Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 663 Why Not a Male Body?

After that, Hualei lived a life of luxury, and then she remembered the jewelry store that Madam Han had given her.

Although Madam Han said that they were gifts for Jinnian and the baby in her belly, she still needed her help to manage them. So, she happily counted the jewelry and put them in her own storeroom.

He also put the house deeds and land deeds of the shop and the farm under Jinnian's name, and sent people to collect all the account books temporarily. After checking, he found that the people in the shop and the farm were still very honest.

Although the output was mixed, there was no sneaky thing or money being put into one's own pocket, so he felt relieved. For the time being, he would proceed with the original affairs of the farm and shop, and make adjustments after the new year depending on the specific situation.

Soon, it was the Chinese New Year. During the Chinese New Year, Gu would take care of the social interactions, so Hualei didn't need to worry about it.

For relatives who came to the mansion to pay New Year's greetings, Hua Lei would go to Songhe Hall to meet those who needed her to meet. For those who didn't need her, she would stay in Qixia Courtyard to recuperate, and Rong Jin would always accompany her, going in and out together.

Jinnian, who is not afraid of strangers at all, was taken out to meet old friends every day by Old Marquis Pei during the New Year, allowing Old Marquis Pei to show off for a long time.

When he came back, he went directly to Songhe Hall to coax Mrs. Pei and tricked her into giving him a lot of goodies. Every time he saw Jinnian coming back with a green or red bracelet on his chubby hands, Hualei couldn't bear to look at him.

Boys, why do you always cheat girls into giving you jewelry? I'm really worried about Jinnian's future sexual orientation. I'm even more worried that if she's not careful, the bracelet on Jinnian's wrist will be shattered into pieces in the next moment.

Fortunately, Jinnian is also a good boy. Although he is not seen during the day, he just treats Qixiayuan as an inn to stay at night.

However, the jewelry that was deceived from Madam Pei would be delivered to Hua Lei intact, which made Hua Lei wonder if this guy did it on purpose?

And Lord Pei even gave his son the silver box office deeds and land deeds as if they were toys, and he took all other small gifts without blinking an eye.

Rong Jin, who was originally regarded as the apple of the eye by Marquis Pei, was stolen away by his own son and completely fell out of favor in front of his grandparents.

Hua Lei sometimes felt jealous when she looked at her son’s increasingly filled warehouse. He was still young, and his wife already had enough.

Compared to Jinnian's gifts, which were full of gifts, Jinyan, who was a little wilted due to diarrhea, felt like an invisible person.

Her body had not fully recovered yet and she was afraid of the wind. In addition, Jinyan was quiet and timid by nature, so she stayed in Changleyuan in the eldest son's house and seldom came out. Therefore, she basically could not get any gifts from Songhetang.

Although Feng and Qian were not happy, they had no other choice. Hualei did not know about Feng and Qian's dissatisfaction, and even if she knew, she would not care. She continued to live a life of having food and clothes provided for her.

Soon, the Lantern Festival was over and all government offices were restarted. After more than 20 days of rest, the flower buds finally recovered a little.

Although she didn't want to get up early to report for duty, Hua Lei still had to hand in the order handed over in Mobei to the Ministry of Revenue in person, so she asked Doctor Li to take her pulse.

After making sure that she was fine, Hua Lei returned to the Ministry of Revenue on the first day, even though Rong Jin disagreed. Rong Jin had no choice but to carefully send Hua Lei to the Ministry of Revenue before going to the Hanlin Academy.

After arriving at the Ministry of Revenue, Hua Lei first handed in the handover form in her hand, then went to the place where the Ministry of Revenue usually held meetings, found a chair and sat down.

Before going to Mobei, he had never held any specific position in the Ministry of Revenue. Instead, he was directly transferred from the Silin Bureau to the Ministry of Revenue as a doctor, and then went directly to Mobei.

Therefore, Hualei didn't have a desk to work at the Ministry of Revenue. Therefore, she had nothing to do for the time being and could only sit there.

Years ago, Pei Jingxuan had received the appointment letter from the Minister of Revenue. If nothing unexpected happened, Minister Zhang would also take over Pei Jingxuan's position from the Right Minister and be promoted to the Left Minister.

Therefore, Pei Jingxuan and Minister Zhang went to the court early in the morning to attend the grand court meeting. No one from Hualei's side would come to make any arrangements.

Sitting on a chair in the meeting room, Hualei quietly thought about her own affairs. She was now almost five months pregnant, and this pregnancy was not as good as the first one. Even after resting for more than 20 days, she was still a little tired.

As long as the officials returning from Mobei do not make any mistakes, they should be promoted to the next level after returning this time.

However, now that I am pregnant and not in good health, I can forget about taking the position of Right Minister vacated by Minister Zhang.

Even if Emperor Shengwu and the Ministry of Personnel were willing to give me this position, I probably wouldn't be able to take it. I wonder if there are any other good vacancies in the Ministry of Revenue that I can be assigned to?

At this time, Hualei deeply understood those strong women in the workplace in her previous life who got married but did not want to have children. This pregnancy and the birth of a child had a great impact on her own path to promotion.

Emperor Shengwu would not let me go home directly, right? Alas! Hualei sighed secretly. However, now that her parents are back, she has also started a family.

With the support of the Marquis' Mansion, the pressure on her was much less. If Emperor Shengwu really wanted her to go home, she would go home first and give birth to the child first.

In the imperial study, Emperor Shengwu, who had just returned from court, picked up the teacup, took a sip, put it down, and opened a memorial presented on the desk.

In the memorial submitted by Minister Zhang, there was a detailed list of the rating and assessment of subordinates by a superior. The three big words "Top Grade" behind the flower bud were very obvious.

As the only official in the Ministry of Revenue who could get the "top-notch" grade, it showed that Minister Zhang affirmed the ability of this subordinate, but the small note "pregnant, three months" at the end was equally obvious.

Emperor Shengwu stood up, walked to the bookshelf and flipped through several documents on it. The instructions for making water wheels, harrows and hoe carts written by Hua Lei, the explanatory book on reclaiming barren mountains in previous years, and the performance report were all piled there.

"Why isn't it a man's body?" Emperor Shengwu sighed softly.

Hua Lei waited anxiously in the meeting room for the entire morning. After Pei Jingxuan and Minister Zhang came back from the court meeting, she got the answer.

Minister Zhang did take over Pei Jingxuan's position and was promoted to the position of Left Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Other colleagues were also promoted to the same level.

However, Hua Lei remained unchanged and still served as a doctor of the fifth rank.