Chapter 312 Shen Mozhu Leaves the General's Mansion
In the eyes of ordinary people, the turmoil in the officialdom is just a change of people in the same position. To them, it is far less important than the daily necessities of life.
However, this series of actions did give everyone a lot to talk about.
Although Shen Mozhu got his identity back, his results in the Enke exam this time were no longer valid. Not only him, but all those who were found to have problems were no longer valid.
If the imperial court was not really short of people, the scores of all the candidates in this special examination would most likely be invalidated.
However, Emperor Chengtian gave Shen Mozhu a favor and let him work as a small clerk in the Ministry of War.
A clerk is just a minor position that is responsible for writing documents. Strictly speaking, it is not even an official position.
However, with this identity, Shen Mozhu can stay in the capital and wait for the next imperial examination.
When Shen Mozhu went to report to the Ministry of War, he moved out of the general's mansion and moved into a house under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War.
That was a house similar to a staff dormitory built by the Ministry of War for these small staff members.
Sometimes several people would live in one room, all of them people who had positions in the Ministry of War but could not afford to rent a house.
There are houses like this in all six departments.
Living in the capital is not easy.
It's not just empty words.
The Yongchang Marquisate was demoted and stripped of its title, and their assets were confiscated by the emperor.
I heard that a lot of good things were copied out.
Several other houses were also confiscated at the same time, and most of the items seized were put into the national treasury. Only a small part was taken out by Emperor Chengtian as compensation for this incident.
Shen Mozhu gave Song Qingci the compensation given to him by Emperor Chengtian.
"Are you really willing to give it up?" Song Qingci played with a Tianhuang seal.
Since ancient times, one ounce of Tianhuang is worth ten ounces of gold. Moreover, the quality of the piece in her hand is simply top-grade. Let alone ten ounces of gold, if she met someone she liked, she would be willing to pay even fifty ounces of gold.
"Young Madam has been so kind to me. It's just a seal. Why would I be reluctant to part with it?" Shen Mozhu didn't look reluctant at all. Instead, he looked a little embarrassed about such a small thing.
"Okay, I'll take it, thank you." Song Qingci did not refuse beautiful things.
Only when he saw that she accepted it did Shen Mozhu feel relieved.
"Take these. After all, you've had major surgery on your face, so you still need to take good care of it." Song Qingci took out the medicine he had prepared in advance.
"Someone will prepare the things you used for you and send them to where you live now." Shen Mozhu has lived in the general's mansion for quite some time.
Clothes, bedding and everything else are all available.
He is moving out now, and there is no point in keeping these things. It is better to pack them all up for him to take away, so that he doesn't have to buy another one.
Although he now has the reward and compensation from Emperor Chengtian, food, clothing, housing and transportation all cost money.
It is said that he also gave some silver to his uncle and the clan leader, and respectfully sent them back to their hometown in Taoyuan County.
Shen Mozhu felt very sorry for having troubled them to make such a trip for his own business and almost losing his reputation.
He gave them half of the compensation as a token of his filial respect to his elders.
Before leaving, the clan leader told him that the money would be spent entirely on the clan school, so he could rest assured and live well in the capital, waiting for the next imperial examination.
"Thank you, Madam." Shen Mozhu did not intend to refuse.
He owes the young lady too much favor, so one or two more won't make a difference.
"Okay, you have to walk the road ahead on your own." Song Qingci is not good at saying goodbye.
"Just don't forget the agreement between you and me. I will come to you if I need anything, I hope you don't forget it by then."
"I will do my best to fulfill whatever Madam Young asks me to do," Shen Mozhu promised.
"Okay, let's go." Song Qingci waved his hand and let him leave.
Originally, she wanted to keep him by her side to do things, but she didn't expect that the old emperor would snatch him from her.
In the past, when encountering such things, being vindicated was already good enough.
This time, the emperor actually gave him compensation and arranged a job for him.
There was no other way. She couldn't compete with the emperor yet. She could only change him from a full-time employee to a part-time one.
When Shen Mozhu left, it was just like the first time he entered the General's Mansion. Quietly, without disturbing anyone.
Just as Song Qingci had expected, the cold noodles at Shangyue Tower became very popular as soon as they were launched.
The Moon Viewing Tower, which had already become extremely popular due to the ice cream season, reached another climax.
Because the cold noodles were in short supply, Song Qingci asked Manager Zheng to find a place and hire people to make them.
Unintentionally, after opening the ice-making shop, she also opened a shop specializing in making cold noodles.
However, all the items in these two shops are only supplied to the Moon Viewing Tower.
The ice shop uses the staff of Fengxuelou because the profit of ice making is too high and the relationships involved are complicated, so they need people who can control the situation. But the cold noodle shop does not need it because it is just a fresh food.
Therefore, the staff of the Liangpi shop were people who Song Xin bought from human traffickers and had signed death contracts.
Yanzhou.
After a long journey, Feng Er finally arrived at a seemingly inconspicuous farm.
His horse looked in even worse shape than he was.
When the gatekeeper saw him coming, he rushed forward and helped him up. Another servant took the reins and led the horse, which was also about to reach its limit, away to trim it.
"Brother Feng, why are you here at this time?" the servant asked, looking at Feng Er's appearance.
Feng Er waved his hand, pointed at his throat and uttered a word with difficulty, "Water..."
The servant understood immediately and quickly took off the water bag on his body and put it to Feng Er's mouth.
The gatekeepers were far away from the house, so it was not convenient for them to drink water. Therefore, each of them carried a water bag with them. Now it came in handy.
Feng Er drank all the water in the water bag, took a few breaths, and then said, "Is Mr. Gongshu here?"
The servant nodded and said, "Yes, yes. Mr. Gongshu has been at the farmhouse since last year and has not left."
"Lead the way." Hearing that someone was there, Feng Er gathered his bag and said to the servant.
"Okay, Brother Feng, come this way." The servant said, and then took Feng Er to the manor.