After finishing speaking, Brother Jiu noticed something was wrong and said, "What rank is your cousin-in-law and father-in-law now?"
Cao Shun said: "The chief of the sixth rank is a customs officer."
"That's not too low. I thought wrong before. I was involved in the Li family's in-laws. It turns out that it should be here. Your cousin should be the new Hangzhou Weaving..."
Brother Ninth said.
Li Xu's generation had many brothers and in-laws, most of whom were officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The Cao family is a little thinner.
Cao Yin and Li Xu also have a first-come, first-served issue. Naturally, the Cao family is the main one.
It would not be surprising to choose someone from the Cao family's in-laws.
Cao Shun nodded and said: "This slave is also thinking the same way. Master Jin also made similar guesses during the banquet. It's just that I have never met my cousin. He is a bit dull and has the same temperament as my father. "
Brother Jiu knew that Cao Shun's father was too honest and not a smooth person.
Otherwise, there would not have been a shortage of guards for more than twenty years without moving places.
Although he has a military career, he is actually more like a scholar and is good at painting.
With Cao Yin's status, it is not difficult to provide his brother with a second-class bodyguard, or to send him to another place for promotion. However, if he did not take action, it was because Cao Quan himself had shortcomings.
Cao Shun grew up in the south of the Yangtze River and was aware of the undercurrents surging in the south of the Yangtze River. Now, in addition to being worried about the Jin family marrying him, his cousin was a suspected candidate.
That's why he came in a hurry and told Brother Jiu about this.
Others didn't know that there was something wrong with Hangzhou Zhizao Mansion, but he knew it.
Brother Jiu thought for a while and said: "According to you, your cousin is a little unable to lift him?"
Cao Shun sighed and said, "It's okay to obey orders, and work conscientiously and diligently, otherwise I won't be let go. But the Jin family is surrounded by many people in Hangzhou, so I'm afraid I won't be able to do it if my cousin goes there."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "That's right. If you are unable to do so, there will be those above who can. Just follow your orders. From now on, your uncle will be the leader of the three major weaving companies in Jiangnan."
Cao Shun also wanted to understand the reason, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's my slave who didn't think carefully."
Cao Shun grew up next to Cao Yin, so he naturally knew his uncle's abilities and loyalty to the emperor.
With the Jin family's experience, even if the emperor trusts his uncle, he will arrange for someone to monitor him, which is also a good thing for the Cao family.
Brother Jiu said: "Since your father-in-law is on duty, he shouldn't spend much time in the capital, so does the wedding date have to be set as well?"
Cao Shun nodded and said, "Well, my mother asked someone to choose a date, which is the eighth day of February."
Today is the twenty-sixth day of the first lunar month, so there is less than half a month left.
Brother Jiu said: "Okay, I will go have a drink then."
Cao Shun thanked him.
He still had guests at home, so he left in a hurry after saying this.
At this moment, Shu Shu is also free here.
Seeing that it is February, the biggest thing is the "week-catching" of the three children.
The reason why the prince's palace held a grand banquet was also to rectify the names of several children.
Because of the triplets, there were no "three baths" and "full moon" events, and no foreign guests were invited during the "hundred days".
Nowadays, when it comes to the triplets of the Ninth Prince, the public opinion is still not very good.
Even when "auspicious" is mentioned, it is mostly in a shady and strange way, and some people speculate that it is incomplete, so it has not been revealed to the public.
So unlucky.
We must let people see that the triplets are not only well-fed, but also well-fed.
Brother Jiu came in and said, "I know who New Hangzhou Weaving is. Zhang Baozhu should be back before the Dragon Boat Festival."
Cao Shun got married on the eighth day of February, and Sun Wencheng went south after that, and it took almost three months for Zhang Baozhen to come back.
Shu Shu thought that it was Cao Shun who was coming, and knew it in her heart, but she said, "Didn't you say that Cao Shun is here? Is it someone from the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
Brother Jiu shook his head and said: "I didn't come. It was dark under the lamp. I was only looking for candidates among the fifth-grade doctors of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, guessing which one was related to the Li family and the Cao family. In the end, I ended up with this one. Cao Yin's My cousin, Sun Wencheng, Cao Shun’s father-in-law, was previously only a sixth-rank principal."
Shu Shu poured him tea and said, "Is he a very capable person?"
Brother Jiu said: "From what Cao Shun means, he is a bit upright and honest. That's fine. There will be no traps."
Shu Shu didn't say anything, but she wanted the Sun family to return to its throne, which was a bit like a prequel to "A Dream of Red Mansions".
However, Cao Shun said that Sun Wencheng was honest and his evaluation should be accurate.
The Sun family does not play a significant role among the three major weaving companies, but Sun Wencheng started well and ended well, and retired due to old illness.
Needless to say, Cao Yin lived a long life, and his successor son also died young. After his successor took over as weaver, he was accused of having his family confiscated.
Here, Li Xu was given a betrothal at a seventy-year-old age, his citizenship was lost, and his whole family was a slave.
This Sun Wencheng could not be said to be a man as wise as a fool.
Today, we were mentally exhausted, so the couple took a break early.
The next day, Brother Ninth resumed his trip to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Shu Shu here sent Nanny Xing to deliver the post to Sanbeile Mansion to see if there was room for guests here.
Since Hongqing was injured, she, as her aunt and uncle, naturally wanted to visit her.
When Aunt Xing came back, San Fujin's dowry came with her.
"Our Master Fujin saw my brother's injury yesterday and felt the fetus. The imperial doctor ordered us to take good care of the fetus..."
Speaking of this, the nanny hesitated for a moment and said: "Our master sent the slave here just to ask Jiu Fujin for something. Now Baylor Mansion is in a mess, and our Fujin is still in the same situation. Some of us can't take care of Da Gege. Fujin I sent this old slave over to ask if I can ask you to help take care of Da Gege for a while."
It's a coincidence that San Fujin was pregnant only a month and a half ago. She was diagnosed with unsteadiness and fetal movement yesterday.
After hearing this, Shu Shu said with concern on her face: "Where is Mrs. Side? Last year, my third sister-in-law followed the Northern Tour. Didn't my little brother and little princess ask Mrs. Side to take care of me? I'm not trying to shirk this matter, but I am here I already have three children, and I need the help of my elders to take care of them, for fear of neglect."
The nanny said: "Mrs. Side is in the Spring and Autumn Period. She contracted paralysis in the spring and has to stay in bed for some time."
Shu Shu knows that children are precious and should be pampered the most.
Especially children from other families are even more difficult to take over.
But she thought of the flower tray that appeared when Da Gege was "catching Zhou", and Da Gege's fate of dying young.
Sanbeile Mansion is indeed not peaceful.
The death of three elder brothers in a row, even if it is really a coincidence, would the biological mother of these elder brothers think so?
I'm afraid all the resentment will be directed at Sanfujin.
The fetal image of Sanfujin is unstable and cannot be taken care of by the inner house.
On the contrary, Hongqing no longer lives in the inner house, and there are many people serving around her, so it is difficult to interfere.
Sanfujin is probably scared too.
When the sisters-in-law were together before, they always felt sad when they talked about Dafujin. They all knew that she had a short life span because of the physical damage caused by giving birth to children too closely.
Here in Sanfujin, if you count it this way, four births in six years is quite frequent.
It is estimated that San Fujin knew his body well, so he planned to devote himself to raising the baby.
Shu Shu finally nodded and said, "Then I'll ask someone to clean up the house. I'll go see Sister-in-law tomorrow morning and bring Da Gege back."
The grandma said with gratitude on her face: "Thank you Jiu Fujin, thank you Jiu Fujin."
Shu Shu looked at the nanny, her heart moved, and said: "If I refuse here, will Fujin still ask you to go to other mansions to ask for help?"
The nanny paused and replied honestly: "Fujin asked the old slave to come to you first. If it's not cheap for you, go to Sibeile Mansion to ask for Sifujin."
This is to be expected.
San Fujin and Si Fujin had been sisters-in-law for a long time. They had lived as neighbors before, and Si Fujin was also generous in his behavior.
Shu Shu was confused.
Does this count as doing bad things with good intentions?
It won't delay the close relationship between Sanbeile Mansion and Sibeile Mansion, right?
It’s just that I’ve already agreed, so it’s not good to do it again.
Also, in the eyes of the world, her relationship with San Fujin is indeed more trustworthy.
Shu Shu serves tea to see the guests off.
Aunt Xing sent her out in person, and then came back and told Shu Shu about the situation in Sanbeile Mansion: "It's a mess. There is one princess who is doing the confinement period, and another one who is jumping up and down asking for the housekeeper, so we all went together."
Shu Shu thinks so, otherwise Sanfujin also has a strong temper and will not show weakness to his sister-in-law, especially his cousin.
As for the one who was jumping up and down asking for housekeeping, it was probably no one else but Tian Gege, whom they had all interacted with.
"Clean up the west wing of the main courtyard and assign two nannies from Fengsheng and Akdan..." Shu Shu made arrangements.
In summer, the west wing is not good because of the western sun.
But in this season, the western sun will make the house more comfortable to live in.
As for the main house, it is not suitable for placement.
After all, in addition to a one-year-old child, I also have to follow Lu Bao and others.
The east room is the inner study room, which is not suitable for outsiders to enter or exit.
Shu Shu plans to make it clear to San Fujin when she goes there tomorrow that she should wear less breast milk.
She manages the main courtyard tightly and doesn't want to leave a bunch of people who don't know their roots...
*
House of Internal Affairs, the main office.
The ninth elder brother was bored and staring at each other with the twelfth elder brother.
The twelfth elder brother looked to the west. There were three rooms there. They had been newly cleaned up a few days ago and were used as duty rooms for the new manager Jin Yiren.
Today, Brother Ninth came to the Yamen. He knew that Jin Yiren had been working at the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for several days. However, because Brother Ninth, the chief official, had not arrived yet, and Jin Yiren had not clearly defined the scope of his responsibilities, he turned around to the next few Yamen to look for his in-laws. Gone to reminisce.
Today, the ninth elder brother came over and just sent the official documents that needed to be processed by hand. The ninth elder brother directly sent them to Jin Yiren's check-in room.
The twelfth elder brother was about to ask what he was doing when there was movement at the door.
It's Jin Yiren, please meet me at the door.
Brother Jiu sat behind the desk and did not get up. He only raised his voice and said, "It's Manager Jin, come in, come in..."
This big look made Jin Yiren's face stiffen.
Immediately, he warned himself in his heart that this was the prince's elder brother and his master, not the officials in Jiangnan officialdom who needed to communicate with the Jin family, and there was no need to be polite to him.
Brother Ninth also has a reputation for being arrogant and arrogant. This attitude is unusual.
It would be weird if he really smiled.
Thinking of this, Jin Yiren's face became more respectful, and he came in and said: "I have met the Ninth Master, and I wish you well. I have met the Twelfth Master, and I wish you the best of the Twelfth Lord."
Brother Jiu waved his hand and said: "From now on we are all our own people, what are the heretics?"
As he said that, he ordered He Yuzhu to carry a chair for Jin Yiren, and said: "I was negligent. I was in the garden a few days ago and was too lazy to come back. I forgot about you coming to take office. The errands of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other things are fine. It’s trivial, with you here, I will be able to be at ease in the future.”
Jin Yiren sat down and glanced at the twelfth brother next to him.
This elder brother's visit to the Ministry of Internal Affairs is rarely mentioned by anyone.
Since the twenty-second day of the first lunar month, when all the government offices in the capital opened their seals, Jin Yiren went to the Ministry of Personnel to complete the formalities and was officially promoted to the third rank of the Internal Affairs Bureau.
In the past few days, he has been patrolling the main yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the yamen below.
The Jin family has been away from Beijing for too long.
Although there are some old relatives in law in the House of Internal Affairs, there are not many who came here before.
Otherwise, in the thirty-eighth year, when both the Cao family and the Li family have children selected as the prince's companions, the Jin family will not have no connections and can only ring the bell with the ninth elder brother.
What did he see?
Brother Ninth has not been to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for several days, but the Ministry of Internal Affairs is operating normally.
All official documents were approved by the prince, the twelfth prince.
Jin Yiren was shocked and confused.
There is no shortage of people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so why does the emperor rush to promote himself as general manager?
He couldn't figure out the reason and became more honest.
Seeing Brother Jiu like this today, his heart, which had been hanging for several days, actually calmed down a little...
