Chapter 169 Chapter 168 We are serious about rocket promotion

The return of An Xin, the backbone, seems to have added peace of mind and vitality to the people living in Anzhai.

Ever since she left, Qingfeng and Mingyue had been feeling depressed every day. Apart from completing their duties, they had nothing to do without a master to serve. They were like the resentful women abandoned by An Xin, looking forward to her return every day.

Early in the morning, Li Ziyu and six other people walked out of An's house with relaxed looks.

After separating, they each went to their respective departments. When they saw their colleagues, they were surprised at their handsome faces. Today they looked energetic, with smugness in the corners of their eyes and eyebrows, revealing joy that they could not conceal.

"What happened to them?"

"Yes! Every time I came on duty, I always had a blank expression on my face, a heart without desires, and a look of despair."

"What medicine must have been wrong today? He was so friendly to us, and his voice when he greeted us was much more cordial than usual."

Zhu Shijing and Leng Xiangbai, who had already walked over, looked at each other.

Zhu Shijing touched his fair face with distinct features and asked: "Am I being pleasant?"

Leng Xiangbai looked at his increasingly handsome appearance, curled his delicate and moist lips, and said politely: "Don't show it too obviously, otherwise people will think you have a serious illness."

After saying this, he was obviously in a good mood and walked slowly towards his workplace, completely ignoring Zhu Shijing who was glaring at his back, and An Rui who was trying to hold back his laughter.

"You seem to be unhappy that Xiaoshan is back. You all are so good at pretending." Zhu Shijing rolled his eyes at a few of them and walked towards his work station.

An Rui, who worked in the same department as him, followed him closely, being very cautious as he was afraid that he would be implicated in the quarrel between the two senior brothers.

Jiang Zhou, who was extremely lucky and had been promoted like a rocket, and looked very arrogant, walked into the Censorate with light steps.

Because of his truthful and fair impeachment, he was noticed by Emperor Sheng'an and promoted twice within three years, from the seventh rank of the Censorate to the fifth rank of Chief Censor.

Jiang Zhou, who used sharp words to criticize officials who made mistakes in the court and wanted to hang himself in the hall by pulling off his belt, walked in with a step that showed no regard for his relatives.

"Master Jiang, are you in a good mood today?!"

Jiang Zhou said to the person who greeted him with a pleasant face, "Yes, it's not bad. There's no need to revise the copy from yesterday, so you don't have to bother again."

"Oh...oh, thank you, Lord Censor."

Watching Jiang Zhou's back as he left, the man turned around and looked at his colleague beside him, "Is the sun rising from the west today? This King of Hell is so easy to talk to that he approved the copy I wrote."

Another official from the Censorate wiped the non-existent sweat from his forehead and teased, "It's possible. The King of Hell came this morning, but he didn't greet anyone by confronting them. I'm really not used to it."

Jiang Zhou doesn't care what others say.

He was already thinking about whether he should go easy on those officials who made mistakes during the morning court session since he was in a good mood today, so that they would not have to ram into the dragon pillar in the hall to show their determination and prove their innocence by dying.

Jiang Zhou couldn't understand why those officials were so upset that they wanted to bang their heads against the pillars when he said something to them. What had happened to them that the pillars were being banged against at every turn? This was really too much.

Li Ziyu, who had been placed in the Six Departments of Reincarnation for an internship by Emperor Sheng An a year ago, was originally in a good mood because of An Xin's return home, but when he saw the person who stopped him, his expressionless state returned to normal.

Cao Zhiqing looked at his son, who was a man of extraordinary talent and was appreciated by the supreme ruler of Daqian. He was personally ordered to be sent to the six ministries for training, but he was unwilling to say a good word for him to the emperor.

He looked at Li Ziyu with a gloomy look and said with some gloating: "I heard that your female headmaster has returned to Beijing."

"Did you know that two years ago, when she was traveling with a few students from the capital, and passed by Moshan County, she reported a case of a local bully forcing the people to buy their land to the government office.

Not only were the bully landlord and some related personnel sentenced to death, but their families were also exiled.

They also implicated the elder brother of Madam Fan of the Wuchang Marquisate, who was the county magistrate of Moshan County, and he was eventually sentenced to exile to Lingnan, a wild place full of snakes, insects, plague, and miasma, to suffer.

"She is a woman without any backing, and now she has offended the Wuchang Marquis's Mansion, her fate will definitely not be good."

Cao Zhiqing looked at Li Ziyu with a smug look in his eyes and said, "If you can find a chance to say a few good words for your father in front of His Majesty and let me move a little, I can go to the Wuchang Marquis's Mansion and plead for your female headmaster."

Li Ziyu looked at the person in front of him as if he had seen something dirty, "Get out of the way, you're blocking my way."

An official passing by not far away saw Li Ziyu's expressionless face and cold eyes looking at Cao Zhiqing, and they were all confused.

This was not the first time they had seen the two in this state. One was obviously unhappy about being blocked, while the other seemed to be very keen on blocking others.

Didn't Lord Cao from the Ministry of Rites realize that he was demoted after being reported for making a mistake at work because he pissed this person off?

What a fool! There are such people every year, but there are especially many this year.

Didn’t you see that guy with a blank expression on his face and eyes that were getting colder and colder?

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This person was just assigned by the Emperor to work in the Ministry of Personnel not long ago. Even a fool can see that if nothing unexpected happens, this person will have a bright future.

There is envy, there is jealousy, and hatred is okay.

Who made him the first top scholar to pass the imperial examination since the founding of the Daqian Dynasty?

Most of them passed the imperial examinations and became officials in the court. How can they compare with others?

When Cao Zhiqing saw the contemptuous eyes of the officials passing by looking at him, he shouted out loud, "Such an outstanding top scholar must be my son."

But can he do it? Does he dare?

If he could tell it, Cao Zhiqing would have unceremoniously revealed his father's identity and forced the evil son in front of him to do his bidding.

How could I talk to him like I am now, half threatening and half tempting?

Li Ziyu looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, who looked aggrieved and angry. A hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, and he walked around him and left.

Cao Zhiqing looked at the man's tall and slender back and wanted to call for help angrily, but he was afraid that someone with ulterior motives would dig up his past.

After learning that he had used his wife's family's resources and money to pass the imperial examination and hooked up with a noble lady from the capital, he abandoned his wife and children.

In the end, he could only leave angrily.

When An Xin opened her eyes, it was already bright outside. Qingfeng Mingyue saw her wake up and hurried forward to help her dress and wash.

An Xin sat in front of the dressing table, rubbed his temples, and cursed, "You little brats, you want to get your little head drunk, but you are still a little naive."

(End of this chapter)