Brothers Wen Zhuofeng and Wen Zhuoan were busy taking people to the Wen family cemetery to rebuild the tombs for Princess Changhe and Prince Consort Wen.
On May 14th, the imperial edict conferred upon Wen Zhuofeng the title of Marquis of Dongqing. Although his title of Duke of Qing was demoted, the presence of two marquises from one family, coupled with the capable talents of the two Wen family heads and the emperor's compassion, made the Wen Mansion flourish unprecedentedly. Previously deserted, the Wen Mansion now welcomed a constant stream of guests.
The next day, Wen Zhuoan and Wen Zhuofeng went to the Ministry of Personnel together, and their actual appointments would be announced today.
Wen Zhuoan, who had returned, smiled at Xu Lanyin and said, "I'm going to the Six Gates of the Ministry of Justice as the Chief Deputy Commander, a sixth-rank official. Big brother is going to the Censorate as the Chief Secretary, a seventh-rank official." He then bowed to the north and said, "The emperor's grace is immense."
Wen Zhuoan was still six months away from turning nineteen. Being a sixth-rank civil servant at that age was extremely rare. Furthermore, becoming the second-in-command of the Six Gates at such a young age was something many constables wouldn't even dream of. It seemed as if his previous life ideal had already been realized ahead of time.
Wen Zhuofeng had never been an official before, so he was given a seventh-rank official position right after entering the officialdom, which was not easy. The top scholar was quite impressive, as he also started as a seventh-rank official.
Xu Lanyin smiled again and said, "Congratulations, Deputy Commander Wen, congratulations, Deputy Commander Wen, I will personally make some side dishes for you to go with your wine."
Wen Zhuoan smiled and said, "Okay, then have someone invite my eldest brother over, and we'll not stop drinking until we're drunk."
When Wen Zhuofeng heard about this, he personally brought over a jar of fine wine. His favorite thing was to drink with his brother while enjoying the dishes prepared by his brother and his wife.
Xu Lanyin went to the small kitchen to cook a few dishes, and the big kitchen sent over a table of food. Wen Zhuofeng and Wen Zhuoan drank until the end of the hour of Xu before they were satisfied.
On May 16th, the Wen brothers and Xu Lanyin and her son went to the palace to bid farewell. The two brothers first paid their respects to the Emperor, while Xu Lanyin and her son went directly to the Cining Palace, where they had dinner before returning home. They also brought back Nanny Wei, the stewardess bestowed upon Xu Lanyin by the Empress Dowager.
Nanny Wei is thirty-six years old and has followed the Empress Dowager for nearly twenty years. She is in charge of the welcoming and seeing off of guests in the Cining Palace, and she has a good account of all the affairs of the palace officials.
Whenever the Queen Mother wanted to see a female relative of a certain family, Nanny Wei would first tell her about the general situation of that family. The Queen Mother was reluctant to let Nanny Wei go, but still reluctantly gave her to Xu Lanyin.
This is exactly the kind of person Xu Lanyin needs right now. She thanked him happily and pulled the empress dowager's sleeve and acted coquettishly.
The next day, Wen Zhuoan took Xu Lanyin and Wen Mingxi to Ningzhou Prefecture to handle the move and transfer, and then reported to the Ministry of Justice two weeks later. Wen Zhuofeng also went with them, and reported to the Censorate ten days later, rushing to discuss the marriage with the Qin family.
They first rushed to Tong County, stayed overnight, and took a boat the next morning. They arrived at the dock outside Ningzhou Prefecture in the evening of May 19th, and then took a car back to Zhao's house in the north of the city.
Uncle Jia, Aunt Jia, Zhuzi, and Huqin were here to look after the house. Xu Lanyin had never expected that after being away for more than two months, everything would be completely different when she returned.
The men knelt and kowtowed, saying, "Congratulations, Lord Marquis, and Madam Marquis." Uncle Jia chuckled again, "We are truly blessed to serve the grandson of the Empress Dowager, the descendant of the eldest princess."
Wen Zhuoan was refreshed by the photo and said with a smile, "Twenty taels of silver for each person."
Before this, Ho Tung and Ho Sai, who had made great contributions, had been rewarded with two hundred taels of silver each, and the chess master, Uncle Lin and his wife, Baoqi and others had been rewarded with fifty or twenty taels of silver each.
The house has been fumigated with incense, so you can go back and live there.
Not to mention Wen Zhuofeng and Xu Lanyin felt very cordial, even Wen Mingxi clapped his hands to express his happiness.
Wen Zhuofeng and Wen Zhuoan did not eat, but went to the Min Mansion with valuable gifts. The person they were most grateful to for being able to bring down the Pu family and Wen Yan so quickly was Min Hu, who had helped them a lot, both openly and secretly.
In the middle of the night, Xu Lan was still half asleep when Wen Zhuoan came back, smelling of alcohol.
Xu Lanyin sat up, pushed his brows and said, "Why did you drink so much?" As soon as he finished speaking, he felt nauseous.
Wen Zhuoan, half awakened from his drunken stupor, asked, "Are you feeling unwell? I'll get someone to call a doctor."
Xu Lanyin suddenly remembered that she had missed her period for several days. She had been so busy these days that she didn't think about it. She smiled and said, "Maybe I'm pregnant again."
Wen Zhuoan was delighted. He held his wife in his arms and ate a few bites. Xu Lanyin retched again at the smell of his alcohol.
Wen Zhuoan quickly put on his shoes and said, "I won't disturb you anymore, you should have a good rest." He was reluctant to go to the wing room, so he sent Baoqi, who was on duty in the side room, away and slept on the couch himself.
The next day, after breakfast, Wen Zhuoan sent for a doctor. After taking her pulse, the doctor smiled and said, "Congratulations, Fourth Grandma Wen! You're pregnant."
Wen Zhuoan was naturally delighted. He did not allow Xu Lanyin to go to the Qin family, and went with Wen Zhuofeng, carrying generous gifts.
The Qin family had received the Empress Dowager's imperial decree granting marriage a few days ago, and they were overjoyed.
Last night, Xu Lanyin sent another letter, letting them know they would be arriving today. Even Qin Che didn't go to the front hall. The whole family was happily waiting for them, except for Qin Hongyu, who was hiding in her own yard, too embarrassed to come out.
Xu Lan was bored sitting in the house, and now she couldn't run around, so she asked someone to invite the old couple and the eldest wife's family to come. Xu Qingyan and his family brought them many gifts. In the future, his family would be living in the capital for a long time, so they wanted to spend more time with them.
He also asked He Dong to go to Su Qing's home and tell her what happened in the capital. He also brought her a lot of tonics and some medicine specially prepared for her by the imperial physician.
Su Qing's information and the fake Yan Shangchai not only avenged herself, but also allowed the Wen brothers to bring down the Pu family and Wen Yan in advance, truly achieving a "win-win" situation.
An hour later, the old couple of the Xu family and the people from the main house arrived.
The Hu family had sent them a letter a few days ago, saying that Zhao Wu was actually the Empress Dowager's legitimate grandson, and that his mother and father were murdered by treacherous officials...
As soon as they saw Xu Lanyin, Old Man Xu excitedly said, "Girl Yin, the plot on the stage actually happened in our family. Oh my God, the boy from the Zhao family... Oh, no, no, it's the Marquis of Xiqing. The Marquis of Xiqing's mother is the Empress Dowager's biological daughter and the Emperor's biological sister. Unfortunately, she was killed by a bad guy. As a result, her son became an exile among the people. You saved him and promised him your life..."
Old Lady Xu laughed heartily and said, "Your grandfather has a bad memory. It took him half an hour to memorize the three characters 'Marquis of Xiqing'. He also spent a long time thinking about and memorizing these few words."
Xu Man revealed further, "Not only did the master memorize it for a long time, he even went to ask Li Xiucai, the scholar next door, how to say it more like the lines in the play."
This made everyone laugh.
Old man Xu's face turned red with embarrassment and he laughed.
Mrs. Xu continued, "The ancestral tombs of our Xu family are filled with smoke. We found a daughter-in-law who is the eldest princess's daughter, and a grandson-in-law who is also the eldest princess's son." She clasped her hands together and said, "God bless us, the Bodhisattva has appeared, and all the great good things have happened to our family."
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