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Qin Shuo didn't care about the laughter in his heart. By now, Hu Xiao had already led everyone back to his own palace.

Hu Xiaoxiao swaggered away, but it was all for the sake of the court ladies and eunuchs who worked beside Qin Shuo.

Along the way back, Hu Xiaoxiao kept the woman's head bowed. She never lifted it. Zhilan sighed inwardly. In the end, she had grown up with a patriarchal family.

In the end, he was still a bit cowardly.

"Zhilan, this woman doesn't look very comfortable in my palace right now. How about this, you send her to the Residence of Yin Fu to train for a few days."

The girl's performance on the way here was naturally noted by everyone. Since he still couldn't tell her his plans, he might as well let her leave so he could make some plans.

"Esteemed Empress, it might not be good to send them to Lord Yin's residence. Besides, Lord Yin and His Majesty …"

Zhilan felt that her Empress's decision was extremely inappropriate.

"Then what do you think?"

Hu Xiao had to admit that at times, Zhilan was more considerate than him.

"The Empress might as well send it to Lord Zhao's residence first, and have General Zhao deliver it tomorrow?"

Zhao Qiyan? Hu Xiao couldn't help but glance at Zhilan. Hu Xiao had witnessed everything that happened between Zhilan and Zhao Qiyan and had some thoughts in his mind.

Zhilan naturally caught a glimpse of Hu Xiao's expression and could not help but hate herself for being impetuous. This was also the first time she had met Zhao Qiyan, so she was naturally inferior to the empress. She was just thinking if she had said something wrong.

"In that case, send them over to General Zhao's residence."

Zhao Qiyan was also a good choice, but he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Seeing Hu Xiao following her thoughts, Zhilan could not help but feel happy in her heart. She never thought that Hu Xiao would be so easy to talk to.

At this time, Zhilan felt that Hu Xiao's change was also a good thing. At the very least, Hu Xiaoxiao was better able to survive in this palace that ate people without spitting out their bones.

After a silent night, Hu Xiaoxiao, who had been tired the whole day, fell asleep early.

Qin Shuo had never known that his queen would receive so much attention.

Looking at the vassal, Qin Shuo felt a headache as he looked at the imperial report's imperial report. He had to personally hand in the report for such a small matter, even though he had just made a trip to the yamen yesterday.

"Greetings, Queen Xuan."

In the end, Qin Shuo felt that he should not give the scholar official any face, as this was after all his own letter of advice.

At this moment, Hu Xiao woke up early and frowned upon hearing that. How could there be so many things? He was just about to refuse due to the discomfort.

"Esteemed Empress, you must go. The Minister of Arts is here today as well."

Wei Chen said as he saw through Hu Xiao's thoughts.

"Hmm? "Then let's go."

Minister of Arts? That weakling? Hu Xiaoxiao's interest was piqued. If that weak chicken was here, then what was Qin Shuo doing? Could it be that the weak chicken had given him a small hat?

One had to say, he was laughing at the truth.

In the early days of the palace, there had been palace maids bustling about, both inside and out, but they rarely heard any loud noises. Thus, he couldn't help but admire them a little.

"Chenqie pays her respects to Your Majesty."

Glancing at Fu Chen, who had a fight with Qin Shuo yesterday, Hu Xiao did not buy Qin Shuo's account, and did not even get a response from Qin Shuo. Hu Xiao had already found a seat for himself.

Seeing the way he was laughing, the scholar could not help but look down on him more and more. He was indeed a woman who could not get on the stage. Her actions and actions were not as graceful as those of a country's.

"Empress, this is the paper for the Minister of Education. Take a look at it."

Although Qin Shuo was not happy with the way he was laughing, he did not say anything. Instead, he handed Fu Cheng's paper to Hu Xiao.

Hu Xiaoxiao looked at the words written on the paper. Each word was a reprimand for having been arrested and brought to the yamen yesterday. It was too boring. Hu Xiaoxiao placed the report on the table beside him.

"I didn't expect that Minister Wen would be so concerned about my private life. Isn't this too much, Your Majesty?"

Qin Shuo also felt that the trip to the Minister of Arts was a bit inappropriate, but Hu Xiaoxiao's words gave Qin Shuo guidance.

Seeing Qin Shuo's changing expression, Fu Cheng finally responded. Hu Xiao's actions yesterday had already been reported in detail, and now he felt like he was going to fall back on his words.

"Your Majesty, after the empress came to the Eastern Courtyard, her every word and action represented the face of the Eastern Courtyard." Your Majesty, after the empress came to the Eastern Courtyard, her every word and action represented the face of the Eastern Courtyard.

After he heard that Hu Xiao had entered the yamen, Fu Chen prepared this paper. He thought to himself that it would be great if he could suppress Hu Xiao; if not, he could also fill in the blanks.

However, the Scholar Fu Chen did not expect Hu Xiao to actually throw the question at him.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and Qin Shuo looked at the two people in front of him without saying a word. It was such a headache for him.

Qin Shuo had never thought that the harem would ever have anything to do with court affairs!

"Your Majesty, General Zhao and Lord Yin requests an audience."

At this moment, Wei Chen came forward to report.

Qin Shuo glanced at Hu Xiaoxiao, "Xuan."

The two of them were well-informed. Just as they were invited into the study, they arrived.

The two entered and knelt before Qin Shuo.

"It's great that both of you came at the right time. It's against the Empress's virtue to have been caught in the yamen yesterday, but both of you were there yesterday. Could you reconstruct the scene then?"

Not in a hurry to let them up, Qin Shuo said.

"Your Majesty, there was a reason why the empress was captured and taken advantage of by a prodigal son while the empress was having her meal. This general couldn't stand watching any longer and went up to teach that shameless villain a lesson, but who knew that that person was colluding with the government? Thus, this general plotted to go to the yamen, wanting to see who was so impudent at the feet of the Son of Heaven."

Zhao Wuyan narrated the entire story without any trace of emotion. The Scholar Chen only knew one thing but didn't know the other. At this moment, he was slightly flustered in his heart.

So that was the reason why the empress was unharmed.

"Your Majesty, all of this is this lowly general's fault. This subordinate is willing to shoulder all of the blame."

At this moment, Qin Shuo's mood was extremely complicated. He didn't know when his General Zhao had become so close to the empress, or when he had been willing to shoulder all the responsibility. He had really underestimated Hu Xiaoxiao.

"I don't need General Zhao to show me such kindness. What I did yesterday was not wrong, so why should General Zhao bear the consequences?"

Seeing Zhao Qiyan's reaction, Hu Xiaoxiao felt slightly dissatisfied.

"What a joke. The empress is really something, how could anyone dare to take liberties with the empress?"

Fu Chen had personally witnessed the punches and kicks he had shown yesterday. There was actually someone who dared to pull a tooth out of a tiger's head.

"Minister Wen means that I am lying along with General Zhao?"

"This humble subject dares not."

Minister Fu did not believe that Hu Xia would be taken advantage of.

"I thank Minister Wen for his praise. That's true, I am indeed very skilled, but this is much better than Shang Shu's weak body. Weak chicken!"

After pausing for a moment, he continued to laugh.

"However, there are times when I don't want to take action."

Minister Wen's frightened appearance yesterday made him feel extremely happy.

Naturally, the tutor had understood the meaning behind Hu Xiaoxi's words. He could not help but feel infuriated, almost fainting as he gasped for air.

Upon seeing this, the surrounding servants hurriedly rushed forward to support Fu Cheng.

"You … "You …"

"How can you be so shameless, Your Majesty. The empress's words are so vulgar. How can you be the empress of the East Branch, one above all else?"

Minister Wen said in a flustered tone, ignoring Zhao Qiyan and Yin Fufeng, who were standing nearby.

"Your Majesty …"

"Your Majesty …"

Sure enough, after hearing Fu Chen's words, Zhao Qiyan and Yin Fufeng became anxious.