The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

With Tang Bohu by his side, Zhou Chu felt confident in his actions.

"Young Master, people from the Imperial Wardrobe and the Ministry of War request an audience."

Just as Zhou Chu was about to say something, Chunlan rushed in.

"Let them in."

Zhou Chu knew very well that the people from the Imperial Wardrobe and the Ministry of War had come to deliver the uniforms of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to him.

Soon, the two groups of people arrived in front of Zhou Chu.

"Greetings, Lord Zhou."

These people said respectfully.

"You don't have to be polite."

Zhou Chu smiled.

"My lord, this is the garment you have bestowed upon me."

The people from the Imperial Clothing Bureau respectfully presented Zhou Chu with a set of clothes, including a hat, shoes, and trousers, each person holding it with both hands.

"Chunlan".

Zhou Chu looked at Chunlan and said.

Chunlan immediately understood and accepted the items one by one.

"My lord, these are your mountain-patterned armor and weapons."

At this moment, the people from the Ministry of War also came over one by one, each carrying a different part of a set of armor, a long axe, and a embroidered spring knife.

Mountain-patterned armor and long axes are ceremonial armors typically worn only when participating in important rituals.

The flying fish robe and the embroidered spring knife were the standard attire of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

At this time, Zhou Chu's household had no servants except Chunlan.

To be precise, Chunlan was not a servant; she was a free person.

Seeing this, Lu Wei quickly came over to help take some of the goods, and Xiao Dao also helped take some.

The complete set of mountain armor has many parts and is quite complicated to wear, but fortunately, it doesn't need to be worn often.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Zhou Chu casually handed ten taels of silver to each of the two leaders.

This is a custom, and it can also be considered a red envelope given to celebrate his promotion.

"Thank you for your generous gift, sir. We are fortunate to share in your joy."

The manager of the Imperial Clothing Bureau said with a smile.

"It seems we'll have to buy some more servants."

Zhou Chu felt that it was inconvenient to only have Chunlan at home, but now that Chu Li was no longer at home, he had no worries.

"Chunlan, go find my cousin and ask him to go to the countryside and buy some trustworthy servants."

Soon after the officials from the Imperial Wardrobe and the Ministry of War left, Huang Jin arrived with his men.

Huang Jinlai came not only to formally announce the appointment, but also to bring Jiajing's reward to Zhou Chu.

One thousand taels of gold, five thousand taels of silver, and fifty bolts of silk.

Zhou Chu didn't care much about these financial matters. He didn't even know how much money he had anymore, having not done a detailed calculation in a long time.

Zhou Chu had already transferred the restaurant's share to Mu Yunjin.

Officials were not allowed to engage in business, and Zhou Chu still had to abide by this rule.

Zhou Chu was very generous to Huang Jin, taking a silver ingot from the rewards and placing it in Huang Jin's hand.

"Oh dear, Lord Zhou, this is far too much."

Huang Jin held such a large piece of silver and immediately felt it was burning hot.

"It's alright. If His Majesty asks, just tell him. He won't blame you."

Zhou Chu smiled.

"Thank you for your kindness, Lord Zhou."

Since things had come to this point, Huang Jin naturally wouldn't refuse any longer and hurriedly thanked him.

Soon, the news that Zhou Chu had been appointed as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard spread throughout the capital.

"What? Heng Qi has become the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

Sun Jiaojiao was drinking tea when she heard the news and almost choked.

"Yes, my wife, it's all over the capital now."

"That's what her husband said."

"Could it be because of the Lu family? That doesn't make sense either. If that were the case, shouldn't the Lu family members be granted titles?"

Sun Jiaojiao couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried, so she simply gave up.

“This is a good thing. If something happens to you and your father-in-law in the future, I can ask him for help.”

Sun Jiaojiao smiled.

Not only Sun Jiaojiao, but also Han Jie and his daughter Han Yuan'er were stunned when they heard the news.

"Just who is this Zhou Hengqi?"

Han Jie frowned, unable to understand how Zhou Chu could rise to such a high position so quickly.

If the emperor were to appoint Lu Bing as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he could understand it.

But to bestow a title upon Zhou Chu is rather bizarre.

"You should spend more time with Zhou Hengqi in the future."

Han Jie looked at his daughter and said.

As the Vice Minister of Revenue, he was not suited to get too close to the Embroidered Uniform Guard, but Han Yuan'er could.

"I know, Dad."

Han Yuan'er nodded.

When Tang Bohu heard the news, he was dumbfounded.

"This kid became the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?"