Chapter 285 — Chickens Fly
Purple Streets of Chang'an · Page 4 of 4
Her son's prospects had always been a weight on her heart; she had never expected her daughter-in-law to settle the matter. Marrying into the Dou family had truly been the right move.
Tian-shi gazed at Dou Ming, her eyes growing very kind.
Dou Ming grew all the more smug, and said softly to her mother-in-law, "You would never guess, but by rights the Marquis ought to have collected this letter of appointment from the Ministry of Personnel in person. Yet the moment the Ministry folk heard he was Dou Juan's son-in-law, they processed it for us straight away. Once the Marquis takes up his post, he must remember to go and thank them, and show his face at the Ministry as well. That way, if anything comes up later, we will have a voice over there."
Tian-shi nodded without cease and said to Wei Fan, "Don't you forget this."
To have landed the post of Deputy Commander of the Yanhui City Division of the Five Wards Infantry just like that—Wei Fan could scarcely believe it. He gave a dazed "Yes" and looked toward Wei Wan.
Wei Wan gave a slight nod.
Only then did Wei Fan believe it was real.
He could not help letting out a long breath, and then heard Dou Ming laugh coquettishly: "My little aunt has been wanting to find a post for her nephew Pang Jixiu for ages. She had already put in a word, but because I went and begged, Grandmother told my eldest uncle to see to the Marquis's business first. My little aunt is a bit displeased about it. Tomorrow the Marquis and I should go to Liuye Alley, and we simply must kowtow to my grandmother."
"Of course, of course!" Tian-shi said with a smile.
Wei Fan thought so too. Yet for some reason a foul breath seemed lodged in his chest, so that he could neither feel grateful to the Wang family nor find it in himself to be glad.
Wei Wan said nothing.
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