Three years later, Ling Jiheng passed the assessment with remarkable results.
Logically, he should have been promoted to a higher position. However, an imperial decree came down and "exiled" him to an even more remote place.
Ling Jiheng didn't care, but Shu Muyun was not happy. He thought to himself, what kind of person is this? His son did such a good job, but he was still demoted.
Ling Weicheng pulled Ling Jiheng to a corner and asked softly, "Heng'er, are you sure you haven't offended His Majesty?"
Ling Jiheng chuckled: "Dad, don't worry, it's nothing! We're all officials anyway, so it doesn't matter where we serve."
Ling Weicheng was just about to say, how can they be the same?
I remembered that Qinzhou was originally a desolate place, but thanks to the efforts of my son and daughter-in-law, it is now covered with green grass, beautiful mountains and clear waters, and has advantageous industries, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.
Aren’t these achievements, enough to be written into the local county annals, the original intention of joining the court as an official?
Several people accepted the emperor's arrangement calmly, but they had not been home for three years and missed the old man and the old lady.
This time, they were even further apart. Chi Xingyue decided to let Ling Jiheng take up his post on his own. She wanted to go back and take a look, otherwise she would be worried.
Ling Weicheng and Shu Muyun had the same idea. The three of them took the twins, as well as Ling San, Ling Si, Erzhu and Baozhu, and returned to Youzhou.
He entered the city without any prior notice and kept a low profile. He did not reveal his identity until he arrived at the Ling family mansion.
The servant at the door rubbed his eyes and almost thought he was hallucinating.
After confirming again and again that he was not dazzled, he greeted a few people loudly, then trotted off to inform the old lady that the second master had returned with his family.
The old lady was still sighing and had no appetite, but when she heard the noise outside, she stood up suddenly.
When he trotted out, he saw his great-grandson whom he hadn't seen for three years. He had grown taller than Chi Xingyue's waist.
I was so happy that I almost cried, and I held the twins in my arms with all my heart.
The twins were well educated by Chi Xingyue. They knew they had relatives in Youzhou and were looking forward to meeting them.
So when he saw the old lady, he felt no strangeness at all and called out sweetly, "Grandmother!"
The old man felt jealous and waited for the three people to separate. However, he was embarrassed to follow the woman's behavior and cling to the children.
"I'm back, why isn't Ji Heng here?"
Chi Xingyue smiled and said, "The court gave him a short time, so he left to take up his post. We came back to see how you and Grandmother were doing!"
"Yes, we are fine. Look at how healthy my wife and I are!"
Chi Xingyue nodded and praised him a few times, but she felt that the old man had aged a lot. Not only was his back hunched, but even his hair had turned a lot whiter.
But she didn't say anything, and smiled as she handed the Qinzhou specialties to the two old people.
Afterwards, I went to visit my uncle and aunt, my third uncle and aunt, Doctor Cheng, my uncle and aunt, as well as the Crown Prince and Princess, Lord Yu, Lord Cui, Dean Wen and others.
Chi Xingyue even went to the palace and gave Emperor Ruikang and the retired emperor some apples produced in Qinzhou.
The two of them couldn't let go of the Qinzhou apples because of their crispy and sweet taste, and they wanted to use them as tribute.
Emperor Ruikang asked about Ling Jiheng's situation, and Chi Xingyue told him everything he could.
Before leaving, he took some rewards with him and when he was about to reach the palace gate, he met Cui Yujiao.
Cui Yujiao, dressed as a woman, saluted her. Chi Xingyue raised her eyes in surprise, smiled, helped her up, and exchanged greetings for a while.
When they separated, he took off a gold bracelet from his arm and gave it to her as a gift for the baby.
"I'm leaving in two days, so I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the baby's full-month ceremony."
"Yujiao thanks the princess on behalf of her child!"
The two separated, Chi Xingyue sat in the carriage, immersed his consciousness in the space, and searched the household registration department, only then did he know why Cui Wan'er was so worried.
In addition to several concubines who were jealous of each other, there was also Cui Yujiao, who was married to Zhou Chengyu's cousin, who made things difficult for her from time to time.
Although Cui Wan'er's methods are decent, she no longer has the blessing of the golden finger, so Zhou Chengyu's feelings for her are not as pure and passionate as in the original book.
She felt like she was walking on thin ice every day.
Chi Xingyue sighed, thinking that this was what an ancient harem should look like.
Their Ling family is quite unique.
After a few hurried days, thanks to Chi Xingyue's feeding, the old man and the old woman regained their spirits and their hair seemed to have turned black again.
Chi Xingyue breathed a sigh of relief and left a lot of supplements for them.
The old lady was overjoyed, but when the time came to say goodbye, her joy disappeared.
This time, Chi Xingyue brought Doctor Cheng with him.
It’s not that I’m not worried about the health of the two elderly people, but the twins have reached the age of enlightenment.
Ling Jiheng meant that the two children should become Dr. Cheng's apprentices and learn some life-saving skills.
After learning about this, Dr. Cheng went to ask the twins for their opinions. After confirming that they were both willing, he happily packed his bags.
In this way, Hongyu was in charge of the Ling family mansion.
Speaking of Hongyu, she is quite capable.
After Ling Jiheng left, he began to learn medicine from Doctor Cheng.
Perhaps because she was exposed to so much in Qingshan Village, Hongyu made rapid progress and became a master in just three years.
Doctor Cheng left behind a lot of prescriptions and pills, plus the precious medicinal materials that Chi Xingyue brought back.
It’s no problem to regulate the health of the old man and the old lady.
If something really happens, you can go to the palace to seek help from the imperial physician.
Chi Xingyue had informed everyone in advance that both Ruikang Emperor and Cui Wan'er would take care of the family.
After leaving again, Chi Xingyue was able to adjust his emotions well.
It took nearly two months on the road to reach the place where Ling Jiheng was.
Several people went straight to the government office, and as soon as they got off the car, they were welcomed into the back court by Ling Yi.
After washing and resting, I saw the dusty Ling Jiheng in the evening.
He was thin, with dark circles under his eyes, as if something had drained all his energy.
Chi Xingyue was shocked and asked him what was wrong.
Ling Jiheng didn't say anything, but kept his mouth shut, looking extremely aggrieved.
He hugged Chi Xingyue in his arms and said, "It's been three months since we last met. Did you miss me?"
Chi Xingyue chuckled: "Yes, I think of you a hundred times every day."
Ling Jiheng was satisfied. He kissed Chi Xingyue on the forehead, strode into the bathtub, washed himself clean, and blew out the candle.
After a night of romance, the next day was filled with energy and vigor. Ling Yi and the others laughed secretly, but Ling Jiheng didn't care.
Continue to devote yourself to busy work.
After a few days of rest, Chi Xingyue started to get busy again.
She is not a canary content to stay in the backyard. She wants to use the knowledge and experience of future generations, as well as the golden finger space, to contribute to this land.
In this way, after three months of busy work, they not only opened up several pastures, but also successfully discovered two coal mines and a gold mine, which shocked the locals.
Chi Xingyue did not get involved in the gold mine and reported it directly to the court.
She had a lot to say about coal mines. She found a lot of information in the bookstore in the shopping mall, copied it down, shared it with the miners, and also tried to make a batch of honeycomb coal.
After testing and confirming that honeycomb coal is more resistant to burning, it was promoted.
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