Chapter 754 - 364 Venting Anger_1
Lady Cui smiled and said, "Old Ancestor, seeing that the weather was lovely today, I also brought Sister Li along."
The infant was named Liang Li, and she didn’t even carry the "Jin" character of her generation.
The Old Ancestor thought that what Lady Cui did was quite good, and his attitude became more amiable. He smiled and said, "Put Sister Li on the kang bed too, our family suddenly has so many children, it’s truly festive."
Qiu Jiejie was half a year old, while Brother Cheng and Brother Xin were a few days short of three months, and Sister Li a bit over a month. The four tiny babies lay in a row on the kang bed, each one fresh and rosy, extremely adorable. Even the usually stern-faced Old Duke Liang now wore a smile.
Qian Yixiu also got a clear look at Sister Li for the first time. The little babe was relatively pretty and cute, but she resembled Duke Liang more and did not possess the good looks of Liang Jinzhao, Liang Jinyu, or Liang Jinchen.
As the sky darkened, the men all returned from their official duties.
Liang Jinzhao reported to his elders that the Emperor had already appointed him as Third Rank Admiral of the Navy, concurrently in charge as Supervisor of Warship Manufacturing, and assigned him to Quanzhou Prefecture to gather the naval forces from the different coastal defense areas in the southeast, with the goal of establishing a separate Navy. Additionally, he would be accompanied by some officials and craftsmen from the Ministry of Trades and Crafts to collaborate with the local shipbuilding office to manufacture new large warships. It was possible that his father, Duke Liang, would be appointed as Third Rank Acting Admiral of the Navy, and the imperial edict would arrive in a few days. Their likely departure was set for February...
Upon hearing this announcement, everyone’s feelings were mixed. The joy came from the fact that the Emperor still held the Liang Family in high regard, assigning such an important task to father and son, with Liang Jinzhao becoming the first Admiral of the Navy in the Great Qian Kingdom. Although Duke Liang’s position was dropping by two levels, it was a substantive one, much more useful than his current sinecure. Should he perform well, the Emperor might reinstate him. Especially now, being away from the Capital City was a good thing for him.
The worry was that the two men of the family were setting out to pursue their careers again, and it was uncertain when they would return.