Chapter 59 Cheng Yunshuo gets promoted

When Xing Dairong heard Lu Lingyun say this, his face immediately fell and he almost said the word "stingy".

Seeing this, Lu Lingyun said leisurely, "However, if the prince asks the concubine in the mansion to increase her allowance, there is no problem with that."

As soon as Lu Lingyun finished speaking, Xing Dairong immediately perked up, "I understand."

She looked at the two pieces of jewelry that she couldn't let go of and after choosing for a while, she said, "I'll take this one first."

She said she wanted one first, and she would ask for the other later.

After leaving Lu Lingyun, Xing Dairong returned to his own yard with a happy face.

After seeing this, Lu Lingyun slightly raised the corners of her lips.

"Xia Mei, have you finished your brother's business?"

"It's done." Xia Mei stepped forward, "Brother said that he sent the clue of selling the test questions to the road that the prince must pass early in the morning."

“Isn’t he discovered?”

"Of course not. The prince must have caught the person by now."

Lu Lingyun put down the teacup and calmly looked at the sky above his head.

Cheng Yunshuo told her some time ago that if she wanted to get promoted, it would be a piece of cake for Lu Lingyun, as she had been working hard to get a job for Li Wenxun all her life.

She knew best what to do and who to look for at what time. She remembered that at this time in her previous life, a few servants secretly sold the examination questions for the next spring's imperial examination, but they were discovered by the court not long after, and the examination questions had to be revised for the next year.

This kind of achievement could not be better for Cheng Yunshuo.

That night, Cheng Yunshuo returned home in high spirits.

As soon as he came back, he went to find Lu Lingyun.

"Lingyun, I got a promotion!"

"Oh?" Lu Lingyun looked surprised. "How did the prince do it?"

"Today, we solved a case of exam question leakage. It was a coincidence that I saw a few people sneaking around on my way to work. When they saw me, they dropped their belongings and ran away. I thought something was wrong and chased them. Guess what happened?"

"What's going on?" Lu Lingyun looked curious.

"Those people turned out to be the servants of the chief examiner of next spring's imperial examination. They sold the examination questions of their master, and I got away with it!" Cheng Yunshuo looked very proud and triumphant. After solving a major case, he was extremely proud and proud.

He had not expected that, at such a critical juncture for promotion, he could so coincidentally and easily accomplish a great feat. When the Governor of the Duwei Mansion learned that he had solved such a big case, he promoted him on the spot.

He was successfully promoted.

Seeing Cheng Yunshuo's simple and happy expression, she smiled and praised him, "Your Highness is really amazing. I must tell my father and mother about this."

Hearing that he would tell Qin and the old marquis, Cheng Yunshuo's eyebrows were filled with joy. He had been a playboy for so long, and this was the first time he had accomplished something that would allow him to be proud in front of Qin and the old marquis. He suppressed his pride and said, "You arrange it. I'll invite my colleagues to my house for dinner tomorrow. Please take care of it."

"Yeah, okay."

Lu Lingyun discovered that Cheng Yunshuo was a very simple and simple person.

Cheng Yunshuo is not like Li Wenxun, who has abundant ambitions and always thinks about climbing up. He has a relatively moderate temperament and is a little rebellious. He also wants to do something to bring honor to his family and make his parents proud, but he does not have such great ambitions. He is a simple person who takes things as they come.

He also has his own little biases. He is hesitant in dealing with emotions, is reluctant to part with them, is easily seduced, wants to be responsible for everyone, and thinks everyone is good. In a word, he is just an ordinary person who is simple and happy without any scheming.

Apart from being young and frivolous at the time, and seeing Xing Dairong gradually go to extremes, he never did anything out of line again.

However, Lu Lingyun felt that such ordinary people were more real and more interesting.

After Cheng Yunshuo shared the joy of his promotion with Lu Lingyun, he was still excited. After leaving Lu Lingyun, he went straight to Xing Dairong's yard and talked to her about the promotion.

"Dai Rong."

"Yun Shuo, you're back!" Xing Dairong stepped forward immediately when she saw him coming back. She had been waiting for Cheng Yun Shuo for the whole day, just waiting for him to come back and talk to him about the share of the allowance.

"I just happened to be looking for you."

"I have something to tell you too!" Cheng Yunshuo's eyebrows were filled with joy, "I got a promotion!"

"Promotion?"

Xing Dairong heard this and said, "Aren't you already a prince? What kind of official position are you getting? Are you a marquis?"

The more Xing Dairong spoke, the bigger his eyes became, showing his excitement.

If Cheng Yunshuo becomes a marquis, then she will be his aunt, and her allowance will be higher!

"What a mess! I got promoted in the Jinwu Guards." Cheng Yunshuo's words dampened her joy. "The title of our Marquisate can only be inherited from generation to generation. My father is gone, so I can take over the title of Marquis. Moreover, I am the last generation in our family to inherit the title, and the next generation will be stripped of the title."

Cheng Yunshuo is the last hereditary marquis of Ningyang Marquisate. His descendants will be earls in the next generation, and the title of marquisate ends with him.

"Ah!" Xing Dairong's face fell halfway when he heard this, "What about our child? He can't become a marquis?"

Cheng Yunshuo frowned, "The next generation is the Earldom, and the next is the Light Cavalry Commandant. There is no inheritance after the Light Cavalry Commandant."

"What about your job as a Jinwu Guard?"

"I have now been promoted to the commander-in-chief of the Jinwu Guards, which is the same official rank as the Qingche Duwei."

Xing Dairong listened to this and said, "That means he is not as good as you, the prince!"

Cheng Yunshuo was unhappy.

How come he was so happy about his promotion but it meant nothing to Xing Dairong?

It is true that he is now only the commander-in-chief of the Jinwu Guard, a position much lower than the hereditary marquis, but this is an official position he has achieved himself, not inherited.

"Then do you have any hope of being promoted to a marquis in the future? Leave it to our children to inherit."

"What nonsense are you talking about! The title of Marquis can only be conferred after real achievements. As a Jinwu Guard, I can only be promoted to the position of the Front Jinwu Guard, and at most I can be sent to serve as a second or third rank official in a local area. I can't even compare to a nobleman. Besides, I will never be able to surpass the achievements of my ancestors in my lifetime."

Cheng Yunshuo is not confused. His ancestor was a marquis who fought on the battlefield with real swords and guns. With his ability, he was a Jinwu Guard in the capital, and it was already good enough for him to be promoted to the current governor.

What is Xing Dairong thinking about?

Xing Dairong listened to his unmotivated words and said, "Why can't you make progress? You should work hard and make achievements like your ancestors did!"

Cheng Yunshuo was completely speechless. "What do you want to talk to me about?"

Xing Dairong heard this and thought of the important matter, "I want you to give me a raise. I am just a concubine now, and I have so little. This year I only have one piece of jewelry, which is not enough..."

As Cheng Yunshuo listened to her words, he felt waves of depression in his heart. He stared at Xing Dairong who kept asking him for things.

Is this really the person he loved terribly back then?