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Chapter 919 The Best Family 46
But now seeing that the emperor actually gave Master Sun a job, this would probably be impossible if Linlang was not favored. This naturally made them feel for the first time the extent of Linlang's favor.

Moreover, they knew that what the eunuch who announced the imperial edict said was not false. Not every family could be given the privilege of rewarding the families of concubines. For example, they had heard that Concubine Liu, the main lady of the palace where their daughter lived, was a concubine, and her position was much higher than that of their daughter. But it was said that the emperor did not reward Concubine Liu's family. Concubine Liu's family was able to move from their hometown to the capital and settle down because, when the emperor ascended the throne, he conferred titles on many concubines, and their daughter was given the title of concubine and a large promotion gift. With that money, they had the opportunity to buy a house in the capital and survive.

After that, they were able to survive in the capital without working. It is said that it was because their daughter sent money from the palace from time to time that they were able to live a good life without working. After that, they did not receive any reward from the emperor.

Not only did Concubine Liu need money for herself, she also had to send money to her parents' home to maintain her parents' expenses in the capital. This is why Concubine Liu was always short of money and liked to make money.

Liu Bin's family didn't know how hard it was for her to live in the palace. Of course, Liu Bin didn't want to say it, and didn't want people to know that she wasn't doing well in the palace. After all, she was a person who wanted to save face. They just thought that since their daughter was a concubine, she would have a lot of money, right? So they spent money lavishly, and when they ran out of money, they sent eunuchs to the palace to ask for it.

Other families send money to the palace so that their daughters can have money to pave the way in the palace and have a better life. But their family, on the other hand, has been asking for money from the palace.

They had also heard that other families had to send money to pave the way to the palace, but they felt that their daughter had already become the head of a palace and her status was high enough. That was enough and there was no need to work harder. So not only did they not send money to Concubine Liu, they also asked Concubine Liu to give them money.

In fact, when Concubine Liu was promoted to a concubine, she received a lot of promotion gifts. If she had used the money to buy land, she could have bought a lot of land, and she could have lived a good life in the future relying on the output of the land.

However, Concubine Liu's parents felt that their daughter was already the head of a palace, and that they would have plenty of money to spend in the future and did not need to save any more, so they spent money lavishly.

When you come to the capital, the house you buy is naturally high-end, which costs a lot of money.

After that, he did not buy shops or fields with the remaining money, but spent it directly. After it was all spent, he started to complain to Concubine Liu about being poor and asked her to give him money, thinking that Concubine Liu had plenty of money.

But in fact, the monthly salary given to concubines by the palace was only eighty taels, which was about one thousand taels a year. How much money could that be?

Because of the Liu family's arrangement, Concubine Liu not only could not save any money, but also had to make money in the palace in order to maintain her dignity and to manage places like the imperial kitchen. After all, Concubine Liu was not favored, and if she did not manage those places, the things those places gave to Concubine Liu would not be good.

For someone like Linlang, there is no need to do so, because the emperor would look for Linlang from time to time. The eunuchs and palace maids in those places were afraid of giving Linlang bad things. If Linlang reported it to the emperor, the emperor would cause trouble for them.

This is the difference between being favored and being unfavored. Being favored can actually save a lot of money.

In addition to taking care of those places, Concubine Liu also had to deal with the interpersonal relationships in the palace, which also cost money.

As the head of a palace, she had to attend all kinds of activities in the palace. It was unavoidable. Therefore, she had to send gifts to the empress dowager during festivals. She also had to send gifts to other concubines when they gave birth to princes and princesses. As a result, Concubine Liu did not have enough money to spend, and she had to give money to her parents' family. What else could she do except ask for money from lower-ranking concubines such as Linlang?

In fact, Concubine Liu's family is very similar to the Empress Dowager's family. The only better thing is that at least Concubine Liu's family is not involved in gambling, but they spend money lavishly.

Of course, the main reason is that they don’t have much money and cannot gamble. If they were like the Empress Dowager’s family, they have too much money to spend and might be tempted into gambling.

There are countless people in Beijing who do this kind of harmful thing. They like to lure some young people into gambling. After all, as long as they get addicted, the gambling house will have an endless source of money. With such huge profits, who wouldn't do it? Therefore, the children and their families in Beijing can easily be led astray if they are not careful.

Without mentioning the affairs of the Liu family, he only said that the eldest wife was pleased with the job and was overjoyed. She immediately went to the second wife to report the good news to Old Master Sun and Old Madam Sun.

Old Master Sun was surprised when he heard this and asked, "Don't all officials have to take the imperial examination?"

After he came to the capital, although he gained a lot of knowledge, he was afraid that if he hung out too often, his second son and daughter-in-law would look down on them for being unpresentable, so he had less communication with the outside world. As a result, they didn't know that they could become officials without taking the imperial examination.

After hearing what Old Master Sun said, Master Sun said, "Of course not. As far as I know, if an official reaches a certain position, his son can be granted an official position. If a concubine in the harem is favored, His Majesty will also give some rewards to her family. This is what happened to me. But I never thought that Linlang, who is only a fifth-rank noble, could ask for a reward for her family."

Madam Sun said, "This is why Linlang is favored. It is really God's blessing that you, without taking the imperial examination, can become an official one day."

Although the old couple favors their younger son, they would naturally be happy if their eldest son did well. After all, no matter who does well, they will be proud.

For example, Linlang was recently promoted to a noble lady. They knew it was not a low position as soon as they heard it. Moreover, when people around them heard that their granddaughter was a noble lady in the palace, they also looked up to them, which also let them know that Linlang was doing very well.

Besides, the fifth rank is much higher than his son's seventh rank. Even if the harem is not as good as the previous dynasty, the fifth rank will not be worse than the seventh rank, right?

Because Linlang made them proud among their neighbors, the old couple naturally liked her.

Now I heard that the eldest son was favored by Linlang and was rewarded by the emperor, which made me even more happy. After all, both of his sons became officials, which would sound so good when others spread the word.

Master Sun nodded and said, "Yes, it was thanks to Linlang's strong ideas that she insisted on entering the palace. She said that she couldn't go back like this. If she went back like this, she would be digging in the soil for her whole life and would never be able to turn over a new leaf (this is what the second house wanted, Master Sun knew). She wanted to fight for a future, otherwise, how could we have such a good life? I'm afraid we would be like before, working hard in the fields with our backs to the sky and our faces facing the loess. It's all thanks to Linlang. I have been helping the second son before, but I didn't get any reward. I didn't help Linlang much. I just agreed to let the child go, but the result is such a big reward. It's really ironic!"