Wei Hanzhang said, "Yes, Uncle Gu accepted the Crown Prince's order, and his term of office has expired. He returned to the capital to report on his work. From what Gu Yunran said, Uncle Gu will stay in the capital to serve as an official in the future."

"Really?" Last time, Wei Hanzhang was in a hurry to go out and didn't tell Jiang in detail. Now that she heard that the Gu family was going to move to the capital, she was overjoyed and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I'll ask your father to find out something."

The governor of Xuzhou is a third-rank official, and it is common sense that officials in the capital are one rank higher. Even if the Gu family is transferred back to the capital at the same level, it is still a promotion.

A third-rank official, even in the capital, is a figure that cannot be underestimated.

You should know that the Loyal and Brave Marquis Weiping now only holds the position of a third-rank governor, which is a casual position without military power.

The governor is a high-ranking official who holds real power. Since he was personally transferred back to the capital by the Crown Prince, he must be highly valued...

Jiang thought about it carefully, and her last dissatisfaction with her daughter's marriage disappeared. The Gu family could come to the capital, and they grew up together. There could be no better marriage than this.

Thinking of this, Jiang was actually worried that her daughter's rash behavior today would displease the Gu family. After all, when the eldest son marries a wife, the reputation is the most important thing.

Her slight uneasiness completely disappeared the next day.

The news that the ninth girl from the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's mansion hugged a prostitute and cried in front of the gate of the Music Bureau yesterday spread throughout the capital overnight.

However, contrary to the Wei family's worries, when this matter was talked about on the streets, everyone praised Miss Wei Jiu as a kind and loyal girl.

Everyone knows that it is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is difficult to provide timely assistance. What Miss Wei Jiu did is truly providing timely assistance.

A Confucian scholar sighed: It's so rare, so rare, to see the words "love and righteousness" in a woman.

Some older people heard that this was the girl from the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's mansion and praised her for inheriting the style of her grandfather.

More than twenty years ago, the loyal and brave Marquis Weiping blocked a sword for the current emperor and went through the gates of hell for him, and was praised for being worthy of the title of loyalty and bravery.

The owner of a teahouse even hired a storyteller to compile this story into a book and tell it to the guests. The book was called "Who Says Women Are Inferior to Men?"

Wei Hanzhang's reputation as a man of loyalty and righteousness was known throughout the capital, and was known to everyone, young and old.

Different from those names of beauty, talent and virtue, her name is particularly rare.

What's even more bizarre is that she was clearly not wearing a veil yesterday, and these rumors did not describe her appearance at all, but they were able to describe everything that happened in front of the Jiaofang Bureau in great detail, as if they had witnessed it with their own eyes.

When the news reached the Wei Mansion, Wei Hanzhang had just gotten up, and along with the news came a set of red coral headwear sent by Liu.

The loyal and brave Marquis Weiping also sent someone to deliver an exquisite dagger suitable for women to play with, saying that it was for her to use for self-defense.

This can be considered as compensation from the man in charge of the Marquisate for publicly reprimanding his granddaughter yesterday.

Jiang held the gem-encrusted dagger in her hand and said with a smile, "In all these years, your grandfather has never given gifts to the women in the backyard. This is his apology for scolding you last night."

"..." Wei Hanzhang actually felt uncomfortable, but in this dynasty one could not express resentment towards elders, so she could only accept it respectfully.

Overnight, all of Jiang's worries disappeared. She was so lucky that she kept praising her youngest daughter for being born with good fortune and being able to turn misfortune into good fortune.

Wei Hanzhang was stunned when she heard this. She remembered that Bo Qian praised her for being "loyal and righteous" yesterday.

Today, the whole capital is talking about her being affectionate and righteous...

No matter how you look at it, it's related to that person.

"No one under the emperor's feet is a fool. Who has the ability to control everyone's mouths?"

Jiang Shi couldn't stop smiling at the happy event in the early morning. She said angrily, "If we can control it, so many dirty things in the mansions wouldn't be known to everyone."

Also true...

Wei Hanzhang nodded slightly. If he could control public opinion, Wei Hanyue would not still be in the ancestral temple.

Rumors are as ferocious as tigers, especially in a power center like the capital. Even if someone really wants to lead the pace of public opinion, the royal family may not necessarily condone it.

so…

Could it be that these comments praising her for being "loyal and righteous" really had nothing to do with Bo Qian yesterday? Wei Hanzhang still didn't quite believe it... After all, this was too much of a coincidence.

But I couldn't see the person and I had no way to ask anyone for confirmation, so I had to put it aside for the time being.

When Wei Heng came home from work, he heard about this as soon as he entered the door. His brows, which had been slightly furrowed for a long time, relaxed and he smiled and said, "Ran Ran is a lucky child."

"Isn't it?" Jiang finally had a happy event after many days. She personally laid out the chopsticks and dishes for him and asked in a gentle voice, "The Gu family will be returning to the capital soon. Have you heard any rumors in the court?"

As a woman in the rear quarters of the Jiang family, she could only learn a few things about court affairs from her husband.

Wei Heng was startled when he heard this, and whispered, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned to the capital yesterday, and today he summoned ministers above the fourth rank to hold a court meeting. I went to see my father before I came, and he had never heard of the Gu family."

Since the sudden flood in Jiangnan last year, countless Jiangnan officials have been dismissed from their posts, and no less than a hundred people have been sentenced to death by beheading. This is the biggest case in the seven years since the prince came to power.

The case involved the capital, and two second-rank ministers were executed. The government and the country were in turmoil, and officials were terrified when they talked about the Jiangnan case. This was also the reason why the loyal and brave Marquis Weiping was so nervous yesterday.

The power of heaven is unpredictable, and the prince's murderous intent is still not satisfied. None of the court officials dared to relax, and no one dared to easily inquire about the news of the Jiangnan officials.

Therefore, there was no news that Xuzhou Governor Gu Xulin accepted the prince's order to return to the capital.

Jiang was not surprised to hear this. She smiled and said, "Well, anyway, it's a good thing that the Gu family can return to the capital. As for which official position His Highness appoints them, it doesn't matter."

Even if Gu Xulin was promoted to a first-rank official, the legitimate daughter of their Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery would still be worthy of him.

To be honest, with Ranran's character and appearance, plus her reputation as being praised by everyone in the capital today, she could easily marry a royal family member or a prince as his principal wife.

The couple smiled at each other, and the atmosphere was one of tenderness and warmth that was extremely rare since their eldest daughter's accident.

Since Liu spoke that night, several girls from the Wei family were detained in the mansion. They could not go out to ride horses, parade in the streets, taste wine and appreciate flowers like the other noble ladies before.

Wei Hanzhang was also led by Jiang to learn the rules and regulations for a few days. Her rules and etiquette were not bad. These days, Jiang was mainly helping her sort out the complicated relationships between the various families in the capital.

Before, Jiang thought that her daughter would marry in Xuzhou and would not have much dealings with the in-laws in the capital, so she only asked Wei Hanzhang to get acquainted with the in-laws from the major families in the capital.

But now the Gu family is moving to the capital and will take root there in the future. After Wei Hanzhang gets married, she will inevitably have to interact with various mansions in the capital. It would be bad if she didn't even recognize the people by then.

There are also the complicated in-law relationships among the families, which also need to be noted down in general.

My dears, PK1 starts today. Please don't stop reading this book, old and new readers. Please read it every day and leave comments. This will allow this little seedling to absorb nutrients and grow healthily. Thank you so much~~~~ 　　 　 (End of this chapter)