Late at night, Qing Yu was lying in bed with a flood of thoughts, unable to fall asleep.

As she expected, Xiao Yanzhou investigated her, including in Huanxiang Pavilion and whether she was involved in the conspiracy between Xiao Yanqing and Jiang Zhuo.

If she knew whether he would stand by her side again, controlling him might increase her chances of survival infinitely, but...

Xiao Yanzhou's outstanding achievements over the years and her unchallengeable authority do not allow anyone to challenge them. What are her chances of winning?

Xiao Yanzhou's words echoed in her ears: "Xiao Yu, Brother Zhou will protect you from now on."

Why? Why was he so nice to her? Was he testing her? Or was he trying to use her?

With his intelligence, he would definitely be aware of her thoughts and have doubts like Xiao Yanqing, so why would he still protect herself?

Countless questions invaded his mind without any answers, but he didn't know that Xiao Yanzhou on the other side was the same.

He looked up everything he could about her, but he still couldn't understand her.

Her tragic past, and who she is today.

He was lying on the bed, with a dim candle lit in the room, the candle beam illuminating the painting in his hand.

Painted on the rice paper was a little man sitting in front of a table, with a round head, furrowed brows, and pursed lips. He seemed to be in annoyance as he looked at the booklet in his hands.

Next to the little man, there were two neat and cute words "Yanzhou".

Is this the one Xiaoyu drew?

Looking at the painting of himself in his hand, an unnatural warm smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

……

King Xiao’s military camp.

The palace surveillance spy informed him overnight.

"Your Highness, a letter came from the palace saying...the princess was having fun in the palace with His Majesty yesterday, and has been in the palace with His Majesty to handle government affairs today." The guard who reported the letter couldn't help but choke, as if he was ready to meet his storm.

But he just responded casually, "Okay, keep watching."

"It's Your Highness."

Xiao Wenshu struggled to stand up from under his sword, "Brother... Can I... Can I take a break?"

"Next." Xiao Yanqing signaled coldly in a hoarse voice.

Upon hearing his instructions, Xiao Wenshu quickly "escaped" for fear that he would go back on his word.

"Prince, what on earth is wrong with His Highness?" General Li panted slightly and found a gap to sit next to him.

The training never stopped during the long dark night. The soldiers were overwhelming. They all knew that whenever His Highness was angry and had no place to vent, he would conduct short-term high-intensity training, and no one could escape.

"I... I don't know either..." Xiao Wenshu wiped the sweat from his face with his sleeve.

It has been like this since we came back from the banquet. It's been two days already. Aren't you tired, brother?

"I'm afraid... we can only wait for Qingyu to come back..." Xiao Wenshu sighed helplessly.

"Qing Yu... should be the princess." General Li quickly changed his words, "Will she not be in trouble as well?"

"I don't know... I'm a little worried about Qingyu coming back." Xiao Wenshu felt that Qingyu should be able to calm his brother's anger, but he was also afraid that she would come back, wondering how his brother would punish Qingyu.

……

The sun rises, awakening all sleeping things. Everything is quiet and seems to be unchanged, except for each other's hearts.

Qing Yu came to the court, her unfocused eyes revealing her exhaustion at the moment.

"Good morning, Brother Zhou." She sat lazily aside.

She hadn't slept well for many days, from Jiang Mansion to the Palace.

"What's wrong, Xiaoyu? Didn't you sleep well?" Xiao Yanzhou looked at her sleepy expression, feeling a little worried.

"Well...it's okay." She muttered. Perhaps she couldn't calm down and couldn't sleep well.

"Xiao Yu, why don't you go back to the hall and have some rest?" Seeing her head resting on the small table, he looked at her with concern.

She shook her head. “No, we can’t give up halfway.”

He couldn't help but rub her head, nor did he try to dissuade her.

By the time she had calmed down, the Minister of Personnel had already finished reading her proposal.

"This plan is not only well-considered but also forward-looking." The Minister of Personnel couldn't help but sigh, which was in sharp contrast to the proposal he had made.

"I am ashamed of myself." The Minister of Personnel admired him but couldn't believe it. Then he thought that he was indeed a celebrity in Yongqing City.

"In that case, Minister Chen, please implement this proposal later." Xiao Yanzhou gave the order.

"Yes, I understand."

Qing Yu, who was standing aside, looked at the bitterness in the eyes of the Minister of Personnel and thought of something.

"Minister Chen." She, who had been silent all the time, suddenly spoke.

"I have read your proposal. Although it has some loopholes, it also has many merits."

"The idea of ​​general reform is very good, but it involves a lot of things, and without practice there is no way to guarantee whether there will be unbearable problems, so we dare not take the risk of implementing it."

The Minister of Personnel considered her words and asked, "My Princess, do you mean to predict risks? Reduce risks?"

He saw that the plan she gave included possible problems and solutions.

"Yes, so a more complete strategy is needed before it is worth the risk to implement." She spoke in a gentle tone during the discussion.

After hearing this, Xiao Yanzhou continued to add, "Even if this plan fails or is unsuccessful, the losses can be minimized."

"Yes." She nodded again.

"If there is no anticipated solution, and if there is no timely solution, the participants who were forced to participate in the plan will lose trust and become suspicious, and people with sinister intentions will also seize this loophole."

"Then the end result is hopelessness or chaos."

Xiao Yanzhou lowered his eyes and pondered. Indeed, some new changes had been implemented in the past, and they all failed in the same way. In the end, there was no solution. Either they were forced to terminate, or the whole thing ended up in a mess.

Seeing the heavy faces of the two men, she smiled softly, "Haha, but not all plans need to be so cautious. If there is an 80% to 90% chance of success, you can take a risk and give it a try."

These gentle, amusing, yet serious words instantly eased their nervous hearts.

They smiled slightly, and Xiao Yanzhou understood more and more that this "spiritual doctor" was worthy of the title.

It is undeniable that she can easily interfere in the government affairs of the court, and even others are willing to discuss and discuss with her.

After the Minister of Personnel left, he asked, "Why did Xiao Yu say those words to him?"

He believed that the following words were a hint to his minister's regretful thoughts. They were obviously irrelevant, so why bother with them?

"The thinking of people with ideas should not be extinguished. If his plan doesn't work this time, maybe he will do better next time. Maybe one day he will succeed. Isn't this kind of talent what Brother Zhou needs?"

He was slightly stunned. This was her reason. Was she helping him?

After dinner, she suggested going back because she was eager to see the house he gave her.

"Will Xiao Yu come again?" Xiao Yanzhou looked a little regretful.

"Of course, as long as Brother Zhou doesn't mind, I will come to play with Brother Zhou often."

"Haha, then it's settled."

"Okay, Brother Zhou is also welcome to come to the mansion. I will make it very beautiful."

"Okay, tell Brother Zhou whenever you need anything."

After saying goodbye, she got into the carriage and left as he watched.

He thought back to the past few days they had spent together, and it turned out that there were people who would not be alienated or have grudges against each other because of their identities. He was always Brother Zhou, and she was always Xiao Yu.

Xiaoyu, looking forward to seeing you again.

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