The picnic dinner with the emperor that night was quite pleasant and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
For the emperor, not only did he have food to eat, but he also had a windfall to gain. It was strange to be unhappy.
Everyone loves money, even if you are the emperor.
For Qiyu, this is a rare opportunity.
The mouth is short when eating, and the hands are short when taking food. Your Majesty, who eats and takes things at the same time, why don't you pay special attention to it?
I dare not say anything else, but at least the fourth-rank official of my generation, Shaoqing, can be "rectified".
Although he still has no chance to realize his ambition, his monthly salary will still increase. This is the only thing that makes Qi Yu happy.
Who would think that their salary is high?
Except for fools!
This time, Qi Yu really guessed it right. Only three days later, the Ministry of Civil Affairs officially issued a letter of appointment, promoting Qi Yu to the rank of Shaoqing of Taipusi Temple with Zhengsipinxing.
At the same time, Zhao Mingyu was also strengthened and successfully took the first position in Xingtaipu Temple.
Qi Yu always felt that he had paid for his promotion this time, but this did not affect his good mood.
Yes, getting promoted isn’t bad enough?
Just be happy!
However, the good things don't stop there.
Qi Yu has just accepted the appointment, and the icing on the cake has come with good news.
It was said that Zhou Chunsheng's wife Yao gave birth to a son successfully this morning, and both mother and child were safe.
Double happiness.
For this reason, Qi Yu specially left the Yamen in advance and rushed over with his family to visit.
Since it was a happy event, he couldn't go empty-handed. Tong Yanhuo picked up two big baskets of supplements.
Seeing this, Liu Quan couldn't help but sigh: Mr. Yao has really fallen into a heap of blessings. He remembered that when he was born in Qi Xiao, due to the chaos of the war, even eating became a problem. How could there be any supplements?
Alas, it’s hard to look back on the past.
In fact, Liu Quan had no involvement in these supplements and was all selected by Zhou herself. This time, she was more generous than anyone else.
How can she be unhappy when the Zhou family has a baby?
Of course, the happiest person is Ms. Cao. She has had this big dream of having a grandson for a long time.
Yes, she has arrived in the capital.
At the beginning of the year, after learning that Yao was pregnant, Qi Yu immediately wrote a letter to his second aunt in his hometown, urging her to come to Beijing as soon as possible to prepare for his wife's confinement.
Originally, Mrs. Cao loved her family very much, but when she learned that her daughter-in-law was pregnant, she immediately made a decisive decision to go north to Beijing.
Compared with the big event of having a baby, what is this small family fortune?
If you give it up, let it go.
Cao's journey was quite smooth. According to Qi Yu's instructions, Uncle Zhou first went to Yu Hai for help, and then he arranged the official ship and other matters. Everything was done very appropriately.
Back to business.
Qi Yu's family went to their cousin's house with excitement.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, there was a strong smell of motherwort syrup coming to my nose, and there was also the smell of cooked millet porridge with malt sugar.
This is the unique flavor of confinement in the north.
After saying hello, Zhou and Liu Quan rushed to the back room, eager to see the newborn baby. Qi Yu and Tong Yanhuo, accompanied by Zhou Chunsheng, served tea in the living room.
"Cousin, you are more knowledgeable than me, so give your child a good name." Zhou Chunsheng concealed his excitement but said with a bit of shyness.
Qi Yu could see that his cousin was so overwhelmed with joy that he even got stuck on the words to choose his name.
Forget it, let’s take the next one, since he’s not an outsider anyway.
After walking slowly for a few steps, he mused: "There is a saying in "Li Sao": The branches and leaves of Ji are so majestic and lush. In my opinion, it is better to call it Junmao."
"Junmao" means "luxuriant branches and leaves", which means that the Zhou family will spread its branches and leaves and become prosperous in the future. This is the greatest expectation for the Zhou family with a small population.
Zhou Chunsheng tasted it carefully and was so happy that he rushed out to tell his mother and wife.
The child has a name!
…
According to traditional etiquette, there was no need for Qi Yu's family to come to visit today. However, they couldn't bear Zhou's concern and anxiety, so they had no choice but to follow her wishes.
The day after tomorrow was the time for the grand banquet for the guests, so Qi Yu and his family did not stay for dinner. After explaining some precautions, they returned home directly.
After returning home, Liu Quan began to make plans.
It’s not that I didn’t know it, but I was surprised to see that there were quite a lot of courtesy exchanges during this period of time.
The first is the joy of the husband's promotion, which is also the top priority. It is indispensable to entertain colleagues and friends, and this expense is also quite expensive.
In addition, there is Mr. Zhao's promotion celebration and the cousin's family's Xi San and Full Moon Wine. These gifts need to be prepared in advance to avoid arriving in time.
Seeing the lady listing them one by one, Qi Yu smiled and said, "Madam, you have to add the things you need for a wedding banquet."
Liu Quan wondered: "One more show? Could it be that I missed something?"
"That's right!" Qi Yu first smiled mysteriously, and then explained: "Why did you miss the chance to confer the title of Mrs. Gaoming to our family?"
Um?
ah!
Liu Quan thought for a moment and suddenly realized.
Now, Qi Yu has been promoted to a fourth-rank official. According to the court's system, he can apply to the Ministry of Rites to confer royal titles on his mother and wife. In this way, wouldn't there be an extra wedding?
Very good!
Overjoyed, Liu Quan hurriedly ran out to tell her mother-in-law the happy news.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Zhou felt a touch of sadness and sighed: "Oh, I haven't been willing to put on the clothes of the imperial wife a few times, now I have to throw them away? There is not even a patch, it's really too much.
Pity……"
Qi Yu was astonished: Mom, it’s true, why do you feel so sorry for that dress all of a sudden?
However, Liu Quan smiled and advised: "Mom, our status has improved. If we continue to wear those clothes, wouldn't we lose our status? So, don't feel bad anymore."
Zhou thought about it and felt it made sense, so she stopped worrying about clothes and went to burn incense for the Bodhisattvas.
After that, Qi Yu brought up the old story again and said meaningfully: "Madam, I remember you once said that there was a fortune teller who said that your fate was that of Mrs. Gaoming. I didn't expect that he actually told it accurately.
.”
Liu Quan glanced at him sideways and said angrily: "Why are you still obsessed with those old millet things?"
Qi Yu's face stiffened when he heard this, and he said sarcastically: "I'm just talking about the matter, and I don't have any other meanings. Don't think too much about it, ma'am."
"It's weird to believe you!"
"..."
The two were chatting when they suddenly heard Tong Yanhuo's voice coming from the yard.
"Who is this person? He's sneaky, get out of here!"
"ah!"
Immediately afterwards, a muffled bang was heard, as if a heavy object fell to the ground.
what's the situation?
Qi Yu couldn't help being surprised and hurriedly ran out to check, but he was amused.
However, they saw that Huang Fei, the imperial guard, was getting up from the ground in pain. The corner of his eye seemed to have been beaten, and it was as swollen as a steamed bun.
Haha, that’s what happened...
Qi Yu quickly stepped forward to help him up and said with a smile: "Brother Huang's way of entering the house is really special."
special?
Well……
Huang Fei looked embarrassed and explained: "I originally wanted to act cautiously, but unexpectedly I was misunderstood by Tong Yanhuo, oh no, by Brother Tong..."
But Tong Yanhuo interrupted and said sarcastically: "In my opinion, you are really cheap. If you don't go through the door but have to climb over the wall, I thought you were a thief!"
Qi Yu quickly settled the matter, and then asked, "Brother Huang, what's the matter with you here?"
Huang Fei lowered his voice and said: "I followed the emperor's order to secretly inform you to enter the palace to discuss matters." After a pause, he explained: "According to my guess, it is probably related to the one hundred thousand taels of silver.
,That’s why the emperor didn’t let the eunuchs come to announce you.”
"oh……"
Also, the fewer people who know about things like this, the better.
Nothing wrong.
Since it was the emperor's call, there was no need to delay. Qi Yu was busy making a beautiful appearance and then flew away with Huang.
