Chapter 299 Dongping County Lady
Although twins born one after the other, Yunshu didn't absorb as many nutrients in the womb as her older sister, Yunjuan, and was born a size smaller than her sister. Over the past three years, Cui Qingyi and Jing Wei have sought out renowned doctors to nurse her back to health, and while Yunshu's physique hasn't weakened, she's still a head shorter than her sister.
But Cui Qingyi never showed favoritism towards Yunshu because of her frailty. She always treated both children equally.
Yunjuan was wearing a black dress embroidered with cloud patterns and gold thread, and stood there with a stern face and no expression. Yunshu was wearing a pink and white dress that made her look pretty, but her pouty mouth was so big that you could hang a bottle of oil on it.
Jing Wei really couldn't handle it, so he could only look to Cui Qingyi for help.
Cui Qingyi then looked at the two sisters standing back to back, "What are you guys doing so awkwardly so early in the morning?"
Finally hearing her mother come out to uphold justice, Yun Shu's eyes immediately turned red with grievance, "Sister is bad, this morning, Wuwuwu was not here, Shushu Wuwu was alone."
Yunshu was a bit late in speaking and her young age often made her words unclear, but Cui Qingyi immediately understood what she meant. The two girls had been sleeping together since they separated from their parents. Because of her taller sister Yunjuan, Yunshu was not afraid of being separated from her parents.
In the past two years, because of the affairs of Luhua Town Commercial Distribution Center, Cui Qingyi and Jing Wei have been busy traveling frequently. Yunshu naturally relies on Yunjuan very much because he cannot see his parents.
Even though she was accompanied by Aunt Taozhi and Aunt Cui, Yunshu would cry if she didn't see her sister when she woke up in the morning.
Cui Qingyi returned home yesterday. Although Yunjuan looked steady, he was only a three-year-old child after all. As soon as he woke up in the morning, he wanted to look for his mother. He asked the servants to bring his sister to her when she woke up.
But when she woke up early and didn't see her sister, her sadness overwhelmed everything. Yun Shu cried and was taken to her parents. When she saw her sister's grievance, her heart arose again.
But not only did her elder sister not notice that something was wrong with her, she also kept following their mother. Yun Shu was not happy about this, and the two girls started to have a quarrel.
Cui Qingyi laughed and blamed herself at the same time. If she hadn't been so busy, the child wouldn't have been so insecure.
She reached out and first hugged Yunshu into her arms, then pulled Yunjuan, who was standing aside, over to her, kissing one and then the other, "It's all mother's fault. Mother will sleep with you tonight, and tomorrow the three of us will wake up together, okay?"
Yunjuanyunshu's eyes lit up instantly. Mother was sweet and soft, and they liked sleeping with her.
The three of them were having a great time, leaving Jing Wei standing aside with a dark face. It was not because there was no one to speak for him, but because he hadn't seen his wife for nearly two months.
While Cui Qingyi was personally taking care of the two young ladies, the county government sent someone to deliver a message.
"Lord, the Ministry of Rites has arrived at the city gate and will be at your residence in half an hour. Please set up the incense table."
Cui Qingyi nodded and thanked the yamen runner. The current county magistrate of Dongping County is still Wang Xiaoqian. Times have changed and the relationship between their township government and the county government is now very close. Cui Qingyi's desire to build a commodity distribution center is inseparable from the strong support of the county government. She reached a cooperation with Wang Xiaoqian two years ago, and now they have become very close partners.
Thanks to the cooperation with Cui Qingyi, Dongping County under Wang Xiaoqian's jurisdiction now pays far more taxes to the court every year than other wealthy counties in Dajin, and is far ahead.
Wang Xiaoqian, who was once known only as a member of Zhou Yanxiu's army, is now a well-known figure in the imperial court. Many people are eyeing his position, which is too lucrative.
The most important thing between partners is to support each other. Wang Xiaoqian feels honored that Cui Qingyi was promoted to county lord, as this can be regarded as his political achievement.
Therefore, Wang Xiaoqian oversaw the reception of officials from the Ministry of Rites from beginning to end, and was more attentive than Cui Qingyi, the person involved.
Wang Xiaoqian, who had accompanied the official who announced the imperial decree, arrived at the Township Lord's residence. Seeing Cui Qingyi, dressed in the Township Lord's uniform and accompanied by her family, standing at the door, he took the initiative to introduce the two parties. "This is Lord Fan from the Ministry of Rites, and this is the Dongping Township Lord and her family."
Doctor Fan was about to exchange greetings with Cui Qingyi, but his eyes fell uncontrollably on the tall, silent man beside him. After a moment, he suddenly slapped his head and said, "You, aren't you the young master of Jingda from General Weiyuan's mansion? Why are you here?"
No one had mentioned the Weiyuan General's Mansion for years, and Jing Wei was momentarily stunned. He stared intently at Doctor Fan several times to confirm he didn't recognize him. He then said expressionlessly, "What Weiyuan General's Mansion? You've got the wrong person."
After hearing what he said, Fan Zhong felt a little uncertain. After all, he had only met her briefly that year. Maybe he really recognized the wrong person. Moreover, the village chief's husband was a son-in-law. How could someone like the young master of Beijing marry into the family? It was simply a fantasy.
Wang Xiaoqian looked up at the sky and approached Doctor Fan: "Master Fan, the auspicious time is almost here. Why don't we announce the decree first?"
The official affairs were of great importance, and Doctor Fan did not dare to delay and hurriedly followed the crowd to the incense table in the courtyard to announce the decree. Cui Qingyi had experienced the change from a village leader to a county leader once, so she did not feel much. However, Taozhi, Madam Cui, and Kong Kan were so excited when they saw this scene that their eyes were red.
Cui Qingyi listened carefully to the contents of the imperial edict. Apart from some more flattering words, it was the same as the previous imperial edict that conferred the title of township lord. Cui Qingyi even distracted himself by thinking that the official in the Ministry of Rites who drafted the edict was probably in a stable job, otherwise why would it be the same after so many years?
After receiving the imperial edict, Wang Xiaoqian took Lord Fan and his men away, waiting for them to rest before welcoming them back.
Doctor Fan will stay in Dongping County for a while. Although the court did not grant Cui Qingyi a new house when she was promoted to County Princess, many things in the current house still need to be changed, and this will depend on the people from the Ministry of Rites to handle.
The status of a village lady rising to that of a county lady is a qualitative leap. The most obvious change is that a county lady can have a personal guard of fifty people, and along with the team from the Ministry of Rites come maids and attendants sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Because of her different status, Cui Qingyi naturally did not have to personally entertain the people from the Ministry of Rites. After a brief break, she immediately got back to her busy work.
Because of the completeness of the commercial center, Cui Qingyi has more and more customers. In order not to disturb the growth of her two children, Cui Qingyi specially reopened a door for office meetings.
At this moment, the two merchants from Jiangdu had grim expressions on their faces, looking at Cui Qingyi with condemning eyes: "County Lady, do you need to give us an explanation for the matter of Luhua Town producing silk?"
Although Cui Qingyi was the village chief in the past, she would never bully others in her business. When people sat together, they could argue fiercely over a few cents of profit, or they could drink and chat happily because of the money they made.
Therefore, when facing the questioning of the Jiangdu merchants, Cui Qingyi, who had just become the county lord, did not put on any arrogant attitude.
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