Just now when she heard the name "Eight - Thousand - Year - Old", she didn't seem to react. So she should not be one of Gao Quan's people.
Thank goodness...
Fortunately, she isn't!
"Xiao Shengzi."
The little eunuch on duty in front of the imperial court immediately came in and waited for orders.
"Pass on my imperial edict. From today on, she will serve as the national preceptor and pray for the people of our Jing Kingdom."
The little eunuch went down to pass on the edict, while Hua Yueye smiled even more deeply.
It seems that he is going to start acting like a fatuous emperor...
On the other side, when Su Qingwen heard that Hua Yueye had appointed her as the national preceptor, she was in a daze for a long time. It wasn't until the wet nurse beside her called her several times that she got up and received the imperial edict.
"Congratulations, National Preceptor. I've always said that you're no ordinary person, and it turns out I was right."
Facing the wet nurse's flattery, Su Qingwen curled her lips. "Well, that sounds nice. As the saying goes, never forget those who have helped you. If I don't repay your kindness, wouldn't I be an ungrateful wretch?"
The wet nurse's face turned pale. No one else might remember, but how could she forget how she had bullied Su Qingwen? She immediately sensed the hidden meaning in Su Qingwen's words and quickly declined. "What are you saying? I haven't done anything. How could I expect your reward?"
"Don't be like that!" Su Qingwen said with a smile as she took the wet nurse's hand. "I remember clearly how you've taken care of me on a daily basis... Come on."
The wet nurse trembled all over.
"From now on, you can come and serve me. You're getting old, and doing too much work might be harmful to your health. It'll be easier for you if you just take care of emptying the night - soil at night."
The wet nurse wanted to cry but forced herself to thank Su Qingwen profusely.
Seeing the once - arrogant wet nurse in such a state, Su Qingwen felt really relieved.
Then Su Qingwen was led by Xiao Shengzi to visit the courtyard that Hua Yueye had bestowed on her in the palace. Although the courtyard wasn't very big, it had all the necessary facilities. There were about six or seven rooms in total, including the main house, side houses, and a kitchen. There was also an extra pond full of lotuses and a back garden.
Oh my god!
Standing on the bank of the lotus pond, Su Qingwen felt like she had finally made it.
Since she was a child, she had always dreamed of having a villa. She never thought that one day this dream would actually come true. This courtyard would be a 5A - level scenic spot no matter where it was located in modern times, right?
But why did Hua Yueye appoint her as the national preceptor? Did he really believe her story?
Su Qingwen stroked her chin, suspecting there was something fishy going on.
Just then, someone shouted, "Look! Why are all the frogs in the pond jumping out? And there are so many flying insects!"
Su Qingwen looked in the direction of the voice. Sure enough, the frogs in the pond were all jumping out, the carp were tumbling in the water, and the insects were flying everywhere. This gave her goosebumps as she had trypophobia.
Oh my god!
What's going on?!
Although she was scared, she didn't run away. She watched carefully for a while, studied the situation for a couple of seconds, and then quickly said to Xiao Shengzi, "Hurry up and report to the emperor. There might be an earthquake near the capital."
"An earthquake?" Xiao Shengzi was a bit skeptical. "That's impossible. There has never been an earthquake in our capital."
"I said there will be one!"
Seeing Su Qingwen was so certain, Xiao Shengzi didn't dare to refute. He hurriedly went back to report. And Hua Yueye actually followed her advice and announced the news, telling the common people to take precautions.
On the first day, nothing happened. The same was true on the second day. By the third day, when the common people no longer believed Su Qingwen, an earthquake really did occur. Fortunately, it wasn't very strong, and no one was hurt.
Thanks to this little incident, the court officials who had been skeptical about a woman serving as the national preceptor no longer had any objections. However, there were still some trouble - makers who loudly questioned Su Qingwen's status as a high - ranking expert.
Su Qingwen didn't take it seriously. She still lounged around, stroking the cat and dozing off.
[System: Gentle reminder...]
Su Qingwen said angrily, "Get out of here! Gentle reminder all the time. When will it end?"
[System: Oh, National Preceptor, you've just taken office, and you've already got a temper. Fine, I'll shut up and leave. Don't come begging me when you're about to die!]
Hearing this, Su Qingwen quickly got up. "What? No, come back!"
[System: Now you're scared?]
Su Qingwen curled her lips. "My death won't do you any good either, right?"
Before she started playing this game, the game developers had told her that if she died in the game, the system would also disappear. That's why the system was trying every means to help her pass the game.
[System: Okay, stop joking with you. The thing is, according to the next part of the plot, you're very likely to be framed by the eunuch 'Eight - Thousand - Year - Old' Gao Quan as a heretic who spreads fallacies and is going to be burned to death.]
"What?" Su Qingwen broke out in a cold sweat.
[System: Don't panic. I didn't say I wouldn't help you. If you want to survive, you have to get rid of Gao Quan first. This is also a shortcut to pass the game. But it's impossible to get rid of him immediately. You can start with the people around him. Strike first to gain the initiative and focus on self - protection.]
Su Qingwen wiped the sweat off her forehead. "Then tell me quickly."
[System: It's like this...]
Its somewhat comical mechanical voice became softer and softer.
Su Qingwen nodded after listening. "I'll trust you for now."
After saying that, she sent someone to pass a message to Hua Yueye. Soon, Gao Quan's subordinates were found to be corrupt. His family was raided, and a list of many corrupt officials was discovered. He began to lose his composure.
"Finally, I can sleep soundly." Knowing that everything was going according to plan, Su Qingwen was very happy. She lay in bed, ready to sleep in.
With Gao Quan's subordinates in trouble, he would be busy for a while. Naturally, he wouldn't have the time to trouble her, and she could sleep without worry.
However, Xiao Shengzi came and woke her up. "My National Preceptor, how can you still be sleeping? Hurry up and go and have a look!"
"Where?" Su Qingwen was so sleepy that she could hardly open her eyes.
"To the emperor's bedroom." Xiao Shengzi said anxiously. "The emperor has been having nightmares these days. He woke up several times tonight. So he sent me to invite you to protect his imperial body!"
Damn it!
There must be a conspiracy!
Su Qingwen woke up completely because of Xiao Shengzi's words. She shook her head like a rattle. "The emperor must be having a nightmare. Just call the imperial doctor. There's no need to call me."
Seeing Su Qingwen shaking her head like a rattle, pouting her small mouth, and hugging the quilt as if she was going to bury her head in the sand to refuse.
Xiao Shengzi felt extremely pressured. Thinking of the meaningful smile on Hua Yueye's face when he sent him here and the chilling words "If you can't bring Su Qingwen here tonight, I'll throw you to the imperial hospital and let the old imperial doctor who is obsessed with medicine use you as an experiment",
he swallowed hard and felt his legs trembling.
He threw himself in front of Su Qingwen's bed, tears streaming down his face, and shouted miserably.