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Chen Jinyu has been smart since she was a child, and of course she is not stupid at all. How could she not understand what Chen Zhuo said?

She was just...too shocked to think deeply about it or not.

Chen Zhuo took a deep look at Chen Jinyu and spoke more directly: "I am the chief historian of the palace, and I am in charge of the personnel of the palace. Your father is the magistrate of Bowang County and is in charge of the iron and silver mines. It can be said that we, father and son, are both important ministers of Nanyang. .”

"The princess supports you as a favor to our Chen family. It also means that you can restrain the Chen family."

"Just like today's support of Ma Sheren, is it really because Ma Yaozong is a genius? No, it is because the Ma family has been entrenched in Biyang for twenty years and has deep roots. The princess wants to use Ma Yaozong to contain the Ma family and control Ma in disguise The county magistrate controls Biyang County."

"Magistrate Ma is not greedy enough. All he wanted before was for the princess to let the descendants of the Ma family continue to be county magistrates. The Ma family can become the local emperors of Biyang County. The princess's attack hit Magistrate Ma squarely. Weakness.”

"In fact, the princess emphasized the prince's promise to Magistrate Ma at the banquet today, which was a warning to Magistrate Ma. The prince has already repaid the Ma family's contribution. It is impossible for the next county magistrate to have another surname. Ma. Otherwise, does Biyang County belong to the princess or the Ma family?"

"Magistrate Ma knew he was unable to resist, and the princess was supporting Ma Yaozong's future, so he silently acquiesced to this result. Otherwise, what awaits the Ma family will be a bloodbath by the Guards or the Nanyang Army."

"Jin Yu, this is the truth, this is officialdom and politics."

"Are you sure you still want to be the princess's wife and step into this quagmire?"

Chen Jinyu completely lost her voice.

The study was quiet.

After a long time, Chen Jinyu's eyes filled with mist and her voice trembled: "Grandpa, I haven't seen you for more than a year. Why does the princess seem to be a different person?"

Chen Zhuo sighed, but there was relief in his eyes: "This change is correct. She is not a girl raised in a boudoir, she is an heir raised and carefully raised by the prince. She should have such scheming and The means are right.”

"Otherwise, she won't be able to defend Nanyang Prince's Mansion, nor Nanyang County."

"Jin Yu, I will only say this tonight. After you listen to it, remember it in your heart."

"Don't be too frightened and doubtful. The princess uses gentle and common methods, and her friendship with you is genuine, not all calculations. You must also treat the princess with a sincere heart and respect her with the heart of a courtier. I love the princess. If you act like this, there will be nothing wrong."

Chen Jinyu responded with red eyes and wiped his eyes with the back of his hand: "I have written it all down. I am not sensible, so my grandfather has to worry about it."

Chen Zhuo smiled happily and reached out to stroke his granddaughter's hair: "You can't stay young forever. It's time for my Jinyu to grow up."

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The carriage drove into the county government house through the back door.

Ma Yaozong got off the carriage first, then carefully helped his drunken grandfather into the study to rest, took off his shoes and socks, and covered him with a quilt.

"Yao Zong, sit down." Magistrate Ma opened his cloudy old eyes and exhaled heavily with a strong breath of alcohol: "Have you figured out what happened tonight?"

Ma Yaozong replied in a low voice: "My grandson has figured it out a bit. The princess didn't want the Ma family to have another county magistrate, so she promoted her grandson to be the family's successor first and blocked my grandfather's mouth." In the eyes of Ma County Magistrate A flash of relief occurred: "As long as you can figure it out, it's not in vain that your grandfather has taught you so many years."

A hint of reluctance flashed across Ma Yaozong's handsome face: "Grandpa, although I understand, I feel very angry inside. Back then, my grandfather led his uncles to go outside the customs. It took more than a year on the road and many people died. Our Ma family members As a result, all the family wealth was lost. Only then did we bring back 300 good horses, and slowly started working on it, until we built the largest and best horse farm in Daliang."

"What our Ma family wants is to succeed us as county magistrate. Why doesn't the princess agree?"

Magistrate Ma frowned, struggled to sit up, and his eyes suddenly became sharp: "You bastard! You must not have such thoughts in the future!"

"You only talked about what the Ma family has given, why didn't you mention what the Ma family is doing now?"

"Back then, the Ma family was a merchant in Biyang, and the total family property was only about 50,000 taels of silver. But in the past twenty years, the Ma family has owned a horse farm, and the good horses they raised have indeed been sent to the prince's palace and military camps. Behind their backs I run a dental shop here, and my family business has expanded ten to twenty times."

"Others don't know, so don't you, the young master of Yaxing, also know it in your heart?"

Ma Yaozong was speechless.

That's right, the four dental shops in Biyang County each have their own owners, but in fact they are all owned by the Ma family. Every year, humans and horses are trafficked from outside the customs, bringing a steady stream of money to the Ma family.

The Ma family appears to be low-key, but in reality they are the richest man in Nanyang County. Apart from the princess, the Ma family is the richest.

Magistrate Ma became excited and coughed several times, finally coughing up a mouthful of thick phlegm. Then he took a few smooth breaths: "Even when the prince was alive, could the Ma family hide these things they did secretly?" The prince?"

"It's just that the prince turned a blind eye and allowed the Ma family to gain wealth because of the contribution made by the Ma family."

"The princess's natural talents, shrewdness and prowess are even better than those of the prince. I took a round of tooth walking today, and I know it well. It was only at the Jie Feng Banquet tonight that I had this combination of grace and power."

"This is also a warning to the Ma family not to reach out again. Otherwise, once the princess becomes angry, she will find a reason to punish the Ma family. Can the servants that the Ma family secretly raises be able to block the two thousand personal guards? Four thousand Nanyang troops?"

These words poured down like a basin of ice water.

This completely extinguished the injustice in Ma Yaozong's heart.

The Ma family has been prosperous for twenty years and is indeed the local emperor in Biyang County. There are still one or two hundred useful servants in the family. But that's about it. The Ma family was a merchant and had neither in-laws nor help in the court. What qualifications and confidence do you have to confront the princess?

"The princess is willing to support you as a sheren, and is also willing to let me, an old man, continue to be the county magistrate until the day I die of old age before changing someone else. This is extremely gracious."

Magistrate Ma coughed a few more times, his old face turned red from holding it in, and he spit out another mouthful of thick phlegm. Then he let out a long sigh of relief: "You work diligently by the princess' side. Maybe you can have a good future in the future, even better." Staying in Biyang County."

Ma Yaozong nodded in agreement.

Magistrate Ma thought for a while and told him again: "Chen Sheren is the granddaughter of Chen Changshi. Her father is the magistrate of Bowang County and is in charge of the iron and silver mines. In terms of status and closeness, she is far superior to the Ma family. In the future, when you are on duty, you must respect Chen Sheren in everything and do not compete with Chen Sheren!"

Chen Sheren's bright and refreshing smile flashed through Ma Yaozong's mind, his face suddenly turned red, and he responded softly. (End of chapter)