After the child's mind was read, the tyrant caught the male queen with a black face

Following the eunuch's voice, Qi Yue walked in holding Yuan Ruan.

The emperor went over first, picked Yuan Ruan out and held him up, then looked at Qi Yue: "Why are you two here? What are you missing?"

Qi Yue silently brought over a food box from the palace maid behind her.

Yuan Ruan struggled to pull his hands out of the emperor's arms, turned around and took out a plate from the food box, and said: "Father, I want to share with you the crispy osmanthus cake I made by myself, please have it~~"

The emperor lowered his brows when he heard this, and happened to come into contact with the crispy osmanthus cake with bumpy surface.

emperor:……

But when the emperor looked into the bright eyes, he silently took it up and put it in his mouth, chewed it twice, and then swallowed it directly.

The eunuch quickly handed the emperor a large glass of water.

The emperor took a long sip without any hurry, and then praised, "Jiu'er, you have worked hard." After a pause, he added, "It's delicious."

Yuanruan: [Hehe, after eating the cakes I made myself, you can’t say anything bad about us. ]

System: [Haha, this is called being lenient! ]

Yuanruan added: [...Tong'er, you are a person who eats people's food and you are not willing to pay back the money you receive. ]

The Third Prince was a little worried when he heard this, fearing that his father would be angry because Yuan Ruan said such threatening words.

He took a step forward, but the prince gently grabbed his shoulder.

The third prince quickly leaned over and whispered, "Brother. Xiaojiu..."

"Shh, don't worry." The prince gave a calm look.

The Third Prince was startled, and followed the Crown Prince's line of sight. He happened to see the Emperor touching Yuan Ruan's cheek and whispering, "You made such delicious pastries. I must reward you well. I will give you whatever you want."

The third prince suddenly realized: his father was making an unconditional promise.

Yuan put her chubby little hand on the emperor's cheek and said, "Father, the cake is delicious because, um, it contains goldfish meat from the pond."

The emperor was very calm, he understood, it was just a fish...

Wait, goldfish?! Golden fish?!

The emperor's pupils shrank, and he almost couldn't help asking, "But what about the three dragon fish that I love the most?"

But he still kept his expression steady, glanced at Qi Yue who had been silent, and made the number 3 with his fingers.

Qi Yue was silent for a while, and secretly made a "0" gesture in return.

The emperor's head was buzzing and he almost couldn't breathe oxygen.

But he quickly calmed down and said with all his strength: "Yeah. As long as Xiaojiu likes it."

Yuan Ruan immediately hugged the emperor guiltily, and once again said to him earnestly: "Father, you are the best!"

System: [Aruan, I said your brother treats you the best, and he definitely won't mind you eating a few fish by mistake. But in the end, it was the two princesses who teased the fish and brought them up, otherwise...]

Yuanruan: [Let’s not talk about it anymore. They didn’t do it on purpose.]

After Yuan Ruan finished hugging the emperor, she took the initiative to extend her hand for Qi Yue to hold her, then turned back and said to the emperor: "Father, the cakes are ready, we are leaving first."

emperor:……

Qi Yue took Yuan Ruan from the emperor's hands and walked out with him in his arms.

Yuanruan also chatted with the system: [Come to think of it, didn’t we just leave the court? Why are there so many important officials gathered together? Is there something big going on? ]

System: [Let me see... Oh. They are looking at the intelligence of Chen, Chu, and Shu here. Let me see... Hahaha, Ah Ruan, I am dying of laughter. Shu is really amazing.]

Courtiers: !!!

what!

They were curious about the melons from Shu and Chu.

It’s just in time. We can’t let this timely rain go away!

The Minister of War slapped his thigh and spoke first: "Grandmaster, since you are here, why don't you sit down and discuss with us?"

Yuan Ruan was stunned, turned around in confusion, and pointed at himself: "Ah? Me?"

The Minister of Rites glanced at the Minister of War with a look of disdain, as if he was disappointed in his success.

Then he bowed to Yuan Ruan and said, "National Master. The Minister of War is saying that among three people there must be one who can be my teacher. The National Master has made great achievements in seeking good fortune and avoiding harm. If he can tell fortunes and give me some advice, that would be great."

This was not the first time that Yuan Ruan had used fortune-telling to predict the affairs of the imperial court.

So she didn't find it strange after hearing it, and responded naturally: "Yeah, okay." At this point, she symbolically took out her little turtle shell.

The court officials moved quickly and did not notice the sudden helplessness on the faces of the emperor and the crown prince in the back.

At this time, the Minister of Rites had already begun to actively introduce detailed intelligence from the States of Chen and Chu to Yuan Ruan.

The prince took a deep breath, moved closer to the emperor in small steps, and whispered, "Father, this, this..."

The emperor was silent for a while, then said: "If it is a blessing, it will not be a disaster. If it is a disaster, it cannot be avoided."

The prince choked: ...

Father, are you giving up?!

The prince couldn't help but add another sentence: "But father, the image of the Great Xia royal family..." Don't you want it?

The emperor added coldly: "He has been removed from the list."

Prince:......

On the other side, Yuan Ruan listened halfway and happened to hear that the State of Chu was imitating the imperial examination system, so he let out a displeased sound.

Yuanruan: [Students are good. ]

System: [That’s right, but Ah Ruan, don’t worry, they will definitely not be able to succeed in the imperial examination.]

The officials of Daxia were curious: How could the system be so sure? Could it be that it saw it from the predicted future?!

Yuan Ruan was also curious and asked: [Tong'er, did you see any melons? ]

System: [No. But the imperial examination system is not that easy. You have Ah Ruan to watch over Xia State. If you encounter disobedient people, just kill them. Chen State and Chu State will definitely take many years of repeated detours. Hey, maybe we can drag them down and make them learn! ]

Yuan Ruan thought about it, from the emergence of the imperial examination system to the existence of civilian students crossing classes, and the hundreds of years of tug-of-war in between. She also felt that what the system said was right.

Yuan Ruan: [That's right! If Chu really wants to learn, they will suffer. Anyway, if Daxia encounters a few annoying obstacles in the development of the imperial examination, I also know a little about thunder magic. ]

System: [Hahahaha, right, right, oh oh oh!]

The Emperor, the Crown Prince and the Third Prince: Smile.

Several court officials felt a sense of tension and decided to restrain their tribesmen more strictly when they returned.

Yuanruan: [Okay, Tong'er, tell me, why did you laugh when you mentioned Shu just now? What happened to Shu? ]

System: [The fourth prince of Chu is very interested in printing and papermaking. He also knows that it is difficult for spies to enter Xia, so he wrote a letter to Shu, hoping that Shu could open a channel so that he could arrange for some spies to enter Xia from there.]

Yuan Ruan was a little curious when he heard this: [It is difficult to enter the Chu State, but it is easy for spies from the Shu State to enter? ]

System: [It's not that easy. But Shu and Xia share a long border, and the people of the two countries have intermarried, so there are many trade markets on the border. It would be easier for people from the two countries to come in under the pretext of visiting relatives or doing business.]

Yuanruan: [Is that so? Did it succeed? ]

System: [Hahahaha… No, hahahaha, goose goose goose…]

The system suddenly started laughing like a goose, and everyone's expressions were stunned.

Yuan Ruan couldn't help but said: [Tong'er, are you...are you okay? No virus has infected you, right?]

System: [Hahaha... It's okay, it's okay, I just think it's a bit too dramatic. Ah Ruan, let me tell you, the fourth prince of Chu did not succeed. His letter was completely ignored by the upper echelons of Shu.]

The courtiers looked somewhat confused.

This is also what they can't understand. In recent years, Shu has been very obedient to Chu, and the demands of the fourth prince of Chu are not difficult to overturn. How dare Shu ignore the news from Chu?

Could it be that a knowledgeable person emerged in Shu Kingdom?

Yuan Ruan was also surprised: [Ah? Ignore? Why? Are their two families enemies? ]