After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Soon, a eunuch came to summon me to the imperial study.

I was lying on the bed, thinking about random things, and before I could come to my senses, I heard a eunuch nagging something in my ear.

I thought I had heard wrongly, looked at the eunuch in disbelief and said, "Send me to the imperial study to help organize the materials?"

The eunuch quickly replied, "Yes, Second Master Zhao, that's what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered."

I frowned and said, "Do you think I look like someone who can do things now?"

The eunuch smiled and said, "My Lord, I am only here to pass on your message. It is up to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to decide whether or not the Lord can do anything."

Damn it, it seems I have no choice but to go.

I had no choice but to sit up and said weakly, "Go ahead, I'll be there soon."

The eunuch smiled and said, "I will accompany Mr. Zhao Er."

I suppressed my anger, threw back the quilt, got out of bed, without combing my hair, put on a cloak, and followed the eunuch out.

The distance from the room to the imperial study was only a few hundred meters, but I was already out of breath and sweat was pouring down my forehead.

I finally made it to the imperial study, and before I could even stand still and catch my breath, Gongsun Wen said in a sarcastic tone, "You are so arrogant, making His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wait so long."

I said angrily, "Just shut up. I'm lucky I made it here without falling down."

Zheng Yan quickly stood up and came to help me, saying, "Ah Man, how are you?"

I shook my head and said, "I'm not feeling well. My whole body feels limp and I can't move at all. What do you want me for? I have to go back and lie down."

Zheng Yan was about to speak when Gongsun Wen interrupted him, "Of course there is something. Why would I call you over if there is nothing else?"

After Gongsun Wen finished speaking, he raised the paper in his hand and said, "His Majesty said that this pile of information must be compiled into a book by tomorrow. If you fail to compile it well, you will be expelled from the palace and will never be allowed to set foot in the Hall of Supreme Harmony again."

Zheng Yan couldn't help but look at Gongsun Wen. The teacher was really evil. It was clearly something his father had asked him to do, but he pushed all the blame onto Ah Man.

With the help of Zheng Yan, I walked to Gongsun Wen, took the papers in his hand and started flipping through them one by one. It turned out to be information collected from all over the country on the fight against the epidemic.

I took a breath and said, "I feel a little weak. Can I go back to the room and lie down to read? Anyway, I can't write traditional Chinese characters. Just follow me to the room and I'll tell you to write."

Zheng Yan said with some concern: "Ah Man, you are not in good health, you should take care of yourself first, and leave these matters to..."

Before Zheng Yan could finish his words, Gongsun Wen said, "Okay, it's just a memorial, it can be reviewed anywhere."

After Gongsun Wen finished speaking, he neatly put away the memorials on the table and said, "Let's go."

Zheng Yan looked at Gongsun Wen in amazement. Only then did he realize how shameless his teacher was.

Zheng Yan quickly let go of my hand, walked to the desk, picked up a handful of memorials, and said, "I will go with you."

I looked at these two idiots and said helplessly, "Can't you two just stay here and do your work properly? I'll send someone to summon you after I'm done with this."

Gongsun Wen immediately said, "No, the manuscript in your hand is more important, you have to keep an eye on it and don't be lazy."

Helplessly, I took the stack of information and staggered towards my room.

Gongsun Wen saw that I was having a really hard time walking, so he stuffed the memorial in his hand into Zheng Yan’s arms and picked me up!

I was so scared that I screamed "Ah" and almost lost my soul.

Gongsun Wen said angrily, "What? You walk slower than a tortoise. It will probably be dawn by the time you get into the house."

Zheng Yan was also very frightened. Gongsun Wen had always been aloof and unkind, but he suddenly picked up A'man. What was going on?

Although I was wearing men's clothes, I was a woman after all. It was the first time that a man picked me up like this, and I blushed with embarrassment.

I gritted my teeth and said, "Put me down. I can walk by myself."

Gongsun Wen not only didn't put me down, he quickened his pace and said, "Don't make a fuss, we'll be there soon."

Zheng Yan quickly caught up with him, shouting as he ran: "Teacher, wait for me."

Gongsun Wen seemed not to hear and walked faster.

As we walked along, everyone was staring at us, and I was so embarrassed that I wanted to dig a hole and crawl into it.

Back in the room, Gongsun Wen put me on the bed and covered me with a blanket. He said, "Take your time to read this stack of manuscripts. Your Highness and I will be reviewing the memorials. Call us when you are done."

After Gongsun Wen finished speaking, he walked straight to the desk, started grinding ink and ignored me.

Zheng Yan staggered to the desk with a pile of memorials in his hands. With a bang, he scattered all the memorials on the desk, and several of them fell to the ground.

Zheng Yan shook his arms, then bent down and picked up the memorial on the ground.

Cinnabar ink was used to mark memorials. Gongsun Wen pushed the ground ink in front of Zheng Yan. Zheng Yan sat down, picked up the pen, dipped it in ink and started writing and drawing on the memorials.

I have to say that although Gongsun Wen and Zheng Yan looked like idiots at ordinary times, they were really serious and dedicated at work. They worked very quickly and had approved half of the memorials in a short while.

Whenever Zheng Yan encountered a problem that was difficult to solve, he would stop writing, put the memorial in front of Gongsun Wen, and tell him his thoughts in detail. Gongsun Wen usually would not make a decision for him immediately, but would always use various examples to guide Zheng Yan's thinking. Zheng Yan was a very smart person. After Gongsun Wen's guidance, he would immediately think of a solution and quickly write down his opinions, which was very decisive.

Zheng Yan did things decisively and efficiently, without any procrastination, and had begun to show the courage of a king.

I saw that they were absorbed in reviewing the memorials. Gongsun Wen said without even looking up, "I know that the Crown Prince and I are both very handsome and elegant. You don't have to keep staring at us like this, right?"

I pouted and said, "Don't be so narcissistic. Who has time to look at you? Go and review your memorials."

Although I pretended to be tough, I felt ashamed inside as if I had been exposed, so I quickly lowered my head and looked at the stack of documents.

I don't know how long I read it. When the palace maid brought me the food, I still had half of the manuscript to go.

I looked outside the door and saw that Yi Ping had been out for a long time and hadn't come back yet. I didn't know where she had gone. Since the prince was there, it was not appropriate for him to wait for a commoner to eat together, so I had to eat with them first.

After dinner, the three of us continued to work hard.

After reading these manuscripts, I finally understood how powerful Zheng Xian's methods were.

From the county to the prefecture and then to the state, the responsibility system was implemented layer by layer. As long as something happened in one place, even the state officials would be jointly responsible. In addition, a supervisory commission was established. As long as the local epidemic prevention was not implemented properly, a secret report would be immediately sent to Zheng Xian.

Several county magistrates and princesses have been beheaded. Although no state magistrate has fallen yet, officials of all ranks dare not be careless, for fear that they will be the next to fall.