Do you know: I should be fat and you should be thin!

Upon learning of this, Wang, the registrar, and his colleagues offered their congratulations and presented him with gifts.

Zhou Ning hosted a banquet for everyone, then excitedly rushed back to Shanyue Xianting with the official document in hand.

"Wife! Great news! Xiaoqing, go and call Wei Xiaoniang here!" Zhou Ning said.

Xiaoqing immediately went to Banmu Yunlu to ask for help!

Yu Yanran asked, "What happy occasion?"

"See for yourself!" Zhou Ning handed her the official complaint document.

Yu Yanran opened the document and said, "Special appointment as a Censor, fifth rank, to return to the capital to assume his post! Is this true?"

Zhou Ning picked her up naturally and said, "Of course it's true. Who would dare to forge official documents? We can go back to Bianjing now. You can see your grandparents again. Aren't you happy?"

"I'm so happy! I'm so happy!" Yu Yanran cupped Zhou Ning's face and kissed him!

Over the past year, she would often tell Minglan about her troubles in her letters. Minglan also gave her a suggestion: to go back to the capital and ask the old lady of the He family for help to improve her health!

After Sheng Hualan had her daughter, there was no further news until this year when she gave birth to a son. Both mother and child are safe and healthy!

Yu Yanran was naturally anxious, but how could she possibly go to Bianjing alone for a medical consultation!

What if Wei Zhi gets pregnant during my two-month trip back and forth? Then it would really be...

Besides, she couldn't bear to be apart for two months. Although they had been together for two years, she had long been used to Zhou Ning teasing her with massages, being intimate with her, and saying intimate things to her every day.

Wei Zhi arrived soon after and was happy to learn that Zhou Ning had been transferred to a position in the capital and promoted to the fifth rank of Supervising Secretary.

Zhou Ning put one leg around each of them and said, "I know you're a little anxious, but we can't rush things when it comes to children. I've achieved success at a young age, and I'm still very young!"

He wanted to educate them that most men begin producing sperm after entering puberty at 15-16 years old, at which point they become fertile.

Only a small percentage of children who reach sexual maturity early may possess this ability as early as 11-12 years old.

The golden age for male fertility is between 24 and 35 years old, when quality of life and physical condition are at their peak, and the probability of conception is the highest!

I'm 15 this year, and I'll be 16 after the New Year, so there's no rush at all!

However, he wasn't a doctor, so no one would believe him even if he shared this strange knowledge!

"My lady, please write a letter for me to Brother Changbai, telling him that I will be returning to the capital soon! I need to pack my things these next few days so that I can quickly hand over my duties to Magistrate Hua! Zhi'er, you assist my lady in getting everything packed as soon as possible! This time we will take a detour by water, going upstream along the Yangtze River and then the Grand Canal. Even if it is affected by the wind direction and water speed, we will arrive in twenty days," Zhou Ning said.

Yu Yanran nodded. She was just about to write a letter to Minglan, so she decided to write one to Sheng Changbai as well!

Five days later, the new Magistrate Hua arrived, and Zhou Ning began the handover!

He was known for his integrity and was highly praised by his colleagues and the people. Magistrate Hua made the handover very quickly, and the entire process was completed in less than half a month!

September 1st!

Zhou Ning and his group walked out of the county government office, preparing to leave Tianchang County.

The villagers of Dongcun arrived carrying an inscribed stone tablet, which they erected in front of the county government office, recording Zhou Ning's achievements.

In the past two and a half years, 1,286 cases have been solved, and all the criminals have confessed and accepted their punishment!

He cultivated a hundred scholars and three candidates for the imperial examinations for the county!

They dug canals to draw water and built 236 wells for the convenience of the people!

They caught thieves and bandits, maintained public order, and captured over a hundred bandits!

One achievement after another, densely packed on a stone tablet!

The villagers of Xicun also came, carrying umbrellas made by the villagers themselves, embroidered with their names, to present to Zhou Ning as a token of their gratitude.

The villagers of Nancun spontaneously brought wine and lined up along the roadside to bid farewell.

The villagers of Beicun presented Zhou Ning with a plaque inscribed with the words "Love the people like your own children," insisting on giving it to him to take away.

Seeing the crowds of people seeing him off stretching for miles, Zhou Ning couldn't help but shed tears. This was the starting point of his official career, and it was destined to be the place he would never forget.

"May you rest in peace, Your Excellency!"

"Your Excellency, please return to Tianchang for a visit when you have time!"

"Your Excellency..."

Magistrate Hua personally escorted Zhou Ning out of the city, taking in everything that happened. He knew that everyone was calling for Zhou Ning, and he felt honored to be part of it.

Only by acting in this way can one be worthy of the title of Supreme Ruler of the Hundred Miles!

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The Sheng family!

"Grandmother, Sister Yanran has written a letter. She will be returning to the capital soon, and she would like to ask Grandmother He to help take care of her health," Sheng Minglan said.

Grandma Sheng smiled and said, "I've had her grandmother tell her to come to Bianjing as soon as possible, but she kept putting it off. Has she finally come to her senses?"

The main reason was that Zhou Ning's term was less than three years, still a few months short, and Old Madam Sheng did not expect him to be promoted and return to the capital.

"No, Grandmother, it's my younger brother Pengqi who's coming back. He's been promoted and has to return to the capital to take up his post! Sister Yanran is going back to the capital with him!" Sheng Minglan said.

Grandma Sheng asked, "It shouldn't have been three years. The imperial examinations aren't until next year, are they? Even if Grand Tutor Yu did contribute, unless his achievements are exceptionally outstanding, it's impossible for him to be promoted so leniently! What official position did he get promoted to?"

"Sister Yanran said in her letter that he has been promoted to Attendant Censor! A fifth-rank official! Doesn't that mean he's on the same level as Father? Little Brother Pengqi is only 15!" Minglan exclaimed in surprise.

Grandma Sheng praised, "A Censor... truly remarkable! Don't be fooled by your father's high rank of Grand Master of the Palace, a mere fifth-rank official! In truth, he surpasses him! Do you even know what a Censor does?"

"Grandmother, please tell me, I don't know. Sister Yanran was so proud of herself in her letter. She said that when the people knew that Brother Pengqi was leaving, they erected a monument and made umbrellas for the people. I suppose her achievements are outstanding!" Minglan said with a smile.

Old Madam Sheng said, "That explains it! The position of Supervising Secretary grants the authority to advise the Emperor on the merits and demerits of government affairs, and has the power to recommend talented individuals! They can review imperial edicts and memorials submitted by officials. They can participate in the review of the selection of civil officials by the Ministry of Personnel, and can also supervise the trial of major cases!"

"Amazing..." Minglan exclaimed in surprise again.

"Officials with this title are often promoted to important central government positions more quickly, or at the very least, they are sent to serve as important prefects or governors. What a pity!" Old Madam Sheng sighed.

Minglan knew that her grandmother regretted that Zhou Ning hadn't chosen her back then.

No, that's not right. Actually, she did choose to become his concubine!

This is terrible!

Sheng Changbai received a letter on the same day, and seeing that it wasn't Zhou Ning's handwriting, he summoned Shou'an Hall: "Grandmother, all is well! Sixth Sister, this isn't Pengqi's handwriting. Did you receive the wrong letter?"

Minglan took it and glanced at it, then confirmed, "This is Sister Yanran's handwriting. He must be quite busy, so he asked Sister Yanran to write it for him!"

"So it's true?" Sheng Changbai exclaimed excitedly.

The main reason is that Zhou Ning's three-year term is not yet over, so he is afraid of being disappointed!

"It's true, he's going back to the capital!" Minglan said.

Sheng Changbai took his leave, preparing to find his wife, Hai Shi, to choose a wedding gift together!

"Look at your second brother, he's happier than if he himself had passed the imperial examination!" said Old Madam Sheng.

"Grandmother, your granddaughter has also gone to pick out a wedding gift!"

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