"Madame, great joy!" At the end of the three baptisms, Cheng's and the old lady were sending off guests outside, Shu Manyao was holding the child in the house to breastfeed, and saw Jing Chun happily entering the door: "The Ministry of Rites has come to announce the decree, and the master has been promoted!" ”

Shu Manyao was stunned for a moment, but also became happy: "Really? How many grades have you gotten up? ”

Jing Chun looked up and thought: "This, the slave didn't hear it, when the decree was announced before, it was the old lady who went to the front to receive the decree, and the slave and maid couldn't go over, madam, wait, the slave and maid went to inquire again." ”

"Forget it, don't go, my mother may have to send someone over later." Shu Manyao waved his hand, the promotion is a great joy, the subordinates of the family must be rewarded, and there will definitely be a mother-in-law and maid to report the good news later.

As she expected, in less than a quarter of an hour, Li's mother came over in person, with a happy face: "The master has been promoted, and now he is a member of the Zhengyipin, what is that, Prime Minister!" Yes, Prime Minister Zuo, our lord is now the prime minister! ”

"Really?" Shu Manyao was also overjoyed, Mother Li nodded busily, and nagged her about receiving the order: "Madame is helping the old lady to send the Duchess of Weiguo out, and when she comes back, she will see the officials of the Ministry of Rites to announce the decree, and also congratulate the master. ”

"Indeed, double happiness is coming." Shu Manyao smiled and nodded, and suddenly rose directly from Zhengsanpin to Zhengyipin, which shows how important the peace talks in Northern Xinjiang are to the Great Xia Dynasty. In fact, this matter is also related to the current war in Western Xinjiang. If it was before the war in Western Xinjiang started, I am afraid that this peace talk would not be so important, and if it was later, it would not be so conspicuous, but it just so happened that this peace talk was determined when the war in Western Xinjiang had just started and had not yet been settled.

Shu Chengye is one of the main officials who brought about the peace talks, so naturally he should be rewarded.

However, thinking of Western Xinjiang, Shu Manyao thought of Yang Jianbai again, and I don't know if Yang Jianbai has already arrived on the battlefield at this time, it's been two months, and the soldiers and horses have been transferred, right? The weather is gradually warming, and it is spring, has the problem of grain and grass in the western Xinjiang been solved?

He gave birth to a child, and Yang Jianbai didn't know it, is he still worried about himself at this time? Thinking about it, Shu Manyao instructed the maid to bring a pen and paper, and because she couldn't sit for too long, she leaned on the cushion and moved the small table to the bed.

At first, I didn't think I had anything to write, but when I opened the letter, I naturally started to write. From the weather in the capital to the recent events in the capital, from the birth of a child to what the child looks like now and what it will look like in the future, I always feel that there are too many things to say, and a few pieces of paper are not enough.

When it came, he painted a few more portraits of children. When I finished sorting out the letter, I found that I had written a thick stack. After reading it, I didn't know which ones should be removed, so I simply put them all in the envelope and sent someone to the post station the next day.

Confinement in the Shu family is a very comfortable thing, Shu Manyao doesn't have to worry about anything every day, eats when she is hungry, teases the child when she can't sleep, don't mention how beautiful the life is, but there is one - it's too boring.

But God also treats Shu Manyao well, she is bored, and Shu Manyu's matter is mentioned again. Before, it was because Shu Manyao was going to have a child, Shu Chengye was anxious and worried, so he threw Shu Manyu's matter aside. When the child was born, he was washed three times and promoted, Shu Chengye was very happy every day, and he had to deal with the colleagues who came to congratulate him, and he had to take over the appointment, and he didn't have time to deal with Shu Manyu.

Then after Shu Manyao came out of confinement, when he saw Shu Manyao, Shu Chengye remembered Shu Manyu's matter, and it just so happened that Shu Manyu's injuries were healed, Shu Chengye said a word, and Shu Manyu was dragged over by the two mothers.

"Man Yu, let me ask you, what kind of thing did you and Cai Yuheng do?" As soon as Shu Chengye came up, he got straight to the point, and Shu Manyu was very confused: "What? What are we doing? ”

The old lady coughed: "Chengye, this is definitely not there, and Cheng and I are not blind." ”

Shu Chengye nodded, and was about to speak, when he saw the maid hurriedly come to report: "There is a Lord Cai at the door who asks to see him, with Master Cai and Miss Cai." ”

There has to be a solution to this matter, when Shu Manyu stops, the Cai family also has to stop to be finished. So even if he didn't want to see the Cai family, Shu Chengye frowned, and agreed to see the Cai family.

It's just that Shu Chengye didn't want to see Miss Cai, so this Miss Cai was sent to the backyard, and Shu Chengye went to the front yard to see Lord Cai and Master Cai.

I haven't seen her for many days, and Miss Cai has changed her appearance again, in the past, Miss Cai was dressed up in a flamboyant and willful way, and her clothes were only dressed in that bright color, and she liked to wear red the most, and her jewelry was all golden. Today's Miss Cai is wearing an aqua blue dress, and the pearl hairpin on her head is just a pearl hairpin.

"I've seen the old lady, I've seen Mrs. Shu, I've seen Mrs. Yang." As soon as she entered the door, Miss Cai saluted and said hello, and her tone was gentle and gentle, but the few people waiting in the room were startled, and the old lady gave Cheng a look - this girl is Miss Cai, right?

Cheng nodded firmly, and he was a little unclear about the situation, and it took a long time to remember to speak: "Miss Cai, get up, Miss Cai, it's not for me to say, our two families really have no fate, our family Manyu is too naïve, and he really can't afford the responsibility of the housemother, our Shu family just wants to find a second son with a compatible personality for our family Manyu or something." ”

This is getting smoother and smoother, basically Cheng has to say it two or three times a month, and as soon as she sees the people of the Cai family, she doesn't have to react at all and opens her mouth.

Miss Cai smiled and saluted: "Old lady, Mrs. Shu, I know Manyu's temperament, and Manyu has been friends for so long, although Manyu is a little reckless, but she is also innocent and lively on weekdays, and she is also very kind, just like Mrs. Shu said, my eldest brother is the only heir of the Cai family, my eldest brother's wife, my sister-in-law, if I will take charge of the Cai family with my eldest brother in the future." ”

The old lady squinted her eyes and didn't speak, Cheng only looked at Miss Cai, she had said this a hundred and eighty times, and there was really no need to say it again.

"I also know what the Shu family's worries are, firstly, they are afraid that the third girl will be wronged if they marry into our family, secondly, they are worried that our Cai family will not be able to give the third girl a comfortable life, and thirdly, they are worried that our Cai family is scheming and will coax the third girl in the future."

When Miss Cai said this, the old lady raised her eyebrows slightly, in the past, when the Cai family came to the door, they only asked the Shu family to marry Shu Manyu to the Cai family, and there were all kinds of guarantees and various statements, but they never spread out all kinds of problems so bluntly.

"I'm here to explain to the old lady and Mrs. Shu, as well as Mrs. Yang." Miss Cai smiled embarrassedly: "It's about to be spring, this time my eldest brother will also participate, if my eldest brother can't pass the exam, my Cai family will never talk about this family business again in the future." If my eldest brother can be admitted, please ask the old lady and Mrs. Shu to give my eldest brother a chance. ”

No one responded, and Miss Cai was not embarrassed, and then said: "What I did with my eldest brother in the past is afraid that the old lady and Mrs. Shu will be extremely disgusted with our Cai family, because the whole thing, no matter how you look at it, it was my Cai family who seduced the third girl by means." In fact, it is true that my eldest brother and I did use a little trick. ”

Seeing that the old lady's face was getting more and more tired, Miss Cai hurriedly said: "However, the first time the two of them met, it was not calculated by us, it was really just a coincidence, old lady, Mrs. Shu, you also know that your Shu family has always been strict in rules, and the people also know the rules very well, I just have great ability, and it is impossible to calculate the third girl, right?" ”

"Old lady, I don't know if you still remember the events in Jiangnan." Miss Cai suddenly changed her tone, Cheng was puzzled, Shu Manyao was also a little puzzled, when she was in Jiangnan, the number of times she went out did not add up to two slaps, listening to Miss Cai's meaning, it seemed that she knew Shu Manyu when she was in Jiangnan, she naturally couldn't remember when she had seen the Cai family.

The old lady also frowned, Miss Cai was at a disadvantage at this time, and she didn't dare to sell it, so she hurriedly said: "When my eldest brother was ten years old, I saw three girls......"

Shu Manyao unceremoniously planned Miss Cai's words: "Are you planning to say that your eldest brother fell in love with Manyu when he was ten years old, right?" If that's the case, then Miss Cai doesn't have to go on, I thought, this place in the capital is too crowded, and I don't know if Lord Cai is interested in being a county official outside or something. ”

Miss Cai hurriedly shook her head: "No, no, this matter was also remembered by the eldest brother later, I originally wanted to say that the third girl and my eldest brother also have some fate, otherwise, how could the two of them be involved in the relationship again?" ”

Mrs. Shu was a little impatient: "If you still want to go around in circles like this, then there is no need to say more." As she spoke, she took the teacup, and Miss Cai hurriedly waved her hand: "Old lady, listen to me first." What happened that day was really just an accident, and my eldest brother didn't want to have anything to do with Miss Shu, but then after we went back, something happened. ”

Miss Cai's face turned blue instantly, and she gritted her teeth a little: "Old lady, Mrs. Shu, Mrs. Yang, do you know King Lejun?" ”

The old lady nodded, and Miss Cai laughed miserably: "I went to Zhuangzi one day, because my father and eldest brother were busy with things, plus it was broad daylight, and the distance was not far, and it would take two hours at most, so I didn't let them escort it, but I didn't expect that the carriage broke down halfway, and my stepmother didn't know what method was used, so she bought off the people around me, and asked me to go to the temple next to me to wait, and as a result, I happened to meet King Lejun." ”

"The king of Lejun wants to accept me as a concubine, and I swear to die, but the king of Lejun is powerful, where can my Cai family go against the king of Lejun? zuihou, my eldest brother said that the eldest brother is not married, and he can't go out when he is a younger sister, and he happened to meet the draft, so King Lejun didn't mention this matter for the time being. ”

Miss Cai took a deep breath and suppressed the resentment on her face: "It's just that if I don't agree for a day, King Lejun will not let go of our Cai family for a day, for my sake, the eldest brother wants to find a ...... who can resist King Lejun"