I made a fortune by marrying a sickly woman!

The next day.

Qin Chi went to see his immediate superior, Dean Yan, carrying half a pound of pepper.

That is the former Master Yan.

Then, Master Yan got pepper and regarded it as a treasure.

Qin Chi's tenure was not smooth sailing. He was often tripped up by others. He missed something or the documents he had put away might have disappeared. If he had not been quick-witted and able to respond in time, he would have lost his position long ago.

The tutor Mao Shaojie was openly against him.

As Mao Shaojie's superior, Qin Chi could have kept Mao Shaojie under control if he was familiar with the work of the Hanlin Academy. However, Qin Chi had just entered the officialdom, and Mao Shaojie often bullied him. Several times when Qin Chi gave him orders, Mao Shaojie either delayed intentionally or made mistakes.

It is like today's transcription of a passage of interpretation from scriptures and history.

This is to be submitted to the emperor for review.

Mao Shaojie deliberately copied two wrong places.

Qin Chi discovered it when he was checking, and reminded him lightly: "Mao Shidu, there is a mistake here, can you copy it again? This article needs to be sent to Wenyuan Pavilion tomorrow morning."

"Sir, we are about to leave the court. Aren't you making things difficult for me?" Mao Shaojie replied in a gloomy tone.

Qin Chi added: "This is your job."

"You can give it to Wen Shidu to copy. I don't have time anyway."

Mao Shaojie picked out the mistakes on purpose, and gave them to Qin Chi when he was about to leave office. When he submitted it to Wenyuan Pavilion, if there were any mistakes or delays, the superiors would hold Qin Chi accountable.

How dare a young boy who knows nothing and has never been an official for a day in his life put himself above him?

As long as Qin Chi makes mistakes frequently.

The higher-ups could find a reason to dismiss him from his post, or return him to his position as editor. He couldn't blame anyone else for his inability to do the job.

It’s just this month.

Qin Chi did not make any mistakes.

Mao Shaojie insinuated, "If you don't have that ability, resign as soon as possible, and don't bother me with this old bone."

After saying this, Mao Shaojie didn't give Qin Chi any face at all.

The man strode away.

Everyone originally thought that Qin Chi would fall out with Mao Shaojie.

Qin Chi refused to lose his temper. He picked up the scripture with errors, corrected the mistakes, and started grinding ink again.

Someone came over and asked, "Brother Qi'an, what are you doing?"

"I have to hurry and re-copy it." Qin Chi copied without raising his head, muttering as he copied, "What a pity, I have to be home late again tonight, and I promised my wife that I would have dinner with her."

Being bullied.

It cannot be unknown.

Qin Chi always keeps a low profile and lets everyone in the Hanlin Academy know that Mao Shaojie is deliberately making things difficult for him.

Someone who was watching the show and didn't mind the big deal, kindly advised: "Qian, you can't keep swallowing your anger like this. You have been patient time and time again, and now he dares to push his feet even further. He knows that His Majesty wants to use this classic, but he dares to use it to make things difficult for you. You have to be tough and show your authority as a superior."

"No way, I have no one to lean on."

Qin Chi's tone was very helpless.

This made the others choke.

After all, those who have backers in the Hanlin Academy are only a minority.

There are many people who have no backing, and when they heard Qin Chi's words, they inexplicably felt a sense of solidarity.

Someone said angrily: "Mao Shaojie relies on the support of Minister Yuan to blatantly cause trouble for you."

"Speaking of the Yuan family, I do know one thing. Madam Yuan committed suicide in prison the night before yesterday."

A colleague said in a low voice.

Some people were surprised, "Suicide is considered decent. If he was executed, his head and body would be separated, but now there is still a complete body."

Everyone knew that Shangshu Yuan and Qin Chi had a grudge against each other, and no one thought that Qin Chi could go far in officialdom.

Most of the people's jealousy towards him in the past has now turned into sympathy, and these people even made bets behind his back about when Qin Chi would leave the Hanlin Academy.

The Yuan family is a behemoth to Qin Chi.

Therefore, everyone seems to be concerned about Qin Chi.

There are almost no colleagues who are willing to help him.

No one dares to get involved in this mess.

After leaving the yamen, everyone left one after another.

Qin Chi was still writing furiously at his desk, his occasional cough echoing in the hall.

"Qin Qi'an?"

A voice sounded from behind.

Qin Chi paused for a moment, then finished writing. He then put the pen aside, stood up and walked around the desk. He bowed to the visitor and said humbly, "This humble official greets Dean Yan."

"You've already left the government office, why haven't you left yet?"

Dean Yan walked over and glanced at the desk. "Are you copying the classics?"

Seeing Qin Chi's hesitation.

Dean Yan lowered his head to look at the historical excerpts on the table again, "Is this what we are going to send to Wenyuan Pavilion tomorrow morning?"

Then he saw the erroneous manuscript placed conspicuously aside. Dean Yan was familiar with Mao Shaojie's handwriting, so he simply picked it up and read it over, and then added the half-copied manuscript by Qin Chi.

There was no need for Qin Chi to speak.

Dean Yan then remembered what happened, "Didn't Mao Shaojie do his job well?"

"When he left the government office, he handed me a wrong copy. I... couldn't bear to hand it over, so I copied a correct copy."

During this period, due to the small actions of Mao Shaojie and others, Qin Chi did the work of at least two or three people.

Many people know this, including Dean Yan.

It's not just Dean Yan who is concerned.

Mao Shaojie was also a stupid person. He chose this time to blatantly trip up Qin Chi. As a result, although Qin Chi's workload increased, he still did not make any mistakes.

With the contrast of Mao Shaojie.

Qin Chi is really too outstanding.

A talent that can handle three tasks at once.

"You don't need to assign him work in the future. Let Wen Shidu work harder. If Wen Shidu can't do it, let the subordinates do it." Because of Minister Yuan, Dean Yan would not punish Mao Shaojie directly, but he could not allow Mao Shaojie to use his work as a means of handling the matter.

Qin Chi pretended to hesitate and said, "Is this okay? Will he say that I am excluding him?"

"If he makes trouble, tell him to come to me. He doesn't even take the classics sent to the emperor seriously. What's the point of keeping him? If he dares to do this, it means that he doesn't even care about me, the dean."

Dean Yan also dislikes Mao Shaojie.

He doesn't have much ability, but he has a lot of problems.

With what Yan Xueyuan said, Qin Chi felt that all the hard work tonight was worth it and he would finish his work after that.

Back home, in the dormitory at night.

Qin Chi began to talk about this with Song Jin, "After waiting for so many days, it is finally possible to teach Mao Shaojie a lesson. Dean Yan said this today. I think my wife's pepper accounts for most of the credit."

"What nonsense?"

Song Jin was a little speechless. "I guess the time is about right. My husband has been laying the groundwork for so long, and it's not in vain. I guess the emperor and the cabinet are paying attention to it. Dean Yan is worried that if he doesn't step in to stop it, the guy surnamed Mao will make a big mess."

Qin Chi's eyes flashed with a smile, "My lady is really thoughtful."

"Glib."

Song Jin didn't believe that he hadn't thought of it.

Pepper just brings the distance closer.

Dean Yan would stand on Qin Chi's side, most likely after weighing the pros and cons. Otherwise, if he really wanted to help Qin Chi, he would not have waited until today.