"My nephew, I don't believe it is such a trivial matter. You really have nothing to do about it."
Pushing his second uncle Chang Rong away in disgust, He Shen rolled his eyes and asked with a slightly unkind tone.
"This... that... eldest nephew, I am really afraid that the old lady will be angry. I am not pretending!"
Chang Rong touched his head, looking embarrassed.
Upon hearing this, He Shen curled his lips and said disdainfully: "I have done all the work of sending money. Not only was my name registered with the Ministry of Household Affairs, but I was also registered with the current Emperor Qianlong..."
"At this time, do you still want to regret it?"
"…………"
"No, no, no, that's not what I meant!"
Second uncle Chang Rong was shocked. Are you kidding me? Is it possible to regret this matter...
Not to mention Emperor Qianlong's malice, just the anger of Li Lipao, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, is not something that little shrimps like them can afford.
"…………"
With this idea in mind, his second uncle Chang Rong was inevitably dissatisfied with Mrs. Hua, who liked to make trouble and was very troublesome.
After hearing a few words from an unrelated outsider, I became anxious and eager to trouble their uncles and nephews...
Mrs. Hua's behavior is really upsetting.
"…………"
"But, the old lady already knows about this matter, how should we deal with it?"
I don’t know if it’s because I’ve become a habit, or if I’ve been frightened and controlled by Mrs. Hua for too long, and I can’t change it if I want to...
For the sake of the Hefu family property, Chang Rong pretended to be a filial son in front of Mrs. Hua. He had always been submissive and did not dare to say a word loudly.
"…………"
He Shen snorted with disdain.
He said with disdain: "Second uncle, you coward, you are over forty years old and your children are not young yet, yet you are so afraid of your own mother!"
When Chang Rong heard this, he was embarrassed and ashamed. In the end, he could only bite the bullet and promised He Shen that he would definitely withstand the pressure from Mrs. Hua.
"…………"
To be honest, Chang Rong and He Shen are like grasshoppers on a rope at this time. Once something happens, no one can escape...
At this time, if Old Mrs. Hua really wanted to do something, he would not really be a good boy...
After working as an official for more than ten years, I have been treading water in circles. The opportunity for promotion that I have been looking forward to for so long cannot be missed.
Second uncle Chang Rong is still very self-aware of his true abilities.
He clearly knew that if he didn't have any great opportunities, he would probably end up sitting on the fifth-grade bench.
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Chang Rong and He Shen headed towards Jiale Hall together!
The hall inside Jiale Hall is empty. There is only Mrs. Hua sitting in the front seat with a gloomy face and a desire to drip!
"Okay, you uncle and nephew are really talented. You actually did such a ground-breaking thing without telling me!"
Looking at the expressionless Chang Rong and Uncle and Nephew Heshen in front of them, Mrs. Hua said angrily: "The Qing Dynasty attaches great importance to filial piety, and the word filial piety comes first in everything."
"After you did such a thing, do you still see me as an old woman in your eyes?"
"…………"
With a plop, the second uncle Chang Rong's knees softened and he knelt down directly.
Second uncle Chang Rong, who had never been scolded by Mrs. Hua like this before, forgot what he said before in the blink of an eye.
The second uncle was so ashamed that he immediately looked like he had admitted his mistake and had a good attitude and was ready to be punished by you.
"…………"
"Grandson, you are so majestic..."
"Why, you still think you didn't do anything wrong..."
Seeing that her second son was as timid as ever, Mrs. Hua's originally worried heart immediately relaxed.
As a result, before Mrs. Hua could breathe a sigh of relief and took another look, her grandson Heshen, who was standing still and humming to himself, suddenly became emotional.
"…………"
"Old lady...Old lady, don't you just feel uncomfortable when you see your second uncle kneeling down but I didn't?"
"As for showing this expression, you are not afraid that you will be angry and die..."
On Heshen's side, Mrs. Hua, who was almost standing on end when she saw the gray hair, curled her lips and thought secretly in her heart.
"…………"
On Heshen's side, he was angry with his second uncle Chang Rong for betraying his teammate, so he directly kicked his second uncle Chang Rong.
The next second, the second uncle Chang Rong felt a sharp pain in the back of his buttocks. If he was not careful, he was almost kicked out with him rolling and crawling.
In order not to make the matter too big to end, the second uncle Chang Rong, who had suffered a small loss, hurriedly lowered his head to cover up his embarrassed look.
At the same time, the second uncle Chang Rong felt helpless. He was really frightened by Mrs. Hua's words, okay...
"…………"
"Old lady, you got so angry for no reason. What did our uncle and nephew do wrong that made the old lady so angry?"
"Is it wrong to say that you have a desire to make progress, or do you mean that the old lady doesn't want her descendants to be successful?"
He Shen was not polite at all, just harsh words.
He just couldn't stand Mrs. Hua's aloof attitude and wanting to control everything, including her direct blood relatives.
"…………"
"You're bullshit motivated. If you give one million taels of silver to the treasury, do you think you're motivated?"
Mrs. Hua was furious and said dissatisfiedly: "Do you know how much trouble this matter will bring to He Mansion?"
"In the past few days, several family elders who have resigned from office and have no regard for the facts have come to see me..."
"…………"
"It turns out they are a group of old people who are about to die. I thought some First-Rank Central Hall personally intervened!"
When He Shen heard this, he smiled slightly and said disapprovingly.
"…………"
"You bastard, what nonsense are you talking about? Never say that again in the future..."
Mrs. Hua was shocked when she heard He Shen's words. She didn't expect her grandson to speak so carelessly.
If this word gets out, it will definitely cause trouble with those families, and even some big shots may end up personally.
"…………"
She will not discuss this topic any further...
Who knows what shocking words this rebellious grandson will say...
She is old and doesn't want to bother anymore...
"…………"
"Then old lady, why are you still worried?"
He Shen spread his hands slightly and said helplessly.
"Sending one million taels of silver to the national treasury is something that my second uncle and I have discussed and decided on a long time ago..."
"Why is it that now...a few outsiders have said a few harsh words, and the old lady is so panicked?"
"…………"
"You two, uncle and nephew, have already discussed this?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Hua felt more and more uneasy.
Originally, Mrs. Hua thought that Chang Rong and He Shen had an impromptu idea, but she did not expect that the two had already planned it.
"…………"
Mrs. Hua stared sharply at her most trusted second son, Chang Rong.
After receiving Chang Rong's affirmative reply, her heart felt cold, her aura also dropped, and she slumped down on the chair.
The scheming Mrs. Hua, it is unclear why the uncles and nephews Chang Rong and He Shen do not trust her...
Chang Rong and He Shen, uncles and nephews, suspected that she would reveal the secret...
"………………"
"It's destiny...the emperor decreed..."
"Niu Hulu. Chang Rong, Niu Hulu. He Shen is loyal to the country. I am very relieved..."
"I have decided to appoint Niu Hulu. Chang Rong will be the director of the Etiquette Department of the Ministry of Etiquette. Niu Hulu will be the fourth-grade official. He Shen will be the director of the household department of the fifth-grade official. Your Majesty!"
After finishing reading the edict, the eunuch Li Dequan put away the edict and looked at the uncle and nephew Chang Rong and He Shen who were kneeling in front of the door with a smile.
The great eunuch Li Dequan said in a sharp voice: "My lords, are you still not accepting the order?"
"…………"
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
"Long live my emperor, long live long live..."
Kneeling in front of the door of He Mansion, Chang Rong and He Shen, the uncle and nephew, looked at each other and shouted long live together.
After carefully getting up and receiving the imperial edict, Chang Rong, uncle and nephew He Shen presented a few banknotes with smiles on their faces.
The chief eunuch Li Dequan took a look at the amounts of these banknotes. After discovering that they were all worth one thousand taels, a smile broke out on his face.
After the great eunuch Li Dequan accepted these few more banknotes, he waved his hands repeatedly to express that he still had something to do. He declined the enthusiastic attempts by Chang Rong and Uncle He Shen to stay, and walked towards the palace with satisfaction!
"…………"
After the great eunuch Li Dequan left, the entire He Mansion suddenly became lively, with lanterns and colorful decorations on display. Isn't it wonderful?
"…………"
"Congratulations to both gentlemen on their bright future. In the officialdom, they have good luck in officialdom. They will be promoted step by step and achieve great success!"
Among the group of servants in the He Mansion, the one who knows the most is Guilai, the chief steward of the He Mansion.
I heard the butler Guilai smiling and congratulating him repeatedly. After that, the other servants and maids were not far behind and expressed their congratulations one after another.
Suddenly, the flattery was like a tide, drowning Chang Rong, uncle and nephew He Shen in an instant.
Chang Rong, uncle and nephew He Shen also had their faces glowing red.
Although the fourth- and fifth-grade officials are not high-ranking officials in the capital, when they are decentralized to the local areas, they are the prefects of a province, the provincial capital, and the prefects of ordinary prefectures.
Now, they are the municipal party committee secretaries of the first and second tier cities across the country, as well as the municipal party committee secretaries of ordinary fourth and fifth tier prefecture-level cities.
Faced with such huge good news, Chang Rong, uncle and nephew He Shen only discussed it for a moment before announcing that each of the servants and maids in the family would receive an extra six months per head.
This move by Chang Rong and He Shen's uncle and nephew immediately aroused cheers and joy from everyone in the He family.
Mrs. Hua, who should have been the most happy and proud of Chang Rong, Uncle He Shen and nephew, at this moment, the expression on her face was very stiff.
Such a strange reaction from Mrs. Hua naturally made all the discerning servants and maids in Jiale Hall feel anxious and did not dare to show too much joy.
