After hearing her gossip, all the civil and military officials went crazy.

Chapter 113 Hanging High

Mrs. Fang held her daughter in her arms and asked with heartache, "Chuchu, are you scared?"

Others only saw the glory of their daughter, but Mrs. Fang was worried that her daughter might be afraid.

Fang Lingchu's tears fell down in a flash. She hugged her mother without saying a word.

How could she not be afraid! This is a patriarchal world! The emperor could kill her whole family if he was unhappy.

How could she not be afraid! But she knew that if this matter wasn't resolved, she might become less important to the emperor.

Will the Fang family all die because of her?

Although Fang Lingchu seemed happy and carefree, she knew very well where she was.

So she could only complain in her heart; on the surface, she respected the emperor more than anyone else.

"Mother, I'm fine. I just hope our family will be alright."

Fang's mother wiped away her daughter's tears, feeling extremely distressed.

The system was also moved to tears upon seeing this scene.

[Host, don't be afraid. You still have me. No one can hurt you.]

Fang Lingchu asked between hiccups, "Guagua, will the Emperor be angry with me?"

The system assured: "Definitely not, host. The Crown Prince was ordered by the Emperor to take those people away."

Besides, the number of people participating in this scientific expedition is the largest ever, especially since your fiefdom has the largest population. After all, you've opened several academies, and Zhang Boren is an incredibly talented teacher who has taught the students in your fiefdom very well.

Another piece of good news is that Strawberry is now a rather capable young lady-in-waiting, managing your fiefdom exceptionally well. By the way, host, have you decided who you plan to appoint to manage your fiefdom this time?

Fang Lingchu said, "I'll listen to Your Majesty, Guagua. It's better to let them decide these things. What I'm thinking about now is what those people said earlier. If women could establish their own households, wouldn't more women participate in national development? Sigh! I didn't want to go to work, but it seems I can't skip it!"

By the way, I'm planning to hire some workers. Could you help me find some good ones? The official salt production is about to begin.

While talking to the system, Fang Lingchu also had to comfort her crying mother, and her initial grievances disappeared.

Now all I feel is mental exhaustion!

The system solemnly said: "Don't worry, host, I will definitely help you select the best employees."

By the way, host, you're proctoring the exam tomorrow, we're sure to get a lot of gossip from you, so do you want to prepare some food?

Fang Lingchu's former proctors in the technological age seemed really boring!
Yes, I'll have Blueberry and the others prepare some for me tonight.

Hearing Fang Lingchu's conversation with the system, Madam Fang knew that her daughter was busy, so she stopped crying.

Madam Fang wiped away her tears and said, "Chuchu, are you hungry? Let's go eat first. If there's anything, let your father do it. Don't be so impulsive in the future. There are so many people here. It's really too much to make a young girl like you handle this kind of thing."

Fang Lingchu happily took her mother's hand and said with a smile, "If I can't even face this little difficulty, then His Majesty might not trust many of the plans I propose in the future. It's okay, Mother, I can do it. I'm your daughter, I'm not afraid of them!"

Fang Lingchu's mother was quite famous; she was not only good at making money but also excelled in her studies. If she hadn't been born into a merchant family, her father might not have even agreed to marry her.

Although my father and mother really love each other.

Mrs. Fang slapped her daughter's hand and said, "You're just trying to coax me."

Then he took his daughter's hand and invited his parents and sister-in-law inside for dinner.

He left Minister Fang standing there, looking disliked and unhappy.

Minister Fang: Can't he see that? Why doesn't his own wife comfort him? Why does she make him do chores for her daughter? Is that reasonable?
Madam Fang didn't care what Minister Fang thought; all she cared about now was her little daughter.

After everyone finished eating, Fang Lingchu asked someone to prepare lanterns. The system looked at Fang Lingchu preparing these things and was somewhat puzzled.

[Host, what are you preparing these things for?]

Fang Lingchu explained: "Guagua, don't you know? Hanging these lanterns outside the door of students who are about to take the imperial examinations symbolizes that the lanterns will be hung high and the people in the room will also pass the examinations. So I want to prepare one for each of them."

Oh, right, I heard that hanging high school graduates' clothes by the door brings good luck. I'll ask Xiaobai and the others to steal the clothes of last year's top scorer to hang up!

Seeing this, the system quickly said, "Host, is it possible that your father's could also be included? Your father was also a top scholar."

Fang Lingchu thought about it and agreed. If she stole from others and got caught, people would think she was some kind of pervert!

"Then go ask my father for it."

The top scorer in the previous college entrance examination: I was sitting at home when a pot almost fell from the sky.

He wasn't valued to begin with, and if his clothes are stolen, how will he survive?

Minister Fang was handling matters in his study.

Suddenly, a servant came and said that her daughter had borrowed her undergarment and hung it outside the room of her children and Lin Wanrou, saying that it could bless the children to pass the imperial examination.

Then, someone spread the rumor, and from that day on, many people kept coming into the Fang residence, some of them sneaking in, but they were all stopped by the guards.

Some people tried to borrow money from Madam Fang indirectly, but Madam Fang was completely baffled.

Meanwhile, some members of the Fang family who were on an academic expedition also wanted to borrow the place, but Madam Fang directly blocked them on the pretext that she was feeling unwell.

Then everyone arrived at the door of the children's room and saw all sorts of things hanging there, such as lanterns, clothes, and rice dumplings.

Mrs. Fang suddenly had a feeling about why her daughter was so superstitious!
Fang Lingchu didn't care what others thought. After hanging up everything she knew, she prepared to go back to sleep.

After all, she has to get up early tomorrow.

The next day

Fang Lingchu stood there looking quite drowsy, almost as if she were about to fall asleep.

The Grand Tutor and Grand Preceptor who were with Fang Lingchu could only keep reminding her.

"Young Master Fang, the students are coming, wake up."

"Young Master Fang, wake up quickly."

They are both really exhausted. Why did they have to work with Fang Lingchu?

This poor guy could fall asleep standing up. They were speechless. Seriously.

Finally, it was dawn, around 5 a.m., and people started arriving.

The Grand Tutor and Grand Protector were on the verge of despair when they heard the system's voice.

[Host, wake up! Someone's here.]

Upon hearing the system's voice, Fang Lingchu immediately perked up, looking straight ahead with a serious expression, as if she were diligently going to work.

The students who heard Fang Lingchu's heartfelt words for the first time all thought they had gone mad and dared not speak.

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