Troubled times: Start practicing spiritual practice by taking care of your sister-in-law.

Chapter 630: The World is Shocked
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is already March 10th.

The news that Prime Minister Lu Sheng, Prince Chong Chu Yan, Prince Huai Chu Yi, Luo Qingyang, the head of the Luo family, and others were executed for treason, and that Duke Anguo Chen Mo was promoted to King of Wei for his meritorious service in driving out foreign enemies and punishing treacherous people, also spread throughout the world.

Xiangyang, Anguogong Mansion.

The news about Luonan and the imperial edict conferring the title of Lady on all the women were sent to the Duke of Anguo's Mansion together.

When Wu Mi, Han Anniang and other women heard the news, they were so surprised that they almost fainted, but they also breathed a sigh of relief.

Before this, they were still worried about Chen Mo. Now that the dust has settled, they can finally put down the big stone in their hearts.

"Sister Mi, you will be the princess in the future." Yi Shiyan was playing with Chen Mo's eldest son Chen Jia. Hearing this, a smile appeared on her face and she smiled at Wu Mi.

Wu Mi's face, which was as white and beautiful as a flower, also showed some joy. Although she didn't particularly value fame and fortune, it didn't mean that she didn't care at all. After all, it was a symbol of identity and status. She took Chen Jia's hand, picked him up, and said with a smile: "Jia'er will be the prince in the future."

After these words were spoken, the expressions of Han Anniang and Xia Zhiqing changed slightly. After all, as mothers, who wouldn't think about their own children?

But the two girls also knew that they could not win against Wu Mi, so they could only give up this unnecessary thought.

Xia Zhiqing smiled and said, "Congratulations, Sister Mi. I heard that even Patriarch Wu was promoted to the rank of a third-class duke, and has been promoted to Situ, one of the three dukes."

You know, before this, Wu Yanqing only held a fourth-rank official title in the court, but now he has jumped to the first-rank, which can be said to be a rapid rise.

The girls also congratulated Wu Mi.

"Congratulations, haven't my sisters also been granted the title of Lady of Imperial Concubine?" Wu Mi said with a smile.

Before this, only three people were granted the title of Lady of Imperial Concubine: Wu Mi, Han Anniang, Xia Zhiqing and Yi Shiyan.

Now, all the girls in the backyard were granted imperial titles.

Even Xiao Ya and Yang Qingqing, who had just entered the room, were no exception.

Xiao Yunxi lowered her eyes. Compared to Wu Yanqing, who was conferred the title of a third-class duke and appointed as Situ.

His father was only the deputy commander of the imperial guards, which seemed to be a real powerful position. He had more power than the sinecure position of Situ and could control the military power. But considering that the commander-in-chief was Yue Ruyan, this deputy commander was also a sinecure position.

Not only was his official position not as high as Wu Yanqing's, but even his title was only a county marquis.

Although Xiao Yunxi also understood that there were many reasons for this.

First, she was once the Princess of Huai after all.

Second, the Xiao family turned against Chen Mo halfway through.

Third, my father did not participate in the battle for power in Luonan.

But she still felt somewhat uncomfortable.

At the same time, she also strengthened her determination to have a child for Chen Mo.

Xiao Ya seemed to know what her cousin was thinking and walked over to hold Xiao Yunxi's hand.

Xiao Yunxi also held Xiao Ya's hand in return, and her heart felt much more relieved, as she still had Xiao Ya.

Wu Mi glanced at the girls and found that Liang Xue's expression was a little strange. He stepped forward and took her hand, chuckling, "Don't worry, Sister Xue'er. Since the Liang family is not mentioned in the news, it means that the Liang family is fine."

Just when the atmosphere was still quite happy, Yang Qingqing suddenly said, "I heard that the prince's mansion has one princess and two concubines, and the others are all concubines. Now that the principal wife has been confirmed, who are the remaining two concubines?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Although a concubine is also a concubine, with the title of concubine princess, she is at least one level higher than a concubine.

There are so many girls in the mansion, but there are only two concubines, and the others are destined to continue to be concubines.

Before, except Wu Mi, everyone was a concubine and no one felt it.

But now after hearing what Yang Qingqing said, except for Wu Mi, the other girls' thoughts became complicated.

Then they looked at Han Anniang and Xia Zhiqing.

Apart from Wu Mi, there are only two women in the mansion who have children, and the position of concubine will definitely be theirs.

……

In the examination room on the other side.

The list of those who have passed the imperial examinations in the four states has also been compiled and will be released soon.

Unlike the provincial examinations, the examination papers for the metropolitan examinations were the same in the four states.

The result is also obvious. The number of candidates from Huaizhou and Linzhou who made the list is far greater than that from Yuzhou and Qingzhou.

"If it is confirmed that there is no problem, report this list to Duke Anguo as soon as possible. These are the pillars of our dynasty in the future." Zuo Lianglun returned to Xiangyang again. He wanted to say "our Song Dynasty", but finally changed it to our dynasty. He then said: "I don't know how the war is going in the front. From now on, the palace examination should be presided over by Duke Anguo."

"The last victory report we received was a great victory in Chongzhou. The next step is to go to the capital to defend the king. It shouldn't be this soon." Geng Songfu said.

"The most urgent thing is to announce the results first. The students must be waiting anxiously." Chief examiner Chen Xiu said.

Geng Songfu laughed and said, "I never expected that this time's champion Guo Ning was only ranked sixth in the first class of the Huaizhou County Examination. On the contrary, Sun Cheng, who was ranked first in the first class of the Xiangyang County Examination, has now dropped to eighth place. The students who applied for the examination in Huaizhou are still stronger."

The first place in the imperial examination is called Huiyuan.

But this is also normal.

Just as they were discussing, an official who was marking the examination papers came in from outside with a smile and said, "Happy news, great happy news, Lord Geng, Lord Zuo, Lord Chen, please go out and receive the imperial decree quickly. The angels from the court have arrived."

Geng Songfu, Zuo Lianglun and Chen Xiu were all stunned, not knowing where the joy came from.

After asking carefully, they learned that a great victory was won in the front, the rebels Lu Sheng and Chu Yan were destroyed, and Duke Anguo was promoted to King of Wei. They vaguely guessed something and hurried out to receive the order.

A quarter of an hour later.

Geng Songfu, Zuo Lianglun and Chen Xiu held the imperial edict with blank eyes.

Geng Songfu was actually appointed as the Minister of the Central Secretariat, in charge of the six ministries.

You should know that the Secretary-General of the Secretariat is also called the Prime Minister.

Previously, Xu Guozhong and Lu Sheng were both Zhongshu Ling.

To be honest, Geng Songfu never dreamed that he would be able to serve as prime minister.

In his opinion, even if Chen Mo defeated Lu Sheng, the position of prime minister should be taken by Chen Mo himself, but he did not expect that it was given to him.

What virtue and ability does Geng Songfu have?
He is almost 70 years old. Even if he is a mid-level warrior, his life is already counting down. But he can still...
But to say that I'm not happy or excited would be a lie.

Since ancient times, which official did not desire to be a noble or a prime minister? He knelt on the ground with a plop, tears streaming down his face, crying with joy: "I, Geng Songfu, am still able to hold a high position at this age. It is really God's blessing. Thank you, King Wei, thank you, Your Majesty..."

There is no doubt that this must be Chen Mo's idea.

At this moment, Geng Songfu would not hesitate even if Chen Mo asked him to die immediately.

"Congratulations, Lord Geng. No, Prime Minister." Zuo Lianglun and Chen Xiu hurriedly congratulated Geng Songfu.

Their official positions were not low either. One was appointed as the Minister of Revenue, and the other was appointed as the Minister of Rites. These were both impressive titles.

"Congratulations." Geng Songfu stood up tremblingly and said to the two of them, "The angel just told us to go to the capital to take up our posts immediately after receiving the decree. Let's pack up and follow the angel to the capital."

"Please wait a moment, I have to send someone home to report the good news." Zuo Lianglun said with a smile.

Chen Xiu said: "In that case, let us take the list of candidates for this examination over."

It is worth mentioning that.

It is said that when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.

With the promotion of Geng Songfu and Zuo Lianglun, Wei Linchun, who was originally only the county magistrate of Xiangyang City, also became the prefect of Linzhou.

There was also Huang Xiu, the county magistrate of Longmen County in Yuzhou, who was suddenly promoted to the prefect of Yuzhou.

……

As the news of Chen Mo's enthronement as king spread in Xiangyang, the results of the imperial examination were also announced on the same day.

For a moment, the whole of Xiangyang cheered, uproared, and rejoiced.

Fuze Restaurant.

"My son passed the imperial examination and ranked 37th among the candidates. All expenses today will be paid by my Qin family. Let's all enjoy a drink." A middle-aged man dressed as a butler said this loudly in the lobby on the first floor, and the whole audience cheered.

After the butler finished speaking, he did not stop and rushed to the next tavern or restaurant, as if he was going to pay for the whole city today.

The second floor of Fuze Restaurant.

Jiang Quyang looked at Sun Cheng, who was ranked eighth on the list, and said with a smile, "Brother Sun, this time Duke Anguo succeeded in serving the king and was promoted to King of Wei. So, will our future palace examinations be held in Tianchuan? Then, won't we be able to see the emperor?"

But Sun Cheng kept muttering Guo Ning's name.

After hearing this, Jiang Quyang curled his lips and said, "Brother Sun, come on, you are still repeating Huiyuan's name."

What Jiang Quyang didn't know was that after becoming the top scorer in the Linzhou County Examination last time, Sun Cheng became a little arrogant and thought he was superior to everyone else. This made him want to win the first place in the imperial examination.

However, he did not expect that not only did he fail to become the champion, but he fell to the eighth place among the candidates. Although he was still among the top, it obviously did not meet his expectations. Even two hours after the announcement of the results, he still could not forget it.

"Guo Ning, I will definitely defeat you in the next palace examination." Sun Cheng drank the wine in the glass in front of him in one gulp.

……

There was a festive cheer in Xiangyang City, and the news was soon received in Tongque Garden.

It was early spring and the weather was getting warmer. Princess Zhaoqing Chu Ran, wearing a pink dress, sat quietly behind a long desk, holding a book in her hands and reading intently.

After listening to Xu Ying's words last time, Chu Ran's dressing style changed, and her outfit became younger and more beautiful.

"Your Highness." At this moment, a voice sounded from outside.

Chu Ran put down the book and raised his eyebrows: "Aunt?"

Chu Ran stood up, opened the door, and saw Xiao Yunxi, who was dressed brightly and charmingly. She said, "Aunt, why are you here? Who is this?"

Chu Ran looked at the girl behind Xiao Yunxi.

"This is Xiaoya, whom I mentioned to Your Highness before." Xiao Yunxi turned around and said to Xiao Ya, "Xiaoya, come and meet Her Highness the Princess."

"Your Highness." Xiao Ya, who was dressed in a white dress and looked pure and charming, bowed to Chu Ran.

"I'm no longer a princess. Xiaoya, you don't have to be polite." There was a hint of unnaturalness in Chu Ran's eyes.

After all, she calls Xiao Yunxi "Aunt", so Xiao Ya, as Xiao Yunxi's niece, is actually older than her, but she also calls her Xiao Ya.

Xiao Ya didn't care about this. She just thought that the princess was easy to get along with.

After the three of them sat down in the room, Xiao Yunxi was the first to speak: "Your Highness, have you heard that the traitors Lu Sheng and Chu Yan have been eliminated? My husband has made great contributions in punishing evildoers and expelling foreign enemies, and has been promoted to the King of Wei by His Majesty. I believe he will be back soon or take us to the capital."

"Really?" Chu Ran's eyes flashed with astonishment, and he whispered, "King Anguo Wei is truly a god, a victorious general. Whenever he led troops into battle, I have never heard of him losing a battle."

"The news has spread throughout the city, it can't be false. Now people are saying that my husband is an immortal god who has descended to earth." Xiao Yunxi giggled.

Ever since Chen Mo started his rebellion, he has been shrouded in mystery, and the army calls him Master Chen.

Now that he has defeated Lu Sheng, who is "suspected" to be a second-rank official, Chen Mo has naturally been deified even more. Even later on, Chen Mo himself did not know that due to excessive deification, people felt that everything Chen Mo did was normal and allowed by heaven, and that his lust for other people's wives was all considered heaven's arrangement.

"In this way, the biggest threat to his country has been eliminated, and he has been named King of Wei, then..." Chu Ran did not dare to say the rest of the words.

But from historical records, we can learn that having reached this point, he could only go one step further, otherwise, after his death, he would only be liquidated and retaliated against.

Xiao Yunxi also understood what Chu Ran wanted to say, and immediately smiled and said, "Your Highness, there is another good news. Your husband has rescued the Prince of Chenliu, and he is now honored as the Supreme Emperor. I believe that your position as princess will be returned soon."

This is indeed good news. After all, Prince Chenliu is still her "imperial brother".

"I haven't congratulated my aunt yet. Now that the Duke of Anguo has been crowned king, my aunt will be the concubine." Chu Ran said.

Hearing this, Xiao Yunxi's eyes darkened. Chu Ran was stunned at first, then realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly apologized to Xiao Yunxi.

Xiao Yunxi shook her head and said it was okay, then said: "This time, in addition to telling Your Highness the news, I also hope that Your Highness can do me a favor."

Chu Ran was startled, then said, "Aunt, please speak."

Xiao Yunxi was a little embarrassed to say it, but she still said it, "I just hope that when my husband comes back, His Highness can serve me and Xiaoya together...

In this way, His Highness might be able to move out of Tongque Garden and have a legitimate status."

After hearing this, Chu Ran's face suddenly turned red, and Xiao Ya was not much better.

Chu Ran looked at his aunt in disbelief, and felt that she seemed to be becoming less and less like the aunt he remembered. This was too...
At the same time, she also thought of what Xu Ying had said to her, that they should stick together for warmth.

If this is added
Chu Ran didn't dare to think about it.

What is this? This is ridiculous.

(End of this chapter)