Shen Tianshu chatted with Old Mrs. Shen for a while. Shen Yunhui, Ping Niang and Hanqiao also gathered in the old lady's room one after another, waiting for the news to be sent back from the front office.
Mrs. Shen's attitude also infected the others, and everyone seemed to have found a backbone again. Gradually, they began to talk with the old lady and tease the parrots.
After changing the tea twice, no one from the front office came back to deliver the letter.
Now even Mrs. Shen, who had always been confident, couldn't sit still.
"Chunlan, go..."
Just when Mrs. Neng Shen was about to ask someone to come forward to inquire about the situation, Grandma Jiang walked in quickly with a smile on her face.
"Old lady, I went to inquire in front of you. The imperial edict was to commend our master for wiping out the gangsters headed by Lao Dao. He said a lot of compliments!"
"Really?" Mrs. Shen was so happy when she heard this, "Listen to what I just said."
Everyone else in the room breathed a sigh of relief and became happy too.
After all, the future and destiny of the Shen family are tied to Shen Zhonglei. If he is well, everyone will be well.
At this time, Mrs. Shen had already stood up and walked to the Buddhist altar, where she began to burn incense and kowtow to fulfill her vows.
Although she was unwilling to let Shen Zhonglei get too close to Prince Rui's Mansion, she had to say that the brand name of Prince Rui's Mansion was still effective, and it was not in vain to send people to Beijing to announce the good news and ask for merit.
You must know that the imperial court commends many officials every year, but those who specifically issue imperial edicts to commend them are very rare among local officials.
You must have made particularly outstanding achievements, or you must be very lucky and please the emperor.
For the Shen family, which is not yet considered a wealthy family, this is enough to honor their ancestors and even shield several generations of descendants.
The most important thing is that Shen Zhonglei is not yet forty and is in his prime. He has been blessed with such a great fortune, and his future future is simply unlimited.
If it hadn't been for the fact that the family had just finished some errands, Mrs. Shen would have wanted to throw a big banquet to celebrate his three days and three nights.
However, the atmosphere in front of the Yamen at this time was very subtle.
When Shen Zhonglei received the imperial decree from the stranger, he felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Cheng Haodong was the first to step forward and cup his hands and said: "Congratulations to your lord, sir, congratulations to your lord."
Only then did everyone else come to their senses and all stepped forward to congratulate him.
After Shen Zhonglei said a few polite words to everyone, he escaped on the pretext of going back to the back house to announce the good news to his mother.
When the others saw that Shen Zhonglei had left, there was no need to stay any longer, so they all walked out in twos and threes.
Someone followed Cheng Haodong out and said, "Master Shen's transfer is really unexpected!
"I thought that based on Mr. Shen's political achievements in the past few years and his great contribution this time, even if he is not transferred to the capital as an official, he should go to a more prosperous place..."
The man talked for a long time, but didn't hear Cheng Haodong's answer, so he stopped and said: "Haha, Mr. Cheng, I just said it casually.
Cheng Haodong was already distracted at this time and didn't hear what the other party said.
Cheng Haodong never knew how to apologize to Shen Zhonglei for his wife's offense against Shen Tianshu, for fear that it would affect his future career.
Now that Shen Zhonglei has given the order, there is probably no one who is happiest than him.
Especially when he learned where Shen Zhonglei was going this time, Cheng Haodong almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Magistrate of Wuchang Prefecture!
Ha ha!
Although speaking of it, the level is half a level higher than it is now, but what's the use of that.
Prince Rui's residence is in Wuchang Prefecture. Being the prefect in a place like this is like giving a comb to a bald man - it's just a decoration.
You can't make the decision by yourself whether you want to take care of something or not, and you have to depend on the prince's instructions and expression.
However, in the eyes of the imperial court, such an approach was obviously very inappropriate. It was equivalent to personally marking oneself as Prince Rui's Palace. It would be even more difficult for him to enter the capital or be promoted in the future.
Because of this, Shen Zhonglei's hand holding the imperial edict was inevitably a little heavy. As he walked to the back house, he was thinking about how to tell his mother about this.
In fact, for him, in the limited contacts he had with Prince Rui, he felt that the other party had always been very reasonable and not the kind of arrogant and domineering royal relative.
In this case, wherever he works, he is always protecting the people and maintaining peace, so for him, going to Wuchang Mansion is no different from other places.
But Mrs. Shen's long-standing expectations for him and all the efforts she had made left him at a loss as to how to speak.
Just walking back to the back house with such entanglement, Shen Zhonglei discovered that Mrs. Shen had already sent someone to set up the incense table in preparation for the imperial edict.
The whole family stood aside and looked at him with smiles.
Shen Zhonglei had no choice but to follow Mrs. Shen's arrangement and led the whole family to kneel down and kowtow to enshrine the imperial edict on the incense table. Then he said in a tired voice: "Okay, you all go back first. I have something to tell my mother.
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Everyone looked at each other, wondering why Shen Zhonglei was like this despite being very happy, but they still followed the instructions and left.
Today, Old Mrs. Shen was completely carried away by the ecstasy and completely lost her usual sharpness. Until now, she had not noticed anything wrong with Shen Zhonglei.
"Son, what do you want to tell mother?" Old Mrs. Shen spoke with a smile. At this time, she had already begun to think about it. After Shen Zhonglei came to Beijing to become an official, what would happen to these two pregnant women, a large family and so many people in the family?
How can things arrive in the capital safely?
However, Shen Zhonglei knelt down in front of Mrs. Shen with a plop.
"Oh, you kid, what are you doing!" Old Mrs. Shen was confused by him.
"Mom, my son is unfilial..."
"You child, if you still say you are unfilial, how can others live? How can you say you are filial?" Old Mrs. Shen thought her son was teasing her in a roundabout way, "Second child,
You have done a good job now, wait..."
"Mother!" Shen Zhonglei interrupted her suddenly and rudely, "In addition to issuing a decree to commend his son, the emperor also ordered someone to send a transfer document."
"Transfer?" Mrs. Shen was stunned when she heard this, but she didn't think about the worst yet. She thought she was being transferred to some difficult place, "Where were you transferred? It doesn't matter if you can't enter Beijing. The place is not good.
It is easier to achieve political achievements..."
"Mom, I have been transferred to the post of magistrate of Wuchang Prefecture. The emperor asked me to hand over the work as soon as possible. I must take office before the year."
"What? Where?" Old Mrs. Shen couldn't believe her ears, "Mom is really old, and she has started to lose her hearing. Son, tell me again, where will you take office?"
"Wuchang...Mother..."
When Shen Zhonglei saw Mrs. Shen suddenly falling straight down, she was so frightened that she almost lost her soul.
"Mom? Someone is coming, someone is coming quickly!"