When Xie Rang was young, Yun Qing felt he was weak when she held him. Now that he has grown up and his body is strong, he can also give people a sense of security. However, being held tightly makes it a little hard to breathe. Yun Qing let him hold her for a while, but then stopped indulging him.

"Alright, let go. Why are you acting like a clingy big dog?"

Yun Qing thought this in her heart, but without realizing it, she blurted it out. She was stunned for a moment.

Xie Rang brushed his lips against her earlobe with an ambiguous expression, his voice low and husky: "Grand Tutor, you must have thought about this many times."

He'd heard plenty of terms like "little brat," "puppy," "rabbit," and "wolf cub."

Yun Qingguang was so focused on how she herself could bring up old grievances about Xin Sheng that she almost forgot Xie Rang could also do the same. She remained expressionless and asked, "Is there a problem?"

"No problem." Xie Rang tilted his head. "Whatever the Grand Tutor thinks I am, that's what I am."

Xie Rang felt that he was quite tolerant of different forms of address. Yun Qing had called him Little Tyrant and Emperor of Wrath for many years, but he didn't feel particularly disgusted by it. Anyway, none of that would stop him from getting Yun Qing.

As he spoke, as if to deepen Yun Qing's impression, Xie Rang even imitated the barking of a dog and the howling of a wolf. This was a skill of mimicry he had learned, which he could use to communicate with his bodyguards by relying on other sounds.

Yun Qing closed her eyes briefly, reflecting on whether she had inadvertently taught Xie Rang these strange things. She concluded that she hadn't, and sighed, unable to bear the sight, "Where did you learn that?"

Xie Rang said innocently, "Didn't you learn from Master Wu? Has the Grand Tutor forgotten?"

Yun Qing: "You know that's not what I asked, so you're not allowed to learn that in front of me anymore."

It sounds weird, and I always feel like I'm being coaxed by Xie Rang.

Xie Rang agreed, "Okay."

After opening up the space, the entire area felt much more spacious. A screen served as a partition in the middle, with the outer area used for handling business and a separate tea room inside. Next to it was a bright and clean glass window that offered a view of the garden, making the arrangement quite unique.

After getting rid of the clingy boy, Yun Qing explored the entire place and was very satisfied with the results. After all, everything she wanted to decorate but hadn't been able to was realized here.

Xie Rang now had even more reason to persuade him to stay: "Grand Tutor, why don't you stay tonight?"

Yun Qing hummed in agreement.

After she finished responding, she realized something quite amusing—while other emperors would summon their favorite concubines, it seemed the roles were completely reversed with her.

Xie Rang didn't want to trap her, which meant their relationship couldn't be like that of an ordinary emperor and empress. But that was kind of interesting. I wonder when Xie Rang would realize it.

Xie Rang clearly didn't care about such small details; he was happy that Yun Qing was able to stay.

The more perceptive Shunfeng had already ordered dinner to be prepared for two people, and also brought in all the other things that had been prepared in advance. It seemed that Lord Li would be staying here permanently from now on.

That's good. With Lord Li here, His Majesty's temper is good, and everyone can be fine. At least for them, the palace servants, it's much better, since His Majesty never lets Lord Li see blood.

During the conversation, several more memorials were delivered, concerning the disaster situation in various regions during the rainy season. Major disasters were avoided, but minor ones were unavoidable. Fortunately, the national treasury is now full, and there is enough money to be allocated for post-disaster reconstruction.

"The inspectors are selected by the Ministry of Revenue. Those guys are all tightwads. If any official wants to embezzle disaster relief funds from them, it's definitely impossible."

The cloud-based clearing system discovered that most of those who could enter the household registration department had one thing in common: a love of money. Didn't you see Tan Zaiheng, who travels around every day, still trying to make money? Selecting inspectors from among them is a sure way to avoid making mistakes.

"The Grand Tutor is right," Xie Rang said. "I will send spies along to investigate whether there are any irregularities in the area."

The method of combining overt supervision with covert investigation is always necessary, but due to the limitations of Da Xi, it is impossible for officials to be completely free of corruption. Xie Rang always keeps a line in mind, and if anyone crosses that line, what awaits them will be more than just dismissal and investigation.

"Hmm. Also, are the candidates for Imperial Merchants the same ones this year?"

Xie Rang handed her the list: "There have been some changes, Grand Tutor, please take a look?"

Before he was honest, Xie Rang trusted Yun Qing a lot. Now that he's honest, he's even more open about it. Although the course of history has changed a lot, some outstanding people will still stand out in the tide of the times.

"These few are morally corrupt and dishonest, let's cross them out."

Yun Qing circled a few names.

History preserves not only the names of good people, but also those of bad people who are reviled by the people, whose infamy will remain even a thousand years later.

Xie Rang: "Mm."

After finishing these urgent reports, Yun Qing and Xie Rang chatted casually, and the conversation drifted to a topic: "Your Majesty, can't you really hear me?"

Xie Rang hadn't forgotten that he had messed up on this topic last time, which concerned the level of trust between him and Yun Qing. He quickly shook his head: "Grand Tutor, believe me, I really can't hear you."

"I didn't mean I didn't believe you," Yun Qing clarified. "I just felt that this mechanism had a loophole and wanted to test it out."

Human emotions are complex and changeable, and AI systems cannot judge these emotions. All their actions are based on data calculations, which is why they had such a coincidental accident before. Yun Qing felt that there might be room for manipulation in this.

As long as it wasn't about bringing up old grievances, Xie Rang was fine. He asked, "How does the Grand Tutor intend to test me?"

Yun Qing pondered for a moment: "Let me ask you a simple question... Do you believe I will leave?"

This problem seems simple, but it's actually a trap.

Xie Rang had already learned his lesson once, so he naturally wouldn't make the same mistake again. He decisively shook his head: "I don't believe it."

So, can you hear me?

Xie Rang nodded again: "Yes."

But that was all; nothing more could be heard.

But that was enough for them to conclude that the ability had indeed been preserved and had not completely disappeared.

Yun Qing asked the system, "Will you fix this bug?"

33 watched them experiment in silence: "Hmm, it probably can't be fixed."

As long as the system does not possess human emotions, this standard for judgment will not change. 1130 thinks that even if it is reported, there will probably be no follow-up results.

"I understand." Yun Qing chuckled and told Xie Rang the result. "The ability can be retained, but the current situation is rather complicated."

Although she didn't know what use it was, something was better than nothing, so she kept it to see how it would turn out.

Xie Rang narrowed his eyes, seemingly lost in thought.