Playing bad and eating melons: The whole court is laughing? No, no

Kong Jijiu looked up when he heard the voice and looked at Jiang Yueyang for a long time before putting down the pen in his hand.

He said sternly, "Because time is tight, your office isn't ready yet. I'm afraid you'll have to work in the public area outside for now."

"It doesn't matter, it's more fun with more people." Jiang Yueyang said indifferently.

Kong Jijiu was very satisfied with this. "Your job is mainly to repair the books in the library. Don't worry about other things. If you have any questions in the future, just ask Pei Yan. He is your direct subordinate."

What the hell are direct subordinates?

Assistant? Secretary?

Jiang Yueyang glanced at Pei Yan, feeling very confused. However, she didn't ask, but simply responded.

Kong Jijiu waved his hand, indicating that she could go about her business.

Jiang Yueyang and Pei Yan turned around one after another, and Kong Jijiu looked at their backs thoughtfully.

Emperor Yuan asked him to come over for a talk yesterday, and he didn't beat around the bush and said directly that he didn't need Jiang Yueyang to do any of her work, and just wanted her to attend court every day and eat melons.

What this means is that the work that originally belonged to Jiang Yueyang can be completed by others without leaving any trace.

After all, not everyone knows about the inner voice.

Moreover, Emperor Yuan was already fully aware of Jiang Yueyang's lack of knowledge and skills, and now he felt from the bottom of his heart that she was unable to complete the task of repairing the books.

Therefore, he was worried that those ministers with ulterior motives would use this as an excuse to drive her out of the court.

He could arbitrarily force Jiang Yueyang to stay in the court, but he might discourage those students who were unaware of the inside story.

The most important thing is that he really doesn't want to be a tyrant or a foolish ruler.

Pei Yan placed Jiang Yueyang in a quieter corner, which he had cleaned up before leaving get off work yesterday.

The things on the desk were very simple. Apart from the four treasures of the study, there was only a pot of chrysanthemums specially prepared for Jiang Yueyang.

It is not a rare variety, but it is small and beautiful.

"I heard that Lord Xiao Jiang likes flowers and plants, so I prepared this especially for you."

Jiang Yueyang smiled at him gratefully, "Thank you very much. What should I do now?"

"There's no rush for work. Just get familiar with the environment on your first day."

Jiang Yueyang nodded. It would be great not to have to work.

"Then... do you need me to show you around?"

"I want to rest for a while." She was so tired after walking all the way from the Hall of Supreme Harmony to here.

"Okay, call me if you need anything."

Jiang Yueyang nodded, and Pei Yan returned to his seat and buried himself in his work.

He and two other editors are the ones who share Jiang Yueyang's work.

Jiang Yueyang sat down in his seat, looked around, took out a bag of beef jerky from his sleeve, and started eating it secretly.

【Xiaogua, what time is it now? 】

Half past eight.

The working hours for Daxia officials are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with a two-hour break in between. The palace will provide working meals.

Jiang Yueyang took a hard bite of beef jerky and sighed to the system: "I'm really going from bad to worse. Now I can't even make it to a nine-to-five job."

[Actually, I think the host's life isn't that bad now. At least you now own a thousand acres of official land.]

Jiang Yueyang was shocked. [So many! Doesn't that make me a landlord?]

Everyone: Aren’t officials more attractive than landlords?

The system didn't quite understand her, [Host, wasn't your grandfather the richest man in Daxia? Why are your eyes so bright over a mere 1,000 acres?]

My grandfather is rich, but I am not. What is there to be happy about?

The system poured cold water on her, "The official land is not yours. If Su Zu resigns, the court will take it back."

Jiang Yueyang had never heard of this before, and exclaimed when she heard it.

But she wasn't too disappointed, after all, she had already made up her mind to let her brother support her for the rest of her life.

In her previous life, she would have scoffed at such behavior of relying solely on others.

But she figured it out in this life. Why not rely on someone?

Life is only a few decades long, why make yourself suffer?

The system knew its host too well, and when it saw her indifferent expression, it knew what she was thinking.

[Host, if your brother gets married and your sister-in-law doesn't want him to support you anymore, what will you do?]

[Huh?] Jiang Yueyang thought the system was asking nonsense. [My brother wouldn't like a petty girl. This assumption doesn't exist.]

The system thought about it and realized that with the Jiang family's love for the host, not to mention that Minister Jiang and his wife would pave a way out for her, her grandfather would not ignore her either.

After all, when the host was just born, her grandfather gave her dozens of shops.

That's something Jiang Xun doesn't have.

However, these hosts don't know this.

The system said: [From this perspective, the host's current situation is indeed somewhat bad.]

Everyone: If a fifth-rank official is considered bad? Then what are they?

Pei Yan and the other two who were helping Jiang Yueyang share the work: "..."

Jiang Yueyang finished chewing the beef jerky in his mouth and swallowed it. [I wonder when Your Majesty will allow me to resign?]

[I guess it was the day you became the Crown Princess.]

"Then I'll just keep going to work." Jiang Yueyang blurted out.

Everyone was shocked that Lady Xiao Jiang didn't want to be the Crown Princess!

A certain prince's spy silently took note of this matter.

[I'm so thirsty.] Jiang Yueyang looked around, [Where can I get some water here?]

[I don't know. The host should ask someone. Don't be afraid. You are the most powerful official here besides Kong Jijiu.]

Yes, all of them are men in green.

Jiang Yueyang was not a shy person, so she clapped her hands and prepared to get up and ask Pei Yan.

But before she could take any action, a baby-faced colleague came over with a teapot.

He walked to Jiang Yueyang's desk and said shyly, "Master Jiang, would you like some tea?"

Jiang Yueyang blinked, [What a coincidence, I'm thirsty.]

The baby-faced official's heart trembled slightly when he heard this, and he quickly said, "I just saw you eating, so I thought you might want some water. I'm sorry for being rude."

After saying this, the baby-faced official prepared to take the teapot back.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yueyang smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, I'm thirsty. Would you like some beef jerky?"

"No, no, this is what I should do." The baby-faced official waved his hands flattered, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at the purse filled with beef jerky.

Seeing this, Jiang Yueyang took two pieces of beef jerky and handed them to him, "Try it, it's delicious."

Daxia had a regulation that oxen used for farming could not be slaughtered at will, so even Emperor Yuan could not eat them often, let alone small officials like them.

The beef that Jiang Yueyang ate was sent by her grandfather.

The baby-faced official hesitated for a moment, but still accepted the beef jerky. "Then... then I won't be polite."

Jiang Yueyang nodded and reached out to pour some tea.

Seeing this, the baby-faced girl quickly picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Jiang Yueyang without saying a word.