Ding Xiaoyan looked at her expression and said, "Master, something happened in Qinzhou."

Now it is the time for the imperial examination again. Before the examination, the academic officials will inspect the local area and deal with the matters related to the scholars. At this time last year, Qiao Sangyu had won the lawsuit against the scumbag.

But just a few days ago, an incident happened in Qinzhou. Some students questioned the unfairness of the imperial examination and jointly appealed. The most crucial thing was that a student died on the spot by hitting a pillar in the classroom.

Since human lives were involved, the matter immediately became a big deal.

As everyone knows, Qinzhou is closely related to Empress Fu, and there must be someone pushing this matter forward.

You know, there may have been some injustices before, but the last imperial examination, which was at the center of controversy, was absolutely fair.

Yan Shiyue was extremely annoyed by people who didn't confront their opponents directly but played dirty tricks behind their backs. And yet, there were people like that all around him.

She just nodded: "Got it."

She returned to the palace, and the queen asked, "What happened?"

She said, "It's just a small incident in Qinzhou. Don't worry, mother. It has nothing to do with me."

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The queen did not ask any more questions, but only reminded her: "It is not good for you to not care about the things in Qinzhou, but you don't have to worry too much. Things are different now. You are now the princess, and you are no longer the little lady you were back then."

Yan Shiyue nodded, "I understand, mother."

She stayed in Kunning Palace for an hour, but Emperor Mingyan did not send anyone to call her, and he obviously did not intend to link this matter to her. Then in the afternoon, she heard that the emperor sent an imperial envoy to deal with the matter.

Yan Shiyue went straight home.

In the evening, Huo Qijing came to have dinner with her as usual, and said to her: "The imperial envoy is called Zhang Baigui, you should know him?"

"Oh!" Yan Shiyue said: "It turned out to be him!"

Zhang Baigui worked diligently as the acting county magistrate in Dongfeng County for more than half a year. He only came back after his younger brother passed away and continued to serve as the Censor-in-Chief. He was a smart man and would not lean towards either side, right?

Huo Qijing said: "I'll ask Wei Liao to help check the person who touched the pillar, and see if he can help."

Yan Shiyue responded.

Huo Qijing added: "The Emperor has transferred me to the Yulin Army."

Huh? So fast? However, from the Shenwu Army to the Yulin Army, even if it was a horizontal transfer, it was still considered a move up. After all, no matter what happened, it would be much more valuable if it was related to the emperor.

Yan Shiyue asked, "Have you distributed the clothes?" She pinched her chin and looked at him, "I think the clothes of the Yulin Army will look good on you!"

Huo Qijing smiled: "You will see it when you put it on later." He paused and said: "I guess the emperor wants to take me with him when he goes to the temporary palace. Time is running out, I have to hurry up and familiarize myself with it so that I can dispatch and command it when the time comes."

Yan Shiyue nodded: "Yeah."

After dinner, they went to the study. She practiced calligraphy, and Huo Qijing also practiced with her. Xu Wenqu came over with a person and said, "Yuer, this is my colleague."

The man stepped forward and bowed: "Your humble servant Qu Shao greets the Marquis and the Prime Minister."

Qu Shao looked to be about thirty years old, with a clear face and a refined and elegant manner. He and Xu Wenqu looked like the same kind of person.

Yan Shiyue put down his pen and returned the greeting.

She knew Xu Wenqu would not introduce anyone to her casually, so she said, "Master Qu, please take a seat."

Qu Shao thanked him, stood up, and glanced across the room.

In her study, on one side is the "Return of Fortune" painted by Emperor Yan of Ming Dynasty, and on the other side is the "Rolling Picture of the Yue Family". The latter is hung shorter than the former. The styles are completely different, but they complement each other.

Qu Shao looked at him for a few seconds before sitting down and serving tea. Yan Shiyue asked, "Master Qu, do you want to see me for something?"

He put down the teacup and bowed again: "Your Excellency, please don't be polite. My courtesy name is Sinian, so you can call me that. To be honest with you, Sinian is recommending myself."

"oh?"

Qu Sinian said frankly: "The Prime Minister has a heart as pure as a child, and a straightforward and decisive temperament. He must be impatient with political intrigues, but he is in the middle of the situation and has no choice but to do so. Therefore... Sinian is willing to give advice to the Prime Minister."

It’s really direct.

She quite liked this no-nonsense opening, but she really didn't need it.

She said, "Thank you for your kindness, Master Qu, but I don't want to live like this. This is who I am. I don't want to be Zhang Shiyue or Li Shiyue."

Qu Sinian said calmly, "May I ask you, sir, if something happened to the commander or the marquis, would you ignore it? If something happened to Xiao Yan or Wen Qu, would you ignore it? Now that something happened in Qinzhou, can you really be indifferent?"

Yan Shiyue was speechless: "So what?"

Qu Sinian said: "Prime Minister, whether it was out of consideration for the emperor's father-daughter relationship or because of a momentary interest, but since you have taken this step, are you really willing to retreat in disgrace? Prime Minister, you should know that even if you never attend court again... in the eyes of others, you are still the 'Prime Minister'! You may be 'tasteless', but in the eyes of others, you are 'advance or retreat'!"

He paused, "As long as the Prime Minister is in the court, he will be unable to avoid attacks and plots. The Prime Minister can choose not to do anything, but he must understand. Lord Commander and the young Marquis are not good at political schemes, and Wenqu is not good at political schemes. Although Lord Xiaoyan is very smart, he was born in the Prince An's Mansion and does not understand many things. Prime Minister," he said seriously, "Prime Minister needs Si Nian's assistance to continue to do what he wants and win all the time."

Yan Shiyue couldn't help but blink at Huo Qijing, meaning "People say you don't understand!"

Huo Qijing nodded, meaning "I really don't understand."

After a brief exchange of glances, Yan Shiyue turned back and raised an eyebrow, "If you say so, all the loyal ministers in the past and present can't survive?"

Qu Sinian said, "No minister in history has ever been a princess. No minister in history has ever been so famous and meritorious. No minister has ever been so favored by the saint." He glanced at her, "So he has never had such power and authority, and he would not make everyone feel like they are facing an enemy."

Yan Shiyue was speechless again.

She said: "Actually, I really don't understand why they are so afraid of me."

Qu Sinian said, "There is a treasure in a certain mountain. I am very happy about it. I have been planning for it for a long time. I can block the front and back roads. But if someone jumps in from the sky, will it be impossible to prevent it? Unfortunately, this person is in a high position and has great power. I can't drive her away by force. I can only let her do what she wants... If this person takes the treasure, will my previous efforts be wasted? If this person gives the treasure to my old enemy, how will I feel? If this person destroys the treasure, how will I feel?"

Yan Shiyue was a little convinced.

There are so many smart people in this world. Little Fox Yan gave her a lesson for half a day, but it was still not as good as this one sentence from him.

She immediately understood why others acted that way.

Yan Shiyue said, "Master Qu is very talkative, I'll think about it."

Qu Sinian smiled slightly: "How about this, Sinian will guess what they will do next. If Sinian really guesses it right, then the Prime Minister can decide whether to use me or not?"