This son-in-law is wicked in a good way!

The Left Prime Minister's Residence.

In her boudoir, Lu Qingyin's eyes sparkled after finishing reading the novel "Zhu Xian".

"This storybook written by Mr. Hua An is truly amazing!"

"Lanxiang, what is Zhang Ping'an doing now?"

Lanxiang brought Lu Qingyin a cup of jujube tea and placed it on the table in front of her.

"Miss, it seems the young master is building a house!"

A look of disdain immediately appeared on Lu Qingyin's beautiful face as she shook her head.

"This guy is really hopeless. He has such good literary talent, but he insists on becoming a lowly clerk that everyone despises. Now he's doing some kind of work that only peasants do."

Lanxiang secretly pouted: "Miss, don't talk about the young master like that. I think the young master is amazing. At the very least, he can feed so many refugees, and they can eat with dignity."

Lu Qingyin was slightly taken aback: "That's true."

"But these are things that a scholar like him should not do."

Lu Qingyin received the same education from childhood as the inscription on the Monument to the Second Sage: loyalty to the emperor, serving the country, and leaving a name in history.

She always felt that for scholars to do other things was to be self-degrading.

Of course, this is also a common value among many scholars who graduated from the Imperial Academy today.

Even though Zhang Ping'an has already written the four lines of Zhang Zai, it will still take a long time, or a painful transformation, for these ideas to take root in people's hearts.

"By the way, Miss, the Prince Rong's heir has invited you to the chrysanthemum appreciation party in three days. You haven't replied yet?" Lanxiang reminded her somewhat reluctantly.

After saying that, she added a complaint: "This young master is really something. He knows that you, Miss, have already found a husband, but he still keeps pestering you."

"He wasn't this attentive when Miss was seriously ill."

"Shut up!" Lu Qingyin glared at her. Only this personal maid who had served her for many years dared to say such things. If it were any other servant, she would have been dragged away and slapped long ago.

Thinking of that prince's heir, Lu Qingyin frowned slightly.

"Since it is his sincere invitation, I should still give him some face."

"Go and send a reply, saying that I will attend on time in three days."

In fact, Lu Qingyin herself also wanted to interact more with some of the elite second-generation elites in Beijing, since she had been seriously ill for many years and had almost no social circle.

As the daughter of a prime minister, one must at least have basic social skills.

"Yes, Miss." Although Lanxiang was unwilling, as a servant, she had to obey her master's words no matter what.

"Prince Rong is not someone to be trifled with. It would be best to bring Zhang Ping'an along this time, so that Prince Rong's heir will give up on him."

Fengtian Temple.

The Empress was discussing matters with her ministers.

Princess Yongyang, dressed in a red dress and with a tall figure, suddenly burst into the main hall.

The hall immediately fell silent.

"Your Majesty, so many days have passed since the floods in Yuzhou, have you come up with any solutions yet?"

"Next month is the Empress Dowager's birthday, yet hundreds of thousands of people in Yuzhou are suffering from famine. Do you know that the Empress Dowager cannot bear to see the people suffer? Do you want to ruin her birthday celebration?"

Princess Yongyang put her hands on her hips and glared at the Empress, cursing angrily.

The court officials all lowered their heads and remained silent.

Some even chuckled secretly, waiting to see the Empress make a fool of herself.

Throughout the entire Great Wu Dynasty, only this princess dared to roar in the imperial court.

But His Majesty dared not do anything to her.

The Empress's face darkened: "Yongyang, get out! I'm discussing important state affairs with my court officials. Don't cause trouble!"

"Hmph, what national affairs? Aren't the lives of hundreds of thousands of disaster victims a national affair!"

"You must give me a solution to the Yellow River flooding problem today, no matter what!"

The Empress Dowager's maternal clan was from Yuzhou, and upon hearing of the floods, they had been concerned about the matter.

After all, as people get older, they tend to become nostalgic.

This is also why Princess Yongyang kept a close eye on the Yellow River floods.

The Empress understood this, which is why she was so tolerant of Princess Yongyang.

"Yongyang, I have found a way to control the floods. Stop fooling around and get down here!" the Empress said helplessly.

"What solution? Tell me now." Chu Yuxun was determined not to leave until the problem was resolved today.

"This..." The Empress didn't know how Zhang Ping'an planned to resolve the issue, and she really couldn't answer.

"Hmph, how dare you, the ruler of a nation, spout such nonsense!"

"If you can't think of a solution, then do it my way. Issue an imperial decree now to search for cultivators throughout the country."

Chu Yuxun was convinced that the Empress was just giving her the runaround.

puff!

Someone couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The sound was particularly jarring in the quiet court.

Chu Yuxun turned around abruptly, her angry gaze sweeping over the assembled officials in the court.

Finally, the gaze lingered on the left-hand face of the Prime Minister, who appeared as if in deep meditation.

"Hmph, you bunch of good-for-nothings still have the nerve to laugh? You haven't even been able to control this flood for so long, what use are you!"

In one sentence, he made all the ministers blush with embarrassment.

The Left Prime Minister and several ministers frowned slightly, wishing they could drag out that good-for-nothing who couldn't help laughing earlier and give him a good beating.

Isn't this a case of innocent bystanders suffering the consequences?

"Especially you, as the Left Prime Minister of a nation, look at the rubbish you've chosen! Not a single one is useful!"

Now it's the Empress's turn to watch the drama unfold.

The Left Prime Minister felt more wronged than Dou E. He thought, "My officials are no good. Why are you scolding the Minister of Personnel instead of me?"

Qian Zhong knew how terrifying this princess was, so he bury his head in the sand and let her scold him however she wanted, mainly by saying he couldn't hear her and that if he couldn't hear her, she wasn't scolding him.

"Your Highness, the Yellow River floods are a complex issue that cannot be resolved overnight."

Princess Yongyang was immediately displeased: "What do you mean? Are you saying that I, the princess, don't know anything about river management?"

"Hmph, your bodies and names may perish, but the rivers and mountains will flow on forever!"

"I'm talking about you lot!"

The Left Prime Minister's face immediately turned red, and his teeth clenched so tightly they made a grinding sound.

Last time, at his 60th birthday banquet, Zhang Ping'an directly made him attempt to kill himself.

As a result, Princess Yongyang dragged him out again and whipped his corpse.

"It's all Zhang Xuanling's fault!"

The Left Chancellor suddenly glared at the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in the crowd, wishing he could tear him to pieces.

Zhang Xuanling suddenly felt a chill down his spine and quietly observed his surroundings.

No, I've already bury my head in the sand, so who's still thinking about me?

Now it was the Empress's turn to suppress her laughter.

She simply sat down on the dragon throne, picked up a cup of tea, and began to sip it slowly.

Don't these ministers love to gossip?

What a coincidence, I also enjoy eating melons.

Only the Left Prime Minister alone bore the 10,000 points of critical damage.

The Left Prime Minister has also learned to be clever. He closed his eyes, lowered his head, and thought, "If I can't afford to offend him, can't I at least avoid him?"

Anyone can play the ostrich!

Princess Yongyang continued her tirade, but seeing that no one dared to respond, she grew bored.

So the focus shifted to the Empress.

Upon seeing this, the Empress quickly said, "Yongyang, after court, I will take you to see a great talent who will tell you how to control the floods."

"Alright, then I'll wait outside for my elder sister!"

With the matter resolved, Princess Yongyang, not one to pester others, turned and went outside the palace.

The Empress kept her word. After court, she summoned Princess Yongyang to change her clothes, preparing to take her to find Zhang Ping'an.