MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming-Chapter 269 Salt Transportation Department

"I feel ashamed to say that although I won the ranking, it is impossible for me to stay in Sui'an City based on my performance, so I hope that I can be transferred back to Pingzhou and become a magistrate or something. I am already satisfied."

 The magistrate is just a minor official of the ninth rank.

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

It was Shang Ji who spoke.

“Being a magistrate is too low. With your ranking, if you really want to go back to Pingzhou to do some practical things for the people, you might consider joining the Salt Transportation Department.”

 In the Salt Transportation Department, it 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, Mr. Du 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 achievements and place of birth were all there. 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 can also see what kind of temperament and ability He Shilin has these days. It may not be appropriate to ask him to rush forward, but as a conservative man, he can still bear the temper.

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 is rich, but many things cannot be accomplished with money. Therefore, when it comes to He Shilin's future, even if they spend tens of thousands of wealth, nothing can be as important as Shang Ji's words.

 Hence, he was also sincerely grateful.

“Don’t shy away from relatives when promoting talents. 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 definitely 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 much there is, he will not help, or even take care of it in advance.

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

Mr. Du and He Shilin are not stupid, so they can naturally understand the meaning of his words.

"The general said, 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. “Could it be that the matter between us and Donggong was 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, I 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 residence bloody.

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 "complaining" here again and again.

 So many words went in one ear and out the other. In the end, he couldn't bear it any more, so he 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 brother is a bit weak, 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."

 Those 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 I insult Qilang in front of everyone, wouldn't it embarrass him?"

Everyone can see the protective meaning in Mrs. Wei's words, and Princess Fu beside her 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.

Seeing this, Princess Fu felt a little distressed, 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 already. Why waste 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.”

  King Fu can help Shang Qilang recommend him, but the situation in the court is changing rapidly. He has been absent from the government for a long time, and it may not be good for him.

The Fourth Prince and his 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 may be a few years ahead of others.

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