia watched from the side, in awe. Cheng Yujin's embroidery works are few, but they are so exquisite that they can calm down the scene as soon as they are taken out, which is significantly different from ordinary embroidery work. Especially the one-handed double-sided embroidery is simply amazing. Forsythia admires very much. The eldest girl has always been perfect in her work. As long as she does it with her hands, she must do her best. Even the embroidery movements are smooth and beautiful.
Seeing Cheng Yujin put down the needle, Forsythia hurriedly came up and rubbed Cheng Yujin's shoulder: "Girl, you have been embroidering for a while, rest your eyes."
"Yeah." Cheng Yujin responded and suddenly asked, "Is there a guest today, Ninth Uncle?"
"Yes, in the outer courtyard, I heard that Second Master Xu is also here."
Cheng Yujin thought for a while and asked, "When did it start?"
Forsythia frowned and thought, she was quick-tempered and had many maids, and was usually in charge of inquiring about news. Forsythia recalled for a while and said, "It's been a while, about an hour ago."
Cheng Yujin nodded, stood up and said, "let's go, I'm not sure about a word, go to Jiu Shu's study to see how he wrote it."
Forsythia froze for a moment: "Girl, there is no one in Jiuye's courtyard now, are you still going?"
"Of course." Cheng Yujin said with a serious face, "What a big event to congratulate the saint, how can it be delayed. Ninth uncle is not here, I'll just think about it myself. Go and prepare some snacks, maybe ninth uncle has a drink and let him wake up sober up."
Forsythia was a little confused, Du Ruo lightly bumped her elbow, and she woke up like a dream and went outside to prepare cakes. Du Ruo could see clearly that the drunkard's intention was not to drink, the eldest girl had another plan.
Du Ruo understood in her heart, and without saying a word, she quickly picked up the needles and threads on the table and asked, "Girl, do you want to change?"
"No, I'm going to visit Ninth Uncle. It's better to be more homely." Cheng Yujin straightened the skirt and said with satisfaction, "Let's go."
Cheng Yuanjing's yard was really empty. Cheng Yujin came to the study every day during this period, and the servants of Chenming Court knew her very well. The servant asked if he could invite Cheng Yuanjing to come back, but Cheng Yujin said no, and sat in the east room by himself, took a pen and paper, and copied Cheng Yuanjing's words stroke by stroke.
After a while, footsteps sounded outside, and it was Cheng Yuanjing who came back. But listen to the voice, there are others.
The little servant ran over and reported to Cheng Yuanjing: "Ninth Master, the eldest girl is inside and has been sitting for half an hour."
As soon as the words fell, Cheng Yujin appeared beside Duobao Pavilion and greeted Cheng Yuanjing with a smile: "Ninth Uncle, you are back."
Cheng Yuanjing was a little dazed for a while, as if Cheng Yujin also belonged to this room and had been waiting for him to come back. Cheng Yuanjing quickly settled down and asked, "Why are you here? Why are you sitting alone?"
"I'm not sure how to write a word, so I want to ask Uncle Jiu. Since you're not here, I'll sit here and wait for a while." Cheng Yujin walked out of Dongcijian and saw a few people behind Cheng Yuanjing. She was stunned for a moment, then looked at Cheng Yuanjing hesitantly: "Ninth Uncle, this is..."
Cheng Yuanjing's confused mind suddenly became clear. He glanced behind him. These people were young people he was optimistic about. After the banquet in front of him was over, he brought a few familiar people into the room to discuss. Those who can enter Cheng Yuanjing's eyes are young talents with good prospects.
The original purpose is here. He had been lowered his head just now, and he thought she was waiting for him.
Cheng Yujin got his wish and turned his attention to the guests behind Cheng Yuanjing. She originally expected that Cheng Yuanjing was a Jinshi in the 19th year of Jianwu, and there were only a few Jinshi in a year. Cheng Yuanjing has been out for many years, and now he has just returned. Taking advantage of the time of the appointment of officials, there should be many Jinshi of the same year to visit him. After the banquet, it is impossible for them to find another place to talk. Cheng Yujin came to Cheng Yuanjing's yard to gamble, and it turned out that she won the gamble.
Cheng Yujin was the first to notice two young people, one was shy and smiling, the other was taciturn, and then saw that Xu Zhixian was also there, and the most disappointing was Huo Changyuan.
When Xu Zhixian saw her, he wondered, "Sister Jin, why are you here?"
Cheng Yujin's eyes swept away from Huo Changyuan, and she was too lazy to give alms at all. She looked at Xu Zhixian with a smile, and said, "Second cousin."
The fair and handsome young man smiled: "Yo, your family is interesting, why is one called elder sister and the other elder brother? Who is the elder?"
Cheng Yujin was waiting for this sentence. She looked at Cheng Yuanjing and asked, "Ninth uncle, who is this?"
Cheng Yuanjing looked at Cheng Yujin quietly, did she take him for a fool? Weighing the pork, and ran him here to pick it up