Quickly wear salted fish, she won by lying down

Although the Imperial Household Department did not participate in court affairs and did not have much power, its ranks were real. This time we cannot say that Master Sun's ninth-rank official position was not of the same rank as his seventh-rank official position.

The rank of a concubine like Linlang is indeed not of the same nature as that of Master Sun Er, but the rank of Master Sun Da's Imperial Household Department is of the same nature as that of Master Sun Er.

More importantly, jobs in the Imperial Household Department were lucrative, after all, they manufactured royal products for the royal family. If you were an official in this place, you wouldn't know how many wealthy businessmen would come to you with money, asking the people in the Imperial Household Department to give them a certain project.

"That is to say, uncle will be very rich in the future?" Sun Linyun asked in disbelief after hearing Master Sun Er say that the Imperial Household Department was a lucrative job.

She really didn't want to think that the eldest wife, whom she had called a pauper and a vampire, would have a lot of money in the future.

It’s more painful for the eldest wife to have money than for her to have no money.

Master Sun Er said, "Your uncle is an upright man, he may not accept it."

But what he didn't say was that even if Master Sun didn't dare to accept that money, he would definitely dare to accept the gray income of filial piety. By then, the first branch of the family would indeed become richer and richer, much richer than theirs. But seeing the expressions of relief on the faces of his wife and daughter after listening to his words, Master Sun II didn't say much, so as not to dampen their emotions.

He should just feel this depressed mood by himself, and not let everyone in the family feel depressed, otherwise the whole family will be filled with gloom, which is not good to look at.

Of course, the main reason is that Master Sun Er is also a person who cares about his reputation. He doesn't want his family to know that his family has gradually become less prosperous than the first wife's.

You have to know that two years ago, when he saw that he had passed the imperial examination and became an official, he no longer needed the support of the first wife, so he drove away the first wife, who should repay him but would cost him money. He thought that by breaking up with her, he could travel with ease and there would be no one to hold him back and cause him trouble.

At that time, he felt so happy when he saw that the eldest wife was so angry but couldn't do anything to him. He liked to see others hate him but couldn't do anything to him.

As a result, in the blink of an eye, the eldest wife, who had been thrown aside by him and should have continued to stay in the mud, actually had a day of turning over, and the method of turning over was so different that Master Sun Er naturally broke down. He did not want to admit that he was not as capable as Linlang, and he was not as hardworking as Linlang, so he naturally did not want to continue talking about how great the eldest wife would be in the future. Otherwise, after talking about these things for a long time, even if the family members hated Linlang, at the same time, they would probably wonder why he was climbing so slowly, and then question his ability, which would affect his authority in the family. This was obviously not what he wanted to see. So after Master Sun Er talked about the functions of the Imperial Household Department, he did not say much, for fear that the family members would know that the eldest wife was doing better and better, and think he was a coward, and why he had been doing so for so long and had not been promoted.

Ever since he passed the imperial examination, he has been regarded as a genius by others. Naturally, he could not accept the blow that he was not as good as a little girl from the eldest wife in climbing.

In fact, he was also curious about how Sun Linlang was promoted so quickly and how the emperor could arrange a job for her family. You know, these two points are not easy to achieve.

Although the ranks of the imperial concubines in the harem were indeed different from those in the imperial court, the promotion was actually similar. After all, they all climbed up one level at a time. It was not easy for them to be promoted as officials outside, so was it easy for them to be promoted as concubines in the palace? The principle was the same.

It's not enough to get a promotion, the key is to get the emperor to give rewards to her natal family, which is very difficult to accomplish. Just like what Sun Linyun thought before, asking for rewards is likely to displease the emperor, so most people don't dare to ask for it, unless the emperor takes the initiative to give it. Master Sun Er didn't know whether the reward for the first house was asked by Sun Linlang or given by the emperor.

If it was Sun Linlang who asked for it, it means that Sun Linlang is good at coaxing people. After all, she asked for the job and the emperor didn't blame her. If it was the emperor who gave it to her on his own initiative, it means that Sun Linlang is more favored than he imagined.

Neither the former nor the latter was what he wanted to see, so Master Sun Er just wanted time to pass faster and hold another beauty pageant as soon as possible so that he could let his daughter enter. If she could then snatch Sun Linlang's favor, that would be great. If she couldn't, at least she could collect information about Sun Linlang, and then with his help, maybe he could get rid of Sun Linlang.

Not to mention how the second wife was upset when she heard that the first wife had a job, but to say that the first wife was just as the second master Sun had expected. Soon, someone heard the news and heard that the first master Sun had a job in the Imperial Household Department. Then, wealthy businessmen in the capital heard the news and came to pay a visit to the first master Sun.

When Master Sun saw someone coming to see him, he was suddenly at a loss. You know, although he had some money thanks to Linlang's promotion, he was just rich. In this case, no one would come to see him. Even if someone came, it would just be an ordinary visit, mostly acquaintances visiting each other.

But the person who came this time was a wealthy businessman, and a stranger. His purpose in coming was to treat him to a meal and to congratulate him on taking office.

Master Sun didn't know the other person and didn't want to pay attention to him, but the other party said that he used to work for the Imperial Household Department. Master Sun wanted to know more about the situation in the Imperial Household Department when he heard what he said, so he agreed to have dinner with him.

Needless to say, this meal really helped Mr. Sun to understand a little more about the Imperial Household Department, and he felt that the meal was not in vain.

He originally wanted to pay for it himself. After all, he felt embarrassed to ask someone to treat him to a meal after they had provided him with so much information.

As a result, the other party had already paid the money while going to the toilet. Master Sun gave him the money, but the other party refused to accept it. Not only that, he also stuffed a big red envelope into Master Sun's pocket, saying that Master Sun would definitely hold a banquet to celebrate when he became an official, so he gave him the gift money in advance.

When Master Sun heard him say that officials in the capital would hold a banquet to celebrate when they were promoted, he vaguely remembered that when Master Sun Er became an official, it seemed that he did the same thing. He held a banquet in his hometown and also reportedly held a banquet in the capital.

Since everyone who became an official or was promoted had to hold a banquet, Mr. Sun thought that he should follow the trend and hold one as well, so he accepted the gift money.

He originally thought that this was just an ordinary gift. After all, it was wrapped in a lotus leaf and was light. He was curious about what could be put inside it if it was so light.

It's just that he was embarrassed to take it out and look at it in front of the rich businessman.

After the rich businessman left, he took it out curiously and took a look. He was shocked to find that there was a silver note worth one thousand taels inside. It was a silver note issued by the largest bank in the city. If he went to get it, he would definitely get it. (End of this chapter)