Of the three mischievous children, only the youngest was the most affectionate.
After getting out of the car at the entrance, all he wanted was for Qifei to hold him.
The three little ones are now quite sturdy.
Everyone says that a chubby person is cute, but it also means that they are heavier.
Especially since children this age are not very well-behaved, they tend to lean forward at almost a 180-degree angle when being hugged.
Even Qi Fei was sweating profusely from his antics.
Shura played with the child for a while before telling the wet nurse to take the child away.
"Fei'er, I may be transferred out of the Hanlin Academy in a while."
Shura held Qifei in his arms and told her about the recent events.
"Where are you being transferred to?"
Qifei had gotten used to Xiuluo talking to her about work from time to time.
"They will probably go to Yingtian Prefecture."
"Yingtian Prefecture?" Qi Fei was slightly surprised.
Yingtianfu was a place of utmost importance, serving as a secondary capital to Beijing.
If he can be transferred from the Hanlin Academy to Yingtian Prefecture, it means that Shura will be given an important position.
This is a common practice of the emperor in promoting people. He would send those he deemed promising to work in Yingtian Prefecture for three years, and then assign them to the grassroots level of the Six Ministries for further training.
If you perform well, you will naturally be promoted.
If they don't perform well, the emperor will naturally have other people at his disposal.
However, Shura was undoubtedly a key figure observed by the emperor.
"So, His Majesty is planning to give you an important position?"
During this time, Qi Fei has been exposed to a lot of news from the surrounding area by Madam Chang Le.
The promotion process is similar to that of an emperor.
"Perhaps I'm still benefiting from my wife's good fortune," Shura said with a smile.
"What does this have to do with me?" Qifei couldn't help but laugh. "My husband is much more capable."
Whether there was any connection between Qi Fei and Lady Chang Le involved, both of them could guess to some extent.
However, the emperor's heart is hard to fathom; who knows whether it is true or not?
A few days later, Shura's transfer order was indeed issued.
So the rumors he heard a few days ago were somewhat plausible.
The people of the Hanlin Academy looked at Shura with envy, clamoring that Shura must treat them to a meal before he left.
If he can successfully pass the qualification test, Shura will truly rise to prominence and become a close advisor to the emperor.
Now, the more opportunities to get close to Shura, the better.
Shura naturally nodded in agreement; he had spent at the Hanlin Academy for at least a year.
Before leaving, it was natural to treat my colleagues to a meal.
"What a coincidence! My sister Chang Le and I just opened a restaurant in the capital. Husband, why don't you take them there for a meal?"
When Qifei heard that Xiu Luo had asked around for a suitable place to invite her to dinner, she smiled and spoke up.
"That place is quite quiet, so it doesn't matter if you make a lot of noise."
It's called a restaurant, but it's actually a garden.
The dining area was surrounded by a profusion of flowers, with a large stage in the very center.
There are slender, beautiful young girls dancing on the stage.
People in the private rooms could see the stage through the diamond-shaped windows.
If you feel that the view isn't enough, you can set up the dining area on the bamboo stream.
There is a lake surrounding the stage, and different bamboo rafts float on the lake.
Those bamboo rafts are both floating and fixed in place, and people can step on them steadily.
Each bamboo raft has a round table, and the bamboo chairs are all fixed in place.
The largest bamboo raft can seat more than ten people for a meal.
This is quite suitable for the gathering of the Hanlin Academy.
The performance in the center of the stage is more directly visible from the bamboo raft.
Previously, Lady Chang Le had said on a whim that while women should earn money, men's money should not be overlooked.
That's how this villa came to be.
The villa was bought by Qifei from a wealthy businessman who originally did not intend to sell it.
However, upon learning that it was Lady Chang Le who had taken a liking to the prescription, she immediately presented the land deed.
However, Kihi still paid enough silver notes.
She's not short of money; she doesn't need to take advantage of her.
With so much money, it's just a string of numbers in her hands.
The farewell banquet was a great success; the drinks and service at the villa were top-notch.
Despite their proud and aloof demeanor, these scholars were still astonished when they encountered a maid who could recite poetry on the spot.
Any maid here can recite poetry on the spot.
Although the poems may not be one's own, one can still quote others' poems.
Moreover, it seems that every maid here knows a musical instrument; no matter which one you ask for, she can produce the corresponding instrument and play it.
Not long after Shura went to Yingtian Prefecture, the name of this villa, "Forbidden", quickly spread among the literati.
Moreover, different banquets can be customized here, each with a different theme.
This led many powerful and wealthy families to rush to order banquets, all feeling proud of being able to host banquets in the "forbidden" area.
The emperor once traveled incognito with Lady Chang Le and strolled around the garden.
It just so happened that someone was hosting a banquet that day, and it was a specially booked themed banquet.
"How did you come up with such an idea?" The emperor asked, pulling Lady Chang Le closer, his eyes flashing with admiration.
He never expected that the shop that Madam Chang Le casually set up would be so outstanding.
Madam Chang Le refused to take credit, saying, "This is all thanks to my good friend. I just had some soup with her."
The emperor naturally knew that Lady Chang Le was doing business with Qi Fei.
However, it's a good thing for him if his woman has more money.
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Qifei boarded the carriage carrying large and small bags.
The three children naturally had to follow.
My mother said they were going to visit my father.
Mother didn't take them before because they were too young.
Now that they're older, their mother says they can go find their father.
Their impression of their father was still that he only came back once a year.
Who could have predicted that Shura would stay in Yingtian Prefecture for five years?
He originally thought he would be transferred in three years at most, but unexpectedly, he did so well in Yingtian Prefecture that the emperor found him too easy to use and decided to keep him in office for another two years.
"Mother, is it alright for us to just leave my little sister at home like this?"
The third child's face was all wrinkled with worry.
"Yes, Mother, the younger sisters are at that clingy age right now. Will they cry if they see us?"
The second child also had a long face, worried that his younger sister, whom he saw often, would get upset because she couldn't see him anymore.
"In that case, you can stay home with your sisters." Qifei couldn't help but tease them, seeing that they looked exactly alike.
"Huh?" The second and third brothers immediately looked troubled.
They hadn't seen their father in a long time and naturally missed him, but the younger sister and her family were also reluctant to part with him.
After a brief internal struggle, the desire to see her father ultimately prevailed.
I see my sister every day, and she has a lot of people taking care of her, so she should calm down after a while.
"Mother, let's go find Father. He's all alone and so pitiful."
The second and third brothers immediately looked at Qifei with serious expressions.
The eldest brother glanced at his two stupid younger brothers, wondering who they inherited their stupidity from.
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