Because there were old ministers retired in the court and in various counties, the emperor ordered a group of new officials to fill the vacancies after the year.

Wu Mingyue got a bad deal because of this and became the new county magistrate of Puhe County.

Because Song County Ling suddenly fell seriously ill and lingered on the sickbed for several months, Song Ziyan and Zhao Xuan went to the Yanping County Government to serve in succession, and Song Tinglan also settled in Yanping County with her husband.

Song County Ling simply retired, and moved to Yanping County with his children with his wife Song, recuperating at home with peace of mind.

After Wu Mingyue got the job, he came to Beijing to receive an official position, thanked the emperor, and took Fu Raohua back to his parents' house to visit by the way.

Fu Raohua's arrival made the Fu family lively, and the Wu family got the news early, so they got ready, cleaned up and decorated the room, and purchased gifts for them to take away, and they were very busy.

The master is in a good mood, and the subordinates are naturally happy, so although the New Year has passed, the New Year's flavor of the Fu Mansion is still there, and the whole is full of joy.

Zhou Jingrong was also very excited, on the day Fu Raohua and Wu Mingyue entered Beijing, she also deliberately went out of the city with Fu Yunshen to greet her.

"Second brother! Second sister-in-law! ”

Fu Raohua got out of the carriage, and as soon as she saw the two of them, she ran over like a bird out of the cage and hugged Zhou Jingrong warmly.

Zhou Jingrong looked at Fu Raohua carefully, and saw that her complexion was ruddy, and even her little face was a lot rounder, which showed that she was living in the Wu family very smoothly, and she was very happy for her.

The two of them got together to talk and ask each other about the trivial things of life.

When it comes to family matters, it is inevitable that Zhou Jingrong will think of Zhou Jingshu, who is in the Wu family with Fu Raohua, so she asked casually: "Is my sister okay?" Didn't cause you any trouble, did you? ”

Fu Raohua's eyebrows added a touch of melancholy, and said: "Aunt Zhou had a miscarriage before, and she had a wind illness in winter. The husband deliberately set aside a courtyard in the house for her to recuperate. I visited occasionally, but she had a bad temper and was always angry when she saw me. In this way, I didn't dare to go to see her anymore, for fear that she would hurt her body too much. But second sister-in-law, don't worry, I am the main mother, I will not worry about her, I will take good care of her, and I will never treat her harshly. ”

Looking at Fu Raohua's simple appearance, she thought that she believed that Wu Mingyue was really good for Zhou Jingshu, but Zhou Jingrong was like a mirror in her heart.

Wu Mingyue said that he wanted Zhou Jingshu to recuperate, but he was actually afraid that she would cause any more moths, and he didn't want her to come out as an eyesore, so he locked her up in disguise.

Although Zhou Jingrong was a little unbearable, thinking of Zhou Jingshu's previous actions, she really didn't have any position to speak for her.

Since she asked for this day herself, let it be.

Zhou Jingrong sighed slightly in her heart, and said to Fu Raohua: "You are right, you are the main mother, you don't need to be familiar with her, you should take care of her." But if she is not happy to find you, you also have to correct your identity, don't blindly tolerate it, just clean her up, don't worry about me. ”

Fu Raohua grabbed Zhou Jingrong's arm and said sweetly: "I know that my second sister-in-law is facing me, so I will also repay the favor, even for the sake of your face, I will get along with her." ”

Zhou Jingrong actually wanted to say that there was no need to give her face, anyway, she and Zhou Jingshu didn't have much friendship. But thinking of Master Zhou, she still didn't say anything, so she used Fu Raohua's favor.

Wu Mingyue went to Beijing to report on his work and go through the official formalities for joining the company, but it was completed in three or five days, and he had to rush back to Puhe County to take up his post and hand over official duties with Song County.

Old Lady Fu and the Wu family were reluctant to let Fu Raohua go back so soon, and Fu Raohua was naturally reluctant to them.

Although Wu Mingyue didn't want to be separated from Fu Raohua, he also felt the pain of missing her relatives, so he generously asked her to stay in Beijing for a few more days, and then come to Beijing to pick her up after he straightened out the official business at hand.

In this way, both sides rejoiced.

Fu Raohua lived in Beijing, and the mother and daughter sisters were able to get together every day, and the Wu family did not restrain her.

When she was free, Zhou Jingrong took Fu Raohua out to play: "There are many fun places in Beijing, I'll take you around." ”

Fu Raohua readily agreed.

The two of them left the house early in the morning and went to the famous scenic spots in Beijing to check in first, but at this time, the ice and snow have not disappeared, and there is nothing to see.

So the two swept the shopping street all the way, shopping and buying.

Until the two of them were too tired to walk, and it was noon, Zhou Jingrong took Fu Raohua to Tianxianglou for dinner.

Fu Raohua was in a happy mood, she never closed her mouth along the way, and she kept talking happily.

Walking to Tianxiang Building, the two got out of the carriage together, Fu Raohua turned around to talk to Zhou Jingrong, and walked inside, almost colliding with a man who was walking out.

Zhou Jingrong's eyes were quick, and he dragged Fu Raohua to his side.

The man hurriedly bowed down and apologized: "I'm sorry, it's a rush to ...... down."

Zhou Jingrong heard the man's voice familiar, raised his eyes to look, didn't want to be an acquaintance, and said in surprise: "Cheng Gongzi, why are you here?" ”

Cheng Fei raised his head and saw Zhou Jingrong, and the corners of his mouth also smiled: "Mrs. Fu, what a coincidence, I only entered Beijing today, and I thought about visiting the house another day, but I never thought that I would meet you outside." ”

Zhou Jingrong asked curiously: "Why did Cheng Gongzi come to Beijing, but is there something?" ”

Cheng Fei smiled: "I just got an errand and came to Beijing to take up a post. ”

Cheng Fei had a good score in the previous examination, and it was a matter of time before he got an official position, so Zhou Jingrong was not surprised.

She was about to ask Cheng Fei which department she was working in, but then a man came over, patted Cheng Fei's shoulder familiarly, and said in a flirtatious tone: "Yo, where are these two delicate little ladies?" Brother Cheng, Yanfu is not shallow! ”

Cheng Fei's face immediately sank, and he said sharply: "Don't talk nonsense, this lady is the wife of Fu Shaoqing of Dali Temple, don't apologize soon!" ”

The man was a little surprised, but his face changed quickly, and he immediately changed from a frivolous swinger to a serious and polite reader: "Mrs. Fu don't be angry, she is in Xia Menglang, and I hope Mrs. will forgive me." ”

Fu Raohua glared at the man angrily, but Zhou Jingrong didn't care, just thinking that she and Cheng Fei had friends to accompany her, and it was really not a good time to catch up.

Zhou Jingrong said: "Cheng Gongzi, congratulations on your entry!" Since you will also live in Beijing in the future, then we will come to Japan for a long time, and it is inconvenient to accompany each other today, so we will talk about it another day. ”

Cheng Fei responded with a smile: "Hmm." ”

Zhou Jingrong said goodbye to Cheng Fei and took Fu Raohua to dinner.

Cheng Fei stood still and didn't move, until Zhou Jingrong's figure disappeared from sight, he still looked in that direction blankly, looking stunned.

The man regained his frivolous appearance again, and teased: "What's the matter, Cheng Gongzi, looking at your appearance, are you looking down on that married woman?" ”

Cheng Fei was solemn and reprimanded in a low voice: "What nonsense! ”

The man looked like a hanger, and said indifferently: "What's there, when the great cause is accomplished in the future, what kind of woman do you want." Even if you are a married woman and become a widow without a husband, it is not natural for you to want her. Let's go, Master Cheng, I'm still waiting to see you. ”

Cheng Fei lowered his eyes, didn't know what to think, and only secretly clenched the hand hidden in his sleeve.

Two days later, Zhou Jingrong was eating fruit while reading the script, and suddenly heard Xian Ge come in and reply: "Madam, the porter came to report that there is an adult from Honglu Temple outside who wants to see you." ”

Zhou Jingrong was startled and bounced off the couch violently.

Previously, the emperor ordered her to draw cartoons, which was to let her hand over the matter to the officials of Honglu Temple, and also gave her the privilege to enter and exit Honglu Temple at will to check information, and with the full cooperation of a group of people.

But she has been playing with Fu Raohua for the past few days, and she forgot about the comics for a while, and she hasn't started writing yet! Now that people are coming to ask for the finished product, she can't hand it over, she is very empty-hearted!

Zhou Jingrong held back for a long time, and said weakly: "Otherwise, you go and tell them that I am sick......

Yayi was a little worried, and disagreed: "Madam, you painted by holy decree, if you shirk this matter, is it considered a deception?" ”

Zhou Jingrong was dumbfounded, what Yayi said made sense!

She was deflated and said helplessly, "Okay, invite that adult in." ”

Zhou Jingrong rearranged her makeup, went to the main hall to meet the guests, and when she saw someone, she was surprised: "Cheng Gongzi?!" ”

Cheng Fei smiled slightly, and arched his hand: "Mrs. Fu." ”

Zhou Jingrong asked: "So, you are now on an errand in Honglu Temple?" ”

Cheng Fei responded with a smile: "Yes." ”

Zhou Jingrong breathed a sigh of relief and said embarrassedly, "Are you here to collect comics?" I haven't painted yet, can I give me some time? ”

Cheng Fei said: "It's okay, it's just that you haven't been to Honglu Temple in these days, Shangfeng sent me to ask how it is going and what you need help with." ”

Zhou Jingrong heard Cheng Fei say this, and was completely relieved.

But I heard Cheng Fei say: "In two months, the missions to various countries will depart, although the matter of comics is not urgent, but it also needs to be put on the agenda." I think that although it is to show the humanities and customs of our dynasty to other countries, it is necessary to change the focus of the comics appropriately according to the different situations of each country, so as to help the mission better carry out cultural exchanges with other countries. Therefore, this matter still needs to draw up a charter, and you should have a plan, and complete the progress every day according to the plan, so that you will not be in a hurry. ”

Zhou Jingrong felt that what Cheng Fei said was very reasonable, she thought about this matter too simply, thinking that it was just a cartoon, but she ignored the diplomatic factor in it.

Seeing that Cheng Fei was so serious, she was also infected, put away her playfulness, and seriously discussed with him.

In the end, she decided to start working at Honglu Temple tomorrow and complete this responsible work with other officials.

In the evening, after Fu Yunshen went home, he heard Zhou Jingrong say to him: "Fu Yunshen, we are going to be colleagues!" Starting tomorrow, before the mission leaves Beijing, I will go to work in Honglu Temple, and you will call me when you get up tomorrow! ”

Although Fu Yunshen wanted to say, painting, can't you just paint at home, how can she stay with a group of men as a woman?

But he couldn't bear to dampen her enthusiasm and enthusiasm for work, so he could only respond: "Okay." ”

Zhou Jingrong was a little regretful: "If you were still in Honglu Temple, I would also feel the office romance, hehe." ”

Fu Yunshen didn't know what Zhou Jingrong was talking about, and he didn't bother to pay attention to it, all he was thinking about was how to reasonably make Zhou Jingrong not be alone with other men.