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

Chapter 178 Male protagonist of the post

Minister Fang: What a misfortune for our family!

The two maids following behind kept their heads down and dared not speak.

They put the young lady in and she was fine, but somehow she ended up sleeping like that.

Soon they arrived at the palace gate, and Minister Fang alighted from his carriage.

He then said, "Go in and wake your master."

Then he turned and left.

[Host, get up quickly, your father is gone.]

Upon hearing the system's words, Fang Lingchu groggily got up.

Their eyes aren't even open yet!
Then they began to disembark from the carriage.

"what!"

Fang Lingchu felt her body falling.

"Princess, be careful."

Fang Lingchu looked up and saw a handsome young man in red clothes, whose hair was in a palace hat longer than hers, supporting her.

"Princess, Princess..."

Gu Shunan looked at Fang Lingchu, who was staring blankly at him without any reaction.

"Oh, thank you. I'm fine now."

Fang Lingchu quickly stood up straight and thanked the person.

[Guagua, this is so embarrassing! Who is this person?]

The system was also drawn to this person's face.

[Gu Shunan, son of the Crown Prince's tutor, went to Suzhou to investigate a case half a year ago and is returning today to report for duty.]

He's the most handsome man in the capital, the third-place winner in the last imperial examination!

[That's right, it's him, host. Any ideas?]

Fang Lingchu ignored the system and politely saw the person off with a smile.

[Guagua, it's their business if they're good-looking, what does it have to do with me? Why do you keep trying to pair me up with every guy you see?!]

【Oh dear, host, I just want to give you all the best men!】

I'm not good enough for those outstanding men, thank you.

Then Fang Lingchu followed everyone into the inner hall.
Fang Shangshu, who had originally intended to come and recruit people, simply left.

This wretched thing of mine, if I don't keep an eye on it for a day, something bad will happen!
Everyone, go inside.

Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!

While everyone was discussing important matters, Fang Lingchu was dozing off in the back.

[Guagua, I can't take it anymore, I'm going to sleep for a while, can you keep an eye on things for me?]

The newcomer: Someone dares to sleep during court sessions? They're incredibly bold!
[Host, a lot of new faces have arrived. Want to check out their gossip?]

Fang Lingchu was weak and listless, and could not even open her eyes.

What kind of gossip is this? What's so interesting about it?

[Host, host, Gu Shunan is actually the male lead in this novel! Aren't you going to take a look?!]

These words instantly scared away Fang Lingchu's drowsiness.

His eyes widened, and his expression was one of disbelief.

"What did you say?"

With that one sentence, everyone turned to look at her.

The emperor looked at Fang Lingchu, who had spoken, and asked, "Minister Fang, what are your thoughts on Lord Gu's proposed plan?"

[Guagua, you've really gotten me into trouble! What did they just say?]

Fang Lingchu stepped forward meekly and gave the emperor a deep bow.

"Your Majesty, I simply felt that Lord Gu's plan was so excellent that I couldn't help but exclaim. I meant nothing else."

The emperor looked at her and held back his laughter.

"Oh! Is that so? Then tell me, Fang Aiqing, where would be a good place?"

Fang Lingchu: You xxxxx.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to consider it."

The emperor's eyes practically overflowed with laughter. "Very well, you can think about it. I'll be waiting. But if you want to hurry, Minister Fang, there are other things to attend to!"

If you have other things to do, couldn't you have let them talk first? Why wait for me?

"It's Your Majesty."

[Guagua, tell me quickly, what were they just discussing?]

It seems there's a major flood in Suzhou, and preparations are underway to build river embankments for flood control.

What did Gu Shunan propose?

Gu Shunan said that they should first conduct on-site surveys, and then implement flood prevention measures based on the specific conditions of each area. The best approach is to dig ditches for flood control.

【understood. 】

"Your Majesty, I have made up my mind."

"Then tell me."

“What Lord Gu Shunan said makes a lot of sense, but I think it would be better to set up a drainage system to store the water and use it during droughts.”

The emperor stroked his chin and said, "Minister Fang is right. Minister Gu, what are your thoughts?"

Gu Shunan stepped forward to bow, then looked at Fang Lingchu and asked, "Thank you for your guidance, Master Fang, but how should we store the water?"

Fang Lingchu thought for a moment and said, "We can dig a channel through the flooded river and divert the floodwaters to areas with less water. This way, we can solve the drought problem of the Hongshui River at the same time."

"But this would require a lot of manpower and resources."

"It is quite large, but this way everyone will have a job, and the government will pay them, so there shouldn't be any problems!"

Minister Fang quickly stepped forward and said, "The national finances are not in good shape at present. Such a large expenditure may not be sustainable. Your Majesty should reconsider."

Fang Lingchu: ...

Why is my dad undermining me?

[Host, no offense, but do you even know how much money your country has right now?]

How many?

[If calculated based on your salary, your emperor could support a maximum of one million people like you for a year. Think about it yourself.]

[No, why is His Majesty so poor again! Didn't he confiscate so many property? Where's the money?]

[Host, the war in the southwest costs money, the war in the southeast costs money, and now it is the time of frequent floods, and many places have suffered disasters of varying degrees, which also costs money.]

Add to that those who embezzle and accept bribes, what do you think?

【No, hasn't the Crown Prince's tax collection issue been resolved yet? That's also a source of revenue!】

That money belonged to the common people. The emperor himself said it was waived, so it definitely had to be returned!
Your emperor might even have to spend money on it.

Okay. Guagua, check if there's any gold mine left.

Yes, there are some deep in the mountains of Taiyuan Prefecture where the Crown Prince and his entourage went, but since you weren't there, we couldn't pinpoint their exact location.

[Having this rough estimate is good enough. Let them go look for it first. If it really doesn't work, I'll go myself.]

The system looked at it for a while and then said: "Your country clearly shows a 'lucky koi' female lead, but I can't find her!"

[Guagua, what did you just say?]

It's nothing, it's nothing.

After listening to Fang Lingchu's conversation with the system, the emperor waved his hand.

"Since there's no money, let's discuss Xiao Fang's suggestion later. You may leave!"

"Yes."

【Guagua, you scared me to death!】

[Host, you're afraid of this?]

【Why aren't you afraid? That's the emperor! Who knows what would happen if he got upset and killed me?】

No, no, don't worry, host.

Okay, now I can't sleep at all. Tell me about the gossip you just heard! Who's the male lead in the post?

Who else could it be but Gu Shunan?

【ah! 】

That sound was enough to ruin everyone's eardrums.

Your Excellencies: Princess, please keep your voice down.

The Grand Tutor picked at his ear and whispered, "My old ears!"

　Start another excellent man
　　(End of this chapter)