Rebirth of the Noble Daughter

Chapter 121 121. Insight
As soon as I got to the corridor, I heard the lively voice of a family. I went in and took a look, and sure enough the whole family came.

The grandparents sit high in the hall, the parents, brother and sister-in-law are seated on the left, and the two uncles and aunts and cousin Si Ruo, whom I haven't seen for many days, are on the right.

"Grandfather, grandmother, forgive me, Ayao is late."

After finishing speaking, he kowtowed respectfully to the elders. This etiquette should be done on the second day of the new year. Unfortunately, Feng's family has been closing their doors to thank the family until today.

"Get up, get up."

The second elder gave a false lift, and Cui Gu next to the old lady Bai stepped forward to help her up. Feng Jinyao bowed respectfully in the direction of her uncle and aunt again, "I have seen my uncle, I have seen my aunt."

When the eldest aunt Lin heard about her, she frowned fiercely, and opened her mouth before anyone else could speak, "You child, you are weak in body and you still take care of your elder brother like this, tell us to listen and worry." It's more than half a month."

Feng Jinyao smiled, looked at all the elders with worried expressions, and quickly confessed and apologized.

"What my aunt said was that the situation was sudden at that time, and Ayao must pay attention next time."

It is said to be "blaming", but it is actually worrying. It feels good to be cared about like this. Madam Feng wiped tears with the tip of her eyes.

"Okay, okay, finally the rain is over and the sky is clear, and the things that His Majesty rewarded you have also been brought. When Yunhe's illness is completely cured, you two can enter the court again, otherwise people will be caught. But It's hard to tell."

After all, it is contagious smallpox, and if you are not careful, you will get entangled.

"Father-in-law, don't worry, my son-in-law knows what to do."

"Well, I have something to tell you when I come here today, so let them talk with your mother here."

"Yes, let's go to the study."

Seeing Bai Xiang get up, the two uncles stood up after him. Feng Jinxu had already entered the court as an official, so he naturally wanted to follow, but Feng Jinlin was a little embarrassed, not knowing whether he should go or not.

"Let's go, although you haven't entered the court, there are some things you should understand." Bai Xiang saw his hesitation and said specially.

Feng Jinlin put away her perverse temperament in the past, and replied respectfully and politely, "Yes".

After all the men in the hall filed out, Bai Siruo, who had been afraid to speak loudly before, jumped out.

Grandfather was strict and always valued rules. If he hadn't been around, Feng Jinyao would have spoken when she saw her.

"Ayao, you're worried about me."

"Those who celebrate the New Year, don't talk nonsense, touch the wood quickly." The eldest aunt Lin reminded, seeing the two of them getting along so well, I was really happy in my heart.

Turning to look at Wen who was sitting next to Mrs. Feng, she said.

"Brother has been suffering these days. We brought a lot of supplements. When he recovers, remember to stew them for him. And you, people with double bodies should pay special attention. Count the days, and you will be giving birth right now. It's midsummer, and the Eastern Capital City is always hot in summer, so I just brought you a cool jade mat this time, that thing can cool down without getting cold, so it's perfect for you."

Wen was a little flattered, she had been married for many years, and she hadn't dealt with relatives much, unexpectedly, this eldest aunt was very careful.

"Thank you, Auntie, for your concern."

"Don't thank me. If you want to thank you, thank your fourth aunt. This is her dowry."

She pointed teasingly at Princess Wen Yi sitting next to her.

The fourth aunt was born as a princess, and her dowry might still belong to Ouchi, so she was even more surprised for a while, and hesitated whether she could accept it.

"Sit down, good boy, you two aunts still have a lot of good things, you just use them."

When the old lady Bai spoke, the people present laughed happily.

Wen's cautious idea also gradually dissipated, and the whole family was full of excitement. They talked about gossip about Dongducheng for a while, and then asked people to prepare meals. Finally, they could have a neat reunion dinner. .

At the other end of the study room, there is a bit of darkness before the storm.

Feng Hai frowned, originally thought that his father-in-law called him to talk about something else, but he didn't expect that the matter of promotion had come to a conclusion.

"Brother, is it true?"

"Well, the decree of the transfer is already being drafted, and it is estimated that the decree will be delivered in a few days."

The front foot of the Feng family was closed due to smallpox. I'm afraid they won't even be able to go to the New Year's Qi Dynasty. Is this the decree?

Reminiscent of the unrest these days, he pondered that there must be a "fairy" behind him.

"I thought that you could stay in Beijing this time, so that you could help each other at home, but I didn't expect it to be a transfer. However, the post of Water Transport Director is promoted to a higher level, and it will be released for another three years. However, if you are in charge of six books, one of the ministers will not be able to escape."

The uncle of the Bai family, Bai Chaoan, looked determined. Although he was only a fifth-rank Hanlin scholar, he had many opportunities to see His Majesty on weekdays, so he was naturally good at guessing the holy will.

Originally, Feng Hai was assigned the position of servant of the household department, but unexpectedly, Mr. Wang, who was supposed to be transferred to the post of director of water transportation, made some mistakes. The difference fell on the head of my brother-in-law.

The director of water transportation has real power compared to the servant of the household department.

Although he is an official dispatched abroad and is not under the emperor's feet, he not only has the water transportation in the two Zhejiang provinces and thirteen states in his hands, but also has a 3000-man naval battalion in his hands.

In previous years, for this position, all the big families squeezed their heads here. I didn't expect my brother-in-law to be so lucky, and it was really wrong.

It's a pity that before the uncle of the Bai family had time to congratulate his brother-in-law, he saw Bai Xiang with a gloomy face and said nothing.

The fourth uncle saw that his father's expression was not right, so he tugged on his elder brother's sleeve to tell him not to be too happy.

After a while, Bai Xiang said slowly.

"Supervisor of Water Transport, outsiders look like a fat job, but this old man thinks he is a hot potato. If you do well, it is your duty as a minister, but if there is a slight mistake, it will be the disaster of destroying the family. Feng Hai, what are you doing?" want?"

"Father-in-law, my son-in-law has had some dealings with people from the Department of Water Transportation in the Ministry of Households these years. There are a lot of tricks here, and the matter of water transportation is very involved. Not to mention that paying the grain requisition will easily arouse public anger, the matter of grain transportation is a big deal. The scene of the gods fighting, passing through the thirteen prefectures, 700 million shi of grain departed from Zhenjiang, and there was not even half of it left when it arrived in Dongdu, one can imagine how much it was consumed on the way.”

"Is what you said true?"

Uncle Bai was surprised. The consumption of transported food is normal, and he can understand that officials at all levels deduct a little or two, but if there is not even half of it left, that would be an exaggeration.

Feng Hai looked serious and nodded solemnly.

The frightening thing is that such a situation is a matter of acquiescence in the court, and no one dares to speak out. Fortunately, the granaries in the capital are full now. If...he really dare not think about the consequences.

(End of this chapter)