The atmosphere in the restaurant became strange, but Aunt Kang didn't notice it at all. She smiled and looked at Zhou Chen expectantly.
Hualan glared at her mother reproachfully, and Wang Ruofu looked aggrieved. She said that she had not expected such a situation.
Just when the atmosphere was stagnant, Zhou Chen suddenly smiled.
"No problem, my aunt is my wife's biological aunt. They are so close and we are all members of the same family. Naturally, a family should help each other."
"Yep."
The smile on Aunt Kang's face became even brighter. She was ready to hold him for a while, but she didn't expect Zhou Chen to be so easy to talk to.
"One family, we are all one family. Today you help me, tomorrow I will help you. If we all help each other and advance and retreat together, the family can become stronger."
Wang Ruofu also had a smile on his face: "That's right, we are all one family."
Only Hua Lan looked at Zhou Chen with strange eyes. She knew her official well and knew that he didn't have any good impression of her Aunt Kang, so she shouldn't agree so happily.
But Zhou Chen agreed, which made her feel very strange. This was not in line with Zhou Chen's character.
Aunt Kang asked expectantly: "I wonder what position the Marquis is going to arrange for Jin'er?"
Zhou Chen said: "Then it depends on what plans my aunt has for my cousin's future."
"What do you mean?" Aunt Kang didn't understand.
Hualan and Wang Ruofu also looked puzzled, not understanding what Zhou Chen meant.
Zhou Chen explained: "If my aunt still wants my cousin to take the imperial examination, then I can only arrange a position for him in the inner city, such as a minister, and hold a post. If he has no rank, he will not be considered an official, and there will be nothing to do.
, he still has time to continue studying and take the imperial examination; but if his aunt is not ready to let him continue to take the imperial examination, it will be simple. I will directly arrange for him to join the army and train for a few months. When he has the foundation, I will give him some advice.
He arranged for a better military position."
"Secretary official?"
Aunt Kang didn't know much about official affairs, but she also knew what the position of a minister was. It was not an official at all. In the eyes of officials, it was the lowest position, which was higher than that of ordinary people.
She was so arrogant that she sought help from Zhou Chen, so how could she allow her son to serve as a chamber official?
"Master Marquis, if Jin'er joins the army, will he be able to be promoted and wear a scarlet robe quickly like Erlang of the Gu family?"
Zhou Chen immediately laughed: "Are you kidding me?"
"Gu Tingye obtained the rank when he joined the army entirely because he was the legitimate son of the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion and had the title of the Marquis Mansion. In addition, Ningyuan Marquis Guhou ran around many times, and finally he was able to obtain the position of the seventh rank. This
It is already regarded as the highest level of Yinfeng."
"As for him being able to put on the scarlet robe so quickly, it is entirely because he really seized the opportunity and made great achievements. Nong Thief is the biggest anti-thief leader in this dynasty. He was able to behead the thieves. He was specially gifted by the officials.
, he was able to put on the Scarlet Robe. Without this merit, he would never have been promoted to a higher rank and put on the Scarlet Robe within ten or eight years."
"My aunt's family shouldn't have the qualifications for a shadow seal, right? If you can't get a shadow seal, you can only start from the lowest level soldier in the army. I'm doing it for my aunt's sake and won't let my cousin suffer, and I'll wait until he gets used to it.
I can also assign him a high-grade officer, which is the greatest care within my power."
Aunt Kang's face became unsightly, but she still asked: "What rank is a qualified officer?"
Zhou Chen said: "My cousin has no foundation at all. At the beginning, he can only arrange a ninth-grade military position, etc..."
"Ninth grade? Isn't that the lowest level?"
Before Zhou Chen could say anything, Aunt Kang screamed and her face became extremely ugly.
"Master Marquis, you are being too unfair to one another. You have assigned the second rank of the Gu family to the seventh rank, but only assigned the ninth rank to your cousin? Then the second son of the Gu family is just an outsider, and Jin'er is your cousin.
Brother."
Hua Lan couldn't stand it any longer and said: "Aunt, didn't the official make it very clear just now? Gu Erlang has a Yin Feng, but cousin Jin does not have a Yin Feng. This is already the official's special care. With
Nothing else has anything to do with it.”
However, Aunt Kang just glanced at her and continued to say to Zhou Chen: "Master Hou, I know that you are now the commander-in-chief of Ma Junsi, and you alone have the final say in Ma Junsi's arrangements for Jin'er.
Isn’t your position a matter of just a word from you?”
"My aunt thinks highly of me too much. I am the commander of Ma Junsi, but that doesn't mean that I alone have the final say in Ma Junsi. Arrangement of any high-level position in the army needs to be reported. If I really say
Words are useful, and several of my brothers have been arranged for it a long time ago, but if you go and inquire, there is only one of my concubine brothers who serves as a general in the army."
"If I really have that much power and dare to arrange people like this, the civil servants in the Privy Council will probably be able to strip me of my official uniform without even having to talk to the officials."
"Aunt, you have to know that even if you hold a ninth-grade position, there will be countless people watching. I only considered that we are relatives and a family, and my cousin is also educated, so I gave the special
take care of."
"You must know that my wife's biological brother, Chang Bai, was ranked ninth in the first class of high school, but he was only promoted to the eighth rank. My father-in-law also became a Jinshi in high school, but at the beginning he only started from the ninth rank in a bitter cold land.
"
Wang Ruofu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, sister, I think what the Marquis said is right. Our parent, Bai, is a ninth grader, but he is only from the eighth grade. My family official is also a Jinshi, but he was also a ninth grader at the beginning.
, we are still in a bitter cold land, sister, you have no idea how difficult it is there; now that the Marquis is willing to help Jin'er, and can still serve as an official in Bianjing City, he is much better than we were back then."
Aunt Kang replied unceremoniously: "Who knows that my civil service is high but my military service is low? Can the grade of a civil servant be the same as that of a military attaché?"
Zhou Chen's face suddenly darkened and he said coldly: "It seems that my aunt doesn't like us military attachés anymore. If that's the case, why did my aunt come to see me?"
Hua Lan's face also looked ugly, and Wang Ruofu was also unhappy, feeling that her sister's words were too unpleasant.
"elder sister……"
But Aunt Kang ignored her and explained to Zhou Chen: "Master Hou, you misunderstood. I didn't mean it that way. I just think that the ninth-grade military position is too low. Jin'er has been pampered since he was a child. I'm afraid he will be affected by it."
If we don’t have to endure the hardships in the military, can we arrange for a higher-level civilian position?”
Zhou Chen's face showed sarcasm: "It seems that a person like my aunt, who is from the backyard, still doesn't understand the way of being an official in the previous dynasty. These nine grades that my aunt despises, others would give me a bloody blow to get them. As far as I know,
You know, Uncle Kang has been an official for many years, but he seems to be only in the seventh rank now, right?"
The last sentence pierced Aunt Kang's chest like a sharp knife, making her face instantly look extremely ugly.
Although she said several times that her man was incompetent, he still had no ability. If she said it was ok and others said it, and she said it in front of her, it would embarrass her. She felt that Zhou Chen was hitting her on purpose.
Face.
But she had no way to refute, because what Zhou Chen said was the truth.
She was originally going to marry Sheng Hong many years ago, but she looked down on the Sheng family and finally chose the Kang family because the Kang family's family background was really good at that time, far beyond what the Sheng family could compare to.
But as she married into the Kang family and the backbone of the Kang family disappeared, the Kang family became worse and worse day by day.
The current head of the Kang family is just a seventh-rank official with no real power. Looking at Bianjing City, he is not ranked at all. This is why she came to ask Zhou Chen for help. If Uncle Kang really has the ability to arrange a good job for Kang Jin
Where to go, why should she ask for help?
"Is the Marquis really unwilling to help?"
"When did I say no? I have tried my best, but you don't like me, aunt. What can I do?"
Listening to Zhou Chen's words, Aunt Kang became even more angry. How could her son, who came from a noble family, become a ninth-grade official?
"The Marquis is so majestic. If this is the only thing like this, it is really hard for people to believe it. It must be because my Kang family is in decline and the Marquis doesn't like it, so he doesn't want to help. In this case, I am the one nagging today. This Marquis Mansion
Gaomen, we and other insignificant relatives will never dare to visit you again."
When Wang Ruofu heard this, he immediately became anxious: "Sister, what are you talking about? This is not what the Marquis meant at all."
Aunt Kang sneered and said: "Sister, I am your biological sister. Even though you are such a blood relative, you are not willing to help. You even ridiculed my family for being a low-ranking official. It is so obvious that you don't like it. Can't you tell that? I can't tell that either.
?”
"aunt!"
Zhou Chen suddenly raised his voice and looked at her coldly: "My aunt is really very resentful. I am willing to help, but you say that I don't want to help. When I tell the truth, you say that I don't like sarcasm. Why, now I can't even tell the truth.
Can’t you say it anymore?”
"My aunt has come to visit me several times, and my wife has never given me warm hospitality. My aunt often takes things from her. Now, as long as you are not satisfied, you will be so sarcastic and throw dirty water on my Houfu. Are you an elder?
Wrong, but that doesn’t mean you can talk nonsense.”
"I was willing to take good care of my cousin, but since my aunt is so resentful, it's okay not to help. My aunt also said that she doesn't dare to come to the house again, so I won't force her. I just hope that my aunt will do what she says. Please, aunt.
"
Hearing this, Aunt Kang pointed at Zhou Chen angrily: "You, how dare you drive me away? Do you still have dignity in your eyes? I am your elder, how dare you drive me away, I..."
"boom!"
To be continued...