"Crown Prince, what do you want?" King of the South Yue cleared his throat and asked with a low voice.
Hearing that, Hu Qi cupped his hands, his cold lips opened and closed, only to hear him ask: "Royal Father, have you heard about the matter of the East Court girl taking the examination?"
Hu Qi asked excitedly. After hearing this, he couldn’t help but admire his aunt’s wisdom.
Hearing this, the King of the South Yue was startled. He looked at Hu Qi, then nodded and said: "Mn, I have already heard about it."
He did not know what Hu Qi was up to.
"Royal Father, this son believes that we can learn from East Court and also conduct a round of examinations for women. Hu Qi said solemnly. This was the result of discussions between him and the officials.
As the saying goes, Yin and Yang coexist, and men rise from the top. The yang energy is too strong.
Hearing this, the corner of King of the South Yue’s mouth twitched. He fell silent and did not immediately answer Hu Qi’s suggestion.
Seeing King of the South Yue not say a word for a long time, Hu Qi kept glancing at him from the corner of his eyes, and urged him, "Royal Father, what do you think?"
I think it’s a good idea. What do you think?
"Allow me to think!" King of the South Yue only left one sentence and sent Hu Qi and the others away.
On the other side, Qin Shuo was feeling very annoyed, the East Court’s business was not developed, and there were many accidents, causing him to feel extremely frustrated.
Business instinct was the driving force for a country’s development, but it was not possible here in East Court. The profits of merchants conflicted with the country’s taxes.
At the moment, the current situation of the East Court was, there were policies and strategies to deal with it, Qin Shuo couldn’t possibly lock up all the merchants who were misinterpreting the decree, even if he had the intention of capturing them, he wouldn’t be able to let so many people go in the prison of East Court!
These few days, Hu Xiao was always inside the Bedchamber and did not know of Qin Shuo’s worries.
At this time, she pushed open the door to Imperial Study, thinking that Qin Shuo was the only one there, but unexpectedly, she saw a whole room full of ministers.
Seeing that, the smile on Hu Xiao’s face froze, she did not want to see it, she stood at the door, she could not come in, but she could not leave either.
It was obvious that Qin Shuo and the others were discussing national affairs. If she were to enter, would it become the imperial harem doing political work?
This group of ministers all had venomous mouths. Although she didn’t care, she still had to take into account her own image.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Qin Shuo raised his eyes and looked over. In that moment, a trace of amusement flashed past his eyes, and he felt that there were times when he was embarrassed laughing in his heart.
"Hi, everyone! Good afternoon!" Hu Xiao greeted with a fake smile. She had already come, if she did not go in, how could she give her face? "If I had known earlier, I would have brought the sweet water from the pot with me."
Her words made it clear that the sweet water in her hands was Qin Shuo’s, and not anyone else’s.
"The Empress is too courteous." Yin Fufeng smirked, and laughed. He did not drink any sweet water, let his cousin drink enough!
"Xiao-Xiao, come in!" Qin Shuo waved his hand at her, "Your brain is working really fast, come up with ideas for us."
This is incredible! The Emperor asked her to help him with some ideas.
Hu Xiao walked in, she then raised her voice and said: "I am helping you all think of an idea, this is not good, I do not want to be slandered as a imperial official."
Hu Xiao shook her head, and said with a wronged tone, but her face was full of smiles, and she did not look like she was wronged at all!
Hearing this, the officials looked at each other in dismay. They admitted that the empress’s thoughts were indeed very quick, and that she had more sinister ideas than they did. But once the empress joined in on the conversation and spoke the truth, the imperial harem would be considered to be in power.
However, even after half a day of discussion within the Imperial Study, they still could not come up with a solution.
"Li Aiqing, what do you think?" Qin Shuo asked indifferently. He did not respond to Hu Xiao’s words and instead gave the question to Imperial Censor.
The theory of the imperial harem being responsible for government was proposed by all the Imperial Censor s.
Hearing the Emperor’s question, the Imperial Censor below looked at each other. Cold sweat broke out on Imperial Censor Li’s forehead, he cupped his hands and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, this is a different story. If the Empress can come up with a plan for the country, it would be the honor of the country."
Imperial Censor brought this matter up to the national level, and did not even mention the affairs of the harem.
Hu Xiao was overjoyed. She continued to ask, "Master Lee, does this count as me interfering in the politics of the imperial court?"
Her lips curled up into a ridiculing smile as her bright eyes stared straight at the Imperial Censor, waiting for his answer.
"In reply to the Empress, it’s not counted." Imperial Censor Li clenched his teeth, not caring about the contradiction in his words.
A while ago, I was the one who organized the women’s entrance exams and selected talents for the country. People said that I was interfering in the politics of the country, and now that we are discussing the affairs of the country with you guys in Imperial Study, you people say that this can’t be considered as doing government business.
With these words, the faces of all the ministers turned red. They were ashamed to the extreme.
Amongst them, no one dared to answer Hu Xiao’s words!
"Xiao-Xiao, that’s enough. You can forget about it." Qin Shuo laughed as he explained the current situation of the East Court trading industry in detail. After listening to it, Hu Xiao pondered for a long time.
"According to what you said, the government is adamant on going against the merchants?" Hu Xiao carelessly said with her hands on her cheeks.
Businessmen don’t give in. They never settle things with the officials, and they always mess things up.
"Therefore, we are now thinking of a way to resolve the current situation." Yin Fufeng interrupted. This kind of situation, neither side wanted to see it happen.
Suddenly, an idea came to Hu Xiao and she said excitedly: "You can set up a merchant guild. If you have any matters you need to discuss with them, you can settle them with them.
Hu Xiao said solemnly, this was her sudden thought, with the company, if there was anything that the Shangguan family and merchants were dissatisfied with, then it could be brought up, which would be beneficial to the resolution of the situation, allowing her to increase the efficiency of society.
What a good way to do it!
Hearing Hu Xiao’s analysis, Qin Shuo slapped the table. He was elated and couldn’t wait to hug Hu Xiao and kiss her face without caring about the others present.
He was too excited. He had solved a world problem just like that. If he did as Xiaoxiao said, he would have achieved twice the results with half the effort.
Seeing that, Hu Xiao was startled, when she regained her senses, she pushed Qin Shuo away, then anxiously yet shyly retreated a few steps. With so many people around, Qin Shuo was actually hugging her and touching her, was she trying to lose face?
She ran through the door with Qin Shuo watching from behind.
Yin Fufeng and the rest immediately lowered their heads, feeling extremely awkward. Since they were here, the Emperor should at least restrain himself a little.
After a while, Qin Shuo seemed to have understood something. The muscles on his face twitched, and he left as well, leaving the ministers in a mess.
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