Chapter 282 The Prefect's Wife Invites You
Yu Zhiyi originally intended to give the magical artifacts to her family, but she took out three jade pendants and said, "These have the same effect as my mother's defensive magical artifact, only the style is different."
When she gave Xiao Qingxuan the Buddhist prayer beads, she also gave her a protective bracelet.
Since most men don't like wearing jewelry, Yu Zhiyi made all the men's pieces into jade pendants.
The father and his two sons looked at the jade pendant in their hands with sparkling eyes. Jiang Yuchuan immediately reached for his wallet, but Yu Zhiyi refused, saying, "There's no need to pay. Just take good care of my mother when I get back."
Xiao Qingxuan was looking at her daughter with a smile on her face, and she couldn't get enough of looking at her.
Why does my own daughter cherish people so much?
Upon hearing this, his smile froze: "Jin'er is leaving?"
Didn't we say we'd severed ties with that family?
Yu Zhiyi then told him that he was now a third-rank official in the imperial court.
The court officials naturally had to return to report.
Xiao Qingxuan's eyes immediately went blank: "A...a third-rank official?"
Although she has been mentally challenged for more than ten years, she still has some common sense.
These days, it's not easy to become an official.
Those students who painstakingly take the imperial examinations for ten or even twenty years, even if they become Jinshi (successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations), may not necessarily be able to take up a position in the imperial court. At most, they can only find a minor official post in the local area, and the vast majority of them start from the bottom and climb up the ranks.
Many more people who had achieved academic success did not hold any official position; they only had the academic title.
How old is her daughter?
He's already a third-rank official in the imperial court?
You should know that when her father-in-law was alive, he tried every trick in the book, but he only managed to establish some connections with a fourth-rank prefect.
Even with this connection, if her father-in-law wanted to ask the prefect for a favor, he would have to prepare a generous gift, if not be humble.
My daughter is truly amazing!
Jiang Liuyi also looked at his younger sister with curiosity.
He only knew that his sister was now a third-rank official in the imperial court, but he didn't know how she got the position or how prestigious it was.
However, since ancient times, the governor has been a high-ranking official who caused a lot of headaches for local officials. It must be a good job, right?
Yu Zhiyi explained, "Actually, I am only a fifth-rank physician in the imperial court. This third-rank governorship is only a temporary appointment, and it will be taken back once I return to the capital."
"As for this fifth-rank official... he did not obtain it through the regular imperial examination, but was granted an exceptional appointment by His Majesty because of his certain abilities."
She still felt somewhat helpless when she talked about it.
She originally had no intention of becoming an official.
If it weren't for the restrictions of this fifth-rank official position, she could have found a secluded mountain forest to focus on cultivation after leaving the Du family.
However, being an official is not without its advantages.
At least she was in the Ministry of Justice, so she could come into contact with many wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice, and she could gain a lot of merit points after correcting the wrongs.
The only downside is that her fortune is now tied to the fate of the Great Sheng Empire. If the fate of the Great Sheng Empire is damaged, her personal fortune will also be affected.
How immense is the fortune of a nation?
Even the slightest impact would be a huge disaster for her.
Fortunately, so far everything seems to be normal.
Jiang Yuchuan and the others knew nothing about court affairs, so they only vaguely understood what they heard.
However, none of them felt anything was wrong. Whether they understood or not didn't matter, as long as they knew that their daughter/sister/older sister was very capable.
As they were talking, a man who looked like a steward suddenly knocked on the door and announced, "Second Master, Second Madam, Second Young Master, Second Miss, Fourth Miss, people from the Prefectural Governor's Office request an audience."
The Jiang family members looked bewildered; they had no connection with the Prefectural Governor's Office.
However, he quickly realized that they were probably looking for Yu Zhiyi.
"Let him in."
Yu Zhiyi stood up: "I'll go take a look."
Outside the courtyard, a well-dressed middle-aged man stood with his hands behind his back.
Upon seeing Yu Zhiyi emerge, a look of amazement initially flashed in his eyes, but he quickly composed himself and stepped forward respectfully, saying, "Yu..."
Yu Zhiyi waved her hand: "I am now just the second young lady of the Jiang family."
The man hesitated for a moment before readily changing his address: "Miss Jiang, my lady heard that you have come to Tian'an County, and has specially prepared a banquet at the largest restaurant in the city, Furong Tower. We hope you will do us the honor of attending."
Wang Bo, the steward of the martial arts alliance, who was not far away, cast a shocked glance at them.
The Prefect's wife actually wants to personally host a welcome dinner for the Second Miss.
Just who exactly is the Second Miss?
Yu Zhiyi knew that this was a local official trying to win her over. If she were alone, it wouldn't matter.
However, Xiao Qingxuan will still be living in Tian'an County in the future. If there are no corrupt officials among these officials, it would be fine to make friends with them.
Of course, it doesn't matter even if it does.
Just get a new one.
The banquet is scheduled for tomorrow night.
Seeing that Yu Zhiyi had agreed, the middle-aged man's expression relaxed a bit, and he smiled and said, "Then my wife will be waiting for your arrival at Furong Tower."
As the middle-aged man was about to leave, Uncle Wang hurriedly went to meet him.
At the same time, he thought to himself again that the second young lady seemed to lack social skills.
This is Mr. Chunyu, a favorite of the prefect.
Even if the second young lady doesn't deliver it herself, shouldn't she at least send someone else to deliver it?
Walking along the road, Uncle Wang said to Mr. Chunyu in what he thought was a proper manner, "Sir, my second young lady has just returned and doesn't know many things. Please forgive her for any impoliteness."
Mr. Chunyu looked at him with a smile.
When facing the butler, there was not a trace of politeness or respect on his face.
"Butler Wang is joking. Miss Jiang is a woman of true character. Even my master and madam praise her highly."
Wang Bo was taken aback.
this……
The Prefect's Mansion is putting far too much importance on the Second Miss!
Could it be that the Prefect's wife has very deep feelings for the Second Miss?
Could it be that the second young lady is the savior of the prefect's wife?
He didn't understand, so he decided to tell someone who knew about it later.
Just then, Jiang, the leader of the alliance, returned in the afternoon, and Uncle Wang recounted how Mr. Chunyu had come to invite Yu Zhiyi.
A hint of surprise appeared on Jiang Yuwei's serious face: "You mean, it was the Prefect's wife who invited the Second Miss? Not the Prefect himself?"
"That's right, it's the Prefect's wife."
Wang Bo was very certain.
Jiang Yuwei stroked his long beard: "Could it be that I've misunderstood?"
That night, Prefect Song personally came to support Yu Zhiyi, assuming that Yu Zhiyi's adoptive parents held some extraordinary position in the capital.
Or perhaps, Prefect Song and Yu Zhiyi have some shady relationship.
He prefers the second possibility.
But if it's the governor's wife who invites you...
That would completely rule out that latter possibility.
Only the first option remains.
He frowned: "Jiang Wu and his gang are becoming increasingly unreliable."
He has already sent people to the capital to investigate Yu Zhiyi, but unfortunately, the people he sent have not returned yet.
What he didn't know was that the people he sent would most likely never find out the truth about Yu Zhiyi in their lifetime.
Because he sent people to investigate Jiang Sijin.
Rather than Yu Zhiyi.
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