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Chapter 759: The Fall of Jin'an Marquis's Mansion

"Uncle!" When the little boy saw Jiang Youzhen, he jumped out of Shen's arms like a cannonball and trotted towards Jiang Youzhen.

Jiang Youzhen quickly picked up the little kid and deliberately cried out "ouch".

"Who on earth has grown into a fat kid? I can't hold him! I can't hold him at all!"

The little bun pouted immediately and arched his back in Jiang Youzhen's arms, "Not fat, only the little bun is not fat."

Everyone laughed. Jiang Youzhen put the little kid down and went to pick up the little girl Zhao Suqiao in Daya's arms.

As soon as the little girl came into Jiang Youzhen's hands, she smiled and called him "little uncle", and then kept pulling the jade pendant around Jiang Youzhen's waist.

Jiang Youzhen looked at the little girl's cute round face and took off the jade cicada from his waist, "Here, little money-grubber!"

"Don't! This girl is such a money-grubber. I don't know who she took that from. Don't spoil her, or she won't know the rules in the future." Daya hurried forward and tried to take the cicada from her hand, but the little girl kept holding it tightly.

"Don't they say that girls should save up their dowry from a young age? This will be used as a dowry for her later." Jiang Youzhen didn't care. She was still young and could be taught slowly.

"I think she takes after her uncle." Shen laughed.

"Yes, yes, yes! I'll take care of all the bad things." Jiang Youzhen was speechless. Why did he have to take care of everything? How could she be obsessed with money?

"You still don't admit it! You are the one who loves money the most in the family." Jiang Fugui couldn't help laughing.

"Brother-in-law!" Jiang Youzhen shouted, and signaled him with his eyes to go to the study to talk.

"Where are you going? Dinner will be served soon." Shen shouted as she watched the two of them walk out.

"I'll be here in a moment, let's talk about something." Jiang Youzhen led the person into the study and ordered Qinglang to serve tea.

"Brother-in-law, take a look!" Jiang Youzhen placed the appointment letter in front of Zhao Wei.

Zhao Wei was very confused, but he still opened the appointment letter. When he saw that it said he was a ninth-rank ambassador and was from the Military Equipment Bureau, he couldn't help but feel excited.

"This?" He looked at Jiang Youzhen with burning eyes. Was it what he thought?

"Although the rank is a bit low, it's a good start. Just do it! As long as you can make achievements, promotion is not a problem. Moreover, this position has real power. If you want to study weapons, there are plenty of opportunities."

Zhao Wei suppressed his excitement and said, "Will it cause you trouble? I have no achievements."

"Positions below the Ministry of Industry are all held by craftsmen. As long as you can read and write, have skills, and have connections, how can you not get in? But if you enter the Military Equipment Bureau, the responsibility is heavy. If my brother-in-law wants to go, he should be mentally prepared."

Jiang Youzhen didn't mention it in front of his family just now, because he didn't want to make them worry, and gave Zhao Wei some time to think about it. After all, being paid by the emperor is different from doing business on your own. If you commit a crime, your family will be implicated.

"I want to try it!" Zhao Wei was very excited. He just liked to study weapons.

"Tell me when you've made up your mind. I'll pick a date and take you to the Ministry of Personnel to report."

Zhao Wei shook his head, "No need to think about it, when will we go?"

Jiang Youzhen shook his head and laughed, "Maybe in two days! I have some errands to do in the next two days."

Jiang Youzhen planned to start writing an overview of the Siku Quanshu tomorrow, but was afraid it would be too late.

After dinner, Jiang Youzhen remembered that the second prince was still in his courtyard. After bidding farewell to Daya and her husband, Jiang Youzhen hurried back to the courtyard.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the door was opened, the second prince was found sleeping on the Arhat couch.

She went forward to take a look, only to see that the other person was breathing steadily and had fallen asleep. She couldn't help but have a headache, why was he sleeping in her own yard?

Looking at the beautiful eyes and eyebrows of the second prince, Jiang Youzhen couldn't help but think of his mother. It was said that his mother was the most beautiful woman in the Northern Ming Kingdom, and countless people wanted to marry her. It was a pity that she ended up entering the palace.

Jiang Youzhen sighed and withdrew. He wanted to ask Qing Lang why he didn't stop the Second Prince, but when he thought of the Second Prince's identity, he decided not to embarrass him.

Jiang Youzhen returned to his study, but he was still not sleepy. He opened a blank file and began to write a summary of the Siku Quanshu.

The candlelight flickered, and Jiang Youzhen was absorbed in writing. Behind the pearl curtain, the second prince looked at the quiet face as she wrote furiously, and immediately became absorbed in it as well.

Originally, he thought it was fine for his father to let him marry a random woman as a decoration, but he suddenly didn't want to. First, he wanted to delay her, second, he didn't want to have more spies in the palace, and he didn't want to compromise for the emperor's balancing act.

What kind of woman did he want to marry? Looking at Jiang Youzhen's beautiful face, his heart suddenly started beating faster. What was going on? He suddenly felt a little scared.

The next day, after Jiang Youzhen got up, Qing Lang told her that the second prince had left at some point.

Jiang Youzhen did not comment. The Second Prince was just such a casual person.

With the draft from last night, Jiang Youzhen was able to summarize it more smoothly today. The day passed quickly, and by the time he was done, Jiang Youzhen had written most of it.

Jiang Youzhen stopped writing, saying he would write the rest tomorrow. As soon as he left the government office, he found a strange man standing next to Qing Lang.

When Jiang Youzhen approached, he bowed deeply and whispered, "My young master would like to invite you to Fuyun Pavilion for a chat."

Jiang Youzhen was about to ask who it was when the other party whispered another word.

I thought the other party was going to default on the debt, but I didn't expect that he would come to my door so soon. He nodded in agreement and asked Qinglang to drive the carriage to Fuyun Pavilion.

As soon as she arrived at Room No. 6 of Fuyun Pavilion, the two guards standing by the door pushed it open and invited her in without any need to report.

The old man sitting at the round table stood up excitedly when he saw Jiang Youzhen.

"Master Jiang!"

"I am Jiang Youzhen, your humble servant, and I am honored to meet you, old Marquis."

The old man in front of him is the old marquis of Jin'an Marquisate, and standing next to him is Li Dongsheng.

Many officials were dismissed from their posts and investigated for colluding with the rebels. Li Dongsheng's uncle, Li Yanzheng, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, colluded with the rebels and formed a clique for personal gain, which was a serious crime.

However, considering that the old marquis was dedicated to destroying the Qing Dynasty and the Li family was loyal, the emperor showed leniency and only dismissed all the direct descendants of the marquisate. The old marquis was retained as marquis, but starting from Li Yanzheng's generation, no direct descendant was allowed to enter officialdom within three generations.

Of course, the Red Book and Iron Certificate were also confiscated. In fact, no matter how much is said, the Red Book and Iron Certificate played the greatest role.

Of course, the Fourth Prince also made great efforts to plead for mercy, and the Emperor reprimanded him for this.

Today, the Marquis of Jin'an Mansion has become a noble family with only a title but no real power. However, this kind of noble family has been passed down to the fourth generation by Li Dongsheng.

The nobility could only inherit the title for five generations, and by the fifth generation, the direct descendants of the Li family were still unable to enter the government. Without the title and real power, even if they could pass the imperial examination and enter the government, they no longer had any connections.

From then on, he will inevitably fall into disgrace, which is a foreseeable outcome.

The old marquis in front of him looked much older than before, with silver hair all over his head, as if he had suddenly aged ten years overnight.

Downtrodden, dejected, and gloomy.

It seems that having an unpromising child in a family is a very annoying thing, so it is very important to discipline family members.