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Chapter 804: Extra Stories (Part )
It has to be said that Ma Yaozong really knows his mother-in-law well, and he knows his wife even better.

The couple traveled for more than half a month before arriving at Yuzhou Prefecture. When they reunited with their father-in-law and mother-in-law, they were excited and happy at first, hugged each other and cried, and couldn't wait to talk about their last feelings.

After only three days of being close, the mother and daughter began to dislike each other and complain about each other.

"Listen to what my mother said!" Chen Jinyu was indignant in front of her husband: "She doesn't understand anything. She just blames me for giving up the good job of the emperor's attendant and running to a poor place like Yuzhou to be an official. She doesn't think about the fact that our Chen family's ancestors and grandchildren have all served in front of the emperor, one is the prime minister, and the other is the emperor's attendant. Over time, they have formed a faction even if they didn't form one."

"The emperor has spent so much time and effort to eliminate the trend of forming factions in the court. How can my grandfather and I let the emperor's efforts go to waste? It is the best choice for me to leave the palace."

"Besides, I have been with the emperor all these years. Although I have won his trust and respect, I have not done many things that have really paid off. I don't know how many people have said behind my back that I am a traitor."

"If I want to be a real senior official in Daliang, I should be down-to-earth and start as a people-friendly official."

"I have my own ideals and aspirations. My mother doesn't understand anything and just keeps nagging."

When he was talking until his mouth was dry, a cup of warm tea was handed to him. Chen Jinyu took the tea, drank it all in one gulp, and the depression in his heart was slightly relieved.

Ma Yaozong laughed softly and said, "Mother-in-law is just worried about you, don't take it to heart."

Chen Jinyu snorted lightly: "Don't make it up for her. She is doing this partly for me, but mostly because she feels sorry for my brother!"

"My elder brother is the county magistrate of Bowang County. I don't know how many years it will take for him to get promoted. I am the emperor's servant. Once I am sent out, I will be the county governor. It is a much higher position than my elder brother. After I finish my term, I can return to the capital and transfer to one of the six ministries. My mother is jealous for my elder brother!"

This is indeed my mother-in-law's style.

Ma Yaozong coughed and lowered his voice: "Besides these, are there any other reasons?"

Chen Jinyu snorted again: "There is also the matter of Kang Ge'er being brought into the palace to accompany Princess Bao'er. My mother felt unfair for her precious granddaughter and thought that she should be allowed to enter the palace to be the prince's companion."

Yao had taken care of her granddaughter for more than a year and loved her very much. When she came to Yuzhou, she wanted to bring her granddaughter with her. But her son and daughter-in-law were not happy about it. She had no choice but to leave her precious granddaughter behind. After coming to Yuzhou, everything went well for her, except that she was always thinking about her granddaughter.

Now that her daughter was here, she heard that her grandson Kang Ge'er had such good fortune, so Yao stood up for her granddaughter. She didn't dare to say that the emperor was partial, so she muttered that it would be more appropriate for her granddaughter to enter the palace.

Chen Jinyu became very angry after hearing such biased words.

Ma Yaozong stopped speaking for his mother-in-law: "Mother-in-law, you are wrong to say that. You have been with the emperor for eleven years. No one can compare to this kind of friendship. The emperor took Kang Ge'er into the palace not for the Chen family's sake, but because of you."

"If you really want to choose a girl of the right age to accompany Her Royal Highness, there are plenty of them in the capital. Why do you have to choose from the Chen family?"

Isn't it? Chen Jinyu was very depressed: "This kind of talk doesn't make sense to her at all. What she said today made me so angry that I had a headache. We will leave tomorrow. I don't want to stay in Yuzhou Prefecture anymore."

Meanwhile, Yao was also complaining to her husband: "This girl, as she gets older, she becomes more arrogant. I just said a few words to her and she turned her face away. I am her biological mother, I gave birth to her and raised her, so why can't I say a few words to her?"

Governor Chen gently reminded: "You gave birth to her, but it was her grandparents who raised her."

Yao was choked and glared at her husband angrily: "It's not that I don't want to raise her. It was you who insisted on keeping Jinyu with the two elders to fulfill our filial piety on our behalf, which caused us to be separated and our relationship was not close. She was not happy when I said a few words to her."

Governor Chen comforted his wife with a good temper: "This is an old story, why bring it up again? Our Jin Yu is the first female governor of Daliang. She will be transferred to one of the six ministries in the future, and maybe even become a minister. This will bring honor to the family, and it will be a great honor for you as a mother. It will also be recorded in the family tree in the future. What else are you dissatisfied with?"

Mrs. Yao was very easy to coax, and her expression immediately softened a lot after hearing what her husband said.

Governor Chen said again: "You, on the other hand, should be more careful when speaking in front of your daughter. There are some things you can say, and some things you shouldn't say."

"Kang Ge'er was brought into the palace to grow up with Princess Bao'er. In the future, the emperor will appoint Princess Bao'er as the crown prince, and Kang Ge'er will be the crown prince's companion. You are not happy for Kang Ge'er, but instead you say some baseless sour words, saying that it is more appropriate for Nannan to enter the palace. How can Jin Yu be happy to hear that?"

Yao felt a little guilty: "I just said that casually."

"It was just a casual remark, and it shouldn't have been said." Governor Chen had been the governor of Yuzhou for three years, and his authority grew day by day. When he had a stern face, he was particularly majestic: "The emperor's actions have their own deep meanings. How can you, a minister, make irresponsible remarks and point fingers?"

"The emperor and Jin Yu have been close friends since childhood and have been good friends for many years. The emperor is willing to take Kang Ge'er into the palace to raise him because of his friendship with Jin Yu. It has nothing to do with the Chen family or the Ma family."

"Besides, being the prince's tutor is not an easy job. Of the four prince's tutors back then, only Minister Wang is still standing. What happened to the other three?"

Jiang Yi, Li Boyuan, and Zheng Chen, no matter what the reason, they all died young.

When Yao heard this, she felt cold in her heart and shuddered. She grabbed the sleeve of Governor Chen and said, "It's so dangerous to go to the palace to study with her. Our daughter should not go."

Governor Chen frightened his wife, smiled slightly in his heart, and sighed repeatedly on his face: "Yes, it's good for our daughter to grow up safely and healthily with her parents. One should not be too ambitious."

Yao finally had some conscience and started to worry about her grandson again: "Otherwise, you can write a letter to your father-in-law. Ask him to take better care of Kang Ge'er and don't let him suffer any injustice in the palace."

Governor Chen smiled and nodded, thinking that there might be a deeper meaning behind the emperor's decision to allow Kangge'er to enter the palace.

Princess Baoer will be crowned as the crown prince in the future, and will be the future emperor of Daliang. When she comes of age, she will also have to marry a son-in-law. The emperor took Kang Ge'er into the palace and took care of him personally, and also wanted to see Kang Ge'er's character. Who knows, Kang Ge'er will be the future crown prince's husband!
Of course, don't tell your wife these things, lest she feel sour in her heart and talk to your daughter in a sour way, making both your daughter and son-in-law unhappy.

Yao was not stupid. After two days of thinking, she came up with this idea. She quietly pulled Chen Jinyu aside and asked her in private: "Do you think our Kang Ge'er has the luck to be Princess Bao'er's husband?"