Chapter 122
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Cheng Yeran was assigned to the Hanlin Academy as a compiler, a sixth-rank official position.
He thought that the emperor favored him and would appoint him to a high official position, but he did not expect that he would not give him any privileges. Yang Shiming had been appointed to this position before, and this year Yang Shiming had been promoted from the sixth rank to the regular sixth rank.
I heard that the emperor appreciated him very much and promoted him personally. The emperor valued the fact that he did not form cliques with any officials and rejected many marriage proposals from high-ranking officials. In addition, he had outstanding abilities, so the emperor needed someone who was truly capable to work for him.
However, he also attracted the jealousy and dissatisfaction of many people. The dynasty held an imperial examination once a year, and the Hanlin Academy was too full of talented people, with little room for promotion. People who came earlier than him were not promoted as fast as him. Many people disliked him and deliberately made small moves behind his back.
Although Yang Shiming looks serious and old-fashioned, he is actually very smart and can always resolve those traps.
Now that Cheng Yeran has also entered the Hanlin Academy, Yang Shiming originally wanted to tell him not to let others know their relationship for the time being and avoid unnecessary trouble.
Cheng Yeran shrugged, thinking it didn't matter. "It seems that you are not well-informed. The emperor appreciates you, so they are jealous of you. I guess they also know that the emperor gave me a house as a gift. What will they think of me?"
"Why didn't you tell me about this?" Yang Shiming heard that the emperor had given him a house, but they hadn't met in the past few days.
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He had also heard some rumors, but he felt that if it was true, Cheng Yeran would tell him.
"I wanted to ask you what the emperor meant and asked you to help me with some advice, but then I thought it would be better not to implicate you. It's best not to guess the emperor's thoughts. It's not good for either you or me." Cheng Yeran and Shen Yuntang looked at many houses that day, but only said at the door of this one that they wanted to buy it, but it was too expensive so they gave up. The emperor happened to give them this one. Was it a coincidence, or was it because the emperor had his own secret guards like in movies and TV dramas who could hear what each of them said?
When Yang Shiming heard him say this, he was quite bold. If it were Yang Shiming, he would also treat Cheng Yeran in the same way. He felt that this was how a man should be. However, after entering the court as an official, he met fellow villagers and classmates from the same academy whom he had never met before who asked him for help, some of which did not care about his life or death, and whether he would lose his official position or not. If he did not help, those people would get angry and say that he was too rigid, and that he always followed the rules and would never achieve much in his life.
Only Cheng Yeran was worried about whether he would be implicated. He thought he had made the right friend.
After Cheng Yeran went to work, he found that he was just like everyone else, working step by step, and the emperor did not assign him any special tasks.
Before, he had guessed that the emperor either liked him or wanted him to help with something.
For example, if you want to carry out reforms but no one in the court supports you, you can ask him to help find a solution.
Or maybe he was dissatisfied with the royal nobles because their salaries were too high and they did nothing, and wanted to halve their salaries.
Or there are treacherous ministers who have undermined the emperor and made him a puppet, and the emperor wants him to help eliminate the treacherous ministers, just like in TV dramas.
But there is a difference between TV dramas and reality. He never waited for such an opportunity. He just went to get off work and came home every day. Moreover, the work content was quite leisurely. There were too many people. Several people could do one job and it could be finished in a short time. In order not to appear to be idle, most people were slacking off, drinking tea and reading books, and pushed the work to Cheng Yeran, the newcomer.
Cheng Yeran didn't care. He was not used to working with these people and suspected that they would hold him back. The workload was originally for one person, and he could learn more here. Who knows, he might be the next person to be promoted.
Shen Yuntang had just arrived in Beijing and had too many things to do. Like Cheng Yeran, he wrote a schedule so that he could know more clearly what to do next and what to leave out.
The first step is to get the house in order, and then get down to work.
He planned to hire some servants for his family.
The maids and servants in Lin Yu's family were more familiar with the capital. Shen Yuntang did not look for one on his own, for fear of being cheated and wasting time, which would also affect his future business. It would be better to save some trouble and go directly to Lin Yu and ask his maid for help.
Lin Yu used to rely a lot on Shen Yuntang. He was timid and always pretended to be strong, but when he was pretending to be strong, he always thought of Shen Yuntang in his heart, thinking that it would be great if Shen Yuntang was there, or what would happen if Shen Yuntang did it.
Now that Shen Yuntang has come to him for help, he is very happy. He never expected that one day he would be able to rely on Shen Yuntang.
When the two maids heard that Shen Yuntang wanted to hire someone, they advised him, "Why not buy some servants? They are more loyal. With the indentures in your hands, they won't betray their master. Master Cheng has a special status. If someone in your family is bribed and leaks important things, it will cause a lot of trouble."
Shen Yuntang originally wanted to say that Cheng Yeran didn't like the human trafficking, but after hearing the advice of the two maids, he felt that what they said made sense.
Before, his home was both a place for work and residence. He was often at home. When he was not at home, Yuanbao or Liuya were also at home. Outsiders did not dare to enter their yard.
But after they hired someone, family members often had to go out to work, and many things purchased online had to be hidden in the house. If they were exposed, they would be doomed.
It is indeed safer to buy servants. The two maids even advised him that even if they did not buy them, the system of buying and selling servants would not disappear. If those people were bought by Shen Yuntang, Shen Yuntang would definitely treat them well, but if they were bought by others, they might be abused. Shen Yuntang could be said to have saved them.
Shen Yuntang asked them to take him to see the person, but the two maids said that there was no need to go through so much trouble and that he could just ask the human trafficker to bring the person home for him to choose. It would be better to show his power, otherwise the human trafficker would look down on the person and treat him differently.
The two of them will also help with the selection and training. When they were in the general's mansion, they were also trained by the head maid.
New people need to be trained, and the two of them can also take the opportunity to see if the new people have the right intentions.
Lin Yu said that their family was small and they could do many things by themselves, so it would be better to let two maids come and help Shen Yuntang for a while.
In fact, he himself wanted to move here. He especially missed the days when he lived in the same yard and lived happily and lively.
However, his current identity might not be suitable, as he is the ex-husband of the princess consort, and Cheng Yeran is a compiler in the Hanlin Academy. It would not sound good if it got out.
Shen Yuntang said that since it was close, he could come here to eat every day. Lin Yu was very happy after hearing this, "Forget about coming to eat, I can even come here to cook."
"How can I let you cook? I will ask someone to come and cook." Cheng Yeran and Lin Yu and others chose people together.
Buying people is more troublesome than hiring helpers. After all, if the helpers are not suitable for the job, they can be dismissed at any time and replaced with new ones. If the bought people are not suitable, they have to be sold again. Some people even kill them directly.
Their indentures are held in the hands of their masters, who have the final say on whether to beat or kill them. However, they generally do not beat them to death as it would be bad for their reputation if it gets out. Some masters do not beat people to death, but beat them half to death and then throw them somewhere to let them fend for themselves, which is almost the same as being dead.
Shen Yuntang couldn't do such a thing. He couldn't even sell people out, so he had to choose carefully.
He asked the trafficker if he could choose one and try it for a few days, then buy it if it suits him.
He was still thinking that if the other party did not agree, he would give him some money. Unexpectedly, the human trafficker agreed immediately and said very flatteringly that he would even give some to Shen Yuntang.
Ren Yazi's tone didn't sound like he was talking about anyone, but more like he was giving away cabbages.
Their house is quite big, and they need someone to clean the yard every day, otherwise the yard will easily be covered with dust, dead leaves, etc., making it very dirty. They also need people to trim the flowers and plants, otherwise the yard will easily be overgrown with weeds and look desolate.
Shen Yuntang was most afraid that his home would become like a haunted house, so he needed to buy a lot of servants. He temporarily bought five servants to sweep the floor, and ten maids to do the rough work, wash clothes and cook.
The two maids said that he needed two more maids to serve him, to help him dress and comb his hair, and Lord Cheng also needed someone to serve him. Lord Cheng was different now. As an official, his clothes had to be more formal and could not be wrong. It would be better if there was someone to take care of him specifically.
Shen Yuntang waved his hands quickly, "I can do these by myself, I don't need help from others."
"When you get busy in the future, you will need someone to help you." Lin Yu whispered in Shen Yuntang's ear, "I was not used to it at first. They helped me dress and comb my hair, and even picked up food for me. I didn't ask them to do it, and they were unwilling to do it. Later, I got used to it. Brother Shen is an official's wife, and she needs someone to take care of her."
The two maids also advised him, saying, "You are an official's wife. You will have to socialize with other official's wives in the future. If you don't even have a maid by your side, you will be looked down upon by others."
When Shen Yuntang heard that it would affect her husband's career, she could not be careless and asked Lin Yu's maid to help her pick two.
We also selected some doormen, servants, coachmen, and security guards.
They originally said they would not hire anyone, but now they have hired more than 30 people. If they had used the small yard before, five or six people would probably be enough. Now that the yard is bigger, they need more people.
There were so many people that it was difficult to recognize them all, but Lin Yu's two maids said that Shen Yuntang didn't need to recognize them, as they would compete for the opportunity to show their faces in front of Shen Yuntang.
When Cheng Yeran came back from work after a day, he found so many people at home. Even when he was having dinner at night, there were two people around him picking up food for them.
Cheng Yeran felt very uncomfortable.
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Fortunately, no one was in the room when he went to bed at night. He hugged Shen Yuntang and lay in his arms aggrievedly, "I'm not used to it."
Shen Yuntang touched his head and said, "Wasn't your family very rich before? Didn't you have anyone to serve you?"
"Of course. When I went to other people's homes, I saw their maids standing behind me, but we don't have this habit at home. The maids in my house only helped with cleaning and cooking. Later, I moved out by myself and used high-tech, and only the nanny came to help me cook." Cheng Yeran is used to living alone, and the whole house can use smart appliances. He doesn't have to turn on the lights and draw the curtains by himself. There is a sweeping robot for sweeping the floor and a dishwasher for washing. He throws the clothes into the washing machine and dryer. Only trivial things like ironing and folding clothes require the help of his aunt.
"You're not used to it. Don't let them come in to help next time. They said before that they would help you take off your clothes and put them on." Shen Yuntang was glad that he didn't ask them to help take off your clothes, otherwise Cheng Yeran would not be used to it. "These people today are all bought in. You don't like this. If I do this, will you be unhappy?"
"I told you before that you will be in charge of this family from now on. You have your reasons for making this decision, and I believe in you." Cheng Yeran looked up at him and said, "Should we do something serious now?"
"What's the business?" Shen Yuntang asked him.
"Don't you want a child?" Cheng Yeran leaned in and kissed him on the mouth, "Try to get pregnant this year and give birth next year?"
When Shen Yuntang heard him say this, he thought of what he had said to Cheng Yeran before, and his face turned red, but he still nodded vigorously, looking forward to the birth of the baby next year.
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