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Chapter 165 Making trouble
As a result, encouraged by rebel armies in various places, more and more scholars went to the palace gates to cause trouble.

As for the ministers in the court...

For example, at the residence of the Minister of Revenue, after finishing his shift, Lord Zhen returned to his residence, ate a meal, and calmly drank tea.

His wife came over, and Lord Zhen immediately poured her a cup of tea.

Madam Zhen glanced at him. "What do you think of these two policies His Majesty has issued?"

Lord Zhen: Of course I oppose it too; this policy is utterly absurd.

While inwardly screaming with rage, Lord Zhen outwardly smiled and said, "His Majesty's policies are naturally excellent, and with Princess Fuqing's support, they are even better. Princess Fuqing is the lucky star of our Great Qing, and what she supports is naturally good."

He paused, then said with a pitiful tone, "My lady, I have never bullied you all these years."

Everyone in the capital knows that Minister Zhen of the Ministry of Revenue is henpecked! And besides his wife, he has no concubines.

These three children are all legitimate sons and daughters born to the wife.

If the lady told him to go east, he would absolutely not dare to go west.

Even if you tell him to kneel down immediately, he will kneel down.

Lord Zhen knew that many people were laughing at him behind his back, and some had even told him that if he really had any intentions, there were many ways to divorce his wife or let her "die naturally."

After these people said these words, Lord Zhen secretly told his wife when he returned.

Not only did he distance himself from those people in the future, but he also had his wife tell those people's wives what he had said.

Because only Lord Zhen knew that his position over the years was absolutely inseparable from the support and help of his wife.

The lady was an extremely wise person.

When the lady was young, she was both talented and beautiful, and countless men in the capital were captivated by her.

Even the current headmaster of Hongfeng Academy is still single.

Lord Zhen didn't find anything particularly unusual about Emperor Xuanhe's policy of having the first woman participate in the imperial examination.

The second one was what scared him a little.

Although he has always treated his wife well over the years, she has still been by his side through thick and thin, and endured some hardships.

He was afraid his wife would leave him, so that dean still visits him from time to time.

He claimed it was to help his grandson with his studies, but what he really had in mind was...

Hmph, every time he comes, he sneaks a peek at his wife. Don't think he can't see it.

I must say, Dean Xiao has taken very good care of himself over the years. As someone his age, he looks more than ten years older.

And the lady, she still retains her charm.

So, having long known that his wife was a woman obsessed with looks, and given the current policy issued by His Majesty, he was still somewhat worried.

Madam Zhen glanced at him and said, "Look at you, so pathetic."

Lord Zhen chuckled twice.

Madam Zhen knew that they had been through countless ups and downs over the years of their marriage, but compared to other families, this old man had treated her very well.

She has been quite content with her life over the years.

"...I am deeply moved by His Majesty's two policies today."

"I wonder what would have happened if I had participated in the imperial examinations back then?" Madam Zhen's gaze became distant.

When she was young, she was smarter than her brothers, but while her brothers could study and take the imperial examinations, she could only stay at home embroidering.

Later, she finally managed to secure the opportunity to have a private tutor come to her home to teach her.

Even though she later went to school and became more talented than her brothers.

But it still didn't work.

Lord Zhen was aware of his wife's talent, as well as her regrets from her youth. His eyes were full of seriousness and certainty as he said, "If my wife had participated in the imperial examinations back then, perhaps her achievements would have surpassed mine long ago, and she might even have gone down in history."

Madam Zhen laughed at his words.

"However, I can't go back to my youth and take the imperial examination again, but our Xuan'er can. Her future is destined to be much broader than it was at the beginning."

Lord Zhen nodded. His only daughter, Xuan'er, looked exactly like his wife when she was young.

Moreover, Xuan'er has a somewhat assertive personality.

He used to worry that Xuan'er's personality would cause her trouble in the inner quarters.

But now, Xuan'er's future has more possibilities.

Of course, it wasn't just because of his own daughter and wife, but also because of Princess Fuqing, that Lord Zhen did not oppose Emperor Xuanhe's policy like those scholars.

He thought that perhaps Daqing needed this kind of reform now.

Of course, this situation was not limited to Lord Zhen's residence; the residences of other court officials in the capital were also very quiet.

Back at the palace, Emperor Xuanhe learned that the scholars had gathered at the palace gates to cause trouble and oppose his policies.

He had anticipated this situation.

However, the imperial relatives and court officials all remained silent, seemingly acquiescing to his policy.

This was something that Emperor Xuanhe found rather strange.

Just as Emperor Xuanhe was pondering how to deal with those pedantic and selfish scholars, Liu De hurriedly arrived with a report.

"What did you say? They said my little princess is a demon?!" Emperor Xuanhe immediately stood up, his face darkening.

"These people are really bold. How can they be so daring?"

"Go and have a look."
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What Emperor Xuanhe didn't know was that Sui Sui had already reached the top of the palace wall.

She came because she heard that the troublemaking scholars were saying she was a demon.

Just ...

Sui Sui looked at the tall city wall, pouted, and said, "I'm still not tall enough."

"Furong, pick me up."

"Yes."

Soon, Furong picked up Suisui.

With her gaze rising higher, Sui Sui also saw the scene below the city wall.

A swarm of readers gathered below, sitting on the ground, shouting and protesting.

"Who is that?"

"It's Princess Fuqing! That demon!"

A sharp-eyed person quickly spotted the exquisitely beautiful little girl being held on the city wall.

Without a doubt, at this age and dressed in this way, there is no one else who could be here but Princess Fuqing.

"Monster, monster, please let heaven punish this monster severely."

In fact, these scholars didn't care whether someone was truly a monster or not; what they cared about was that their interests had been violated.

Anyone who infringes upon their interests is a monster.

“Sui Sui isn’t a monster,” Sui Sui explained.

Unfortunately, her voice was too soft, and the shouts from below were so loud that they almost drowned it out.

"These pedantic scholars are truly despicable! How dare they slander His Highness like this!" Furong and the others were all very angry.

(End of this chapter)