In the room, Mao Mingxuan stared at the paperwork in his hand but couldn't read it.

Zhao Furong's words didn't really comfort him.

For Mao Tongtong, he knows more than Zhao Furong. She is as filial as him, and she is absolutely undignified about Mao Chengyun and Chen's affairs, and she will tell him as soon as possible.

And his letter went to the capital for so long without a response, there are only two possibilities. Either something really happened at home, causing Mao Tongtong to bother to inform him; Either Mao Tongtong had an accident and couldn't reply to him.

Neither of these could be good news, so he was more worried. The reason why he agreed with what Zhao Furong said just now was that he didn't want her to worry.

It's just that he is now in office, and he can't go home, and he can't go back to Beijing. There are still too few people available around him, otherwise he can send one to take a look.

Sighing lightly, Mao Mingxuan still shifted his attention to the paperwork in his hand. Now he has nothing to do but wait, and hopefully it doesn't get as bad as he thinks.

In the capital, Mao Tongtong was also anxiously waiting for news from Yangzhou.

When she first received Mao Mingxuan's letter, she wanted to wait for the exact news from Yangzhou to come before replying to him. As a result, as soon as she heard the news that Chen was seriously ill, she was confused and forgot about it. Later, when her mood calmed down, she thought about waiting. What if the doctor sent by the Eighth Master could cure Chen's illness? If he wrote to Mao Mingxuan now, he wouldn't be able to help anything but worry.

Besides, if it really comes to the worst step, I believe that without her writing a letter, Mao Chengyun will also send a letter to Mao Mingxuan first. So it dragged on like this.

"Master, haven't you sent a letter from Yangzhou today?"

Mao Tongtong asked this sentence when he saw the eighth master recently.

"Tongtong, if the doctor who went can't do it, the news will be sent back in an expedited manner. Now that there is no news, it means that your mother's illness is being treated. The eighth master replied to her again good-naturedly.

"There is no definite news for a day, and my heart will not be able to settle down for a day." Mao Tongtong said.

She had scolded this ancient communication countless times in her heart. What can be solved by a phone call or video in modern times, it takes ten days and half a month or more to wait here! This kind of torment of not being able to do anything and only waiting anxiously for news is too uncomfortable.

"Master, you officials here can also resign, right?" Mao Tongtong asked coldly.

"Huh?" The eighth master was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses and said, "Do you want your Ama to resign?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes, it's resignation!" Mao Tongtong nodded and said, "I want to bring them to live in the capital." So that there is something to take care of. It's so far away, it's really worrying. ”

"Tongtong, your Ama is a five-rank guard, you let him resign?" The eighth master's incredible way.

The five-rank official is nothing in the capital, but it is not bad in the local area. And it is not easy for someone like Mao Chengyun who has no background in the DPRK to climb to the fifth grade step by step. This shows that he is indeed a down-to-earth and willing officer, so he will be recommended by his boss.

In the current era, resignation is either due to a major change in the family, or if the body does not allow it. Many officials are in their sixties and seventies, gray-haired, and refuse to serve, let alone resign.

A lady like Mao Chengyun is seriously ill, and she hasn't heard of anyone who has resigned. After all, for men in ancient times, the wife could remarry after death, and it did not affect his career. If the parents in the family die of illness, they only need to worry for three years, and when the period of filial piety is over, they can still re-enter the court as an official.

"I, I'm thinking that they are getting older, and if something like this happens again, my eldest brother and I are not at home, which is really reassuring. If I'm in the capital, I'll be able to let people visit it from time to time. If anything, they can come to me. Mao Tongtong said.

"But have you ever thought about it, your Amma is just over forty now, and she is in the prime of life. If you do it well, there is still hope for a further rise. Resigning is not a good option. The eighth master said: "Besides, how do you know that your Ama is willing to resign?" Maybe he likes to be a guard? Also, after your Amma resigned, did you stay at home all day? ”

The eighth master's words made Mao Tongtong speechless. She really didn't think about it so much, she just started from her own thoughts. As for what Mao Cheng thought and whether she would be willing, she really didn't think about it.

"Ye is right. I can't be so selfish. Always have to be willing by Ama and Eniang. Mao Tongtong lowered his eyes and said.

"Tongtong, maybe there is another way." The eighth master thought for a while and said, "What about letting you make Ama a Beijing official?" In this way, there is no need to resign, and I can return to Beijing again. ”

"Jingguan?" Mao Tongtong muttered a sentence and frowned: "Jingguan sounds good to say, why do I think it's better to be a local official?" ”

The eighth master smiled and said: "Tongtong knows a lot about the Tao in the officialdom." ”

"I think so. In the place, the emperor is far away, but in the capital, it is at the foot of the Son of Heaven. Moreover, there are many imperial relatives and officials in Beijing. If I, Amma, come to the capital, with his straight nature, can I do it? Mao Tongtong frowned.

"It's okay to be upright, as long as you are steadfast." Eight Masters said. Since he can say that he will bring Mao to the capital, he will definitely arrange it. As long as Mao Chengyun himself is not polluted by the big dye vat in the capital, he can guarantee that he is safe and sound.

"Let's talk about it. Either way, I'll have to ask for my own wishes. Mao Tongtong said.

"Hmm. There is still time to think about it. Next year happens to be a triennial official assessment, and if you are willing to enter Beijing, it will be a good opportunity. "The eighth master said.

Mao Tongtong nodded and kept this in his heart. For her, the main thing now is Chen's illness. Only when her illness has improved will she be in the mood to talk about anything else.

Yangzhou Garrison Mansion, Mao Carrier has been on vacation for a week.

On the third day after the Eighth Master's subordinates found a doctor to change the prescription for Chen, the doctor sent by the Eighth Master from the capital also arrived.

The conclusion of the two doctors after consultation made Mao Chengyun very happy, saying that Chen's illness should be well managed, and it would not be a problem to live for another eight or ten years.

Although Chen will not be fifty years old in ten years, she has been judged to be no more than one or two years at most, so ten years is a long time in comparison. What's more, people always have another hope for things that are too far away. Maybe ten years from now, there will be a better treatment for Chen's disease, and he will be able to live longer?

It's just that the next situation made Mao Carrier very worried. Because of the new prescription, Chen had a big reaction.