After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 81 Do you want an official position?
The lights were just coming on, and it was not completely dark yet, but the hall was already brightly lit.

If she were in the mansion, Rong Peilan would have already finished her meal and started to take a nap.

At this moment, His Majesty has not arrived yet, the delicacies on the table have already gone cold, and the lard at the bottom of the bowl has solidified into lumps, no longer having the tempting look it had when it was first served.

She touched the small bag at her waist, which was bulging with Qingtan's money. At first she thought it was too much. How could she starve in such a big imperial city?

Now it seems that Qingtan was right.

An annual reward is too little for her.

Rong Peilan was like a little mouse, secretly taking out a candied fruit from her purse from time to time.

Mrs. Zhong couldn't help laughing. She approached her daughter-in-law and whispered, "The food in the palace looks good but not tasty. Lan'er, bear with it for a while. Mother has asked Madam Zhou to prepare your favorite dishes. We can eat them when we get home."

When she saw Zhong's eyes with a slight smile on their faces, her ears secretly turned red. She stopped chewing and quietly swallowed the candied fruit in her mouth.

She was probably the first person to secretly eat preserved fruits at a palace banquet.

Ji Yunzhang had been absent-minded since he entered the palace, and had been looking at somewhere diagonally opposite.

I saw Xue Jinghe opposite me had a white cloth wrapped around his right hand, but that didn't stop him from raising his glass and toasting from afar.

Ji Yunzhang's hands on the table clenched into fists in an instant.

Rong Peilan noticed this instant change and reached out to touch his fist.

Ji Yunzhang covered her hand with his backhand.

Looking again, he had a relaxed look on his face, raising his glass and facing it from a distance.

"His Majesty is here!"

"The royal concubine has arrived!"

"The Concubine Xian has arrived!"

The hall suddenly became quiet, and everyone stood up and prostrated themselves in greeting.

"Your Majesty, Your ... the Imperial Concubine, Your Majesty the Virtuous Concubine."

His Majesty opened his hands and raised them in the air, "Stand up, stand up. Today is the annual banquet, and the king and his subjects shall enjoy it together."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Eunuch Cao raised the dust Buddha in his hand into the air and said, "Go!"

At this time, a row of palace maids came in one after another carrying small charcoal stoves, and placed two on each table.

Put the cold dishes, including the plates, on a small charcoal stove and slowly heat up the cold food.

His Majesty pointed at the small charcoal stove and said with a smile, "This is the Concubine's cleverness. It's cold and the food gets cold quickly, so she came up with this little trick."

The imperial concubine covered her lips with a handkerchief and chuckled, "I dare not take credit for it. This is the ingenuity of my niece, Qingwan."

His Majesty raised his eyebrows slightly, "Oh? Nice idea, you deserve a reward!"

"I will give you two rolls of snow-white satin, a hair crown made of eight-treasure silk, and a pair of red-gold silk bracelets as tribute from Yuhang."

Liu Qingwan stood up gracefully, pinching the hem of her skirt and bowing, "Your Majesty, thank you for the reward."

His Majesty waved his hand and looked towards the Xinling Marquis's family. "I have one more person to reward today."

Everyone looked towards the Ji family vaguely.

Now Marquis Ji is leading troops to fight outside, and his family is in Beijing. Your Majesty must make sure they are well settled.

His Majesty was obviously very happy. "Good news from the border. Marquis Ji has captured two cities in a row! Now he has defeated Yanhui."

"Ginger is still more experienced! I am very pleased!"

As he spoke, he snorted again, "I will ask about Liu Qirui's crimes later. Today is a good day, and I don't want to mention this waste."

The smiles on the Liu family members' faces froze in an instant. They had just received the reward and the smiles on their faces had not yet faded when the emperor's reprimand came.

His Majesty looked at Ji Yunzhang and said, "Ji Yunzhang, you have been married for half a year. Has your carefree personality changed at all?"

Ji Yunzhang stood up and bowed, "Your Majesty, I have a family now, and I know how difficult it is for my parents. When I was a child, I was young and ignorant, and I caused Your Majesty a lot of trouble. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"

His Majesty raised his head and laughed, "I am now very curious about who tamed this wild horse of yours."

"I am Rong, your humble wife." Rong Peilan stood up and said, "I am Rong, your humble wife, and I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

When His Majesty saw Rong Peilan's face, he frowned slightly, "Rong...I feel like I've seen him somewhere before."

Ji Yunzhang said, "My father-in-law is the former Imperial Academy Scholar, Rong Pingyuan."

The image of that high-spirited young face immediately emerged in His Majesty's mind, and he looked about 50% similar to the Rong in front of him.

His eyes flickered, "She is the daughter of Lord Rong..."

Even now in front of His Majesty, Ji Yunzhang did not hesitate to praise the young lady.

“Although I have no chance to meet my father-in-law, I can see his elegance in my wife!”

Rong Peilan: "..."

If the occasion wasn't wrong, she would have wanted to sew his mouth shut.

His Majesty heard nothing wrong with it, and just raised the corners of his lips slightly, "Lord Rong was a genius in his time, and you won't lose out by marrying his daughter to you."

Ji Yunzhang said loudly, "I have never felt wronged, I only feel happy!"

His Majesty smiled and said, "Commoner, yes, you are still a commoner now, Ji Yunzhang, Jin Shaoyi, who is the same age as you, has been training in the Tiger Guards for four years."

As he spoke, he raised his eyelids slightly and said, "How about I give you a job?"

"My Imperial Guard is short of a commander-in-chief. Do you want to come?"

Ji Yunzhang clasped his hands together and said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty, I, Ji Yunzhang, thank you!"

His Majesty pointed at him and shook his head in amusement and helplessness, "Ji Zhenming has been a dull man until he got old, but his son turned out to be a lively one."

Everyone below was shocked instantly, because the Royal Guards were led by His Majesty himself, and all of them were carefully selected.

Before this, even though Liu Qiwei was favored by the Imperial Concubine, he was only able to get a position as an imperial guard, and he never made any further progress since then.

Now, Ji Yunzhang has the rank of Dutong right from the start, and the next rank up will be General Shunwei.

Now everyone was somewhat unsure of His Majesty's intentions.

It was obvious that he had tried to seize Marquis Ji's military power, and it was not a good thing.

In this way, Ji Hou's only son was treated with favor.

Your Majesty, will you support or demote Marquis Xinling?

Liu Qiwei, who was sitting at the end of the Liu family, almost wanted to crush the wine glass in his hand. He had been in His Majesty's service for three years, but he hadn't even gotten the title of captain, let alone the title of general.

Ji Yunzhang, however, rose from a commoner to become the commander-in-chief of the imperial guards.

His Majesty on the high platform raised his glass and said, "Today, I wish all my dear ministers, your families, and good health."

Everyone below raised their glasses and said, "May your majesty's rule be forever strong and the country be peaceful and prosperous!"

After three cups of wine, the flush on His Majesty's face deepened. He leaned against Eunuch Cao and took a breath, "Play music!"

Eunuch Cao immediately winked at the young eunuch below.

The little eunuch's shrill voice rang out, "Play! Music!"

Cheerful string and bamboo music sounded from one side of the hall.

A group of dancers danced gracefully from both sides of the hall, their steps blooming like flowers, until they slowly gathered in the center of the hall.

The small charcoal stove also worked, and the originally cold food on the plate slowly began to emit heat.

There were also special palace servants standing by to put the dishes into the imperial porcelain bowls.

When Ji Yunzhang raised his hand to pick up some food, his elbow accidentally hit the palace maid who was about to pour wine next to him.

A jug of wine was spilled and all over his arm.

The maid immediately knelt down in panic.

"Please forgive me, General Ji! I didn't mean it!"

(End of this chapter)