Chapter 405 Who doesn't want to be the favored one?

In the side hall of the Shen Mansion, the Shen family sat together.

Shen Zhaonian looked at Shen Huazheng and said, "Zheng'er, His Majesty has appointed you as an imperial envoy to guide potato planting in the northwest. Did you know about this a long time ago?"

After listening to the contents of the imperial edict just now, although Shen Huazheng looked a little surprised, she was the one who reacted the fastest.

Moreover, when An Desheng was about to leave, Shen Huazheng asked someone to bring some food for him to take back to Emperor Jingning.

Shen Zhaonian had some guesses in his mind at the time that Emperor Jingning should have told his daughter about this in advance and asked her for some delicious food.

Chen Huazheng shook her head: "I only know half of it. His Majesty summoned me to the palace this afternoon and asked me to follow General Xie and others to the northwest to help promote and supervise the implementation of potatoes..."

She told the Emperor Jingning everything about her conversation after she was summoned to the palace that afternoon: "I only knew that I would go to the northwest to assist local officials in potato planting, but I didn't know that His Majesty would appoint me as an imperial envoy."

In fact, as early as last year, the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Agriculture had sent some officials to cities near the capital to guide the construction of greenhouses and the cultivation of vegetables and fruits in greenhouses.

This year, the Sino-Agricultural Ministry will send another group of officials to various parts of the country to help promote potato cultivation, and other officials from the Sino-Agricultural Ministry will also accompany them to the northwest.

But simply going to the local area to promote planting and being appointed as an imperial commissioner to go to the northwest are two different things.

Everyone in the Shen family listened to Shen Huazheng's words and suddenly realized.

It turned out that Zheng'er was summoned to the palace by His Majesty in the afternoon. No wonder she was not very surprised that she was going to the northwest.

Shen Keting was shocked but happy for his sister when Shen Huazheng was appointed as the imperial envoy.

What was shocking was that Shen Huazheng was appointed as the imperial envoy even though he lacked sufficient qualifications and had not even warmed up to the position of the Forestry Bureau Commander.

What makes her happy is that with this identity, Shen Huazheng's mission to the northwest will be much smoother, and no one will dare to make things difficult for her.

It is completely different to appear in the northwest as an official of the Ministry of Agriculture and as an imperial commissioner.

Once appointed as the imperial envoy, Shen Huazheng would represent Emperor Jingning himself.

This decree was telling all the accompanying officials that they must respect Shen Huazheng and obey his orders in any situation.

By then, the officials in the northwest would definitely not dare to shirk or disobey Shen Huazheng's request and would definitely cooperate with it fully.

Compared with other members of the Shen family, Shen Zhaonian thinks even further ahead.

In the past, he thought that Emperor Jingning allowed Shen Huazheng to enter the government, not only because he valued her talent, but also because he wanted her to contribute to Daliang in a suitable position.

But being able to overcome all objections and allow Shen Huazheng to enter the officialdom as a woman was already the limit.

Logically speaking, Shen Huazheng should stay in Shanglin Office in the future, with almost no possibility of promotion.

Even the possibility of being transferred to other government offices is not very high.

Besides, even for officials who entered the government through imperial examinations, it is not easy to get promoted.

Not only does one’s qualifications count, but also one’s past political achievements, especially performance in recent years.

Whether Shen Huazheng gets promoted or not is not a big deal for the Shen family and the Zhou family.

Instead, they hoped that she could stay in the peaceful Sinong Temple and not get involved in any disputes.

But this time, Emperor Jingning appointed Shen Huazheng as the imperial envoy to guide agricultural affairs in the northwest, and Shen Zhaonian was uncertain again.

He always felt that Emperor Jingning wanted to use this opportunity to promote potato planting across the country to push Shen Huazheng to the world and let them see her contributions.

As to whether Emperor Jingning's move was to pave the way for Shen Huazheng's future career, it is still unknown.

It is not so easy to guess what their majesty is thinking.

No matter what happens, these family members will always stand firmly behind Shen Huazheng and provide her with the necessary support and help.

Shen Keheng thought that Shen Huazheng was about to leave the capital, and suddenly felt reluctant.

"Zheng'er, you should leave after the Lantern Festival."

Although it was not explicitly stated in the imperial edict, after reading the imperial edict, An Desheng told the Shen family that Emperor Jingning asked Shen Huazheng to set out with the Northwest Army at that time.

Everyone knows that the Northwest Army will leave Beijing after the Lantern Festival.

In other words, after Shen Huazheng celebrated the Lantern Festival in the capital, she would leave with the Northwest Army.

Chen Huazheng nodded: "Yes, after the Lantern Festival, we will rest for another day and then set off."

Chen Kesi said: "Zheng'er, on the Lantern Festival, your second brother will accompany you to visit the Lantern Festival."

Shen Keheng: "Third brother will go with you too."

Alas, why did Zheng'er become an official when she was fine?

It would be nice to stay at home like before.

Wherever Zheng'er wants to go, her brothers will accompany her.

They would buy her whatever she wanted to eat.

In the past, his father and elder brother would leave Beijing for business, but he never felt reluctant to see them go, nor did he worry.

They'll take care of themselves anyway.

Now that it’s Zheng’er’s turn, it’s a completely different feeling.

Zhou felt unhappy when she thought that her daughter was about to leave Beijing.

"Zheng'er, you must be careful when you are away from home. You must send a message to tell mother when you arrive, and come back as soon as you finish your work, understand?"

Shen Zhaonian and Shen Keting on the side: ...

Why was it that when they left Beijing for business before, their families never showed such reluctance?

No one has ever told them this.

Even though the person who receives special treatment is their precious daughter/sister, they still feel a little jealous.

After all, who doesn't want to be the favored one?