Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

It is popular nowadays to call the gentry's wife "Madam", but this is only a polite term. Strictly speaking, only the wife or mother of an official is qualified to be called "Mrs." lady.

Mrs. Gaoming's rank is that of her husband. Logically speaking, Xu Shuhua shouldn't go beyond Gu Yunji, but he was named a third-rank wife.

Just as the two were wondering, a young laugh came from outside: "Of course that's because Mr. Gu is no longer just a fourth-grade prefect."

Prince Li Jinze stepped through the door with a smile and handed the transfer order to Gu Yunji: "The transfer order issued by the emperor himself, Lord Gu, you are promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and also in charge of the East Palace Zhan Shifu Shao Zhanshi, and you will take office at a selected date."

"Right Minister Tobe?"

The right minister of the household department, the third rank, has a slightly lower status than the left minister, basically the same level, equivalent to the third-in-command of the household department.

Even Xu Shuhua, who was not in the court, also knew what this official position meant, and was a little stunned at the moment.

The imperial court was divided into six departments: officials, households, rituals, soldiers, criminals, and workers, which were responsible for the general affairs of the world. Among them, the official department was responsible for the assessment and promotion of officials and had the most important authority.But from a functional point of view, the household department is the most important and indispensable department.

The Ministry of Household Affairs is in charge of household registration, taxation, food and salary, military supplies, salaries and other affairs across the country. It has complicated affairs and is easy to take the blame. Of course, it is also rich in oil and water. It is the two extremes of the Hanlin Academy, known as Qingshui Yamen.

Because of their special status, every official who could withstand the training of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs eventually either became the mainstay of the imperial court, served as a cabinet minister or a feudal official, or became a corrupt official who harbored filth and evil. Once his family fortune was confiscated, he could support himself. Nationwide for half a year.

Ning Fuhai left after announcing the decree. There were no outsiders at the moment, so there was no need to avoid taboos. Gu Yunji smiled helplessly at this: "First I was granted the title of earl, and now I have to go to the Ministry of Revenue. Your Majesty is trying to push me to the forefront. ah."

Li Jinze said: "Now it seems that it is better to be at the forefront than to be unknown. Mr. Gu, you are capable. The Ministry of Accounts has given you the space to show your talents. My father transferred you to the Ministry of Accounts, which is also a sign of trust in you."

In addition to the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Gu Yunji also had a part-time job as the young master of the Zhanshi Mansion, Zhanshi, who belonged to the official rank of the East Palace.The official positions in the East Palace are basically empty positions. In most cases, they are held concurrently by other officials. They have no real power. Gu Yunji is now equivalent to officially becoming a member of the East Palace team.

Emperor Jingfeng's intention in arranging Gu Yunji's official position in this way was very obvious.

The princes are growing up day by day, and gradually have their own political parties. Among them, the second prince party and the prince party are tit for tat, and they clearly want to seize the heir.Emperor Jingfeng has gradually felt that his health has deteriorated over the years. The best choice he can make now is to balance the forces of all parties and not let one family dominate.

Gu Yunji sacrificed his life to save the prince, returned to the capital when he was seriously ill, and earned enough good reputation. It was reasonable to reward him with a title and official position after he recovered.

The current Minister of Household Affairs is Fang Shu, the chief minister of the cabinet, and Fang Zigui's biological father.At this time, Emperor Jingfeng transferred Gu Yunji to the Ministry of Household Affairs as a subordinate of Fang Shu, just to suppress him and prevent the princeling party from gaining momentum.

Regardless of these twists and turns, no matter what, getting promoted is always something to be happy about.Li Jinze said: "My father gave you an official position, Mr. Gu, and also gave me a symbolic penalty of half a year's salary. In this way, the matter of me taking you back to Beijing privately will be easily revealed."

Gu Yunji put away the order and exhaled softly: "That's good, the situation has finally changed from an unfavorable one to an advantageous one. When I officially take office, it will be a new step."

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As soon as Gu Yunji's order came out, the whole court was in an uproar.You must know that before this, Gu Yuanhui had been sitting in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Justice for many years, running the Ministry of Justice from top to bottom like an iron barrel.Gu Yunxiao is an engineering major, and Gu Mingxuan is a doctor in the Ministry of Household Affairs. Together with their respective in-laws, etc., the Gu family has a wide range of connections in the court.

Now another person, Gu Yunji, has arrived. At just over 20 years old, he has become the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, directly raising the Gu family's reputation to another level.

Everyone in the capital said that it was already remarkable that the Gu family in Songjiang had such a cabinet minister as Gu Yuanhui. There were so many promising people in the younger generation who could speak to both the government and the government in the next few decades. It was simply reaching the goal. It has been the pinnacle of the family's prominence for more than a hundred years.

For a time, there was an endless stream of guests coming to visit the Gu family. Even the Xu family, Pingyang County Prince and other in-laws of the Gu family were constantly socializing, and they were surrounded and supported wherever they went.

On this day, Gu Yunji finally found time to take his wife and daughter back home to reunite with their relatives.

As soon as he entered the door, Gu Yunji knelt down and bowed: "Father, mother, my son has been away from home for many years and has not been able to serve his parents. This is an unfilial son."

Gu Yunji returned home as the Minister of Household Affairs, which brought so much glory to the Gu family. Mrs. Wang was so happy that she couldn't help him up quickly: "Ah, Ji'er, don't say that, we are parents. We always hope that our children will be well, and we are very happy that you are so promising."

Seeing her son whom she had not seen for many years, Aunt Zhao on the side cried and laughed. She subconsciously wanted to step forward, but she had to hold back due to her identity.

When Gu Yunji saw him, he took the initiative to walk over and said with a smile: "Auntie, my son is back."

"Okay, okay, it's good to be back. My Ji'er has lost weight..." Aunt Zhao burst into tears of joy. While wiping her tears with a handkerchief, she couldn't help but touch Gu Yunji all over her body. She couldn't get enough of it.

After paying homage to his elders, Gu Yunji met his brother and sister-in-law one by one, and took his daughter Gu Zhaoxi to recognize him, and then the acknowledgment was completed.

I haven’t been back to Beijing for several years, and my family has changed a lot.Gu Kaizhen has aged a lot, walks a little staggeringly, has a stooped figure, and is even more taciturn than before.The eldest brother, Gu Yunxiao, has matured a lot and has the calm temperament of a pillar.

Sister-in-law Zheng Xiuyun, as the current housekeeper, maintains a harmonious relationship with Gu Yunxiao and keeps the house in order. Gu Yunlin is still the same, carefree and unreliable. Qin Yurong may be angry with him, and looks haggard. He looks a few years older than Zheng Xiuyun.

Gu Yunqiao was just like when he was a child. When he saw Gu Yunji, longing, joy and concern all rushed into his heart. He broke down emotionally on the spot and couldn't stop crying.One moment she asked him if he didn't want his sister after being away from home for too long, and the next moment she was worried about his health and worried about the sequelae of the lingering poison.

Gu Yunji didn't know whether to laugh or cry about this. He comforted and apologized. Finally, with the help of Cheng Yan, he was able to coax his sister to peace.

Apart from parents and siblings, the biggest change in the family is the addition of a bunch of nieces and nephews.

After Gu Zhaoqin, Zheng Xiuyun and Gu Yunxiao gave birth to a son and a daughter. Qin Yurong only had two sons, but Gu Yunlin had a lot of concubines and concubines. At a glance, the house was full of little carrots. There was crying and fussing, and the situation was chaotic, just like a war.

Gu Yunji was used to the peace and quiet at home, but he had never seen such a fight before. After eating a meal, he felt like his ears were going to be deafened by the noise.