Chapter 335 336. Imperial Edict
By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims...
After a series of commendations, Gu Wenheng was promoted three levels and became a fifth-rank doctor in the Hanlin Academy.
The officials who were still gaining experience in the Hanlin Academy said, "…" This is not fair.
Even Gong Zhengping was a little surprised. He knew that Gu Wenheng would go a step further this time, but he didn't expect that the step would be so big.
He didn't think that just using these little math tricks would be enough to get him promoted three levels. There must be a reason he didn't know about.
Gu Wenheng felt the inquiring eyes around him, and respectfully took the imperial edict in his hands. At the same time, he handed a sachet to the eunuch who delivered the edict.
The eunuch put the sachet in his hand into his arms, and smiled widely, "Congratulations, Master Gu. I've troubled you a lot recently with this kid from our family."
Gu Wenheng was puzzled, "Oh, what does the unknown eunuch mean..."
"Xiao Yunzi, he is my adopted son a few years ago. With the guidance of Mr. Menggu, he has finally found a way to survive."
Gu Wenheng immediately confronted him, "That's because Eunuch Yun is smart. He can learn anything and will definitely have a bright future."
"Thanks to Lord Gu's good words, I will not disturb you here any longer. I have to return to the palace to report to the emperor."
After sending his father-in-law out the door, Gu Wenheng turned around and found that everyone was cupping their hands and congratulating him non-stop.
Fortunately, these adults all had to consider their own face. No matter how uncomfortable they felt, they did not say anything unpleasant to my face. They just left after congratulating me.
Even Grand Secretaries Gong Zhengping and Zhang Daji came over, patted him on the shoulder, said some encouraging words, and then went their separate ways.
Ning Yuchen's expression was not restrained, probably because he had only been in the officialdom for a short time.
His tone was so sour that it made people's teeth ache. "Master Gu is really a man who would not make a sound unless he made a sound. He was able to be promoted three levels with just this little trick. It seems that he has flattered many people in the palace."
Gu Wenheng smiled and said, "Lord Ning was personally appointed by the emperor as the second place in the imperial examination, but you should be more open-minded and stop focusing on the little thing in front of you. If you have the leisure to care about others and stare at others, you might as well build your own fence first. Everyone has laughed at you a lot these days."
So what if I am envious and jealous? A higher-ranking official can crush a person. What's more, I am four levels higher than him now, so I don't have to think as carefully as before when speaking.
Ning Yuchen also knew that his blind mother was spreading rumors everywhere, but he was old and confused. Why didn't these people have the slightest tolerance?
Gu Wenheng: "..." Ha, ha!
And what did Gu Wenheng mean by that just now? Was he mocking his narrow-mindedness?
But when she thought of his current official rank, she glared at him hatefully and walked away.
"Don't bother with him," He Nan still had some envy in his eyes, but he was not jealous. He would slowly climb up step by step in the future.
"I didn't intend to argue with him, but he always likes to jump around in front of me, and it gets a bit annoying after seeing it too much."
He Nan, "I thought you would only be promoted one rank at most this time, but I didn't expect you to give everyone a big surprise. I guess everyone will be even more jealous now."
Gu Wenheng, "It doesn't matter, but I don't quite understand. According to my contribution this time, I shouldn't be promoted so much. I feel a little uneasy."
He Nan rolled his eyes at him and said, "You are taking advantage of me and acting like a good kid. If Ning Yuchen knew this, he would probably not be able to sleep."
However, although some people were shocked by the fact that Gu Wenheng was a fifth-rank official, those who were actually in high positions did not take this matter seriously.
The real gap is at the fourth rank. Many officials stop here. Although the commendation this time is a bit excessive, it is rare that the emperor's mood has improved a little. No one is willing to risk his life for such a small official position.
In this way, Gu Wenheng completed his first promotion and salary increase calmly.
The only difference is that Jin Qianqian's flower-viewing banquet has now been upgraded to a higher level and is much more leisurely than before.
While looking at the account books for this period, in addition to the income from the soap workshop, Gu Wenheng once again received a large stack of silver notes from Bai Jinglie, totaling 50,000 taels.
"This mirror is really profitable. It has only been a short time and I have made so much profit," Jin Qianqian admitted that she was a little jealous. Her soap workshop was so busy every day, but it only made tens of thousands of taels of profit every month, and this was only a small part of the profit.
Gu Wenheng, "Now everyone is just trying to find something new. When this thing becomes common, the share won't be so high."
Jin Qianqian, "You said that you were promoted three levels this time. Was it because of this incident?"
Gu Wenheng said, "No, I also asked Prince Bai. These banknotes were only delivered in the past two days. Besides, the treasury is full now. His Majesty doesn't seem to be very surprised by the amount."
Jin Qianqian, "As expected, when there are too many things, people no longer think they are precious.
Now that Prince Bai has completed his wedding, he should be taking up his new post, right?"
Gu Wenheng hummed, "We have booked the trip for the eighth day of this month. We can't delay any longer."
Jin Qianqian, "Should we go over there in advance to see them off?"
Gu Wenheng shook his head slightly. "I mentioned this the last time we met. Prince Bai said that he would be very busy during this period, so he would not send me off. However, I have sent a gift over, so you don't have to worry about it."
"Will his new wife go with him?" Jin Qianqian asked curiously.
Gu Wenheng really knew this news, "Yes, if you don't bring it with you, in the Marquis' Mansion, Old Madam Bai may not be able to protect it."
Jin Qianqian, "But they just walked away like that and returned the entire mansion to the Kuang family?"
Gu Wenheng looked at her in surprise, "You often walk around this backyard, haven't you heard any news?"
"I have heard a little bit about it. It was about Madam Bai reorganizing the mansion. It was said that a few big borers were caught and some of the family property was recovered."
Gu Wenheng, "These are the news they spread. Prince Bai said that these were all caused by his good stepmother, who turned all the financial resources of the mansion into her personal dowry.
Old Madam Bai didn't buy it. She immediately dug out the record of Kuang selling herself into the mansion and questioned her in front of everyone in the mansion, asking her where her so-called dowry came from.
Especially when she pointed out in front of the Marquis that several of the items inside were either her dowry or the Marquis's original wife's dowry, she embarrassed Kuang Yunqiao on the spot."
Jin Qianqian, "Then this Marquis' wife is really courageous. She promoted a concubine to the position of the wife and dared to cause such trouble. Is it just because of the Marquis of Wu'an's favor?
It's a pity that we didn't meet at the last banquet. I'm a little curious, is she a beauty?"
(End of this chapter)
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