I embezzled 100,000 taels at the beginning, and the empress begged me to be more greedy

There was a little more quiet in the imperial study.

"Does Your Majesty have any other instructions?"

Jiang Zuo moved closer to the empress, his eyes fixed on the memorials spread all over the table.

Jiang Zuo felt quite distressed when he thought about how Chen Qingyun had to deal with so many memorials every day.

Chen Qingyun didn't say anything, seeming to be thinking about something.

Jiang Zuo then said: "Your Majesty, please don't work so hard every day. Take a day or two to rest properly, otherwise you will tire yourself out and have no time for me to accompany Your Majesty to travel around the mountains and rivers."

After so many days in the capital, Jiang Zuo really didn't have much time to enjoy himself with Chen Qingyun except for the fireworks show that night.

Chen Qingyun held his forehead and said, "The court has so many government affairs to deal with, how can there be time to travel? As the chief minister of the cabinet, you should not think about having fun all day long."

Jiang Zuo naturally could not listen to these words. In his opinion, people were born to eat, drink and have fun, and there was no such thing as hard work.

"Didn't Siyue have a lot of time when she was in Anding County?" Jiang Zuo said.

"Do you think I wasn't busy with government affairs when I was in Anding County?" Chen Qingyun said.

"That's true."

Jiang Zuo thought about it carefully and remembered that when he was in Anding County, he did not see Chen Qingyun every day. Most of the time, Chen Qingyun would go out early or stay in the room and not go out.

Thinking back to life in Anding County, Jiang Zuo's heart was filled with only reminiscence.

Chen Qingyun added: "It has not been long since Yan State unified the north and the south. There are more and more memorials from various regions, and the situation in the northwest is becoming more and more tense."

Even though the State of Yan is thriving now, Chen Qingyun still cannot sit back and relax. To maintain this kingdom, she must pay more.

Looking at Chen Qingyun's rather tired face, Jiang Zuo couldn't help but reach out his hand, gently stroke Chen Qingyun's hair, rub her neck, and said, "Your Majesty, take a rest first."

"I'm not feeling well today. Don't be too unruly. Stand still..." Chen Qingyun ordered.

Jiang Zuo smiled and said, "Why don't you take a day off tomorrow, Siyue? The new courtyard in my house has just been renovated. When you were in Anding County, didn't you say you wanted to see how to build a Jiangnan garden in the courtyard? I specially asked someone to arrange it a few days ago. Siyue, do you want to go and see it, drink tea and enjoy the moon?"

"We'll talk about it when the time comes." Chen Qingyun was quite indifferent. After putting down the memorial in his hand, he started to review the next one.

Jiang Zuo shrugged: "Then I will listen to your majesty."

He was not used to the empress's coldness today.

After a while, Chen Qingyun remembered something and took out a thick book from the pile of documents and said, "The Grand Secretary of the Hall of Rites and Music will revise the textbooks for the next imperial examination according to your request."

"It's so fast. The Grand Secretary of the Hall of Rites and Music is very efficient." Jiang Zuo said.

Only about twenty days had passed since the preparations began, which was within Jiang Zuo's expectations.

When I opened the book, I found it was very well organized, at least much better than the "Xiao Lian Jing" I had learned before.

But if Jiang Zuo goes to study, he will definitely be reluctant.

"Time is running out, let's start preparing for the imperial examination now." Chen Qingyun said.

I don’t know if it’s because of her mood, but she’s a little impatient today.

Jiang Zuo said: "I understand. I will order people to print more of these textbooks later and send them to all parts of the country to inform all scholars in the world so that they can complete the provincial and municipal examinations before winter."

Chen Qingyun nodded slightly and said nothing.

The current imperial court needs to recruit more talents, and as Jiang Zuo said before, they should be selected from children from poor families.

It's time for those old bureaucrats in the court to give up their positions.

……

The next day.

The residence of Prime Minister Jiang.

Just after the morning hour, Jiang Zuo finally woke up, looking a little tired. He listened to the noise in the courtyard and sipped some tea to get rid of the fatigue of the past few days.

The Empress did not summon him today, so Jiang Zuo prepared to give up and start slacking off.

After a tiring month, it's time to take a day off.

Jiang Zuo has never been a hardworking person, and he doesn't have the perseverance like the empress.

After two cups of strong tea, I felt a little more energetic.

Soon, a servant came to report: "Sir, there is a guest outside the door who wants to see you."

"Where do so many guests come from? Didn't you say you would turn them all away?"

Jiang Zuo said impatiently.

During this rare rest time, Jiang Zuo naturally didn't want to be disturbed by some unnecessary people.

The servant said, "But there is a girl outside the door, who said she has a close relationship with you and must see you today."

"Girl?" Hearing this, Jiang Zuo suddenly opened his eyes, sat up straight, and asked, "Is she fair and thin, and pretty?"

The servant nodded and said, "Yes, a girl with a very delicate appearance."

Jiang Zuo frowned and a name already came to his mind.

"Did she introduce herself?"

Jiang Zuo asked worriedly.

The servant shook his head and said, "No, she just said she wanted to see Lord Jiang and that it was something very important."

"Go out and tell her that you've found the wrong place." Jiang Zuo ordered.

"clear."

The servant set off.

"Oh no, they're not going to find me now, are they?"

Jiang Zuo felt a little nervous, but no matter what, he would not meet whoever was outside the door today.

After a while, some noises were heard not far away.

Jiang Zuo tightly grasped the teacup in his hand and frowned.

"Jiang Zuo!"

After a moment, someone shouted.

It was Qin Yu's lively voice, accompanied by light footsteps, and Miss Qin San appeared in front of Jiang Zuo.

"How on earth did you find this?"

Jiang Zuo was completely stunned. He never expected Qin Yu to be so persistent.

Today, Qin Yu was dressed simply as usual, and her pretty face showed some fatigue after the long journey.

The capital city is so far away from Jiangzhou, but she still found her way there and even accurately found where Jiang Zuo was.

"Are you unhappy to see me?"

Qin Yu sat next to Jiang Zuo, poured herself a cup of tea, picked up a piece of breakfast and started eating.

"It's not that I'm unhappy, but why did you come all the way to the capital?"

Jiang Zuo said with a serious expression.

He obviously knew that Qin Yu came here just to find Jiang Zuo.

The fact that he took the trouble to come here is enough to show how infatuated Qin Yu is.

Jiang Zuo even felt a little guilty.

"Isn't it possible for me to ask you to come?" Qin Yu said.

"How long have you been looking for me? How did you know I live here?" Jiang Zuo asked.

"I just arrived in the capital this morning. I asked casually and someone brought me here." Qin Yu replied.

By now, Jiang Zuo's reputation in the capital has long been known to everyone, and most of the people in the capital know the name of Prime Minister Jiang.

Sometimes being too famous isn't a good thing...