Chen Fulin returned home and locked himself in his study. After being silent for a long time, he took out a blank letter, opened it, and raised his hand to study the ink.

He picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, but he couldn't write the first word. Chen Fulin hesitated for a long time and finally put down the pen.

Mrs. Chen felt that he had been acting a little strange recently and stayed in the study for most of the day, so she couldn't help but come over to him and asked, "What's wrong, Master?"

Chen Fulin lowered his eyes, put the blank folder aside, shook his head and said, "It's nothing."

Mrs. Chen vaguely knew that he was angry about this promotion. She was already 80% sure that he would be promoted. She secretly prepared clothes and jewelry and waited for the banquet after his promotion. But now...

She was filled with regret in her heart, and after sighing, she stepped forward and said, "Master, don't think too much, it won't work this time, we'll just wait until next time. You are in your prime, and you have plenty of opportunities."

Chen Fulin had a sullen face, rarely able to control his temper and said, "I'm past the age where I know my destiny. How long will it take for me to wait?"

Mrs. Chen was speechless for a moment.

Chen Fulin lowered his eyes and said, "What do you think about me submitting a letter to become an official?"

Mrs. Chen was startled and quickly stopped her: "No, sir, I just didn't get promoted once. There will be more opportunities in the future. If you become an official, what will happen to our son? He will be released to the outside world, and you will have to support him in the future."

Back to Beijing."

Chen Fulin had a sullen face and was speechless for a while.

He couldn't help but glance at the empty book beside him, and kept saying in his heart: She is right, he really became an official, and his son will be affected in the future.

Didn't Zhuang Xun say that as long as he didn't take action, he wouldn't pursue it further?

Chen Fulin now believed in Zhuang Xun's character and felt that he would not kill everyone.

But Man Bao and Bai Shan and Bai Cheng didn't know about his psychological changes. From that night on, they began counting the days until Chen Fulin would leave the capital.

When Man Bao went to the palace to see a doctor the next day, he was still in a good mood.

The queen took another comfortable nap, and when she woke up, she went to see Manbao and Mingda who were sitting and playing together.

When Mingda saw that his mother was awake, he immediately stood up and saluted.

The Queen pressed her hand, pulled her back to sit on the couch, and asked Man Bao with a smile, "What are you playing at?"

Man Bao said: "Mingda taught me how to play chess. She is really good."

Mingda pursed his lips and smiled and said: "My chess skills were taught by my mother."

The queen smiled and touched her hair, and said to Man Bao: "I feel that Mingda has a little more flesh on her cheeks these past two days. The imperial doctor said that her spleen and stomach are indeed stronger. Thank you for the dietary prescription.

"

Man Bao smiled and said you're welcome.

The queen said: "Any merit should be rewarded. I don't think you are short of money. It's not good to always reward you with jewelry and cloth. What reward do you want?"

Man Bao: No, she thinks jewelry and cloth are very good. Not to mention jewelry, the cloth can be directly used as money. The cloth the queen gave her is very good, one piece is worth a lot of money.

Fifth Brother has already taken it to ask about it, and she decided to save a little more. When the time comes, many people will make new clothes and sell them before the Chinese New Year, and she can make a lot of money.

But when he met the queen's shining eyes, Man Bao was embarrassed to say so, so he said: "The queen can give me anything."

The queen then smiled and said, "Then let me give you a few posts."

Man Bao: "Post?"

The queen nodded slightly and turned to look at Aunt Shang.

Aunt Shang went to the small study to get a few letters. The queen took them and handed them to Manbao. She said with a smile: "Tomorrow is the Queen Mother Qianqiu. Your Majesty is going to have a banquet with hundreds of officials in the Wude Hall to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday. Didn't you say there are

Two junior brothers, why don't I give you a few posts and you can come to the palace tomorrow to join in the fun."

Man Bao looked at the three posts in his hand in surprise, rolled his eyes and asked, "Has Your Majesty also agreed to let us enter the palace?"

The Queen looked at her and said meaningfully: "I agreed, but I think tomorrow is the Queen Mother's Qianqiu. The most important thing for an old man's birthday is to be happy, don't you think?"

So tomorrow is not a good time to file a complaint.

Man Bao nodded.

After looking at the three posts in her hand, she raised her head and asked, "Mother, does Yin have any posts?"

The queen was confused, "Yin or?"

"He is the youngest son of the Jingzhao Yin family."

The queen understood immediately after hearing this, "It's Qi Lang of the Yin family. If he wants to enter the palace, he can go with his grandmother, but the child has always been weak and seems to have never entered the palace."

"He's feeling much better."

When the queen heard what she said, she thought of the Yin family's behavior over the years and the rumors outside recently, so she smiled at Aunt Shang and said, "Go get another post and give it to her."

The queen smiled and said: "Okay, in this way, he can come in if he wants to, and he can't if he doesn't want to."

Man Bao smiled happily and rolled his eyes, "Thank you, Queen."

The Queen smiled and shook her head, and said to her: "Your junior brothers are scholars, so let them prepare well. This time there are many students from Guozixue. The Queen Mother likes to listen to people write poems and essays. When the time comes to perform, they will

Those scholars need to show their faces."

Man Bao realized that this was the emperor paving the way for them to complain.

Man Bao smiled and nodded repeatedly.

She happily left the palace with four letters. This time, Mingda followed Aunt Shang to see her off for a while and talked on the way.

She took out a silver ingot from her purse and gave it to Man Bao, and said with a smile: "You told me yesterday that I realized that silver looks like this. This ingot is for you. Please help me buy those bamboo dragonflies you mentioned."

Man Bao was speechless when she saw the silver ingot. She pushed it back and said, "Forget it, just keep it yourself. It's just some toys. I'll give it to you."

She said: "A bamboo dragonfly only costs three cents. If you give me ten taels of silver ingots, I will use them to buy bamboo dragonflies, but they won't be able to find them."

Mingda was puzzled, "Why can't I find it?"

"Because ten taels of silver is too expensive."

Mingda has never been out of the palace in her whole life. Unlike her elder sisters, who have gone out a few times, she has never been out because of her health. She has only heard them talk about how fun it is outside.

Now that she has made a friend from outside, she feels that outside is more fun, but there are still many things that she doesn't understand.

Man Bao didn't know how to explain it to her, so he smiled and said, "You will know after you go out and see it. Then I will take you to visit the main streets of Beijing, and you will know how to use the money."

Mingda put away the ingot of silver and said, "Then it's settled, you can help me bring some in tomorrow."

Man Bao patted his chest and said, "No problem."
Chapter completed!