Su Yuanchuan never expected that he would have the opportunity to be promoted to a second-rank official so quickly, but what shocked him was secondary.
The main thing is that he never imagined that Yue Ling could become a female official in the outer court, even if it was just a minor official of the eighth rank.
This is the first female official in the outer court in the history of the Great Chu. Unlike the female officials in the palace who were involved in managing the internal affairs of the palace, she was the one who was truly in charge of the affairs of the Great Chu.
Su Yuanchuan considered Yue Ling's personality and her hatred for corrupt officials like Dong Sheng, and thought that this arrangement might be the best for Yue Ling.
Yue Ling hails from Qingyue Mountain and is Xiao Yanchu's junior sister. In terms of knowledge, she even surpasses many men in the Great Chu.
Su Yuanchuan knew that Yue Ling was absolutely capable of serving as the head of the sect. Not to mention the head of the sect, if Yue Ling were given some experience in officialdom, her abilities would be no less than those of most officials in the court.
"Fourth Brother is unwilling?" Su Ruojin asked when she saw that Su Yuanchuan remained silent.
Su Yuanchuan glanced at Madam Su, who immediately understood her son's meaning and said, "Yuanchuan, don't worry about your mother. Your father will be back soon. Just follow your heart."
Madam Su was unwilling to jeopardize her son's future because of her reluctance to part with him.
Su Yuanchuan looked at Xiao Jin and Xiao Yanchu and said, "I'm willing to go, but I still need to ask Yue Ling's opinion."
Xiao Yanchu nodded, "Fourth Brother, don't worry, I'll talk to Junior Sister Yueling."
This was not a private matter, but a public one, so Xiao Yanchu naturally had to deal with it personally.
However, based on his understanding of Junior Sister Yue Ling, he believed she wouldn't refuse, since there were many other people in Bei Li that Junior Sister cared about.
Junior sister is kind-hearted. She had told him many times before that she felt very bad seeing the ordinary people in Beili living such miserable lives, with many people selling their children in the winter.
Since that's the case, he gave his junior sister a chance to personally change the lives of the people of Beixu.
Just as Xiao Yanchu had predicted, Yue Ling agreed without hesitation after learning about it.
Among the disciples of Qingyue Mountain, regardless of gender, who would willingly live an ordinary life and waste all that they have learned?
Yue Ling will cherish the opportunity her senior brother has given her to make a name for herself like a man.
Once the matter was settled, Xiao Yanchu took care of the affairs of the court.
No ministers objected to Su Yuanchuan's appointment as governor of Beixu.
However, many senior officials in the court could not accept that Yue Ling, a woman, was appointed as the head of the sect, and they submitted memorials to oppose it.
Without exception, they all used the excuse that a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent, that she should follow the three obediences and four virtues, and that she should not show her face in public.
In the end, Xiao Yanchu refuted these reasons by citing everything that Princess Chang Le had done.
It was ultimately passed with the support of Prime Minister Xu, Minister Wang, and Minister Xu, among others.
With the imperial decree issued, Su Yuanchuan and Yue Ling were to travel to Beixu to assume their posts in early March.
Once Su Yuanchuan and Yue Ling have taken office, Su Yunfeng and Su Wenzhou can return to Beijing to report on their duties.
After everything was settled, it was time for the Chinese New Year.
On New Year's Eve, Consort Jiang, Old Madam Zhao, Xiao Yanchu, Su Ruojin, and Nian'er sat together.
"This year we can finally have a real family reunion festival. It's also Nian'er's first time celebrating the New Year. Grandmother will give Nian'er a big red envelope later," Consort Jiang said happily.
In previous years, there were always various things that worried her during the Lunar New Year, but this year, Consort Jiang had no worries at all.
Seeing the sweet scene of Chu'er's family of three, Consort Jiang was also very pleased.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, Consort Jiang and Madam Zhao each gave her a large red envelope.
Nian'er, holding the red envelope, uttered two words, "Grandmother..."
Consort Jiang and Madam Zhao were both overjoyed; little Nian'er could call her grandmother!
Overjoyed, the two hugged and kissed Nian'er again before reluctantly returning to their respective courtyards.
Xiao Yanchu, Su Ruojin, and Nian'er returned to their room. Su Ruojin opened the window, held Nian'er, and watched the fireworks that occasionally bloomed in the sky.
It was Nian'er's first time seeing fireworks, and she was very curious. With her big eyes wide open, she waved her chubby little hands towards the sky and made "ah-woo ah-woo" noises, looking very excited.
Su Ruojin smiled and taught Nian'er, "Nian'er, this is called fireworks."
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