Several servants were frightened and when they turned around and saw that it was the master, they knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Master, please spare me, Master, please spare me. I just took advantage of my aunt's sleep to be lazy for a while. Please spare me!"
The maid quickly found an excuse for herself, not knowing how much of what she had just said, Master Chen had heard.
Master Chen sneered, how dare these servants deceive their master!
"Someone, come here! Sell these bastards out and send them to the lowest place possible!
No matter what Aunt Ping is like, she is still the mistress of the mansion. The mistress is coughing so badly, and you still dare to talk nonsense about her here!"
What made Master Chen angry was not anything else, but the fact that these servants did not know their place in society!
"Please spare me! Master, please spare me! I will never dare to do it again!"
"Master, I was just listening to them and didn't participate. Please spare me!"
Several servants were dragged away, wailing and begging for mercy all the way.
"Go pick out another loyal maid. Forget it, let Madam Ping choose for herself."
Mr. Chen thought that he couldn't let Aunt Ping die of illness at this critical moment, otherwise his official career would be over.
He sobered up a little. Everything in the mansion was under the control of Zhu. The attitude of the servants represented Zhu's attitude. But at this critical juncture, he couldn't let anything happen to Aunt Ping.
Not only now, as long as the palace remains unchanged, Aunt Ping must live well!
"Ping'er, are you okay?"
Mr. Chen put on a distressed expression and personally poured a glass of water for Aunt Ping.
Aunt Ping was barely breathing and had a pale face. Although she didn't have to work in the fields for years, her hands and face looked much older. Compared with the middle-aged Zhu, she was simply unbearable to look at.
"The master is here......"
Aunt Ping drank a sip of water from his hand, and her dry lips finally felt better.
"But is there any news about Yi'er?" asked Aunt Ping. Even during the New Year, Mr. Chen would not come to Fupingyuan.
"You may not know yet, but Yi'er has become Yipin, which is a concubine's position!
And she gave birth to the eldest son of the emperor! That is the eldest son of the emperor! Maybe he can ascend to that position in the future! "
Mr. Chen pointed upwards with smug delight.
Looking at the furnishings in Aunt Ping's room, the quilt even smelled a bit musty, and he didn't wait for Aunt Ping to reply.
"I have sold the maid who served you. Tomorrow you can choose a loyal one for yourself.
No, one is not enough. You are the biological mother of Concubine Yi, and you need at least four maids to serve you!
As for your yard, I'll ask my wife to get you a bigger one, and all the bedding and other things need to be replaced.
Sister Ping, you don’t even have a decent piece of clothing or jewelry. I’m so sorry for you!”
Mr. Chen held her hand, wishing he could shed a few tears, but he couldn't. He was filled with joy.
Sister Ping?
When Aunt Ping heard this long-lost name, which must have been called a long time ago when they still lived in that shabby little house, her eyes moved slightly.
Thinking of my daughter who I can’t see in the palace, I wonder how she is doing.
Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. But in the Chen Mansion, life isn't necessarily that good either.
"Okay...I'll listen to you, Master."
She wanted to live well, maybe she could see her daughter again.
Mr. Chen wanted to pretend to be affectionate and stay, but he was used to a good life and couldn't stand the musty smell in the house.
On the second day, a bunch of servants were arranged for her to choose from. Aunt Ping only picked two, one named Mai'er and the other named Aqiao.
They were all insignificant servants, doing the lowest and most difficult jobs in the mansion.
She didn't want to move out of Fu Ping Yuan, so Mr. Chen had all the things replaced. Everything was brand new, and he also put some beautiful and inexpensive ornaments in there.
A lot of jewelry and clothes were also sent.
"Mom, why did Dad suddenly give Aunt Ping so many good things?"
The second young lady in the mansion, Chen Miaoyan, was born to Zhu. She is a legitimate daughter and she can't stand her half-sisters and concubines the most.
"Your sister became Concubine Yi in the palace and gave birth to the emperor's eldest son."
"Ah! Doesn't that mean Dad is going to be promoted again?" Chen Miaoyan shouted happily, and Zhu pulled her ear in anger.
"What are you so happy about? You treat her so well? That illegitimate child actually has such great luck."
Zhu not only had ideas.
In the palace.
Chen Miaoyi was bored and was playing with the big little hand. This kid who drank the powerful pills and smart water is different. His hands are quite strong!
"Oh, my dear son!"
The emperor came in from outside and went nowhere but to Xiangsi Palace to see his son.
He held the child in his arms somewhat awkwardly. The child was small and soft. He remembered that he did not hold children at first, but this eldest son was so adorable.
Under the guidance of the nanny and the instigation of Chen Miaoyi, the emperor tried holding a child for the first time, and he became addicted to it.
The eldest prince also smiled a few times out of courtesy, and the emperor wanted to bring the imperial seal to him to play with.
"Miao Miao, do you miss home?" the emperor suddenly asked.
"I do want to, but my rank is not high enough to invite my family into the palace." The only person Chen Miaoyi wanted to see was her biological mother, Aunt Ping.
If you play a role for a long time, you will gradually integrate into it and gradually regard yourself as this role.
"I'm thinking of having your father come to the capital to serve as an official, but his rank will remain the same. It will also be more convenient for him to see his family in the capital."
The capital is good, as it cuts off their connection with their hometown, leaving them without any relatives and friends, and cuts off their retreat.
"Then I would like to thank the emperor."
I wonder how Aunt Ping is doing now.
After a few days, Master Chen was sitting in the government office and the imperial edict came from heaven.
He suddenly became an eighth-rank official in Beijing, a school registrar!
Although still an eighth-rank official, he was a Beijing official! How could an official under the emperor be the same as one in this remote village?
"Hurry, hurry, take my father-in-law to rest!"
Mr. Chen waved his hand and gave a bag of silver to the eunuch who announced the decree.
The eunuch forced a smile on his face, "Master Chen is so lucky! Our family will have to rely on you to take care of us in the future!"
The Emperor said he would leave for the capital in three days, so there will naturally be someone to take over here. I will follow Master Chen back to the capital."
The eunuch said flatteringly that an eighth-rank official was nothing in the capital, and a single hoe could easily knock out several earls and marquises, but this official had a daughter who gave birth to the emperor's eldest son in the palace.
No one can predict what fate will bring.
Maybe the emperor wanted to send the person to Beijing first and then promote him slowly?
Mr. Chen went back happily and asked his wife to pack up her things. Fortunately, he sent someone to take good care of Aunt Ping, otherwise if someone saw this, it would be hard to explain.
"Madam, hurry up and pack your things. Our family will be leaving for the capital in three days!"
Zhu was completely confused. What did it mean? He was going to the capital. How could he get promoted that way?
"What are you going to do in the capital?"
"The imperial edict has arrived. The emperor has appointed me as a Beijing official, an eighth-rank academic recorder. From now on, Yan'er and Yunqi will be able to visit families and study in the capital!"
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