Does the Cao family have a big official position in the capital?
Dong Nuan thought for a while before speaking: "Uncle Cao is Zuo Shaoqing of Dali Temple, a fourth-rank official. It's okay in the capital."
Fourth-grade officials are indeed in the middle and upper reaches of the capital. Of course, the Cao family also has a queen, so the status is different.
Of course, there is another point, that is, the old lady of the Cao family was born as a princess in the royal palace.
Then, the status of the Cao family, who are related to each other, is naturally even more different.
Because Dong Yao was studying recently, Dong Sanchun also picked up a book and read it, gaining some understanding of the rank of officials.
When I heard that he was a fourth-grade official, I couldn't help but frown: "It's not too high."
After all, it was the capital city, and there were many first-class officials, and even second-class officials were everywhere, so I was a little worried in winter and spring.
After all, my daughter is too beautiful, which is also a burden.
"Actually, it's not bad. The eldest sister of the Cao family is the empress in the palace, and the old lady is the princess of the palace. Even if the palace is declining, her status is there, and she is of royal blood. Your majesty still has to look at the face of some relatives.
"Dong Nuan carefully explained to Dong Sanchun.
After hearing this, Dong Sanchun felt a little relieved.
When Dong Yao and the others came back, the family sat together and had a meal. Dong Nuan took out a pile of books and gave them to Dong Yao, who had already completely laid down on his back.
At such a young age, he has shouldered too much for this family!
Dongtao and Dongzao have made a lot of progress now. Dongnuan praised them a little and gave some instructions.
After dinner, Dong Nuan returned to Cao Mansion.
She doesn't have too many things, so she can just pack them up a little bit.
Bring some decent clothes. The Cao family had already made preparations when they recognized their relatives, and they were just waiting for the warm winter to pass and they would have new clothes to wear.
Therefore, you don’t need to bring extra clothes for winter warmth now.
Early the next morning, the weather was not very good, and the north wind was blowing.
Dong Nuan followed Cao Feng to the capital. Although the two were now brother and sister, they were different between men and women, so they couldn't share the ride.
Two carriages brought glass products, some glazed products, some gifts, and several more carts.
Their line of work doesn't seem too ostentatious. After all, it's the end of the year and there are a lot of visits from various states. Compared with the warm winter, their line of work is much more exaggerated.
At the end of the month, more officials returned to Beijing to report on their duties, and the scene became even more spectacular.
From Liangzhou to Beijing, it takes about five or six days by fast horse, but if the carriage and horse go slowly, it will take about half a month.
Cao Feng was afraid of not being able to adapt to the warm winter, plus the cold in winter. They were considered young men and girls from a powerful family, so naturally they could not live in the wild. They would often waste some time traveling in order to catch up with the town.
So, by the time we arrived in Beijing, it was already approaching the end of December.
Looking at the tall city gates of the capital, Dong Nuan even joked: "At this time, my adoptive father should be setting off from Liangzhou soon, right?"
Officials who are called up at the end of the year need to return to Beijing to report on their duties.
Of course, not every prefect can come back. It depends on their performance over the past year and how much His Majesty cares about him.
Liangzhou Prefecture has developed well this year, so His Majesty will naturally recall him to Beijing to inquire carefully.
Therefore, Magistrate Cao must return to Beijing.
The summons will be sent in the middle of the month. Magistrate Cao will probably spend the New Year in Liangzhou and then rush to the capital.
This time it was Green Bamboo and White Bamboo that accompanied Dong Nuan to the capital. Dianthus stayed at Zhuangzi to look after the house. She knew a lot of things and needed to take care of a lot.
Therefore, she does not feel that she has fallen out of favor, but that she has a lot to learn.
Listening to Dong Nuan's teasing, Lu Zhu hurriedly replied: "Yes, sir, you should be ready to set off."
With Cao Feng clearing the way and the Cao Mansion's carriage sign, Dong Nuan and the others quickly entered the city.
The Cao family lived in Qingzhufang, the center of the capital's elite.
They both have the character bamboo, so it seems like they are destined.
However, it doesn’t matter whether bamboo is used or not when all other species are cut down in winter.
After entering the city, the carriages and horses must move slowly.
The capital is located in the north, and the north wind is stronger. Sitting in the carriage in Dongnuan, you can hear the whistling wind outside and the shouting not far away.
"Is someone quarreling?" Dong Nuan had a keen ear. After hearing the sound, she motioned to the driver to slow down.
Bai Zhu was about to jump off the carriage to see the situation, but was stopped by Dong Nuan: "Let's see what the second brother says."
As soon as the driver in front felt that the car behind him was not keeping up, he also controlled his speed.
At this moment, Cao Feng also noticed that there seemed to be movement ahead.
"Go and see what's going on?" There are many nobles in the capital, and although the Cao family's status is not low, it is still a little behind compared to the royal children.
It's just that Cao Feng couldn't understand that His Majesty is very strict in his administration and has many restrictions on the royal children. Those children are arrogant in their own palace and no one cares about them, but if they are still like this outside the palace, then Your Majesty will probably call them
Parents.
Therefore, the children of the powerful in the capital are not too arrogant and do not dare to do anything in the street.
Your Majesty has a lot of eyes and ears. Even if he doesn't know about it, there will always be people who can't see it and quietly complain.
Therefore, Cao Feng hasn't seen anyone causing trouble on the streets for a long time.
The boy quickly went to see what was going on and came back after a while.
Dong Nuan was sitting in the carriage at the back. Through the wind, she could faintly hear the servant talking: "She is the second girl from the Han family. I heard that a merchant who was walking on the street accidentally blocked her carriage, which made her dissatisfied.
, he was losing his temper there and said he wanted to skin him."
When the boy spoke, there was a slight contempt in his words. If you didn't listen carefully, you wouldn't be able to tell.
But just by listening to his attitude, you can tell that the young man has no regard for the second girl of the Han family. It is more likely that he is dissatisfied.
Dong Nuan's ears twitched when she heard the word "Han".
Green Bamboo and White Bamboo are from Liangzhou, so naturally they don’t know the situation in the capital.
But the coachman had previously escorted Cao Zhuo back to Liangzhou, so he might know something.
Thinking of this, Dong Nuan asked the coachman: "Uncle Zhou, what is the situation of the Han family girl? Which Han family is she?"
Because Hanjianglou's surname is Han, although his surname is rare, but what if it happens?
Hanjianglou's surname came from the surname of an old uncle who adopted him. The old uncle never said he would adopt Hanjianglou as his adopted son, so he kept him, but he later died of illness.
Hanjiang Tower buried him, and when he came out to make a living, he met Dongjiu and helped him out, and the two of them became friends.
Then, he will come to Xiaowan Village.
Hanjianglou didn't talk about his background in detail, and he even obviously didn't care about it.
However, Hanjiang Tower has a secret, and Dong Nuan also knows about it.
Dong Nuan usually doesn't want to guess, so at this time, she met someone who might have the same surname and asked a few more questions.
The coachman Lao Zhou naturally knew a lot. When Dong Nuan asked, he quickly replied softly: "Han Feizi's Han is the girl from the house of Mr. Han, the head of the Ministry of Etiquette."
Halfway through his words, Lao Zhou paused for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then continued: "This second girl is a concubine of the Han family. Because her mother is favored by Mr. Han, she behaves a little more openly."
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