After learning about this, Mr. Chen put down his tea bowl.
"There's nothing we can do about this. We can't get around it. It'll happen sooner or later," he said.
The son takes his father as his shadow, and the father can also be proud of his son. Father, father, son and son are an inseparable bond.
In the past, it was okay for Mrs. Cheng to be famous but not promising. Now that she is famous, the world will not just see Cheng Jiaoniang, but will see the surname Cheng, this family, and even the smallest things happening in her family.
, will also be enlarged and passed around for viewing.
This is probably one of the prices you have to pay for being famous.
If children have merit, it is naturally also a great contribution to their parents' upbringing. It is only reasonable to reward parents.
But this matter was a bit difficult when it came to Mrs. Cheng.
Others don't know about Mrs. Cheng's relationship with her father's elders, but the Chen family knows it very well. When she first sought medical treatment, Mrs. Cheng used them to avoid her elders, came to the capital, and made trouble with the Zhou family.
Not to mention, he directly took the Cheng family to court and almost tore the entire Cheng family to pieces with one hand.
Today, the Cheng family is barely surviving, but it's all thanks to her.
How could such a person want his father to receive a gift? Let alone come to the capital.
It's unclear what will happen as a result.
"This Gao Lingbo is really..." Mr. Chen shook his head helplessly and sighed, then looked at Chen Shao, "However, what Gao Lingbo knows and what we know, Mrs. Cheng must also know in her heart."
"The key is that Mrs. Cheng is very stubborn. I'm afraid she doesn't know etiquette." Chen Shao frowned and said, "This is not Jiangzhou. If something happens and the elder is sued to the Yamen, even if the emperor is merciful and does not kill him, the people's
Even spittle can drown her."
Immortal disciples cannot behave like this.
"Is there ever a time when she doesn't know etiquette?" Old Mrs. Chen said with a smile, "She has sense of propriety."
Chen Shao shook his head.
"I think she has no sense of restraint and acts wantonly. To say she has sense of restraint, she only has sense of restraint." He said, reaching out to touch the table, and then flipped the tea bowl in front of him with a flick.
"Those who stand in the way will die."
Old Mrs. Chen was silent, looking at the screen aside.
"How can everything go as planned in this world?" Chen Shao said, "I'm afraid her appetite will get bigger and bigger and her teeth will collapse sooner or later."
As expected, Gao Lingbo's memorial to Cheng Dong, Cheng Jiaoniang's father, was approved by the emperor.
Ten days later, a notice was sent to Jiangzhou through the Yamen, and a letter of imperial favor was also sent to Yudaiqiao.
"The daughter of the common people thanks the emperor for his kindness."
Cheng Jiaoniang leaned forward to salute and reached out to receive the imperial edict.
The maid over there got up and gave a big red envelope to the chamberlain who announced the decree.
The servants were all smiling. Of course, it didn't mean that they were so poor that they had never seen money, but that this money was different from other money. It was money given by Master Li's disciples, and it might be able to ward off evil spirits if put on them.
After seeing off the servants and removing the incense table, there was no joy at all in the yard. Everyone looked at Cheng Jiaoniang with a bit of uneasiness.
Cheng Jiaoniang glanced at the imperial edict for a few times and handed it to Ban Qin.
"Madam, what should I do?" Banqin asked tremblingly.
"What should I do?" Cheng Jiaoniang asked.
The maid put aside Banqin and stepped forward.
"Madam, if Master Cheng and his wife come to the capital, we will be troubled by them." She said bluntly, "What do you think we should do?"
Huang didn't know about Cheng Jiaoniang's family affairs, Fan Jianglin wouldn't tell her, and Fan Jianglin didn't know much about it, but seeing that neither girl looked happy at all, they couldn't help but look uneasy.
"How could that happen?" Cheng Jiaoniang laughed.
Does it mean that they won't make trouble and she won't be able to live in peace, or that she won't be disturbed by them? Or both.
"Then let them come?" Banqin couldn't help but ask.
"Otherwise? That's the emperor's order." The maid said, repeating the sentence again, what should we do?
"Just do whatever you have to do." Cheng Jiaoniang said, looking around.
"It will be good if we move out. The house is easy to find and it is convenient to be close to Gongnuyuan." Fan Jianglin said hurriedly.
Cheng Jiaoniang shook her head.
"Banqin." she shouted.
Both Banqin responded yes.
"Go and choose a house and buy it for them to live in when they come here," Cheng Jiaoniang said.
This time Banqin stopped talking and the maid bowed down and answered yes.
Not long after the maid went out, there was an urgent knock on the street door, and Mr. Zhou walked in with a face drawn.
"Jiaojiao, tell me what to do." He said straight to the point.
"What to do?" Cheng Jiaoniang asked.
Mr. Zhou sat down and waved his hand as Banqin brought him tea.
"It's too late to drink tea." He said angrily, "That black-hearted couple is coming to Beijing."
News in the capital spreads quickly, Cheng Jiaoniang nodded.
"I want to go to Dali Temple," she said.
"Jiaojiao, it is said that the High Palace Attendant raised this matter." Mr. Zhou said in a low voice.
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at him, seemingly puzzled.
"This is not a good thing. They must have inquired about you about what happened last time." Mr. Zhou said, "They clearly know how the evil couple treated you, and they are deliberately making you feel disgusted."
Cheng Jiaoniang smiled and shook her head.
"No," she said, "I'm not disgusted."
Master Zhou's mind changed.
"Disgusting is just one aspect." Mr. Zhou sighed again and frowned, "I still know Mr. Second."
The black-hearted couple no longer use the title "Second Master".
Cheng Jiaoniang didn't pay any attention to his little thoughts.
"...Although he boasts about being powerful, in fact his knowledge is mediocre, and his official career is even more average. Otherwise, he should have been promoted four years ago, and why would he have waited until now." Mr. Zhou said.
When he said this, he saw a smile appear on the lips of the woman in front of him, but it disappeared immediately.
What are you laughing at?
Could it be that they are father and daughter, and now that their anger has dissipated, they want to renew their family relationship?
"...It's not easy to be an official in the capital, especially in a place like Dali Temple. I'm afraid that if he doesn't do well, he will make a joke and implicate you." Mr. Zhou continued.
"But this is an appointment from the imperial court, how could he not come?" Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Mr. Zhou's eyes lit up.
It seems that he still doesn't want them to come.
"He can also refuse appointments from the imperial court," he said.
As soon as the words came out, he shook his head again.
"It's surprising that he refused."
When I said this, my face was filled with sadness.
"Thank you uncle for taking the trouble." Cheng Jiaoniang saluted and said, "Now that you've come, let's make peace with it."
"It's better than this." Mr. Zhou said, "You move in here, so if he dares to bother you, I will deal with him. I'm not afraid of others poking my spine. I'm my uncle, and no one dares to say anything."
I'm not."
Cheng Jiaoniang smiled and saluted.
"Thank you, uncle." She said, sitting upright, "This will never happen."
Mr. Zhou wanted to say something else, but there was a knock on the door again.
The person who walked through the door turned out to be Cheng Silang, who was tired of work, and even Banqin was startled.
"What happened? Why are you here, Shiro-kun?" Banqin asked.
Cheng Jiaoniang also walked out of the house.
"...Second uncle...may be going to Beijing." Cheng Silang said with a slight breath, his voice a little hoarse.
"It's not possible, it has already been promulgated." Banqin said hurriedly, looking at Cheng Silang with a surprised expression, "Silang-kun, did you come here specifically to tell us this?"
Came from Jiangzhou to the capital to tell them?
This is too...ridiculous...
Cheng Silang waved his hand.
"No, no." He said, "My father asked me to ask what's going on, and also to send a message to my sister on behalf of my father."
Father?
Mr. Zhou in the room immediately pricked up his ears.
"...My father asked my wife if there is anything I need him to do?" Cheng Silang's voice came next.
What a great boss Cheng! Come and rob me again!
In order to steal my Jiaojiao, even my brothers and sisters were taken out and trampled on her!
Aren't you stupid? I finally know that my Jiaojiao son is worth much more than his brothers.
Just when Cheng Silang arrived at Cheng Jiaoniang's home in the capital and the imperial notice was still on the way, the news that Mr. Cheng Er was promoted to Dali Temple was already known to everyone.
The sound of heavy footsteps came, and before Cheng Liu Niang raised her head, a large box was placed in front of her.
"What?" she asked, looking up at Cheng Qiniang who looked proud in front of her.
Cheng Qiniang, who was about to turn ten, was very tall, and Cheng Liuniang had to look up at her while sitting.
Viewed from this angle, the face seems familiar yet unfamiliar, mixed with that person's appearance.
The faces of the half-sisters have similar traces after all...
"These are some of my books and embroidery." Cheng Qiniang said, "I am about to go to Beijing with my parents. There are too many things to bring with me, so I give them to you."
After finishing speaking, he quickly added another sentence.
"But they are all good things. It's not like you just throw them away if you don't like them."
"I don't want it," Cheng Liu Niang said with a snort, "You can keep it for yourself."
"It's useless to stay." Cheng Qiniang was beaming and waving her hands, "My mother said that we won't come back after we go this time, and I have my sister in Beijing to buy me whatever I want."
Cheng Liu Niang looked at her and sneered.
"Sister?" she said, "So, you are Cheng Baniang now?"
"I have an extra sister? I'm not the eldest daughter anymore?"
"I don't want a stupid sister, how can I see anyone in the future!"
"I don't want to be Cheng Baniang, I don't want to be Cheng Baniang!"
The sharp and angry cry in my ears seemed to have not dissipated.
Cheng Liuniang looked at Cheng Qiniang, with undisguised pride and joy on her face that was still childish, but had the first appearance of a woman.
Since when has she been proud of this silly sister?
"My sister has met the emperor." Cheng Qiniang didn't like the title of fool, and immediately retorted, looking at Cheng Liuniang sideways, "But it doesn't matter, she is my biological sister and your cousin. They are both sisters."
Cheng Liu Niang laughed.
"I don't dare to have such an unfaithful and unfilial sister," she said, raising her hand to push away the box Cheng Qiniang placed in front of her.
The box fell to the ground, and the silk handkerchief and gold and silver hairpins inside fell out.
Cheng Liuniang was stunned for a moment. She really thought it was the silk flowers, silk handkerchiefs and other things left by Cheng Qiniang's play, but she didn't expect that there were also jewelry.
Cheng Qiniang, who has always been stingy, was actually willing to...
It can be seen that if you want to catch up with a rich sister, you will no longer look down on the things you had in the past.
"That sister of yours is not easy to deal with. You are still holding these things. If you are kicked out in the future, you can sell them to make a living and go home." Cheng Liuniang said with a snort, and stood up, seemingly unintentionally and yet again.
I stepped on the silk handkerchief intentionally.
Cheng Qiniang burst into tears, stretched out her hands to push Cheng Liuniang away, knelt down and randomly stuffed the silk flower jewelry into the box, picked it up and ran away.
The two sisters always quarreled like this. The girls and servants were already used to it, so they dispersed without saying anything else.
Cheng Liuniang turned around and couldn't help but take a few steps outside. Cheng Qiniang's figure could no longer be seen.
The sound of firecrackers rang out at this moment and continued so loud that it was deafening even in the boudoir of the house.
"What's wrong?" Cheng Liuniang couldn't help but asked.
"It's a gift from the second master." The servants and wives said loudly, and some little girls simply ran out to watch the fun.
It's down.
Cheng Liu Niang covered her ears and walked a few steps outside, then stood in the corridor.
"I will receive the imperial edict in a moment." The servant girls shouted with bright smiles, "Madam, hurry up and change your clothes."
Although she didn't want to go, she knew she had to go. Cheng Liu Niang was helped by the maids and maids to change her clothes and came to the front yard. The place was already crowded with people. Even Mrs. Cheng, who couldn't go out due to illness, came on crutches.
His face was glowing red, and there was no sign of illness at all. Looking outside the door, there was also a sea of people.
"...I still remember the last time the Cheng family received an imperial edict and received a reward..." A few shaky old men on crutches said loudly in a drafty voice, "...I didn't expect to see it again...It was really worth it.
It’s worth it…”
"...The Cheng family is really rich and virtuous. It seems that it is no longer possible, but it has turned around again..." Some shrewd people whispered.
"...What official title was granted?" Some people who were concerned about official positions also discussed.
But more of them were people who just wanted to watch the excitement, see the fireworks being set off, the government officers maintaining order, people everywhere, and the excitement of the emperor's officers coming from the capital.
As for why, what does it matter? They only need to tell their descendants in the future how lively this scene was.
In the courtyard of the Cheng family, the emperor's emissary had already announced the imperial edict, and everyone in the Cheng family kowtowed in gratitude.
"Your Excellency, you can choose a day to come to Beijing, there is no need to rush." The emperor said in a polite manner.
Mrs. Cheng can't wait.
"Those who need to go quickly, those who need to go quickly, have packed up and can leave now." She said loudly.
Master Cheng and others were ashamed, Mrs. Cheng and Mrs. Cheng hurriedly stepped forward to help her leave.
"...Originally, what are you waiting for? Why don't you go to Beijing quickly and earn a title for me? Why is it that this time the title belongs to that damn Zhou family but not to me..."
Mrs. Cheng made noisy noises and was helped to the backyard by her two daughters-in-law, who quickened her pace.
At the same time, Mr. Cheng Er, who had settled the emperor's servants, was called aside by Mr. Cheng.
"I think you should think about this matter." Mr. Cheng said in a low voice.
"What's going on?" Master Cheng Er asked with a smile on his face, while looking into the hall, he couldn't wait to go in and enjoy the congratulations of his fellow officers.
"Refuse the reward." Mr. Cheng said in a low voice.
Mr. Cheng Er was suddenly shocked, but relieved.
When officials receive rewards from the court, they often refuse to show whether they have done well or not. Usually, after refusing two or three times, they will either accept it or the emperor will change it to another official position. Of course, the result will be the same.
Everyone knew beforehand that this was just a formality.
"I know, I know, brother, I haven't just become an official, and even if I just become an official, I know the rules." Mr. Cheng Er smiled, with a bit of dissatisfaction that I am no longer a child.
"No, I'm saying it's better not to go to the capital and find another place." Mr. Cheng said.
Mr. Cheng Er finally understood.
"Brother, are you crazy?" he said with a look of disbelief.
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Take a break on the weekend, four thousand words, one update (to be continued)
