The fake daughter married into the mountains and had meat to eat every day during the famine

Xu Qingye put down the brand new court dress in his hand, took her hand and sat on the edge of the bed.

"As I told you before, I will be reporting to the Hanlin Academy tomorrow to take up my new position as a sixth-rank editor. I'm afraid I won't have as much time to spend with you from now on. After I take up my new position, I will have one day off every five days, three days off for moonlit nights, and seven days off for festivals. I'm afraid that I will only be able to accompany Tang'er to choose a courtyard during my rest time."

Song Yuntang shook his head.

"It's okay. Your business is more important. If that doesn't work, I can ask Xia Ning to accompany me. King Heng wouldn't be so bold as to act under the emperor's feet, would he?"

The man raised his hand and touched her head.

"It's better to be safe than sorry."

Song Yuntang nodded and suddenly thought of something.

"Xingyan fell ill this morning, and I happened to be there, so I told my sister-in-law a prescription and asked her to get it and give it to the child. Master Xie happened to be there at the time, so he asked me to take a look at him as well, which led to the scene of sending the cakes just now. Don't misunderstand me."

Xu Qingye smiled.

"Your husband is not stupid, but I'm very happy that Tang'er is willing to explain to me."

He had some guesses about Jason Lu's son's illness. When he lived here before, there had been several large disturbances in the east wing.

But since it was a private matter of the Lu family, he didn't dare to go up and ask.

It was lucky for the kid to be seen by Tang'er.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to find a doctor in Daxia with better medical skills than Tang'er.

As they were talking, Jason Lu and He came to the west wing.

"Brother Xu, sister-in-law."

The two looked at each other, stood up and went to the door.

"Brother Lu, sister-in-law, why are you here?"

Lu Jason bowed towards Song Yuntang and said, "My child fell ill this morning. Thank you, sister-in-law, for your help. If Xingyan takes the medicine you provided and her condition improves, I will definitely reward you handsomely in the future."

Song Yuntang gave him a false helping hand.

"Brother Lu and sister-in-law, please don't be polite to me. You and my husband are colleagues now. We will inevitably meet more often in the future. We should help each other."

"As it should be." Jason Lu sighed. "Speaking of my child's illness, I'm quite helpless. After he fell ill two years ago, his illness would relapse every three to five days, or every seven to eight days. People back home started to talk about ghosts and gods. The child's grandparents even hired a Taoist priest and a fortune teller, but it didn't help at all."

"I brought them along with me to Beijing for the exam. Firstly, I was worried that Xingyan would be affected by the rumors back home while I was away. Secondly, I thought the doctors here in Beijing are knowledgeable and might be able to cure him. But after seeing more than a dozen doctors, there hasn't been any improvement at all."

Song Yuntang was relieved.

"Brother Lu, don't be discouraged. Maybe my method will work."

Jason Lu really wanted it to work, but Xingyan's condition was so complicated, and his sister-in-law only used three simple herbs. He was really unsure.

But he still said, "In any case, my sister-in-law is willing to generously help me, and I am extremely grateful."

Knowing that Jason Lu didn't hold out much hope, Song Yuntang didn't say anything more. He exchanged a few pleasantries with the couple before returning to the house.

Xu brought Hao Ting, who had already woken up, into her arms.

Song Yuntang teased the child.

"Brother Lu will also take up his post tomorrow?"

"Yes." Xu Qingye replied.

Song Yuntang looked at him, "What's his position?"

"Editor of the Hanlin Academy, seventh rank."

It was said that the Hanlin Academy was a stepping stone to becoming a senior cabinet minister or even a local official. So, Jason Lu's future career should be good.

Song Yuntang played with the children for a while, had a meal and rested for a while, and then Qin Ju and the other three who had been out returned home one after another.

"Madam, the four of us have searched two brokerage firms and have been running around East City for nearly a day, finding three suitable courtyards."

Zhiruo and Lanxin introduced the three courtyards one by one.

One of them is near Yong'an Lane. It is a three-courtyard house with a good location. It is in a prosperous area and is the wealthy area of ​​​​East City. It takes about two quarters of an hour to get from the courtyard to the palace gate. The owner asked for 6,500 taels of silver.

The second one is in Xuesong Lane, which is a two-story house with a good location. It is about a quarter of an hour farther from the palace gate than the first one. The owner asked for 4,200 taels of silver.

The third one is in Yunshang Lane on Fengqi Road, located in the south, close to the South City, only a quarter of an hour away from the East Gate, and more than half an hour away from the palace. It is a merger of two three-courtyard houses. The owner asked for 7,900 taels of silver.

Song Yuntang looked at Lan Xin.

"Although the third courtyard is a merger of two three-story courtyards, it's located in such a remote area. Why is the price so high?"

She actually prefers a bigger yard. There are more people in her old home, and it would be easier to make arrangements if her parents, grandparents and Wen Chengquan come to visit in the future.

But I don't want to be taken advantage of for no reason.

Lan Xin bowed, "Madam, although this third courtyard is out of the way, the houses are very well maintained. I heard from the people at the brokerage that the previous owner of this courtyard was the uncle of the late Empress. When they changed the layout of the courtyard, they hired many skilled craftsmen. It only needs a little tidying up before we can move in directly."

Song Yuntang understood.

“Then why did the homeowner move out?”

The late Queen Mother's uncle's family should have some background.

Lan Xin said, "The late Empress gave birth during the current Emperor's struggle for the throne. She became overly worried and injured herself. The Emperor passed away just over half a year after ascending the throne. Your Majesty's uncle's family was an imperial merchant family, with no real power in the court. After your Majesty's death, your father resigned from his official position and returned to his hometown to retire, using the excuse of a grandfather sending off his son. Your Majesty's uncle's family was left without a support system, and fearing that someone would target them, they moved directly back to their hometown in Jiangnan."

Hearing this, Xu Qingye, who had been calm, was slightly moved.

Seeing that he looked different, Song Yuntang hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

Xu Qingye said calmly, "I just happened to hear the teacher mention that he and his teacher's wife have been married for many years and have only one daughter. He resigned from his official position and returned home because of his daughter."

He never asked about the teacher's private affairs.

After hearing Lan Xin say this, I suddenly remembered why the teacher always looked sad when he was in a daze.

The Inspectorate held an extremely important position in the court and was directly managed by the emperor.

The teacher has only one daughter and no sons, and he is also your Majesty's former father-in-law. Such a person will definitely be loyal to him.

But the teacher probably has his own reasons for agreeing to come to Beijing to resume his job.

Song Yuntang looked slightly surprised.

"So, it's possible that Mr. Tang was the emperor's former father-in-law?"

I didn’t expect such a coincidence to happen!

The third courtyard they inquired about was actually related to Xu Qingye's mentor.

"If you choose this third yard, won't it be too tiring for you to go there every morning and evening?"

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The Hanlin Academy's editors were primarily responsible for publishing and compiling classics, lecturing on classics and history to the emperor and the crown prince, and providing advisory services. The Hanlin Academy's editors were primarily responsible for drafting imperial edicts, compiling historical texts, and lecturing at imperial lectures.