What are these people here for
Zhou Shaojin frowned.
But they came to find Cheng Gao. If she interfered, what would become of Cheng Hao
She thought for a moment and said, "Just watch from the sidelines. If something goes wrong, come and tell me."
The little maidservant responded and left.
Xie asked curiously, "Are they from the second and third houses?"
She had also heard about the Cheng family's division, but she had only heard about it based on what others had said and had no idea whether it was true or not.
Because it involves Zhou Shaojin, she said implicitly: "If you are curious, you can go back and ask my second sister-in-law. I have already told the concierge that if these two people come, they must let me know."
So as to avoid any more trouble.
Perhaps it had something to do with her memories of her previous life, she always felt that Cheng Shi and the others were rather utilitarian and would not come to Cheng Gao for no reason. She did not like dealing with such people.
Xie nodded somewhat awkwardly.
After all, this is a thing of the past, and it seems a bit inappropriate for her to ask this.
Zhou Shaojin smiled and said, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that this matter is very complicated and I don't know how to tell you, so I asked you to ask Second Sister-in-law when you go back."
Only then did Xie think of the rumors outside.
It is said that the branch of the Jinling Cheng family is related to the great aunt Yuan.
Is it because of this that the young aunt is embarrassed to say anything
She felt that she knew the inside story, so she was too embarrassed to ask Zhou Shaojin again. She smiled and changed the subject, saying, "I wonder what mother and grandmother are talking about? They have been talking for such a long time and still haven't come out."
Zhou Shaojin did not go out on Buddha's Birthday. Xie was about to give birth. Qiu and Xie did not go out either. Yuan came to congratulate Zhou Shaojin on her pregnancy. She sat at Chaoyang Gate for a while and then left on the pretext of feeling unwell. This time Qiu brought Xie to greet Old Madam Guo. Zhou Shaojin and Xie, two pregnant women, sat under the wisteria trellis in the yard, talking, drinking drinks, eating fruits and snacks. Qiu stayed in Old Madam Guo's room for a long time without coming out.
Zhou Shaojin thought this kumquat honey tea was very refreshing and said with a smile, "One is your mother-in-law and the other is my mother-in-law. They are both kind and amiable people. No matter what they say, we just listen to them."
Xie was stunned, and a hint of realization flashed in his eyes.
Is it because of this that my aunt and grandmother have such a good relationship
No wonder every time I go back to my parents' home or my mother comes to see her, she asks her to learn from her aunt.
She smiled gently and said, "Aunt is right."
He put the matter behind him and started chatting with Zhou Shaojin about family matters with a smile.
The little maid who had just come to tell Zhou Shaojin the news ran in and panted to Zhou Shaojin, "Madam, Master Nashi has asked Master Gao to go out for a drink, and Master Gao has agreed, so he's leaving now."
Zhou Shaojin asked the maid to call Qin Ziji in, and told Qin Ziji: "Hurry up and send someone who is experienced and smart to follow him, but make sure nothing happens to Master Gao. Especially those things that may not matter now but will affect Master Gao's career in the future."
The Qin family had been the stewards of the Cheng family for a long time. Although the matter was suppressed at the beginning, how could it be hidden from the Qin family? Moreover, Qin Ziji was here to be the steward of Cheng Chi. Rather than letting him listen to other people's nonsense, it was better to let him know the inside story.
He knew better than Qiu what Cheng Shi and Cheng Zheng had done.
Qin Ziji replied "yes" respectfully, turned around, arranged his own affairs next to Cheng Gao, and accompanied him out.
With Qin Ziji taking over, Zhou Shaojin felt relieved.
When Mrs. Qiu helped Madam Guo out, she happily went to greet them and asked if Madam Guo and Mrs. Qiu wanted to sit in the garden: "… The weather is so good today. It would be good for my brother and his wife to walk around more."
Mrs. Qiu looked at Mrs. Guo with a smile.
Mrs. Guo seemed to be in a good mood and said "OK" with a smile. The maid and the old woman carried Yun'er and went to the garden together.
On the way, Mrs. Guo said to Zhou Shaojin and Xie: "Erlang is doing very well in Shandong. There is a vacancy in the Dali Temple, and his superiors recommended him to take up the position there. Your mother-in-law came to tell me this specially - if things go well, he can come back to preside over your child's hundred-day ceremony."
"This is really a good thing." Zhou Shaojin hurriedly congratulated Qiu.
Mrs. Qiu said shyly, "This matter has not been completely settled yet. I am a little undecided, so I came to discuss it with my mother-in-law. She said it is a good idea."
Cheng Wei first gained experience in the Hanlin Academy, and then was sent back. Now that he has experience in serving in local areas, he will be able to get a better position in the six ministries and three temples when he comes back. This is of course a good thing!
Mrs. Xie had never met this father-in-law before, and she also congratulated Mrs. Qiu.
Qiu hugged Xie and said angrily, "Child, why are you teasing me? Your father-in-law is back, and there will be someone to discipline our brother. This is a big deal." As she said this, she hugged Yun'er in her arms and said, "When our second uncle comes back, he will be so happy to see our Yun'er! Then let your second uncle buy you some delicious food, okay?"
Yun Ge'er only heard about buying delicious food, nodded repeatedly, and even made a request: "I want to eat the roujiamo made by the crooked neck in the west of the city."
Ji Ying came to see him once and brought him Roujiamo made by the crooked neck in the west of the city. He has been thinking about it ever since. Now Ji Ying brings him Roujiamo every time she comes. He eats so much that he licks his fingers. Zhou Shaojin sent the cook to check it out. Maybe there is a secret recipe, but it is not as good as the crooked neck.
Hearing him say this, Qiu burst into laughter and said, "Brother Yun only wants to eat roujiamo?"
Yun Ge'er nodded and said seriously, "It's delicious!"
This made Mrs. Guo and Zhou Shaojin laugh as well.
Mrs. Qiu asked about Chunwan's wedding: "It is said that it is scheduled for the tenth day of May? I will come to give her a box then."
Madam Guo smiled and said, "Not only are you coming to add to the box, I also told Dalang's wife to come and add to the box for this child. Logically, she should have been married off a long time ago, but she has been worried about Silang's wife in her room, so she has delayed her marriage. This time she even said that she wanted to wait until Shaojin gave birth safely... This child has taken on Silang's wife's temperament, she is single-minded, and I think she must be married off in a grand and lively manner."
Xie couldn't help but stare.
Mrs. Qiu readily agreed, and even joked with a smile: "We have wedding wine to drink again!"
Seeing that Mrs. Guo thinks so highly of the Spring Festival Gala, Zhou Shaojin decides to postpone Bitao's wedding until next year, so that the two of them will not have any different thoughts due to the huge difference between the two marriages if they get married one after the other.
When she got back, she said to Bi Tao: "Now that Chun Wan is gone, you are the only one by my side. I brought you here from my mother's home. You have to take care of the things in my house."
Bi Tao was not one to worry too much, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Madam, we should have dealt with Sister Chunwan's affairs first, and I will listen to you on this matter."
After careful selection, Zhou Shaojin chose the cousin of Biyu's husband for Bitao.
The Spring Festival Gala will no longer serve her.
After she gets married, Biyu will take over Zhou Shaojin's housework.
Zhou Shaojin talked to Bitao for a while before letting her leave.
As soon as she left, Jixiang came in and whispered to Zhou Shaojin, "Chief Steward Qin sent someone to report that it was Master Zheng who was treating us today. Master Zheng had sought the position of Magistrate of Jimo County and would be taking up the post soon. Master Shi and Master Pan came to welcome Master Zheng. We heard that Master Gao had come to the capital, so we invited him to have a drink together. We didn't do anything else."
"Uncle Zheng went to Jimo County?" Zhou Shaojin was a little surprised, but felt it was reasonable.
In his previous life, Cheng Zheng was protected by Cheng Jing. He not only passed the examination to become a scholar-official, but also stayed in the six ministries to observe politics and became a Beijing official. He also married the daughter of Wang Jian, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel. In this life, he stood on the side of Cheng Shi. How could Cheng Jing care about him? He did not pass the examination to become a scholar-official. With his personality, how could he easily find a job? But sometimes, he had no choice. If he wanted a better job, he had to have someone to help him plan it.
He, Cheng Shi and Pan Zhuo all passed the imperial examination and became Jinshi. Cheng Xu wanted to consider Cheng Shi first, and Pan Zhi wanted to consider Pan Zhuo first, so he had no choice but to do it on his own.
However, Jimo County is in Shandong, and Cheng Wei is also in Shandong... Could it be that he is looking for Cheng Gao because of Cheng Wei
It’s not that Zhou Shaojin wants to think of him in this way, but Cheng Zheng was such a person in his previous life.
When Cheng Chi came back, she told him about this.
Cheng Chi said as he changed his clothes, "Don't be suspicious. He probably wants to find my second brother. He was able to get the position of Jimo County Magistrate because of my second brother's help. Hasn't he been hanging out in the Ministry of Personnel these days? It just so happens that the newly appointed Langzhong of the Ministry of Personnel's Selection Department is a colleague of my second brother. He used to work in Shaanxi and was just transferred this year. He heard that Cheng Shi was our nephew, so he got him the position of Jimo County Magistrate. You know, even so, he will definitely write to my second brother afterwards. Cheng Zheng encountered many setbacks in the capital this year, so he lost some of his arrogance of "I passed the imperial examination without the eldest son of the Cheng family."
"Cheng Zheng looked for me, but I was busy. He couldn't get through to my elder brother either. He invited Gao Ge'er out for dinner, most likely for this matter."
Zhou Shaojin asked, "Does he think that cousin Gao will help him?"
Cheng Chi smiled and reminded her: "Aren't you and Jia Yatou very good friends?"
So in the end, I still wanted to hit her.
Zhou Shaojin was unhappy: "In his heart, am I so easy to talk to?"
"He doesn't think you're easy to talk to." Cheng Chi changed his clothes and sat next to Zhou Shaojin. He held her hand and said softly, "He thinks that he grew up with Gao Ge'er. Although Gao Ge'er won't add icing on the cake for him, he won't add insult to injury. He wants Gao Ge'er to speak for him."
"Gao Ge'er shouldn't be so confused, right?" Zhou Shaojin pouted, "Gao Ge'er knows what he did back then."
"But most people forget the pain once the wound has healed." Cheng Chi said with a smile, "I will tell Gao Ge'er about this matter and ask my second brother to do a favor for Cheng Zheng so that Cheng Zheng can take up his post with peace of mind."
Zhou Shaojin stared.
Cheng Chi whispered in her ear, "Don't worry. I know what to do! Hasn't the Third House always thought that as long as they have a Jinshi, it will be enough? Now not only has their Third House produced a Jinshi, but they have also successfully become an official. The Third House has been swallowing their anger for generations. Even if they are calm and steady, they will get carried away and do wrong things. In addition, the Second House sold this favor to them, so they thought that the First House would not care about them and would definitely move out of Jiuru Lane... By the time they realize that it is not so easy to climb from the county magistrate to the county magistrate, it will be too late!"
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Hey guys, today's update.
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※(To be continued)