Glory all the way

Chapter 132 Abacus
As the Chinese New Year approaches, happy events come one after another.

Firstly, the second wife's elder brother, Su Mushan, was promoted from the fifth rank of Suping Zhizhou to the fourth rank of Anbei Magistrate. Although it was only half a rank, the gap between the prefecture and the prefect was still very large.

For a while, the second lady was smiling all day long.

Although the elder brother is an official of the fourth grade and not a Beijing official, the second wife still feels that the elder brother has a prosperous official career and his future future is immeasurable, while her daughter's future wealth can be imagined when she marries into the Su family.

The Lanxin Pavilion was full of joy and laughter.

On the early morning of the 22nd lunar month, Liu Tinghuai was greatly praised by Emperor Jiayuan in the Hall of Taihe. Afterwards, an imperial decree was issued, and Liu Tinghuai was awarded the official position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple, causing an uproar in the court.

As early as the beginning of autumn, the current Dali Temple Minister He Boss had written a book for retirement.

Mr. He has been in the position of Minister of Dali Temple for more than ten years. In the past ten years, he has made no achievements and no faults. Everyone secretly laughed that he planned to retire in Dali Temple.

Mr. He got the old man's report, and there was an undercurrent in the capital for a while, and many people who coveted this position ran secretly, but Emperor Jiayuan kept the old man's report and did not publish it, and it has been suppressed until now.

Liu Tinghuai used to be an official who was released to the outside world. In the capital, except for those who had some friendship in the past, now, when the name Liu Tinghuai is mentioned, not many people know it.

But now, even though the emperor's kindness moved him to Beijing, no one expected that Emperor Jiayuan would promote him to be the Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

Liu Tinghuai was appointed as the young minister of Dali Temple, but Mr. He's resignation letter was rejected. Afterwards, Emperor Jiayuan summoned Mr. He alone.

Coming out of the Hall of Peaceful Harmony, Mrs. He was quite mysterious and cunning in the face of everyone's inquiries, and only handed over his hands and honored him as "Holy Grace" before leaving the palace and returning home leisurely.

When everyone came back to their senses, they realized that they had waited for several hours in the tea room in the upper study room, but they didn't get a single word.

There is also a scheming person who said: Liu Tinghuai, the young minister of Dali Temple, is not simple.

In a word, there was a thoughtful expression on everyone's face.

I don't want to talk about the turmoil in the court, but knowing that my uncle has got a real job now, Bai Yingluo is happier than anyone else.

Ever since she found out that Liu Tinghuai was going to return to Beijing to become an official, Bai Yingluo secretly felt sorry for him, because Liu Tinghuai was a person who was dedicated to serving the people and really wanted to do practical things, and such people were extremely scarce in the entire Song Dynasty.

As for Liu Tinghuai's dispatch back to Beijing, Liu Tinghuai's wife Wang and her natal family undoubtedly played a huge role in it.

Whether Emperor Jiayuan knew about it or turned a blind eye to it, such an appointment was a great affirmation of Liu Tinghuai, and when he went to Dali Temple, with Liu Tinghuai's upright personality, he was bound to do something.

When Bai Yingluo heard the news from Old Master Bai, she was very happy for her uncle.

"I remember that among the things my father gave me, there was a green bamboo paperweight carved from Hetian stone. Go quickly and find that and add it to the gift."

Watching Liu Su and Liu Ying tidy up their things, Bai Yingluo suddenly thought of such a perfect match.

In the afternoon, Bai Yingluo went to Liu Mansion.

Liu Mansion is located in Xueshi Lane in the west of the city. There are parallel plane trees planted on both sides of the street. When the branches and leaves are luxuriant in midsummer, it will look lush and lush. But in the cold winter, the trees are bare, which adds a little bit of beauty. The meaning of Xiao Suo.

Liu's Mansion is located at the innermost side of the laneway, halfway through, the carriage slowed down.

The coachman asked for instructions outside: "Miss Six, there are too many people coming to congratulate you, the alleys are full of carriages that came earlier, I can't move..."

Bai Yingluo hesitated for a moment, and then ordered: "Let's go around to the back alley and enter through the back door."

After a stick of incense, Bai Yingluo was already sitting in Liu Ruoxuan's room.

Just now when I greeted Mrs. Wang in the main room, Bai Yingluo was full of discomfort because of the scrutinizing eyes of the ladies beside her. When they knew that Liu Tinghuai was Bai Yingluo's uncle, they became more and more flattering to Mrs. Wang.

In their eyes, Liu Tinghuai has such a relationship with the Jing'an Marquis's Mansion, and now that he has been favored, it is natural that he should move around more in the future and get close to him as soon as possible.

After staying for a while, Bai Yingluo followed Liu Ruoxuan back to her yard.

"Daddy greets the adults who came to congratulate him in the study, and mother greets the wives in the main room, so I don't care much about my cousin. Don't blame my cousin."

Liu Ruoxuan brewed the tea herself, her gestures were elegant and soft, and the smile on her face made people feel comfortable all over, which eased Bai Yingluo's unfamiliar tension a little.

After ordering the servant girl to send the congratulatory gift brought by Bai Yingluo to the study room and hand it over to Liu Tinghuai's long entourage, Liu Ruoxuan chatted with Bai Yingluo affectionately, and before saying a few words, Liu Ruomei's yelling voice came to mind in the yard, "Sister! , why did you slip away again? Sister Zhang is still waiting to talk to you..."

Seeing Bai Yingluo when she entered the room, Liu Ruomei nodded slightly, she had seen her before, and then pestered Liu Ruoxuan to talk, the slow treatment made Liusu and Liu Ying a little angry, but Bai Yingluo's face was calm, as if It couldn't be more normal, the two of them suppressed the anger on their faces.

After a while, a young servant came back from the study and said that the master liked the things Bai Yingluo gave him very much, and he was busy with many things today, so he would talk to Bai Yingluo when he was free.

Nodding her head in response, then turning her head, Liu Ruomei's expression was impatient, she presumably waited for Bai Yingluo to leave, so that she could take the elder sister to deal with the ladies who came to visit, Bai Yingluo got up in good time, and arrived at the Wu said hello to Mrs. Wang, and took a car back to Jing'anhou Mansion.

"Your uncle Gao Sheng has such an important position. The most important thing is that he was not close to anyone in the past, so now these people are eager to make friends with him. It is normal that the family is so popular. But."

In the main room of Qing'an Hall, the old lady Bai comforted Bai Yingluo with a smile.

After talking for a while, the old lady Bai mentioned the property that had been allocated to Bai Yingluo, "There are three copies according to the income, but those shops are all high-quality, better than the ones that your second uncle and fourth uncle got. Many. Now, if you don’t have anyone available, let the managers of the farm and the storekeepers take care of it first. When you have someone you trust later, you can change them. Don’t trade now. A rash move, you know?"

"Grandmother, Luo'er knows that you and grandfather love me, so what you say is what you say."

Bai Yingluo responded softly.

A big stone in her heart fell to the ground, and the old lady Bai smiled and said: "It is said that when the young lady of the family leaves the cabinet, the mother will prepare two rooms to accompany the room. Now, for you two rooms, grandma will prepare for you. Instead of giving it to you when you leave the cabinet, you should plan to get up early and let them go over to pay you a visit after the New Year, so that you can see each other better."

Nodding her head, Bai Yingluo's eyes suddenly turned red.

In the past, my grandmother's love for me was limited to food and clothing, but since I asked Bai Xiu to enter the mansion, my grandmother seemed to think of a lot at once. He gave himself the roommate, at first glance, it seemed that he was arranging funeral arrangements.

"Grandmother, it's because Luo'er is ignorant, which made you worry."

Tears fell down, and Bai Yingluo's heart was swollen and sad as if soaked in water.

"Stupid boy, these will be given to you sooner or later. Isn't it all the same?"

Wiping Bai Yingluo's tears with a handkerchief, the old lady Bai coaxed, "Grandfather and grandmother are in good health and will live a long life, huh? Grandma is still waiting to see the great-grandson that Sister Luo gave birth to. Can you let go so soon? You don't have parents to take care of you, so grandparents want to give it to you early, so that you won't be in a hurry after you get married. Don't misinterpret what grandma means, understand? "

Bai Yingluo lay in her grandmother's arms, crying uncontrollably.

On the second day, after the early dynasty, Emperor Jiayuan sealed it.

After the court was over, Liu Tinghuai came to Jing'anhou Mansion, went to Qing'an Hall to greet her, followed Old Master Bai to the study room, and did not see Bai Yingluo until she was about to leave.

"The paperweight you gave me was given to me by your father before, but I thought it was too expensive, so I didn't want it. I don't think so, but now it's in my hands, haha..."

With a hearty smile, Liu Tinghuai touched Bai Yingluo's head affectionately, "Luo'er, uncle likes the gift you sent me very much. But if it's just the paperweight, uncle will be happier, do you understand?"

Knowing that her uncle was about to become the young minister of Dali Temple, Bai Yingluo thought of the majestic and unyielding Qingzhu in her mind.

The reason why I chose that paperweight is because the green color of the bamboo leaves makes people feel peaceful in my heart, and on the other hand, because the green bamboo carved on it symbolizes a noble and honest character.

Just giving that party a paperweight will make people feel comfortable, but if there are too many other gifts, it will seem too grand, and it will become a lot more unfamiliar.

This, perhaps, is the so-called overkill.

Startled for a moment, Bai Yingluo nodded.

"You have to remember, no matter when, I am your uncle, remember?"

Liu Tinghuai looked down at Bai Yingluo's eyes and asked.

Bai Yingluo nodded affirmatively, "Uncle, Luo'er has remembered."

Zhanyan smiled, and Liu Tinghuai happily left.

Filled with joy, after returning to her own mansion, she fell to the bottom of the valley.

Hearing that Mrs. Wang wanted to be a matchmaker for Bai Yingluo, Liu Tinghuai immediately felt a bit of relief in his heart that "it's so hard to marry a wife, what more can a husband ask for", but when he learned the identity of that person, Liu Tinghuai couldn't help but change his face.

"Luo'er's marriage is considered by the Jing'an Hou Mansion. No matter how bad it is, there is also my uncle. If you plan on her, don't blame me for being rude to you."

Liu Tinghuai glared angrily at Wang and shouted.

"You... why are you fierce?"

It is rare to see a husband and son-in-law like this, so Wang's arrogance weakened a little at first, and then he justified and said: "That kid Zhong Huai is also a good one, why do you look down on him?"

As soon as the wink passed, the Wang family immediately stopped talking, Liu Tinghuai stood up and said: "Is there any son of your generation in the Wang family who has succeeded? Then Wang Zhonghuai, who was just a juren, has already received two passes. Fang, do you think he is worthy of Luo'er in any way?"

Seeing that Wang moved her mouth but didn't say anything, Liu Tinghuai knew without asking, that she would definitely use the excuse that Bai Yingluo was just an orphan from Jing'an Houfu, but Wang Zhonghuai's grandfather was already an old man.

Liu Tinghuai waved his hands angrily, "Luo'er's marriage has nothing to do with you at all, you should stop thinking about it as soon as possible."

After finishing speaking, Liu Tinghuai gave Wang Shi an annoyed sideways glance, and left the room towards the study.

(End of this chapter)