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Chapter 803: Extra (Part )

When Chen Jinyu was about to take up a post outside the capital, the one he was most reluctant to let go was not Prime Minister Chen, but the Emperor of Daliang.

Jiang Shaohua held Chen Jinyu's hand, reluctant to let her go, calling her by her old nickname: "Sister Jinyu, you'll be gone for at least five years. Can you really bear to leave me?"

Chen Jinyu has been by her side since she was ten years old. This year marks eleven years.

She was used to calling Chen Sheren whenever she opened her mouth. She was also used to chatting and laughing with Chen Sheren after she was busy with government affairs.

To be honest, she can leave Cui Du, but she can't leave Chen Jinyu.

Chen Jinyu was amused by Jiang Shaohua's rare clinginess: "I'm not leaving for good. I'll just serve for one term, and after five years I'll return to the capital and transfer to the six ministries. By then, the emperor will be watching me every day, and he's bound to get annoyed with me."

Yes, if Chen Jinyu wants to be a real Daliang official, he must work hard step by step.

No matter how reluctant she was, she had to let Chen Jinyu leave the capital.

Jiang Shaohua sighed: "You should write to me often in the future."

Chen Jinyu smiled and said, "Of course. I'll write you a letter once a month. Just don't think I'm being noisy and long-winded."

Jiang Shaohua finally laughed: "How could that be. By the way, just tell me where you want to go for the outdoor music."

This is the benefit of being a close minister to the emperor.

If you want to go somewhere, just tell the emperor.

Chen Jinyu had already made plans: "I want to go to Yuzhou. The previous corruption and selling of official positions originated from Yuzhou. Zhuo County Magistrate was beheaded, and the position of County Magistrate is vacant. I want to take over."

"The local people have had a hard time for several years. After I go there, I will take good care of their livelihood and make their lives better."

"I also have some selfish motives. My father is the governor of Yuzhou. I will be working in Yuzhou so that I can be closer to my father and mother. I can also go to the provincial capital to reunite with them every once in a while."

This is what it's like to be an official in a foreign post. Once you're apart, you're always far away from each other. Governor Chen is in Yuzhou with his wife, Chen Haoran is in Bowang County with his wife and daughter, and Prime Minister Chen is in the capital. The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren are so far apart that they can only communicate through letters.

Chen Jinyu was planning to be transferred to a distant place, hoping to be closer to his father.

Jiang Shaohua nodded and agreed: "Okay, you go to Yuzhou." He smiled and joked: "Ma Yaozong will go with you to take up the post and serve as your deputy. You will be in charge of him both in public and in private."

Chen Jinyu pursed her lips and smiled: "Since the day I became the princess's servant ten years ago, I have always been superior to him. He has long been used to it!"

Jiang Shaohua laughed with joy.

In fact, it was the same with Cui Du. In public, she was the empress and Cui Du was a minister. In private, Cui Du was a son-in-law and was a head shorter than his wife.

The marriage trend of strong women and weak men has quietly spread among the female officials. For example, Lu Qingqing and Cui Yuner, when they reached the age of marriage, both recruited son-in-laws. Lu and Cui were not stupid at all. If the female officials carefully trained by the family were married off, wouldn’t it be a waste of money for outsiders? Just recruit a son-in-law to marry into the family.

The three young servants in the palace were all unmarried. They were busy doing chores during the day, so would they get married and take care of their husbands and children, serve their parents-in-law, and manage the inner house in the future?
From the moment they passed the imperial examination and entered officialdom, their life trajectories were destined to be different from those of ordinary women.

Chen Jinyu was going to be assigned to an external post, so he assigned all the tasks in his hands to Lu Zhen, Wang Shu and Li Fangfei.

Before leaving, she also privately told Lu Zhen: "Lu Zhen, you are from Nanyang County, and the emperor values ​​and trusts you very much. You also represent the face of Ye County Women's Academy. When you are on duty in the palace, you must be more cautious and careful than others."

The "others" here refer to Wang Shu and Li Fangfei.

Both of them were born in powerful families and had strong backers, but they were both suppressed by Lu Zhen. How could they accept it? They were harmonious on weekdays, but they would compete with each other from time to time in private. Lu Zhen had been training in the palace for a few years and had grown a lot. His vigorous and energetic attitude of not accepting anyone was quietly replaced by calmness. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, I will do my job well and will not bring shame to the academy."

Chen Sheren patted Lu Zhen on the shoulder: "Okay, I like your spirit."

Then he lowered his voice and said, "The emperor is usually busy with government affairs. When he has some free time, he likes to gossip. It is not only a pastime, but also a way to relieve some stress. I am leaving now. From now on, the task of chatting with the emperor will be handed over to you."

Lu Zhen straightened his back and responded immediately.

Chen Sheren gave detailed instructions for a long time before leaving Zhaohe Hall. After walking a distance, Chen Sheren couldn't help but turn his head to take a look.

A familiar figure appeared at the palace gate.

It was her lifelong best friend Jiang Shaohua.

Chen Jinyu's eyes became hot and tears welled up in her eyes.

Jiang Shaohua waved at Chen Jinyu from a distance.

Chen Jinyu couldn't help herself, turned around and rushed to Jiang Shaohua and hugged her.

Jiang Shaohua's eyes were also moist. She gently patted Chen Jinyu's back and said, "Sister Jinyu, the journey is long and difficult, take care."

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Chen Jinyu got on the carriage with red eyes and cried all the way. When she returned to the mansion, her eyes were almost swollen from crying.

Ma Yaozong felt very distressed and put his arms around his wife: "What's wrong? Didn't you go to the palace to say goodbye to the emperor? Why are you crying?"

Chen Jinyu choked up and said, "I can't bear to leave the emperor."

Ma Yaozong gently patted his wife's back and coaxed her softly: "If you really don't want to leave, we won't leave and will stay here shamelessly."

Chen Jinyu wiped her tears and said, "How can that be possible? I don't want to live my whole life relying on the protection of the emperor and grandfather. I want to be a real important official in the court."

Ma Yaozong was just talking casually. Personnel changes in the court were a big deal, so how could they be taken lightly? Chen Jinyu sought to be sent to serve as an official in a remote place, not only for his future career, but also to avoid the suspicion that his grandfather and grandson were both the emperor's confidants and were abusing their power in the palace.

Prime Minister Chen is now second only to the emperor and holds tremendous power. Chen Jinyu can no longer stay in the palace and should leave the capital.

When I return to Beijing in the future, it will not be appropriate for me to be a close minister to the emperor. The right path would be to transfer to one of the six ministries.

Chen Jinyu cried bitterly and her mood calmed down a little.

The couple packed their luggage, said goodbye to their grandfather, and left Beijing while Kang Ge'er was still asleep.

After leaving the capital and traveling for a few days, Chen Jinyu finally got rid of the sadness of parting and a smile appeared on his face: "I used to travel around with the princess and stayed in the capital for several years. Now I am finally traveling again."

Ma Yaozong had grown a short beard, and his handsome face was tanned red by the sun, which made him look like a Daliang official. "When we get to Yuzhou, we will go visit my father-in-law and mother-in-law first."

Chen Jinyu smiled happily: "That's what I planned too. After five years of separation, I miss my mother's nagging."

Ma Yaozong grinned: "You should just think about it now. If we really meet, you will start complaining about your headache in two days at most."