"good."
Although there were wet nurses in the manor, Su Ruojin still tried her best to take care of the child herself.
Although Su Ruojin had only been awake for a short time, she was indeed exhausted from last night, and she and Nian'er fell asleep soon after.
Looking at the mother and daughter sleeping on the bed, Xiao Yanchu felt a warmth in her heart. She gently walked to the desk next to her and began to review the documents.
After Su Ruojin and Nian'er woke up and changed their clothes, they went out together.
Madam Su was both surprised and delighted by the sudden arrival of the two at the Su residence, and hurriedly asked Granny Deng to bring Nian'er some food.
"Why did you come here? You didn't even send someone to let me know beforehand, so I could have prepared more food for Nian'er," Madam Su said.
"Mother, it's nothing. I just decided to come and see you on a whim. Has Fourth Brother returned?"
"No, he should be at the Ministry of Justice right now and won't be back until later. What, are you looking for your fourth brother?" Madam Su asked, somewhat puzzled as to why Xiao Jin would suddenly ask about the fourth brother.
But thinking about it, if they really wanted to find the fourth brother, they would have gone directly to the Ministry of Justice, not to the Su residence.
Madam Su's smile vanished, replaced by tension. "Has something happened to your fourth brother?"
Xiao Jin noticed her mother's anxiety and quickly said, "Mother, don't worry, Fourth Brother is fine."
Madam Su was relieved. She realized what was going on and said, "Xiao Jin, Yan Chu, stop keeping me in suspense. You came here today because of your fourth brother, right?"
Su Ruojin and Xiao Yanchu exchanged a glance, and finally Su Ruojin spoke up, saying directly, "Mother, some of Bei Li's territory now belongs to Da Chu, and someone needs to manage it. Yanchu wants Fourth Brother to go and serve as the governor of Bei Xu."
Miss Yueling had previously spent a considerable amount of time in Bei Li and was very familiar with the place. Yan Chu wanted to appoint her as a head of his sect to manage Bei Xu together.
Madam Su was stunned, not expecting this to be the case. "Bei Xu?"
"It refers to the territory of Beili that was placed under the administration of Da Chu, now collectively known as Beixu," Xiao Yanchu added.
The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice is a fourth-rank official, while the Governor is a second-rank official. For Su Yuanchuan, this is a direct jump of two ranks.
However, Madam Su was somewhat reluctant to go to Beixu, which was so far away from Da Chu.
Her husband and third son, because of their military careers, were often stationed away from home and rarely returned for many years.
The Great Chu is currently at peace, and my husband was just summoned back to the capital by the emperor. He usually stays in the capital and only needs to go on expeditions when necessary.
However, Su Wenzhou still has to be stationed outside most of the time. Now that the fourth son has been added, the Su family still needs two people to be stationed outside most of the time.
However, Madam Su also knew that this matter concerned her son's future, and she could not make the decision for him.
“Mother, I know you are reluctant to part with Fourth Brother. Now that Beixu has just been brought under the control of Da Chu, there are all sorts of things to deal with. If there is no trustworthy person to go there, Yan Chu will not feel at ease.”
"Once everything settles down in Beixu, we'll have someone bring Fourth Brother back," Su Ruojin advised.
Madam Su was not a pedantic person; she knew that this was actually a good thing for her son's career, as he was promoted two ranks.
The future daughter-in-law will also become a head of the household, making her the first female official in the outer court of the Great Chu in hundreds of years.
Just as she had thought, none of the daughters-in-law in the Su family were simple.
“Mother, Nian’er is all grown up now. If you miss Fourth Brother, I can accompany you to Beixu. Anyway, Beixu is now part of the Great Chu territory, so it’s very convenient to go there,” Su Ruojin added.
This matter is more beneficial than harmful to Fourth Brother. Once Fourth Brother has sorted things out in Beixu, and returns to Beijing in a few years, his status will be incomparable to what it is now.
Yue Ling, the future fourth sister-in-law, will also set a new example for all the women of the Great Chu.
Madam Su sighed, "I know this is good for the fourth son, and as his mother, I can't stop him. As long as he's willing, that's all that matters."
At this moment, the steward came to report that Su Yuanchuan had returned to the mansion.
When Su Yuanchuan heard that Xiao Jin and the others had arrived, he also rushed to his mother's courtyard.
He was stunned after hearing Xiao Yanchu's plan.
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