"Gui'er, is Chunsheng coming back?" Wang asked her son with a smile.

Wang Yugui shook his head: "No, mother, Chunsheng won't be back this year. The emperor has kept him in the capital to serve as an official!"

"Ah?" Wang was surprised. Just as she was about to ask, she saw A Lian come in with a smile: "Madam, Master, Miss, dinner is ready!"

Wang smiled after hearing this and said, "Okay, let's go to the front yard to have dinner first and talk while we eat!"

Then he said to A Lian, "A Lian, go and invite Mr. Shuisheng, and call the eldest and second sisters, and ask them to come to the front yard to have dinner together!"

"Madam, we have invited you. Mr. Shuisheng and the two young ladies have already gone to the front yard." Ah Lian heard this and said with a smile.

Wang smiled and nodded after hearing this: "Really?" Then she looked at Wang Yugui and Miss Tan and said: "Gui'er, Xi'er, let's go to the front yard!"

"Yes," Wang Yugui and Miss Tan agreed with a smile, and followed Wang to the front yard.

The family sat down, and Wang Yugui told Wang that Chunsheng had written to him saying that he would come back at the end of next year to get married and other matters.

Wang was very happy to hear this: "Well, it would be good to get married next year. This way, mother can keep the elder and second sisters for another year!"

Then he asked, "Gui'er, what official position did the emperor give Chunsheng in the capital?"

"Mom, it's the editor of the Hanlin Academy." Wang Yugui smiled

Wang frowned: "What kind of official is this? Mother has never heard of him. Is this official as powerful as our county magistrate?"

Wang Yugui laughed after hearing this and thought to himself: The editor in the Hanlin Academy is equivalent to the emperor's secretary. He is a popular figure around the emperor and has a bright future.

"Aunt Wang, the editor of the Hanlin Academy is of the sixth rank, older than our county magistrate," Shuisheng said with a smile

The second sister frowned slightly after hearing this and asked, "What does Chunsheng brother's position mainly involve?"

"Compile national history, record the emperor's words and deeds, talk about classics and history, write ceremonial manuscripts, etc." Shuisheng smiled

Wang was surprised when she heard this and said, "Oh, then Chunsheng can see the emperor every day, right?"

"That's about it," Shuisheng nodded with a smile.

Miss Tan suddenly asked with a smile: "Did my cousin-in-law, Mr. Zhou, also enter the Hanlin Academy?"

"Yes, Mr. Zhou has also entered the Hanlin Academy and served as an editor of the Hanlin Academy." Wang Yugui nodded with a smile.

He added: "He and Chunsheng are now as close as brothers. They have a very good relationship!"

"Master Zhou has the same official position as Brother Chunsheng?" The second sister frowned slightly when she heard this: "Isn't he the third place in the imperial examination? Brother Chunsheng is the first place in the imperial examination!"

The eldest sister heard it, looked at her and laughed: "Oh, how did you hear that? Who said that Master Zhou and Brother Chunsheng have the same official position?"

"Brother Chunsheng is a compiler in the Hanlin Academy, and Mr. Zhou is an editor in the Hanlin Academy. These are two different official positions!"

"Ah? Really? Hehe, I didn't notice it. It sounds like they are all the same." The second sister laughed when she heard it.

Wang also laughed: "Oh, mother also thinks that these two official titles are similar, they are both from the Hanlin Academy, haha."

Then he asked, "Which of them, Chunsheng or Mr. Zhou, has a higher rank?"

"I know this. It must be that Chunsheng is a higher official. He is the top scholar in the imperial examination." The second sister heard this and quickly interrupted.

Wang Yugui smiled: "Well, Chunsheng is a little more senior. Chunsheng is a sixth-rank official, while Mr. Zhou is a seventh-rank official." Wang Yugui smiled

He added: "Mr. Zhou's position is as high as that of our Ouyang County Magistrate!"

"We can't just look at the official rank," Miss Tan added with a smile, "For example, although Mr. Zhou is now a seventh-rank official like Magistrate Ouyang,

"But his future is definitely incomparable to that of Magistrate Ouyang."

"Not to mention Chunsheng, he is a favorite of the emperor. He and Master Zhou will definitely be promoted and given important positions in the future!"

"Well, sister-in-law, I understand what you are saying." The second sister heard this and quickly interrupted: "The former Magistrate Liu of our Wangtian County was also a third place winner, so he was promoted!"

"Ha, you know a lot." Wang Yugui smiled at his second sister and said, "Yes, when Lord Liu first won the third place in the imperial examination, he also worked as an editor in the Imperial Academy."

"Later, the emperor wanted him to go out of the capital to train himself, so he was sent out for a few years. A few years later, he was transferred back to the capital. Later, he was sent by the emperor to Huaizhou Prefecture to serve as the academic commissioner!"

"Oh, is it better to stay in the capital? Or is it better to go out and become an official?" Wang asked with a smile.

Wang Yugui smiled: "Mom, each has its own merits!"

"Yes, Aunt Wang, this all depends on the emperor. Our words don't count," Shuisheng also said with a smile.

Talking about the house renovation, Shuisheng said: "Brother Yugui, I just discussed with my elder sister and second sister and drew a rough sketch. Can you help me take a look later?"

"Okay," Wang Yugui smiled and nodded.

Wang suddenly laughed and said, "So your aunt Lu told me that the two sisters, the eldest sister and the second sister, should marry the brothers Chunsheng and Shuisheng. In this way, after they get married, they can be together every day."

"Now it seems that it is not possible. After my eldest sister marries Chunsheng, she will follow her to the capital."

"Second sister and Shuisheng want to stay in Xiaoao Village. The two sisters still have to separate!"

"Ha, mother-in-law, isn't this good? Leaving my second sister at home, she can come to the city to see us often when she has nothing to do." Miss Tan smiled and said

After hearing this, the eldest and second sisters both smiled embarrassedly.

Wang listened and nodded: "Yes, second sister, I am not worried."

Then he looked at his eldest sister and said, "It's just that my eldest sister has gone to the capital, which is far away from her parents' home. We don't have many relatives in the capital, so if she has any problems, she has nowhere to tell her!"

"Ha, mother, are you worrying too much? Could it be that Chunsheng dares to mistreat our eldest sister?" Wang Yugui laughed after hearing this.

Wang waved her hand: "Oh, Gui'er, didn't mother say that Chunsheng would mistreat our eldest sister?"

"You don't understand. Mom meant to say that it's good to have a relative who can talk to you."

"Ha, I understand what mother-in-law means." Miss Tan smiled and said to Wang: "Mother-in-law, you don't have to worry."

"Didn't my cousin Ling Yu also follow Mr. Zhou to the capital? She's living a good life."

"My eldest sister is gone, so she can keep my cousin Ling company. Their two families are already good friends, and they will become closer if they visit each other more often."

"Yes, mother, Mr. Zhou's brother and his family are also in the capital, Chunsheng is quite familiar with them." Wang Yugui smiled: "If you live there for a long time, you will naturally make new friends and won't be lonely!"

"Brother, mother can't bear to leave me." The eldest sister smiled and looked at Wang

Wang nodded: "That's right, as a mother, I'm naturally worried!"

"Oh, mother, you made it sound like my elder sister is going to get married tomorrow." Wang Yugui laughed and said, "Why are you suddenly feeling sad?"

Shuisheng also laughed: "It's good for Aunt Wang to worry in advance, so that she won't be too sad when my eldest sister gets married next year!"

"Haha..." Everyone laughed when they heard it.

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