Loop's appointing papers came down the next day, a day earlier than expected. The whole Chengenhou Mansion was very happy for him, and the Xu family even asked Qin Zhonghai and Qin Youzhen to discuss that they would hold a one-day banquet at home to celebrate for Lu Pu.

After a while, even Qin Bofu came over in person. He came to congratulate his brother-in-law with a generous gift, and took Loop's hand and kept talking about the friendship between their uncles, which made Loop wonder if he had really forgotten how deep his friendship with this uncle had in the past.

Qin Bai from the third room also brought his old wife and granddaughter to the long room to congratulate. He went to talk to Qin Zhonghai, Qin Shutao and Lu Pu, and with him present, Qin Bofu restrained a lot, and didn't dare to make up anything again, but had to be careful to flatter him a few words. Qin Bai didn't care how rude he was in the past, he only talked to Lu Pu about the affairs of Changlu Salt Farm, and also mentioned him, saying that Zhao Mo's fiefdom Suning County was actually under the jurisdiction of Cangzhou, and he had a Cangzhou Grange given by the emperor, so he knew more about the situation over there, so let Lu Pu go to Zhao Mo to ask about the local situation, if there is anything that needs attention, it is better to prepare early.

Lu Pu had already had this intention, but he didn't have much contact with Zhao Mo, so he was embarrassed to speak, and was thinking about asking his nephew Qin Jian to help deliver the words. Now that Qin Bai took the initiative to mention it, he saved him a lot of things, and he was naturally grateful.

The men were talking in Kurong Hall, and in the Songfeng Hall in the inner courtyard, the women were also talking about the Lupu family going to Cangzhou to take office.

Qin Youzhen said earnestly to Niu's family: "I only passed by Cangzhou when I returned to Beijing and asked my family to go out to buy some things. As the New Year approached, I didn't bother to pay attention to what was going on in that area in order to get there. Now that I suddenly said that our lord was going to Changlu Town in Cangzhou to take office, I was really blind. If you want to say that among the relatives and friends that our family is familiar with, the king of Suning County is the most familiar with the situation in Cangzhou, and I want to ask the third aunt to give me a word, I want to ask the prince of the county to inquire about the local news, I don't know if it will work? In this way, when I prepare my bags for my lord, I can also know in my heart. ”

Niu laughed and said, "What's so difficult about this? It's not like you haven't seen him before, as long as you open your mouth, can he still not agree?"

Qin Youzhen smiled: "Aren't I embarrassed? In fact, it is not difficult to find another official from Cangzhou to inquire, but outsiders are not as close to our family as the prince of the county after all. ”

Niu said: "That's right, people outside may not be able to speak well, where can they go to Guanglu and we are their own people? You don't have to be embarrassed either. If he is idle, he can say it, but if he is not idle, he will send a cronie to tell us about it, and it will be the same. ”

Qin Youzhen was naturally not satisfied with asking the chief of a county prince's mansion about the situation in Cangzhou, if it was just to inquire about the news, who could he not find? Qin Youzhen didn't have any bad intentions, but she just felt that her husband had now been promoted from the third rank to the third rank, and he had jumped into the ranks of high-ranking officials. With him now under the age of forty, and with the support of the Qin family behind him, he will definitely have a bright future in the future, and it is even possible to enter the cabinet. Zhao Mo, the king of Suning County, is now receiving a holy favor, and he has a good relationship with the prince of the East Palace. If you can have a good relationship with him, Loop will have another backer in the future. Just relying on the relationship with Sanfang, and using the third uncle Qin Bai to make friends with Zhao Mo, it is really too estranged, and I don't know how many detours I have to make in order to get in touch with Zhao Mo, so it is better to build a network by myself.

Although Qin Youzhen is the daughter of the second room of the Qin family, she was raised in the long room since she was a child. She knew what the ladies in the circle of high-ranking officials and elites should do. Now, she finally regained access to the things she knew best when she was younger, and she was still a little rusty, but she felt that sooner or later she would get used to it and become more and more handy.

Yao looked at Qin Youzhen like this, and suddenly looked a little unpleasant.

What's the big deal? It's just a third-grade person, who grabs a lot of money in the capital, and is guilty of being so proud? If it weren't for the Qin family, how could Lu Pu get such a fat shortage?

Yao Shipi asked Qin Youzhen with a smile: "Since the appointment document has come down, shouldn't my brother-in-law also choose a day to take office?" I heard that the former Changlu Yanyun envoy has already returned to his hometown, because he was not in good health, he has been abandoning his official duties since the beginning of winter last year, and the affairs in the yamen have been backlogged a lot, and it is not a matter to always rely on his subordinates to deal with them. I'm afraid that my brother-in-law is going to take up his post as soon as possible, right? After a long delay in the capital, I am afraid that I will miss my official business. ”

Qin Youzhen glanced at the Yao family and smiled, "It's time to take office as soon as possible." Our lord discussed with me and said that he planned to take a few family members to settle down first, and I would go with the children later, after all, there are still a lot of things to deal with in Beijing, and it is also very inconvenient to leave suddenly. ”

Yao tilted his head and looked at Qin Youzhen: "Listening to the meaning of the eldest sister, is she planning to bring her children and the whole family to the post together?"

Qin Youzhen smiled and didn't answer her, but turned to the direction of the Xu family and the Niu family: "What the master means is that Chu Ming is the time to study, if you take him to the post together, I am afraid that I will run around on the road, and when I get to a new place, I will have to find another husband, and there are many things, I am afraid that it will delay his studies." Besides, this year's autumn, Brother Jian is about to end, and Chu Ming also intends to give it a try, although he knows it in his heart, most of them will not pass the test, but he should also see the world. Therefore, the old man wanted to find a good academy for Chu Ming, or a capable famous teacher, a good student to study for a few months, and then send him back to Shandong to participate in the township examination in July. It is inconvenient for him to go to the post with us, and I am afraid that my aunt will have to worry about it, and keep an eye on him for his niece for a while, and wait for him to finish the autumn exam. At the beginning of the day, he went directly to us. ”

In addition to her two sons, Qin Youzhen also has a daughter to worry about. Lu Yueniang will turn eighteen years old, and the marriage can no longer be delayed. The reason why it has not been decided until today is because Lu Pu and Qin Youzhen do not want her to marry in other places, and they look forward to being able to say a family affair for her in the capital. Now that Lu Pu is rising, it is also good news for Lu Yueniang. Her worth has risen again, and it will be easier to say that she is a good person. If she goes directly to the post with her parents, she is afraid that she will not see any good objects in Changlu, even in Cangzhou and Tianjin, the choices of her relatives who can make Qin Youzhen look at her are limited, far less than in the capital. Therefore, Qin Youzhen wanted to tell her daughter a satisfactory family affair in Beijing, and then take her to Changlu to prepare for marriage, and when the wedding date came, she would send her daughter back to Beijing and leave the cabinet. Changlu is not far from the capital, so it is not too troublesome to come and go. Qin Youzhen also thought that it would be best to marry her daughter within this year, and it would be better if the wedding date was set before July. In this way, the son was able to send his sister to marry before leaving Beijing, and then returned to Shandong with his mother to participate in the Autumn Festival, and then the mother and son returned to Lupu's place together. What a tight plan!

Qin Youzhen smiled at the Xu family and the Niu family: "Our husband and wife have lived in the capital for a few months, and we have seen many people, but we have never been able to choose a son-in-law who is satisfactory in everything. Now that the master's appointment documents have also come down, and he is about to take office in Cangzhou, I am also in a hurry. Although the master said that he had to settle down first, I couldn't delay too long in the capital, and I couldn't leave the master alone in Changlu Town and live alone for a few months, right? We didn't know many good people in the capital, and we were only afraid of the children's relatives, and we also needed a lot of help from the aunt and aunt. ”

Xu Shi smiled: "What is this? I already had the intention to refer to it for you, but seeing that you husband and wife seem to have their own charters, I thought that I would not be able to meddle in the affairs of the Lu family, so I didn't say anything." Now that you have spoken, how can I not help you? Your third aunt is an unsociable person, and I don't know a few families except relatives and friends, but I have a wide range of friends, and I will definitely be able to find you a good son-in-law who is satisfactory. ”

Qin Youzhen hurriedly thanked Xu with a smile: "Thank you, uncle!"

Yao asked with a smile: "I just don't know what kind of son-in-law the eldest sister and brother-in-law want? What kind of wealth? What kind of appearance? What kind of fame? Otherwise, there are so many men in the capital who have not decided to marry, and I am afraid that the lady will not know how to choose." ”

Xu glanced at Yao with some displeasure, but Yao was staring at Qin Youzhen and didn't notice it.

Qin Youzhen smiled faintly: "I don't dare to hope that I can climb those high-ranking families, just ask for a clean white family that is the right person, and it is enough." If it is a scholarly official family, it is naturally great, but as long as the child is good, it is not very demanding. The most important thing is that the child should have a good character, be innocent, and know how to be motivated, and the family is also kind and polite, don't have any messy things, and there are no criminal people in the family, it is enough. ”

This requirement is not low, but from the perspective of the Lu family's family background, it is reasonable. Xu and Niu agreed, but Yao listened to it and felt a little uncomfortable.

This sounds normal because there are no criminals among the relatives and friends of the family, but is there some ulterior motive for saying it in front of her? Yao's maternal grandfather, Second Master Wang, had an uneasy elder brother, Master Wang, and several of his daughters were executed or imprisoned or abandoned for conspiracy, and the gossip had already come out. The Yao family is married to Qin Zhonghai, and Qin Jian's son is here, so it is naturally impossible not to know. She didn't count her maternal grandparents, mother and Master Wang as all the way early on, but in the eyes of outsiders, they are all part of the Wang family. Qin Youzhen specially emphasized this sentence, is it implying something, or is it ...... What is the irony?

If Qin Youzhen's words only made the Yao family suspicious, and then Xu's words made her even more worried.

Xu said: "Son-in-law Lu has now been promoted to the third grade, and he is a high-ranking official, and his eldest daughter's value is naturally different from the past. When you say kiss, it is essential to be the right person, and if you don't have three products, I will never bring up the son of that family to make you annoyed. It's a pity, the Xu family and the Yao family are not suitable, and the Min family is not bad, but his family is a gate, and the boys are all raised roughly, don't be wronged Yue Niang. Another day, I will ask a few familiar and friendly ladies, hoping that they have suitable sons and nephews who can match Yue Niang. ”

The eldest master of the Xu family is now the third grade, Xu Zheng is his eldest grandson, and he is separated by a layer, if he talks about the official position of his father, it seems that he is not very compatible with Lu Yueniang. Of course, there is still something to consider in this matter, but the Xu family has already had a case for the marriage of his nephew, so he will naturally not be brought up at this time. As for the Yao family, there are really no officials above the third grade. There were two grades in the older generation, and they died of illness a few years ago, and the highest remaining ones were only in the fourth grade, the most children in the fifth and sixth grades, and the seventh and eighth grades. The Yao family is an old family in the capital, and they do not seek high-ranking officials and eunuchs, but only seek stability and prosperity. Even if there are no high-ranking officials, no one will underestimate his family.

If it weren't for Xu's special proposal, Yao didn't expect that her maiden family was not in the ranks of the Lu family......

Her face was a little ugly.