Shipin Dalizheng

Now he is facing a problem. It has been one year since Madam Rong was buried, but her tablet is still in Rongjia Village. Logically, she is the legally recognized successor of the Earl of Jian'an, and her tablet should be placed in the ancestral hall of the Earl of Jian'an Mansion and placed together with her parents and brothers.

I took a whole day to talk about this matter with several masters.

The three masters had no reason to stop them. Madam Rong was supposed to be buried in the ancestral hall of the Earl of Jian'an, so they chose a day for Madam Rong's burial half a month later and properly brought the tablet back to the Earl's Mansion.

During these few days, some things happened in the court. Most of the troops sent to the south returned and brought news from the south of the Yangtze River.

Except for the remote mountain villages in Jiangnan, most of the large prefectures, cities, counties and towns have been recovered, and there have been significant changes in the officialdom. So there were rumors that His Majesty was going to send a group of new candidates to serve in Jiangnan.

The imperial court held a special examination at the end of March, and the list of successful candidates had already come out. However, since Rong Tang was always busy and he did not participate in the imperial examination, he did not pay attention to this matter.

All we know is that Rong An took the scholar examination in the county and passed it successfully. The village even had a small celebration for this.

Since Xiucai was obviously not qualified to participate in the official selection, Rong Tang did not need to campaign for him for the time being.

Unexpectedly, he did not take action, but someone took action for him. Zheng Changzhi, who had not been heard from for a long time, sent an invitation, inviting him and Rong An to attend the Zheng family's banquet three days later. This was a family celebration banquet specially prepared for Zheng Changning. The invitation was accompanied by a letter of recommendation, recommending Rong An to work in the Ministry of Households.

The position was not high-ranking and had no official rank, equivalent to a clerk, but he had access to the Ministry of Revenue accounts.

I still remember that last year the imperial court issued an edict to check the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue. Those who had made meritorious contributions had the opportunity to be recommended to the Ministry for employment. At that time, it attracted many private accountants to participate.

Later, Rong Tang and his team checked the accounts, but in order not to attract attention, they chose to keep their names secret. Except for a limited number of people, few knew who checked the accounts, so that when King Rui wanted to take revenge later, he didn't know who to find.

Now, after so much time, Zheng Changzhi finally fulfilled his promise.

Rong Tang asked Rong An, "Do you want to join the Ministry of Revenue now? The advantage is that you can get familiar with officialdom in advance, but the disadvantage is that it will reduce your study time. I don't know if you can pass the next round of the imperial examination."

Although there is a recommendation system now, if you want to hold a high position, you still need to have a good diploma. At the very least, you must have the title of Juren, otherwise you will not be able to survive in the Beijing circle.

Rong An was not intimidated by this. "My teacher said that I will take the provincial examination this autumn. Time is very tight. If possible, I would like to start working after the provincial examination. If I don't pass the examination, I can work and study at the same time. If I pass the examination, I will be more favored."

That means I won’t be joining the company for the time being.

Rong Tang wrote a reply, first expressing his determination to attend the Zheng Mansion banquet, and then declining the recommendation on Rong An's behalf, explaining Rong An's plans.

Zheng Changzhi quickly replied, expressing his understanding of Rong An's choice. There was no rush on this matter and it would not be too late to discuss it later. If Rong An was lucky enough to pass the imperial examination, he could recommend him for a better position.

Rong Tang felt that Zheng Changzhi was a little eager to coax him to attend the banquet at the Zheng Mansion.

Three days later, Rong Tang set out from the Jian'an Earl's Mansion. At this time, he was in Shangjing, so of course he had to show off his romantic and suave dandy style. He was a double earl, unique in Dai Yue.

He was wearing a dark robe with gold trimmings, a black jade crown inlaid with double pearls, and a gold-sprinkled fan in his hand with the words "no taboos" written on one side and "immune to all evil" on the other. His back was straight, like a pine or bamboo. Even when a maid was arranging his clothes and accessories and touching him around, she couldn't see any trace of a girl in him.

The ones who were supposed to accompany him to Zheng Mansion today were Rong Zhan and Rong Wanli, but just before leaving, he found out that the ones who came to take up the duties were Rong Shen and Rong Qianqi.

Rong Tang casually asked, "Where are the two of them?"

Rong Shen said, "The eldest brother is so happy today. Last night, my sister-in-law vomited after eating, and Aunt Dahu said she might be pregnant. The eldest brother jumped three feet high and wished most of the stars in the sky for my sister-in-law. I guess the eldest brother will take my sister-in-law to see a miracle doctor to check her pulse soon."

"What about Wanli? He wants to be a father too?"

Rong Shen shook his head, "I don't know. He asked us to take his place early in the morning. I saw he looked quite nervous."

They chatted for a few minutes and then left the house together. He brought eight extra experts with him as guards because he was afraid that Zheng Changzhi would beat him.

The grudges between me and these two brothers are so complex that I can't even fathom them. Sometimes I just laugh off conflicts that seem insignificant. Sometimes I feel like even eating their flesh and sleeping on their skin wouldn't satisfy my hatred, so I can't afford to back down, and I need to be fully prepared.

(Zheng Changzhi and Zheng Jiuan: These are our words)

When he arrived at the gate of Zheng's mansion, the Zheng family's housekeeper and guards glared at him, as if they had not yet gotten over the grudges from years ago. This also made Rong Tang suspect that there were two vicious dogs hiding inside the door, just waiting for him to go in, close the door and let the dogs out.

Coincidentally, Cui Minshu's carriage also stopped at the door at this time. Rong Tang waited for a few steps and walked in with her.

Rong Shen and Rong Qianqi could follow in, but Eleven and the others would have to stay outside the mansion. Before Rong Shenlin went in, he patted Eleven's shoulder and said, "If you see red signal cannons lit above the Zheng Mansion later, rush in."

This is treating the Zheng family as a den of dragons and tigers.

Rong Tang and Cui Minshu were familiar with each other, so he casually asked, "Is Tiantian not coming today?"

Cui Minshu knew that Jian'an Bo was a man without any taboos. He spoke freely and casually with any girl, and there was no trace of scoundrel teasing. So he responded, "Don't you know?"

"what do you know?"

"Miss Wang is coming today, and Tiantian always avoids her."

Of course, Rong Tang still remembered the unpleasant incident with Miss Wang on New Year's Eve last year, but he didn't expect the aftermath to be so severe. Tiantian was already a princess, but she still had to avoid Miss Wang like the plague.

"Don't they say she only walks in spring? It's already summer."

"I don't know. I've never met her face to face before. My mom also told me to avoid her. If I couldn't avoid her, I would just look down at my toes."

Rong Tang was still thinking about Cui Minshu's words when he heard Cui Minshu cheer in surprise, "Third cousin."

Rong Tang looked in the direction of the voice and saw Zheng Changning. He hadn't seen him for more than half a year, and he seemed to have not changed at all. Thinking of this, Rong Tang felt a little sad. It seemed that every time Chuncao saw him, the first thing she would say was, "Master, why are you darker again?"

"Rong Tang, why are you so dark?"

Zheng Changning's surprised question almost made Rong Tang lose his composure. How dark was he? Was he darker than the bottom of a pot? He was so handsome, the most handsome guy in Beijing.

Rong Tang was so angry that he fanned himself violently. Zheng Changning came up to him and took his arm affectionately. "Atang, are you hot? There's a fan in the hall. I'll ask the servants to fan you."

Confused, Rong Tang pulled him aside, "Zheng Changning, are you okay? Miss Cui is watching."

As long as you are not blind, you can see Cui Minshu's affectionate eyes looking at him, shy and timid, and the girl's thoughts are clearly visible.

Zheng Changning only glanced at Cui Minshu and said, "Cousin, there are a few noble ladies chatting in the West Flower Hall. You should go chat with them. The East Flower Hall is full of male guests, and the Earl of Jian'an is my guest."

Cui Minshu was chased away, her face pale, "Third cousin, I..."

Zheng Changning stopped talking to her and took Rong Tang's hand again, with uncontrollable tenderness, "Atang, you don't know, during my time in Jiangnan, I dreamed of you every day. I didn't know what it meant to miss someone before, but since you appeared in my dream, I understand."

Rong Tang squeezed his buttocks instantly. Something was going on. Could it be that this guy had been fighting for half a year and his second son had died for his country?

"Pa!" He slapped her hard, "Zheng Changning, are you sick?"