Adoption brings disaster

As soon as the master and his wife left, the butler came up and said to Chen Jiu respectfully as if he were talking to the real Third Young Master, "It's late at night. The Third Young Master is weak. Please go back with me and rest early."

Seeing this, Chen Jiu thought that the butler was doing his job properly, so he nodded without saying anything. The butler moved his fingers slightly, and several servants immediately rushed out from the dark, each holding a tray with clothes, shoes and toiletries on it.

Seeing this, Chen Jiu knew in his heart that the master had probably intended to let him go to select the minister on behalf of the third young master. However, he looked around the room carefully and was secretly surprised at where these people were hiding.

These servants came out and greeted each other first. After getting the signal from the housekeeper, they stripped Chen Jiu naked in no time without caring about what Chen Jiu did. After simply wiping the dirt off his body, they hurriedly changed Chen Jiu into new clothes.

By the time Chen Jiu reacted, he was already dressed in gorgeous clothes, holding a hand warmer filled with charcoal in his hand. The sedan chair was not carried by two people, but by four. With such treatment, in modern times, one would have to have a nine-digit deposit to enjoy it.

Sitting in the sedan chair, Chen Jiu couldn't help but sigh in his heart that although feudal society was not very friendly to the working people at the bottom, it was really very friendly to the rich and powerful.

The housekeeper walked in front and soon came to the sedan chair and said respectfully, "I've arrived." Chen Jiu got off the sedan chair and took a look. It was a completely unfamiliar place. It was pitch black all around and there was not even a sound. The yard in front of him was not big and there was a small well on the side. Looking at the situation, Chen Jiu thought to himself that he was probably going to be killed.

Chen Jiu's heart tightened, thinking to himself, could it be that the master was not satisfied with the conversation he had just had, and was going to kill him?

Seeing this scene, Chen Jiu was about to cry. He just thought that the plot was wrong and that palace fighting dramas and online novels were harmful.

Chen Jiu didn't dare to break this window paper, so he could only pretend to be calm and said: "This is not my yard, where is this?"

The butler waved his hand and the four servants immediately retreated.

The housekeeper, holding a lantern, walked ahead with his back hunched, and led Chen Jiu into the room. He said slowly, "Young Master's illness hasn't fully healed yet, so it's normal that you can't remember many things. The courtyard you used to live in was burned down by you on the day you fell into the water."

On the day the third young master fell into the water, he burned down the yard himself. Chen Jiu's previous doubts were suddenly resolved. It turned out that he burned the yard to lead everyone to put out the fire, and then jumped into the water with the original body to commit suicide. No wonder the original body desperately called for help, but no one came to rescue him. It seems that the plot in the novel cannot be fully believed.

After a night of tossing and turning, if it weren't for his strong will to survive, his body would have collapsed long ago. Chen Jiu rubbed his aching head and said with a smile, "Get some hot water. I want to take a shower."

The housekeeper looked worried after hearing this. He hesitated for a moment and said, "The young master is weak. It's freezing cold and late at night. It's better not to take a bath."

Although Chen Jiu had been washed, he still felt a strange smell on his body. He didn't know if there were bugs in his clothes. He felt like they were crawling around and it was very itchy.

He felt uncomfortable, but Chen Jiu didn't dare to say it. After a struggle in his heart, nausea finally overcame his fear. He looked at the housekeeper and said, "It's so dirty. If outsiders see it, it might damage the reputation of my father and mother."

The housekeeper wanted to say something after hearing this, but seeing Chen Jiu's expression, he was afraid that he had already made up his mind, so he restrained himself and just clapped his hands. Someone outside the door immediately came to the window and asked if he had any instructions. The housekeeper said, "Young Master, you are dirty and uncomfortable. Come in and help the Third Young Master take a bath."

The man outside agreed, and soon someone came to report that bathing was ready.

It is said that the bathing place is actually a room, which is particularly large, even larger than the single room Chen Jiu lived in before.

There was a wooden barrel in the middle of the room, with four servants serving on its side. There was a brazier in the corner, and the whole room was warm. There was incense burning on the table, and the smell was very pleasant. You could tell it was the smell of money at first glance.

Four servants helped Chen Jiu take off his clothes and slowly put him into the wooden barrel.

The moment Chen Jiu was wrapped in hot water, he felt like he was coming back to life. The servant first washed Chen Jiu's hair, and then used something like a brazier to slowly dry it. After the bath, his hair was almost dry. He didn't have to lift his hands during the whole process. It was really enjoyable.

One of the servants had excellent massage skills. My head, which was originally very painful, gradually felt less painful under the servant's massage.

Chen Jiu was thinking in a daze, if he could learn such a good technique and bring it back home to open a massage parlor, he would make a lot of money and wouldn't have to work overtime and suffer for the two or three thousand yuan every month.

He finished washing while he was half asleep. The servant wrapped Chen Jiu in a quilt and carried him to the bed.

Chen Jiu watched their skilled techniques and couldn't help but wonder how many concubines they had brought to the emperor before. Of course, those who were rich and powerful could enjoy the same pleasures as the emperor at any time.

The room was filled with charcoal fire, and the calming incense made the already sleepy Chen Jiu even sleepier. Wrapped in the quilt, Chen Jiu subconsciously said, "Good night, Grandpa Butler."

When the housekeeper heard this, he showed no reaction. He just said in an inaudible voice, "Good night, child."

A corporate slave is a corporate slave. Even if he becomes a young master, he cannot get rid of the fear of being late.

Chen Jiu looked at the shining window paper and was shocked. He shouted hurriedly: "Oh my God, what time is it now? I'm going to be late. I will definitely be late. I don't have perfect attendance this month." After that, he searched the bed for his cell phone and clothes.

"Young master, did you have a nightmare?" Seeing Chen Jiu so panicked and saying strange things, the butler hurried forward and asked.

Chen Jiu looked at the humble and polite housekeeper in front of him, shook his head in disbelief, and slapped himself hard. When he looked again, the housekeeper in front of him did not disappear. It seemed that what happened yesterday was not a dream, and he really traveled through time.

Chen Jiu felt sad, not knowing what would happen in the future. When he heard the housekeeper's question, he could only look at the housekeeper in despair and said with no hope in his life: "It's okay, it's just a nightmare. I'll be fine after a while of sleep."

Just as Chen Jiu fell down and was about to take another nap, his stomach started to growl at an inopportune time.

The housekeeper understood what he meant and clapped his hands again. Four servants then filled the table with all kinds of food.

Seeing that breakfast was ready, the housekeeper helped Chen Jiu to sit at the table and said, "Young Master has just recovered from a serious illness and cannot eat greasy food easily, so I took the initiative to prepare some light and refreshing food this morning."

Chen Jiu was extremely hungry now, so he didn't care what it was, especially since it was just light. However, these breakfasts were all delicious and attractive, which made Chen Jiu eat a lot of them in a row.

After Chen Jiu had breakfast and had something in his stomach, he naturally felt more relaxed. Chen Jiu carefully reviewed what happened yesterday and found that he was in a difficult situation.

He didn't believe that the master would let him go just because of a few words he said yesterday. This could only mean that there was someone he was extremely afraid of, forcing him to take the risk and ask me to pretend to be the third young master to be selected as a minister. Chen Jiu guessed that this person must be closely related to the seventh prince.

Chen Jiu thought to himself that he must now participate in the election and must be selected. If he was not selected, he would definitely die, because the dead have the tightest mouths.

I think if he is not selected, it will not be long before the news spreads in the mansion that the frail and sickly third young master has died suddenly, and the whole family will be in mourning.

But if he is chosen, he will inevitably face off against the man that even the master fears, and he may die the most miserable death.

Chen Jiu follows the survival principle that it is better to live a miserable life than to die, and that one more day is one more day, as he cannot really die. He can only take advantage of this time to learn more about this world, avoid committing suicide because of the differences in the world, and by the way, see if he can find some clues to save his life.

Chen Jiu made up his mind and said to the housekeeper, "I want to read some books on law to kill time. Housekeeper, please go get some for me."

After saying that, I felt like a complete idiot. Who would spend their time reading professional books like the French dictionary? But the words had already been said, and there was no point in being embarrassed.

The housekeeper was not embarrassed, nor did he make fun of it. Instead, he said with relief: "The young master has grown up and become more diligent. I will order someone to bring the book that the young master wants."

The housekeeper arranged everything and suddenly looked at Chen Jiu and said, "When you were just born, I held you in my arms. You probably don't remember."

Chen Jiu didn't dare to respond to this nonsense. He could only yawn and pretend to be dazed and said, "I'm going to take another nap. Wake me up when the book comes."

After hearing this, the housekeeper said that sleeping right after a meal was not good for one's health. He then took out a miscellaneous book from somewhere and said, "These books are commonly found in the mansion. I believe they will be delivered soon. Young Master, please use this to pass the time."

Seeing that the book was not thick, Chen Jiu didn't say much, so he started reading and finished it in no time.

For someone who has been reading for many years, the plot of this book is nothing special. It is a story about an official family who was framed and convicted, and the housekeeper risked his life to take the baby out and exchange it with a slave baby from another official family.

Although the plot is nothing special, the description is very realistic, the characters' emotions are delicate, and it is full of realism. It can be regarded as a good story and is perfect for killing time.

Not long after, several servants came in carrying several boxes of books. Chen Jiu looked at so many books and his scalp suddenly tingled. He thought to himself that with so many books, he might not be able to finish reading them in half a month, let alone understand them. He had no choice but to look at the housekeeper and said with a stiff upper lip: "Grandpa Housekeeper, please introduce them to me."

When the butler heard this, he did not refuse, but just smiled and said: "Master, you are testing me. I have read these codes carefully for some things when I was young. This will not be difficult for me." After that, he introduced each book one by one.

Listening to the housekeeper's introduction, Chen Jiu was very confused. Why would such a knowledgeable and talented person be willing to be a housekeeper instead of taking the imperial examination to build a career? However, saving his life is the top priority now, and he has no time to think about these things in detail.

With the housekeeper's introduction, Chen Jiu picked out several law codes that I urgently needed, and began to study them seriously with the enthusiasm of a college final exam.

The legal code of Beishang Kingdom was written in a very concise manner, without any obscure parts. In addition, the housekeeper kept explaining it to Chen Jiu. In less than half a day, Chen Jiu had finished reading the selected legal code and had a preliminary understanding of Beishang Kingdom.

Beishang State was a country that only cared about status. The slaves had no power and were worse than pigs and dogs. However, it was not easy to become a slave. One had to be the wife, son or daughter of someone who had committed a serious crime.

People with civilian status could voluntarily sell themselves into slavery, having no personal freedom or property rights, but their other rights were basically unaffected.

If a civilian passes the imperial examination, he or she will become an official and have some tax benefits, but no other privileges.

Above the official register is the noble register, which requires one to be a royal relative or a high-ranking official.

The nobility were a privileged class, and they had the power of life and death over non-nobles at will. Of course, this power was subject to constraints.

The most important law is that a noble is like a prince and is of noble status.

That is to say, Chen Jiu is at most a commoner now, but if he is elected as a noble, he will cross the class and become a noble.

Chen Jiu thought about the appearance of the third young master and the master, and felt that there must be a hidden story. His opportunity to cross the class barrier was right in front of him and within his reach.

Later, he asked the housekeeper to find some books related to Qing. After reading them, Chen Jiu just wanted to say that the profession of Qing is really great, and it is the job of love that is destined for him.

First of all, the salary is very high. The annual salary is two hundred taels of silver. Two taels of silver are enough for an ordinary family's annual expenses. With a simple conversion, Qing's annual salary is almost 200 million yuan. What kind of job can have such a high annual salary without tax deduction?

Not only is the salary high, but there is also very little work to do. Chen Jiu has read all the authoritative books related to Qing, and there are only four words to describe Qing's job: exercising power on behalf of the father.

Oh my God, isn’t it enough for a man to just keep a child alive? Maybe after some training, the Seventh Prince can take care of me.

I fantasize about having a wonderful life with nothing to do every day and a grown-up son to take care of me. I wouldn't even dare to dream of such a thing.

The salary is high, the work is minimal, and the status is high. Moreover, the promotion path for a Qing is particularly simple: Qing-Qing Xiang-Qing Fu. With each promotion, the salary and retirement benefits will increase significantly.

Moreover, if you want to get promoted, you just need to be patient. Once you have enough experience, you will be promoted naturally. This is much easier than evaluating the professional titles of those regular teachers.

The most important thing is that the working time of a minister is extremely short. The prince is chosen as a minister at the age of six, leaves the palace and builds his own residence at the age of seventeen, and then retires. The maximum working time is eleven years. Even the rich people in the Middle East would call this working period invincible.

I thought about the temporary employment in the original world, where one had a lot of money, a lot of work, and a low status. He was exhausted both physically and mentally, and his life was all dependent on a breath of immortal energy to survive. For a moment, Chen Jiu felt that there was something wrong with his brain.

Of course, not everyone can get such a good job. Only the legitimate sons of officials of the third rank and above, aged eleven to thirteen, are eligible to participate in the selection of officials.

There are not many third-rank officials, and they must be between eleven and thirteen years old. Only eleven people who meet the requirements are selected in the Northern Shang Kingdom this time. No wonder the third young master feels that he can be selected.

High pay, little work, low responsibilities, little competition and high status. It's such a good job. No matter what terrible things exist, Chen Jiu is determined to do it.

Chen Jiu was determined to show his fighting spirit in work, not afraid of hardships or difficulties, and strive to be the best minister in Beishang Kingdom.

Not to mention that he had to quickly achieve the high-pension title of "Qingfu" within a short working period of eleven years, and then enjoy the retired life of a rich, leisurely and powerful young man.

Predict what will happen in the future, and listen to the next decomposition.