I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

Ma Debiao had been to the palace, and after returning with all his wealth, he looked down on donkeys.

When I go to the palace, I will make sure I don’t show off like Ma Debiao.

It looked at Ji Xiaobei with gratitude: The master is so powerful and majestic that he has entered the palace, and we donkeys have also benefited from it.

It was so excited that tears welled up in its eyes.

Fu Jichang nodded and said, "Whatever, it's parked outside anyway."

Ji Decai took light steps and ran towards the palace in the warm winter sun at noon.

When we arrived at the palace gate, Ji Decai was waiting outside.

Ji Decai was already very satisfied.

Ji Xiaobei and Fu Jichang walked inside.

On the way here, Ji Xiaobei had already found out that the emperor wanted to see her because of potato planting.

The young prince Li Yunjiong reported Ji Xiaobei's contribution without revealing anything.

He did not take all the credit.

During the morning court session, the emperor praised all the people involved in the potato project.

Lord Cao, the Minister of Agriculture, was rewarded.

"What does the emperor want to do when he sees me?" Ji Xiaobei asked.

Fu Jichang shook his head. He really didn't know.

He had never heard that the emperor would meet with an ordinary citizen alone, let alone a woman.

Arrived at a side hall.

Eunuch Fu brought them both in.

As soon as he entered the door, Ji Xiaobei saw a man in a yellow robe sitting on a tall chair with a book in his hand.

"Your Majesty, Lord Fu is here!"

After Eunuch Fu reported the matter, he left.

Fu Jichang knelt down.

Ji Xiaobei knelt down with him. She was thinking about the face on the high chair. It looked so familiar.

By the way, Li Yunjiong looks very similar to him.

She seemed to have seen this man before.

She looked up again and Fu Jichang hurriedly pulled her sleeve.

How could a woman look directly at the emperor?

Even the ministers in the court are not allowed to do so.

When they arrived, Fu Jichang had already explained the etiquette to Ji Xiaobei several times.

Ji Xiaobei looked up and met a cold and majestic gaze.

She lowered her head in panic: Damn, isn’t this the Master Li I met on the West Hill?

My God, that day she actually took the current emperor to climb the West Mountain for half a day.

No wonder she felt like there were people hiding around her.

That must be the emperor's secret guard.

The emperor closed the book, looked at the woman crawling on the ground, and a smile appeared on his lips.

He really didn't expect that the woman he met on the West Hill was actually Miss Ji.

No wonder he felt that this girl was extraordinary.

It’s really extraordinary.

"Master Fu, Miss Ji, please stand up and take a seat!" said the emperor.

Eunuch Fu brought over two stools.

After Fu Jichang thanked the emperor, he sat down.

The emperor looked at Ji Xiaobei with a little more appreciation in his eyes and said, "Girl, we meet again!"

Ji Xiaobei blurted out: "Hello, Mr. Li!"

Fu Jichang was extremely terrified: What's going on? Ji Xiaobei has met the emperor, but she actually called him Master Li. Is she trying to save her life?

He lowered his head, imagining the emperor's expression.

Unexpectedly, the emperor said with a smile: "Prince Yongding has reported all your achievements, and Lord Cao also praised you highly. During the previous emperor's time, there was a female general, and there was also a precedent for women to serve as officials. Would it be feasible for you to go to the Minister of Agriculture and be a farm official?"

Fu Jichang's heart finally settled down. He glanced at Ji Xiaobei from the corner of his eye and muttered to himself: Old man, please thank the Lord for his grace!

Unexpectedly, Ji Xiaobei said: "Your Majesty, I don't want to be an official!"

Fu Jichang's heart, which had just been put at ease, was lifted up again.

Oh, aunt, could you please be quiet? It will be over after you thank the emperor.

The smile on the emperor's face disappeared and he said "oh" out of curiosity.

He rewarded his subordinates, and no one ever refused.

This woman actually said she didn't want to be an official.

"Then do you want a reward?" The emperor looked at her with an inquiring look.

Ji Xiaobei looked at the emperor with a pure face: "No, I just did what I should do. As a citizen of the Great Northern Dynasty, everyone has the obligation to contribute their own strength, sacrifice their own family for the sake of everyone, and contribute to the construction of the Great Northern Dynasty. Be an ambitious young person in the new era!"

Ji Xiaobei demonstrated his writing ability.

The expression on the emperor's face was uncertain and unclear. He glanced at Ji Xiaobei and stopped his sharp eyes on Fu Jichang. He snorted and said, "What a pair of ambitious men and women. With you here, the Great Northern Dynasty will surely prosper and the country will be peaceful and the people will live in peace!"

Fu Jichang felt a chill running down his spine as he listened to the emperor's words.

Ji Xiaobei didn't understand what the emperor meant, so he quietly looked up at the emperor.

The emperor's cold eyes were looking at Fu Jichang.

After a pause, the emperor smiled and said:

"Well, if there are any problems with planting in the future, I would like to invite young people with lofty ideals to give guidance to the Minister of Agriculture! Eunuch Fu, there will be a reward..."

Fu Jichang was afraid that Ji Xiaobei would refuse again, so he quietly pulled her collar.

Ji Xiaobei ignored him and knelt down to thank the Lord for his grace.

She refused the reward, did he think he was a fool?

The reason why Ji Xiaobei refused to be a farming official was because she had asked Lord Cao before, and Lord Cao's annual salary was only 150 taels of silver.

She was a poor landowner and earned only a few dozen taels of silver a year.

Once you get the salary, you have to obey their orders and work, and you can't refuse.

She doesn't want anyone else.

After leaving the palace, Fu Jichang's heart, which had been pounding, finally calmed down.

In the palace, his heart almost fell out.

Serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. I didn’t expect Ji Xiaobei to be so calm and composed when he met the emperor for the first time.

It is true that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

He asked Ji Xiaobei why he refused to be a farm official.

Ji Xiaobei said sternly: Being a poor official, you get little pay, have a lot of work to do, and the work is tiring. Only fools would do this job.

Fu Jichang: ...

He also didn't want Ji Xiaobei to come out and work as a farm official. She would be exposed to the wind and sun all day long, covered in dust. She lacked femininity to begin with, and would be influenced by the land.

The only bit of femininity she had was gone.

Fu Jichang glanced at Ji Xiaobei. Although she was not very feminine, he liked her.

"Where have you seen the emperor?" he asked after sitting on the donkey cart.

He kept it to himself the whole way, fearing that there were eavesdroppers on the other side of the wall, and only asked after getting on the carriage.

Ji Xiaobei recounted the story of his encounter with Master Li on the West Hill.

Fu Jichang shook his head and said, "Impossible, absolutely impossible! The emperor has been in poor health, how can he climb the West Mountain?"

"Haha, then he is just pretending!"

Fu Jichang's eyes widened in horror...

It is said outside that the emperor is ill.

Seeing Fu Jichang's astonishment, Ji Xiaobei said, "I have another shocking secret to tell you. I heard it in the palace."

Ji Xiaobei had just opened his mouth to say something when he was interrupted by Fu Jichang.

Fu Jichang said sternly, "Don't say any more. Let's go back to the inn and talk."

Ji Xiaobei realized that she really couldn't say this outside, so she shut up.

After returning to the inn, Fu Jichang took Ji Xiaobei directly to the small attic on the top floor.

Ji Xiaobei walked in and saw that the interior was very exquisitely decorated and asked: "This place is nice, do you come here often?"

Fu Jichang didn't respond to her words and said, "It's absolutely safe here... You tell me!"