Reincarnated as the daughter of my mortal enemy, all I want is to ascend the throne.

It was already against etiquette for a princess to sit on the dragon throne, and the fact that she was required to attend court only fueled discontent.

In fact, not only the court officials, but even Li Yan himself didn't react; it's just that as the emperor, he didn't turn his head to look.

Grandpa Laifu stood to the side, his legs trembling with fear, wishing he could press Li Qingyan down.

"My little darling, what are we going to do? Won't those people tear him apart alive?"

The officials had tried their best to ignore Li Qingyan's existence, always trying to convince themselves that she was still just a child.

But today he stands on the dragon throne, meddling in the affairs of the court officials.

"Your Majesty, the little princess's actions today have damaged the reputation of our Great Yu."

"I believe it is not appropriate for the little princess to continue..."

Li Qingyan grabbed a folding book from the side and threw it at him, "What's all the noise about? Instead of talking about my business, why don't you talk about the water conservancy project?"

The sound of people cracking sunflower seeds with a fork has stopped.

[Oh no, I'm possessed.]

Feicha quickly muted his microphone, shutting himself down. Li Qingyan easily became irritable when it came to professional matters, and it was impossible for her to control her temper.

Li Qingyan picked up a scroll from the side and tossed it to Laifu so he could unroll it.

A well-drawn water conservancy blueprint was displayed before them. Li Qingyan had drawn it overnight because she couldn't sleep last night due to the noise. Originally, it was meant to be given to Li Yan after the morning court session, but now it was being used.

"Open your eyes wide and take a look."

The little one, with a childlike voice, jumped off the dragon throne and pointed at the map, saying, "Look carefully at the terrain here. I know the meaning of 'going with the flow'."

"It is entirely feasible to build the Daewoo Canal in this way, and after completion, the entire waterway will extend and connect several provinces, so that the people living near the canal can be connected together."

"In this way, the intermittent waterway connectivity will benefit economic development."

Li Qingyan was so angry that her rabbit ears were about to catch fire. Why did they have to make such a fuss over such a small thing?

The court officials saw Li Yan in her; yes, it was the same Li Yan who was still a prince when he was young.

"But Your Highness, isn't this kind of project a waste of resources and manpower...?"

Li Qingyan really wanted to roll her eyes on the spot. "The seven southern counties have just suffered a disaster and don't know how to solve it. Isn't this a good opportunity? Isn't work relief faster than distributing food and money?"

Those who work harder will receive more; it's a win-win situation.

Li Qingyan continued, "Once this canal is completed, it will connect the north and south. The terrain of Dayu is inherently higher in the south and lower in the north, so this canal can be used to implement the South-to-North Water Diversion Project."

"This will also alleviate the water shortage in the north."

The officials from the Ministry of Works looked at it again and again, and the terrain was indeed as described.

"This is indeed feasible."

The Minister of Works' family had been in charge of water management for generations, and this project was indeed excellent, even more comprehensive than the one proposed by his grandfather.

Everyone fell silent. The censor looked at Li Qingyan, hesitated, and finally withdrew.

It's quiet now, finally quiet.

Li Qingyan waved her hand, and someone handed the blueprints to the Minister of Works. Then, with her short legs, she climbed onto the dragon throne under everyone's gaze, and crawled under Li Yan's wide sleeves to lie down on his lap and sleep.

After a series of movements, the person disappeared. It was as if they had never been there at all.

Li Yan raised an eyebrow slightly. "That little brat is really troublesome."

I almost laughed out of anger at him. Luckily he has a brain. If he didn't, he would have really caused a huge disaster today. But I'm not afraid. With him around, what does it matter if the sky falls?

"My dear ministers, if there is anything you still find unsatisfactory, let the little princess tell you."

Everyone shut up. This guy's face is practically swollen from being slapped, and he's still talking? Where did a three-year-old get such talent? Besides, judging from the emperor's expression, he doesn't know either.

With no more arguments, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of War began discussing the issue of money together.

Li Qingyan yawned. She had woken up on the imperial carriage and almost fell over when she sat up, but luckily Laifu caught her in time.

"What's wrong, Your Highness?"

Li Qingyan's eyes darted around. "Li Yan, I want to go to the Misty Courtyard."

Li Yan nodded, signaling her to leave. It wasn't far from the Misty Courtyard, and he also needed to return to the Hall of Diligent Governance to discuss matters further. "Go ahead, and return early."

They look no different from adults taking their children to school.

Li Qingyan led Cuizhu and Cuiping towards the Misty Courtyard.

"Is that really so?" The Emperor Emeritus's hand trembled, and a chess piece fell to the ground. "He did indeed have a fine daughter."

A kestrel circled in the air, and the Emperor Emeritus glanced at it. The person beside him took out a whistle, blew it slightly, and the kestrel swooped down and landed on the person's arm.

"The letter from the retired emperor is from the empress dowager."

"No need to watch it burn."

The retired emperor picked up a few chess pieces from the ground and said only, "The Zhou family is terribly wrong; there's no need to plead for them."

This is the content of the reply.

Their marital relationship should end here.

The retired emperor could tolerate the empress dowager's whims, but he would never forgive anything that threatened his foundation.

It's a beautiful day today, and the sunset will surely be exceptionally red.

Li Qingyan skipped and hopped to the Misty Courtyard. Tao Jiannan hadn't arrived yet, but Shao Yuzhen was already sitting in the room playing chess.

"Mr. Shao."

Li Qingyan bowed respectfully, then sat opposite him and played chess with him.

"Did the events at court today bring you any changes?"

Shao Yuzhen placed a piece, intentionally guiding Li Qingyan in the game. This terrible chess player was actually quite clever; with a little instruction, she could always learn and avoid embarrassing herself later.

"Your Highness is exceptionally intelligent; it is my honor to be your teacher."

"But the way of the gentleman is to not go against one's true nature."

Li Qingyan played chess with him, and Shao Yuzhen wholeheartedly taught her, but he secretly favored the eldest prince.

She wasn't annoyed. The Shao family produced gentlemen who followed the path of gentlemen. But she followed the path of an emperor, which was different.

She and Shao Yuzhen admired each other as teacher and student, but they could not accept each other's ideas. Perhaps one day they were destined to stand on opposite sides.

"My husband and I are both stubborn people."

"I'll introduce someone to you today; I'm sure you'll like him."

As if on cue, Tao Jiannan was led into the school.

"Greetings, Your Highness and Lord Shao."

Li Qingyan waved her hand, telling him not to stand on ceremony and to sit down and play chess with her.

She moved aside, picked up a book, and said, "How about I test Mr. Tao today? We'll play chess and you explain the book to me at the same time?"

Although Tao Jiannan didn't know what Li Qingyan was going to do, he still agreed, knowing that Li Qingyan wasn't teasing him.

"Speaking."

"I recently read 'The Classic of Length and Shortness.' Mr. Tao, could you tell me about Ren's longer works?"

Tao Jiannan raised an eyebrow; she actually knew that she had read this book.

Since I had agreed, I could only talk and play chess at the same time, and the game was very slow.

Shao Yuzhen showed no mercy either.

This is equivalent to Tao Jiannan dealing with both of them alone.

Half an hour later.

"A draw."

After listening to the explanation, Li Qingyan also took a look at the chessboard.

Shao Yuzhen, who had been indifferent, now looked at Tao Jiannan with a bright expression.

"With such talent as a top scholar, why doesn't Brother Tao participate in the imperial examination?"

Tao Jiannan gave a wry smile. "I participated nine years ago but failed. Last year, I missed the imperial examination because of a family emergency."

Nine years ago, it was an imperial examination added by the retired emperor.

Li Qingyan picked up a piece of white paper from the table and handed it to Tao Jiannan. "Mr. Tao, would you please write down the article from back then?"

Li Qingyan had just finished reading all the top ten articles from the past few years and wanted to see where the difference lay.

"it is good."

That imperial examination was a source of great anxiety for Tao Jiannan; he would always dream about that essay and still didn't know what was wrong with it.

When Tao Jiannan had written more than a hundred words, Li Qingyan's expression changed drastically, until Tao Jiannan finished writing.

Li Qingyan picked up the article, read it over and over, then quickly put it away and handed it to Cuizhu and Cuiping.

"Gentlemen, I'm a little hungry."

The three of them had been here for three hours, so it was indeed time for them to eat.

Tao Jiannan and Shao Yuzhen said their goodbyes and left.

Li Qingyan's face immediately turned cold. She took out the jade token in her hand, which Li Yan had given her yesterday. Seeing this jade token was like seeing the emperor himself.

"Cuiping, take the jade token and lead the Imperial Guards to Wenshu Monastery. Bring me the top ten articles from the past nine years."

Li Qingyan's face was cold, while Cuiping respectfully clasped her hands in a fist and bow, "Yes, Master."

After making the move, Cuiping froze, subconsciously mistaking Li Qingyan for Li Yan.

Seeing that Li Qingyan didn't react, he quickly turned and left. He even patted his chest, saying, "How could I have made a mistake?"