The quick travel journey of the cold heroine

Si Qingquan became even angrier when he saw this scene. They really acted out their incompetence and bullying to the fullest.

"When the Queen became a general as a woman to protect the peace of the area, why didn't you have the nerve to say it was appalling? When General Zuo fell off a cliff and his life or death was unknown, and the Jin Kingdom was watching covetously, and I, David, had no one to use, why didn't you say it was appalling? In the end, wasn't it all resolved by a woman?"

"Why didn't you think it was outrageous when I said that the Queen went to Hongzhou alone to get reinforcements for me? Why didn't you think it was outrageous when I said that Lin Xuan and Zuo Zhanting ambushed Shuifeng Kingdom together?" No one dared to speak. They just felt that even if they lowered their heads, they could feel Si Qingquan's terrifying anger.

"Speak? Are you dumb? You were dumb like this when you faced the threat from Shuifeng Nation at Zuo Zhanting's celebration banquet last time. I have raised a group of people who become dumb at critical moments, and I didn't find it shocking. You guys were the first to find it shocking?"

"Lin Yi, if Lin Xuan was here now, would she be as dumb as you guys?" Si Qingquan was so angry that he had a stomachache. If his ministers dared to say something at this time, he would not be so disappointed. However, no one dared to speak after just a few questions.

Lin Yi, who was called out, stood up tremblingly and said, "Your Majesty, my disappointing daughter will say that it's because Your Majesty didn't give her a chance."

Si Qingquan was so angry that he laughed. Lin Yi was so good at doing great things quietly. He pretended to be as timid as a mouse, but his words did not show any fear.

The ministers reacted and realized that, yes, it was the emperor who did not give them a chance, not that they were unwilling to serve the emperor.

"Okay, I'll give you a chance, Lin Yi. I'll give you a chance to tell me how you, the Minister of Personnel, selected these mutes for me. I'll also give the rest of you a chance. I want you to completely solve the problem of Jin State. Who will go?"

Lin Yi fell to his knees with a thud and said, "I am incompetent." His daughter was going to take a difficult and extraordinary path after all.

"Speak? I saw that you all wanted to speak just now, why don't you speak now?"

Everyone was ashamed again. It would be great if the issue of Jinguo could be resolved so easily and completely.

Si Qingquan felt sad in his heart. When did David's ministers become like this? A bunch of cowards.

"Okay, the issue of Jin State is not easy to resolve, so let's talk about the current issue. Now some people suspect that I am trying to resolve the issue of Shuifeng State not recognizing my son. How do I resolve this?"

Finally someone spoke up, "Your Majesty, just ask the Queen to come out and admit that she has never given birth to a child."

Si Qingquan couldn't help but throw the teacup in front of him away. "Did you solve it or did the Queen solve it? The Queen is still lying in bed unable to move because she was stabbed twice by Shui Fengguo. With the Queen's current status, how many people do you think will not think that the Queen is jealous of Shui Fengguo and is telling lies when she says this?"

"Lin Yi, I will give you three months. After three months, I will conduct another imperial examination. This time, both men and women can participate!"

"Yes."

"As for you," Si Qingquan said with sharp eyes, "you didn't say anything just now, so shut up if you can. Otherwise, I don't mind letting you all go home! Get lost!"

If Si Qingquan wanted to select female officials before the morning court session only because of Shui Zhizi and Lin Xuan, then now it is for David. His David must not support such a group of good-for-nothings.

"The emperor is here. He wants to talk to you alone." Zuo Zhanting did not attend the morning court because he returned to the villa yesterday to take care of Shui Zhizi, so Shui Zhizi knew everything she needed to know.

Shui Zhizi felt unusually embarrassed when thinking about the letter that had already been read by Si Qingquan. She thought she was going to die at the time, so what she wrote seemed very pretentious.

"Okay." No matter how awkward it is, we have to talk about it. There's no way to avoid it.

Zuo Zhanting was out for a long time before Si Qingquan came in. During the waiting time, Shui Zhizi's mood gradually changed from embarrassment to nervousness.

My brother said that the emperor was angry and sad after knowing her background. So is he not coming in now because he is angry or because he is sad?

In fact, Si Qingquan was just feeling guilty. After knowing Shui Zhizi's true identity, all the guilt that he had suppressed in his heart burst out like a backlash, making it difficult for Si Qingquan to breathe.

"Is the emperor feeling unwell?" Shui Zhizi noticed that Si Qingquan's walking posture was wrong when they were still a few steps apart. He was deliberately breathing in and out to control his pace. And if you think about it carefully, it has only been a few days since they last saw him, and his complexion doesn't seem to be much better than hers, who had been lying in bed for a few days.

Just a few words made Si Qingquan's emotions, which he had tried hard to control, collapse instantly. Shui Gardenia always touched him in the most unexpected way.

When Si Qingquan took a few steps to Shui Zhizi, he was already in tears. This time, Si Qingquan did not hide his weakness and showed it to Shui Zhizi.

Without Shui Zhizi's invitation, Si Qingquan sat down directly beside Shui Zhizi's bed. Si Qingquan wanted to hug Shui Zhizi tightly and have a good cry, but facing Shui Zhizi's still pale face, Si Qingquan could only carefully grab Shui Zhizi's hand, but he grabbed it very hard, as if he would never let go of these hands in his life.

Shui Zhizi's heart seemed to be blocked by something. It didn't hurt but she felt uncomfortable. She knew that Si Qingquan was showing weakness and asking her to stay, but she couldn't. She came to help him, not to make his way more difficult.

More importantly, Shui Zhizi had thought about the possibility of staying a long time ago. She was reluctant to leave Si Qingquan. How could someone who was sincere to her just leave so easily? But in the end, Shui Zhizi came to the conclusion that she had to leave.

Shui Zhizi had carefully understood Si Qingquan. Si Qingquan was kindhearted and ambitious. His achievements would never stop at conquering Shuifeng State, and Zuo Zhanting would not stop at being a general in the future. The two of them would work together to accomplish great things.

If she stayed with Si Qingquan, she would become the biggest obstacle to their relationship between the monarch and his subjects. As Zuo Zhanting's career grew bigger and bigger, his position in the court would also become higher and higher. However, since ancient times, it has been a taboo for foreign relatives to monopolize power.

Shui Zhizi knew that Zuo Zhanting would never go against Si Qingquan, and she also knew that Si Qingquan would believe in them. But then they would have to face all the civil and military officials in the court. If she stayed in the palace, Zuo Zhanting would have many concerns when doing things, and would have to bear a lot of unnecessary pressure.

Shui Zhizi would never let herself become any burden to Zuo Zhanting. She wanted Zuo Zhanting to do whatever he wanted without any scruples and realize his ambitions, so she had to go.

Shui Zhizi smiled, pulled her hand out, picked up the handkerchief on the bedside, and gently wiped Si Qingquan's tears, but the tears could not be wiped away.