Chapter 1158 Female Official
Shen Qingman was summoned to the palace and brought back many rewards when he returned, which silenced those who gossiped behind his back.
This is the first time the new queen has given a reward to someone, so everyone would take it seriously.
Watching Li Hezhou and Shen Qingman return to their rooms, Li Junxin glared at his wife and said, "You have nothing to say now, right? Look at what you did before!"
"I'm worried that she won't be able to have children," Li Hezhou's mother said stubbornly, "Before she married Li Hezhi, she had no children. Now she's been married to our son for half a year, and there's still no sign of anything. How can I not be anxious?"
A few days ago, she wanted to squeeze two people into her son's room, but she failed.
"Just shut up!" Li Junxin had a headache. "My son and daughter-in-law are fine, but you insisted on interfering. If our son becomes estranged from us in the future, it will be all your fault!"
After saying this, he left. He really couldn't communicate with his wife.
When he agreed to the marriage between Li Hezhou and Shen Qingman, he was prepared to hear gossip, and he thought that he would not hear it unless he returned to Beijing.
Now that I have returned to the capital thanks to the emperor's grace, I must face what I have to face. It's just listening to a few words, and it won't hurt me.
But the wife of the family didn't think so. Not only did she not speak up for her daughter-in-law, she even encouraged her son to have someone else in his room. This was simply outrageous!
On the other side, Li Hezhou apologized to Shen Qingman in frustration, "Man'er, I'm sorry for putting you through this."
"You know you've wronged me, so you should treat me better in the future." Shen Qingman looked at him with a smile.
Li Hezhou immediately raised his hand and swore, "I will definitely always treat you well and will never take a concubine or have any extramarital affairs."
"Since you are so sincere, I'll tell you some good news!" Shen Qingman winked at him mysteriously.
Li Hezhou looked at her curiously, "What good news?"
"Sixth sister said that she wants to appoint me as the first female official in the palace, responsible for communication between the front court and the harem." Shen Qingman's face was full of joy. After speaking, she added, "She will be registered in the Ministry of Personnel and have an appointment edict issued by the emperor."
There were female officials in the palace before, but they were private property of the emperor and his concubines, similar to housekeepers.
The female official that Shen Qingqian asked Shen Qingman to be was a real official, although she was only of the seventh rank, but she was unique.
Li Hezhou was shocked after hearing this. He immediately picked up Shen Qingman and spun him around several times.
"My Man'er is so amazing!"
"Hey, stop it, put me down, I'm going to vomit, ugh"
Shen Qingman felt dizzy and nauseous from spinning around.
Li Hezhou quickly put her down and asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? I'll go get a doctor right away!"
He was about to run out after he finished speaking.
Shen Qingman quickly pulled him back, touched her belly, and lowered her eyes embarrassedly, "It's nothing serious, I just might be pregnant."
"What pregnancy?" Li Hezhou raised his voice.
Soon his joyful laughter could be heard from the room. "Man'er, you're pregnant and I'm going to be a father. How can this not be a big deal? No, no, I have to find a doctor to check your pulse."
The noise he made was so loud that his servants went to inform Li Junxin and his wife. When they learned that Shen Qingman was pregnant, they hurried over.
Li Hezhou pulled the two of them together, dancing and laughing. "Dad, Mom, my wife is pregnant, I'm going to be a father!"
Needless to say, he was very excited. Because of her pregnancy, Shen Qingman never heard anyone talking about her in the Li family again.
When Li Junxin and his wife learned that she had become the first lady-in-law in the palace, their reaction was very consistent: Fortunately, they agreed to this marriage, otherwise such a good daughter-in-law would have been someone else's!
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