Yan Shiyue raised her eyebrows slightly.

There are many people in this world whom she likes at first sight, and there are also many people whom she dislikes at first sight.

Zhong Yu was the kind of person she disliked at first sight.

This person reminded her of Miaoyu, not because of their identities as Taoist priests and nuns, but because what they despised was what she thought "why they should be despised", and what she was proud of was what she could not understand, so what was there to be proud of?

To put it bluntly, their three views are different.

Yan Shiyue said calmly, "I didn't ask for this good fortune, and I never fought for it or made any calculations. I did my work regardless of whether I had this good fortune or not. So good fortune is the icing on the cake for me, not indispensable... I never hurt anyone from beginning to end, and I have a clear conscience. As for what you said about where there is excess and where there is deficiency, huh, are you God? What right do you have to point fingers at this? If you really have this ability, why do you come to me?"

She turned away.

Zhong Yu hurriedly followed and said, "Your Highness! Your Highness, please stay! If this continues, your life will be in danger!"

She was exaggerating, Yan Shiyue was too lazy to pay attention to her.

Just look at her master! He is a charlatan, stupid, and vicious. How can she be a good person?

...

...

Jia and the others quickly stepped forward and blocked her, and Zhong Yu could only watch Yan Shiyue walk away.

The maid beside her hurriedly supported her. Zhong Yu slowly stood up, straightened her clothes, and the anxiety on her face disappeared, becoming dignified again.

She said calmly, "I wanted to borrow her help and give her some credit, but I didn't expect her to be so unruly and unable to bear the heavy responsibility. I thought too much." She turned around and said, "Forget it, just pretend I have never been here!"

Yan Shiyue turned around and asked someone to prepare the horses and went up the mountain.

The mountain is called Yanshan. The top of the mountain is very flat and the scenery is naturally beautiful. Gususheng is an expert in this field, so he preserved all the scenery below. He then built roads and academies according to the terrain. The subsequent courtyards were also built in a staggered manner, complementing the scenery.

At this time, the mountain road had been repaired, and only a prototype was built on top.

Everyone was working very hard. Yan Shiyue turned around and said with a smile: "The only flaw is the lack of a mountain spring."

Someone heard it and responded, "Lady Fu, there is a spring behind!"

"I know, but ahead," she pointed to a place, "it would be more beautiful if there was a spring there."

As soon as he pointed his hand out, he saw several carriages coming up the mountain road.

Yan Shiyue secretly cried out in dismay, but since he had already bumped into him, he had no choice but to meet him head-on.

Then a few old men and Xu Wenqu and two others got off the carriage leisurely.

The youngest of these great scholars is nearly sixty years old, but they are all vigorous and agile, and it seems that they can still teach for another twenty years.

Yan Shiyue had a natural fear of them because they were poor students meeting the dean of studies, not to mention that it was not just one person, but a group of people.

Yes, she used to be a top student, but here she is just a poor student.

As soon as Yan Shiyue passed by, Wen Zhouheng smiled and said, "Your Highness is here too."

Yan Shiyue was extremely respectful: "Yes, what a coincidence."

She asked someone to bring out the blueprints for them to see, and said with a smile, "If you are dissatisfied with anything, please feel free to tell me."

Wen Zhouheng and the others looked at the blueprint, and one of them asked her, "I heard that Your Highness once said, 'Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, inherit the lost knowledge of the past sages, and create peace for the world for all eternity.' I wonder who said this?"

Yan Shiyue said: "Sorry, I can't remember clearly, but the most knowledgeable person around me is Mr. Xu..."

She looked at Xu Wenqu silently, begging him to take the blame with her eyes.

Xu Wenqu held his forehead in silence: "Mr. Zhou, I really didn't say that."

She looked at him in condemnation. Xu Wenqu smiled at her and said to the man, "Your Highness is not an ordinary person. Although she has not read much, she often says surprising things. She once said, 'Fate is an excuse for the weak, and luck is a humble word for the strong.' If you think about it carefully, it makes sense."

That person was the great scholar Zhou Zucheng. He savored it briefly and nodded: "Although it is straightforward, it is interesting."

Then he asked her, "Your Highness is very smart, why don't you like to study?"

Yan Shiyue felt bitter.

She knew she would face such a scene, so she hid from them!

Yan Shiyue said honestly: "I'm quite lazy. I feel that I've spent a lot of time learning, but I won't be able to use it in the future. When I need to write an article, I can just ask Mr. Xu or anyone else to write it. So I don't have the energy to learn, but I still admire people who can read."

Zhou Zucheng smiled and nodded.

Wen Zhouheng asked, "Your Highness, do you have any thoughts about this academy?"

"No!" She said firmly, "I only have one principle. I will never interfere with how to implement it. I just pay the money! You can decide what you want to do. If you think I'm in the way, I can leave early!"

Wen Zhouheng laughed loudly, and the other old men couldn't help but smile.

Wen Zhouheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness. We old men don't eat people."

He asked her with a smile: "Mingxiu is an official in the same court as you, are you familiar with each other?"

"Yes!" She said sweetly, "Prime Minister Xu is... a very good person. It was Prime Minister Xu who recommended me to the court."

Wen Zhouheng asked: "What happened?

Yan Shiyue hesitated for a moment: "Do you really want to say it?"

Wen Zhouheng smiled and said, "Your Highness, please go ahead. I am just curious and want to listen."

Yan Shiyue said: "Prime Minister Xu is actually a very good person, but he is too moderate. He never speaks until the last step of a matter. He is too cautious about his reputation."

Wen Zhouheng smiled and nodded, "Why do you think he recommended you to the court?"

Yan Shiyue said: "He felt that this matter was inevitable, so he became the one who took the last step."

Wen Zhouheng looked at her a few more times and said with a smile: "Your Highness is smart and intelligent, which makes people look at you with new eyes. If you didn't dislike studying, I would like to take in another disciple."

She smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to respond.

Wen Zhouheng joked again: "But your highness, don't worry, if the academy is open, I will not secretly accept disciples."

Yan Shiyue smiled and said, "Of course I believe in Mr. Wen and his friends."

As soon as the old men's attention shifted away from her, she found an excuse to slip away.

She went directly to the county government office and decided not to go home for the next two days. She would stay there and return to Chang'an if everything went well.

Now that Qin had been brought back, Qing and a few others did not leave either, and were ready to wait for her to leave and go back with her.

Yan Shiyue went to Qin's place to play with the child. When she came out, she saw Huo Nan standing outside the courtyard gate. She asked, "What's wrong?"

Huo Nan wanted to say something but stopped himself. He followed her sullenly until she entered the room. Seeing that no one was there, he knelt down and said, "Master's Wife."

"Yeah." She glanced at him and said, "Just tell me if you have something to say."

He whispered, "They said that Master's wife is now in charge of the Ministry of Justice and adjudicates cases."

"Um."

Huo Nan looked at her, gritted his teeth and kowtowed after a long while: "Please ask Master's wife to make the decision for me."