Two days later, Chen Yanwen and his family arrived. The Chen family did not have a house in the capital for the time being, so Wang Yu let them live in his home.
Wang Yu greeted the Chen family at the door and said, "Uncle and aunt, you must have been tired all the way. Come in and rest for a while and have some tea."
Father Chen smiled and said, "Okay, thank you for your help. I was looking for an inn to rest my feet, but Yuan Jing insisted on coming to your place."
"It's not a bother, uncle. Yuan Jing and I have been classmates for many years. Before we came to the capital, we agreed that you could stay at my house after you arrived. An inn is not convenient after all. If he hadn't come here today, I would have been very unhappy."
Chen Yanwen: "Xiuzhi said this, and he will definitely come if he says so."
"Okay, I'm sorry to bother you these days." Father Chen glanced at his son and knew that they had a good relationship, so it would not be good to be too polite.
"Yuan Jing and uncle and aunt, have a good rest. I'll have someone call you when the meal is ready."
Chen Yanwen: "Okay, thank you Xiuzhi."
Chen's father and mother also planned to look at houses in the capital. Wang Yu's house was indeed very beautiful, but before they had time to see it, the emperor summoned their family.
It was the first time for Chen's father and mother to see the emperor, and they were very nervous. Chen's mother didn't know where to put her hands. After all, Chen's father had experience in business and was very smooth. He handed the eunuch a purse and said, "Your Excellency, please wait a moment. Let's change our clothes before going to see the emperor."
The eunuch took the purse with a smile and said, "I am not an adult. It is a good thing that the emperor summoned you. Don't be nervous. Go ahead. I will wait for you here."
The Chen family went to change clothes. Wang Yu knew that the eunuch who could carry the emperor's oral instructions must be on duty beside the emperor. Wang Yu politely welcomed the eunuch into the house and asked someone to make the best tea. "Please drink some tea, eunuch, and wait a moment."
The eunuch took a sip of tea and said, "Master Wang, you're welcome. You and Master Chen are both talented young men. I might even benefit from your influence in the future."
"You are too polite, eunuch. You are a capable person to serve the emperor. I will have to trouble you again when I see him in the future."
The eunuch smiled. Wang Yu was very good at speaking and was indeed a talented person. No wonder the master said that one should be polite when coming to the Wang family to convey the emperor's will. This person held a certain position in the emperor's heart.
"Lord Wang's tea is good. This is Yuye Changchun, right?"
"My father-in-law has a good eye. I'll have someone bring some back to you later."
"Okay, I'll refuse it with disrespect." The eunuch drank tea with a smile.
The two chatted back and forth, and the Chen family came out soon. They didn't dare to let the emperor wait too long, so they put on appropriate clothes and went to the palace with their eunuch.
The decree of marriage came down the next day. The emperor granted marriage to the new number one scholar. The princess's marriage had become the talk of the capital these days. The officials who marked the papers in the palace examination now understood why the emperor had chosen Chen Yanwen as the number one scholar.
Many families in the capital were discussing this. Were there no suitable sons of officials in the capital? If not, why was Chen Yanwen chosen as the consort? In the past, when the princess came of age, there were many proposals for marriage, but they were all rejected by the emperor. Now that a marriage was granted, many people would be sad.
However, no matter what people in the capital discussed, the decree for the marriage had already been issued and could not be changed. The date was set for the tenth day of the tenth month, and the wedding would be held in the newly granted princess's mansion.
Chen Yanwen was beaming with joy when he came out of the palace. It really lived up to the saying that getting one's name on the imperial examination and the wedding night are the two greatest joys in life.
Afterwards, Chen's father and mother bought a house in the capital and moved there. Although the wedding was not held in this house, the things needed for the wedding still had to be prepared.
Wang Yu and the other two were preparing to report to the Ministry of Personnel in advance. The emperor and his parents were concerned about Chen Yanwen's marriage, and he would not be able to see the princess before she got married. So apart from collecting some rare things to give to the princess when the time came, he could only go on duty.
On the first day of August, the three of them went to the Ministry of Personnel. The Minister of Personnel directly took out the documents that had been prepared long ago and stamped them, indicating that they had started work.
The document recorded the official's name, place of origin, age and special physical characteristics in two copies, one for the Ministry of Personnel to archive and one for the official to keep for himself. They were then given a jade plaque representing their official position and two sets of official uniforms.
After Cheng Yanwen was granted marriage, the emperor transferred him to the Ministry of Rites as the third-rank left vice minister. The Ministry of Rites was a relatively leisurely department, and he was the son-in-law of the emperor, so no one could control him except his immediate superior, the Minister of Rites. His official uniform was red, while Wang Yu and Cheng Yanwen's official uniforms were green.
Their salaries were paid monthly. The annual salary for a seventh-rank official was 45 taels, which was 3 taels and 750 wen per month. Official land was also allocated, with each person receiving 100 mu. The official land was usually managed by people arranged by the court, and the income could be directly collected at the end of the year. Of course, they could also arrange people to manage it themselves.
After Wang Yu and his companions got everything, they left the Ministry of Revenue. The three of them separated, Chen Yanwen went to the Ministry of Rites, and they went to the Hanlin Academy.
Today they were just familiarizing themselves with the place. Hanlin scholar Xie received them and told them about their future work and positions. The two of them were mainly responsible for compiling historical books and other tasks.
Then he took them to their duty station to meet other people. He also met Cui Hao and Zhuang Zirui who had also come to the Hanlin Academy. It was not easy to chat for long at the duty station, so he said hello and left.
Before leaving, Cui Hao winked at them, indicating that he would come to find them after his shift.
As for Chen Yanwen, because he was the future son-in-law, everyone in the Ministry of Rites was very polite to him, and the Minister of Rites personally took him on a tour of the Ministry of Rites.
Officials have to report for duty at around 7:00 a.m. in the Chen period, but they leave their duties earlier, at the Shen period. Fortunately, due to their rank, they do not have to attend the morning court, otherwise they would have to get up even earlier.
Only officials of the third rank and above were required to attend the morning court on weekdays, but all officials had to attend the grand court meeting on the first and fifteenth days of each month. However, officials of Wang Yu's rank were just there to make up the numbers and just stood at the back and listened.
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