Hearing this, Su Qingwen shook her head and said in surprise, "That won't do. It's too embarrassing."
[System: Come on. If you want to pursue someone, why bother about your pride?]
Su Qingwen twitched the corner of her mouth. She had no intention of pursuing Hua Yueye. They were already like an old married couple.
[System: As the saying goes, you should cater to the other person's interests. You need to come up with some practical ideas for Hua Yueye. Figure out what's been bothering him these days and find a solution.]
This advice sounded reasonable. Su Qingwen nodded thoughtfully and quickly walked towards the door.
Unexpectedly, she bumped right into Hua Yueye.
Her forehead hit Hua Yueye's chin, and the pain brought tears to her eyes.
"Are you okay?" Hua Yueye frowned and reached out to rub Su Qingwen's forehead. "Why are you so careless?"
"Brother, I wasn't being careless. It's you who bumped into me." Su Qingwen was utterly desperate. This man was really going too far. He had suddenly rushed in, yet he was blaming her.
"Okay. Let me see if you're hurt." Hua Yueye gave her a teasing look and protected Su Qingwen's head.
"Come on. I'm fine. Why did you suddenly come here?" Su Qingwen's face turned a little red. She awkwardly averted her eyes and said insincerely.
"I've been a bit busy these days, so I thought I'd come and check on you." Hua Yueye lowered his head and stared into Su Qingwen's face.
"I see. I know you've been worried because there are no available people recently." Su Qingwen plopped down and started thinking about how to solve this problem. Suddenly, a term from the history book popped into her mind.
The imperial examination system!
Wasn't this a great way to select talents? Why hadn't she thought of it earlier?
"Hua Yueye, I've come up with an idea. The imperial examination system. Select outstanding talents from the common people in society to assist you. As the saying goes, a hero's background doesn't matter. The system of recruiting through personal connections is inherently unfair. Why not abolish it? What do you think?" Su Qingwen clapped her hands as an idea flashed through her mind.
"This is really interesting. Sure, let's do it your way." Hua Yueye nodded slightly, with a hint of a smile in his eyes as he looked at her.
"Great! I guarantee you'll gain a lot." Blinking her eyes, Su Qingwen tiptoed and leaned on Hua Yueye's shoulder.
Thanks to Su Qingwen's suggestion, Hua Yueye carried out a far - reaching reform. For a while, talented people from the common people flocked to the court, and the situation of having no available people in the court disappeared.
[System: Honey, see? Once you solve Hua Yueye's problems, he'll surely have more time to accompany you.]
"Come on. I feel like he's even busier and has less time to accompany me." Su Qingwen forced a smile, feeling really helpless. Since a large number of new people had been recruited, Hua Yueye had to manage the country as a whole, so he had even more things to do these days.
It would have been better if the system hadn't said anything. Once it did, Su Qingwen felt really annoyed.
[System: Well, this is just an accident.]
"Come on. You clearly don't have the ability and just give me useless advice." Su Qingwen muttered under her breath, feeling that life was really boring. Hua Xue'er had said that she could live a happy life with Hua Yueye, but now Hua Yueye didn't have any extra time!
"Concubine Xian, His Majesty asked me to convey a message to you. He said he'll take you horse - riding tomorrow. Please dress up properly." At this time, the personal eunuch beside Hua Yueye walked over and said.
"Really?" Hearing this, Su Qingwen blinked her eyes in surprise, with joy in her eyes.
"Of course. How could His Majesty's words be false? This is the horse - riding outfit His Majesty prepared for you. You must wear it tomorrow." The little eunuch smiled and waved to the little maid behind him.
Immediately, a maid walked over carrying a delicate redwood box. Su Qingwen took the box, and a hint of a smile appeared in her eyes.
Then, she nodded to the little eunuch. "Thank you, Father - in - law."
"You're welcome. Everyone knows that Concubine Xian is His Majesty's favorite. As long as you say a good word for us in front of His Majesty, we servants can live in peace." The little eunuch said in a shrill voice. Then, he bowed to Su Qingwen and left.
Gently stroking the clothes Hua Yueye had given her, Su Qingwen couldn't help but smile.
She opened the box. Inside was a red horse - riding outfit, which looked flamboyant and bright. She thought she would stand out tomorrow.
[System: Honey, I think this is unusual. Why does Hua Yueye want to take you horse - riding? Maybe there's some conspiracy.]
"Are you really into conspiracy theories?" Su Qingwen shook her head helplessly and replied, "It's impossible. Hua Yueye doesn't have so many bad intentions."
[System: I'm not saying Hua Yueye has bad intentions. Anyway, this horse - riding outfit looks strange. The red color is too obvious. It feels like a live target. I advise you not to be blinded by love.]
After hearing what it said, Su Qingwen felt a strange tingling sensation in her heart for some reason. She shook her head and tried hard to drive the ominous premonition out of her mind. "Come on. Stop scaring me. Maybe you're just overthinking. Let's get a good night's sleep. The truth will be revealed tomorrow."
[System: Good luck. You only have 50% of your health left.]
Damn system. It never said anything nice.
Su Qingwen snorted, hugged the clothes Hua Yueye had given her, and walked away. She carefully placed the clothes beside her pillow. The image of Hua Yueye appeared in her mind, and she drifted off into a wonderful dream.
In the morning, a maid came to help her dress up.
"Didn't His Majesty give you a beautiful horse - riding outfit yesterday? May I help you style your hair to match it?"
"Sure." Su Qingwen nodded happily, her eyes falling on the clothes on the bedside. Everything was ready, but at the last moment, she changed her mind.
"Forget it. It's a bit cold today. I won't wear this outfit. Change it to a thicker horse - riding outfit. I'm sure Hua Yueye won't be so petty as to pick on me for such a trivial matter." Probably remembering the system's reminder, Su Qingwen, out of the blue, didn't wear the red horse - riding outfit.
"That's really a pity. After all, that outfit is so beautiful." The little maid sighed, looking regretful.