The emperor frowned as soon as he stepped into the courtyard.
He had encountered no good officials along the way, and he was starting to have psychological trauma from it. In front of the children of these ministers he valued, where would he put his face? He didn't know whether these officials were good or bad.
Fu Heng was also cautiously observing his surroundings, in case there were any ill intentions.
The group followed Magistrate Liu into the main hall, where several porcelain basins for collecting water were placed. The roof had many holes and was still leaking water.
“Niannian, Qing’er, do you think Magistrate Liu is a good or bad official? This place is so dilapidated. What kind of official would live in a place like this? It’s almost the same as the tenement I used to live in.”
Not to mention the Emperor's lingering trauma, Xiao Yanzi was also somewhat traumatized. All the officials she had met before were fat and strong, with menacing faces and extremely arrogant attitudes.
The person she met today was very thin, dressed simply with patches on, and lived in a dilapidated place, similar to the tenement where she used to live.
Xiao Yanzi's words touched someone's ears, causing a pang of heartache.
"He must be a good official, right?"
Upon hearing Xiao Yanzi's words, Qing'er glanced at Liu Yixin, who was dressed simply, and then at the extremely plain surroundings, before offering her guess.
This official is so different from the previous ones that she's not sure.
"Nian Nian?"
Neither of them heard Chen Nian speak. They turned around and saw Chen Nian staring blankly. They called out softly.
"Um?"
When he came to his senses, he saw two pairs of eyes staring at him—no, three pairs. He looked up slightly and saw that Ertai was also staring at him. He kept taking a step back.
The sight of those three pairs of eyes staring at her was certainly not friendly to someone who had just come to her senses.
Chen Nian shook his head at the three of them, indicating that he was alright.
She was just thinking about the upcoming plot, the scene where Xiao Yanzi burns her bottom while repairing the roof is coming up, and she was wondering how to avoid the scene where Xiao Yanzi gets burned.
Over this period of time, she also discovered a pattern: she couldn't change the main plot, every plot point had to be followed, and none could be omitted, but she could change the small details.
It's unlikely that we can stop the swallows from going up to repair the roof, so we can only change the position of the table or the soup.
Changing the position of the soup seems unlikely; such a large bowl of soup wouldn't look good no matter which direction you move it in. Placing it in the middle is the most suitable option for Anping. Changing the position of the table is the best solution.
While the Emperor was deep in thought and speaking with Magistrate Liu, their thoughts were interrupted by an arrogant tone.
"Liu Yixin, come out here!"
The Emperor's brows, which had finally relaxed because of Liu Yixin's words, furrowed again.
Why is it that whenever he's in a good mood, someone always manages to ruin it?
The number of corrupt officials he punished along the way is comparable to the number of corrupt officials he encountered during his previous inspection tours.
That's way too many people. How did the Ministry of Personnel select them? We need to reorganize the Ministry of Personnel when we get back.
He didn't know until he came out; once he did, corrupt officials flocked to him.
Everyone looked outside, and like the Emperor, they frowned. Had they encountered another arrogant person?
Do we need so much?
Listening to the arrogant tone outside, Chen Nian pulled his thoughts back from wandering and thought, "Tsk, another good show is about to begin."
He turned his head to look at the man outside who looked like a typical villain, sized him up, and tsk tsk tsk, he really came at the right time, his good days are over.
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