Chapter 457: Rising

The Zhenfusi is the core department of the Jinyiwei. Although the Jinyiwei Tongzhi is in charge of the internal affairs of the Jinyiwei, can the person in charge of internal affairs be the same as the person in charge of criminal law?

Song Mo smiled slightly and said, "The deputy governor of the Jinyiwei seems to be the same as the Zhenfu of the Zhenfu Division, both of them are of the fourth rank, right?"

Shi Chuan knew that Song Mo would not agree so easily, so he smiled and said, "The Zhenfusi has been running smoothly in Chen Zan's hands for the past few years. I was thinking about whether to hire him a centurion to commend his contributions over the past few years."

The hereditary centurion!

In order to take control of the Imperial Guard, Shi Chuan was willing to spend a lot of money!

Some things cannot be rushed.

Song Mo raised his glass with a smile: "It is really a blessing for him to have a boss like Mr. Chen Zanzhiyoushi!"

Shi Chuan laughed, raised his glass and clinked it lightly with Song Mo's.

This matter was settled in this way.

But Shi Chuan didn't feel relieved at all.

What did Song Yantang know?

How much do you know?

He looked at Song Mo, whose smile was elegant and graceful, and felt uncertain.

In Aunt Cui's house in Housi Hutong, Yuan Ge'er had already fallen asleep. Dou Zhao was patting his son from time to time, but his ears were pricked up, listening attentively to the movements in the main room.

Father Dou Shiying's voice was very bitter: "...Why do you have to do this? Jing'an Temple Hutong is so big, and Wang lives in her parents' home. If you go there, there will be someone in charge of the inner courtyard. If you live here, how will Yantang think of me? How will my relatives and friends at home view me..."

Grandmother's voice was still as cheerful as before: "You just like those false names! Yantang is our grandaunt, he is filial to me, why should I not want it? Besides, this house is decorated very well and I like living here very much. I move to live with you, and during the holidays, the fifth and sixth sons come to visit you. Will they come to pay their respects to me or not? They are now in high positions and I won't make it difficult for them. I live here, and we can pretend that we don't know each other, and everyone will be at peace. Why not? Don't complicate simple things, it's good this way. You don't have to say anything, I have decided, I will live here."

"This..." Dou Shiying murmured, and wanted to persuade his grandmother.

Dou Zhao heaved a sigh of relief.

The reason why Song Yantang had to wait until Yuan Ge'er had finished his 100-day ceremony before bringing grandmother to Kyoto was that he didn't want her to be treated poorly by the Fifth and Sixth Madams at her old age. Now it's good, she lives here quietly, with her own people serving her inside and outside. Huaishu Hutong and Maoer Hutong pretended not to know that she had come to Kyoto, they didn't need to come to pay respects, and grandmother didn't need to return the courtesy, and both of them were at ease.

Dou Zhao handed Yuan Ge'er to the care of the wet nurse and lifted the curtain to leave the inner room.

"Father, we all know that you are filial," she advised Dou Shiying, "but Aunt Cui is old, you should let her live according to her own preferences!"

Grandma nodded continuously and said with a smile, "Shou Gu finally knows me!"

Dou Shiying could no longer insist and said awkwardly: "If you need anything or want to buy something, just let Hong Gu tell me." After that, he nodded to Hong Gu, who had accompanied his grandmother to Beijing.

Hong Gu quickly knelt down and bowed, saying respectfully, "Don't worry, Master Qi, I will serve Aunt Cui well."

Grandmother waved her hand and said with a smile, "Okay, stop talking nonsense. Now that I'm in Beijing, I'll have plenty of time to talk! I heard from the maid on the stove that Yantang specially sent a basket of crabs from the south. Shougu can't eat them. I haven't used these cold foods much in recent years, but you've liked them since you were a child. I asked Honggu to find some Tan Huadiao. You can have dinner here today!"

A look of surprise flashed across Dou Shiying's face.

He hadn't thought that his grandmother knew about his eating habits... He thought she was just the one who gave birth to him...

For a moment, the corners of his eyes were a little wet.

He quickly lowered his head and replied softly, "Yes."

Hong Gu immediately ordered the meal to be served.

Soon, the eight-immortals table in the main hall was filled with bowls and plates.

The maid on the stove said flatteringly, "This is crispy suckling pigeon, which the prince specially ordered to be made for Old Lady An. This is salted pork elbow, the prince said that Old Lady An is old, so she should eat less sweets and more foods that are easy to digest. So I made this dish, Old Lady An, please try it and see if it suits your taste. This is steamed vegetables with two sides, which I arranged in a Tai Chi pose, wishing Old Lady An good fortune as vast as the East Sea and longevity as great as the Southern Mountains..."

Grandmother and Dou Zhao couldn't help laughing. Grandmother even said, "It's not like I'm celebrating my birthday. I'm blessed as much as the East Sea and as long-lived as the South Mountain!"

The maid on the stove blushed and knelt down hurriedly, saying, "I have never been to school and cannot speak. Please calm down, old lady!"

Grandmother smiled and said, "I don't have so many rules here. Get up quickly!" Then she told Hong Gu, who was helping the maid on the stove, "Give her a red envelope." She added, "You've worked hard today. Go downstairs and have dinner! You don't need to serve me here anymore."

Seeing that my grandmother was easy to talk to, the maid at the stove happily accepted the gift, thanked my grandmother again and again, and then left.

Dou Shiying lowered his head and decided not to mention the matter of having his biological mother move to Jing'an Temple Hutong anymore.

How could a maid from Jing'an Temple Hutong be so flattering to her?

Who doesn’t want to live a comfortable and happy life? Since she likes it, so be it!

Dou Shiying ate in silence.

Dou Zhao, however, had two top-quality red ribbons given to the maid on the stove, and told Gan Lu to pass on a message: "If you serve Old An well, you will receive another reward."

Dou Shiying was even more generous.

Ten taels of silver!

This caused the other servants in the house to be envious and jealous. Whenever they got the chance, they would go close to my grandmother and make her smile every day.

Of course, this is all a story for later.

That night, after Song Mo took Dou Zhao and the child back home, Dou Zhao hugged him tightly from behind, regardless of the fact that Song Mo was changing clothes.

She hugged him so tightly that Song Mo could hardly breathe. In his heart, he also understood that Dou Zhao was moved by his action.

He felt somewhat proud and inexplicably satisfied. He gently stroked the back of her hand, which was as white and smooth as mutton-fat jade, and said with a smile, "As long as you like it!"

"I like it very much!" Dou Zhao leaned on his shoulder and kissed his neck hard.

Song Mo took a breath of cool air, and his body suddenly began to boil.

Dou Zhao chuckled and nimbly slipped his fingers into his collar.

"Shou Gu!" Song Mo's voice sank and became a little hoarse.

They were together after the baby was one month old.

But every time Dou Zhao was either worried about the child or afraid that his milk would overflow, he lost interest and was never able to enjoy himself.

In her previous life, Dou Zhao did not breastfeed her child herself, so she did not know that breastfeeding would be so troublesome, but she could understand Song Mo's forbearance. The arrival of her grandmother made her emotions suddenly burst out.

She worked her way down his neck.

My hands are not idle either.

Song Mo couldn't bear it any longer, so he turned around, picked her up, and walked towards the bed...

Ganlu and others had been guarding outside for most of the night and had not yet gone to bed.

Ruotong really couldn't stand it any longer. She felt sleepy while sitting on the armchair. She simply stood up and walked around the hall quietly.

Ganlu said, "You can go and rest now! I and two maids will be here. Tomorrow morning, remember to bring two skilled maids to tidy up the bedding in the lady's room."

Normally at this time, Dou Zhao would not hand over the things in his house to the laundry room.

Ganlu was their teacher, who usually took good care of them and was a very good person. Ruotong didn't bother to be polite with her and went back to her room to rest.

Gan Lu was sitting in the hall, doing her homework, thinking about what Dou Zhao had said to her on the way back in the carriage: "One is a third-class steward in the outer courtyard of the Duke of Ying's mansion, the same age as you, with only a younger sister who has already been engaged and will be married in the next two years; the other is the second-in-command in the prince's silk shop, who has studied for a few years and has been an apprentice in the shop since he was twelve years old. It is said that he is a good person; and the eldest son of Zhang Fugui's family, who is two years younger than you, is now running errands for his father. I think the child is much more handsome than his father, and his behavior is more stable than his father. I also know his family inside and out, so I included him... Think about it, which family is suitable?"

Which one is suitable?

She doesn't know either.

Sister Suxin and Sulan are married and living a good life.

She thought it would be great if she could be like them.

As for which one is suitable, let my wife make the decision!

She trusts the lady!

Thinking of this, her face felt hot and she couldn't help but listen carefully to the movements in the inner room.

Dou Zhao's laughter could be heard faintly, it was very cheerful, and carried a certain indescribable charm.

Ganlu couldn't help but laugh too.

Madam, you are living a great life!

She lowered her head and continued to tie her knot.

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Chen Jia was extremely frightened and uneasy.

When he was about to leave the office, Shi Chuan suddenly called him to the Jinyiwei Yamen, first praised him in a long speech, and then told him that starting from tomorrow, he would be promoted to Jinyiwei Tongzhi, and his job would be taken over by Jinyiwei Qianhu Liu Yu, so he asked him to hand over all the work to Liu Yu in the next two days.

This is a blatant act of raising the price in public and lowering the price in private!

Everyone knows that he is Song Mo's man, and Liu Yu is Shi Chuan's confidant.

Was this Song Mo's punishment for Jiang Yan's incident? Or was he accidentally involved in Shao Wenji's affairs and Shi Chuan was jealous of him?

Whether it is the former or the latter, facing heavyweight figures like Song Mo and Shi Chuan, he is like an insignificant ant.

What should I do?

He walked up and down the room.

Hu Zi was watching from the side and couldn't help biting his lip.

The next day, he used the excuse of having a headache and did not follow Chen Jia to the Zhenfusi Yamen.

But as soon as Chen Jia left the house, he went to the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion to find Duan Gongyi.

Duan Gongyi and Chen Jia were close, so naturally he knew Hu Zi.

When Hu Zi told him that he came to see Jiang Yan on the orders of Chen Jia, he didn't think much about it and asked someone to take the letter to Yinghong.

But Huzi said nothing in front of Yinghong and insisted on seeing Jiang Yan.

Yinghong knew that Jiang Yan had asked Chen Jia to find out about Li Liang, so she did not dare to stop him and went to report to Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan was very surprised when he heard this.

She soon met Hu Zi.