They rushed as fast as they could and finally arrived in the capital before the date requested by the emperor. Because they had no time to prepare in advance, the family stayed at a post station that was specially set up to accommodate officials from other places and their families after arriving in the capital.

The people at the post station are all shrewd; they know exactly who is coming to the capital, even if they don't hold high official positions.

Therefore, after Fu Changfeng and his family arrived at the door and identified themselves, the postmaster quickly invited them in.

"Lord Fu, I heard earlier that your family was coming, and I have already arranged rooms for you. Please feel free to ask this steward to handle all matters." The postmaster, surnamed Wang, said respectfully to Fu Changfeng.

"Thank you, Lord Wang. If we need anything, we will definitely ask you for help."

Xichun helped the children settle in. It was the children's first time in Beijing, and they were unfamiliar with everything and curious about everything.

"Mother, that postmaster was so polite to Father. I think Father will definitely get a high-ranking position this time." A-Zhao had just seen the postmaster's attitude and whispered to Xi-Chun.

"Hehe, I don't know about that, but once your father reports to the Ministry of Personnel, we'll find out what's going on. We're not familiar with the capital, so don't run around too much. Let's go out and have fun after we've settled in, okay?"

Although she had visited once during Fu Changfeng's imperial examination year, that was many years ago. Xichun was unfamiliar with the area and was worried that the children might get lost, which would be a real problem.

"We know, we'll stay obediently by Mother's side." All three nodded.

"Alright, I'll take you to visit Lord Hu's house another day. You must be polite, bow to him when you see him, and don't interrupt when others are speaking, unless you are asked to answer."

The Hu family was a place they had to visit after arriving in the capital. The two families had maintained contact all these years. Fu Changfeng's idea was to go to the Hu family to present his visiting card after he reported to the court.

The next day, Fu Changfeng led his men to the Ministry of Personnel to report for duty. The first thing that officials from other places had to do upon arriving in the capital was to report for duty, and they would have to wait for the Ministry of Personnel to notify them of what would happen next.

When the people from the Ministry of Personnel learned that it was Lord Fu who had arrived, the Vice Minister of Personnel personally came out to greet him and said a lot of things to reassure him. He told him to wait patiently at the post station for an audience.

Fu Changfeng originally thought it would take some more time, after all, the court was not established for him alone and must be busy with affairs. Unexpectedly, the Ministry of Personnel came to him the next day. His family was having dinner when the Ministry of Personnel came to inform him that he would be entering the palace the next day.

"Lord Fu, don't worry. We will arrange for someone to pick you up and take you to the palace tomorrow. You just need to wear your official robes." The people from the Ministry of Personnel knew that this was someone even the Emperor himself had to summon, so they naturally wouldn't offend him and were very polite.

"Father, what does the Emperor look like?" The children all knew that he would be meeting the Emperor in person the next day, and they were all curious about what the Emperor looked like.

"The Emperor naturally looks like the Emperor. We shouldn't speak ill of him. Go to sleep now, your father has to see the Emperor tomorrow." Xichun patted the children. Fortunately, this post station was not like an ordinary inn. There were many rooms inside, and the children slept in another room, watched over by maids and servants.

As soon as it was light, Fu Changfeng and Xichun got up. They preferred to arrive early rather than late. They ate breakfast early, put on their official robes, and waited for the people from the Ministry of Personnel to arrive so they could leave immediately.

Seeing Fu Changfeng leave with the others, the children still watched longingly. They hadn't had a chance to look outside for the past few days, so this was the only time they could look towards the door.

"Zhunian, go and buy some of the breakfasts that people in the capital often eat, so the children can try them." Seeing that the children wanted to go out so much, Xichun had no choice but to instruct Zhunian, who was following behind her.

"Yes, Madam, I'll go right away." Zhu Nian had wanted to go out for a long time, and now that he had received the order from the madam, he ran out. Now Fu Changfeng was accompanied by other servants, and Zhu Nian had grown up with Fu Changfeng, so he was now the head steward of the Fu family.

Before long, Zhu Nian brought back a lot of food. The children had never seen these foods before, so Zhu Nian introduced them one by one.

"This is called mutton soup with bread. I heard that people here like to eat this for breakfast, so we tear off pieces of bread and put them into the mutton soup. Young master and young lady, please try it and see if you can get used to it?"

Xi Chun had heard of it before, but this was the first time she had tried it. The flavor was really not to her liking, as she was used to eating spicy food. Fortunately, this was a well-established restaurant in Beijing, and the mutton they made had no gamey smell at all. The taste was also quite good.

"It's a bit strange, but it seems okay. However, I'd rather eat rice noodles now. Mom, what do you think it would taste like if we put rice noodles in this mutton soup?" Although A-Zheng doesn't like snail rice noodles, he does like rice noodles.

"I think it will definitely taste good. We brought a lot of dried rice noodles this time. I'll cook some for you guys to try when I have some free time." Xichun knew this kid knew how to eat. This was fragrant mutton rice noodles, which was a real delicacy in her time.

Unfortunately, people at that time couldn't eat beef freely, so they had to eat other meats to satisfy their cravings.

Fu Changfeng didn't return until the afternoon. He seemed to have escaped any trouble, and even had a smile on his face. The Ministry of Personnel officials who had picked him up in the morning had now brought him back.

"Congratulations, Lord Fu. From now on, we'll be colleagues. You can settle down in the capital first, and then inform the Ministry of Personnel before taking office."

"Thank you, Lord Zhu. I am very grateful for your guidance today." Fu Changfeng returned the greeting with a smile.

"It's alright, it's alright, I'll head back now."

After Lord Zhu returned, Xi Chun and the others hurriedly inquired about Fu Changfeng's situation.

"His Majesty has already appointed me to an official position; I will be working in the Ministry of Revenue from now on." Since this was still a post station, and walls could hear everything, Fu Changfeng did not elaborate on his meeting with the Emperor that day.

"What kind of official position is that?"

"A mid-level official in the Ministry of Revenue, a fifth-rank official position." Fu Changfeng smiled; this was a promotion of several ranks.

Upon learning the result, the whole family was overjoyed. Fu Changfeng asked Zhu Nian to book a table of food and drinks at a restaurant so that the family could celebrate properly that night.

"His Majesty has given us a few days. We should focus on finding a house during these days. Once we have a place, we can report to the Ministry of Revenue."

"That's great! I can finally relax. We'll find someone to look at the house tomorrow. I've already asked Zhu Nian to find a broker, and we're just waiting to go and take a look."

The whole family can finally get a good night's sleep tonight. After days of tossing and turning, they finally got a good result today. The moonlight shines into the room, and the children are already sleeping soundly. I wonder what they are dreaming about. Xuanxuan still has a smile on her face.