Chapter 381 Extra: The Regent and His Wife's Official Life (Part Two)
After the court session, Song Zhimian sat in the courtyard where the Ministry of Rites handled official business, with a stack of official documents related to the Ministry of Rites beside her.
She is now an Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites.
The first female official in the Ministry of Rites.
Song Zhimian vaguely remembered that when she first received the imperial decree to take up her post in the Ministry of Rites, the officials in the Ministry of Rites looked at her with an expression as if she had been constipated for half a month.
Yeah, they're unhappy, and that makes her happy!
Of course, she was ostracized at first. No matter when or where, whenever she passed by, people would whisper behind her back after she left...
Is Song Zhimian afraid?
Song Zhimian wasn't afraid at all! She used to be a beast of burden in modern society, and when it came to surviving in the office, Song Zhimian was better than any of them.
I want to use an ancient version of office bullying on her...
Hehe, we'll see who bullies whom by then!
Moreover, Song Zhimian has another identity: she is the Regent's Consort!
The Regent's carriage would arrive at the gate of the Ministry of Rites every day on time, waiting to take the Princess home.
Those people would only think of going against Song Zhimian if they wanted to be punished.
...
Song Zhimian was thinking about going to the palace today to see the former empress who, although she had abdicated, still held considerable power, when a registrar from the Ministry of Rites approached her, bowing low.
"Lord Song, this is what my lord asked me to send. He said... please take a look at this, and if there are no problems, send it to the Regent."
He's busy with other things today, and the Regent is always busy, so who knows how long it will take for him to arrive! The clerk carefully placed a memorial next to Song Zhimin.
Song Zhimian did not agree immediately, but instead opened the folded document and glanced at it first...
Oh, it's a set of regulations written by the Ministry of Rites regarding the procedures for receiving foreign envoys in the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
It's nothing serious, just follow the rules.
“Okay, I’ll send it over in a bit,” Song Zhimian agreed.
The registrar breathed a sigh of relief and then backed out of Song Zhimin's room.
There was no other way; when Lord Song first arrived at the Ministry of Rites, everyone was thinking of making things difficult for this female official...
But before they could even set anything up, they were the ones who got tripped up first.
During that period, no matter what memorials the Ministry of Rites submitted, the Regent would scold them mercilessly.
No matter what it is, once it's submitted, it will be rejected.
For a moment, the Minister of Rites and the two Vice Ministers of Rites began to doubt themselves. What had they done wrong? Were they really as the Regent had said, incompetent and utterly mediocre?
Finally, after his ninety-ninth memorial was rejected and he was glared at by the Regent, the Minister of Rites suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
All these people's memorials were rejected. What if the Regent's wife came to submit a memorial?
It is said that the regent doted on his queen, and for two years he even wanted to quit being the regent and instead accompanied his future queen on trips to enjoy the scenery, which is how he finally won her over.
They simply didn't believe it. If those memorials had been sent by the Regent's wife, would the Regent have dared to scold his own wife like that?
If they dared to criticize him, they would truly admire the Regent as a real man!
If they don't dare to criticize, that's even better. The Ministry of Rites will be saved in the future, and their day of reckoning is not far off.
The Minister of Rites immediately took the memorial back, made some minor revisions, and then sent it to Song Zhimin.
"Lord Song, this is the revised memorial. I am feeling a little unwell today, and I would like to trouble you to deliver it to me." The Minister of Rites was very gentle in his attitude.
Having basically nothing else to do, Song Zhimian immediately agreed.
Soon, Song Zhimian sent over the memorial from the Minister of Rites.
Xiao Huaijin didn't waste any words; he only read it once and then wrote his reply on the memorial.
The Minister of Rites breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the memorial that Song Zhimin brought back.
Good, finally a reply has been given. The people of the Ministry of Rites breathed a sigh of relief. They no longer had to be scolded. Spring had finally come for the Ministry of Rites. They had finally figured out the Regent's pulse!
Song Zhimian, who used to have a leisurely life where she could only drink tea every day, suddenly became very busy.
Song Zhimian didn't feel at all that everyone was taking advantage of her.
Before coming to the Ministry of Rites, the woman Ye Yunshu had already told her about it.
"The Ministry of Rites is the place with the most old scholars and stubborn old men. If you want to gain a foothold there, don't think about what you have that is good enough for them to see or appreciate you."
That's impossible! They wouldn't be interested in any woman.
So, you'll have a tough time when you first arrive.
But don't worry, it won't be long before they're begging you for help, whether they're sincere or not doesn't matter.
The important thing is to let them know that you can do many things in the Ministry of Rites that they cannot do, and that you are someone I specifically arranged to go there to make those people in the Ministry of Rites face reality.
From now on... that will depend on how well you manage to control the Ministry of Rites.
Everyone has weaknesses; what you need to do is use a combination of kindness and firmness!
Song Zhimian completely agreed with Ye Yunshu's words. She wasn't there to be a grandson; she was there to be the grandpa!
Song Zhimian didn't deliver memorials for everyone; she wouldn't deliver memorials for someone like the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites.
The reason is simple: the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites has said behind Song Zhimian's back more than once that she was a hen crowing at dawn, using her seductive skills to seduce the Regent and get her assigned to the Ministry of Rites.
Song Zhimian is such an idiot. Everyone else is criticizing her, and she's still going after them!
In any case, you won't be the one who's in a hurry in the end!
...
After his memorial was rejected once again, the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites was furious.
It's just an application for a sum of money to repair the Ministry of Rites' courtyard, which is less than ten thousand taels of silver in total. Why won't the Regent approve it?
His men were also worried.
Yes, it's such a small matter, why did the Regent send the memorial back without even looking at it?
It used to be very straightforward.
"My lord, why don't you ask Assistant Minister Song to deliver it? She was the one who delivered the Minister's memorial before."
Although it was revised, the Regent's approval came very quickly.
"And the memorials from the Left Vice Minister were also delivered by her, and the replies were processed very quickly!" a subordinate whispered.
The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites was seething with anger. He knew this would be quick, but if he sent the memorial, wouldn't that be like bowing down to this woman?
But now he has to send this memorial. If he can't even handle this small matter, then the people in the Ministry of Rites will look down on him.
"Okay, I understand!"
"Take this to her and tell her I need it urgently!" The Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites finally decided to back down.
His subordinates immediately shook their heads upon hearing this.
"My lord, it would be better if you delivered this memorial in person! I delivered the memorials of the Minister and the Vice Minister myself."
"Could it be... that you should be more careful now?"
Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites...
Indeed, since the Minister himself delivered the memorial, there's no need for me to put on airs...
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