My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

I'm ashamed to say that although I won the ranking, it's impossible for me to stay in Sui'an City based on my performance. So I just hope that I can be transferred back to Pingzhou and become a magistrate or something like that. I'm already satisfied.

The magistrate is just a ninth-grade official.

But He Shilin is young and in his hometown, so it sounds like a good way out.

It was Shang Ji who spoke.

Notifying the magistrate is too low. With your ranking, if you really want to return to Pingzhou to do some practical things for the people, you might consider joining the Salt Transportation Department.

The Salt Transportation Department sounds like a bad job.

Even if you just have a hand in it, I'm afraid you can get a lot of benefits. Hearing this, the Du family master couldn't sit still and asked quickly.

Second uncle, do you have any ideas?

Shang Ji smiled and said to everyone.

A few days ago, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mentioned to me the reform of the Salt Transportation Department. The specific situation is led by Prime Minister Guo. I don't know much about it, but Pingzhou has listed it. If my brother-in-law intends to go in this direction, I can help recommend one or two.

He Shilin's grades and place of birth were all there, so it was not difficult for Shang Ji to speak, and everyone who heard the news became excited.

In that case, thank you so much, General. I will do my best.

Shang Ji could also see what kind of temperament and abilities He Shilin had these days. It might not be appropriate to ask him to rush forward, but as a man of integrity, he could still tolerate it.

Thinking of this, Shang Ji nodded and took the matter to heart.

Not long after the few people chatted, the lunch was ready.

At the dinner table, Mr. Du took the place of He Shilin and actually toasted Shang Ji with a few glasses of wine, thanking him for taking the initiative to pave the way.

The Du family has money, but many things cannot be accomplished with money, so when it comes to He Shilin's future, no matter how much money they have spent, no one word from Shang Ji is as important as Shang Ji's.

Therefore, he was also sincerely grateful.

When promoting a worthy person, one should never avoid relatives. Prime Minister Guo has always said this. Father-in-law, please rest assured that if your brother-in-law is the one with real talent and learning, he will surely have a place in the court in due course.

Shang Ji was willing to recommend him because he thought it was suitable.

But no matter how many there are, he will not help or even take care of them in advance.

Because that would not make He Shilin's career smooth, but would also make him and others have other thoughts. Such a scene was not what Shang Ji wanted to see, so he said this.

Mr. Du and He Shilin were not stupid either, so they could naturally understand the meaning of his words.

What the general said is that I should work hard.

The Du family naturally found a good place for their eldest son-in-law, but Shang Qilang in Prince Fu's Mansion was not so lucky.

When he went to Prince Fu's Mansion with his mother, he explained the purpose of his visit, and the eldest sister, Princess Fu, taught the trick.

Is it possible that the matter between us and Donggong is implicated in Qilang?

Both mother and daughter are accustomed to blowing wind on the pillow, so when this matter was mentioned, they couldn't help but feel that someone else was blowing wind around the prince, which led to Shang Qilang's poor performance. As expected.

And the culprit of all this, he knew without even thinking about it, must be someone from the General's Mansion.

So the mother and daughter put on a good show, scolding everyone in the General's Mansion.

Shang Qilang came here because he wanted to know if there was anything wrong with his answer sheet, instead of listening to his mother and elder sister's complaints over and over again.

So many words went in one ear and out the other. In the end, I couldn't stand it anymore, so I got up and walked away. Seeing this made Mrs. Wei even more angry.

Look, none of these fathers, sons, and brothers make me worry. I thought that with Qilang's ability, he would definitely be able to stir up the wind and clouds in the court. When the time comes, we can also follow Yourongyan, but who knows that he is just a second child? A, fourth place, your stupid father is still having fun, if those people in the General’s Mansion knew about it, wouldn’t they laugh out loud?”

Hearing this, Princess Fu also felt relieved for her and said.

Don't worry, mother. Although the ranking of the second class is a bit weaker, there is still the palace examination. If the seventh brother can come out on top, he may not be able to rise to the top.

People in the first and second grades are all required to participate in the palace examination. Thinking that there is still a chance here, Mrs. Wei feels a little better.

Having said that, I'm afraid that the prince and others will get in the way. If he insults Qilang in front of everyone, wouldn't it embarrass him?

Everyone could see the protective meaning in Mrs. Wei's words, and Princess Fu on the side also calmed her down and said.

Mother, Qilang is no longer a child. You will never grow up if you protect him every day. Moreover, he has read many books about saints and sages in the academy, and he has a higher sense of morality in his heart than anyone else, so I will teach him a long lesson through this matter. , and let him understand that sometimes this ability and luck are not the same thing.

When Mrs. Wei heard the words, she didn't know how to speak. She could only sigh for a long time.

Princess Fu felt a little distressed when she saw this, so she still gave instructions to the people close to her.

Go and tell the prince Qi Lang's ranking, and ask him to find a way to ask Mr. Xun, the invigilator, why he decided on this score?

Yes, Princess.

Mrs. Wei held her daughter's hand and said with emotion.

You still remember your brother. If you were born a boy, then the position of the young prince in the Duke's Palace would have been in our possession. Why waste your time on your two younger brothers? What a blessing. people……

For Mrs. Wei, this daughter from a foreign marriage is the most cherished child in her heart. Shiro is soft-tempered and soft-tempered, while Qilang has great ambitions but is a bit high-minded but short-handed and out of touch with the world. The daughter is both capable and ruthless. Come on, if she were the son-in-law, then everyone in Dongyuan would probably be dead.

Mom, there is no need to be sad for a moment. From now on, the Duke's Palace will still be in our pocket. The most important thing right now is Qilang's career. If the people in the East Palace really want to deliberately make things difficult, then we are afraid that it will really happen. I’m going to look for the Fourth Prince’s secrets.”

Prince Fu could help Shang Qilang with his recommendation, but the situation in the court was changing rapidly. He had been absent from the government for a long time, so things might not turn out well for him.

The Fourth Prince's party also turned things around a few days ago, and now there is a shortage of people under his command. If Shang Qilang can jump up at this time, he might be a few years ahead of others.

Mrs. Wei nodded when she saw this, and the mother and daughter started tossing over Shang Qilang's future, but they didn't know that their own short-sightedness was the sharp edge that ruined his future.