After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

Chapter 626 You Didn’t Call Me “Emperor” Before

"We also found a last letter written in blood on Mr. Xiao Er."

Qin Junyu slowly lowered his hand that was against his head, his eyes glazed, and asked, "What did you write?"

Lin Shoude recalled every word in the letter and couldn't help but get goose bumps. When he recounted it, his voice was no longer sharp, but heavy like a bell: "I didn't see you when I left Loulan. The yellow sand was rolling and chaotic. You were buried in your horsehide outside Yanmen Pass!"

After saying this, Lin Shoude seemed to see the young general bravely killing enemies on horseback, but unfortunately God was jealous of his talent and he died under the enemy's sword and fell in a pool of blood.

Dying on the battlefield is the most glorious thing for a soldier. I think Xiao Helin had no fear in his heart when he died, but only wanted to fight for his country until the last moment of his life.

If he had any regret, it was probably that he didn't get to see the Northern Wei people being forced outside Yanmen Pass by Liuli's brave soldiers and fleeing in panic.

Qin Junyu's eyes were red and she didn't realize that she had shed two lines of tears.

Lin Shoude sighed. What a pity! The second son of the Xiao family was only 21 years old. He could have been like his father and elder brother, making great achievements, defending the country, and becoming a young talent. What a pity... What a pity...

Qin Junyu closed his eyes, wiped away his tears with his big hands, and his emotions could not calm down for a long time.

He murmured and repeated: "I will never see you again after I left Loulan. The yellow sand is rolling and chaotic. Outside Yanmen Pass, I am wrapped in horsehide and found dead..."

After pondering for a long time, Qin Junyu waved his hand and said, "Go down."

"Tell Her Majesty the Queen that the Xiao family has returned to the capital. No need to say anything else."

He didn't want Nian Susu to be sad, so he tried to hide it for a while.

Lin Shoude responded and walked out of the Yangxin Palace with heavy steps.

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The weather in Shengjing was already a bit hot and humid at the end of March, and it became refreshing only with the night breeze. It was already three quarters past midnight when Qin Junyu came out of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity.

He didn't bring anyone with him and walked towards Zhongling Palace alone.

Too many things have happened in recent days, which made him feel suffocated. In addition, the news of Xiao Helin's death came today, and his thoughts could not calm down for a long time.

The lights in the bedroom of Zhongling Palace were still on. The palace servants guarding the gate saw a dark shadow from afar, but could not see clearly who it was. The person appeared from the darkness, and when he walked into the light, his bright yellow robe dazzled them.

"Your Highness!" The two men hurriedly saluted. One of them wanted to go in to report, but was stopped by Qin Junyu.

The palace maid had no choice but to give up and watched him enter.

It was quiet in Zhongling Palace.

There were not many palace servants serving in the palace, and there were even fewer people at night. Qin Junyu walked to the door of the bedroom and did not meet anyone.

The door was half open and Qin Junyu pushed it open and walked in.

There is no one outside.

His eyes looked around and finally landed behind the screen.

Qin Junyu walked over doubtfully. The closer he got, the clearer her figure became.

Nian Susu was so absorbed in her own work that she didn't notice someone approaching from behind until a shadow appeared in her eyes. Then she realized someone was coming.

"What are you doing?" Qin Junyu asked with a smile, his eyes revealing an unconcealable tiredness.

Nian Susu clenched the small porcelain bottle in her hand tightly, she turned her head, raised a stiff smile guiltily, and put her hands behind her back.

"Your Majesty, why are you here?"

Qin Junyu frowned, his intuition told him that Nian Susu was hiding something from him.

With his eyes narrowed, he looked at her with a meaningful gaze, "Lingling, you never called me 'Emperor' before."

Nian Susu panicked and her eyes started to look around, "Uh..." She stood up in a flash, "I just thought that you have been on the throne for so long, I have to change my words, I am getting used to it..."

Of course Qin Junyu didn't believe her.

His tense face suddenly relaxed, revealing a gentle smile, and he touched her head, "Okay, didn't I ask you before? As long as you like, you can call me whatever you want, and you don't have to change it deliberately."

Nian Susu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She quickly hid the small porcelain bottle in the drawer and pulled Qin Junyu to the outer room as if nothing had happened.

Her expression and tone became much more natural. "You are the emperor and I am the queen. If we don't take the lead, who will follow the rules in the future?"

Nian Susu pushed him to sit down, poured him a cup of tea and served it to him personally, "Who else would respect etiquette?"

Qin Junyu took her tea with a smile, took a sip, and the fragrance lingered on his lips and teeth.

Speaking of etiquette and abiding by the rules, Qin Junyu suddenly remembered the dispute between the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Personnel.

He looked at Nian Su Su with a scrutinizing gaze, and there was a probing look in his eyes. Nian Su Su, who was already feeling guilty, didn't even dare to raise his head. He held up the teacup and sipped the tea in small sips.

"Lingling, there is something I want to hear your opinion on." Qin Junyu decided to listen to her thoughts.

She is different from ordinary women. Maybe she has some unique insights that can solve this problem.

Nian Susu put down the teacup and nodded seriously.

Qin Junyu told her the reason why Yang Liuliang and Qiu Simiao were arguing, and analyzed the pros and cons. After that, he looked at her expectantly.

Nian Susu held his chin in his hand, puffed out his cheeks and thought for a long time, trying to use his own understanding to sort out the ins and outs of the matter.

Finally, a conclusion was reached: probably a 985 university was in urgent need of all-round talents, so it proposed to advance the college entrance examination and select students with good grades to be trained in the school. As a result, the Education Bureau disagreed because it was too unfair to the candidates. In the past, they had three years of high school preparation time, but now the time is directly reduced by several months!

Not only will the Education Bureau disagree, the candidates will also have complaints.

The imperial examination is the college entrance examination.

The Ministry of Rites is the Education Bureau.

The Ministry of Personnel is 985.

Thinking in this way, it is not difficult to understand what Qin Junyu is worried about.

"Definitely not in advance." Nian Susu said firmly, "If you send an unprepared soldier to the battlefield to kill the enemy, he will only look back and forth and have no confidence. Even if he can fight ten people at once, he will not be able to perform at his true level due to his nervousness and anxiety."

“The same is true for the imperial examination.”

Qin Junyu nodded, "I understand this. But it's not appropriate for official positions in various places to remain vacant for too long, and the court has no one available. How can this be solved?"

Nian Susu thought about it again, and an idea suddenly occurred to him. He said happily, "This is easy. We can give the right of choice to the candidates."

"While there are candidates who are not prepared, there must be candidates who are already confident that they can pass the exam. We only need to issue an edict to tell them that they now have two choices: one is to take the exam now, and the other is to take the exam in August."

"If those who take the exam in advance pass, the court will certainly use them, and their treatment will be better than those who take the exam in August. The prerequisite is that after being hired, they must first go to the local area for training for half a year, and then be transferred back to Shengjing. In this way, the problem of vacancies in local officials can be solved."

"Those who do not take the exam in advance will take the exam in August as originally planned, but the treatment will be worse."