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Zhan Xiaolou was absent-minded as he thought about how he should explain the matter of the feudal fiefdom to the empress. In the end, he did not come up with a good idea for both of them.

Zhan Xiaolou retreated at the same time. It was the day General Qu came to seek him out to resolve the case. If General Qu had refused it that day, would he not have …?

"Senior Servant Wang ordered the carriage to stop and wake up Su Ling'er from her panic." "Miss Zhan, we're here. The empress is waiting for you inside."

Zhan Xiaolou returned to his senses and thanked Wang mama before taking a heavy step to face the unavoidable problem. Passing through a screen, the empress sat on a spring stool, reviewing the memorial.

"To the Queen. Long live the empress! " Zhan Xiaolou dropped to his knees to kowtow to the empress.

Zhan Xiaolou didn't want to get up, didn't want to face the empress, didn't want to face this painful and heart-wrenching thing.

"Stand up, I have something to say to you." "The empress stared straight at Lou Cheng." Get up and sit down. "

Zhan Xiaolou dragged his feet for a while before finally getting up. Afterwards, he lowered his head, refusing to meet the empress's gaze.

An awkward atmosphere instantly filled the room.

"Zhan Xiaolou, I feel that we need capable people to build our country. Those who are capable are often not easy to find."

"En!"

"As long as you agree." The empress gave a faint smile. She felt Zhan Xiaolou wasn't as stubborn as General Qu had said. She was trying to persuade him to let her be a civil servant. The prosperity of the country is inextricably linked to the political personnel within it. I believe that anyone can speak up for the country, but whether it's good or not, it's not certain whether it's beautiful or ugly. "

"The Empress is right."

The empress laughed, telling Zhan Xiaolou not to be so nervous. Just treat it as a chat between friends.

Zhan Xiaolou found the empress's words laughable. What's with the status? I'm useful now, but you think we can be friends. If I turn around and displease you, you can use your identity to suppress me.

The world was dangerous, taking every step with caution!

"You're right." Zhan Xiaolou chuckled and didn't say anything more.

"What position do you think we are in now?" The empress threw out a gift proposition.

To say that he had a high position was unrealistic, but there was also the suspicion that he had caused others to be overjoyed. It was said to be of average status, but in reality it held a certain status. If she didn't answer well, the empress would suspect that she was dissatisfied with her own country.

There was a wolf in front and a tiger in the back. Where would one go from here? It was worth pondering over.

"Our country's current economic position is among the best in the developing world, and there are some political deficiencies." The battle in the small pavilion was over, so he did not say much.

"What are the political weaknesses? "Let me hear it!" The empress's interest was aroused. As they listened to Zhan Xiaolou's words and recalled the silence of the various officials and generals in the imperial court, the difference was like heaven and earth.

"We are a big country relative to our neighbors, but we are very sparsely populated. The ratio of women to men is also severely distorted. As far as my country is concerned. Queen, you can still see that the man's status is still so low. "

"A man is weak and weak. It's fine as long as he serves his wife at home every day." The empress's thoughts were simple. Feudal thinking seriously affects development.

"Outside of the main house of the man, this is what happens to every family in the Country of Mystery Moon. However, Empress, you have to understand that everyone's nature is the same as that of a small family. If the small family was prosperous and happy, then everyone would be more prosperous and strong. Empress, do you think I'm right? "

The empress and Lou Cheng's conversation gradually progressed to a higher level. The sparks from the exchange ignited the hearts of the two.

Zhan Xiaolou's tense mood became more relaxed as the purpose of his visit became more and more unclear. The empress, on the other hand, was more and more certain that she would accept him as her official.

Two hours later, the intense conversation between the two came to an abrupt end.

"Tomorrow, I will bestow upon you the title of a second grade Mandate." The empress's face lit up with excitement. The smile on the opposing Lou Cheng's face also came to an abrupt end.

There was a long silence, and an awkward atmosphere.

One minute, two minutes...

"So, you don't want to take up your position?" The empress's voice was stern, her eyes murderous.

Zhan Xiaolou relaxed and took a deep breath before looking at the Empress gently.

"I've only been engaged for a short while, I'll be getting married in another half a month. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to be in office now? Besides, I've just gained the trust of everyone here, and the closing of the clinic at this time has disheartened the patient. It's not easy for the citizens of the State of Maze to have a hospital that they can trust, right? "

Zhan Xiaolou avoided the issue and referred the issue to the empress.

"You're right. We'll wait until after you get married to Feng Wen Chen. "As for your hospital, you just need to come to my hall every week or even every two days to report on the major matters that have happened to the citizens of the Maze Moon Country."

The empress kept backing down, and if Zhan Xiaolou refused again, it would really infuriate the empress.

"The empress is so magnanimous that if I were to become a civil servant, I would definitely speak with her and do the right thing. But you must know, my queen, that loyalty goes against the will. A good medicine makes a good mouth for the sick. " Zhan Xiaolou smiled. He was forced to accept a position that he didn't want to accept.

In fact, the empress had been generous enough to fight Lou Cheng. This was probably the current scene.

"Enough. Then when you get married, it'll be the time for us to fulfill our promise."

"Alright."

Lou Cheng tried everything to stop her, but in the end, she was forced to agree to this sweet and painful reward.

In the Sky Prison.

The storekeeper, who had been white and tender a few days ago, was now chained to the stone wall, his ragged clothes torn and tattered, his wounds dark red and bleeding, half naked in the dusty air.

In a few days, the wound will be infected with pus due to the poor environment.

The shopkeeper was on the verge of death. He looked at his parents, his sister, and the storekeeper's patience. After seeing their safe loved ones and hearing their comforting words, he was finally defeated.

Father, mother, and sister, it's good that you guys are fine. It's good that you're fine.

"My child, what kind of torture are you going through?!" Does it hurt? Obediently tell them and we'll go home. "How about it?" His father's heart ached as he looked at his daughter's wounds. He wanted to rub them, but he was afraid that she would hurt him, so he could only watch and wait anxiously.

"Alright, I'll tell you everything. Mother, please wait for me outside. I'll tell General Qu everything." Although the shopkeeper's body was badly mutilated, he was extremely happy in his heart.

A virtuous person would always place great importance on their parents. They were not only sheltered from the rain and wind in their lives, they were also a setback, a strong armor for those who failed.

After General Qu sent the three out, he freed the shopkeeper from his chains and helped him rest on a chair.