Abandoned daughter takes charge of the family, so rich that even the best people can't envy

"The cock has crowed, the morning is full; the east is bright, the morning is prosperous."

The time when the cockcrows is the fifth watch, that is, between three and five o'clock.

The current dynasty stipulated that the palace gates would be opened at a quarter to five, and the emperor would hold his morning court at five o'clock. Officials had to arrive at the palace gates before five o'clock.

Therefore, Song Jinxiu had to get up at five in the morning and travel at night to go to court today.

Song Jinxiu was very excited on the first day of attending court.

A dim lantern hung in front of the green-roofed carriage. As it rattled along the official road, Song Jinxiu nestled comfortably in the soft carriage, not feeling sleepy at all.

Su Chuan, dressed in formal attire, sat on the shaft of the carriage, while Li Cheng pulled the carriage.

Yingchun sat in the carriage, holding her black hat in her hands, very excited.

Song Jinxiu glanced at the morning star in the night sky.

The morning star is Venus.

Venus is called Taibai or Daxiao here. When it appears in the east in the morning, it is called Qiming, and when it appears in the west in the evening, it is called Changgeng.

Ever since she read Bu Tian Ge, not only has her knowledge of astronomy increased dramatically, but she has also made some progress in astrology.

Take Taibai Jinxing as an example. From the perspective of astrology, Taibai Jinxing is the master of killing and destruction.

If it appears during the day or at a special time and area, it is considered a symbol of "change of weather", foreshadowing war and killing.

Therefore, its unusual movements are often interpreted as a precursor to war or political unrest.

However, Venus is quite bright and peaceful today, which indicates good weather today.

The weather was good and Song Jinxiu was in a good mood. She smiled and teased Yingchun: "I, your master, am an official now. Are you very happy?"

Yingchun nodded, "Yes, sir, I suddenly feel that my gauze skirt does not look good."

Song Jinxiu was stunned. "Not good-looking? It's quite good-looking. Are you dissatisfied with the color or the style?"

"I want something like Su Chuan's, neat and tidy. It will look good when I follow adults like this."

"Well, I also think it's not a good look. Your Excellency is wearing official uniform, and you are wearing women's clothes. You are sitting in the carriage. You look like our Master's concubine." Su Chuan, who usually doesn't like to laugh, suddenly interjected.

"Hahaha……"

Song Jinxiu laughed heartily.

Her two maids are really a pair of funny people. What kind of nonsense are they thinking about?

The crisp, hearty laughter immediately attracted the attention of several carriages in front and behind.

In the carriage ahead sat Pingyang Hou Chenpi. The little girl's hearty laughter made him wave his hand in disgust and order the driver, "Go faster."

He doesn't like Song Jinxiu, and he doesn't like anyone related to Su Mo.

The day before yesterday, he wanted to give her a difficult question to embarrass her, but unexpectedly, it helped her.

I don't know what the emperor is thinking, letting a little girl become an official? Isn't he afraid of being laughed at if it gets out?

He and the old Duke Dingguo were childhood friends, and he was also the old Duke's little follower.

Duke Dingguo was a hereditary title. He led a hundred thousand soldiers of the Su family and married a princess. He was very powerful.

The Marquis of Pingyang Mansion was hereditary for three generations, and after three generations, the title was inherited. His generation was the third generation.

This means that his son will have to inherit the title at a lower level. Each time he inherits the title, the rank of the title will be lowered by one level.

If this continues, his Pingyang Marquis Mansion will sooner or later become a commoner.

Moreover, the title of Marquis of Pingyang was a nominal one, because he married the sister of the Minister of War Zhou Kunran, and was also related to the old Duke Dingguo by marriage.

After much negotiation, he finally secured the position of Street Division Manager.

The so-called Street Bureau is the department responsible for urban road construction, greening, cleaning, and clearing illegal road occupations.

That is the modern Environmental Sanitation Department of the Urban Management Bureau.

He had to go to work every day and work hard so that the emperor would still remember him, the Marquis of Pingyang.

But the Duke Dingguo's Mansion is different. It has fiefdoms and fiefdoms, as well as the confidence of 100,000 Su family troops.

He was envious and jealous of the power of Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

His ancestors all rose to prominence through military service, so why is he so destitute?

Yes, because he has no military power.

Therefore, he tried every means to let his second son marry the daughter of Duke Dingguo, just for the sake of military power.

It was probably because even God could not bear to see the glory of Duke Dingguo's Mansion, so he died young, leaving behind a six-year-old child to inherit the title.

At the age of six, one can inherit the title, but how can one lead an army?

Then his chance came.

If sons don’t work, don’t we still have sons-in-law?

Duke Dingguo's only son-in-law was his second son, Chen Shigui.

So he sent his second son into the Su family army without hesitation.

Unfortunately, the second daughter-in-law of the Duke Dingguo's daughter was short-lived. An accident occurred during childbirth, resulting in two deaths.

The death of her daughter-in-law made Princess Enyi suspicious. She no longer trusted Gui'er and actually sent more than a dozen of her confidants to join the Su family army.

It was the darkness before dawn.

Chenpi made a wish to Taibai Jinxing, wishing his son would succeed, and he got what he wanted.

but,

It had been two months since I had received a letter from my second son, Chen Shigui. The men I had sent to the Su family army to gather information had also never returned.

He always had a bad feeling in his heart. Did something happen to his son?

Two months ago, his son wrote to him saying that Su Mo would be buried in the desert. But after so long, not only has there been no news of Su Mo's death, but his subordinate Yiming has even been promoted to general.

Su Mo is still alive, this is the worst news.

He was in a bad mood and hated everything bright and lively, including laughter.

"Walk faster, walk faster." He urged repeatedly.

The carriage in front sped away, while the one behind it sped up a few paces and caught up.

The carriage curtain opened, and Lu Qiaoshou, the Minister of Works, poked his head out and said, "Song Xiaoyou, aren't you going to the Imperial College today? Why are you going to the palace now?"

Song Jinxiu bowed to the sky and said in a clear voice: "The emperor asked me to attend the court today."

"Hahaha, okay, let's go together."

The Minister of Works was amused by her energetic appearance. He asked the carriage to move faster and walked in front of Song Jinxiu's carriage.

They walked one in front and one behind to make the way free for those who were in a hurry.

When we arrived at the palace gate, someone was already waiting there.

Today was a small court meeting, and Lu Qiaoshou told her: "You are a doctor, and when you go to court later, you have to stand behind the Minister of Rites."

Those who attend the court meeting come from various departments and have different ranks, so they have to sit in designated positions during the meeting. This is called "Chaoban", which means the shift for attending the meeting.

The reason why Song Jinxiu had to stand behind the Minister of Rites was because the Imperial College was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites.

The Minister of Rites was a man in his thirties, of medium build and gentle and refined.

Song Jinxiu's eyes lit up. This was the youngest civil servant she had ever seen.

Those who can come to court every day are all above the fourth rank, and those who can reach the fourth rank are not young.

She didn't see any of the young talents she had seen in TV dramas before. Even the military generals were all old men in their forties or fifties.

It was Song Jinxiu’s first official court appearance, and everything was new to her.

The emperor sat high in the throne room, looking at the little guy among a group of old men, and couldn't help but twitching his lips.

The child was too small. If he hadn't sat high and looked carefully, he really wouldn't have been able to find her.

Everyone else stood properly with their heads down, but she looked around, and occasionally stood on tiptoe to peek around.

Song Jinxiu was also depressed. There were people around her, and she felt like a toad trapped in a well. She wanted to see if the emperor had arrived, but she couldn't see him.

Unable to see from above, Song Jinxiu had to bend down and look out through the gap between these adults.

She squatted down and pretended to tie her shoelaces, and through the gap, she happened to stare into the emperor's eyes.

Song Jinxiu grinned and waved to the emperor to clock in, telling her that she was not late.