Chapter 2457 Waiting for the Officer
Wang Ruile breathed a sigh of relief, knelt down and saluted, saying, "Thank you, big sister."
Mrs. Tang smiled, patted her hands, and said, "Sixth Mother, if we talk about suffering, Wulang is not much worse off than you. I'm afraid he's suffering even more than you. Cui did something wrong, and it was against you. I'm afraid he feels the most pain. Later, you should write to him more often. With more exchanges between siblings, the feelings between them will return."
She said, "I remember that you two siblings had a very good relationship before, even better than Wu Niang and him."
Wang Wuniang and Wang Wulang are siblings.
Wang Liuniang curled her lips and said, "I know."
Wang Liuniang and Wang Wuniang are of the same age, cousins only three months apart, and Wang Cheng is two years younger than them.
At that time, Wang Liuniang's father, Wang Wulang, had not had an accident yet, so the couple were still looking forward to having another child. When Wang Cheng was seven or eight months old, he was chubby and the cutest. Madam Wu liked him very much. She heard that holding a boy often can attract a boy to be reborn, so she liked to hold him very much.
After a few interactions, Wang Liuniang, who was only three years old, became familiar with this cousin.
Later, her father had an accident on the battlefield and was sure that he would have no more children, so her grandparents always liked to send Wang Cheng to her home.
The second branch of the family had two brothers. The elder brother, Wang Pei, was a steward at home, while Wang Feng was an official, and his career was quite prosperous. Wang Ji, one of the current representatives of the Wang family in Beijing, was far inferior to Wang Feng at that time.
Moreover, Wang Feng was from the direct branch. Although the first branch was separated from the second branch, they still supported him a lot. At that time, the family resources were slightly tilted towards Wang Feng.
So Wang Feng’s lack of a son was a big deal in the family at that time.
He didn't even need to say anything, his parents had already said that his branch of the second house must be adopted.
The most suitable candidate at that time was little Wang Cheng, the youngest son of Wang Feng's biological brother. He was the most suitable person in terms of blood relationship, feelings and age.
But Cui was unwilling.
If the mother doesn't want to, then the matter will be delayed.
Later, as Wang Liuniang grew up, Wang Feng probably thought that his daughter needed a brother to help her, so he began to select suitable children in the family to adopt.
Others may not know, but Wang Ruile knows. Her mother once told her privately that her aunt was very greedy. She wanted what her father had, but was reluctant to give it to her son.
Because their second branch did not split up, she thought that even if the inheritance was not made, the connections and resources under Wang Feng would belong to her two sons in the future.
Who knew that Wang Feng would want to find a child from a side branch to adopt?
At that time, her parents had already looked at several boys and took her with them. In fact, they had almost chosen one, but it was at this time that Cui finally agreed to let Wang Cheng be adopted.
At that time, Wang Cheng was not called Wang Cheng. It was his grandparents who changed his name after he was adopted. His mother said that this was his grandparents' way of expressing their dissatisfaction with his uncle and aunt. They could have adopted him a long time ago, but they kept refusing for seven years.
If they stubbornly keep refusing, the grandparents' anger will eventually subside, and they might even admire their love and care for their children. In the end, one of the two things will happen.
Unfortunately, they finally gave Wang Cheng to their family, but asked his father to take his third brother Wang Geng with him to raise him.
Wang Ruile lowered her eyes to hide the light in them, and curled the corners of her mouth in disdain. It was also because of this that she always felt a little sorry for this increasingly depressed stepbrother.
Less than two years after he was adopted, her father died unexpectedly, and her mother also died due to the shock. Suddenly, both her adoptive parents were gone, and she couldn't go back to her biological parents. Because of the adoption and the additional conditions they proposed, Wang Cheng had always had a bad relationship with them.
Then, the grandfather died due to the shock, and suddenly there was no one left to take care of their second branch.
In the past, Wang Ruile didn't want to create any more rift between them as mother and son. She knew that Cui didn't like her to be in contact with Wang Cheng, so she rarely asked about Wang Cheng's affairs after her parents passed away.
But now…
There was a glint in her eyes, and she felt that what her elder sister said was right.
Moreover, she also needs a supporter in her mother's family.
Wang Ruile made up his mind and looked out the window. He saw a dozen people on horseback, shouting and rushing towards them in an open space at the foot of a mountain in the distance...
Mrs. Tang, who was sitting nearby, also heard the shouting, so she leaned over to look outside and saw Zhou Man and his men galloping towards them from afar. No, not towards them, because they quickly reined in their horses in front of a field.
Their voices drifted over on the wind. "Oh my! It's all gone to the fields..."
"Your archery skills are too poor."
"You talk as if you can hit the target, but you missed it, didn't you?"
"Stop arguing, it's gone. Let's go up the mountain and take a look. Maybe there are still some."
Just as the five of them were about to turn their horses around and leave, Madam Tang poked her head out and shouted, "Don't you know that spring hunting is forbidden at this time?"
Manbao and the others were startled and quickly turned around to look. Seeing that it was Madam Tang, they breathed a sigh of relief and rode over to greet her, "Xuesao, are you going back to Beijing?"
Mrs. Tang got out of the car, waved her hand to fan away the unpleasant smell on the road, and said, "Why are you running horses on the official road?"
Manbao pointed to the distance and said, "It's not the official road. We were running at the foot of that mountain. There's a large lawn with sparse trees. We could run as much as we wanted. But we saw a fat gray rabbit, but we let it run away."
Mrs. Tang went with them.
The guards spread out a mat under a tree, on which were fruits and snacks. It was obvious that they had eaten here before.
Mrs. Tang asked Wang Ruile to sit down and they were not in a hurry to return to the capital.
"You are quite content," Mrs. Tang said as she sat on the edge of the mat, sighing deeply. "It was better to be a girl. You had no family burdens. You could go horseback riding when you wanted to, or have a picnic when you wanted to. You could even camp here tonight and go back tomorrow to have some fun, and then everything would be over."
Manbao looked puzzled, "You can do it now."
"Not now," Mrs. Tang said, "I've been out for three days, and I have children at home. How can I stay out for long?"
She sighed and said, "At most, I can rest here for half a day. I have to go back in the afternoon."
Manbao looked sympathetic.
Mrs. Tang glanced at her and said, "Don't feel sorry for me. You're almost there too."
Manbao immediately said, "No, even if I get married in the future, as long as I have some time off, I can definitely come for a horse race and a picnic if I like, right?"
She turned and asked Bai Shan.
Bai Shan nodded, "Yes."
Mrs. Tang said to her with a half-smile, "Then we'll see what happens in the future."
They didn't have to wait long. After they returned from vacation, Bai Shan started to wait for an official position at the Ministry of Personnel. He was assigned to the Hanlin Academy on the same day and was able to serve in front of the emperor.
Even Liu Huan had to wait two more days before he got a ninth-rank official position in the Ministry of Works, let alone others.
Some people may have to wait for half a year or even longer before they can get an official position. Before that, they need to rent a house in the capital and wait.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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