Lord Wang hadn't arrived yet, but his voice had come in first. "I heard Lord Wang's joyful voice from a distance, but what good news has happened?"
Wang Ju was delighted. "Lord Zhou has been promoted to the third rank and will temporarily serve as the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue. The official who will deliver the imperial edict will be here soon."
Lord Wang took a moment to calm down. There was a gap. He was not the Minister of Personnel. Lord Zhou was in the Ministry of Personnel, which was a great help to him. But the Ministry of Revenue was also a good place. "Congratulations, sir."
Zhou Shuren complained about the Ministry of Revenue in his heart, but he was still full of joy. This was a big leap. "Congratulations, congratulations."
Lord Wang listened to Wang Ju telling what happened in the court with dim eyes. This was the advantage of having someone higher up. Wang Ju had a good family background and was well-informed. No matter whether it was a happy event or a bad one, there would be someone to inform Wang Ju. Unlike him, he was completely in the dark.
Lord Wang asked, "Now that you have come to Beijing, who will take over as the prefect of Jinzhou?"
Wang Ju felt that it was most likely him. Zhou Shuren had arranged something for him, otherwise his father would not have been so active in helping out. These days, officials in the government office not only flattered Lord Zhou, but also him. However, he was not sure without receiving an imperial decree. "It all depends on the emperor's will."
Lord Wang smiled. He really asked a unnecessary question. Anyway, it was certain that it couldn't be him.
At noon, Zhulan sent away the official who announced the imperial edict. This time, there was no chaos at all. Zhou Shuren sent it back as soon as he got the news. Zhulan was very confident that the emperor would give it to her together with the imperial decree. The reason was very simple. Who asked her to raise Rongchuan!
Zhulan saw that the servants were all very happy, "This month's salary will be tripled, everyone should also share in the joy."
Steward Ding said excitedly, "Thank you, Madam."
When the master gets promoted, the servants will be treated as superior when they go out.
Butler Ding felt that he was lucky. Although he experienced some twists and turns in his middle age, he was blessed in the second half of his life. In a blink of an eye, he became the butler of a third-rank official.
Zhulan's imperial robes were also changed. She was a lady of the third rank, and the gems on her headdress had changed to become more gorgeous.
Xue Han whispered, "Mom, Dad might be able to get you a royal consort!"
Her father is so amazing. I wonder how many years it will take Rongchuan to achieve the same success as her father!
Zhulan touched the imperial robe, and she also firmly believed this, "Yes."
Li wanted to reach out and touch it, but she didn't dare. Even though her hands were no longer rough, she still didn't dare to reach out. She could only stare at it curiously, "Mother, this imperial robe is so gorgeous."
Zhulan smiled, "You will wear it too."
Li grinned, "Ah, I can only count on my son."
Boss Zhou was jealous. Mrs. Li could still count on her son to ask for an imperial decree, but what about him? Now his wife dislikes him again. Don't think he didn't see the look of disdain in her eyes!
Zhao said, "Mother, now that the imperial edict has arrived, should we hurry up and pack our bags?"
Although they packed up some things privately, they didn't dare to do anything big. What they packed up were all trivial things that they would not use. After being in Jinzhou for a few years, they had accumulated quite a lot of things!
Zhulan said, "You should all hurry up and pack your luggage. Send the packed luggage to the capital first. You don't have to wait to leave together."
The convoy must be very long. I don’t know how much money the Zhou family has. It’s better to separate them.
Li was a little anxious, as there were so many things in the main room, but today was her mother-in-law's wedding day, so one day wouldn't make any difference.
The group returned to the main courtyard, and Zhulan sat down and said, "You don't have to surround me, just do what you need to do."
Xue Han continued, "I'll just stay here with mom. Brothers and sisters-in-law should hurry up and pack their bags, so we don't get in a rush later."
Seeing that the eldest and second sisters-in-law were silent, Su Xuan smiled and said, "Mother, then our fourth room will go back first."
Zhulan nodded, "Go ahead."
Li blinked her eyes. This fourth sister-in-law was very confident. "Mom, I'll go back too."
"Let's all go back. We can just have some fun together in the evening."
Soon everyone went back home. Zhulan took the paper and said, "Girl, come and write a letter to your sister."
Xue Han took the paper and said, "Mom, do you want to write a letter to the clan leader's family?"
"The letter from the clan leader was written by your father himself when he returned."
Xue Han, "Mom, I have to tell my uncle too."
"Yes, write a few more."
Zhulan arranged for her daughter to write a letter, and she took Mrs. Song to the storehouse. The storehouse had been tidied up, with both valuable and inexpensive items marked. Zhulan said, "I'll ask Butler Ding to come over later and transport it to the capital tomorrow."
Mrs. Song, "This trip to the capital is too eye-catching."
"Send it in three trips. Divide the saved wood into three batches, and carry some wood with each trip."
Mrs. Song: "Yes."
Zhulan left the warehouse and said, "After we come to Beijing this time, we won't have to move again."
Packing is a really tiring job. Some of the valuable items were packed by Zhulan and Mrs. Song themselves. Now, Mrs. Song is the only one who knows the family's financial situation.
In the eldest room, although Mrs. Li was chubby, she was very agile. There were things everywhere on the floor and tables in the room, but Mrs. Li walked back and forth without knocking anything over.
At first, Boss Zhou had told his wife to be careful, but now, he was sitting on a chair watching his wife running around the room.
Boss Zhou felt a little pain on his forehead as he listened to Li's mumbling, "After all these years, you still haven't learned how to put things in order. You can't even find them yourself when you put them away."
Li glared, "I've been worrying about the children and you all day. I've been focusing on you guys, so I don't have the brain to think about things."
Boss Zhou: "... ...you are right no matter what you say."
Li straightened her back and said, "Because everything I said is right."
Boss Zhou, “… .”
In the second room, Zhao was also busy and sweating, "There are so many things, why didn't I notice them before?"
Yu Shuang wiped the sweat from her forehead. She was tired of putting away all these valuable things herself. "Mom, there must be all the furniture in the capital. Let's get rid of the big pieces that are not used."
Zhao took two sips of water to quench her thirst and said, "You are right. Some of the things that are no longer needed should indeed be disposed of."
Yu Shuang took a break and continued to pack the boxes. She had to go back to the house to pack her things soon. She had a lot of things!
In the fourth room, Chang Zhi cleaned up his study by himself. Su Xuan felt tired just watching him. "You really don't need your mother-in-law's help?"
Chang Zhi shook his head. "I packed my things myself. I can find them wherever I put them when we get to the capital. My wife packed them up, and it will be difficult to put them away when we get to the capital."
Su Xuan sat on the chair and said, "Husband, you should also work harder. When will you ask for a higher title than the county lady?"
Chang Zhi almost dropped the book in his hand when he heard this. "The county lord is a second-rank official. Madam, you have really high expectations of me!"
Su Xuan smiled and said, "People need to have ideas when they are alive. Only when you have ideas can you work hard!"
Chang Zhi didn't plan to pay any attention to his wife. He really didn't dare to think about becoming a first-rank lady. His father had the opportunity to ask for a title for his mother, but he didn't dare to think about it.
Su Xuan was just teasing her husband and putting him under some pressure. She knew in her heart that her father-in-law had had the best of both worlds, and it would be difficult for him to have another one.