With his hands behind his back, he ate a melon, and the country's fortune soared.

After returning to Fengqi Palace from the zoo, Xiao Qianqian was put on the blanket by Luqiao. She lay there obediently and stared at the little snow wolf lying opposite her.

The little snow wolf was as big as a kitten, with bright and clear sapphire eyes. Xiao Qianqian was so excited that he was about to explode.

[Oh my god, what kind of fairy snow wolf is this? It's so white and beautiful. Tongzi, look at its eyes, they are like sapphires.]

[Yes,] the system voice was also very excited, [Little princess, take good care of this snow wolf. Not only is its perception stronger than other beasts, it also has the potential to become a beast king and has a high IQ. Its future is limitless.]

[Hahaha, I don't care if it will be the beast king in the future. Anyway, I like it, I like it very much. Hmm, what name should I give it? ]

Xiao Qianqian began to think about what name to give the little snow wolf. The little snow wolf looked at Xiao Qianqian quietly for a while, and suddenly grinned at her.

Xiao Qianqian...

[Wow, the Snow Wolf can laugh. OK, I got it. From now on, you can just call yourself Huanle, okay?]

system……

[Little princess, it's a boy. Isn't it a little unimpressive to call it Huanxi? ]

"Awoo, awoo," the little snow wolf howled and shook its head, as if it could hear Xiao Qianqian's thoughts.

Xiao Qianqian tilted his head, crawled a few steps towards the little snow wolf, and then fell on it. [He is a boy, so calling him Huanxi is really not impressive.]

[Well, let’s call him Erdan.]

The little snow wolf grinned happily...

The smile on his face faded and he kept shaking his head and wagging his tail at Xiao Qianqian to express his protest.

Xiao Qianqian thought he liked this name very much, [Well, very good, from now on you will be called Erdan. ]

system……

Erdan obviously doesn’t like the name Erdan, but forget it, it’s none of his business anyway.

Erdan...

"woo woo woo woo."

The queen was so amused by Erdan that she couldn't stop laughing. She allocated a lot of money to the zoo and asked Jiang Baozhu to take good care of the animals in the zoo.

Who knows when her little Qianqian will take a fancy to that little guy again.

September.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather became colder day by day. The streets in the capital were bustling every day, but the atmosphere in the court was very solemn.

It was because there were too many officials who were thrown into prison and had their properties confiscated by Emperor Mingde in these days, and every court official was keeping a low profile, fearing that if they made any mistake, they would be the next person to be punished by the emperor.

Jiang Minghai has resumed attending court, although his concubine sister Mingzhu has already informed him of everything that happens in the court and the harem.

But now, seeing the court officials being so cautious in dealing with His Majesty the Emperor, he still feels a little uncomfortable.

In the past, he always felt that the Emperor was too kind and lacked authority. Now that His Majesty's reputation as a tyrant is growing, he has another worry.

However, none of the court officials dealt with by His Majesty these days were wrongly accused, and no one in the court could find any fault with the Emperor.

After the court session that day, Jiang Minghai, Minister of Revenue Shan Jun and General Lin Zhen were summoned to the imperial study by Emperor Mingde.

These days, Emperor Mingde would occasionally summon some court officials to the Imperial Study to talk alone. After the summons, some were promoted, while others had their clans exterminated...

The three of them came to the imperial study, all with a look of trepidation on their faces.

After waiting for half a cup of tea, Emperor Mingde entered the imperial study holding the little princess, and the three of them immediately bowed.

[Ah, my father is really inhumane. I have been working with him in the imperial study for several days. When will my father let me go?]

[Woo woo, I want to play with Erdan. ]

Emperor Mingde...

He patted the little girl gently and gave him a charming smile.

[Heh, seduction works on my mother, but not on me.]

Xiao Qianqian rolled his eyes at his father with disdain.

Emperor Mingde...

The little girl is really difficult to deal with, but fortunately there are not many court officials left. As long as his little princess has sorted them out and there is no problem, he will feel more at ease using them.

Xiao Qianqian looked at Jiang Minghai, [Hmm, no wonder Jiang Mingzhu could pretend to be her brother to attend the court, it turns out that Jiang Minghai is so short.]

System, [Hahaha, that's right, little princess. Jiang Minghai is too short to confess his love to the girl he likes, so he hasn't gotten married yet at this age.]

[Eh, it's really useless. ]

Emperor Mingde nodded secretly, he was indeed quite useless, even more useless than him.

Jiang Minghai...

Is this what Mingzhu said, the peculiarity of the little princess?

But how could such a soft and cute little ball be so heartbreaking?

[Tongzi, do you know who is the woman he likes? ]

The system was calm and composed. [This is Mei Lehan, the eldest daughter of his master, the former great scholar Mei Hanlin.]

[Speaking of which, that woman had a difficult life. After Mei Hanlin suddenly passed away, she was betrothed to a poor scholar by the elders of the clan.]

[The poor scholar had nothing but a scholarly and arrogant temper. He kept eating free food and tortured Mei Lehan to the point of being a mess. Later, he got drunk and fell into the lake and died.]

[The scholar's mother said that it was Mei Lehan who killed her son, and wanted Mei Lehan to be buried alive with her son. If it weren't for your mother changing the law, the scholar's mother would have been arrested, and Mei Lehan would have been in great trouble.]

[Alas,] Xiao Qianqian sighed, [What is Jiang Minghai waiting for? ]

System, [Jiang Minghai only dared to save people secretly, and never dared to confess his feelings to others. He secretly helped others to set up a female household. Now Mei Lehan has passed the elementary examination of female teacher and is teaching in the relief house. ]

The establishment of this orphanage was initiated by the Queen. Nowadays, most people in Daxia have conservative ideas and do not encourage women to go out to work.

So the queen asked Jiang Mingzhu to set up an orphanage, which was filled with little beggars who had lost their fathers at a young age. Nowadays, most people believe that taking care of children is a woman's responsibility.

Therefore, through the orphanage, the Queen divided a series of women into official ranks and allowed them to receive salaries.

The official positions held by women today are all insignificant minor ones, and they all have certain special features that men are unable to handle.

Therefore, the men in power in Daxia did not complain too much. Of course, those who spoke harshly were suppressed by the queen's tough tactics.

The matter of women holding official positions was carried out smoothly and quietly under the cover of Emperor Mingde's occasional confiscations of property and demotions of officials.

Emperor Mingde looked at the plain-looking Jiang Minghai and suspected that all the good looks of the Jiang family were inherited by his three concubine sisters.

Jiang Minghai is not only short, but also showing signs of baldness. He is definitely not worthy of Mei Lehan.

Xiao Qianqian was also confused, [What about Mei Lehan? Does she like Jiang Minghai? ]

[I like it,] the system smiled, [Mei Lehan has liked this honest and straightforward senior brother of hers who respects women very much since she was a child.]

[She also knew that when she was forced to be buried alive by her mother-in-law, it was Jiang Minghai who asked someone to save her, and she also knew that he had helped her with matters such as the female household and the examiner.]

[Alas,] Xiao Qianqian sighed helplessly, [If only I could speak, I would ask my father to grant me the marriage directly.]

All right. Emperor Mingde glanced at his daughter in his arms and coughed. "Ahem, I heard that Mei Lehan is skilled and generous, with outstanding appearance and character, and she is childhood sweethearts with Jiang Aiqing. On this occasion, I grant you two a marriage and order the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to choose an auspicious date for the wedding to be completed as soon as possible."

Jiang Minghai's eyes were red, and he knelt respectfully, "Thank you, Lord."