Quickly wear salted fish, she won by lying down

It's no wonder that Old Master Sun and Old Lady Sun said that, they didn't know the difference between the former dynasty and the harem, they only heard that Linlang was of the eighth rank, and Master Sun was only of the seventh rank, so they thought it was about the same.

But the people in the second house naturally didn't like to hear the old couple say this.

Please, can the ranks of the concubines in the palace be compared with the ranks of the ministers of the previous dynasty? What crazy things are the old couple talking about!
——In fact, on the surface, the rank of concubines is indeed incomparable with the rank of ministers of the previous dynasty. After all, the rank of concubines is just a nice-sounding title and has no power. Even if high-ranking concubines have power, it is only limited to the harem. Unlike the previous ministers, ministers with high positions and power can influence the government.

But in fact, the rank of concubines was not completely lower than that of the ministers of the previous dynasty.

Because concubines can give birth to princes and princesses, once they have princes and princesses, the concubines may become empress dowager. The dignity of the empress dowager is not comparable to that of ordinary officials, and some empress dowagers are not necessarily without power.

Of course, judging from the current Linlang and Master Sun Er, Linlang is naturally not as good as Master Sun Er, but Master Sun Er has not been promoted, and once Linlang reaches a certain level, she will not be comparable to Master Sun Er. Not to mention anything else, as long as she is promoted to a concubine, the emperor will generally give some idle jobs to the concubine's family, and this idle job is almost of the seventh rank.

Think about it, the people of the first house can get a seventh-rank job through Linlang. This status is obviously much better than that of Master Sun Er. After all, Master Sun Er can let people of the second house get jobs.

There is no need to even be promoted to the rank of concubine, but to the rank of noble lady. If one is favored, the emperor will favor the noble lady's family and give them some unskillful jobs. Although one will not be of the seventh rank, having an unskillful job is a stable job, which is not bad.

Without mentioning the benefits that can be brought by upgrading concubines, it can only be said that although it is not the New Year yet, the people in the second house have already felt unhappy in advance.

I thought Linlang would get mad only during the Chinese New Year, but I didn’t expect that she would get mad before the Chinese New Year even starts. How can I be happy?
What's even more frightening is that it's still a long time before the Chinese New Year. With the speed at which Sun Linlang is upgrading, they might get angry again during the Chinese New Year, which makes them depressed.

Therefore, the people in the second house were no longer concerned with the matter of running for office, and wanted to continue to inquire about Linlang's situation. In addition, they wanted to build up connections in the palace to see if they could stop Linlang from climbing up.

After all, even if they succeed in getting promoted, if Linlang climbs too high and then says something unfavorable to them in front of the emperor, which brings them down, then their efforts in getting promoted would be in vain. So, on the whole, it is obvious that Linlang still has to be dealt with.

Not to mention how upset the second wife was, the first wife was naturally overjoyed. With so much money, they could even buy a house with a small courtyard not far from the imperial palace.

Although it is a bit small, it has a yard where they can grow some vegetables, and the rooms are just big enough for so many people to live in, so they are satisfied.

You know, before they had no land to grow vegetables, they could only buy vegetables, which was very expensive. Now they have a yard to grow vegetables, which can save a lot of money. Although they are rich, the farming instinct rooted in their genes still makes them want to have a piece of land to grow things.

The reason they decided to buy the house was because they saw that Old Mr. and Mrs. Sun, after hearing their good news and seeing that they had more and more money, they hesitated several times to speak, obviously wanting them to give the money to the second wife.

They were so beautiful, they had worked hard to support the second wife for thirty years, but as soon as she became rich, they kicked them out and called them scumbags and vampires. If they were to be given money again, they would have to be mentally ill.

In the past, the old couple could paint a rosy picture for them and ask them to support the second wife honestly, saying that if the second wife passed the exam and became an official in the future, they would be able to enjoy a good life.

Oh, the second branch did pass the exam and became an official, a high-ranking official like a county magistrate, very powerful, but they were immediately kicked out. They didn’t enjoy any of the blessings and were even scolded. They were treated as poor ghosts who came to the capital and lived with the second branch, and harsh words were thrown at them as if they were free.

In the past, when the second wife wanted money, the old couple had the nerve to ask them for it; now that the second wife has paid, they have driven them away and scolded them, so why don’t the old couple say a word to help them? - The second wife has become a high-ranking official, which gives the old couple face. They dare not say anything to the second wife, fearing that if they do, they will be driven away by the second wife.

Such partiality made them feel disheartened, so they divided the family property and drove them out. As a result, now that they have money, they still want them to hand the money into the public treasury, just like they did before the family property was divided, and the old couple will distribute it to the second wife. How can the old couple feel comfortable doing this?
The old couple are now making big promises, saying that they should give money to the second wife and let her run for a high position. When she becomes a higher official in the future, they will be able to enjoy a good life. They want to ask, what kind of good life will they be able to enjoy if they are told that the second wife will pass the exam?

The old couple and the second wife have already lost their credit with them. After all, who would still believe them after knowing that they don't keep their promises?

Although they would not trust them and would not give them any more money, the extra money would be hot to keep in their hands, and they did not want to be looked at with jealousy by the old couple and the second wife, so they decided to buy the small house immediately. It happened that the house they rented was not far from the small house, and they knew the situation of the house and knew that the house was good and they could buy it.

Once they have spent all the money, they don’t have to worry about the old couple staring at the money in their hands, wishing they could snatch it from them immediately and give it to the second wife.

After buying the house, they had some money left, and they planned to send their children to school, because they heard that the concubines in the palace had a high rank and could find a job for the family. However, none of them had received any education, and even if there was a job, they probably couldn't serve as they were illiterate. So Master Sun and Madam Sun - now that Linlang was at least a concubine in the harem, they could call her master and madam - decided to send their son and grandson to school, and raise the girls at home well. After all, the family conditions were good now, and the girls could be raised well. They could no longer be like before. In order to earn more money for the second house, their family lived frugally, and both the girls and the boys were dark and thin.

Once the girls are well raised, they will be able to marry better in the future. This way, they can enjoy some happiness with Linlang. After all, if Linlang had not entered the palace for the selection, and everyone went back to the countryside, she would definitely not be able to marry well, and would still live the poor life before. At most, she would not have to support the second room, and her life would be a little better.

Linlang saw the arrangement of the eldest wife from the little bee and she must support it, because the eldest wife did the right thing. (End of this chapter)