Cultivating Immortality Begins with Selling Oneself

Chapter 196 Strange

The imperial study suddenly became quiet.

You can hear the needle drop.

They could almost hear each other's breathing.

They may not know who Shen Mengning is, but who doesn’t know the eldest daughter of the Shen family?

The ministers felt sorry that the once talented girl suddenly became mediocre.

Immediately, the imperial study seemed to explode, as lively as a vegetable market, with people arguing with each other in the heat of the moment.

"I don't believe that the eldest daughter of the Shen family could come up with such a strategy. There must be an expert behind it who gave them guidance. They just used the eldest daughter of the Shen family's name."

The Duke of Zhenguo stiffened his neck and refused to believe that Shen Mengning could come up with such a solution.

The Left Prime Minister rolled his eyes. "Even if Miss Shen has a master behind her, presenting the policy paper to you might bring more benefits. Why choose Miss Shen? Instead of that, it would be better to present the policy paper to His Majesty in person. Maybe you can even get an official position. If you are inferior to others, you are inferior to others. It would be shameful to deny it."

"Or, Lord Zhenguo, you can't stand seeing young people smarter than you?"

The Left Prime Minister looked at the Duke of Zhenguo with a half-smile, and did not hide the sarcasm in his tone.

"you!"

The Duke of Zhenguo widened his eyes, his chest rising and falling violently, and snorted coldly, "It's impossible to reason with someone as cunning as you."

Unlike the Duke of Zhenguo who was deceiving himself, the others were shocked and then expressed their feelings.

"As expected, a genius girl is a genius girl. Maybe she has kept a low profile over the years because Madam Shen doesn't want her daughter to be too ostentatious."

"That's good. We're too old to come up with more ideas."

Even though he was not convinced, he had to admit that Shen Mengning's strategy was impeccable.

The emperor also sat in the main seat, so that he could observe the changing expressions of his ministers and was in a very happy mood.

That's how it should be.

This group of old officials always rely on their seniority to point fingers at the young people.

Now Shen Mengning has slapped them in the face, letting them know that there are always people better than you.

The emperor spoke slowly after watching enough of the show.

"That's enough." The emperor said and the imperial study suddenly became quiet. Everyone's eyes fell on the emperor, waiting for him to speak.

"I think Shen Mengning can enter the court directly without taking the imperial examination."

As soon as these words were spoken, the imperial study, which had just quieted down, was in an uproar again.

"No!"

"Your Majesty, this action is absolutely unacceptable. You cannot break the rules. If Your Majesty sets a precedent and someone else uses the same strategy in the future, will Your Majesty still break the rules?"

"Shen Mengning is still young, and entering officialdom early is not necessarily a good thing. I believe that Shen Mengning still needs to follow the procedures, take the imperial examinations step by step, and enter the court based on her own abilities."

"That makes sense. Could it be that Your Majesty doesn't believe in Shen Mengning's ability? Since she can write such a strategy, it means that Shen Mengning will definitely be able to enter the palace examination."

In this dynasty, there was no concept that women could not hold official positions. As long as they had enough talent, both men and women could hold official positions. However, people still opposed Xu Shen Mengning becoming an official.

"Your Majesty, there is no order without rules. Your Majesty has only set a precedent once, but will you always set a precedent for similar situations in the future? Besides, Shen Mengning is young and hasn't even reached the age of marriage yet. She can't settle down yet. It won't be too late to make a decision when she's older."

The emperor frowned, as if dissatisfied with the ministers' reactions.

"My dear ministers, what do you want to do? You can't offer any strategies. I finally met someone with all the talent and gifts, but you don't agree."

Minister Li touched the tip of his nose and blushed a little at the emperor's sarcastic words. However, the cunning and treacherous left prime minister had no idea what shame was.

"Your Majesty, it's not that we disagree, but we feel that Shen Mengning is still young and needs stability." The left prime minister's face changed color.

The general thought for a moment and said, "Why not give Shen Mengning some rewards?"

"General, Shen Mengning is the eldest daughter of the Shen family. Do you think she would be short of gold, silver, and jewelry? Giving her these things as rewards is too tacky. If it hurts Shen Mengning's feelings, what if she doesn't want to propose a good strategy in the future?"

The emperor threw the question to the ministers present and asked them to discuss it.

After murmuring for a long time, no one could come to a good decision.

Finally, the Left Prime Minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you wait a little longer?"

"When Shen Mengning is older and her temperament has calmed down, how about finding some outstanding people to enter the palace examination in advance?"

The emperor frowned and pretended to be very reluctant until the left prime minister persuaded him again, and then the emperor reluctantly nodded in agreement.

No one noticed the corner, and the emperor's mouth curled up uncontrollably.

Just what he wanted.

While many ministers understood the emperor, didn't the emperor also understand them? Knowing that he directly proposed Xu Shen Mengning as an official, the ministers would definitely not agree.

At that time, the minister will take a step back.

Otherwise, if the emperor directly proposed to hold the palace examination in advance, the left prime minister and others would definitely object.

After receiving a satisfactory answer, the emperor waved his hand, indicating that the ministers could leave. Then the emperor wrote an imperial edict to publicize Shen Mengning's hard work and sent someone to reward Shen Mengning.

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Shaohua Garden.

Shen Mengning was very nervous. "Shen Fuyu, tell me, what was His Majesty's reaction when he saw the policy paper?"

The light in Shen Fuyu's eyes gradually dimmed, dark circles appeared under her eyes, and she said resentfully, "Miss Shen, this is the five hundred and sixty-first time you've asked this."

"Although the teacher has allowed me to go back to school in three days, I still need to rest."

Shen Fuyu practices martial arts every day, so his sleep quality has always been very good. He often falls asleep as soon as he lies down. If he stays up a little longer, Shen Fuyu will feel physically tired.

Of course, as long as he circulates the spiritual energy in his body, the feeling of fatigue will disappear, but unfortunately, Shen Fuyu is not used to it.

In modern times, Shen Fuyu has maintained a good work and rest schedule, and he has always followed it in ancient times.

"Shen Fuyu, I'm panicking."

Shen Mengning's beautiful eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and she looked pitiful.

Shen Fuyu's heart softened, and he raised his hand to rub Shen Mengning's head.

"Don't worry, my lady. As long as the emperor is not blind, he will definitely see the benefits of this strategy."

After throwing down a few words, Shen Fuyu's breathing gradually became even. Shen Mengning felt that Shen Fuyu was physically tired, so she didn't say anything.

Suddenly, Shen Fuyu, who was sleeping, felt his body was very cold.

Shen Fuyu curled up into a ball, hugging himself tightly to keep warm.

The sharp sound of the wind echoed in Shen Fuyu's ears, and she felt puzzled. Was it windy? Why did she feel like she was in the center of the wind?

Shen Fuyu subconsciously opened his eyes and saw his body floating in the air.

"!!!"

Shen Fuyu screamed, and her slender and frail figure staggered. She realized that she was stepping on the Qingfeng Sword. Shen Fuyu struggled for a long time before she could barely steady herself.

What's going on? Isn't she sleeping in bed?
How come I'm floating in the air the moment I open my eyes?!
(End of this chapter)