Shen Yi knelt on the ground and listened quietly to the two young eunuchs reciting the imperial edict. After a while, he stood up silently and smiled at Lu Ruoxi beside him: "Madam, get some tea for the two father-in-laws. money."
Mrs. Shen was born into an official family, so she naturally knew some of the rules in the officialdom and the official system of the court. She knew that her husband's promotion was a big one, so she immediately smiled and nodded, and then asked Lian'er to go into the house to get the money.
Shen Yi stood up, walked to the two eunuchs, and took the imperial edict with both hands.
The two eunuchs handed over the imperial edict and immediately showed professional and flattering smiles on their faces. They bowed to Shen Yi and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Shen on your promotion."
Shen Yi shook his head: "You two are joking, but you can't be called husband-in-law."
Another eunuch also had a smile on his face and said with a smile: "You are worthy of it. These bachelors and lecturers of the Hanlin Academy are close ministers of the emperor, and your majesty can call on you at any time. At this time, let alone Mr. Shen, just call him Prime Minister Shen is also worthy of the title."
Shen Yi smiled and did not answer.
She was born in a palace, so she was professional in flattering, so she seemed a bit pedantic if she continued to argue.
"Excuse me, my two father-in-laws. Can you please come in and have some tea before leaving?"
The two father-in-laws both looked to be in their twenties, but being able to announce the emperor's decree showed that their status in the Ministry of Internal Affairs was not too low. After the two eunuchs looked at each other, they both shook their heads slightly, and then saluted Shen Yi with a smile. He said: "No, no, I have to go back to the palace to do my errands. I don't dare to disturb Mr. Shen."
While talking, Lian'er had already brought over two ingots of gold, estimated to be four or five taels. Shen Yi took the silver and handed it to the hands of the two eunuchs. He said softly: "The family is not rich, so you two father-in-laws will take it to drink." Tea. Don’t be too little.”
The two eunuchs took it in their hands with smiles on their faces. One of them, who could talk, smiled at Shen Yi and said, "To be honest with Mr. Shen, if this was money given by others, we two brothers would not necessarily accept it, but Mr. Shen, you reward the money. We brothers will give you face no matter what."
The two eunuchs bowed to Shen Yi with smiles on their faces: "Ms. Shen will pay homage to you in the future. Please take good care of our brothers."
Shen Yi stretched out his hand to support him and said he didn't dare. Then the two eunuchs stood up, said goodbye to Shen Yi and left.
After the two eunuchs left, the Shen family members gathered around. Lu Ruoxi raised her head and looked at Shen Yi's face, and laughed softly: "How come my husband has been out for a few months and has become a little darker? If it were a little darker, it wouldn't be the same." He looks like a scholar."
Mr. Shen smiled and said: "It is inevitable when you are traveling outside. If you don't become a little bit more black, you won't be able to achieve this merit."
Shen Heng was now almost as tall as Shen Yi. He looked at the imperial edict in Shen Yi's hand, his face full of envy: "Brother, those two palace men just called you Shen Xiang. You are so majestic."
"It's just flattery."
Shen Yi glanced at Shen Heng and said softly: "People in the palace are best at saying flattery. Such words are not allowed to be heard. The bachelor's degree at the Hanlin Academy and the bachelor's degree at the lecturer are just opportunities, and not everyone can enter." Zhongshu pays homage to the prime minister."
"Besides..."
Mr. Shen smiled calmly: "Besides, as a brother, I don't really do my job. I don't go to the palace to see the emperor every day, and I don't even have to pay homage to the prime minister."
He and Shen Heng grew up together. Now seeing Shen Heng's appearance, he couldn't help but educate him: "You will be in the autumn this year. In the future, you will become a Jinshi and become an official. Remember, these flattery words must be obeyed." Just listen, no matter whether others take it seriously or not, you must not take it seriously."
When Shen Heng saw that Shen Yi was getting serious, he immediately took two steps back and stopped smiling: "Brother, I will take note of what I said."
"alright."
Shen Zhang on the side coughed and said with a smile: "I will teach you a lesson as soon as I come back. I know Yi'erqi will come back today and Qingque will rescue him early in the morning and prepare food for you. Come in and eat quickly."
Shen Yi lowered his head and said yes, then looked around, smiled at Lu Ruoxi and asked, "Madam, where is our son?"
Lu Ruoxi rolled her eyes at him and hummed, "Thank you for remembering that you have a son."
Speaking of this, she whispered: "Not long after I fell asleep, he was very noisy, but I don't dare to wake him up. I will take you to see him after we have finished eating."
Shen Yi smiled: "It's better to take a look first. It's not too late to eat after watching."
Lu Ruoxi nodded in response and was about to speak when Shen Zhang, who had been holding back for a long time, couldn't bear it anymore and asked: "Son, what kind of official was the official appointed to you by the imperial edict just now? It's a consultation doctor again, He’s from the Hanlin Academy of the Ministry of War, father, don’t you understand?”
Shen Yi smiled hoarsely.
"Dad, I would like to advise you that the doctor is a member of the fifth rank of Wenxun, that is, a casual official. It is considered a rank, but he is not really responsible for his duties."
"As for the doctor leading the army..."
Mr. Shen narrowed his eyes and said softly: "It's probably a distant leader. My son has not finished his errands in the southeast, so it is impossible for him to return to the capital to serve as a doctor, that is, just in name."
"A bachelor's degree student at the Hanlin Academy can always accompany the emperor. Because my son is going to Beijing, this job is probably just a name. The reason why I have this official position in the Hanlin Academy is probably because I have the Hanlin Academy's shuji. The status of a soldier."
Having said this, Shen Yi smiled at Shen Zhang: "But this status is very noble. Although I am from the fifth rank, my status is very high. To be able to give such a status..."
Shen Yi said softly: "In the future, when my son finishes his errands in the southeast and returns to Beijing to serve or work abroad, the starting point will be higher."
"Besides, getting qualifications from the Hanlin Academy will bring a lot of benefits in the future."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "There are a lot of twists and turns here. Some of my sons haven't fully understood it yet."
Having said this, Shen Heng on the side said with a smile: "Dad, I heard that the bachelors and lecturers in the Hanlin Academy are all the prime ministers of the imperial court. Didn't you hear that the two palace men just called their elder brothers Xianggong? What?"
Shen Yi glared at him and scolded with a smile: "Stop talking nonsense."
"Let's eat inside."
Shen Zhang actually didn't understand a lot of what Shen Yi said, but when he heard his youngest son mention the word "Chu Xiang", this middle-aged man from a poor family in Jiangdu actually stayed where he was. Huge joy rushed straight to his forehead, making him stunned.
After a few breaths, the fourth child of the Shen family, who had worked hard to raise the two brothers, had tears in his eyes.
He knew he couldn't lose his composure in front of his juniors. After turning his back and wiping his tears, he tried to keep his tone calm.
"You...you guys eat first, and father...father, go back to the house and rest for a while."
After that, Mr. Shen Si strode into Shen's house and walked towards his room.
At this moment, Shen Zhang felt as if he was walking in a daze.
On the way back to his house, the fourth master was still mumbling.
"Reservation phase...Reservation phase..."
After mumbling all the way back to his house, he walked to a shrine and lit three sticks of incense on the shrine. While lighting the incense, tears streamed down his face.
"lady…"
Shen Zhang put the incense in his hand and shed tears of joy: "Our son is already the prime minister of the imperial court!"
He said happily: "Next month, I will go back to my ancestral home in Jiangdu to pay tribute to my ancestors..."
"Our Shen family... is going to have a minister!"
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After Mr. Shen returned to his room alone, Shen Yi wanted to call, but was stopped by Shen Heng and had no choice but to give up.
After returning to the back house to see his sleeping son, Shen Yi ate again in the Shen family's dining room, and then, with the help of Lu Ruoxi, changed into his sixth-grade official uniform.
After changing into his official uniform, Shen Yi stood up and asked his wife to help him comb his hair.
While Lu Ruoxi was combing his hair, she asked softly: "You just came home and you didn't take any rest. Why are you going to the palace now?"
Shen Yi sighed helplessly: "I came back to the capital on the emperor's order. I just came back and received the emperor's favor. Plus it's still early, so I have to go to the palace anyway."
"Otherwise, the palace will be unhappy."
Lu Ruoxi responded and helped him arrange his hair.
"Then you come back early."
Shen Yi stood up, put on his official hat, reached out and pinched his wife's cheek, smiling slightly.
"Don't worry, I will be back early today."
(End of chapter)
