Going to Beijing to save his father, all the powerful officials in the city are vying to be his fath

The first thing Zhao Liangchen waited for was the news that Su Jijing and his family had returned.

Chanzhou had a good harvest of sweet potatoes, and the people did not go hungry that year. Su Jijing handled the post-disaster reconstruction very successfully, and the people were very grateful to him.

Originally, Su Jijing didn't want to go home. Chanzhou was his hometown. Being an official here was more comfortable and easier than being in the capital.

But the emperor was short of people, so he called him back with an imperial decree.

Xu Chunshan's family also went to Beijing with the Su family.

Xu Chunshan participated in this year's Autumn Examination and was on the list. He was originally going to go to Beijing to take part in the Spring Examination next year, but the emperor opened a special examination and the examination had to be completed before the New Year, so he went to Beijing with the Su family.

The emperor awarded Su Jijing the former Su residence in the name of his contribution to disaster relief, and also gave them a lot of gold, silver, cloth and other things.

The emperor raided the homes of dozens of officials, especially the Prince of Liang's mansion and the Princess of Liang's family's family, and directly filled the national treasury. Now he is rich and generous when giving rewards.

On the day the Su family returned, Zhao Liangchen, who had already received the news, went out of the city to welcome them.

Su Jijing was a little surprised to see him: "Why is Lord Zhao here?"

Zhao Liangchen didn't feel anything when he saw Su Jijing before, but now when he sees Su Jijing, he always feels nervous like a son-in-law meeting his father-in-law.

Facing Su Jijing's question, Zhao Liangchen pretended to be calm and replied, "Teacher and Miss Su have gone out to do business and haven't returned yet. I am here to greet Master Su on behalf of Miss Su."

Although Su Jijing was curious about why Zhao Liangchen came to greet them instead of Su Qin, he didn't think much about it.

In his heart, Zhao Liangchen had saved Su Qin and had spared no effort in helping them rescue him. Zhao Liangchen was the benefactor of their family.

Therefore, he was very polite to Zhao Liangchen: "Thank you for your help, Mr. Zhao."

After some pleasantries, the two men entered the city. Su's residence was in the east of the city, far away from Zeng's home but not far from the previous Zhao residence.

After Zhao Liangchen learned that they had returned, he asked someone to clean out the house.

The house had been abandoned for more than a year since no one had lived there. Zhao Liangchen hired someone to clean it up, repair the damaged parts, and buy some furniture. Except for some personal daily necessities, everything else was ready.

When Su Jijing and his family arrived, they were surprised to see that the house was fully prepared, as if they had never left.

Su Jijing looked at Zhao Liangchen: "Master Zhao, what is this?"

Zhao Liangchen had already thought of an excuse: "This was what Miss Su asked me to do."

Su Jijing asked doubtfully, "Qin'er asked you to prepare this? When did she tell you to do that?"

Zhao Liangchen: "A while ago, she sent a letter saying she would be back soon. After learning that you were transferred back to Beijing, she gave me some money and asked me to clean out the Su residence and buy some new furniture."

Su Jijing had no doubts after hearing this, and said with some emotion: "This child, she went out and suffered hardship, but she still thought about us."

Mrs. Su was also very touched: "This child is always so thoughtful. She doesn't even enjoy a single day of happiness herself, but she always thinks of others. I can't let her run around again this time when she comes back. Our family is not short of money now, so she doesn't need to work so hard."

Zhao Liangchen didn't say anything, thinking that Su Qin was not working hard to make money for them. Even if the Su family was not short of money now and Su Jijing was in a high position, Su Qin would probably not stay at home honestly as they wished.

"Master Su, this house is still short of quite a few servants. I don't know what you all want, so I haven't found any for you. Do you think I should ask someone to pick some servants first?"

Su Jijing shook his head: "No need, we brought servants from Chanzhou, we will use them first, and then we can slowly find people when we need more."

Zhao Liangchen nodded: "That's good. You've all been exhausted from the journey, so take a rest. I'll be leaving first."

Su Jijing nodded gratefully: "Okay, thank you for troubling me, Master Zhao. I'm really busy today. I'll host a banquet for you when Qin'er comes back."

Zhao Liangchen's ears burned when he heard this. Coming to the Su family with Su Qin, he felt like an ugly son-in-law coming to pay a visit to his wife's family.

After Zhao Liangchen left, the Xu family also wanted to leave. They had no place to live in Shangjing City. Xu Chunshan came here to take the exam, and Xu Feng accompanied him. Mrs. Xu and Xu Yunguo came to see Su Qin, and the whole family wanted to stay in an inn.

Just as Xu Chunshan proposed, Su Jijing stopped him: "This house is big enough, and there is a guesthouse. You can stay here with peace of mind. The exam is only a few days away. How can Brother Xu study with peace of mind if you stay in an inn?"

Xu Chunshan said embarrassedly: "I troubled you enough in Chanzhou, how can I trouble you again now? We have money and we can rent a small house to live in."

Su Jijing: "What's so troublesome about this? Without your father and son's help in Chanzhou, disaster relief and recruiting soldiers for the emperor would not have been so smooth. This has delayed Brother Xu's study time.

I see that the emperor is anxious to fill the vacancy. If you pass the exam, we don't know where the emperor will arrange you. Maybe it will be arranged before the New Year. Before you decide where to go, it is not appropriate for you to rent a house.

Besides, we're used to living together. With you here, my wife and daughter have company. I'm afraid I'll be very busy and won't have time to spend with them."

In the end, the Xu family stayed in the Su family.

Su Jijing went to the palace to attend court the next day, and his appointment was announced on the same day. He was appointed Minister of Personnel, a position one level higher than before the incident.

If nothing had happened to him before, he would have been promoted to the Minister of Revenue after the Minister of Revenue Chang Shanqi retired.

But now Chang Shanqi has not retired, and the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is the emperor's man Gu Yun. Gu Yun also performed well in the promotion of sweet potatoes in Chanzhou this time. His position cannot be moved, and it is very likely that Gu Yun will succeed him after Chang Shanqi retires.

The position of Right Vice Minister was vacant because he was a man of King Liang and was exiled. However, if Su Jijing was appointed as Right Vice Minister, it would be equivalent to demoting him by half a level, so he would have no position in the Ministry of Revenue.

The emperor wanted to use him again, so he transferred him to the Ministry of Personnel.

Su Jijing was quite satisfied with the result. He was harmed by King Liang, and once bitten by a snake, he was afraid of ropes for ten years. The Ministry of Revenue had the most opportunities to come into contact with silver, and it was also the place where it was easiest to make mistakes and be framed. He didn't want to go there anymore.

After being promoted to the Minister of Personnel, he became very busy because there were too many official transfers and vacancies to be filled. Also, at the end of the year, all officials had to be evaluated, so he was so busy that he didn't even have time to go home.

When he was busy, Zhao Liangchen would go to the Su family from time to time to see if Mrs. Su and the Xu family needed any help.

Gradually, Mrs. Su realized that something was wrong. If Zhao Liangchen took care of them more because of Su Qin's instructions, there was no need for him to care about every detail.

He acted like he was taking care of the Su family as if it were his own home.

Mrs. Su was a sensitive person. She realized that Zhao Liangchen's enthusiasm for them might have a lot to do with Su Qin.

It just so happened that she felt very guilty about the incident at home that delayed Su Qin's marriage. She had originally planned to find someone for Su Qin after she came back. If Zhao Liangchen really had this intention towards Su Qin, she thought this marriage would be a good one.

First of all, they knew Zhao Liangchen inside and out and thought that Zhao Liangchen was a good person.

Secondly, Zhao Liangchen's parents are both dead, so Su Qin can be the head of the family after she marries him and doesn't have to serve her parents-in-law.

She wanted to discuss this matter with Su Jijing, but unfortunately Su Jijing was too busy to come back.

Mrs. Su could only put it aside for the time being and wait for Su Qin to come back.

Su Qin returned on the day of the first snow in Shangjing City. At that time, Xu Chunshan had finished the palace examination and was waiting for the results to be announced.