Married To The Male Lead's Father (Translation)

CHAPTER 11

As soon as these words came out, the entire hall fell silent. It was so quiet that everyone could hear their own heartbeats.

At this time, everyone was curious about what Jiang Ningbao would ask.

Madame Jiang, Lord Changning and Madame Zhang all looked at Jiang Ningbao and frowned, secretly thinking, 'What could she want again?'

Seeing Jiang Ningbao's unhurried, neither annoyed nor angry look, the eyes of the concubines and wives flickered.

Maybe they really made a mistake, there was something weird about these Fourth Miss.

There was a hint of interest in Butler Zhao's eyes and he said,

"Fourth Miss Jiang, please ask."

"First thing, I want to ask who will be compensated by the Ding Mansion for the fifth-grade official position?"

Jiang Ningbao raised her lips into a smile and asked softly.

As soon as these words came out, Madame Jiang and Lord Chang Ning's expressions darkened slightly.

Butler Zhao looked at Miss Jiang Fourth in surprise and replied truthfully:

"Of course it is for Lord Changning."

Jiang Ningbao frowned slightly, and an unbearable hint of weakness appeared on her face. She pretended to be confused and asked.

"I remember that the official position from the fifth rank is compensation for cancelling my engagement, isn't it?"

She continued, "So the official position from the fifth rank should fall to my Eldest brother Jiang Jin. My Eldest brother is over eighteen years old and passed the exam early. He wants to be a scholar and is preparing for the imperial examination this year."

"Why should it go to him?"

Madame Zhang panicked, fearing that Butler Zhao would change his mind, so she glared at Jiang Ningbao and asked.

Madame Jiang, who had always been very calm, her eyes turned cold, and she glared displeased at Madame Zhang who couldn't wait to blabber.

What a fool.

Where has her the usual shrewdness gone?

Lord Changning Bo's face flashed with unswerving expression, and he was very dissatisfied. In his opinion, this niece was so ignorant that she did not even understand the laws of the Dayue Dynasty and made such a joke.

"Fourth Girl, according to Dayue law, serving officials can be promoted upwards. My current official position is the sixth rank, and I will go up to the fifth rank. Children of aristocratic families who have no meritorious service are not allowed to hold official positions above the sixth rank."

Lord Chang Ning Bo said.

After that, the Eldest Madame Zhang realized that she had done something stupid.

She caught a glimpse of the sarcasm in the eyes of the other concubines and wives and the Old Madame's indifferent eyes, and her face turned pale slightly.

Jiang Ningbao was stunned.

No wonder her Eldest brother's reply did not mention this matter. It turned out that her eldyest brother had already known that this official position would not fall to him.

However, the plot in the book does not seem to be like this.

The fifth-rank official position finally fell to Madame Zhang's Second Son, her Second cousin Jiang Yue. How come it is now her uncle?