The Reborn Noble Daughter

Chapter 121 121. Insights

As soon as I arrived on the porch, I heard the lively sounds of a family. When I went in, I saw that the whole family was here.

 Grandparents are sitting high in the hall, parents, brother and sister-in-law are sitting on the left side, and two uncles and aunts and cousin Siruo, whom they have not seen for many days, are on the right side.

“Grandpa, grandma, please forgive me, Ayao is late.”

 After saying that, he kowtowed respectfully to the two elders. This etiquette should be done on the second day of the Lunar New Year. Unfortunately, the Feng family has been keeping its doors closed until today.

 “Get up quickly, get up quickly.”

Er Laoxu raised a hand. Cui Gu, who was beside Old Madam Bai, stepped forward to help her up. Feng Jinyao saluted respectfully in the direction of her uncle and aunt, "I've met my uncle, I've met my aunt."

When her eldest aunt Lin heard about her, her brows furrowed sharply. She opened her mouth before anyone else could speak, "You kid, you are already weak and yet you still take care of your eldest brother like this. We are worried after hearing this." It’s more than half a month.”

Feng Jinyao smiled, looked at all the elders with worried expressions, and quickly confessed and apologized.

“What my aunt said was that the situation was sudden, so Ayao must pay attention next time.”

　　It was said to be "blame", but actually it was concern. It felt really good to be cared for. Mrs. Feng wiped tears from her eyes.

"Okay, okay, the rain has finally passed and the sky has cleared up. I have brought the things that His Majesty has given you. When Yunhe's illness is completely cured, you two can go to court again, otherwise people will find out, but It’s hard to tell.”

 After all, smallpox is contagious, and entanglements can occur if you are not careful.

“Father-in-law, don’t worry, my son-in-law knows how to do it.”

“Well, I have something else to tell you when I come here today, so let them talk to your mother here.”

 “Yes, let’s go to the study room.”

Seeing Bai Xiang stand up, the two uncles stood up too. Feng Jinxu had already entered the court as an official, so he naturally wanted to follow him. Feng Jinlin was a little embarrassed, not knowing whether he should go or not.

"Let's go. Although you have not entered the court, you should understand some things." Bai Xiang saw his hesitation and said specifically.

Feng Jinlin put away his usual perverse temper and answered respectfully and politely, "Yes."

After all the men in the hall filed out, Bai Siruo, who had never dared to speak loudly before, jumped out.

Grandfather is strict and always pays attention to rules. If he hadn't been there, Feng Jinyao would have spoken when she saw her.

“Ayao, you are worried about me.”

 “You who are celebrating the New Year, don’t talk nonsense, touch the wood quickly.” Auntie Lin reminded her, seeing the two of them getting along so well, she felt really happy.

Turning his head to look at Mr. Wen who was sitting next to Mrs. Feng, he spoke.

"Brother has suffered a lot these days. We have brought a lot of supplements here. When he gets better, remember to stew them for him to eat. And you, those who are twins should pay special attention. Count the days. The time of delivery is right. It's midsummer, and Dongdu City has always been hot in summer, so I just happened to bring you a cool jade mat this time. It can be used to cool down without getting cold, so it's perfect for you."

Mrs. Wen was a little flattered. She had been married for many years and had not interacted with her relatives much. Unexpectedly, this eldest aunt was quite attentive.

 “Thank you for your concern, auntie.”

"Don't thank me. If you want to thank me, thank your fourth aunt. This is her dowry."

He pointed at Princess Wen Yi who was sitting next to him. The fourth aunt was born as a princess, so her dowry might have come from Dauchi. She was even more surprised and hesitated whether she could accept it.

“Good boy, sit down quickly, your two aunts still have a lot of good stuff, just use it.”

Old Mrs. Bai spoke, and everyone present laughed happily.

Wen's restraint slowly dissipated, and the ladies of the family were busy chatting about Dongdu City gossip for a while, and then asked people to prepare meals. Finally, they could have a neat reunion dinner. .

 At the other end of the study room, there was a hint of darkness before a storm was about to hit.

Feng Hai frowned, thinking that his father-in-law had called him to talk about something else, but he didn't expect that the matter of promotion had been finalized.

“Is what brother said true?”

“Well, the transfer decree has already been drafted, and it is estimated that the decree will be delivered in the next few days.”

The Feng family has just been closed due to smallpox. I'm afraid they won't even be able to go to the New Year's Day. Is this a decree?

Thinking of the unrest these days, he thought that there must be a "god" behind it.

"I thought you could stay in Beijing this time so that we could help each other at home, but I didn't expect that you would be transferred. However, the position of Director of Water Transport is to be promoted to one level, and you will be sent away for another three years. You will definitely come back. But after taking charge of the Sixth Department, a minister cannot escape."

 Bai Chao'an, the uncle of the Bai family, looked confident. Although he was only a fifth-grade Hanlin scholar, he had many opportunities to meet His Majesty on weekdays, so he naturally had a good way of deducing the holy will.

Feng Hai was originally assigned the position of Minister of Household Affairs, but unexpectedly, Mr. Wang, who was supposed to be transferred to the position of Director of Water Transport, made some mistakes. The Ministry of Personnel urgently submitted a new list. With a stroke of the Holy Spirit, this fat man was The difference fell on his brother-in-law.

The Director of Water Transport has more real power than the Minister of Household Affairs.

Although he is an outposted official and is not under the emperor's command, he not only controls the water transportation of the two Zhejiang and thirteen states, but also has a naval camp of 3,000 troops.

In previous years, all the major aristocratic families rushed here to get this position. I didn't expect that my brother-in-law would be so lucky. It was really a coincidence.

 Unfortunately, before the uncle of the Bai family could celebrate his brother-in-law, he saw Prime Minister Bai with a gloomy face and said nothing.

The fourth uncle noticed something was wrong with his father's face, so he pulled his eldest brother's sleeve to tell him not to get too happy too soon.

 After a while, I heard Bai Xiang speak slowly.

"Superintendent of Water Transport, outsiders look like a fat man, but I think he is a hot potato. If you do well, it is your duty as a minister, but if you do anything wrong, it will be the disaster of annihilation. Feng Hai, what are you doing? Thought?"

"My father-in-law, my son-in-law has had some dealings with people from the Water Transport Department in the past years in the Ministry of Household Affairs. There are a lot of tricks here, and the water transport issue is very involved. Not to mention that paying grain levies can easily arouse public anger, as well as transporting grain. The scene of the fight between gods and gods passed through the Thirteen Prefectures. Seven million stones of grain set out from Zhenjiang, and not even half of it was left when they arrived in Dongdu. You can imagine how much wasted on the road."

 “Is what you said true?”

Uncle Bai was surprised. It was normal for grain transportation to be consumed. He could understand officials at all levels skimping on one or two things, but if not even half was left, that would be an exaggeration.

 Feng Hai looked serious and nodded solemnly.

The scary thing is that this situation is actually acquiesced in the court, and no one dares to come forward to say it. Fortunately, the granaries in the capital are full now. If...he really doesn't dare to think about the consequences.

 (End of this chapter)