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Qin Shuo cut off their conversation.

"This matter shall come to an end. Empress Gu will send people to guide her. Minister Wen should focus more on the commoners. I'm a bit tired, all of you can leave now."

He didn't want to see more people arguing in front of him, so he quickly told them to back off.

Seeing this, Hu Xiaoxiao got up and left.

The three people who had left the study room did not separate.

"I thank you two sirs for your assistance. I shall remember your kindness. If you need anything in the future, feel free to speak." Hu Xiao said.

The two of them were shocked and didn't know that laughing would have such a side.

"But it was a simple task, the empress doesn't need to worry about it."

"Yes." Hu Xiaoxiao agreed, but he would remember it in his heart. In this deep palace, it was a big deal to have someone to protect. He was merely an empress from the south of the Yue Province, a mere day of friendship, but the two of them were already enough.

The three chatted and laughed for a while.

"Enough, I have no business here. The two sirs are busy with matters, so I will not disturb you any longer."

Hu Xiao said as he saw Zhao Qiyan and Yin Fufeng following him.

Although the two of them came to save him, and although Hu Xiao was grateful for this, in his heart he still did not mind what Qin Shuo had said yesterday.

The ancient emperor suspected that this was a common ailment, so it was better to avoid it. At the same time, it was for the sake of both of their futures.

Seeing this, the two people bade their farewells.

The two of them understood Hu Xiao's temperament, so it wasn't difficult for a small matter like this to trouble Hu Xiao. They weren't too worried, but seeing Hu Xiao say this, they left.

At this point, Fu Cheng, who had yet to leave his house, felt indignant. The anger in his heart surged, and he fainted.

Seeing this, Qin Shuo asked the palace maid to send Wen Fu off to rest.

Yin Fufeng was about to leave the palace, but he remembered that he had something else to discuss with Qin Shuo, so he went back.

Zhao Feiyan smiled as he talked about the matter of Yin Fu Feng's mother. He turned around and left for the military camp. He hadn't visited the military camp for a few days, so he decided to train his men when the time was right.

At this time, Hu Xiaoxiao, who had returned to the palace, unexpectedly met Xue Meng'er. Just as he was about to take a detour away, Xue Meng'er directly walked over. It was too late for him to take a detour.

"It's the empress's fortune."

Xue Meng'er was not as arrogant as before and had no choice but to bow.

"Seems like the lake isn't that icy yet."

Seeing that Xue Meng'er was about to say something else, he smiled and said slowly. Not only did Xue Meng'er loathe him, she also loathed Xue Mu. She really wanted to see him and not be annoyed by him.

Xue Meng'er's face paled when she heard this. She hurriedly found an excuse and quickly left.

It was as if the nightmare of being kicked down the pond had been awakened. Xue Meng'er was extremely conflicted. There was a queen that could attack at any time. She had to be more careful in the future, otherwise, if she got angry that day, she would be kicked down the lake.

Seeing that Xue Meng'er had left, Hu Xiaoxiao was overjoyed. However, these two siblings really did come from different families. Each of them came to cause trouble for him, so he left in a dejected manner.

Within Yongning Palace.

"Is this the woman we saved yesterday?"

Seeing the unfamiliar woman busily working in the courtyard, her figure felt a little familiar, so he couldn't help but look towards Zhilan behind him and ask.

So Zhao Qiyan had sent someone over to find out that he was in the study?

"Empress, it is yesterday's woman."

Seeing Hu Xiaoxiao looking at that person, Zhilan called the girl over.

"Greetings to the empress, many thanks to the empress for saving us yesterday."

At this moment, the woman's appearance had long since lost the sorry state she was in yesterday. After being showered and dressed up, she did have some looks on her face.

"A name?"

Hu Xiao didn't reply, but asked directly. Saving this person was a piece of cake, so Hu Xiao didn't really want this person to return the favor.

"Reporting to the Empress, since this servant was sold to the Empress by my parents, my previous name is no longer important."

The woman also understood. Anyone who was sold by their parents would have resentment in their heart. Naturally, this matter was not about the past.

Hu Xiao didn't pay much attention to the woman's thoughts as he silently pondered.

"Since Zhilan paid for you, you should be the same as Zhilan, Zhiru …" Zhi Zhi … Tang? Zhexiu? "What do you think?"

Hu Xiaoxiao could not explain why this' Tang 'suddenly appeared in his mind, but he also felt that the name Zhexiu was not bad.

"Many thanks to the empress for the name. Zhexiu is willing to follow after the empress."

Zhixiang did not have many thoughts about her new name, it was just a code name.

"That's good then. You may leave. Zhilan, go and make the arrangements. I'll be by myself later."

Hu Xiaoxiao smiled and let Zhexiu go.

At this moment, in the study room.

"Your Majesty, this is roughly the case."

After Yin Fufeng finished his business, he explained what happened yesterday.

Remembering how he had laughed at him yesterday, Qin Shuo felt a little guilty. He was really suspicious. The three of them just happened to meet yesterday, and it was not as he thought. He could not help but let out a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty, Minister Wen has awoken."

Just as she was about to say something, the court lady reported.

"Yes, let the Minister of Arts come in."

Qin Shuo and Yin Fufeng gave each other a glance, and Yin Fufeng started to talk about other things naturally, not mentioning what he had just said.

"Your Majesty, the empress was truly wicked. This subject humbly requests that Your Majesty allow the palace's mama to teach the empress the imperial etiquette."

"As a country, not only is he not allowed to leave the palace, he is also so lawless and publicly insults the officials of the imperial court. Your Majesty, if you do not stop him now, he will be a disaster to you in the future."

Without saying anything else after entering the door, Minister Wen immediately knelt down and said this.

He, Tang Tang, was just a scholar, yet he was being laughed at and humiliated by a mere fool!

Fu Chen, who had lowered his head, did not notice the disgust in Qin Shuo's and Yin Fufeng's eyes.

It was too much for Fu Chen to hold back his laughter.

"No worries, the empress just married into our East District, so her style of action is naturally more southern than south, and the empress is after all from the royal family of the south, so I just feel a little restrained right now, I think she'll be better after a while."

Thinking about his agreement with Hu Xiao the day before yesterday, Qin Shuo said.

Once a gentleman came out, it would be hard to keep up with him, let alone the Son of Heaven. Qin Shuo could only reply perfunctorily.

"Your Majesty!"

The Minister absolutely did not expect Qin Shuo to be so perfunctory. Could it be that Hu Xiao had secretly given Qin Shuo a bewitching soup? Qin Shuo interrupted him.

"Minister Wen, your body isn't feeling well today. You should go back and rest early."

Not wanting to listen, Qin Shuo dismissed them early.

Hearing this, Yin Fufeng made an excuse and left together with Ji Hao.

Although both he and Yin Fufeng were courtiers, neither of them liked the other, let alone the fact that they were talking to each other in private.

However, Yin Fufeng didn't want to let him leave like this today.

"So many years have passed, but the Minister of Arts is still as stubborn as ever."

Yin Fufeng had long disliked the old ways of Fu Chen, and now, he didn't even bother to say a word.

"Master Yin is too kind. We're the same." "Master Yin has changed a lot over the years."

Seeing this, Fu Cheng also spoke.

"As a court official, one must learn to be flexible. You can't always be this old-fashioned. What do you think, Master Wen?"

"I still have things to do in the government and will be leaving first."

Yin Fufeng finished what he wanted to say and left first. As for what he had been thinking after hearing his words, he didn't care too much about it.