After hearing her gossip, all the civil and military officials went crazy.

Chapter 17 The Prodigy of the Su Family

Fang Ling, who was initially quite irritable, became elated by the system's flattery.

Then he sighed and said, "Actually, it's quite a pity about the children of the Prime Minister Su family. The eldest daughter, Su Shushuang, has a photographic memory, loves researching all sorts of methods of punishment, and is an excellent detective. She's even researched a whole set of criminal psychology; she's practically a born detective. What a pity, what a pity."

After saying "What a pity, what a pity," Fang Lingchu didn't say anything more.

Prime Minister Su was extremely worried; what had happened to his eldest daughter?

He wanted to go directly to Fang Lingchu and ask her, but the emperor's cold gaze made him afraid to move, and he could only roar in his heart.

The system then added a reminder: "This young master Su is also very talented."

Hearing the system say that, Fang Lingchu looked at Young Master Su's information again and clicked her tongue twice.

Her voice was like a knife to Prime Minister Su's heart.

[It's true what they say, good people don't live long, but bad people live a thousand years. Prime Minister Su's eldest son is actually a genius in languages! He only went abroad to study for a year, but he has already mastered the languages ​​of the Xiongnu, the Southern Frontier, and other small countries to a high degree. Tsk tsk tsk, he's practically a super perfect diplomat!]

It would be a waste of his talent not to send him to the Court of State Ceremonial. If even a few people in the Dragon Kingdom knew the languages ​​of other countries, they wouldn't have been ridiculed and ripped off every time they received foreign envoys. Alas! His fate was truly unfortunate. However, it's commendable that he eventually wrote a comprehensive linguistic record with the help of his wife. It's just a pity that after his death, the Dragon Kingdom perished, and the book's whereabouts became unknown. What a pity!

At first, the group didn't understand what the diplomat meant, but when Fang Lingyan mentioned the Honglu Temple, they understood everything.

In particular, Song Hetong, the Minister of Rites, understood all too well the importance of such a person and wished he could immediately request the emperor to let him work in the Ministry of Rites. What a genius who could speak multiple languages!

The Minister of Rites looked at Prime Minister Su with eyes that seemed to want to devour him whole.

At this moment, the system said: "The Su family is indeed a family of exceptional talents."

Fang Lingchu thought for a moment and said, "Yesterday His Majesty said I could ask him for a favor. I wonder if it would be possible to ask him to allow women to participate in the imperial examinations. Otherwise, it would be such a waste for the two Su family girls. Actually, I feel that talent shouldn't be limited by gender. Talent is the most important thing."

The system agreed, saying, "That's true. I believe in you, host; you can definitely do it."

Hearing the system's encouragement, Fang Lingyan mentally persevered for a moment, then looked up and met Qin Cheng's gaze, only to chicken out again.

When the eldest prince learned that the person who saved him was Miss Su Er disguised as a man, he was completely dumbfounded, especially since he had hurt her later. Waaah, he really deserves to die.

The eldest prince secretly glanced at Prime Minister Su, but Prime Minister Su didn't even want to look at him. A person who hurt his daughter, no matter if he was a prince or not, shouldn't expect to live peacefully.

Looking at his future father-in-law's face, the eldest prince sensed the long road ahead in his pursuit of his wife.

After waiting for a long time without hearing Fang Lingyan step forward, the emperor asked, "Young Minister Fang, I think you have something to say."

Upon being suddenly mentioned by name, Fang Lingchu reflexively knelt down, then looked up at the emperor blankly, wondering to the system, "What did they just say? Why did Your Majesty suddenly mention me?"

The system said: "[It seems the imperial examination is about to begin. They're discussing what topics to choose and who will be the chief examiner.]"

Fang Lingchu, somewhat speechless, retorted: "What does this have to do with me? I'm not taking an exam. This unlucky emperor just knows how to screw me over."

Upon hearing his daughter's heartfelt words, Minister Fang nearly collapsed. His legs went weak, and he almost knelt down to beg for forgiveness along with Fang Lingchu.

The emperor looked at Fang Lingchu, who remained silent for a long time, and asked again.

Fang Lingchu couldn't voice her thoughts: "Could His Majesty allow women to also have the opportunity to participate in the imperial examinations?"

Before Fang Lingchu could finish speaking, Right Chancellor Qin Qifeng objected: "Your Majesty, you must not! Lady Fang has already made an exception to attend court. It would be against etiquette to allow other women to participate in the imperial examinations, Your Majesty."

Fang Lingchu turned to look at Prime Minister Qin. She thought to herself, "[This is even against etiquette. The Minister of Rites hasn't said anything, yet the Prime Minister has stepped forward first.]"

Meanwhile, other officials also stepped forward to express their positions.

When the Minister of Rites heard Fang Lingchu mention him, he was caught in a dilemma: whether to stand up or not.

Another adult stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, you must not open this door! As the ancients said, 'A woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent.' Your Majesty, what do those women know about matters of state?"

This directly hit Fang Lingchu's bottom line, and she immediately started to fight: "According to this lord, what about those empresses who accompanied the emperor to conquer the world in history? What about those princesses who went to marry foreign rulers thousands of miles away because of the failure of you cowardly men? Aren't they all born and raised by women? Without your mother, without that selfless wife who sacrificed herself for you, would you be able to stand here? Pshaw."

After Fang Lingchu finished speaking, she glanced at him disdainfully, delivering a double blow, both verbally and mentally.

There was no way to refute it; all one could say was, "This child is beyond redemption."

If they weren't in front of the emperor, Fang Lingchu would have rolled her eyes at him.

He said, "Is there nothing else to say besides this? You only go out to make money and don't care about anything at home. You even have the audacity to call it 'socializing.' Do you go to brothels or small entertainment venues for socializing? You don't care about your children's education either. If you succeed, you say you've raised them well. If you fail, you say it's all because your wife didn't raise the children well. Tsk tsk tsk, you get all the good things and don't even complain. How did someone like you become an official?"

Then, in his mind, he said to the system: "Guagua, investigate him for me."

Then she continued, "[The person clearly meant to say that a woman may lack talent, but having good character is still valuable. Wouldn't your teacher be furious if she knew how you misuse words?]"

"you you you you you……"

Then I fainted.

The emperor glanced at Fang Lingyan with a headache and said to Eunuch Gao, "Gao De, summon the imperial physician and carry Lord Li to the side hall so that the physician can take a good look at him."

Then people came in and carried Lord Li away.

Everyone else stared at Fang Lingchu in disbelief, especially the military officers, who were often scolded by civil officials for being tongue-tied and unable to speak properly. Now, however, they could speak fluently.

Fang Lingchu realized that this was the palace, not her old company. Oh no.

Fang Lingchu quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I didn't mean it, it's just that he said something unpleasant..."

Fang Lingchu was already crying out in fear: [Aaaaaah! Why did His Majesty call me out like this? If he hadn't called me, I wouldn't have argued with people out of anger. Waaaaah, he's not going to kill me, is he?]

(End of this chapter)