Hearing that, Zhao Qiyan gently shook his head, and said solemnly: "Empress, this humble subject wishes to visit Zhi Lan in your palace."

Oh, I was just being sentimental. The corner of Hu Xiao’s mouth twitched. Just look at Zhi Lan, why is she so listless?

Hu Xiao was puzzled, but she did not voice the doubts in her heart. She knew that even if she asked, Zhao Qiyan might not be willing to say it.

"Go, go. Zhi Lan is at the side of the house." Hu Xiao said disdainfully, as she quickly rushed past Zhao Qiyan and past him.

Zhao Qiyan kept on thanking him from behind. Following that, he walked forward happily, and his mood suddenly improved.

Zhi Lan was in the room, and the two of them had met. Everything was fine, but this morning, he was too terrified, and couldn’t even utter a complete sentence.

Hu Xiao ignored him and flew in the direction of the Imperial Study. When she reached the Imperial Study gate, she heard the sound of Qin Shuo and Yin Fufeng’s conversation coming from inside.

She didn’t want to disturb them by going in, so she stopped abruptly and placed her index finger on her red lips, indicating that the eunuchs outside didn’t need to go in to report.

"There’s a lot of rain in summer, and there’s a flood in the south. This time, the situation is more serious, and many people have been displaced." Yin Fufeng said seriously. There was a lot of rain in the south during the summer.

Qin Shuo frowned. Every summer, he would always be worried about the southern water disaster. Over the years, he had only treated the roots and not the roots.

"Let’s do it according to the usual method!" After a long while, Qin Shuo finally spat out one sentence, and could only follow the old method. Although he had exhausted a lot of energy, it was still better than just sitting there and watching.

"Cousin, if you can cure this year, then next year, next year will erupt again. The people of the south will suffer!" Yin Fufeng refuted his words, the officials that they sent were all people who were greedy for money, who knew if they were sincere in helping the people to cure the flood.

Qin Shuo’s fingers rhythmically tapped on the table. Obviously, he couldn’t do anything about it, he couldn’t possibly let the Emperor go personally, right!

The study room was silent for a long time. After a while, Yin Fufeng said: "Cousin, I think we should discuss this with cousin. Cousin sister might have some good ideas.

Yin Fufeng had already thought of Hu Xiao a long time ago, and her ideas were all novel in his eyes, so he felt that Hu Xiao might have a good idea.

Right at this moment, someone pushed them open. It was not Hu Xiao who entered, but the personal eunuch at Qin Shuo’s side. "Your Majesty, Empress has arrived. She is waiting at the door."

Oh, just tell me!

"Quick, invite the empress in." Qin Shuo did not speak.

This time, Hu Xiao was extremely reserved, and did not barge in immediately.

"Esteemed Empress, please sit!" Yin Fufeng smiled slyly, he wanted to talk to Hu Xiao about the water calamity in the south.

However, Qin Shuo didn’t want her to know about this, because this matter would only trouble his.

"Xiaoxiao, are you here to discuss business matters?" Qin Shuo smiled, concealing the annoyance in his heart. He and Yin Fufeng stopped their conversation and did not continue to talk about the water hazard in the south.

Hu Xiao shook her head, she had indeed come for the Chamber of Commerce’s matters, but now, she had changed her mind.

"No, I just heard something about a water hazard in the south from the outside. What’s going on?" Hu Xiao randomly picked a place to sit down and she asked while staring at Qin Shuo.

It turned out that Xiao Xiaoxiao had already heard the conversation between him and Yin Fufeng.

Qin Shuo could not help but frown, and said: "Xiaoxiao, go back and have a good rest, we will discuss these matters later."

Obviously, he refused to let Hu Xiao participate in political affairs.

"Right now, I just want to know about the water hazard in the south. Yin Fufeng, what do you think?" Hu Xiao turned her gaze towards Yin Fufeng and asked with a smile.

Cousin, I’ve said what I needed to say. Didn’t you hear me standing outside the door? I was thinking that if I wanted to discuss it with you, you might have an idea. Yin Fufeng said lightly as he rolled his black eyeballs.

However, his thoughts were rejected by Qin Shuo. Since there was no one involved, he could just ask the person involved.

"I need to go and take a look." Hu Xiao rubbed her chin, and said softly, her gaze flickered, as if she was planning something.

Upon hearing that, Qin Shuo was immediately unhappy, "Xiao-Xiao, you still want to go over to take a look?"

The south was too far away, so if Hu Xiao went there, she basically wouldn’t be able to return within ten to fifteen days.

Hu Xiao firmly nodded her head, and said with a powerful voice: "Qin Shuo, I will go personally to take a look, and, I also want to bring along the female examinee from the imperial examinations."

From their papers, Hu Xiao could tell that these people were talented. If he brought them along, they might have new ideas.

They were young, and their minds were jumping. Different from the minds of the court ministers, they might have a more diverse approach to solving the problem.

"Qin Shuo, I am thinking for my country. Do you think I would be willing to go to the Southern Wasteland Water Insect!?" Hu Xiao joked, but in truth, she was quite happy. After staying in the palace for a long time, she wanted to go out and play.

With this chance, how could he let it go! In addition, she could also take advantage of this opportunity to spend some time with the girls from the Imperial Examinations to see if they had the ability to solve the problem.

She looked at Qin Shuo with a pleading gaze, but Qin Shuo avoided her gaze. He thought for a long time, then said with a stiff tone: "Xiao-Xiao, you can’t go, you can only let these female examiners take the exam. On one hand, you can train them to solve their problems, and on the other, you can solve the problems of the southern waters."

Qin Shuo did not plan to let Hu Xiao go. How could the empress of a nation go herself?

"Why? They are both women and I can go, but why can’t I go? Qin Shuo, are you discriminating against me?" Hu Xiao pouted and said angrily, she had deliberately misunderstood what Qin Shuo meant.

Hearing that, Qin Shuo waved his hand, how would he dare look down on Hu Xiao, it wasn’t like he wanted to die.

"Your status is different from theirs. Sooner or later, they will have to serve in the imperial court, and you are the empress. From ancient times until now, no empress has ever personally treated a water hazard.

Qin Shuo analyzed it seriously, what he said was the truth, but Hu Xiao did not want to listen to him at all. She did not want to stay in the palace, and only wanted to see the girl that he had chosen to gain merits for his.

She didn’t want to compete for the title with them, she just wanted to get involved and fight with them.

"Qin Shuo, the rules are dead, someone has to break it!" Hu Xiao did not give up and said confidently.

The most uptodat𝓮 n𝒐vels are published on (f)reew𝒆(b)novel.𝗰𝗼𝐦