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"Are all newborn babies like monkeys?"

Jiang Shaohua held the newborn baby boy in his hands, looked at him with interest, and chatted casually.

Chen Sheren, who had slept on the bed for two hours, looked weak, but his eyes were filled with joy. He looked at his son with loving eyes and said, "He will be fine in a month or two."

Then, she said with some regret: "I had always hoped that this baby would be a daughter. She would be able to study with Princess Baoer and grow up together. But it turned out to be a bad boy."

"What's wrong with that brat?" Jiang Shaohua raised his eyebrows and smiled: "I plan to appoint Baoer as the crown prince when she is eight years old. The crown prince's study companions can be men or women, and I will select a few of each."

I have to say that Prime Minister Wang knows Her Majesty the Empress very well, and he got everything right.

Chen Jinyu was not polite and said with a smile: "Then I would like to thank the emperor for his grace on behalf of my son."

What is the future of the prince's companion? Just look at the current Wang Zhongshu Ling.

Li Boyuan was too unlucky to die in the palace coup. Jiang Yi and Zheng Chen were too ambitious and greedy, and ended up losing their imperial power.

These were all special cases and could not be used as precedents. If a child was chosen to be the prince's companion, it would be a great event that would bring honor to the family.

It was impossible to tell whether the newborn baby boy was smart or not, but he was appointed by the emperor as the prince's companion. This royal favor was for the Chen and Ma families, and even more so for Chen Jinyu.

Jiang Shaohua did not stay long. He asked Chen Jinyu to take good care of her body after the baby is born and then returned to the palace.

Ma Yaozong sent the emperor away and immediately returned to his room. He held his son in his arms and showed off happily: "Son, your mother is really capable. As soon as you were born, your mother earned a good future for you."

Chen Jinyu was amused: "You are the only one who is chattering."

Ma Yaozong usually worked in the Ministry of Personnel and was often bullied by Minister Zhang. His life was not easy. However, he rarely mentioned this in front of Chen Jinyu.

Holding his fat son in his arms and sitting next to his wife, Ma Yaozong was extremely content. He smiled and sighed, "Seven years ago, I was just a horse ranch manager. I never thought I would be in this situation today."

Chen Jinyu laughed and exposed her husband's shortcomings: "Master Ma is too modest. Not only does he run a horse farm, he also manages a horse dealership, and does a business that makes a lot of money every day!"

Ma Yaozong laughed shamelessly and said, "This is all old news. The Ma family has long since stopped doing such a business that damages personal morality. Now they are concentrating on running the horse farm. They can raise two to three thousand good horses every year!"

The war horses in the Nanyang Army and the Royal Guard Camp are all thanks to the Ma family.

Magistrate Ma is over seventy years old, but he still serves as a magistrate, showing no intention of retiring from the government. At this rate, he can work until he is eighty.

Chen Jinyu chatted and laughed with her husband, and a look of fatigue appeared between her brows.

Ma Yaozong was so distressed that he asked the nurse to take his son away, and he stayed by his wife's bed: "Go to sleep! I'll keep watch over you."

After dark, Prime Minister Chen returned from the palace, holding his great-grandson who looked like a red monkey, and was very happy.

The great-granddaughter has been in Nanyang County, and Prime Minister Chen can't see her no matter how much he misses her. The one who can enjoy the company of his great-grandson in the future is his great-grandson.

"Have you chosen a name?" Prime Minister Chen asked his grandson-in-law with a smile.

Ma Yaozong smiled and said, "My nickname is Kang Ge'er, but I'll have to trouble you to tell me my real name."

Prime Minister Chen smiled and said, "This is the eldest grandson of the Ma family. Your grandfather should be the one to name him. How can I interfere?"

Ma Yaozong said with a thick face, "This is what my grandfather told me. My grandfather didn't go to school for many days, so I still have to rely on him for things that require my brain."

Prime Minister Chen knew that his grandson-in-law was trying to flatter him, so he stroked his beard and smiled. After thinking for a moment, he came up with a name: "How about calling him Shen Yuan?"

A gentleman should be cautious when alone so that he can achieve long-term success.

Ma Shenyuan. Ma Yaozong was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "This is a good name. Thank you, grandfather."

After Chen Jinyu woke up, he heard his son's name and smiled and sighed, "Grandfather is reminding us not to get carried away by the emperor's favor. Being careful in what you say and do is the way to gain a long-term foothold."

Ma Yaozong laughed softly and said, "I understand your grandfather's painstaking efforts. Don't worry! I am not a timid person and will never bring trouble to your grandfather."

Today, the Chen family is the new elite in Beijing, even surpassing the Wang family in popularity.

Especially at times like this, the more cautious we should be.

Chen Zhishi was in Yuzhou, and Chen Haoran was in Bowang County, Nanyang, both far away from the political center of the capital. The real people in the vortex of power were Chen Sheren, the prime minister of Chen, and his grandson. Ma Yaozong's official position was neither high nor low, so he was not so eye-catching.

While the couple was talking, Prime Minister Chen arrived.

Prime Minister Chen raised his granddaughter single-handedly, and she has lived with him since she got married, except that he lacks the title of marrying into the family.

Prime Minister Chen also loved his granddaughter the most. According to customs and practices, men should not enter the house of a woman who has given birth and is in confinement. Prime Minister Chen didn't care about that.

The grandfather and grandson looked at each other and felt sorry for each other: "Grandpa has been busy with government affairs all day and must be very tired. I'm fine, grandpa, just take a look and go back to rest!"

"I'm used to being busy with government affairs. I'm not tired at all. But you've never experienced the pain of childbirth. You have to take good care of yourself."

Ma Yaozong was very tactful and quietly stood up and walked out.

As soon as his grandson-in-law left, Prime Minister Chen whispered, "The emperor has been very kind to us. When Kang Ge'er was just born, the emperor allowed him to be the prince's companion in the future."

"Our Chen family is now flourishing. Because of this, we must be more cautious and must not be frivolous or give others a chance to criticize us."

Chen Jinyu agreed solemnly.

Prime Minister Chen added: "There is one more thing I need to tell you about first."

"We are both serving the emperor. I am the prime minister of Daliang and you are the emperor's servant. This is not appropriate."

"It's fine for one or two years. Kang Ge is still young, and the three new servants are not yet capable of taking on heavy responsibilities. You can take them with you on errands. After two years, you can seek an external errand and leave the capital to be a county governor."

Chen Jinyu was stunned and subconsciously looked up at his grandfather.

Prime Minister Chen continued slowly: "Yaozong will be sent out with you to serve as your deputy. If you and your wife are willing to separate, he can also serve as a close-knit official."

"Being posted abroad is not only about gaining experience, but more importantly, it is about getting in touch with specific people's livelihood affairs and gaining more experience."

"Jin Yu, if you just want to be with the emperor, then you should just be a servant of the emperor. Do trivial things like running errands, passing messages, and handling paperwork. If you really want to be a female official in Daliang, then you have to be down-to-earth and do your job as an official."

"Two roads, you choose!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Jinyu took over the conversation: "Grandfather, I want to be an official in a remote place."

"You don't have to choose a good place, just pick a remote and poor place for me to go."

"I want to make some decent political achievements, and then return to the capital to take charge of the six ministries."

As expected of his granddaughter who was raised by him, she is ambitious and has high aspirations.

Prime Minister Chen smiled happily: "Okay." (End of this chapter)