The mistress just wanted to be bad, but she took off after being replaced

Faced with this scene, Sheng Junwei could only accept it silently. The thoughts in her heart were as mixed and complicated as the medicine soup.

At this moment, although the thoughts in her mind were quite inappropriate, Sheng Junwei's thoughts inexplicably drifted to the somewhat joking words that her good friend Si Qi often said - "washing socks with a dark face."

Si Qi originally used this sentence to describe the awkward situation where she couldn't help laughing in certain serious situations, but at this moment it unexpectedly became the perfect annotation for her subtle inner emotions.

Thinking of this, a smile that was almost about to burst through her lips surged in Sheng Junwei's heart. She had to try her best to recall the bitter past of her two lives before she could finally suppress the smile that was about to get out of control.

Trying hard to hold back her laughter, she swallowed the bitter medicine, followed by a fine sweat that spread from her forehead to her back.

Seeing this, Zhang gently put down the medicine bowl and wiped away the fine beads of sweat on her forehead with delicate movements. Her words were full of care: "You should have a good rest. Don't worry too much about other things."

After a moment's thought, Zhang added, "Even if the ancestors of the Pei family knew about this and blamed me, I will protect you. You don't need to worry."

After hearing this, Sheng Junwei felt mixed emotions and a sense of powerlessness arose.

That day, she stepped forward to block the knife without thinking too much.

After recuperating in the palace for several days, her body and mind gradually recovered, and she began to yearn for the free air outside the palace.

Every day, the Queen would come to visit her. Seeing her recovering physically and mentally, both of them were filled with relief and joy.

However, on the eve of Sheng Junwei's departure from the palace, the emperor broke the silence: "Madam Pei is a man of great benevolence and righteousness. She has done a great job in protecting the emperor and has demonstrated her ability. I have decided to restore your position as a doctor in the Ministry of Justice, and reward you with a thousand taels of gold, and specially confer you the title of First-Rank Imperial Lady."

Sheng Junwei tried to stand up and salute, but was stopped by the emperor: "Just lie down, no need to be so polite, don't tire yourself out."

At this moment, Sheng Junwei was filled with mixed emotions. She tried to bargain with the emperor: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid I'm not really suitable for the job of a doctor in the Ministry of Justice."

The emperor waved his hand gently and said, "Oh, I think you are just right. With your ability, wouldn't it be easy to solve the case? With you here, perhaps those mediocre people in the Ministry of Justice can start to play a role. Otherwise, it would be difficult to expect them to solve a few cases a year, and my Ministry of Justice would become a warehouse for the backlog of old cases."

Sheng Junwei was speechless, knowing in her heart that it was her special ability that the emperor valued.

She herself had not expected that this "superpower" that she had been born with could be used in this way.

"But Your Majesty, I can only use divination a limited number of times in a day, three times at most."

"Three times is enough. It's better than the Ministry of Justice failing to solve a single case in a day."

Faced with such an answer, Sheng Junwei was speechless again. It seemed that all her efforts in communication over the past few days had been in vain.

Thinking back to the time in the previous life when I fought against Zheng Yiyang, Yu, and the group of evil spirits in Duke Yu's mansion, it didn't seem so difficult.

The Queen smiled and comforted her, "Madam Pei, you don't have to worry. Our Great Sheng Kingdom is different from other countries. It is not uncommon for women to serve as officials. The Ministry of Justice is indeed special and sometimes has to face extremely vicious criminals, but the Emperor promised to ensure your safety."

She looked at the emperor tenderly: "Isn't it, Your Majesty?"

The emperor nodded in affirmation: "Yes, I will arrange two personal guards for you. Their duty is to protect you and never let you be in any danger again."

Faced with such an arrangement, Sheng Junwei felt mixed emotions and finally decided to speak frankly: "Your Majesty, I am not afraid of danger. I just simply do not want to be an official. After all, I have to go to morning prayers every morning and burn incense for the ancestors at night. It is really difficult to spare the whole day to immerse myself in the affairs of the Ministry of Justice."

When the emperor heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and the queen was also stunned, obviously not expecting such an answer.

In this way, when you step into the solemn gate of the Ministry of Justice every afternoon and are busy with official duties, you must not be unable to spare even a moment to reverently light a stick of incense for the respected ancestor, right?

And when night falls...if you are so exhausted from paperwork that you can hardly find your way home...

"I can issue a special decree to assign a meticulous person to perform this respect for you, so that you will no longer have to worry and can enjoy peace."

When Sheng Junwei heard this, she was speechless for a moment.

This was not an inquiry at all; it was clearly an irrefutable arrangement that took her schedule into consideration.

Well, after all, the other party is the almighty Emperor. Even the old ancestors of the Tianji Sect have to show him some courtesy. So what objection could a junior like her have?

Never mind, just accept it. It's just a job that you have to do. Just treat it as an experience and observation that goes deep into the world.

Fortunately, the emperor was not so harsh as to be completely inhumane. He sympathized with her injuries and allowed her to recuperate completely, granting her a month's vacation.

As for why it is exactly one month?

It turned out that the imperial physician Doctor Zhang had carefully examined Sheng Junwei's pulse and said that it would take at least half a month for her injuries to not affect her daily life. The emperor was grateful and decided to give her another half a month, thinking of himself as a considerate monarch.

However, when she thought that she had to enter the door of the Ministry of Justice on time in a month, Sheng Junwei couldn't help but smile bitterly.

In her previous life, she had made plans for Zheng Yiyang and helped him to succeed in his career. As his status rose, people who wanted to curry favor with him also came one after another.

When they first met, these people were critical and questioning towards her.

In the past, one-third of her time seemed to be spent competing with those unwarranted provocateurs, just to prove her worth.

Thinking that the scenes of doubt and disbelief might be repeated in the Ministry of Justice, I felt tired.

Even if you have the ability to convince people, this repeated struggle for trust will eventually become tiring.

Fortunately, there is still a whole month before she officially faces the Ministry of Justice. During this time, she can still enjoy a moment of peace.

Carrying the imperial edict of reward bestowed by the emperor, Sheng Junwei slowly returned to the prime minister's residence.

As her injuries made it unsuitable for her to perform grand ceremonies, the emperor granted her special permission to skip the kneeling ceremony to receive the imperial edict and to sit comfortably in the luxurious sedan chair.

The chief eunuch, Eunuch Yu, finished reading and was about to leave when Sheng Junwei called him softly, "Eunuch, please stay."

Eunuch Yu immediately stopped and said with a respectful smile: "What else does Madam Pei want to ask?"

Sheng Junwei said softly, "Your Majesty and the Queen have been very kind to me. I am grateful and have a small token of my gratitude to express. I beg you to pass it on for me, eunuch."

After she finished speaking, she slowly took out an exquisite jade pendant and a warm jade hairpin from her arms. Eunuch Yu had seen countless people and could tell at a glance what was suitable for the emperor and what should belong to the queen.