Transmigration into a Book: My Lord, Your Wife Has Taken Another Concubine for You

The Emperor pondered seriously for a moment, then said, "Minister Chu, rise! I grant your request. As for the candidates to be trained, I still need to think about it. I will inform you when I have a clear idea."

You must train them to be outstanding. If they cannot stand on their own and eventually I have to personally manage the Ministry of Revenue, then I will have no choice but to reinstate you.

I'm just like you; I don't want to deal with all that annoying stuff in the Ministry of Revenue.

As for my private treasury, since I've entrusted it to you, you can continue to manage it!

However, even a capable person like Chu Aiqing, after retiring from office, cannot go wherever he wants; at most, he can only play around in the Cangming region.

Beyond that, it becomes difficult.

Chu Yunxuan was silent for a moment, then asked a question, "Then, I should be able to return to my hometown, right?"

"You may return at specific times, with my permission, but not permanently. Your hometown is too far away; if I need to contact you, it won't be able to quench my immediate thirst!"

The Emperor was very blunt; he would never allow someone as lucrative as Chu Yunxuan to leave his sight.

Chu Yunxuan could understand the emperor's actions; as long as he could retire, he was happy.

If we can't go far, then we won't go far! Mother is getting old and it's not suitable for her to go to places too far away. Occasionally, she can stay at the village outside Cangming City.

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your great kindness!" Chu Yunxuan said this with great joy, and his whole being exuded a sense of ease.

Looking at Chu Yunxuan like this, the Emperor couldn't help but sigh again, lamenting, "Now that you're relaxed, it's my turn to have a headache."

"The capable should do more work. His Majesty is in good health and can serve for another thirty years without any problem." As for suggesting that the Emperor should cultivate a crown prince, Chu Yunxuan would not take the initiative to say such a thing.

He needs to retire before he can avoid causing trouble for himself.

No one knew that Chu Yunxuan was going to retire. Only his wife, Le'an, was a little curious as to why her husband was leaving work earlier and earlier every day.

But she didn't ask any more questions; she had always trusted her husband's abilities.

Time passed by, and gradually Chu Yunxuan went from leaving work on the hour to leaving work early every day, and then to leaving work early every day. Eventually, he only needed to go to the Ministry of Revenue for half a day each day.

Seeing that retirement was within reach, Chu Yunxuan shared his thoughts during a meal with everyone during a day off.

Lin Yanran and Le An were merely surprised, but Chu Yunheng was terrified. "No, brother, you were doing so well in the Ministry of Revenue, why are you suddenly retiring?"

Chu Yunheng reacted so strongly because he had a bad feeling; he felt that some huge pit was about to crash down on him.

Sure enough, the next second, Chu Yunxuan smiled and explained, "I've had enough of being an official all these years. My mother is getting older every day, so it's a good time for me to retire and spend time with her and your sister-in-law."

"It's good that you and Chu Shihui are making way for them."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yunheng almost jumped up, but quickly waved his hand to refuse, "Brother, please make way for your nephews, but don't drag me into it. I'm almost forty, and I'm not interested in becoming an official."

"Once you settle Che'er and Zhaozhao's marriage, you won't have anything to worry about."

You can choose to be sent to a post outside the capital to experience what it's like to be a man in the officialdom. Otherwise, when you get older, it will be too late to think about these things.

Chu Yunxuan sincerely advised Chu Yunheng.

Chu Yunheng had no plans to do that for the time being, and waved his hand again, "We'll see!"

He had too many concerns in Cangming: his eldest son was getting engaged, his daughter was of marriageable age, his youngest son was at the age where he needed someone to take care of him, and his mother was getting older day by day.

If he were to be transferred to a post outside the city and miss the opportunity to be with his mother when she was ill, he might regret it for the rest of his life.

"It's up to you. You can try to consider it." Chu Yunxuan was just offering his brother some advice; he wasn't trying to make a decision for him.

Lin Yanran noticed Chu Yunheng's concerns and joked with a smile, "You don't need to worry about me. I'm living a good life with your older brother and sister-in-law!"

I have no shortage of younger relatives to dote on me, and besides, my health is fine, so there shouldn't be any unexpected problems for the time being. When you're considering this, you don't need to take my side of the story.

"My son doesn't really have any plans to go out and make a name for himself right now. Let's wait until Zhaozhao and the others get married before we talk about it!" Chu Yunheng felt that such things depended on the right time, place, and people.

He didn't want to be sent to those remote places. Even if he were to be sent out, he would only consider the area around Cangming, a place he could return to on horseback in a day. If anything major happened, he could ask the emperor for permission to return in time.

Seeing that Chu Yunheng really didn't want to be released for the time being, everyone tacitly changed the subject.

The day after they discussed this matter, Chu Yunxuan attended the morning court session and spent the entire morning at the Ministry of Revenue. In the afternoon, he had just returned to the Wenxuan Marquis's residence on horseback and sat down in his study when Qian Lai pushed open the door with a thud and rushed in.

"My lord, there is an urgent message from Prince Consort Chu and Princess Zhaojia."

Chu Yunxuan took the letter in two steps, quickly opened it and read it. Then, in a fit of anger, he kicked over the desk in front of him, threw the letter into his arms, and strode towards the stable outside.

Chu Yunxuan cursed Chu Shifu, that brat, as he walked.

Qian Lai quickly followed, and once Chu Yunxuan was on horseback, he instructed Qian Lai, "You take the physician and guards and come with me. Make sure the guards are skilled."

"Qian Duo, take the Marquis's token and go to the palace to invite the imperial physician, one who is skilled in treating children. Once the physician arrives, he must wait at the mansion."

After giving his instructions, Chu Yunxuan rode away with his men.

He led his men on horseback straight out of the city, waited outside the city all night, and finally met them at dawn the next day.

It wasn't Chu Shifu and Princess Zhaojia; those two were too reluctant to return, so they had their trusted confidants send their child back.

Thinking about how his eldest son had been switched, Chu Yunxuan wanted to beat up his irresponsible parents. This was the first time Chu Yunxuan had been so angry that he even wanted to beat up the princess.

Just thinking about it made Chu Yunxuan so angry that his heart, liver, spleen, and lungs ached.

After Chu Yunxuan received the person, he carefully questioned the guards and the wet nurse, and his heart was finally at ease a little.

Fortunately, the two were quite reliable. They found six wet nurses, working in two shifts, with three people on each shift required to be present. The escorts included the Emperor, the Empress, and the guards and maids sent by Chu Yunxuan.

The child was always accompanied by three wet nurses, three maids, and three guards. Chu Shifu had even written an urgent letter to Chu Yunxuan in advance, which included details about the birthmark and so on.

Chu Yunxuan personally took the child, held him in his arms, and immediately got into the carriage to check the child's birthmarks and other characteristics.

Then the physician would examine the child's body and check the birthmarks to see if any medicine had been used to fake it.

After all the examinations were completed, Chu Yunxuan held the child tightly in his arms.

As for those who sent the children back, every single one of them was controlled by money. Everything would have to wait until Chu Shifu and Princess Zhaojia returned before anything else could be discussed.